[private] hold back the river; altissima

[Altissima]

It's intriInstead of the typical ‘it’s a pleasure to meet you’ Altissima replies in a smooth, icy voice - though there’s a soft spark of amusement in her eyes that cuts through the frost. “I’ll be sure to let you know which I prefer to call you once I give it all due consideration.”

And then after a moment of consideration, she speaks again. “I’m Altissima.” She does not give the nickname she used as a child - Tissy is a bright-eyed filly going on adventures with her pastel-coloured friends. A girl with a family and without concerns.

And this is precisely when her conversation skills begin to falter. She can feel it and she begins to panic - even though she does not actually care whether they continue to talk or not, there’s a pesky instinct that drives her to continue. As if somehow introductions have made this official and something she cannot edge her way out of like she had wanted to do just a few short moments ago. So she asks the first thing that comes to her mind no matter how completely and utterly lame it is.

“What did you mean, that you're very rarely lucky?” It's almost annoying how she's actually curious about that off-handed comment. What series of misfortunes had led him here to the meadow on the same morning as her? Not wanting to overdo it on the pleasantries, though, she adds with a bit of mischief. "Or do you just have a long-standing habit of walking into other horses?"

altissima

@[Tarian]