sunshineysoul
queen of bright-moon
Some people might've thought Arlo would've been a sad little puppy after the welcome ceremony; Seeing everyone with their parents, hearing said parents gush about how proud they are of their child for choosing this path, yadda yadda yadda. To Arlo, it was all a bunch of nonsense. Parents never really loved their children, at least not in Arlo's experience. The way Arlo saw it, children were just vessels for their parents to live vicariously through. If you succeeded, your parents loved you because you were doing good on their reputation. If you failed, your parents hated you because you were bringing shame to their name.
Arlo was glad to be able to enjoy himself without his parents nearby. That feeling carried over in Arlo as the welcome ceremony came and went & Arlo was officially a student at Tefiti Academy. He had an amazing room, not like the one he was locked away in his entire life, this one was warm, the sun shone in every morning, it had actual walls that weren't stone brick. Arlo could actually leave & go get his own food, whenever he wanted, he could leave to wander the ship just because he felt like it.
No, Arlo certainly didn't miss anyone from home. And he was more than thrilled to be setting sail onto the ocean, far away from where he once lived.
The captain made some kind of announcement that they would be docking at some place called Waialiki Isle? Something about beginning the year with some school bonding? Arlo wasn't paying that much attention. To him, he was just on a vacation; Could you blame him for thinking that when the school was literally on a cruise ship? To Arlo, he was living the dream with not a care in the world. The boat stops on land somewhere for a few days? Fine with him.
In case Arlo hadn't already been properly impressed, the dorms on Waialiki Isle certainly impressed him. They looked like a hotel on the outside, and sure there was nothing out of the ordinary special and fancy about them, but they looked more cozy and welcoming than the rooms on the boat. He felt like a little kid stargazing as he got off the boat and went into the building. His head was on a swivel, his eyes bouncing everywhere in an attempt to take in everything he saw. This continued all the way until he got to his dorm room. It was then that Arlo had a new favorite feeling when he walked into a room, feeling its warmth.
Arlo stuck around in his room, exploring every nook and cranny that it had to offer, but only for a while. His curiosity was getting the best of him. There were activities planned for later in the day, but from what Arlo fathered, he had some time to wander and explore his surroundings. So off he went, down the hall his room was on, all throughout the lobby, & he even wandered around the outside premise of the dorms. He had never seen so much green before.
He spent the vast majority of his life locked in a tower. The one window he got to see through only showed the sky. If he was able to climb onto a chair and peek out of of the window, he could see a massive field that stretched for miles and miles. And sure, the field was green, but his room was devoid of color. The bricks were grey, his bedsheets were dull, even the covers of the books he had were so worn down you couldn't even tell there was ever once color on them. But on the island? Life sprouted from every corner of existence. There were beautiful green vines growing on the sides of the buildings & up tree trunks, some even had flowers growing from them. The grass along the ground looked to be the softest Arlo had ever witnessed, he saw a few people walking completely barefoot!
Before he knew it, Arlo's feet had walked him off somewhere he didn't know where he was. Being locked in one room your whole life didn't bode well for a sense of direction. The panic of his unknown location was lost on Arlo, however. When put in an unknown place or situation, Arlo's first instinct is not to panic, in fact that is the perfect time when his curiosity kicks into high gear. He wants to learn any and everything he can about where he is. So when Arlo stumbled upon a beautifully overgrown gazebo in what felt like the middle of the wilderness, his curiosity was piqued.
Immediately, he was looking for some kind of plaque or sign to tell him the importance and reason of the gazebo. He was looking to see what kind of unique bugs or animals were around in the greenery. He was hoping to see flowers and birds of colors he couldn't even fathom. If he couldn't find his way back, he'd worry about that later.
Arlo was glad to be able to enjoy himself without his parents nearby. That feeling carried over in Arlo as the welcome ceremony came and went & Arlo was officially a student at Tefiti Academy. He had an amazing room, not like the one he was locked away in his entire life, this one was warm, the sun shone in every morning, it had actual walls that weren't stone brick. Arlo could actually leave & go get his own food, whenever he wanted, he could leave to wander the ship just because he felt like it.
No, Arlo certainly didn't miss anyone from home. And he was more than thrilled to be setting sail onto the ocean, far away from where he once lived.
The captain made some kind of announcement that they would be docking at some place called Waialiki Isle? Something about beginning the year with some school bonding? Arlo wasn't paying that much attention. To him, he was just on a vacation; Could you blame him for thinking that when the school was literally on a cruise ship? To Arlo, he was living the dream with not a care in the world. The boat stops on land somewhere for a few days? Fine with him.
In case Arlo hadn't already been properly impressed, the dorms on Waialiki Isle certainly impressed him. They looked like a hotel on the outside, and sure there was nothing out of the ordinary special and fancy about them, but they looked more cozy and welcoming than the rooms on the boat. He felt like a little kid stargazing as he got off the boat and went into the building. His head was on a swivel, his eyes bouncing everywhere in an attempt to take in everything he saw. This continued all the way until he got to his dorm room. It was then that Arlo had a new favorite feeling when he walked into a room, feeling its warmth.
Arlo stuck around in his room, exploring every nook and cranny that it had to offer, but only for a while. His curiosity was getting the best of him. There were activities planned for later in the day, but from what Arlo fathered, he had some time to wander and explore his surroundings. So off he went, down the hall his room was on, all throughout the lobby, & he even wandered around the outside premise of the dorms. He had never seen so much green before.
He spent the vast majority of his life locked in a tower. The one window he got to see through only showed the sky. If he was able to climb onto a chair and peek out of of the window, he could see a massive field that stretched for miles and miles. And sure, the field was green, but his room was devoid of color. The bricks were grey, his bedsheets were dull, even the covers of the books he had were so worn down you couldn't even tell there was ever once color on them. But on the island? Life sprouted from every corner of existence. There were beautiful green vines growing on the sides of the buildings & up tree trunks, some even had flowers growing from them. The grass along the ground looked to be the softest Arlo had ever witnessed, he saw a few people walking completely barefoot!
Before he knew it, Arlo's feet had walked him off somewhere he didn't know where he was. Being locked in one room your whole life didn't bode well for a sense of direction. The panic of his unknown location was lost on Arlo, however. When put in an unknown place or situation, Arlo's first instinct is not to panic, in fact that is the perfect time when his curiosity kicks into high gear. He wants to learn any and everything he can about where he is. So when Arlo stumbled upon a beautifully overgrown gazebo in what felt like the middle of the wilderness, his curiosity was piqued.
Immediately, he was looking for some kind of plaque or sign to tell him the importance and reason of the gazebo. He was looking to see what kind of unique bugs or animals were around in the greenery. He was hoping to see flowers and birds of colors he couldn't even fathom. If he couldn't find his way back, he'd worry about that later.
nine lives