Arae

When Elyria found the black ring, she used it as an escape hatch from her own life, exempting herself from the toils of work & school & embarking on a vacation cruise around the world. She wanted a life worth taking pictures of, like so many others' lives she'd been following online. But after a few months at sea, & stops at more than a dozen tropical destinations, she found herself once again growing just as bored as she'd been at work & at school. She began to feel as if the very palm trees were mocking her, the rolling tides laughing at the flimsiness of her wishes.

Anya, directing a music video on her first night shoot…

Jania (and her Prince) ready to receive visitors in the royal aquarium…

Parker, in the future, on her scooter, readying to no longer be parked…

Tawai, arriving at a dinner party only to discover that not all of the guests appear to be strictly human…

Elisa, trying to figure out just what, exactly, this random street fair is celebrating…

Like any artist in her gallery's stable who desired to remain as such, Xerew was required to attend all opening night celebrations during which at least one of her works hung on the walls. But instead of schmoozing & selling herself or her paintings (as the gallery would obviously prefer she do), she tended to find herself more interested in determining who amongst the crowd was actually human (and if so, just how human).

Nona, waiting for a bullet train to 198X…

Rhea, in the garden, alone…

Wren, wondering (or not wondering) what happened to her friend…