Post by mombatt on Feb 12, 2015 2:23:44 GMT
In Almeria's opinion, during the early hours of the day Koben's market could be almost be considered 'nice'. People still crowed the streets, looking for the absolute best deals available, but compared to how it looked in the late morning through late evening it was relatively tame.
Truthfully, Almeria had never enjoyed shopping; it tended to bring back ugly memories from his childhood - the ones filled with distrusting stares and unusual glances from the old men in his home village - that he did his best to forget about. But every so often he did venture into the crowds, usually for his sister's sake.
In fact, his sister was the exact reason that Almeria had chosen to head into the marketplace, an area he tried to stay out of whenever possible. Her birthday was coming up soon and he was determined to find something that she would like.
As he meandered the crowds, taking care to stay to the side of the streets so that he wasn't bumped or jostled around, a smaller stand caught his eye; on the counter various jeweled necklaces and trinkets were spread out, and the early morning sun was reflecting off the stones at an angle that made the individual crystals in each stone shine.
As he walked towards the stand, his shoulder smacked against another person's. Not even bothering to apologize to the stranger, Almeria stopped in front of the stand to peer down at the necklaces displayed. A necklace with a bright blue stone caught his attention, and as he focused his attention on it he murmured, "Chao might like this one."
Truthfully, Almeria had never enjoyed shopping; it tended to bring back ugly memories from his childhood - the ones filled with distrusting stares and unusual glances from the old men in his home village - that he did his best to forget about. But every so often he did venture into the crowds, usually for his sister's sake.
In fact, his sister was the exact reason that Almeria had chosen to head into the marketplace, an area he tried to stay out of whenever possible. Her birthday was coming up soon and he was determined to find something that she would like.
As he meandered the crowds, taking care to stay to the side of the streets so that he wasn't bumped or jostled around, a smaller stand caught his eye; on the counter various jeweled necklaces and trinkets were spread out, and the early morning sun was reflecting off the stones at an angle that made the individual crystals in each stone shine.
As he walked towards the stand, his shoulder smacked against another person's. Not even bothering to apologize to the stranger, Almeria stopped in front of the stand to peer down at the necklaces displayed. A necklace with a bright blue stone caught his attention, and as he focused his attention on it he murmured, "Chao might like this one."
