"So it wasn't me? Good." She hoped she hadn't done something still, but couldn't help but worry. "Well, that's good. Although, talking to someone that old would be fascinating don't you think? You don't know anyone do you?"

Dalion slams his hand on the table and sighted with noticeable relief "Ha ha lucky is one way to describe it" said towards Sienne.

"Is something the matter Mr. June 21th? Are you afraid of something? I wonder because if you are, then you are wiser than you look" Said Dalion to Solstice with a smile but with dead eyes. "And don't get me wrong, it is not a threat. Also, I don't think Miss torch head here hasn't noticed either, and hey, I got no problem with it, I just don't want any more complications in my life"
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Solstice looked over at Dalion "I have no idea what you're talking about..." He grumbled, wings hiked up and defensive.

Sienna looked from one man to the other and back. "I'm with Solstice on this one. I have no clue what you're talking about."

"Fair enough! I think I'll take my leave now, I owe you one Miss Red Riding Hood, I think you have some things in common you will enjoy talking about with Mister Toothpick, just..." Dalion stopped and looked around before continuing "Be careful to not be caught by some big bad wolf, especially if the wolf is after someone else, good night!" Dalion turns around and start walking while thinking: "Well, that was interesting"
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Solstice took one very large step back. He immediately felt very very threatened.

Sienna just looked at the man and had no clue what he was talking about at all. "pay if forward." Better that than anything else. If more people did that the world would be a better place.

Looking at Solstice, he seemed like a scared kitten in a lot of ways. "It's okay, he's gone. I still have no clue what he was on about."

"I don't mean to be judgmental, but I fear he's not all there. I..." He sighed. "Anyway... Is this your first time at the festival? I just moved here not long ago. So this is my first time..."

"I think you're right. Educated but homeless. Not the usual combination." She had no clue about the reality of homelessness.

Sienna shook her head, "no, I used to come with my mom when I was younger. Unfortunately, she's out of town this year visiting my grandparents." She wished her mother were here, they always had so much fun. <rose>"It's my first time in a while, though. I've been away at school."<rose>

"Well, I've heard that some people go so deep into debt to get a degree that they end up homeless anyway..." He muttered.

"Too true. I had scholarships and make my money on social media. I'm still finishing my thesis but a degree in philosophy doesn't exactly do much for career options but It's definitely interesting."

"Well I certainly wish you the best. The world could use more wise people."

"Let's not get carried away. I'm getting a piece of paper for writing a lot of things that won't matter to most or help many if any. Wisdom would have been getting a useful degree with some practicality."

Solstice visibly deflated at this. "O-oh... I see. Sorry then..." He mumbled softly.

"You seem to do that. Back off instead of engaging in conversation. No need to apologize, you have an opinion, it's no more right or wrong than mine." Maybe she was a bit forceful but she'd spent the last seven years either making content or living in academia.

Solstice chuckled nervously. "I... I guess it's just my nature..." He mumbled.

"Everything I read about the fae is always so open and out there. It's interesting when fact and fiction are so far apart." It did seem worse after that moment. "It's nothing about when you touched me, is it?"

Solstice started to look visibly worried. "I- well- Not every fae is the same. I... I've just changed over a long time with humans I guess..." He mumbled.

"We're okay, though, aren't we? I mean humans are? And most people, aren't they interested in engaging with you? I'm sure you get all sorts of questions." She was definitely having a strange day. Q was the most normal part of it.

"Well, to be honest... I only really talk to Doctor Orrus. And the patients we get... But we just got here. And the citizens of the previous town weren't so nice..." He looked away. "N-nevermind-! Forget I said that!" He said urgently.

"Really? Doctor like medical? Magical healing too?" Solstice had mentioned healing. "Why wouldn't people want that? What happened?" She sounded honesty curious and empathetic.

"They were an old-fasioned type of people... They hated me just because I wasn't a human..." He muttered, shying away and curling in on himself.

Sienna put a hand on his shoulder to offer some support. "You don't have to worry about that here. I mean, there's always bigots about anything that's different but most people here, well, we have these festivals and everyone but the werewolves come."

Solstice looked away. "I guess..." He mumbled. "Sorry to vent all this to you..." He mumbled.

"I've rarely had to deal with anything like that. I mean, there's always some sexism but that doesn't seem the same. And no need to apologize, we all have our issues and should get to express them. But, part of that is also letting them go and putting the past in the past. Living for the future, or, better yet, the present." People often lost the present for the past or future.