Let's just call this thread..... Carl.

It was about noon when Zone had entered the forest, and it was about 6:00 p.m. right now. Zone groaned as he realized just how long he had been prowling around the forest, looking for something to fight in order to burn off some of his energy. Zone gently fingered the sleeves of his long cloak, uneasy due to the fact that today he had been so stupid that he hadn't grabbed the hooded one, leaving his face exposed. "Dammnit." Zone muttered, smacking his staff against the side of a tree.

Lucy was running through the forest, getting some exercise. She was wearing her usual running out with which consisted of shorts and a tank top, and her hair was up in a ponytail. Her head phones were in so sh couldn't hear anything. And this Aldo distracted her which resulted in her crashing into a wall- or at least something similar to one. She fell back onto her butt and looked up.

Stumbling slightly as something bumped into him, a thumping noise heard as whatever it was struck the ground, Zone turned his head ro the right, seeing a girl on the ground looking up at him, headphones on. "Do you need something?" Zone asked coldly yet politely, his hand clenching and unclenching around the staff.

OOC: Awesome name right XP

Lucy pulled out her head phones. "Sorry. I wasn't really paying attention to where I was going." she said, her accent thick in her voice. "I was just getting for exercise." She stood up and brushed her shorts off and held out her hand. "Lucy Carmichael. And you are?"

OOC: Oh totally. :P

Staring at Lucy's hand for a moment, Zone then reached out with his gloved hand, attempting the best he could to hide the stitches on his face and neck as he shook her hand. "Zonias Trek. Call me Zone." Zone said with a slightly worrid tone as he tried to cover the stitches.

Lucy noticed the worried tone in his voice. "Don't worry, chap. I don't bite." she said with a laugh. "So who's your Godly parent?" she asked, her curiosity getting the best off her. She tightened her ponytail as she waited for his response.

Grunting as he pulled his hand back to his side, Zone said "Hecate, greek goddess of magic." After saying this, Zone's fist tightened sightly around his staff.

OOC: I was so tempted to make him say "Hecate, greek goddess of magic. I can talk to dogs."

"Wow! I'm the daughter of Isis." she said. "Magic did you say? Like card tricks and cutting people in half or hocus pocus abracadabra?" she asked.

Shaking his head irritably, Zone said "More along the lines of causing tornadoes, shooting fireballs, and raising the dead." After saying this Zone internally hit himself. These people were like stray animals. One you feed them, they will never leave you alone.

Lucy could sense that he seemed to be getting annoyed. "Look, if I'm bugging you, just tell me and I'll leave." she said, holding up her hands and backing away from him a little. She couldn't keep the hurt look off of her face. She'd barely met this guy and he already was annoyed with her.

Sighing at the look on Lucy's face, Zone internally groaned. She looked like a kicked puppy! Sighing, Zone said "No, it's okay, you can stay. I was getting bored anyways."

Lucy stood a little awkwardly, playing with the hem of her shirt. "Um, what kinds of things do you like to do in your free time?" she asked.

Staring at the girl who continued to be polite and nice to him despite his rudeness, Zone said "I don't do very much. Sometimes I train, sometimes I play checkers. However, what I would have to say I enjoy the most are card games, like poker." Zone finished with an unseeable grin.

"Poker... Never played that before..." she said. "Is it fun?" She wondered why he was staring, but didn't bother to ask. As she waited for his response, she smoothed out her shirt.

Grinning slightly, Zone said "Well... it is fun for he people who win... In some cases it can be fun for the losing party as well..." Zone said, looking away from the girl as he pulled out a deck of cards and started speed-shuffling, sliding the deck back into his pocket afterwards.

Lucy nodded slowky, listening to what Zone had to say. "Fascinating." she said softly as she watched him shuffle. "Why do you think it's so fun?"

Smirking, Zone said "It's a game of both luck and risk. You don't have nough luck, you lose. You don't take risks, you don't win. It is pretty similar to life if you think about it." Zone finished, sighing.

Lucy smiled. "Don't move." she said before running off. When she came back, she brought her camera. "Do you mind? I've made it a goal in my life to take a picture of the interesting people I meet." Lucy said, her eyes sparkling a little when she smiled. "It doesn't have to be your face if you don't want it to."

Pondering the idea for a moment, Zone nodded briefly before placing his staff on his back, making certain that the weight and chain were secure.

Lucy adjusted her camera to make it work with the lighting and aimed the lens at him. Her finger hovered over the trigger as she adjusted the lens. She finally took the picture and waited a couple seconds before lowering her camera and smiling. "Thanks!" she said.

Blinking the spots out of his eyes, Zone nodded and said "No problem." As he said this, a pulled out his cards and began to shuffle them rapidly, a nervous tick he had developed overt the years. "So... does this make us... friends?" Zone nervously asked.

Lucy checked out the picture before looking up at him as he asked his question. "Its up to you." she said with a shrug.

Nodding slightly, Zone seemed to gain a pensive look, not that Lucy could see, before moving his cloak, displaying his tan skin, stitched mouth, and emerald eyes as he smiled. "Sounds good." Zone said, saying "Zone, nice to meet you."

Lucy smiled at Zone, ignoring the stiches. "You have amazing eyes." she complimented. She played with her camera a bit before starting to take pictures of plants.

Stunned, Zone's eyes widened as his smile expanded. "Thanks. So do you." Zone said in a slight daze, still stunned at the fact that she didn't even glance at his stitches.