Post by syeira on Jun 2, 2009 18:51:52 GMT -7
[ Glossary at bottom. ]
At first, the limping figure looked nothing more than your average beggar. Greasy, unwashed hair hung in stringy clumps from its head, and the once-glossy black sheen had left, due to tangles and mats. Debris littered the knots and the long mop was full of split ends. The face underneath seemed gaunt and dirty, and some of the grimy black hair covered the left half of the woman's face. She looked tired, worn and exhausted, until you met her bright, vibrant green eye. It seemed to be more of a neon-lime color then you'd've thought possible, and it stood out, glinting in the darkness of the night. It were reflective, much like a cat's eye. And now that you mention it, two silvery white cat ears stuck out of the sides of the dirty-haired head.
"Ugh. Es fea." Mumbled the figure, lifting up a wad of hair and dangling it in front of her face in disgust. She looked forward with her one remaining eye to the steamy, foggy springs that'd host her first bath in at least a couple weeks. Disgusting, yes, but most of the time, all the beggar-woman's free time was spent trying to scavenge enough food to survive on. As she stripped to the skin, nasty scars mottling her whole left half of her body were visible underneath layers of grime, and her left arm dangled, useless, at her side. She used only her right arm to remove her clothing.
"Madre de Dio," She sighed as she slipped into the warm water. From her cloak she took a whalebone comb and brush, and a bar of soak. Eventually teasing the tangles, knots and debris from her hair, she smoothed her now clean hair down using her fine-bristled brush. It eventually dried a bit and fell in ringlets around her face, over her shoulders, only to dip back into the water. She leaned back, her skin once more porcelain-smooth and pale, instead of rough and tan from dried mud.
The now pretty-from-the-right girl sighed, sinking back into the water up to her chin, jet-black hair drifting around her. Despite her marred left side, from the right, she was actually quite bonita.
Glossary for Italian/Spanish xPPP
Rilassamenta -- Relaxation.
Es fea -- Is ugly.
Madre de Dio -- Mother of God.
Bonita -- Beautiful.[/size]