The longer they linger in the dark, the more that daylight becomes a distant memory for the striped girl. Ellie reverts more and more to this second-sight she has, this way of seeing in colors that seem to be associated with living shapes. It lets her see the smaller creatures that call Taiga home and it allows her to find the various members of their extended family. ELEGANCE
What a blue sky looks like becomes a faint shade in her memories.
The warmth of the sun is pale and can't compete with the darkness that swallows all of them.
But as children, Elegance and Luminesce seem to make the best of it. Despite the shadows creeping across Beqanna, they are children who still play their games and their giggles light up the Taiga as generations of laughter before them have. They still bicker as generations of siblings before them have.
She scowls towards the obscure shape of her twin sister.
Even though she can't see it clearly, it isn't hard to imagine the arrogant glance that Lumi gave her. Her sister's tone said it all. The striped filly came alongside her and Ellie knew better than to attempt to raise her head. They would stand here all day (or night?) preening. Her fireflies flicker yellow-and-green along her face and reveal the near-identical face of her twin.
"Don't you mean we?" she asks Luminesce. Aside from Ellie's wings, there are very few differences between them. "What kind of sister would I be if I didn't share?" Elegance traces the outline of her twin, finding it hard to imagine what rocks would look like in place of their blue-green eyes. Her gaze returns to find Lumi's, feeling curious about the thought. "What kind of rocks would you have?"
@[Luminesce]