Springmarsh was a town full of strange occurrences, despite the town seeming normal. There was a two-story tavern, a couple of small shops, a few shack-like houses, and a gypsy caravan that only opened at night. This town was one of the poorest in Eriwald, albeit it looked decent enough, and the establishment that stood out most was the tavern.
From the lazy spin of the fans, to the recumbent light of morntide that would soon light up a vibrant white and blue sky, the bar soaked in the ambiance of this early morning. A curious little fairy entered the tavern, and she moved like the smoke. A glittery, pink smoke at that. All she could see were two people bickering, a man and a woman. Soaring up to a lone air vent in the wall, the fairy started to observe the scene, and she leaned forward, curling a hand over the rim of her ear as a way to listen carefully.
The man shrugged, "I'm somewhat of a regular. Not that it does me much good, socialization-wise. I sometimes wonder why, Anja."
"Hm?"
Dropping down from the air vent, Rosie glided closer, little pink wings fluttering, and she soon parked herself at the bar counter. Fairy dust followed behind herself, decorating the air and ground with its confetti. There appeared to be a trail from the entrance over to the bar, so people were bound to know she was here.
Anja gave a thoughtful look for a moment as she idly tapped her fingernails along the bar counter, and without it being intentional, the vibrations caused the fairy to bounce repeatedly. These vibrations were like waves for someone as small as her.
"It could be the approach? Or a way of speaking. Sometimes people just don't like others so it could be out of your hands," she spoke softly before offering up a wave to the small fairy.
"Some people say it's my attitude. Granted, it's not that I don't have friends. Just that...I generally don't seem to get along with most people," stated the man, also spotting the pink fairy.
Out of confusion, the fairy cocked her head to one side, as her cerulean orbs darted in between the man and the woman at the bar. Swallowing a lump in her throat, the fairy immediately hid herself behind a random bottle of ale.
"Wait! Can you all see me?"
The man blinked, staring down at the fairy.
"I can at least. You seem solid enough to me. Why?" He tilted his head and finished his cup of coffee, soon placing his mug down onto the counter again, "I wonder, were you hiding yourself somehow?"
Rosie shrugged, snickering, "Nope!" was her only response on the matter.
Anja continued with her conversation with the man, disregarding the fairy in the process.
"If that is so, you have two options. Either compromise and ease up with your attitude or others can go fuck themselves," she put.
The man pondered Anja's words.
"I could speak of my issues, or how others describe them. Even if I believe they are inaccurate," he shrugged and glanced over at the coffee pot, checking if there was enough for a refill.
Amidst the bickering, it seemed like a chill, laidback morning for these two. The fairy snuck out from behind the bottle, as of course, some lowlife would be drinking it soon anyway. At this time of morning, too, with it currently being seven o'clock. Fluttering her small wings, the fairy took a seat onto the man's shoulder. Her blue eyes continued to watch him, and then Anja, and soon enough, a small beam graced her lips.
At that, Anja would be the lowlife to grab the bottle that the fairy previously hid behind and poured the frothy liquid into an empty used glass. Anja didn't care about the brand or even the liquor. Like most alcoholics, Anja just wanted to drink whatever was there.
"You could but it's better to mull them over and speak of them with a loved one," she finally replied to the man.
To his surprise, the woman knocked the drink back with a content exhale, leaning herself onto the counter as she was finally starting to fully wake up.
"Then not. You must hold your drink well, to take it like that," noted the man.
He poured himself more coffee from the coffee pot and then glanced at the fairy, stretching a hand to offer her a back pet.
"I'm Ram. What's your name?" Turning back to Anja, "I suppose...what would you rather talk about this morning?"
The fairy started to kick her legs while she listened to Anja's words, and she mumbled to herself, thinking of possible words to respond back with. She had only begun to interact with humans for a whole few days, and so she was picking up new behaviours as she went along with her study. But when Ram introduced himself, the fairy jolted in place, not at all expecting that. She appeared to be the size of a pear on Ram's shoulder.
"Ram, huh? Nice to meet ya!" she answered, presenting a toothy grin, "I'm Rosie! Like the flower..." but then Rosie hummed, looking up into the air while she thought about it, "I don't think the flower is a Rosie, though."
Anja noticed the direction of conversation change as she poured herself a second load of ale, albeit she didn't neck it back this time.
"I hold myself well. As for conversation? Nothing specifically, I am just enjoying some down time with company," she gave a small raise of her glass to both Rosie and Ram, providing a toast. Anja glanced at Rosie, receiving her name, "I think you're mistaken as the flower is a rose," she added politely as she gave the fairy a small bow of the head, "Anja," a curt introduction as she cradled the glass in her palm.
Ram lifted an index, letting go of Rosie's body.
"Flowers, huh? I kinda prefer sunflowers and the like."
"Yeah, sunflowers are pretty! Shame they only grow in the summer," she snickered.
Raising a small hand, Rosie brushed a few pink strands to the side of her face. Rosie's short pink hair appeared chin-length, taking the appearance of a cute bob. Her small frame was slender, and the fairy herself was at least the same length as a pear. Rosie decided to switch shoulders, moving away from Ram's as she now parked herself on Anja's shoulder. Anja's gaze followed Rosie as the fairy shifted shoulders, bringing the glass to her lips to knock down a swig. Rosie glanced down, eyeing the mug in Anja's hands.