• 54
• 41
• 27
• • Diamond Log
  • Favorite Log
  • Embed
  • Report

After what feels like forever, the story is beginning to unfold.
Thank you, -Rae- deactivated, GoldieArts, and _Astrolol_.



Your patience is almost as impressive as your creations.
Welcome to Talltale.

A creak of a door, the wind in the trees, the occasional passerby on their way to town or for a late trip out of it, the sound of distant woodland creatures, and the sound of the unknown. Everywhere, even this late at night, there was something making a noise, telling the whole world it was there. These were sounds that comforted Reyna, it was the only way she could actually get any sleep.


  A hyper social and active person by nature, Reyna had trouble sleeping, even when she really was tired, the quiet and stillness of the room got to her and she could never manage to fall asleep before 3:00 AM. Eventually though, Reyna’s father (clever as he was) found a solution. Opening a window one cool night in April, as the cool air wafted in, he asked his then seven year old daughter this question; “You can’t sleep because the night is too quiet, well what if I told you the night was the loudest time of all?”


  Puzzled, Reyna listened closer, she didn’t think she heard anything new, certainly nothing worth listening to. But wait, now that she listened, she could swear she had.. yes, there was a sound after all, it was far fainter than she was used to in the day, but there was something different about this quiet. The quiet noise of the night was a subtle noise, a subtle roar of information, and a whole different world of experiences. If she listened, stayed quiet and still, she could hear all there was to hear. Of course, a child can’t stay still in a bed for very long before they start to drift off, and within six minutes, Reyna had fallen asleep and her dad was gone.


  Reyna of course, still stayed up late listening to music and chatting with friends, after all she was still a teenager, but when the music got old (at least for the moment) and the friends went to bed, Reyna took comfort in the night’s noises, and prepared for a full day ahead.

The mist of the sea stretched over the nearby woods, the smell of pine trees filled the air as people slowly began to wake up. Reyna’s town was small, they didn’t even have any stop lights, but the people were kind enough, and the school had a nearly perfect record. At first Reyna was worried that the town wouldn't have basic necessities, such as tv and internet access. Fortunately, the town was not filled with savages, so even though the cell service was bad and the wifi was rare, it was enough for a teen to make do. Reyna’s family had just moved to town, having been driving around the states for the past few months from place to place, finally though they settled in this small town, at least for the moment. Reyna had been there for the past five months, which was enough for her to make friends.


  Speaking of friends, Reyna awoke with a jolt to the familiar sound of a notification (which she had on at all times of course) from her friend Lee. Unfortunately that jolt was a bit too much of a jolt for 6:30 in the morning.


  “I’m awake, I’m awake!” She groggily exclaimed to absolutely no one at all. Looking around the room, she recognized the now familiar cedar walls covered in posters for music and art, a wooden dresser in the corner held a lamp, a potted plant she forgot to water, and her phone, which was still vibrating.



  ”u awake?”



  “Well I am now”



  “well Im sorry to wake you, I’m surprised you weren’t already awake”



  “All good, what’s up?”



  ”we ordered that board game like two months ago and it finally got here, fish and I were wondering if you’d wanna come over and have a game night”



  ”Of course, I’m in. See you after work?”



  ”cya then”'



  With a new spring in her step, Reyna threw on her clothes and stuffed her phone in her coat pocket. She had to hurry to get to work on time. Always one to sacrifice some time for some style, Reyna threw on her favorite red shoes, fashionably ripped jeans, the absolute best of her rock band t-shirts, and a black zip up hoodie. Zipping downstairs, Reyna stopped in the kitchen, threw together a quick breakfast, and ran out the door.

Lina Quinn was the owner of “Linas sea Fish House” the original family restaurant with an unoriginal name, she was also Reyna's employer. Lina owned the restaurant with her husband and three boys, who helped run the business mostly by catching the fish used in just about all the recipes. Reyna learned very quickly that this was the place to meet up with friends and family, and it was also a great place to get a job.


  As soon as Reyna stepped through the door she was hit with the smell of fish.It wasn't the gross smell you'd get at the sea. No, this smell was the smell of a good seafood meal, and Reyna never got tired of it.

  Reyna had lived all over the United States, but she had to admit there was something special about this small town. There were no fast food restaurants, shopping malls, or any other luxuries she was used to in bigger cities, but it had a charm to it. The town also had a thick culture, with its own traditions and ways of life, and it’s fair share of strange trends. In fact, it was rare that an outside trend made it in, and if it did it came in late and only among a few.


  Reyna's day dreaming was interrupted by the sound of the bell, which meant a customer had arrived. This sound also meant that Reyna had better be ready to take their order and tell it to her boss. (Miss Quinn had always insisted on making the food herself) Reyna took orders, reported them to the kitchen, brought the food to tables, and repeated it all again until closing time. Sometimes, if there was no one in the restaurant at the moment, she would sit at her small table and sketch characters and designs. Reyna has always loved art, and she often dreamed of using it for good someday, and hey, a good job as an artist wouldn't hurt either.


  Miss Quinn, noticing the spring in Reyna’s step, said, “Well! Someone’s in a good mood today."


  "Sure am miss Q, some friends and I have some plans for after work!"


  Lina found this amusing, "Oh you have something planned just about every night, why I'll bet you're at a friend's house more than in your own home!"


  This was true, Reyna was a bit of a social butterfly, though personally she preferred moths.

"Tell you what," Miss Quinn told her "I'll let you off work a half hour early, you've done enough today and I doubt anyone else will be coming in tonight anyways"

  Jumping to this opportunity to get out of work early, Reyna quickly cleaned up her station, and with her steps somehow even springier than before, Reyna exited the building. She popped earbuds in her ears, pulled up her favorite rainy day playlist, and began walking to her friend’s house.

There was something special about music in the rain, and Reyna knew it. It was always a little foggy this close to the sea, yet something about a rainstorm made it feel all the better.

  Listening to her favorite songs, (It was always classic feel good rock) somehow Reyna knew.




  Today was going to be a perfect day.

---