They appear in midair, visible out of a few thirtieth-floor apartments.
One starts to fall. The other catches her by the arm, flings out - wing-shapes of light - and slows her, spiraling down until they're at street level.
They appear in midair, visible out of a few thirtieth-floor apartments.
One starts to fall. The other catches her by the arm, flings out - wing-shapes of light - and slows her, spiraling down until they're at street level.
"Oh," she says, "it seemed like you thought it was, but all right." She goes back to looking at the flowers.
She thinks about that, then steps off the path and sinks roots into the ground from her legs.
" - the fuck -"
He calls the police. "There's one of those weird alien things trespassing on my employer's property -" he gives an address -
"Yeah, all right. Just leave it alone. They don't have very many helpful elementals so it'll be a while before one can come talk to yours."