11-13-2020, 11:21 PM
[justify]Over the course of the day, a small speck on the horizon had caught his attention as he walked along the beach, haven't originally gone out to look for seaweed that had washed up on the shoreline. While he didn't often converse with others, and more or less avoided them, it wasn't every day that he saw something that looked even remotely human out on the water. He would be lying if he said he didn't know what boats were, but it was very unlikely for a stranger to row up in one. The journey was far too long to just set out and paddle your way across the sea, especially when there was no point in leaving the land, to begin with. He didn't even want to imagine how dangerous it would be if perhaps the boat capsized while out at sea. He knew eventually, this stranger would find his way here. It only made sense that upon discovering civilization, any sound human would flock to it with hopes of joining. That being said, Nikolai wasn't sure if this human was sound. There had to be some sort of reason why they would even come here to begin with. If anything, it almost seemed as though the lone sailor was fleeing from something.
Night had fallen by the time the lone sailor had made any progress, and it seemed in part due to how tired they probably were, paddling their ship all alone. Niko himself had stuck around to watch the boat come in, albeit from a distance, as he was intrigued by this stranger's presence.
He had long forgotten about the seaweed he had once gone out to collect, however, at this point, there was no use in caring. It was hardly useful to collect seaweed with hours of darkness following his schedule. He needed the powerful sun to draw out any moisture, and unfortunately, the brightness of the moon just wasn't powerful enough to do that.
Resting quietly just within the undergrowth that lay further up the embankment of the shore, Nikolai calmly watched as the male finally reached the shore himself, flopping quickly onto the sand before him. It was likely that the man had thought he'd never see the ground again, and for that, Niko wondered just how long he had been lost at sea. Pushing himself off the ground, the late teenager decided he would be the first to greet the stranger, as no one else was around, and he doubted this man had any energy to do anything bad to him. If anything, it might be reassuring to see another human alive in all this mess.
"Welcome ashore, buddy!" he would greet, casually walking across the cool sand, trying his best not to look awkward. He had no idea what he was doing, but he hoped the stranger before him was too tired to realize that.[/justify]
Night had fallen by the time the lone sailor had made any progress, and it seemed in part due to how tired they probably were, paddling their ship all alone. Niko himself had stuck around to watch the boat come in, albeit from a distance, as he was intrigued by this stranger's presence.
He had long forgotten about the seaweed he had once gone out to collect, however, at this point, there was no use in caring. It was hardly useful to collect seaweed with hours of darkness following his schedule. He needed the powerful sun to draw out any moisture, and unfortunately, the brightness of the moon just wasn't powerful enough to do that.
Resting quietly just within the undergrowth that lay further up the embankment of the shore, Nikolai calmly watched as the male finally reached the shore himself, flopping quickly onto the sand before him. It was likely that the man had thought he'd never see the ground again, and for that, Niko wondered just how long he had been lost at sea. Pushing himself off the ground, the late teenager decided he would be the first to greet the stranger, as no one else was around, and he doubted this man had any energy to do anything bad to him. If anything, it might be reassuring to see another human alive in all this mess.
"Welcome ashore, buddy!" he would greet, casually walking across the cool sand, trying his best not to look awkward. He had no idea what he was doing, but he hoped the stranger before him was too tired to realize that.[/justify]