It was supposed to be a simple trip to the corner store. How, then, had Lyssa arrived in this situation, sprawled out on the ground with an unfamiliar presence towering over her…!?
Things had gone well, initially. Her mental map of the streets surrounding her family apartment was thorough and reinforced, down to the dips and cracks in the sidewalk. The people were an ever-shifting factor but, well, they were easily accounted for, at least. Especially with her cane blazing a trail in front of her.
The blind elf hummed to herself as she went, a fragment of the comfort of home riding along the pleasant notes of her favorite tune. Today was a nice day, wasn’t it? The sun was a tad strong for her tastes, but it typically was. It’d probably help if she went out more. Still, the weather was clear as a bell, and it was hard not to appreciate the warmth and quiet that resulted.
Ah, the store was already to her left. Lyssa turned to enter those familiar doors…and instead collided with someone settled squarely in her blind spot (…no pun intended). Unexpected as it was, her body weight had already shifted into the movement; the impact, combined with the sudden shock of contact, led to a total reversal of momentum. Yelping, Lyssa fell back, landing roughly on her butt.
“A-ah…! I’m sorry!” She murmured, unseeing eyes blinking rapidly as she tried to reorient herself to the shift in scenery. What was she doing, getting so lost in her thoughts while she was out and about? Had she been paying attention, even if someone had been outside the range of her cane, she would have been able to notice them regardless. Instead, she bumped into a stranger like a fool and got knocked over like an even bigger one. Ugh, what a blunder.
“Umm, sorry…I wasn’t paying attention.” Lyssa took a moment to gather herself properly, dusting off her slightly-oversized hoodie. Then, her hand reached out, grasping for her cane, which was lying not too far away. Surprise though that whole incident may have been, her ears were sharp enough to have heard the general area it had clattered into.
