The youth were the praised future. Assigned ... or perhaps, burdened with the responsibility to carry on the baton where the older generation couldn't finish—Or something like that. At least, that's what Siu had once read in a book.
Her own youth could be experienced departing daily; the word itself gradually obscuring into some unrecognizable entity, like a foreign word or continent. Something about aging seemed to coincide with declining optimism, eagerness, and, frankly, hope for the future. Siu couldn't tell whether adults just grew more depressed with age, or simply more painfully aware of harsh realities than children.
In that way, the youth became an interesting study. The hopeful spark in their eyes, a phenomenon, despite the researcher once possessing it themselves. Those eyes that looked towards some bright future imperceptible to the mature; Two entirely separate entities, though both physically human.
Today's assigned session would take place near the outskirts of the city. Enough to benefit the freedom of a natural environment away from the bustle—yet, not as far as the Ancient Forest, of course; For, responsibility for any unfortunate accidents associated with the expected dangers of such areas, however severe, wasn't something Siu really desired on her record—nor had been keen to fill out paperwork on.
"....Paperworks' awful. "
Though the majority of fowls had yet to reveal, Siu enjoyed what she could of her neighbors amongst the woodland flora. Introspective eyes followed a pair of squirrels dancing amongst the branches, for no purpose in particular. Smoke peacefully wisped from the cigarette tucked between her lips, warming her body in the early morning chill—five-sixteen in the morning, to be more exact. Back rested against the trunk, slender fingers twiddled about the egg nestled between them.
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