What does it feel like to suddenly be given life? Well for Chalcedony it was slightly painful, but mostly tingly. The pressure of the bits and pieces she was created from shifting and sliding together to form a "greater whole" was interesting to say the least.
The was no gradual awakening or anything poetic about 'becoming.' She just suddenly was aware and she knew what her purpose would be. She set off in search of the lonely creature she'd been created for immediately.
After years alone, Oleander has been reluctant to befriend Callie. She isn't willing to give up on him just yet though.