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therewerefifty) wrote2013-05-04 11:18 am
therewerefifty) wrote2013-05-04 11:18 am
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[Makie has had the facts of this place explained to her already, by a gentleman in a... fairly awkward situation.
It doesn't prepare her for the reality of a village with occupants like none she's ever seen before. Some of you aren't even human, Luceti. The hell. She wanders the path of the village from Community Building #1 down toward the plaza still in her New Feather dress, just like a gawking tourist, and spends some time staring at the fountain and plaza itself. Uh.
...right. Okay. Time to begin glancing through various shops in her attempts to find the places she was told her things would be. She finds her clothes with a measure of relief, and her shamisen at the item store-- and after she picks it up, she frowns. It's too light. She doesn't need to open it to know she's missing something.
Eventually, she'll find her way into the forge to pick up the last of her things, pays a visit to the Welcome Centre-- and then finally fetches up at the tea shop, which is the most familiar-looking thing here.
...sort of. Never really loses that dazed and confused look.]
It doesn't prepare her for the reality of a village with occupants like none she's ever seen before. Some of you aren't even human, Luceti. The hell. She wanders the path of the village from Community Building #1 down toward the plaza still in her New Feather dress, just like a gawking tourist, and spends some time staring at the fountain and plaza itself. Uh.
...right. Okay. Time to begin glancing through various shops in her attempts to find the places she was told her things would be. She finds her clothes with a measure of relief, and her shamisen at the item store-- and after she picks it up, she frowns. It's too light. She doesn't need to open it to know she's missing something.
Eventually, she'll find her way into the forge to pick up the last of her things, pays a visit to the Welcome Centre-- and then finally fetches up at the tea shop, which is the most familiar-looking thing here.
...sort of. Never really loses that dazed and confused look.]
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...yeah, it's about now she realises she's lying prone in a bathtub.
She's pretty sure this flophouse didn't have one of these.
She struggles up, wincing at the tenderness in her back, and flatly ignores the journal that slides to one side of her as she glances down and realises this isn't what she went to sleep in, either. In fact, she's decidedly underdressed in a shift that's just plain strangely made. And her shamisen is nowhere to be seen in this... room...
They didn't make bathrooms like this in the 18th century, okay. But Makie is less concerned with the decor and more with the possible reason she's here, because the only reasons she can think of are bad ones, and they've taken her shamisen away.
Time to investigate the cabinet drawers for something sharp.]
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Anyway, while she's doing that Alexei's getting himself some clothes on. Nice to not be wearing a hospital gown anymore. Vaguely he can hear her moving in the bathroom. If she's new she is likely confuse.]
I suppose you're wondering how you found yourself in someone's tub. [He decides to try and have some small talk. Talking like this at least was a little easier.]
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Oh, he's talking. She pauses, then gives up on the search as a lost cause, sitting on the edge of the bath. The mystery naked man is being polite, at least.]
...yes. [Her voice is likely too quiet to be heard through the wall, and she raises it as much as she dares. Which isn't all that much, but she can just be heard.] Where am I?
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You are in a village call Luceti. To be more precise, you are in one of the community buildings right now.
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That doesn't make her feel reassured, for some odd reason.]
Why am I here?
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I can tell you how, but not why. [Right, he's got some clothes on now. Let's go talk to this woman properly]
We were all brought here by an unknown force. People simply call them shifts, abnormalities that happen that can alter the environment around us or ourselves. [He's at the doorway now.] Unfortunately, now that you're here, it'll be difficult for you to leave.
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But she doesn't think he's lying. Not...deliberately.]
Will someone stop me if I try?
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Do you believe in worlds existing outside of your own?
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[As he wasn't wearing his armor or the cape, his wings weren't hidden like they usually were. At the moment though, they're folded up.]
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But...
...she stands.]
This is not my... [Wow, this dress doesn't cover much. :|] Forgive my state of undress. [Still erring on the polite side of things for now. She glances at him warily.] Do you know where my belongings are?
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I can go anywhere in this village? I am not a prisoner?
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...No, you're not. You're free to go anywhere in this village. [that second question seemed odd to him.] If you would like, I can escort you to the central plaza where the shops are.
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That won't be necessary, but thank you. Although I feel I should know more before I set out. Could we...perhaps talk somewhere less... [She gestures vaguely at hte bathroom. Less personal? More comfortable? Less bathroom-y....]
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I don't believe we've properly introduced ourselves. My name is Alexei.
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--it's really rude not to introduce yourself, Makie. But she's gone dead silent, staring in horror at the wings on Alexei's back :|]
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You know what? He'll just point to her wings, because yes you have them too.]
This is normal in this village.
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Yes, she stops that in a hurry. But SO MUCH MENTAL KEYSMASHING]
How--?
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[his own wings shudder slightly, as if aware it's being spoken about.] You need to be careful with them. They are a part of you while you are here and you can die if they are ever removed.
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--they fluttered. Because she thought about it, or--
--uh.
...you know what, let's talk about something else. She steps decisively away from the mirror, though the colour has yet to return to her face. (though really, given she's so pale already it's not much difference.)]
Does anything about this place make sense?
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I wouldn't be able to tell you that as anything can and will happen here. It's best to keep an open mind here.
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...my name is Makie Otono-Tachibana. [Now that she remembers her manners. She still sounds distracted; now she knows they're there, Makie wonders how she ever missed the presence of the wings. They feel so heavy.]
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How about we move to the living room? I'll make us some tea and we can continue our discussion.
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[Lead me out of here like a gentleman, commandant. It's been a bad day. :(]