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[timeliness]

[Newbies. Always the same, no matter how many other MMOs they've played before. Aradia is no different. She's taking in the sights and sounds of Mac Anu, soaking in the atmosphere.

At least for a little while. It isn't long before she's either poking at the quest shop, bugging NPCs, or poking around at the Chaos Gate, trying to spin up an interesting combination of Area Words.

Come bug her?]

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[mercuryangel]

[On a whim, she walks up to this extremely strange-looking but apparently cheerful person!]

Hello.

[timeliness]

Ah, hello!

[Aradia smiles, bowing her head.]

It's beautiful here, isn't it?

[mercuryangel]

It is... I spent several hours just looking over the ocean once.

[timeliness]

I could do the same, I think. But it seems like there's a lot to do? It's different than the last time I was in a game. Less worrying about turning your backs on things, more actual adventuring!

[mercuryangel]

The last time? This has happened to you before?

crossdressing welcoming crew

[coolness]

[ Woah, man, those ram horns off in the distance look mad familiar. Not a lot of people rocked animal appendages on the top of their head, and the ones he did know had a tendency of being annoying chatterboxes with a penchant for strange romances.

Aka trolls. Dave wastes no time in closing the distance between the two, and dammit, even if he's in women's clothes, he has to make sure it's one of the aliens. ]

Oh, shit. It really is you. You're the chick that decided not to stay for the party, right? With blind Cyclops?

[timeliness]

Dave, why are you in a dress.

[Statement. Not question.]

But yeah, it's me. Aradia Megido, your timebuddy, or something.

[coolness]

( OOC: i'm pretty sure normal!Dave doesn't know Aradia too well, right? she only chatted it up with the doomed timeline version in the dream bubble iirc. just clarifying before he gets buddy buddy or lack thereof. )

Yeah, question of the day, all day, everyday. Same reason you're missin' the kickass moth wings.

[ Those horns of hers have always been badass though. Beats the little nubs Karkat has anyway. ]

[knitwit]

[ Yes, it was rather obvious. Upon further inspection, how could she deny the curled horns and waving locks? Only one fit that bill. She sat at a fountain, examining the stranger from a distance. With a whisk of her attire, she was moving. Finally moving through the crowd towards the troll. Aradia, the familiar troll she came to know briefly through her own rebirth. ]

Pardon, but I heard there's quite a good sale at the weaponry shop. No better time to tend to your leveling with proper equipment.

[ She couldn't help but let a small smile rise on her face. ]

[timeliness]

[A smile that Aradia returns.]

I should have expected you would know all of that, Rose. It's good to see you again.

[knitwit]

Bouncing around the dream bubbles getting a bit boring?

[ Rose smiled, giving a courtesy nod towards the troll. ]

A bit relieved to see you myself. I hope more will be joining you shortly. It would be a shame for you to be the lone representative of your race.

[timeliness]

Not boring, so much as I was hopping about them and happened to fall into this one.

[A smile Aradia returns.]

I'm sure everyone else will be here in time. These things happen when they're supposed to, and even I can't influence the time streams that much.

[knitwit]

Hm. I see.

[ Should she be as blunt as to break the news that this was not like any dream bubble by definition she had encountered on her meteor trip? ]

I unfortunately can not see too much these days, literally. Lighting knowledge is one thing, but I can merely have hope our companions show up.

In the mean time, you've been fairing well, I presume?

[timeliness]

I know this isn't one of our dream bubbles. It's like another game, though I don't know that the point of things is the same.

...literally? What do you mean by that?

Mm. I'm fine.

[knitwit]

Smarter than expected.

[ She smiled a bit, brushing a strand of gold from her forehead. Damn hair was getting long. ]

Any Seer powers I have, are a bit toned down, it seems. Either that or I am merely unable to focus from one role to another.

[ Seer of Light vs Shadow Warlock? Very difficult indeed. ]

Good. I hope you intend to play to the best of your abilities, Aradia. This place is more ferocious with each stretch of landmass and every solemn step.

[isolates]

[He's just staring because whoa, she has gray skin and orange horns! He's never seen anyone like her before, it's kinda cool.]

[timeliness]

Hm? Is there a problem?

[isolates]

[Oh no, he was noticed! He recovers quickly, though.]

Did you always looked like that or did the game change you?

[timeliness]

I've always looked like this! Except for the clothes. The clothes are new. I like them, though, they're pretty!

[Female Macabre Dancer robes aren't so weird-looking as male ones.]

[isolates]

Oh, really? That's kind of cool! Did you just get here then?

[timeliness]

Yep! Just a little while ago. My name is Aradia! It's nice to meet you.

[isolates]

I'm Yuuta! Do you need help with anything? I've been here for awhile.

[minetodecide]

[He thought he had seen all the kinds of beast folk in this place. The cat kind, the bear kind, heck his own guild leader was a wolf kind but...a gray skinned umm ram kind? Just the fact it was a ram really threw him off.]

(Why does she have to remind me of THAT person.)

[A sigh followed by a frown.]

...and I thought I'd gotten over that.

[orokamononya]

[Just spinning up random names without actually going in? That's rather strange.]

You there, what are you doing?

[timeliness]

I'm trying to come up with something interesting so I can go explore it.

[orokamononya]

Something interesting?

Wouldn't just picking places that have already been established be better?