First Snows

[mercuryangel]

[Eventually, the cleric from the wintry lands finds herself overlooking the ocean in the twilight. An island is visible in the distance from where she is standing, and the courtyard behind her is home to a fountain and the regular NPC-run equipment shops.]

[The small device the other man had called a Relic was still somewhat of a mystery to her. She had at least managed to pull out a golden staff. She didn't feel the distinctive power of an Artifact from it, though, so she could only assume it was a normal weapon. There were a few functions that she found still didn't work, as well.]

[That man... she never did get a name from him. He didn't seem like the type for extended interaction, though, even if their encounter had gone favorably.]

[And the orange-haired girl... Arisato? No, it had to be Minako; that just... seemed right. She hadn't really gotten to meet anyone else yet.]

[She thought about what had happened so far... why hadn't she seen a way out of this city?]

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[lookslikemomo]

[Takeshi'd been walking around to check if he still knows the ins and outs of the town. That's when he saw her, looking out at the ocean. He approaches, cautiously.]

Excuse me... Are you lost?

[mercuryangel]

[It was a... oh, wait, who's this?]

Oh! No, not really.

[Wait... if he's asking me if I'm lost...]

...you wouldn't happen to know of an exit, would you?

[lookslikemomo]

Oh, okay, it's just that you looked a little... [right, a question! he'll just answer that in place of being awkward.]

There are the Gates, but they only lead you out of Mac Anu, nd not out of the game, really. It's frustrating, but I'm sure the GMs will fix it! Someday. Somehow...

[mercuryangel]

[wait what game this is news. The GMs had to be these "Kain" and "Keane" people she already had these "Member Address" things of, although why it calls people "members"... more mysteries.]

...the... game? And, er, where are these Gates?

[lookslikemomo]

Yeah, the game! [Ahhh, newbie questions. He likes helping, so keep them coming!] Welcome to The World! Haha, I guess it's pretty late, now, but The World is the game we're in. Don't be fooled, everything might seem real here, but it's just really awesome virtual reality stuff.

Oh, and Mac Anu's gate is just past the bridge! It's the big glowing circle thing, and that's where you go to move between areas.

[mercuryangel]

I... this entire world isn't real?

[What kind of Psynergy does THAT?!]

[lookslikemomo]

Yeah. It's pretty amazing, isn't it? It's all virtual reality! I thought that kind of technology only existed in manga and TV shows, but... well, I guess your wildest imaginations can be real, too!

[mercuryangel]

[not helping not helping aughhhhhh]

You call this amazing?! The fate of Weyard is at stake and I'm who-knows-where away, trapped in a world that doesn't exist?!

[lookslikemomo]

I-- well--!

[slkdfjlkajg he said something awful didn't he? aaaaaa]

I- I'm sorry, I didn't know! It's just that we're trapped here for I don't know how long and just worrying about things back home isn't going to help--!!

[somehow managing to say all that in one breath is tiring. he tries again. slower this time.]

I'm sorry, I really am. I don't know how people get here, or how people can get out. I have important things I left behind where I come from, too, but I won't get anywhere if I just sit here and think about them all the time. All that'll do is make me homesick.

[mercuryangel]

[This seems to calm her down a little bit.]

Well, that man with the eyepatch said not to worry, too... [Sigh.] I think you're right. Thank you.

[lookslikemomo]

[that's a good thing, right?]

Eyepatch...? Was he a little grumpy and always talks like he wants you to go away? [he's only curious, but that maybe kind of sounds like the GM Kain.]

[mercuryangel]

Yes, that sounds about right... he seemed a little nicer than that though.

[He did look a little like he was trying to fake it...]

[greatcleavage]

[Roy hasn't been paying attention to where he's going, because he's too busy trying to figure out his Relic. That being said, it doesn't take him too long to notice he's stumbled onto a scene.]

Oh! I'm sorry, I didn't mean to wander in on your dramatic background here.

...I really hope that didn't just sound as much like Elan as I think it did.

[mercuryangel]

[...dramatic background what is this she's not backstorying at the moment! She barely stifles a giggle.]

No, no, it's fine.

[ooc:was that last part supposed to be audible, or...]

[greatcleavage]

[OOC: It's an aside! Audible and ignorable or not. They're regularly used in the comic: check out the seventh frame for example!]

Everything okay? You look lost... which now that I think about it is a pretty redundant thing to say given where we are and what's happening.

[mercuryangel]

[She nods.]

Yes, I'm fine. And so is everyone else I've seen. I'm not sure I'm going to be needed very much here.

[She isn't really sure what to think of that. On the one hand, everyone is safe; on the other, what is she going to do with her time?]

[greatcleavage]

Needed? What do you mean?

[mercuryangel]

I'm a cleric, and everyone I've seen here is healthy.

[greatcleavage]

[Roy looks at her for a moment, then begins to chuckle into his hands.]

Sorry, sorry -- I've just never heard a cleric worry about being unneeded before.

[mercuryangel]

So where are you from, then?

[...and why would there be such a high demand for clerics?]

[greatcleavage]

I'm an adventurer, so.. honestly nowhere. It's a room-in-the-inn, camp-in-the-wild lifestyle.

[mercuryangel]

I know the feeling. I'm from Imil, but I left in order to protect all of Weyard...

[greatcleavage]

Well, I'm sure whatever happens here, there'll be plenty of trouble that people need healing from. That's coming from a fighter, so I should know!

[unluckyprince]

[CAEDA-- oh wait, no. It wasn't, but you can't blame Marth for wishful thinking, right?

But it left him in a strange position. In believing that it was, indeed, his friend CRUSH FRIEND?! comrade, he had already approached, one arm outstretched, ready to greet them. The noise had already left his lips, the barest beginning of a greeting.

And he had no idea who this girl was.

...

Whoops!]

!!

[mercuryangel]

[It looks almost a little dramatic to her - she's not quite sure how to respond.]

...Ah... hello?