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[uwawa]

[ Uh oh, looks like Viki's having a sneezing fit. Cue appearing and disappearing repeatedly, teleporting from one warp point to another in no particular order. Yes, all the warp points. ]

W-wa--no...not a--

Atchoo! [ there she goes again. ]

Atchoo! [ and again. ]

Atchoo! [ and again-- oh wait, nothing happened this time. Until there's a small rain of potted plants landing around her. ]

...oops. Ooh...I hope I didn't catch a cold. [ because that would be Very Bad. for the safety of other human beings. ]

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[firetrap]

What the...? [ Lu Xun eyes the newcomer, wide-eyed, then-- ] Watch out!

[ He runs towards her, knocking the potted plants away with his swords, scanning around them for signs of enemies ... and sees none. Lu Xun frowns, but keeps searching. Without looking back for now, he asks, ] My lady, are you hurt?

[uwawa]

Oh no, oh no! Y-you're too close-- I'm going... Aaa...

Atchoo! [ they both disappear and reappear at the warp point by the harbor. ]

Waa...um...are you okay?

[mercuryangel]

[And who should just happen be nearby but someone neither of you have met?!]

Ahh! Are you both all right?

[ooc:three-person threading CHALLENGE if that's okay with you]

perfectly okay!

[firetrap]

[ He looks around for a bit, recognizing their location then turns back to face the two girls, unsure about what had just happened. ] I am unharmed but...

[ He looks at Viki, trying to see if she's hurt. ]

[uwawa]

[ she hastily backs away, just in case she sneezes again. not that distance necessarily makes it safe. ]

H-huh? [ where is she now? Oh, she's been here before. ]

I'm okay!

[mercuryangel]

[Less concerned with the fact that two people just warped in from who-knows-where, she sighs.]

That's good. I understand teleporting can sometimes be stressful. Where did you learn how to do that, anyway?

[firetrap]

[ Curiously at Viki: ] Was that your power that brought us here, my lady?

[uwawa]

Uwa! I'm sorry I sneezed! At least this time we didn't get lost though...

Um...I never learned, I just knew how.

[mercuryangel]

Just knew? So you've been able to do that since you were born?

[firetrap]

[ Lu Xun remains silent while he thinks; he's curious about that question as well. ]

[uwawa]

Huh? Born? [ she says that as though she is not entirely sure what that word means. ]

Well...I've been able to as long as I can remember. [ It's just... a toss up how much she remembers. ]

[mercuryangel]

Oh. Well, if you did learn at a young age, there's a good reason you wouldn't remember it.

[swordrain]

[Well, Alpha's totally not the kind of guy to go out of his way to protect people. And those potted plants probably won't even hurt her.

...But he heads over after they've fallen around her to make sure.]

You make that happen?

[uwawa]

[ it's okay, she doesn't expect anyone to be able to save her from...herself. ]

I'm sorry! Did I get you?

[lavenderglasses]

[for once, she didn't land on top of him, and for that he is infinitely grateful. he spots her from across the square, and her sudden appearance caused enough of a fuss that she could probably make do without his involvement. but not, there's a politeness engrained in him, and the unending need to keep up a good reputation, that has him heading over and carefully picking up some of the larger pieces of broken pottery before she can cut herself on them.]

I see you have this problem fairly often, then.

[firetrap]

[ Perhaps that was why she was attacked...? Lu Xun bows. ] I, Lu Boyan, thank you humbly for bringing us away from the danger. I may not have a power like yours, but I am confident in my strategies and combat abilities. Please allow me to repay the favour.

[uwawa]

[ she had squeezed her eyes shut as if preparing to teleport again. takes a peek. ]

Saralegui! [ yes, she does in fact remember you! And that she remembered makes her... proud so she doesn't look too upset about the fact that she scattered pottery everywhere. ]

Um, sometimes when I sneeze... Or when I'm not completely awake. Or...um... wa...I make a lot of mistakes.

[uwawa]

H-huh? I don't... [ totally confused here and she looks around as if to see if he... could possibly be talking to someone else. ]

Did I do something helpful? [ that is about as much as she can get out of it. ] Um, I helped?

Repay...um... [ she turns again, looking for someone to explain but no, Viki's not there. ]

Are you saying you want me to join you? [ headtilt, is he the one that will watch over her this time? ]

[lavenderglasses]

As long as you're not hurt, then it's fine. You are unhurt, correct?

[it's a little strange, being called by his given name so casually -- even belias wouldn't drop the formalities with him, not even in private, so yuuri and his mother were the only ones that had ever called him by name. given that they were both rulers of their own respective kingdoms, that level of familiarity was forgivable, even by the public.

as he'd known viki for all of a few days...well, it was a bit bizarre. but he wouldn't resist it -- it was actually fairly nice, not having the wall of his title to separate him from others.]

[uwawa]

[ it helps that she doesn't know his title. But regardless to her knowing someone for a few days and a few months aren't all that different. ]

I'm fine! I've gotten used to it... [ she laughs a bit sheepishly and suddenly takes a few steps back from him. ]

Um...but if I sneeze again you shouldn't be so close, I might teleport you too. And who knows where we'd end up.

[lavenderglasses]

[you sound more and more like yuuri every day.]

Wouldn't you just end up somewhere on your own, then? That doesn't sound like it would be any better.

[uwawa]

Oh um... well... [ that's... true, but she's never considered that. ]

It always happens, but I end up meeting more people everytime, so it's okay! Even this time, even if it's different from before...

[lavenderglasses]

I suppose if you can just teleport yourself back afterwards, it's not that bad, but what happens if you land yourself in the middle of something dangerous. [as he speaks, he goes about picking up some of the undamaged pots and plants and setting them back on their shelves. the NPC minding the stall didn't seem particularly bothered by the mess beyond a generic scolding it was repeating every so often, but it was something to do with his hands while he spoke, and he didn't really like messes anyway.]

[uwawa]

Usually! Though I still haven't been able to get home... [ let's not get into that though. ]

Dangerous...um, I'll be okay, probably.

[lavenderglasses]

[he arches an eyebrow skeptically as he gently slides a pot into place on the table.]

With your looks, landing in the wrong place in my world could get you killed by the locals.