chicks love power

[herturn]

WHO: Nina Sayers | herturn and YOU
WHERE: Around the City! From her way to Gemma's London to Terry's apartment with many, many detours. Because she's bound to get lost in this state.
WHEN: Monday evening/night!
WARNINGS: IDK. Please don't hurt her.
SUMMARY: Gemma's power had an effect on Nina. Basically, she's high on power! So she'll just be acting more

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Mid-evening, near a supermarket.

[vivi_sorrow]

Vivi almost looked disappointed as he left the supermarket with his punnet of strawberries. The usual fruit and vegetable market he went to was closed by the time he got there, so he had to make do with supermarket strawberries. They didn't taste quite as nice as the grocery ones did for some reason, but he couldn't quite figure out why.

He sighed and started to make his way home when he saw a delicate woman walking down the street, apparently in some sort of trance. Normally he would've just noted her presence and continued home, but there was something about her that drew his attention...

He waited until she was close enough to talk to before opening the punnet.

"U-umm... would you like a strawberry?"

Not much of an opening line, but Vivi wasn't that good at thinking on his feet outside of a fight.

[herturn]

Nina stopped and looked at the boy with kind and attentive eyes, taking a moment to observe the offering in his hand. It looked like she hadn't been able to fully understand his question until a few seconds after, in a way, when she finally gave him a soft gasp and a touched smile.

"That's so nice of you." And after a beat, "I would like one, please."

[vivi_sorrow]

Vivi gave the woman a smile and offered the open punnet to her. "Take your pick. They should be nice," he said, looking up at her from under his hat.

Now that he was closer to her, he could feel... something about her. Something... magical. Not the same as his, but magical all the same. Maybe too much...

He shook his head, to clear the thought. "I'm Vivi."

[herturn]

Her mind was completely beyond any suspicions or musings, leaning over to take a good look inside. She pursed her lips in a very polite manner, like one would to emphasize the good deeds of a child. She finally picked one strawberry and took a little bite from its tip.

"It's nice to meet you, Vivi." Her voice grew a little thicker with her cheerful disposition. "I'm Nina." She looked around after a beat. "Are you alone?"

[vivi_sorrow]

"At the moment I am - I was just on my way home from here," Vivi said, selecting a strawberry of his own to eat. She seemed like a nice woman; a lot of people were around here, which was good.

"Um... you look like you've had a good time..."

[herturn]

"Oh, I did." She shaped her lips into an 'oh'. "Have you ever been to London, Vivi? It's so beautiful. So, so beautiful..." Her tone drifted off, taking her focus with it.

[vivi_sorrow]

Vivi shook his head. "No - I haven't even heard of it. I'm not from around here at all," he replied. It sounded like he was missing out on something, the way Nina said it...

"What's it like?"

[herturn]

There was a little change in her tone. She looked at Vivi like a storyteller would do at a toddler's question about the fate of the prince.

"I don't think I could tell you. It's all so different... But I hope you can see it one day."

[vivi_sorrow]

Vivi's curiosity started to get the better of him. "Is London far from the City?" he asked. "Can we walk or do we need to take an airship or boat to get to it? Have you just come from there?"

[herturn]

"It's closer than I thought." Which, even in her current state, was something she knew didn't make any sense. It wasn't something she had dedicated any thought to until that moment, so she was drawn into silence with a focused frown. Nina looked away. "I think you can see it... from there."