Chapter I ⚔ Awakening

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( Action ; Around Town )

[pasodoble]

( ( He's carrying a few cut roses and is on his way home when someone stops him. ) )

Hm? Can I help you?

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[Flowers...

They remind her of Tethys, but she quickly dismisses that thought. She hasn't seen a single familiar face all morning; no use getting her hopes up until her own eyes provide proof.

She gives a small nod.]

Can you tell me what this place is? I don't recognize anything, but I need to get back. [To chief, to the rest of the army. She's no one notorious outside of Jehanna's Mercenary guild, but she wasn't a deserter.]

[pasodoble]

( ( Oh, a new person to town. Fixing the flowers so they aren't in his way while he speaks, he nods his head yes. ) )

It's a town called Mayfield and- ah, well, you won't be able to go home for awhile. . .

[crimson_flashed]

[A blank blink; she doesn't recognize the name at all.] In which country is that, and why not? If there's an entrance, there's an exit.

[pasodoble]

( ( What is that look. Was it something he said? ) )

The United States of America. It's fine if you've never heard of it; it's not very important.

Well, because the way out goes in a loop! You see, it never ends and you keep coming back.

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... [Wow that's a long name for a country, and again, nothing she's ever heard of from back home.

A small shake of her head.]

The continent of Magvel. Have you heard of it? And are you saying that this town is enchanted to trap everyone in?

[pasodoble]

I've never heard of Magvel, sorry. Ah, yes! You got it, haha, I was worried it wouldn't make sense. . .

[crimson_flashed]

It's fine, but we've never heard of each other's country or continent. [She sounds accepting: she's not holding anyone at fault.] Is this sorcery?

[pasodoble]

I think so! I thought it was Inglaterra's fault but he said it wasn't. . . so it must be someone more powerful than him.

[crimson_flashed]

[So she was brought here by something like sorcery. Who's Inglaterra? ...Whoever that is, it's not important.]

Why am I here? I have business elsewhere. [Feeling vaguely irritated, she drums her fingers on the handle of one of the knives, while casting her glance out again towards this unfamiliar sky.]

[pasodoble]

Why? ( ( He doesn't know. ) ) To be happy, I suppose. It's not bad here. . . it's actually been pretty nice lately! But it isn't home so--

( ( He catches movement with his eye and he notices the knives, ) )

Why do you have those?

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[She looks back up.]

I'm a mercenary. I don't do anything else. [...Which might explain to him why she seems so deadpan about the idea of living normally; by the sword was the only way she knew how.]

[pasodoble]

( ( A mercenary? But she's so young! ) )

There's always something else in a new place.

[crimson_flashed]

[The answering look is... bland.]

There was no need to before.

[pasodoble]

There has to be something else you can do! Like, ah, I don't know, cook or do art? ( ( You know, girl things. . . ) )

( ( ooc: Also!! This is going to be my last tag for a little while. Finals and sickness are kicking my face. . . If you want to drop this, that's fine with me!! But if you want to continue, just respond and I'll get back to you when everything is over. ;n; Sorry! ) )

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((OOC: I LIVE OFF OF BACKTAGGING. You're free to pick up anytime you feel better/have the time to do so, so take care of yourself and RL first! No rush, ;u;/))

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n o p e...]

I've never done these things. Is it expected of girls my age?