[It is a well-worn routine by now -- day after day, you check your Hitomi, you see what other people have to say on it, and sometimes, you stumble upon a dream.
This one grabs Rin's attention. Such a turbulent dream for a girl so young -- so nigh-earthshattering. Rin can feel the echo of it tingling through her body.
Come to think of it, she doesn't know this girl. Which is fair enough, seeing as she doesn't everyone in Kannagara by far -- but she needs to remedy that, anyway. So she might as well start here.]
[A... female voice. Sakura perks a little bit because it sounds so polite and so nice. So of course, ah, ah, she should reply! A bit of a stumble on her words and then, ]
[Oh man, she's being laughed at. Sakura feels her ears burn a little and she nods, a little too rapidly. And then shakes her head and then... oh hell, hanging her head now.]
Y-Yes... though I didn't mean to! I was in class and... uhmm... somehow I am here.
[Just because the lady says she's not laughing at her, doesn't make the embarrassment ebb away. Inwardly, Sakura wants to melt and hide her face a little bit. She must have done something really embarrassing.
Granted, there is also a tiny, tiny mean edge to Rin finding Sakura cute. Because for once, she isn't the youngest and most ignorant person around.
Well, she doesn't intend to keep the girl ignorant about her situation.]
You're in a world that's called "Kannagara". It's run by Japanese gods -- you're from Japan, right? That should give you an idea of what they're like. Except they're really very present, and occasionally their whims have unpleasant consequences for us. Doesn't happen so very often, though
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[Give her a second. Sakura is staring at the screen like someone just slapped her really hard. Because hey, she can take care of herself. But that had been because it had been easier. She had people around her who can help her. It is also an environment she is used to.
To be told this?
Hoe.
HOEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!]
I…
[No, no, it'll be okay. She'll be fine! She's not really alone. She's got her cards. She'll find a way back. In fact! This might be a Clow Card's doing right here! But sometimes it takes time to catch cards and Keroberos had always been present.
Big eyes. Listening to Rin with big eyes. But okay. Okay. The silence is basically a what-do-I-do kind of silence.
But okay. Okay.
Everything will be all right. Absolutely all right. It's okay! She can work. She'll figure out the card on her own and it's fine! Just fine!]
T-Then...
[Sakura stutters briefly, and then clears her throat.]
Natsuno-ryokan. Okay. I can do that! Thank you, Rin-san.
[Oh dear, those eyes. Those eyes. Rin cannot help being affected by so much cute, and so much devastation that Sakura very evidently feels at what she just heart. After all, Rin remembers all too well how that goes -- yet.
She laughs shortly.]
Say... want me to come get you? It wouldn't be a problem. I can be there in about half an hour.
A-Ahh! Rin-san! I don't want to trouble you! I can -
[The Hitomi scratches with static for a bit and she clears her throat.]
-- I can find the ryokan! Rin-san has already helped so much!
[Besides, if it really is a card, she would rather no one gets close lest they see her doing something strange. And then how on earth would she explain that?
Hey, I just told you, didn't I? It's no trouble. And really, a girl like you would do well to have [a chaperone] some company, anyway...
[Because there's things out there in the world of Kannagara. Even if most of the time, they seem to avoid people. But better to not let such a young girl roam about on her own and allow her to get hurt.]
[Sakura could use the company. She really can and while she feels a little embarrassed for wanting to have some sort of adult around her, she hums a bit.
Stores that information. Wishes more than ever Keroberos is present.]
[Sakura's okay trails off with a soft hmnn! before she pretty much just... well, sits under the said tree and waits. She tries to focus on the strange feeling that fills the place instead.
Not really working there, but it kills time though.]
This one grabs Rin's attention. Such a turbulent dream for a girl so young -- so nigh-earthshattering. Rin can feel the echo of it tingling through her body.
Come to think of it, she doesn't know this girl. Which is fair enough, seeing as she doesn't everyone in Kannagara by far -- but she needs to remedy that, anyway. So she might as well start here.]
Good morning.
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Good morning!
[And then... awkward pause...]
Uhmm...
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Did you sleep well?
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Y-Yes... though I didn't mean to! I was in class and... uhmm... somehow I am here.
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[She feels bad now, laughing at a poor, lost little girl. It's just that Sakura's open-ness is so refreshing.]
Well, sounds like you're new here. I can give you the rundown, if you'd like.
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[Just because the lady says she's not laughing at her, doesn't make the embarrassment ebb away. Inwardly, Sakura wants to melt and hide her face a little bit. She must have done something really embarrassing.
But.
But!
Maybe she can get some answers.]
Uhmm… if it's not so much trouble…?
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Granted, there is also a tiny, tiny mean edge to Rin finding Sakura cute. Because for once, she isn't the youngest and most ignorant person around.
Well, she doesn't intend to keep the girl ignorant about her situation.]
You're in a world that's called "Kannagara". It's run by Japanese gods -- you're from Japan, right? That should give you an idea of what they're like. Except they're really very present, and occasionally their whims have unpleasant consequences for us. Doesn't happen so very often, though ( ... )
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To be told this?
Hoe.
HOEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!]
I…
[No, no, it'll be okay. She'll be fine! She's not really alone. She's got her cards. She'll find a way back. In fact! This might be a Clow Card's doing right here! But sometimes it takes time to catch cards and Keroberos had always been present.
Big eyes. Listening to Rin with big eyes. But okay. Okay. The silence is basically a what-do-I-do kind of silence.
But okay. Okay.
Everything will be all right. Absolutely all right. It's okay! She can work. She'll figure out the card on her own and it's fine! Just fine!]
T-Then...
[Sakura stutters briefly, and then clears her throat.]
Natsuno-ryokan. Okay. I can do that! Thank you, Rin-san.
[Except... ahhhh, this isn't going to be easy!]
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She laughs shortly.]
Say... want me to come get you? It wouldn't be a problem. I can be there in about half an hour.
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[The Hitomi scratches with static for a bit and she clears her throat.]
-- I can find the ryokan! Rin-san has already helped so much!
[Besides, if it really is a card, she would rather no one gets close lest they see her doing something strange. And then how on earth would she explain that?
But wait a minute.]
B-But, if… Rin-san, do you live here? Kannagara…?
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[Because there's things out there in the world of Kannagara. Even if most of the time, they seem to avoid people. But better to not let such a young girl roam about on her own and allow her to get hurt.]
Hm? Well, yeah -- at least for the time being.
And it's been a while.
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Stores that information. Wishes more than ever Keroberos is present.]
Then… if… Rin-san insists uhmm…
[Ah, this is so embarrassing!]
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I think it really would be better.
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[A rustle, and a few footsteps.]
... a really big tree. A forest of some sort? I can walk towards the road if that'll make it easier.
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[Sakura's okay trails off with a soft hmnn! before she pretty much just... well, sits under the said tree and waits. She tries to focus on the strange feeling that fills the place instead.
Not really working there, but it kills time though.]
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