[ 5 ] VERTILINE

[lilyground]

So, uh, hi! It's Lily! And the storm is over! [A little late to the party, eh, Lily?] I mean... Well, yeah, I'm glad the storm is over and all, but it was really amazing to experience weather like that. Rain and wind and stuff. It rained sometimes back home, but it was fake rain. Like, it came from the ceiling. So it wasn't nearly as cool! And I

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[idontknownormal]

Rain from the ceiling? [Violet isn't exactly talkative or social, but that...sounds fairly odd. Colour her curious, I suppose.]

[lilyground]

Yeah. Fake rain. From, uh...

[What's the word? Lily gestures with her hands, then realizes Violet can't see her. This happens frequently.]

... sprinklers! Sprinklers.

[idontknownormal]

[Ah, yeah. Fire sprinklers, like what she had in her home. Still, only having sprinklers is really weird.]

Why would you only have sprinklers? Does the climate in the place you're from not allow any rain?

[lilyground]

[Time to explain again! Lily should just write something down and read it to people, or record an automated message. But hey, Lily likes talking to people, even if it's about the past she tries to ignore.]

I lived indoors my entire life. My whole, uh, my whole family did. The rain was to create "atmosphere" or something.

[idontknownormal]

[That...okay, that sounds really strange. Violet has constantly had to move and couldn't reveal her powers to anyone, but never going outside? That's some kind of crazy.]

You mean you've never been outside, before? [Well, before coming here.]

[lilyground]

Nope. So that's why it's awesome here! I really like being outside.

[idontknownormal]

[...That's still really weird, bro.]

Oh. That's good, I guess.

[lilyground]

Yeah!

[That's the usual reaction!]

So what's your name?

[idontknownormal]

[She didn't reveal her name before, but she also didn't reveal herself as being a super and - while this place is strange, being here for a few days has made it clear that this isn't the island she was on before. So, it's probably safe to introduce herself to somebody.

Still, she remains relatively quiet as she speaks.]

Violet.

[lilyground]

[What?]

Violent?

[WAIT. Wait. Lily presses her ear to the comm speaker.]

Oh, Violet! Violet. Like the flower, I think? That's a real pretty name.

[idontknownormal]

Yeah, like the flower.

Um. Thanks.

[HOW DOES SOCIAL???]

[lilyground]

You're welcome!

[Don't worry, Lily can be social enough for the both of them! It's not every day Lily meets someone that sounds even remotely close to her age.]

How long have you been here?

[idontknownormal]

[Oh, good.]

Not very long - I only got here a few days ago.

[lilyground]

Oh, so you're really new. I've been here for, um...

[Check.

.........]

Two... months...

[...]

[idontknownormal]

...Sorry.

[Being here for a few days has been hard enough. Violet can't really imagine being here for two months.]

[lilyground]

What? Oh! No, it's okay. I like it here. So. It's not bad at all. So don't apologize.

[Awkward.

Let's just, uh, move on.]

What's it like where you came from?

[Lily LOVES hearing about people's worlds!]