Unexpected Freedom

[sundrophair]

Character(s): Rapunzel and Open!
Content: Rapunzel's arrival in Paixao, what else? :D
Setting: Joutenheim
Time: Some time in late afternoon
Warnings: Spoilers for the movie. Careful now.

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[fairiesandmilk]

Link took a swig from the bottle of milk he had just gotten from Matinal's. It certainly wasn't Lon Lon Milk, but it was still milk, and he's just have to live with it anyway.

As he was passing the Joutenheim Gate, he stopped at a strange sight. If it wasn't for all the hair, he probably would have mistaken the young girl for the Princess Zelda, but...that hair! Link put the cork back in the bottle and put it away as he approached the young woman. From the way she was acting, she just had to be a new-comer to this stupid place.

Link approached her, and tapped her on the shoulder. "Hi. Are you new here?"

[sundrophair]

Rapunzel wasn't expecting anyone to address her as she stood there staring at the ceiling. So when Link tapped her on the shoulder she jumped about a foot in the air and whirled around to face him, holding out her hair defensively. But the guarded pose only lasted a moment, as it registered what he had asked her. Dropping her arms to her sides, hair still wound around one of them, she looked the person over, and then nodded.

"Uhm, yes. It looks that way," she answered. He seemed nice enough, and from her journey she had learned not to judge anyone based by appearance. And this guy didn't look threatening, if anything, he was trying to be helpful. "I don't really know how I got here."

[fairiesandmilk]

Link recoiled as she jumped. He didn't mean to scare her! And...was it him, or did she plan on using her own hair as a weapon?

Link let himself relax as he saw the young woman put down her...hair. He rubbed the back of his neck. "No one I've come across seems to know either. I'm Link." He reached out his hand.

He then cocked his head, giving the girl an inquisitive look. "So, do you like your hair being that long?" He just had to ask about it. He had never seen anyone or anything with suck long hair. Surly, it had to be heavy and cumbersome.

[sundrophair]

For a moment she just looked at his hand before remembering she was supposed to do something. Tentatively, she reached out and took his hand, shaking it gently. "I'm Rapunzel... it's very nice to meet you, Link," she answered with a small smile.

At his question, the girl glanced down at the long locks of hair she was carrying. "I don't mind it." She was grateful for the healing gift it gave her, but not so much about being locked up all her life because of it. However, this nice young man didn't need to know that, now did he. But at the mention of her hair, she remembered what exactly had been going on before arriving here.

"Listen, I really need to get back home. Do you know how exactly I can get out of this place?" Even if no one knew how they got here, there had to be an exit.... right?

[fairiesandmilk]

Link had seen many strange things, and although this girl wasn't the strangest, she still made it on the list. He just couldn't comprehend having that much hair. Oh well, if she didn't mind it, that was her problem.

He had been expecting that question. "No, I don't. No one I know knows anything about getting out of here. I've talked to some people that have their own ideas, but I haven't heard of anyone making it back to their homes." He sighed. Link knew that would only damper Rapunzel's spirits.

"I can at least show you around and teach you a few things about the place. Paixao is a lot different from any place I've been to, and there are some places you should stay away from." Link remembered his failed adventures in Spira. He still felt stupid about that, and he wasn't about to let someone like this have the same bad experience.