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[blindjustice]

[Today there's probably a cloaked figure wandering around the city, and if it weren't for the mask covering her face, it'd be easy to notice that she's lost and confused. Eventually she's decides that it'd be best to ask the Locals for help.]

Excuse me. Could you- Ah!

[But of course, the Locals don't even pay attention to her

Comments

1/?

[foreseen_future]

[what the---]

2/?

[foreseen_future]

[OH SPROCK IS THAT--]

3/?

[foreseen_future]

[No. Wait. This person sounds too nice.]

4/4

[foreseen_future]

[childhood nightmare reminder averted. pheew.]

Oh. No. Sorry. Never heard of such a place.

Re: 4/4

[blindjustice]

[Wow, this person looks surprised for a minute there but Tsubaki attributes that to the natural reaction of regular people and their distaste for people of the Zero Squadron. But if that's the case, how can she not have heard of the NOL? Or does she mean that there isn't a branch of the NOL here? In which case-]

...is this not the 13th Hierarchical City of Kagutsuchi?

[She tries her best to mask it from her voice, but there's probably still a hint of confusion mixed in her tone.]

[foreseen_future]

[More like Nura was freaking out and worried that you were some evil force from Naltor come back to haunt her life. And you can't hide much from Nura. She was trained as a kid for this kind of detection thing.]

Nope. This is Splendor. I'm guessing you're new to these parts?

[blindjustice]

Splen...dor?

[She's never heard of a place with that name before. Has she accidentally stepped onto the wrong ship and came to some unknown place? This was getting more confusing and naturally she sounds uncertain when she replies.]

I... yes, I suppose you can say that.

[foreseen_future]

The city of magic and strange happenings!

[She smiles.]

Well, welcome! My name is Nura. I ended up here unexpectedly as well.

[blindjustice]

[She takes off her mask and returns the smile. Albeit nervously due to the circumstances.]

I'm Tsubaki. Tsubaki Yayoi. It's nice to meet you, Miss Nura. But ah, I guess that means you wouldn't happen to know a way back? I was... [she purses her lips] in the middle of an important mission...

[foreseen_future]

[Oh hey! You are definitely not a nightmare from Naltor!]

I am so very sorry, Tsubaki. But there is no known way out of Splendor at the moment.

[blindjustice]

...I see. That's... inconvenient.

[Outwardly she tries to look professional, but inside she was worried. What is she going to do? Even if she was extremely reluctant to do this mission and in a way, this delay was to her favor, a mission was still a mission. She wouldn't know how to answer to her superiors or her family if she were to fail her duties without even starting. And what's worse is... what if the NOL decided to send out another from her squad to finish her mission instead? She wanted those two to at least have a fair chance to explain themselves before they faced any prosecution...]

[foreseen_future]

However...I am looking for an exit, myself. And I know that it is possible, because I've gotten out of Splendor, once.

[blindjustice]

You have? How?

[foreseen_future]

...I have no idea. [At this, she looks quite sheepish.]

[blindjustice]

[Which means that they're back to where they started, so she looks dejected.]

. . .

[foreseen_future]

[Nura's going to look away while you look dejected.]