Intro post

[zerozerovier]

It didn't make sense. 004 was standing in a plaza, surrounded by mismatched architecture in varying states of age. How had he- no, wait. 001 had transported them all out of the city before they were crushed. They'd been dropped into the sea, and then he was inexplicably here, standing in this plaza of sorts, alone. Not to mention still soaked in

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[princesseimi]

It was always interesting when new people arrived in the middle of the plaza when Emmy was wandering around. This one, however, didn't seem to be nearly as distressed as everyone else had been; that, in and of itself, seemed to be weird.

"Excuse me," she called out quietly, brushing a lock of her long blonde hair back, making a note to tuck it into her braid later.

[zerozerovier]

Someone else now, a woman this time. He was somewhat less paranoid, but still wary as he turned to face her. He asked the same question as well.

"Who are you?"

[princesseimi]

"Emeraude Iserath," she replied plainly, offering the hand that wasn't clutching her crutch once she got close enough. "And you are?"

[zerozerovier]

A straightforward enough answer. He briefly debated whether to take the offered hand or not, deciding against it. She was apparently injured, but he'd encountered too many enemies that could harm by way of physical contact. He crossed his arms instead.

"You can call me 004."

[princesseimi]

She wasn't sure how to take the refusal of her hand, but withdrew it anyway, delicately placing it back at her crutch. "A pleasure to meet you, 004." A strange name, but it was better than an outward refusal altogether.

"You're in the City, as I'm sure you've wondered. It doesn't appear to have any other name besides that."

[zerozerovier]

He only nodded faintly in acknowledgment of her words. He wouldn't exactly call his situation a pleasure, but still, he'd do what he could to make the most of it.

"Mm. I was told as much."

Almost as an afterthought, he went on, looking at her a little more directly. "Have you seen anyone else around here who wears this uniform?" He gestured vaguely to his red and yellow outfit.

[princesseimi]

Well, that made life easier. Hopefully he had heard something more, as well, and wouldn't have to ask her too much in regards to it. "Feel free to ask me anything about this place, if need be...I've certainly been here long enough," she laughed softly, her British accent drawling out her words neatly.

"N-no...I've never seen anything like it before." Emeraude shook her head, offering him a sympathetic expression. "Your circumstances of arrival must have been a bit confusing, I expect."

[zerozerovier]

He shook his head. "I'd rather take a look around and find out for myself." Experiencing the city firsthand was his priority for the moment; if he had any other questions after that, well, they'd get answered one way or another.

My circumstances of arrival, huh? He shrugged, but broke eye contact. It wasn't so much arriving in this place as the events that had already passed before his arrival that bothered him. That he was apparently stuck here now and cut off from his friends only made that a little worse.

"Things could be worse."

[princesseimi]

"Alright. I find that's a rather good way to get used to it." She nodded in agreement, leaning heavily on her crutch, watching him in mild interest.

"I suppose that's true."

[zerozerovier]

He nodded. There wasn't much else to say, which was fine with him. Learning who the residents of this place were could be important, but not his current concern.

"If you'll excuse me, then."

[princesseimi]

"Of course," she curtsied lightly, taking ahold of her skirt briefly to complete the motion as best she could. "Once again, a pleasure, 004."

[zerozerovier]

It wasn't until she curtsied that he realized she looked a little familiar, somehow. It took another few seconds before he realized she held something of a resemblance to 003. It was probably a coincidence, but it was enough to put him on edge again.

He nodded again, this time in more of a goodbye. "See you around, Emeraude." He turned to leave.

[princesseimi]

It wasn't the first time she had been likened to someone and didn't know about it. She remained smiling demurely, nodding goodbye to him, waiting a moment for him to leave before she did so. "Of course."