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[getsome_sleep]

Characters: Huo (getsome_sleep), Daitou (coughcoughshank), Cephiro (andcountry) and Mona Lisa (vile_queen)
Date/Time: Backdated to the 10th, early evening.
Location: Wilderness, Temple of the Marquis
Rating: Probably G, we're all very polite here.
Summary: In which Huo leads an expedition into Pingland.

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[coughcoughshank]

Daitou was glad for an excuse to get out and do something different. Work wasn't bad, and the antics of vines - and the fruit, now - had been rather amusing, but the enforced rest was getting to him. This Wilderness sounded safe enough, and he could write things down fine - that wasn't a particularly strenuous task.

So, after work, he gathered a few things into a bag, and grabbed his sword - just in case - and went down to the elevator to meet Huo. There were still blue streaks in his hair from his experiments with the fruit earlier, but he hoped they weren't too noticeable now.

[vile_queen]

There were too many familiar things and Mona was getting very frustrated. Person after place after word, they all seemed as if she should know them. This Huo, who had thankfully not reminded her of anything, had spoken of carvings and inscriptions. For once the sense of familiarity was matched with a sense of longing. There was something about them that she wanted to know more about.

It was as much of a clue as she was likely to get, she thought.

And, after all, one could run to as well as run from.

So she approached the elevator, observing all who were around it. She had no clue what Huo looked like, but in theory he would be waiting. All she had to find was a stranger who appeared to be looking for someone. One man seemed to be doing just that, but he was with a boy. Mona shrugged mentally. It could not hurt to ask.

"I am seeking a Huo. Are you him, or are you able to point me in the correct direction?"

[andcountry]

Cephiro stepped out of the elevator moments after and looked around with the concerned yet confident expression of one who is looking for someone he only sort of knows. That's the thing about acquaintances - you may recognize their handwriting, sort of, if it's very distinct, and know their names if you come upon them in an expected setting - but looking for them is somewhat different. There is always the slight anxiety that you may not recognize them if they've changed their hair or mode of dress significantly.

Fortunately, Cephiro did in fact successfully find Huo. The others near him were strangers, or nearly so, although this fact didn't bother him as much as it might. There were a lot of people in the Sphere who he didn't really know, or knew only barely, as he was not the most outgoing person around. He approached the group with his default expression of cheerful nervousness.

"Hi."

[getsome_sleep]

They arrived within moments of each other - already a good start, Huo thought. He was pleased to see Daitou up and about, looking well, and Cephiro whom he hadn't spoken to in some time. Both were greeted with a smile and respectful bows - the lesser formality he felt with Daitou compensated for by the politeness he showed him as Tian's companion. "Gui-Cephiro, Daitou-jūn. Thank you for joining me - you look well." The comment went for both of them.

The woman in red - Mona Lisa, he naturally assumed - got a deeper bow of greeting. Thinking about it, he remembered when her writing had first appeared in the journal, and remembered being intrigued by her choice of name. Not because it rang familiar - it did not - but because it was two words. Two names. Even as just a quirk, it made her stand out, and he looked at her with interest.

"Indeed, I am he. Gui-Mona Lisa, I presume." The honorific sounded awkward there, but it was better than dropping it.

[coughcoughshank]

Two familiar faces - one more so than the other, though he'd seen Cephiro around. Flame's brother. He grinned, and returned Huo's bow with one of his own. "Thank you - and I'm glad to have an excuse to explore some." And to get out. Hopefully Huo wouldn't treat him like glass, too.

He turned to the unfamiliar person, and gave her a slightly more formal bow. Always best to start things off on the right foot with someone new. "Mona Lisa-san. It's a pleasure to meet you."