001 ~*~ This isn't Gensokyo...

[notsogreatwall]

[ She wasn't home anymore.

She was in a home; though not for long. Meiling's first response after her initial bit of flailing was to step outside. Pinching herself didn't work. Slapping herself didn't work. Fresh air would help! Meiling had been trying to focus on how she got here, when she didn't recall crossing any borders--

The border. Of

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[hwamei]

[ lmao meditating next to haha

This is boring, though. She opens one eye to peek at Meiling. Was she... sleeping...? ]

Wei. [ Hey. Are you even awake!? ]

[notsogreatwall]

[ She totally is!

Well, mostly... ] Hn?

[hwamei]

Why are you doing this?

[notsogreatwall]

[ Murmuring, eyes still closed. ] I'm trying to find the border.

[hwamei]

[ She has her eyes open and is on all fours, crawling next to her. ] Huh? Border? Mm... oh, you mean where the town loops?

[notsogreatwall]

[ A slow nod. ] Right. If I can reach it, I can--

[ Wait, that voice was very close, and on the level with her. Meiling opens her eyes and very slowly looks over to the side. ] ...ah?

[hwamei]

[ Hi. ]

If you wanna reach it, you've gotta go there yourself, silly!

[notsogreatwall]

[ Hello. My, you are close.

Meiling leans away a bit, pointing off to the side. ] It's not the physical border that I mean. The one between worlds!

[hwamei]

The border between worlds? [ Taiwan rests a finger on her lip as she thinks about that. Some people do seem to think that Mayfield isn't on Earth... ] So what you're doing, it's like what those spirit medium guys do, right?

[notsogreatwall]

[ Oh no, she firmly believes this is on Earth. At least, as far as she's been told.

Meiling shakes her head. ] Sort of. I can't really explain it. [ She sighs, and hands her head. ] But I can't sense anything, which is really weird. Nothing feels the same as it was before I woke up.

[hwamei]

Ah! [ Leans in! So excite! ] So you're new!

[ Don't worry, Taiwan quickly moves back and sits up. ]

Welcome to Mayfield. They take away everything from you here.

[notsogreatwall]

[ That is nothing to be excited about! Meiling blinks and brings her hand up to scratch at her head. ] Thanks.

I've... kind of noticed that. I can't do anything I would be able to back home. [ Well, except beat people up, but she hasn't had any reason to do that. ]

[hwamei]

It's okay, they'll give you back your powers and your stuff soon. And if you're not human, they give back your, um... un-human...ness too!

Oh yeah, [ She invites a handshake. ] I'm Taiwan.

[notsogreatwall]

...how does that work? [ Why does it work, for that matter? Seemed awfully rude and somewhat hard to believe. She's never been without her abilities for as long as she's had them learned.

She extends a hand, cautiously but firmly taking the other woman's for a shake. ] Hong Meiling. It's nice to meet you, Taiwan.

[ --hey, there was something funny about the way she said that. Who names their kid after a whole country? ]

[hwamei]

[ Well, there are some girls called China... haha. She shakes Meiling hand. Yes, yes, it's very nice to meet you! ]

Nice to meet you, too! Wah, so you're teacher's citizen? Or Hong Kong's? Singapore's? [ She knows she's not hers, that's for sure. She can sense it. ]

I don't know how they take things like that away, but I think Lucy has something to do with it.

[notsogreatwall]

Huh? [ Meiling smiles sheepishly, hand coming to the back of her head. ] I'm not a citizen from any particular country. [ She's not even wearing her usual outfit, so all Taiwan has to go on is her name and her face. ]