[★] the first

[novicegoddess]

[well, there's a preteen girl panicking right over in this area. she's been going through the train for the past half hour, looking a bit worse for wear and searching almost desperately for someone, or something, she knew.

... help her out?]

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[dats_pink]

*and here comes a Yoshino to the rescue*

... Oh! Hello there! You must be a new arrival...!

[novicegoddess]

Eee! [and she jumps, her back hitting the side of the car that she's in, shaking a little bit before she realizes ...

Oh hey. This must be a teacher!

She calms down, becoming just a little bit shy. First day in prestigious school, orz.]

U-Um ... I was just walking with ... my friends. And ... I think we got separated from each other. U-Um ... It's my first day, I don't even know where my classes are!

[panic, panic, panic, panic]

I-I'm not in trouble, am I, Miss ... Teacher?! [UWAA I DON'T KNOW THE TEACHER'S NAME]

[dats_pink]

*blinks, and stares... before sighing and shaking her head*

Maybe it's best if you sat down... *motions to several of the train cars*

[novicegoddess]

[she's going to take that advice right now, yes. And she sits down. On the ground.]

O-Okay ...

[bloody_justice]

[There's a Yuri wandering about the train, hand over his hat as he uses it to cover his face. He's carrying his submachine gun in a gase slung over his shoulder -- perhaps he stole it from the luggage car? At any rate, he ends up running into Estelle, grunting lightly as his hat falls off.]

Do you not know how to watch where you walk, child...?

[novicegoddess]

[aaaaand she falls back onto her bum. after a few moments, an "ow ..." and a quick glance upward to who she'd accidentally run into, she jumped up, bowing repeatedly in apology. and verbally expressing her apology, too.]

I-I'm sorry! I wasn't looking where I was going, I admit! I'm just-- [and this is when she notices the resemblance to her ... kindasorta friend back home.]

... [and she's frozen, halfway between shock, because he looks so much OLDER, and glee, because, eee! someone she knows! or, someone who looks like someone she knows.]

[bloody_justice]

[The assassin winces, just staring at this girl as he nods a little.]

Stop bowing so much. It is of no consquence to...

[...oh, dear God. This particular girl reminds him of a certain child assassin he trained several years back. And as he stares at the girl a little longer, her realizes that holy shit, it's a mini-version of his lover/demi-goddess/whatever back home. Cue Yuri staring at you in complete shock, spluttering an attempt at a complete sentence.]

It... but... How in the... Estelle...?

[novicegoddess]

[stare.

stare.

stare.

and then ... well, might as well try, right?]

... Yuri ...?

[pokekyon]

Hm? New arrival I'm guessing?

[novicegoddess]

Eek!! [jumps again. New arrival? New ..? Oh, he must mean to the school, right? BUT THIS IS VERY OBVIOUSLY NOT A SCHOOL AND UWAA---

Okay, Estelle. Play it cool. And calm. And collected.]

New to school? U-Um. Yes. I'm new to this school.

[pokekyon]

... Does this look like a school?

[novicegoddess]

... No?

[and it really didn't]

I-I wasn't aware schools could move, really ...

[quickerthanyou]

[Well, aren't you a cutie. Don't mind Wally coming over and offering a hand.]

Did you lose something too?

[novicegoddess]

[looks over, slowly takes his hand]

U-Um ... I ... was walking to school with some friends, and then ... here ... I ... [well, he's kind of cute, too. and she's a perfectly healthy teenage girl. right?]

[quickerthanyou]

[He squeezes it gently.] Oh, so you're a newbie.

Don't worry, I can pretty much fill the blanks in from here. I don't know if they've told you already, but we're all stuck on this thing called the Permanent Way.

[invadingspaces]

[The very last thing that would know... The Space Invader is, as usual, drifting about with purpose. When it spies the girl, it moves to follow, saying nothing.]

[novicegoddess]

[doesn't notice the space invader quite yet due to massive flailing.]