Well, at least she's dressed in best for making her first impression?

[redhotmagma]

[Kelly pouts into the full-length mirror. She turns this way...and then the other, smoothing out her dress and meticulously adjusting the accessories one last time, tucking the price tags into the fabric of the outfit so she can get a full feel for her new look. There - perfection

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[silveramati]

[He's likely not the person you were intending to show off to, but when a changing booth materialized in front of him he got curious. It was better to wait for you to come out rather for him to come in. ]

Just so you know I'm as stunned as you are. [Possible double entendre ahooooy.]

[redhotmagma]

[Definitely not the person she meant to show off to. Where did her friends go? Heck, where did Rustboro go? The comment distracts her from her confused, wide-eyed scanning of the landscape. Sudden frightening shift in reality be damned, Kelly still remembers her stance as a performer (and blatant love of compliments) and gives a small curtsy, grinning. Meeting a seemingly friendly presence directly on arrival to...wherever this is at least makes things mildly less unnerving. Still, what happened?]

...Am I still in Hoenn? Because this... does not look like women's changing rooms.

[silveramati]

Not anymore, and once you're brought here you're stuck here. But It isn't such a bad place.

[redhotmagma]

[Wait, what was that about being stuck?]

Excuse me? What brought me here? And what do you mean by stuck? If this isn't Hoenn, then where are we?

[She takes another darting look at her surroundings. Surely this is some kind of weird dream, but...it seems far too real for that. That's definitely grass under her new high-heels, and she's pretty sure she's not hallucinating about this boy in front of her, either.

Still, she'll cautiously extend a hand and tap him lightly on the shoulder with a single finger. Solid enough.]

[starsinears]

[She was reading in this field on a picnic mat until you appeared. This is her first time seeing a spontaneous spawning, so please excuse her for staring...]

[redhotmagma]

[Well, that's okay, because Kelly's going to be doing an awful lot of staring herself. There's nowhere like this near Rustboro, is there? No, what is she even thinking, she just stepped from a changing room into a field. Even if there were a place like this in Rustboro, she still shouldn't be here now. Attempt at approaching a stranger is go!]

Excuse me? Where...where exactly are we right now?

omggggg

[relevantribbons]

... it looks good?
[Let's not question the fact that you just materialised in a changing booth. It's the island after all. We've seen worse]

\o/

[redhotmagma]

[Kelly beams appreciatively and twirls, the hem of her dress spinning mid-air.]

You think so? I wasn't certain about this colour but I think it turned out really- Oh, look, what am I saying- where is this? This isn't Rustboro, is it?

[relevantribbons]

You're from Hoenn too?

[redhotmagma]

Yeah, Lavaridge Town. Where did you come from? Did you just get here too?

And this can only end well.

[herebesparkles]

[There's a pause.]

The dress works well with the accessories and the colors are nice, but unfortunately the length seems a little bit chintzy for working in the fall here- this island gets pretty cold. You've just been pulled here by its magic.

[Yep. A request for clothing opinion outweighs reacting to a materialized changing booth; he's been here so long that it's not even surprising anymore.]

and then they formed the most fabulous fashionista duo of all time 8D

[redhotmagma]

Ah? [Kelly automatically glances down to the hem of the dress.] I chose it for working in the fall in Hoenn so... Does this mean it's going to need to be shelved until spring rolls around here? Aww, what a bummer.

[Oh man, and she'd been so looking forward to wearing it to some special occasion too, and-

...wait.]

...Did you say something about magic?

Move over Stacey and Clinton. >D

[herebesparkles]

Unfortunately.

[Sigh. Such a shame; it really is a pretty dress.]

Yes I did? I was taken from a Hoenn Summer to an Island Winter when I'd arrived; I don't think there's any other explanation I can use...

[Hi my name is Ruby and I come from a world of dungeons and puppy sized dragons. When in doubt, we blame magic for it.]

[redhotmagma]

Oh, so the same thing happened for you, too? You were in Hoenn one minute and the next thing you were here, like what just happened to me?

[Yeah, she's...not really doubting some kind of paranormal trickery here, magic or otherwise. This is so bizarre, and magic seems as good a reason for it as any, right now.]

No uniform = friendly dragon~

[tinyairlock]

[Congratulations, you're showing off your clothes to a tiny Rayquaza!

...Who happens to be a foot or two away from you and looks more than a little surprised!]

...I'm afraid I'm not one to accurately judge fashion.

[redhotmagma]

[Kelly might have screamed if the first thing to come out of the creature's mouth had been anything other than a remark about judging fashion. So instead she'll just give a surprised gasp and take an instinctive step back.]

It talked-!

[Wait, wasn't that Rayquaza? She'd learned about Hoenn's mythology back in school, but...

...it's a lot smaller than she'd imagined.]

[tinyairlock]

[He sighs. It's clear that he gets that a lot.]

Indeed I did. Don't worry, I'm not going to bite you or anything.

[redhotmagma]

[Well, it seems friendly enough? She takes a tentative step forward, watching bitty!quaza with wide eyes.]

Whaaaat are you? Are...are you Rayquaza? And you can talk?