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[deathtrapping]

[It's nighttime. The only light illuminating the scene on the vine comes from the moon, but if you look closely at the background, you might be able to tell the broadcast is coming from near where the newcomers wake up. And, speaking of newcomers-the girl in the image is one of those. She clasps her white-gloved hands in front of herself as she

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[notvitiligo]

[Jessica was about to go to bed, but is always ready to Be Helpful!]

Oh, wow... um, porphyria, right? Here, check out the sky- you should be able to see some towers above the treeline. Just head thataway.

[deathtrapping]

Th-that's right... Oh! All right.

[As a vampire, her night vision is several times better than a humans, but she still pretends to have to squint into the darkness for a few moments before being able to make out the outline of the towers.]

I see them... B-but to where am I going, exactly? [She'd like to know the details before heading there.]

[notvitiligo]

It's a fortress. There's other places to stay, of course, but I've got a lot of room and I can kind of give you the rundown while you're here.

Oh, um, I'm Jessica, by the way. Jessica Boyette.

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A fortress...? O-okay. I'll start heading in that direction now...!

[She offers a small, shy smile.] I'm Grace Harlow.

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[shanghaiworld]

[Considering all the people Alice knows, this is going to be a well educated guess.]

There's a cave full of blood around, near the housing areas if I remember right.

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[What are you talking about, Alice? She is a sweet little girl, and certainly not a vampire!! She'll just be looking taken aback now.]

B-blood...?! Wh-why would you...

[Filing that information away for later, though.]

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[shanghaiworld]

To drink? I thought that's what vampires do.

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[deathtrapping]

[This is incredibly odd to Grace, since where she comes from vampires keep themselves secret and the humans that do know about them aren't permitted to speak about the openly. She's not entirely sure how to handle someone who does talk about them like they're ordinary commonplace things, so she just keeps playing dumb.]

V-vampires...? Th-that's what you think I am? But... There's no such thing!

[welljustwatchme]

[Have a trying-to-be-helpful blonde sitting it what seems to be a rather shiny, ultra-modern kitchen. Because baking is always a better suggestion at night than sleeping is. Obviously.]

If no one's helped you out yet, just ask one of the cats to direct you to the Necessities. There's quite a few places to stay here.

[deathtrapping]

[She offers the blonde a timid smile.]

S-someone is helping me, but I'll keep that in mind. I don't want to impose on her, s-so... [More like she just doesn't want to have to deal with other people and keep up appearances 24/7.]

[welljustwatchme]

Okay, that's good. And if there's anything I can do, just lemme know. I'm Canada, by the way. If you need anything.

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[... Canada. Really? That... You know what, she's not even going to question it.]

Mm...! I'll be sure to do that, Miss Canada. Thank you anyway!

[99soulstokeep]

[Johanna makes note of the girls sensitivity to sunlight before asking anything. Though as she did begin to speak, for once, she sounds rather worried. Children had always been a soft spot of hers.]

There is a small settlement of sorts not far from where you are. Would you require assistance in getting there?

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Ah...! S-someone has already offered to let me stay with them for the night, and Miss Canada told me the cats can lead me to the other homes. B-but thank you for the offer anyway, Miss...?

[99soulstokeep]

Johanna Cabal. Though most tend to attach "The Necromancer" to the end.

[deathtrapping]

Miss Cabal, then. [A necromancer? Those were only storybook things where she comes from-but then again, so were witches, and Alice had proven she could fly well enough. So, she's more interested than disbelieving this time around. Of course, her innocent little persona would have no idea what that means, so...] N...Necromancer? What's that?