Dear Mother, June 21st

[tetrabiblos]

[The vine unfurls to reveal a young woman sleeping next to a idyllic sapphire blue lake, the breeze stirring the blond hair around her face. While her dress is the same pure white of any new arrival, the girl herself seems rather battered, as if she had just been in a fierce battle. A number of cuts and bruises run across her body, and her face,

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[cascadetomboy]

Hey! Wha-?

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[tetrabiblos]

[Lucy bursts to the surface, her hair hanging in her face in a dripping mess]

What the hell Natsu?

[tetrabiblos]

[Blink blink. Wait, wasn't she just in the middle of a battle?]

Where in the world...

[cascadetomboy]

[Man, what a way to get introduced to this place. Misty hurries to the edge of the pond, ready to lend a hand.]

Do you need any help?

[lovelikelight]

[She goes at once to the water's edge and holds a hand out to the girl, friendly but concerned.] Hello, are you all right?

[tetrabiblos]

[Lucy takes the offered hand gratefully, sputtering as she climbs out of the lake] I'm alright, just wet.

[A breeze makes her jolt up, then begin to shiver.] And cold...where are my clothes?

...Wait, Where am I?!

[lovelikelight]

I'm glad. [She smiles.] This place plays tricks on people sometimes.

Oh, you've just arrived. These are the Gardens. I'll be happy to explain, but first--

If you're cold, let's find your clothes. They should be around here. [She begins to search; new arrivals' clothes usually aren't far from where they appear.]

[tetrabiblos]

Thanks, [rueful smile] though I could have sworn it was just my terrible luck.

The...Gardens?

[She's never heard of a place like that before, but the talk of clothes distracts her]

My clothes? But I'm-SPIRITS! What am I wearing?

[Her eyes grow comically wide as she sees what her little swim did to the white dress she most assuredly was not wearing before. Yelping, she starts to cover herself, before freezing as another thought occurs]

Oh no...my keys!