intro post!

[moedoka]

Nodoka, smiling as she continued the game with her friends, twisted free and rushed down a corridor, hoping to reach the library first. Nodoka had known all the routes, all the turns of the boarding school, but she never seemed to get there first. This was the first time in a long time that she had been able to play this game, and she was rusty,

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[burgers_r_us]

One Alfred F. Jones is currently taking a walk down the street while humming "Yankee Doodle" to himself. Edward went off to the church or something, but the nation decided to stay behind to defend their home turf! After all, pure evil is just right across the hall from him! He bet that Russia moved there on purpose just to mock him or something... a communist is always a communist! Well, he'll make sure that Edward and the others won't fall for his evil tricks

[moedoka]

Nodoka jumps at the voice, turning and almost falling over as she catches sight of this new person. He didn't seem to scary, so perhaps her fears weren't as justified as she had imagined, but still... She nods, stepping back and staring at him with bright eyes. She felt incredibly lost, terribly confused and more afraid than she had been in months, but at least she had understood what he had been saying to her. At least there wasn't some strange, new language for her to learn

[burgers_r_us]

"You sure bow a lot! You remind me of my friend, Japan!" Alfred thought of the quiet nation with a cheerful smile. They are starting to become really good trading buddies and both of their countries (well, mainly his) are prospering because of it! It is always good to open up one's borders and experience all the different kinds of cultures out there! Plus, all the other nations will be able to see his awesomeness!

Snapping back to the girl in front of him, Alfred gave her a friendly look. "Don't worry, Miss! I will protect you from any evil doer around here! I'm also putting up posters to raise the spirits of the people in this city!" He didn't seem to notice her nervousness, in both her voice and posture. "You should also see the aliens on this weird planet! They run the shops and everything! I'm trying to befriend all of them!" It seems like he is jumping from one topic to the next.

[moedoka]

Nodoka looks very confused - and, she supposed, anyone would be with the prospect of someone being friends with the country she was born in. Blinking in surprise, she attempts a confused smile and nods. "Ah, w-well... That is where I was b-born, sir..." She nods slowly, trying to work out how on earth one can be friends with a country. Her mind was momentarily boggled, but then she realised that he was speaking again and she tried to catch on to the end of his sentence, hoping he didn't notice her loss of concentration.

"T-There are evil doers here?" Nodoka questioned quietly, her hands gripping the small metal artifacts in her pocket even tighter. This didn't bode well at all - she didn't want to have to use Negi-sensei's pactio, but if there were-- "A-Aliens?!" The girl looked terrified at the prospect, and she forced herself to close her eyes and take deep breaths. This man was all over the place with a very short attention spans, much like the twins and Makie-san... Smiling, Nodoka nods.

"Y-You can befriend aliens?"

bad tag is bad :(

[holditiobject]

Phoenix had become accustomed to wandering the City during the day, and it was certainly something he wasn't planning on giving up on, demon or no-- at least, he could enjoy it whilst he could.

It was on one of those pleasant, yet distracted walks that Phoenix came across a young girl; a young girl who seemed to be shaken. Her voice was quiet, sweet and decidedly nervous. There was a moment of pause in which Phoenix considered whether or not he should help-- he knew that, if it were him, lost, alone, and in a strange City, he'd definitely want to speak with a friendly face.

Then it was decided; he moved to stand before her and even crouch so that he didn't tower over her and intimidate her, and even made an active attempt to hide the fangs he wore with a cautious and even nervous smile of his own.

"... Hi." He said lightly, wiggling his fingers beside him in an extended greeting. "Are you lost?"

eat my shorts 8(

[moedoka]

Nodoka was just getting lost in this grand city. She was uncomfortable, the uneasy feeling of being somewhere new overwhelming her. She sighed gently, frowning as she tried to make sense of where she was. It wasn't going to end very well.

Nodoka jumped when she heard a voice, turning and facing a man. She blinked, her shaking calming - he didn't seem dangerous, and he seemed as though he genuinly wanted to help... It was not abnormal for her to trust people, however, so she smiled at him, crossing her arms over her stomach nervously. He was still a great deal older than her anyway.

"Uh... Y-Yes, that's right, um..." Nodoka blushed, looking down - she felt quite ashamed of being lost, even though she had no idea where she was. "I-I don't know how I got here, I must've taken a wrong turn, ahh.."

She smiled brokenly, almost innocently, before looking away again, trying not to keep eye contact.

they taste like cotton

[holditiobject]

His smile brightened as he listened to her stumbled reply and nodded along with her words. It dawned on him that not only was she on her own(which was bad enough!), but she was on her own in the City. Who would look after her?

"It's okay," he assured her, reaching a hand out to gently pat her shoulder. "My name is Phoenix, and... I'll try and help you out." He smiled another genuine smile and moved to look away himself, his eyes falling along the City's tall buildings and then back down along the cobbled streets until they finally met hers again-- or, at least, tried to.

"I don't think any of us know how we got here." He admitted, after a short silence. "And... I'm afraid you're stuck here."

oh my :<

[moedoka]

"W-We can't leave?!" Nodoka cried, her hands moving to cover her mouth in shock. Even when she had been in that other world, at least she'd had her friends and Negi-sensei with her, but now? she was all alone! She began looking around, incredulous, terrified that something awful would happen to her (or her friends on her absense, something even worse).

"T-Thank you, Phoenix-san, really... I-I don't want to be a bother, though, r-really, so... Please, I-I am sure I will be alright!" Nodoka smiled and bowed quickly, reminding herself that even though she was terrified that she had to be polite. "I am Nodoka Miyazaki. It's very nice to meet you, a-and thank you for your kindness!"

Nodoka glanced up at the sky, wondering if she was even in the same dimension as her friends. She'd never heard of a city like this, but perhaps Negi-sensei had... She sighed and turned away, trying not to cry as the realisation that she was really, really alone hit her.