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❀ 1st Weed in the Garden - Action/Voice ❀

Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! It's cold! It's cold!

[A small blond teen in a new feather dress climbs out of the fountain, soaked from the knees down. She scrambles to get away and ends up running through the village a little before slipping and having a giant fall. This fall knocks her journal open. The recording was pressed on by accident, and the book is upside down so there is no picture. There is only:]

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Ow, ow, ow, ow...

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I think so? [Shiemi tries to stand. Her knees shake a little, and she has a few scrapes, but other than that she seems fine.]

You don't look too beat up. Are you cold?

[ The November weather wouldn't be kind to someone in that dress, especially if they were just in a fountain. It also gives Firo some reason to postpone breaking the really bad news. ]

[She nods and wraps her arms around herself.] I don't remember it being this cold before.

[Or wearing this dress.]

It is almost winter. At least it is here.

[ He slips out of his jacket and offers it to her. Firo may not be the politest of people but he knows when it's time to behave a little like a gentleman. He feels pretty bad for her. ]

[Her cheeks color red as she accepts the jacket.] Y-you're so nice. Thank you.

[ He chuckles nervously, the gesture doesn't seem enough to warrant calling him nice. Now he's going to feel worse breaking the bad news. ]

It's no problem.

...Now, um, has anybody told you what's goin' on here yet?

No, but all of this does seem very strange.

Okay so...

[ He rubs the back of his neck anxiously. ]

Well, this place is called Luceti and... you're pretty much stuck here.

S-stuck here? But what about Kyoto? My friends, they're-

[ He nods and runs a hand through his hair. ]

Nobody's found a way past the barrier yet. Unless the Malnosso send you back you probably won't see home.

That's no good at all. [Her posture slumps, and Shiemi wraps Firo's coat around her a little tighter.]

B-but my name is Shiemi Moriyama. Thank you for helping me.

Yeah, it's not...

[ He pauses, it's painful to watch the information's effect and surprising that she's concerned with politeness. ]

I'm Firo Prochainezo. And it's no problem. You got any questions?

Would any of my friends be here too?

I've heard of it happenin'... but it's probably not that likely. Can't hurt to check though. You see that book thing?

[ He bends down to pick up the journal and hand it to her. ]

You can send messages with this.

[She accepts the book from him and inspects it - looking at it upside down.]

Really?

Uh, other way.

Yeah. You can do written messages or voice. I think it can even make movin' pictures.

[...Oh. Shiemi turns it right side up.] That's amazing! It's not powered by a demon, is it?

A demon? Of course not.

[ Not that he has any idea how the journals work; he just doesn't believe in demons. ]

Oh, okay. [She looks at the journal again with curiosity.]

If you turn the pages you can see other people's messages. It comes in handy for stayin' in touch.

What're your friends names? Maybe I've run into 'em.

Okumura Rin and Yukio [using his full name here and not her nickname for him for sake of identification], Kamiki Izumo, Suguro Ryuuji... [she'll wait to here if he knows any of those.]

[ He frowns and shakes his head at each name. ]

Don't think I've seen 'em.

[ Then he quickly perks up; this is a rough transition, he can't be a total downer. ]

But this is a big place, I can't have met everybody.

Th-that's okay, maybe this will help me find them. And you've done a lot for me already. [She holds up the book and smiles a little.]

[ He manages a slight smile in return. ]

One good thing about us all bein' in the same boat is that there are a lotta helpful people here. If you need anything else there's the Welcome Center. I can take you there if ya want.

Could you really? If it's not too much trouble?

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