001 ✝ first step [action]
Jan. 13th, 2011 07:24 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
manmade_angel[Going to sleep in her bed and then waking up on a bench was disorienting, but not as disorienting as the place she woke up in.
Nill had grown used to, perhaps even comfortable in, the dirty, crowded, and dangerous city she lived in. Granted, she lived in one of the more quiet places left in the town God forgot, but it was nothing like what she had awoken to find. Clean-looking buildings without bullet holes in them. Glass that wasn't broken or taped over. Streets without cars or garbage piling up in the gutters. Streets that seemed home to people who were smiling, or at least didn't look like they were doomed to live each day exactly as the last one.
But perhaps the most unnerving part of it was the inhabitants. All of them, walking around and going about their business--but they had wings. Well, some of them were hiding them under their clothes, but having done the same herself sometimes she knew what to look for. The sign was that slight crease in the center of the back, where the bone wasn't jointed so as to allow the wings to lie completely flat against a human back.
Why, though? Why was everyone suddenly just like her? Had they all been born as she had? And if so, why could some of them talk and laugh? Why were everyone's wings a different color? And why did some people cover their wings while others didn't?
Nill looks back at her own wings (still white), then out at the square. Her jaw clenches and she feels tears welling up as she looks for something familiar that would tell her where she was. But everything is just perfect enough to scare her, or far too familiar to be a comfort.]
Nill had grown used to, perhaps even comfortable in, the dirty, crowded, and dangerous city she lived in. Granted, she lived in one of the more quiet places left in the town God forgot, but it was nothing like what she had awoken to find. Clean-looking buildings without bullet holes in them. Glass that wasn't broken or taped over. Streets without cars or garbage piling up in the gutters. Streets that seemed home to people who were smiling, or at least didn't look like they were doomed to live each day exactly as the last one.
But perhaps the most unnerving part of it was the inhabitants. All of them, walking around and going about their business--but they had wings. Well, some of them were hiding them under their clothes, but having done the same herself sometimes she knew what to look for. The sign was that slight crease in the center of the back, where the bone wasn't jointed so as to allow the wings to lie completely flat against a human back.
Why, though? Why was everyone suddenly just like her? Had they all been born as she had? And if so, why could some of them talk and laugh? Why were everyone's wings a different color? And why did some people cover their wings while others didn't?
Nill looks back at her own wings (still white), then out at the square. Her jaw clenches and she feels tears welling up as she looks for something familiar that would tell her where she was. But everything is just perfect enough to scare her, or far too familiar to be a comfort.]
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Date: 2011-01-14 03:40 am (UTC)It could easily be the theme song of Sayo's daily routine. Go to work early, leave and stop by the store, perhaps go on a simple walk to see how people are fairing today; it would all be mundane for some people, even mind-numbingly annoying, to repeat a cycle. But not for her. Her memory problems are more than enough to keep things feeling less worn and overdone.
Ah, and what's this, upon walking to her right? A girl who looks distressed.
This will. Not. Do!]
Oh, what's wrong?
[Scanning her over now. Aa, she has the look of New Feather about her, once Sayo gets over the fascination with her eye and hair colors (honestly, still getting over how different everyone is 8D).
She leans in, not too close as to snatch away Nill's space.]
Are you new here?
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Date: 2011-01-14 03:48 am (UTC)[She fidgets a little, fingers hooked together, and looks up at the woman shyly. Nill doesn't even know where she's new to, let alone if she's new at all. Is she just someplace she's never been before?]
[Looking up at the stranger, then around at the strange buildings, then back at the woman, she tilts her head. Where is she?]
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Date: 2011-01-14 03:51 am (UTC)How precious~~!! :D]
You look confused, and I can imagine why! You see, I know it's hard to believe, but you were brought here just like myself and the others here—this is Luceti.
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Date: 2011-01-14 03:52 am (UTC)There's really no easy way of saying it.]
...It's awful, but I'm afraid you were kidnapped, too.
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Date: 2011-01-14 03:57 am (UTC)[Nill's tears come back, though she's completely silent despite how distressed she looks. She'd never heard of a place called Luceti, and if she was here that meant that everyone was worrying about her or someone was trying to get Haine or Badou again. There were so many possibilities as to why she was here, but all of them meant the same thing: she was being held somewhere against her will again.]
[She'd been so happy at the church... why had it ended so soon?]
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Date: 2011-01-14 04:00 am (UTC)Attempting to hold one of your hands in that comforting-plz-don't-cry way!]
Oh, no no no—don't cry! There are a lot of people here who are in the same situation as you; a lot of people here to protect and help you. So don't you worry! We're all going to find a way to go home soon, okay?
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Date: 2011-01-14 05:49 am (UTC)[Finding a way home soon sounds good, though. She wants to go home to Haine and Naoto and the Bishop and Badou as soon as possible--she doesn't want to worry them. Though she's worried about what will happen to her while she's trying to get home. So much can happen, after all...]
[She sniffles, trying to stop crying and be brave for the woman's sake. She seems upset about Nill crying. Slowly, she tries to smile, though it's a little shakey. After a moment, she gently turns the other woman's hand over so her palm is facing up, and writes four letters in it: N-I-L-L.]
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Date: 2011-01-14 11:05 am (UTC)Nill... Nill, it's going to be all right. Even though it seems scary, I'll help you as much as I can. And I know a lot of people here will do the same, so if you ever feel like you're scared and alone, you just have to remember that!
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Date: 2011-01-14 11:07 am (UTC)Now then, before anything, you'll need some better clothes than that! And a place to stay for now... Everything in the shops and all of the housing is free here, so don't worry about money or anything like that, all right?
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Date: 2011-01-14 05:53 pm (UTC)[Her eyes go a little wide at the mention of free clothing and housing. She'd never had to pay for any of that before, but she'd never really been on her own before either. It's a good thing she doesn't have to worry about money, though. How would she earn anything? She could sweep and clean... But other than that, she didn't have any sort of skills that could recommend her to a paid job.]
[Nill still has a dozen questions, but she's both unsure where to start and how to ask. So for now she just stands up, still holding the woman's hand and smiles weakly. She said something about getting clothes, right?]
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Date: 2011-01-15 10:31 am (UTC)I'm Sayo—don't worry about a thing, Nill-chan, because I'll make sure you're all set up. Consider me your humble guide!
[Tugging you along happily now, because we need them clothes! 8D!]
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Date: 2011-01-16 05:42 am (UTC)[Though even while she keeps holding Sayo's hand, Nill has to wonder where she's being taken. She looks up at Sayo, tilting her head questioningly.]
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Date: 2011-01-16 10:14 am (UTC)She claps, clearly a little too excited for her own good. Hey, even in old-school Japan they enjoyed dress-up, okay?]
You can have whatever you want here, if you think it's pretty or nice! So don't be afraid to just point out something you like, mm?
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Date: 2011-01-16 08:09 pm (UTC)[Nill practically skips into the racks of clothing and starts picking out things that are brightly colored or pastel. So much to see, so much to wear that she'd never seen before!]
[She picks out various pieces of clothing and shows each one to Sayo--good? Or not good?]
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Date: 2011-01-17 12:17 am (UTC)Oh my, these shorts and shirts on this rack over here are so exposing... 3_3]These are all lovely, Nill-chan! And you're so pretty, you'll make them look even prettier! Oh, and don't forget scarves and gloves and shoes, either—they're very important for the winter~
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Date: 2011-01-18 12:33 am (UTC)[Eventually she picks out a nice long-skirt, long-sleeved shirt ensemble, along with long socks, boots, gloves, a scarf, and a pair of pink earmuffs. She looks a little like she's about to go out into a snow-warzone...]
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Date: 2011-01-18 03:04 am (UTC)You're definitely prepared! Definitely~!
Now, you'll just have to join me in lunch—or is it dinner right now? Oh, I just can't tell sometimes. But it would be wonderful to have you over to eat, if you're hungry!
[SAYO 101: she is about as hospitable as a person can humanly get.]
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Date: 2011-01-18 10:30 pm (UTC)[Plus if she's really alone and nobody here knows her, she's going to need a friend. Someone who can look after her until she gets home.]
[She nods enthusiastically. She's not terribly hungry, but she'll go with Sayo anyway!]
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Date: 2011-01-19 03:34 am (UTC)Now excuse her as she takes your hand and leads you in the direction of home.]
I don't suppose you have a way of telling me what kinds of foods you like?
Bad LJ, no eating notifs! D:
Date: 2011-01-25 02:24 am (UTC)[She smiles reassuringly at Sayo, trying to convey that whatever she makes Nill will gladly accept.]
;; LJ is cruel this week, it seems
Date: 2011-01-25 09:20 am (UTC)And after that, I can make some cookies! What do you think?
[Sanji had showed her, and she's forgotten at least a dozen times since she'd learned. But she's smart enough to have the step-by-step list at her kitchen to remind her over and over again~]
...cruel irony: LJ eats this post. :|
Date: 2011-01-25 04:42 pm (UTC)LJ STOP BEING A JERK :(
Date: 2011-01-26 09:45 am (UTC)Just make yourself at home, Nill-chan!
[She's been working on learning how to use this whole... oven and pots and pans and stuff. So excuse her as she continues to try and perfect that. |Db
In the living room, there's a brown couch with a pile of folded, plain kimono on the arm. It looks like an old Japanese home, with the style of it all.]
MAGICAL DOUBLEPOST, ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE THREAD
Date: 2011-01-26 06:40 pm (UTC)[She smiles, taking it all in, and sits down on the couch. For 'making herself at home', she certainly tries to take up the least amount of space. She stands up after a moment and pokes her head into the kitchen--do you need help?]
LJ WILLS IT!!
Date: 2011-01-27 08:24 am (UTC)[Sayo's got a pan ready for cooking, and suffered herself a small touch of fire at the thumb. She'd be so very used to this, if she remembered how often she did it. |D
But when she notices Nill, she turns a little and smiles.]
A little restless to do something, Nill-chan? [a small, pleased laugh] If you want, I wouldn't mind a little help! Do you cook at all?
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