First Reality

[anxiousgrace]

[A soft sob... Coming from behind the clinic in town. There, a young, dark haired woman is curled in a ball, releasing more pent-up emotion than she has in quite a while. She's freaking out, and no surprise, all things considered. After all, she just woke up in a strange place, in clothing she's never seen, with wings.

It doesn't help that to her, this is just a sign that her schizophrenia is getting worse. It also doesn't help that the dress is vaguely reminiscent of the clothes patients wear at mental hospitals; she half believes she's in one.

Even though it's spring, it's a little nippy, and she's shivering in her thin cotton dress. She hasn't noticed the journal sitting by her feet, but she has at least stopped crying, though her breathing is still rapid.]

I don't know if I want this to be real or not...

Comments

[symp3thy]

Residents or resident Filial. The natives. [ Her voice goes solemn, though, as her eyes wander and she takes in the city. ] Luceti has... it's been here a long time. The people have been through a great deal, so it's a strong place.

[anxiousgrace]

I guess it would have to be, to stand so long. [There is so much to take in. It's a little overwhelming.]

Do you know how much of this was built by residents, and how much was already here?

[symp3thy]

Now that I couldn't tell you. [ she smiles though with her shrug ] I'm pretty sure all the main buildings here? [ gestures ] These I'm pretty sure were here all along. It's just that certain persons moved into them and changed the insides to suit whatever their purpose was. Shiki-chan's clothing store, for example. The houses are like this too. Speaking of which, we need to find you a place to stay...

She's in CH 6 room 1.

[anxiousgrace]

That's really creative. I hope nobody minds that the old buildings were changed. The houses are all unique, too...

A place to live? Hmm... [She's used to living with family, but doesn't want to intrude on someone else.] Maybe... an apartment? Is that available? [She'd been thinking about getting one back home, so it seems like it would be good practice.]

[symp3thy]

Oh totally. [ Though she still can't keep her eyes off the buildings and can't keep from marveling at the display human ingenuity and resourcefulness around them. It's mind-blowing. It really is. And she feels a swell of pride inside her to know her faith in people, the reason for her sacrifice, for her being here, wasn't unfounded. It puts her in a much better mood to know all these people are - more than surviving - living despite their circumstances. It makes her feel like...like there's definitely hope for humanity back in her world. ]

There's community housing! That's a bit like an apartment without the overbearing flatmates. More of a dorm, really, but I think you'd like it.

[anxiousgrace]

[Humanity survives. It copes. But the ability to create a civilization from all but the ground up, to be able to enjoy life in any circumstance, is what is really impressive about Luceti.]

I lived in a dorm back in college. It was always fun, and I'm glad that's an option.

[symp3thy]

Impressive! I suspected you were older than me; you seem pretty mature. [ eyebrow waggle ] I almost wouldn't mind living in the CH myself, but my brother would probably throw a fit. [ This is a flat out lie - mostly. She wonders if Minato wouldn't follow through with his own version of fit-throwing... It seems plausible.

But soon they've reached the clothing shop and she's gesturing for the other girl to go ahead. ] Here we are. After you, of course!

[anxiousgrace]

Thanks! [Cayla gives a slight bow- another habit picked up from her grandmother- before entering the store.]

[symp3thy]

I hope you've got something in mind. [ she grins a little, following ] There's a lot to choose from. Fashions from every world! Maybe you'll find some of your own stuff. I managed to dig up this on my first look around. [ she gestures to the orange blouse she's wearing ]

[anxiousgrace]

[The store is so full... It's a little overwhelming.]

I know the kind of things I like. My stuff could be here, too? [She's surprised by that, she half expected it to be gone for good. And her dance stuff was in her bag, so she might find that as well...]

[symp3thy]

Your stuff could be here too! You really just need to poke around...

[anxiousgrace]

[That's really good to hear, she did not want to replace those toe shoes...]

I thought they might have just gotten rid of it... [She's poking around the store, looking at a variety of things.] This is cute... Thanks for showing me this place!

[symp3thy]

[ Minako smiles, leaning over a rack of clothes with her head resting on folded arms. ]

Don't! I'm just glad you're having a better day.

[anxiousgrace]

If my day could have gotten much worse than it was earlier, I'd be surprised. [Cayla smiles as she says this, her tone lightly sarcastic. She keeps going through the clothes, and finds a lot of her things, except a pair of tights that were in her bag and needed replacing anyway.]