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1st Rain [Video]

[Everything was still kind of a blur for Yoshino. She remembered that odd dream about that man in the mask, and hearing something about a city in danger, but that certainly hadn't prepared her for this. Where exactly was she? This obviously wasn't Tengu City, nor anywhere else she might have recognized. It was at least an hour before she decided to try and find some help.

Somehow, she managed to turn on the camera function of the COMP. How? She has no idea. She just did. A girl with blue hair is kneeling there on the ground, sniffling like she's been crying. It also looks like its been raining, at least in an area around her. Yoshino is sad, and lost, and confused. She's not sure what to do. The only thing that really sticks out about her is the strange puppet on her left hand. It looks like some sort of rabbit with an eyepatch. And it's the puppet that talks first.]

Oh, it's recording now, isn't it? Good!

So, here's the scoop. We have no idea where we are! There was some strange dream and then...poof! Here we are. Anyone know what's going on?

[And while Yoshinon talks, Yoshino continues to be absolutely silent, save for the occasional sniffle. Yoshinon would know how to handle the situation.]

If anyone's got answers, let us know. Or if you've seen our friends, Shido, Reine, Tohka, and Kotori, send 'em our way!

Aaaaand I think that's it.

[Yoshinon starts to say something about turning the camera off, but it's cut off by the feed turning off.]

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[Okay. Talking through a rabbit puppet. Where Maugris is from, this does not necessarily disqualify one from being competent... though it does rather imply one is less than stable.

The fact that the person with the puppet is a sad little girl is rather more worrying. But maybe this is just how she copes. In any case, there's a rather pale twenty-thirtyish man replying.]

I'm afraid your friends' names don't mean a lot to me, but it's a big city. It could be they're here and I've just never met them. Or they might still be in your world.

Looks like you've gotten the welcome speech already. That's good. I usually seem to just confuse people when I try to do it.

Anyway, uh. I'm Maugris. [He pronounces it "Maw-gree".] Things are kind of a mess in the city right now. But the apartments are pretty safe, and if things are up and running enough in the government you should already have one assigned. You should be able to find out where you're rooming at either building, and there's a portal that links between them, so that's okay. I man, assuming you haven't found it on your own already.

[He would certainly be correct in assuming that Yoshino isn't completely stable, and that it's part of how she copes. This isn't the first new world she's found herself in, so that isn't the bad part. But everything that she'd gotten used to is gone. Again.

Even though she's upset, scared, and confused, she still listens carefully. Just in case there's something important that can help her out. He seems to give her a little hope. It is a big city. They could be here. Maybe. That bit about apartments catches her interest in particular.]

Apartments? Where are they? They could be there!

[Yeah, that bit about the city being in a mess went right by her.]

Um... let's see here, just a second, I'll send you a map.

[After a moment, Yoshino will get a file. Opening it up will reveal a map with the locations of the two apartment buildings marked on it.]

They're big apartment buildings, so they kind of stand out in the districts they're in. I'm not sure where you are in the city... any landmarks nearby? Can you see the river from where you are?

[He's going to at least try to help.]

[She'd think it was one of the strangest maps she's seen, but she's only seen a few, so she doesn't have a whole lot to compare it to. Yoshino still looks sort of confused though. She's not sure where she is in the city.

She starts to shake her head in response, but stops mid-shake.]

I think...

We saw a big clock tower not too far from here! Does that help?

Clock tower... only one I can think of is right in Pisces District. Heading west from there should get you to the apartment building. If you can see an overhead tram line, try to follow that - I don't remember whether they're working at the moment but it'll still lead you there. It's a big set of tracks on tall poles.

[Okay, the word tram wasn't familiar with her, but at least he gave her a description. That certainly helped. And she's gonna get right on trying to find the apartment building.]

...thank you.

Yeah, thanks! Otherwise me might've gotten lost or something.

Don't mention it.

Uh, are you... [better to humor them] two going to be alright? It can be kind of dangerous at the moment. I guess it isn't the 13th Hour yet, though.

[That's a good thing! Generally asking about why her puppet does a lot of speaking, or referring to it as such is a bad idea.]

Dangerous?

[That's definitely not a comforting thought. But in a pinch, she could always summon Zadkiel if she needed to. Hopefully that wouldn't be necessary, but it was always an option.]

Yup! We'll be fine!

Yoshinon...maybe we should listen...

[Oh, she does talk. And now he has a name, so if he ever does need to refer to Yoshinon on its own he doesn't have to talk around it.]

Big cities always have people hanging around just to cause trouble, especially after big shake-ups. Pisces District is usually fairly safe, though, even after dark - a lot of Visitors and locals both live here, so there's a lot of people to crack down on problems. It's not as bad as somewhere like Taurus District.

If you have trouble, call for help on the COMP. Somebody'll come running, I'm sure. But if you don't feel safe, I can try and find you to walk you back - I live in the apartments in Pisces myself.

[She does! And she does more of it the more comfortable she is. Unfortunately, it'll probably be a while before she's actually able to carry on any sort of conversation herself.

It's good to hear that the spot she's in is at least relatively safe. While she could probably defend herself, she doesn't like fighting.]

...COMP?

Oh, this camera thing, right? We should be able to make it there no problem.

Right, sorry. That's what they're called, the communicators.

[He's not going to mention the thing with the nanomachines. Partly because he only barely understands it himself, and partly because it's a good way to freak people out and he doesn't want to do that to a lost little girl.]

We Visitors use them to talk to each other. A lot handier than cell phones. Better reception, too.

[Yeah, that would very definitely confuse and freak her out at the same time. A lot of this technology stuff is still pretty new to her. It was only a matter of weeks ago that she learned what cars were, and a bunch of other things too.]

Oh.

[She doesn't understand what reception is, but she's going to assume that having it be better is a good thing.]

Soooo, anything else we should know?

Um. Have you heard about the 13th Hour yet?

[He's a little worried about explaining that part. It's early enough yet that they shouldn't run into it, but...]

[Yoshino just shakes her head.]

Nope! You mentioned something about it before, but you didn't say anything more!

Um. Basically the city gets a lot more dangerous for about an hour every night at midnight. If the sky turns red, get under cover and ask somebody to come get you.

[Well, hopefully that wouldn't be an issue for her. Usually Yoshino would be sleeping, so unless something's horribly wrong ~~other than being here~~, it shouldn't be a problem.]

...okay.

Sorry, I know it sounds like I'm scaring you for no reason. But... to be honest, during the 13th Hour a lot of demons come out. And most of them try to cause as much havoc as they can. Most of the buildings have barriers that keep them out, so if you're indoors you'll be safe.

It's the Visitors' job to fight them, but just in general. No one's going to make you go out and do it.

I don't...like scary things...

[She figures most people don't. Which is one of the reasons why she never really fought back against the AST back home. She didn't want them to think she was scary and dangerous.]

So we just have to stay inside then, right? That doesn't sound too hard.

Yeah. Unless you're wandering around in the middle of the night often you should be fine. The natives have a curfew to make sure they're not caught out in the 13th Hour; it doesn't apply to Visitors, but if you're still out and see them hurrying home you might want to do the same.

[She nods slowly. That makes sense.]

...okay.

You two going to be alright, then? Anything else you want to know?

[There's probably still a hundred or so questions and concerns on Yoshino's mind, but she should probably just find the apartments first. If she's stuck here, she has plenty of time to ask those questions, right?]

I think...

We're all set! Thanks a bunch!

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