From Home to Homeless - Action

[shimmer_on]

Sunset was pretty sure she took a wrong turn when she returned to the human world.

Down one element of harmony, and her plans foiled by a trip into another world. She suppressed a scream of anger echoed by the Satan guy down the way as she sighed a little.

"Get it together Shimmer," grumbled Sunset, drawing her leather jacket around herself.

Step 1, get some money. This wouldn't last according to the hologram. Snooty looking girl ain't she? Secondly, find something, anything, to keep her from starving, and thirdly, she needed to figure out if this "Twilight Sparkle" on her contacts list really was the princess.

She loathed the thought of trying to avoid her, but this would be a good thing.

First, putting on her most innocent and scared expression, she sidled up to the nearest person. "Um, excuse me, I don't understand why I'm here. Can you help me? I dropped my money and now it's soaked and no good anymore."

Nailed it.

Comments

[priceofmagic]

Ahhh, weeell...

Where I'm from, wands make up for things you lack in your own magic genes or... self. Like empathy. Or morals, if they're making a wand.

Traditionally, those kinds of people murdered and stole souls to use in the wands. Nowadays we make AI wands, but... I 'unno how to do that yet.

[shimmer_on]

Oh.

... can you make a conductor or some kind then? I mean, something to charge it with my inner magic if I've got any or is that "wand" too?

[priceofmagic]

Well, I can look into it... I'll check around and see what I can find.

So you have magic, but you can't get it out...

[shimmer_on]

Yeah, no unicorn horn. Nothing to channel it into. At least that's what I figure. Researching magic is kinda hard when you're in a world where the biggest magic is electric lights that aren't powered BY magic wires.

[priceofmagic]

Yeah... It's kind of similar back home. Magic is a secret, so magic texts are written in code. It's annoying to decipher...

But it's different here! I'm sure someone knows what to do. [...] Wait. So you're a unicorn, or...? Had a horn, and someone stole it?

[shimmer_on]

Magic is everywhere in my own world, or at least the world I was in before the human one.

Yeah I'm a unicorn pony, or, I was. And then I transformed into a human when I went through a magic mirror into a parallel world.

[Gosh it was hard playing the goodie good lost girl and infodumping for trust.]

[priceofmagic]

Oooh, I see! So you've already got some experience with this other worldly stuff then, huh?

Hmm... Well! I'll ask around! I'm sure it's a common enough problem, so I should work on a solution anyway. [For now, she opens the door to the coffee shop.] But a unicorn pony, huh? That's amazing. Was it hard to adjust to being human?

[shimmer_on]

Yeah, this is my... second world, I believe.

[Sunset nodded as she stepped inside.] It was actually. I was unstable on two legs, I had to pawn off some gemstones to get by...

[priceofmagic]

That's horrible... Well, no worries here. I'll make sure you have an easier transition here. Just gotta do some research...

[She points to the menu,] And buy you a coffee!

[shimmer_on]

Thanks, I could definitely use one.

[If anything, more caffeine would give her an edge in her research process.]

[priceofmagic]

Well, I can get you that at least. Until I figure out a conductor wand thing.

[Satou orders them both coffees and sighs.]

It's still so weird to order coffee. I get the goosebumps. Can't do this back hoome.

[shimmer_on]

Thanks.

You can't get it normally? I'd hate that. Coffee and a pastry from the corner store is my lifeblood.

[priceofmagic]

Yeah, I used to love getting coffee and treats with my sister. What's your favorite pastry? I'll bet they have it here, and you're probably starving!

[shimmer_on]

Anything apple. Like a tart or something would be nice.

[Apples seemed to be on her list of things to get lately, once she started spending some of her ill gotten gains.]

[priceofmagic]

Apple tart it is~!

[Satou happily orders apple for Sunset and a raspberry treat for herself.]

This is nice! I haven't found anyone else to go out for coffee with me here.

[shimmer_on]

Well I hope I won't disappoint then.

[What is this feeling? Friends? Sunset hadn't had friends in a long time, but her intrinsic grumpiness didn't show.]

What do you do for fun by the way?