Arrival [Video/Action]

[naturalsakura]

 [ Haruhi fiddles with the clear phone in her hand, observing it completely off guard as she does not know it's recording. Her hair is wet due to her slightly slip in The Bay earlier. ]

How do I even work this...? Did I break it? I bet it totally broke...

[ She experimentally presses on the screen before she blinks. ]

Oh! It's recording? 

[ How embarrassing. Haruhi sighs. Well, she minus well introduce herself to the...internet? Could you even call it the internet at this point? Maybe. ]

Hello there! I'm Haruhi Fujioka. I sort of understand what is going on but I also don't. I just arrived in this Genessia City place though I really have no idea where I'm going or what I'm doing.

[ Haruhi turns to camera to show off her current location. ] 

Help? 

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[Video]

[youfool]

Good evening, spring pea! [That's what he gathered her name meant.] Welcome to Genessia!

Well you appear to be standing still, so I'd wager you don't mean to go anywhere just yet. A very calm, sagacious mode to live. And you're operating the phone well enough, with an intent to contact the network. I'd say you've achieved both your well-known aims admirably.

What did you need help with?

[naturalsakura]

Well, everything was explained to me mostly well by the information lady. Though, I've just never had the ability to just..freely roam around before.

[ She...didn't get out much. ]

You wouldn't happen to know what to do around here, would you? And maybe even a reason as to why I'm here too if you have one.

[youfool]

Ahh, seems your life here is bound to be more fun than before. As for what to do...goodness, what isn't there to do? Singing and working and playing and worship and sightseeing and meeting all the other odd people from across the universe, not to mention...

[Deep breaths there, Ted.]

...work is where most start. Unless you're too young for that? We've good schools too if so.

As for a raison d'etre: Love God, then love others as yourself. That'll set you right no matter where you are. More parochially, Genessia is interested in you demonstrating what it "truly means to be alive." I know that's vague, but it wasn't explained to anyone any clearer, to my knowledge.

[naturalsakura]

[ School and work? That certainly catches her attention. A job that didn't consist of working in the Host Club? Sign her up! ]

You all wouldn't happen to have...law schools, would you?

[ She would probably not be allowed in considering that she is too young for any colleges but she is still curious. Maybe she can complete her education here. No host club to distract her this time thought it isn't like she is not good at multitasking.

She raises an eyebrow at the guy's next statement. ]

What it truly means to be alive, huh? Don't tell me they're gonna make us do some daredevil stuff to make us appreciate our lives or something of the sort.

Video

[pureheartedprincess]

It's working! I can see and hear you just fine.

[Elise thought for a moment.]

I started by getting offered a place to stay, but if that doesn't happen for you there is the Commons place that will let you stay there for a month. So you might want to go there first and dry off.

[naturalsakura]

[ Haruhi smiles. ]

Ah, that sounds...quite nice, actually.

[ Only a month, huh. Guess she will have to find a job ASAP then. Hopefully it's something that pays well. She'll have to check. ]

I just hope I wont smell like sea water for the rest of the day.

[youfool]

Certainly; everything under the sun! We may even have a lawyer or two skulking about, though I try to keep out of their company on principle. I can refer you to a good Academy, if you like. Thought it's so many stories tall you really can't miss it.

Haha, no, bringing us forth is as compulsory as the world gets. Would defeat the purpose if they made us do it; I rather think our own initiative and novelty's the point.

[pureheartedprincess]

[Elise wrinkled her nose.]

I hope not either.

I was going to get a job, but my big brother told me not to worry about it. Have you had a job before?

[naturalsakura]

Oh! Please do! I'd actually be really grateful if you did.

[ Education at an actual academy? She silently wonders if they have uniforms. Would she find herself in yet another male uniform? Maybe. She has grown quite accustom to it. ]

Ah, I see. So whoever is in charge is just observing us...though, I'm not too particularly interesting. I think they'll be disappointed.

[naturalsakura]

Um...sort of? I didn't get paid, though. The only paying that ever happened was me paying off a debt...

[pureheartedprincess]

Oh...

What was it like?

[She may or may not be still considering getting a job anyway to show how grown up she is.]

I forgot to mention, I'm Elise, princess of Nohr.

[naturalsakura]

It was...interesting. Very tiring. Especially considering who my co-workers were. Word of advice...if you ever walk into a room, avoid vases with your life.

[ Haruhi blinks in surprise at the mention of princess. She had met princesses before but it was still a bit of a shock. She would have bowed if she could. Instead she simply bows her head in respect. ]

Nice to meet you, Elise-sama. I guess people of all sorts were pulled here, huh? Interesting.

[pureheartedprincess]

Avoid vases? [What odd advice. But she did have more experience with work, so she'd pay attention to that.] AlrightI will.

Nice to meet you too, Haruhi.

What was the place you were taken from like? Was it anything like Genessia?

[naturalsakura]

Yeah, I guess. It was pretty okay, I'd like to think. It's just Japan, after all. But I have to say that I never heard of Nohr. It's definitely foreign. At least to me.

[pureheartedprincess]

I've never heard of Japan!

Nohr is a country, and it has a pretty cool climate and things. [But there's also most of the population of their capitol city living underground so...]

[naturalsakura]

Oh, really? It sounds amazing. Sounds like a lovely vacation spot.

[ Haruhi taps her chin. Nohr must be a very secluded country then? ]

Ah. Japan is pretty nice. Especially in the city areas, you'll find the best kinds of shops. Though, I lived a bit more in the country area than the city. It's very peaceful out there.

[youfool]

Hah, sure, I'll put in a word with the principal. How old are you?

That doesn't concern them, in my experience. After all, being a bore may well be part and parcel of life's truest definition.

[naturalsakura]

I'm sixteen and ready to learn, ...sir.

Oh, really? I thought life was all about living to the fullest. At least, that's what most people say anyways.

[youfool]

[Ted's too oblivious to give out his name unless asked.]

So it is, vague as that saying goes. But a full life and an interesting on aren't quite the same thing. Many saints were, viewed from a worldly perspective, exceedingly dull.

Speaking of dullness, is 16 the usual age for that kind of thing? In the States one finished high school before taking on more advanced education. Ah well, I'll ask Star when the time comes. She's not one to hold back on a student if she thinks they have potential enough. You don't hold back either, all right? Got to make a good impression.

[naturalsakura]

I would like to think it's the usual. It's usually just high school and then university. My high school was sort of like an academy. Uniforms and all.

[ Haruhi smiles. ]

And I'll make sure to work hard and give it my all. For both you and Star-san. Back in school, I was always at the top of my classes. Mostly because it was a requirement for my scholarship but I managed to balance host club life and school life without breaking a sweat. Well, most of the time.

[youfool]

Glad to hear it. She'll be too, I'm sure. I can't think of anyone who prizes academics more than her.

School life I know, but "host club" life is a novelty. What's that involve?

[naturalsakura]

It's real simple. A bunch of over the top rich guys flirt with a bunch of girls just for the sake of making them happy. I can see why it's a good thing, of course. "Everyone deserves to be treated like a princess," is what Tamaki-senpai always says. But still. It's quite hard keeping every girl's attention. It's stressful at times even.

[youfool]

Goodness; sounds like a swift way to spoil girls. One wonders why normal courtship wouldn't satisfy.

[Aka he can't see the good in it whatsoever. But he gleans that Haruhi is, apparently, something of a reluctant charmer.]

But, as I said, looks like you're free of all that.

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[devilishkaoru]

[Help is on the way in the form of probably one of the least helpful people. Well...at least he wouldn't be on the top of that list. Kaoru appeared on the feed, surprised more than anything, but that soon changed to a wide grin.]

Haruhi~! I never expected you to show up first. I assume you are at the Bay or did you move to explore the world?

[And he was at least leaving his apartment, making sure to leave a note for his roommate.]

[fashionably_strong]

[Here, Haruhi. Have a blue haired girl.]

Hi! I'm Bulla Brief. I can try to answer some of your questions, if you'd like. I've only been here for about a month, though, so I'm not an expert. Just someone who's had a little time to get adjusted to being here.