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[Action: Genessia & Nova City (planetarium, Capsule Corporation store)]

[On this particular day, a newcomer walks the streets for the first time. He's easy to figure out, because he's wearing a military uniform and his head is turning this way and that, either to figure out where he is, or to marvel at the sights in Nova City.

Especially Nova City. While Athrun's world is more advanced than the level of technology found in Genessia proper, it's not nearly as advanced as that in Nova City. At one point he gets drawn in by a broadcast of a hover car race; at another point, he's checking out what's in store at the planetarium. He stops to marvel over an advertisement for Space Adventure, and he hops into the Capsule Corporation store and before he knows it he's bombarding the salespeople there with questions about the capsules and how they work. That last one especially boggles his mind, because he's had an engineer's education -- shrinking objects and restoring their original sizes shouldn't be possible, as far as he knows.

However, it's not all fun and games. Athrun did not choose to come here, nor was he assigned here by a higher-ranking officer. That could only mean that he was brought here without his consent. Out in the city, he felt able to lower his guard. However, once he's within his room at the Genessia Commons, he can get down to business gathering information.]

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Orb Union. ZAFT. PLANT.

If any of these terms are familiar to you, please contact me.

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[ Getting to know this world, for Sheryl, meant doing a lot of traveling. Sheryl was actually feeling right at home in Nova City and was already thinking about moving when the time was right. She needed a place with a studio where she would be able to store her instruments and recording equipment.

It was not easy starting from the bottom, but it was not like she never been here before.

Athrun stood out to her because of his military uniform and the similar look she had when she had first arrived to this world.]

Feeling lost?

Hm?

[Being addressed snaps Athrun out of his fascinated observing, and he turns his attention in the direction of the person who spoke to him. There's a bit of mild surprise as he realizes the speaker is a woman about his age, and his heart skips a beat as he realizes how attractive she is. However, it doesn't affect his cool.]

In a manner of speaking. I'm fascinated by what this city has to offer. My own world is more advanced than the other cities, but not this advanced.

How about you?

[ Sheryl was actually sitting on a bench with a guitar on her lap. She had borrowed it from a street performer on the other bench who was taking a break with his friends. It was comforting to play music again though her skills with the guitar was a little rusty. ]

I am quite at home here to be quite honest. It is similar to some of the worlds I have been to.

[ She is not staying in this city yet though since she still had a few things to settle and a few people to speak to to jumpstart a new career here. ]

I don't know if I call it lost when I do not have a particular destination in mind.

Edited 2019-03-26 00:01 (UTC)

It is, huh?

[Athrun walks over and takes a seat on the bench next to her.]

This is all so new to me, but you really do look right at home. Where I come from we don't have these kind of floating structures around.

[Athrun motions to the sky. A line of hovercars can be seen stopped at a red light, and there's a floating platform higher up still containing one of the gardens.]

Not this close to Earth, anyway.

[ She suddenly pauses playing the guitar. Earth? ]

Are you from Earth too?

[ It continues to surprise her how many people here were from Earth. As someone who had traveled the galaxy and going to one space colony to another, she had never really seen what living on real land was like. ]

[Athrun nods. He's a bit surprised by the question, though.]

I am. My whole life has been spent either on Earth or within its orbit. What about you?

No. No one from my world has even seen the Earth for more or less 2 generations. We were born and raised in space colonies.

If this place ... were truly an actual planet, this would be the longest I have been on a planet.

I am not quite sure if this is a planet though ... though that sky does look real.

[Athrun listens intently. If she's telling the truth, and no one she knows has seen Earth in two generations, that leaves two options.]

So, then, you either live aboard a generation ship, or humanity in your world has achieved faster-than-light travel. Either way, that's incredible. In my world, no human has ventured beyond Jupiter.

[It would appear by the interested look in his eyes and the inquisitive tone in his voice that this kind of thing really interests him.]

[ Jupiter? That was interesting. That was the planet from the galaxy their ancestors left generations ago. ]

It does seem like it. I do believe our worlds may be similar, so I might be from your world's future.

[ She can't help teasing. ]

I must say, you do look too young to be someone's great grandfather though.

Edited 2019-04-02 14:44 (UTC)

[That comment raises Athrun's eyebrows. She was kidding around, eh? Well, he didn't mind.]

I would certainly hope so. I'm only eighteen, after all.

[ Eighteen? And already in the military? Maybe it shouldn't be so surprising. Alto had been seventeen when he enlisted.

Sheryl places the guitar on the bench and approaches him. She studied his face first then his uniform. There was something different about him though. He did look young but his eyes, felt almost a bit older ... ]

Eighteen? Are you sure?

[Athrun remains motionless and feels a bit nervous. He's used to other people inspecting him, but it's not often that the inspector is also a gorgeous young woman. Despite this, he notices that she seems to be focused on his eyes.]

Absolutely. Why?

No reason. Just curious I suppose ...

[ He was handsome. Something else also radiated from him. Maybe she could sense he was reliable and at the moment she did needed a companion exploring this world safely. ]

Are you in the mood for a little exploring?

[Athrun nodded, a faint smile playing across his lips. He doesn't feel he needs the companionship per se, but he would like to have it nevertheless.]

That's kind of what I was up to until I met you. I'd be more than happy to get back to it if you're up for it.

By the way, I don't believe I've introduced myself. My name is Athrun Zala.

Athrun? It is nice to meet you, Athrun Zala.

My name is Sheryl Nome, Galactic Fairy. Not that the title means much here anymore.

It's nice to meet you, too, Sheryl.

[Since Sheryl brought it up, he's now curious about the title. What did it mean?]

What kind of title is it? How did you get it?

[As he asks the question, Athrun stands up. He offers Sheryl a hand to pull herself up off the bench as well.]

[ Handsome and a gentleman. Rare type.

She takes his hand and stands. ]

I was a singer back home. In fact, I was the best in the galaxy and of course, all of my work is magical. So fans took to calling me that.

Edited 2019-04-22 08:06 (UTC)

[Athrun continues to smile. He picks up on the details that indicate how highly she thinks of her skill. He'll humor her for the time being.]

The best in the galaxy? That's extraordinarily high praise. In that case, I hope I can catch one of your performances someday.

[It won't be his first brush with the idol industry, either. His first brush with it in years, yes, but not overall.]

You say the galaxy. So does that mean that humans have built colonies across the Milky Way?

[ Milky Way? She hasn't heard that in a long time. ]

Milky Way? It has been a while since I last heard that. I don't think anyone from my time has ever been to the Milky Way. Not since we left that galaxy.

Wait, what?

[Cue expression of legitimate shock. So not only was interstellar travel possible, but intergalactic travel was, too?]

Humans have even left the galaxy in your time? Are we talking the Andromeda Galaxy or some other one?

[ He was sincerely quite shocked. It was not a bad look for him. Honestly, it could be quite cute. ]

I think I have been t the Andromeda Galaxy as a child ...

But with the invention of better ships for intergalactic travel, more and more galaxies have been discovered. Space travel is outside my expertise though.

...Oh. That would make sense.

[Sheryl was an idol singer, not an astronomer or an engineer. But she was certainly able to tell him how far humanity had progressed in her world.]

I'm sorry for all the questions. It's just the idea of travel to other galaxies is simply incredible to me. We haven't even left our solar system in my world, so the idea of intergalactic travel is as far away to me as...

[He trails off, trying to think of a comparison.]

As far away as manned flight was to the people of medieval Europe.

No. I understand. Even though it is part of my life, some aspects of that life still surprises me too.

But if you understand space travel to this extent, it sounds like your world is on the right track. Though ...

I had always been a bit curious of what it would be like to live on Earth. I suppose, I had a taste of it in the Frontier ...

Why don't you tell me about your world?

Oh, of course. I've only been living on Earth for a couple of years, but it's almost fascinating after living in nothing but colonies.

I live in a nation known as the Orb Union. It sits on a chain of islands in the central Pacific, in the midst of the tropics. Let me tell you, there's nothing quite like going out to the beach and staring out at the sea to remind you just how vast the world is. On all sides, just ocean as far as they eye can see.

[ That sounds .... beautiful actually. When her parents were alive, there had been a few stories about Earth.

One of the reasons she grew quite fond of the Frontier was because its' landscape was more similar to how her parents described Earth. She loved the Galaxy colony and owe a lot to it for her success and making her who she was now, but the Frontier would always intrigue her. ]

I want to see that someday.

Your Earth.

If it's ever possible, I would be happy to give you the opportunity to do so.

[But that's the question: Is it possible? Athrun doesn't know if it is. He read that subarchways exist, but he doesn't know if they're the real deal or not.]

It's something that I would love to show to everyone who can see it, to be honest. There are people who have lived their whole lives in space to the point that they've lost touch with the significance of Earth.

[ It was a sweet thought, but Sheryl knew well enough that she would never see it ...

For now, this strange world was going to have to be enough and she supposed that it was more than big enough to explore. ]

For now, I suppose this is the closest thing to your Earth I can be.

Athrun, I have a favor to ask you.

Edited 2019-05-25 10:51 (UTC)

[Athrun pauses and turns his head to look at Sheryl. He has a look of curiosity on his face as he does so.]

Yes? What is it?

I was thinking of exploring a few more places tomorrow.

After you get settled in, why don't you tag along?

[Athrun is quite surprised to get the invitation. However, there's only one answer he could give, even while surprised.]

Really? I mean, sure. I'd be happy to.

[She's been nice enough, and she's a beauty. He'd have to be an idiot to say no.]

Great! I warn you. Don't be late. I am not someone who likes to be kept waiting.

[ She gives him one last wink before walking away. It was getting dark anyway and Senora Rivera was expecting her for dinner. ]

I know what a plant is...but considering it's all in caplocks means it's not that.

Indeed. I'm referring to something else entirely.

Edited 2019-03-29 00:18 (UTC)

d nothing else that would go with PLANT, which if it's connected to your home would make sense since except people nothing else really connect to our world here.

Unless you open subarchways.

Fairly sure everyone's heard of plants Or did the autocorrect throw you off? Did you mean PLANET? DAFT PLANET, maybe? Definitely familiar with planets A good few you could call daft, even, if we're being brutally honest Lots of them, actually, did you have anything more specific in mind? Lovely chaps, though, the Orb Union, are you a member, then? Didn't think they did much business with humans, really Mainly humans, here, not that popular with the Orb Union, all sort of gangly and sticky-outy, from an orb point of view, humans are, although if you're a member, I suppose you already know that Not to brag, but sort of an honorary member, myself, limbs and endoskeleton notwithstanding They made a bit of an exception in my case Was passing though and happened to save Its Roundness from a hostile takeover by rogue Cybermen who'd got their protocols mixed up, gave up on upgrading messy humans to pursue mathematical precision and got a bit hung up on symmetry Would've made rubbish Cybermen, if I'm being honest, just sort of pushy disco balls of death

Edited (oops spaced (ha!) out a bit while riffing) 2019-03-31 07:26 (UTC)

[There's a rather lengthy period of time before the reply comes.]

I believe we're thinking of different entities. To be perfectly honest, I couldn't follow much of that. I apologize.

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