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Who: Anastasia + OTA
When: Monday, July 20th, 11 A.M.
Where: Nova City
What: She wants to explore!

[The all-clear had been given that the crises in Genessia and Everglade was resolved had been out for a few days now. Anastasia had remained at the Schnee company crises center just in case there was a "round 2." Since it looked like everything was good and safe again, she decided she was ready to expand her horizons. She wanted to go exploring.

One problem still remained though. Her peoples' natural inability to tolerate the heat. Carrying around a backpack full of water would both a pain in the back and a waste of water, so she needed an alternative. And she found one. A device called a "umbrella." It was like a parasol, but for a different purpose. Since umbrellas cast a shadow, she could use this to block the sun.

Once Anastasia was ready, she took a breath and took that one giant step out of the Schnee Co. center into the sunlight, the umbrella open and held over her head. A few moments passed and she felt fine. She made a pleased sound as she wandered off on her own into the magical city of the future with no definite destination decided.

Who knows what she'll find in a place like this?]

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[Anastasia had been quietly studying the lights and the people and the oddly-shaped carriages responding to them. Such a complicated system and she wondered how any of this could be safe. The whole time, she was unaware of a woman beside her until she spoke to her.]

"Huh...? Sky sprinkles...?"

[Anastasia took a couple of steps back away from the street to have the woman in full view and hope she was both friendly and willing to explain what "sky sprinkles" are.]

Yes..?

[ Was this one of the many instances that humans had a weird confusing names for things? ]

You know, when water falls out of the sky?

"Water falls out of the sky?"

[She only knows of snow falling out of the sky, but she never knew it could exist in another state. One of the facts of life for her that comes from growing up in perpetual winter.]

Is that no+t a thing that happens o+n earth?

[ That was the name of the human planet, right? ]

Well o+n Befo+rus sky sprinkles are a thing, because o+f the weather. It evapo+rates and precipitates do+wn to+ the gro+und again.

[Anastasia was just getting more confused. Why was this woman talking about that which all life rests upon? But she started to piece everything together and finally understood sky sprinkles.]

"Um... Miss? I am not from this world, or any world called 'Earth.' I have never seen 'sky sprinkles' before. My country only ever saw snow..."

[She began to twirl her umbrella nervously.]

Well if yo+u aren't expecting water to+ fall fro+m the sky, why are yo+u ho+lding a sprinkle deflecto+r?

"My people can't tolerate hot weather well. So I'm using this to keep the sunlight off of me."

I see. No+t unlike mo+st o+f my peo+ple then, who+ can't to+lerate the harsh sun.

Where are yo+u headed?

[Anastasia shook her head with a faint smile.]

"No where in particular. Maybe just once around the block." [She briefly paused.] "My name is Anastasia, by the way."

[With the way this person looked, Anastasia wouldn't be surprised if she somehow knew already.]

Po+rrim. Wo+uld yo+u like any co+mpany, o+r were yo+u lo+o+king fo+rward to+ so+me time to+ yo+urself?

"Well... If I get lost, I would have a problem. So I would welcome some company."

[She does seem nice enough. What could go wrong?]

[ Probably nothing! Porrim is legitimately nice and pleasant!

The light finally turned, indicating that they should cross the street.]

"So+ tell me abo+ut this 'snow.'

[Anastasia followed Porrim's lead at crossing the street. She thought about how to explain snow.]

"Snow is... It is frozen water. It floats down from the sky as little flakes. They pile on top of each other and can be made into simple things, like snow castles or snow balls. Many children like to play in the snow."

"O+h, is that all? We call that clo+ud shavings, altho+ugh I've never seen it myself."

"Hmm... Well, it seems like anything can happen in this world. So perhaps someday I will see 'sky sprinkles' and you will see 'cloud shavings.' I might even teach you a snow game children played back home."

"Is it fun?"

"It is fun. I have played this game quite a few times."

[Anastasia paused a moment to think of how she would describe the game.]

"The game is called 'Snow Siege.' Two teams of children will build a snow castle, or just a wall of snow and put about three sticks standing upright on the top of the snow. Then, they will make snow balls and throw them at the other team. The first team to knock over all three sticks on the other team wins."

"I wo+uld lo+ve to+ play that with yo+u if it 'sno+ws,'" she said with a smile.

"Play with me?"

[Anastasia repeated like it was unusual, which it was. Even her own father had trouble making time for her. She did spend plenty of time with her mother, but never did they play any of the games other kids played.

However, she did welcome the idea of playing games like she played back home when she had a break in her studies and other duties.]

"You would really be willing to play a childrens' game with some random girl you do not even know?"

"I do+n't really kno+w anyo+ne here, but playing a light-hearted game hardly so+unds like a o+verwhelming o+bligatio+n."

"In that case, let us hope to meet again if or when it snows. All right, Miss Porrim?"

"It's a date," she said.