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[dynastiny]

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[ As strange as it was to tend to her own needs first thing waking up, Namamo has never been one to be held back by helplessness. While others may have struggled with grogginess, her senses grew sharp once she realized the only thing she could hear nearby was water. For the first time for as long as she could recall, she was truly alone. There were no Sultansworn nearby on bended knee nor a Scion to watch over her back from a distance. A shiver runs down her back at that thought as she quickly gathers the objects left with her and then whatever else she can shove in the envelope. Rocks, silk, whatever she can get her little hands on. If she's starting from nothing in a strange world, she'll need every item she can barter with on hand. A scrap of paper does little to persuade her of her safety especially when she she's covered from head to toe in riches. Large jewels adorn her clothing and if that wasn't enough to indicate her status, there was the matter of the ornamented crown atop her head.

While she feels she should make an attempt to stash it somewhere, not keeping it on her person leaves her more unsettled than anything else about the situation so she exits the Bay dressed as she arrived.

If she's caught early enough in the day, one can see her dressed in full royalty splendor as she rushes through the streets in an attempt to find a merchant or two with promised necessities. Later on, she will be dressed in childlike attire with a stuffed pack strapped along her back, rushing through the streets with her hands holding onto the straps tightly as if she's afraid of it being taken away.

Due to her size, it's very easy to accidentally run into her. ]

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[ No matter what else has transpired during the day, Nanamo knows that she needs to reach out and see if there were any others from Eorzea within this realm. Friend or foe, it would be all too good to hear from any of them. ]

Pardon, may I have a moment of your time? [ Her voice is of a higher pitch, sounding every bit like a child. ]

I am Lady Lilira Lira from the city-state of Ul'dah. Upon my arrival, I was informed that I could use this artifact in order to find other like-minded individuals. Are there any other Ul'dahn natives that have been brought here against their will I could speak with or perhaps any other from Eorzea?

Even if you hail from another world, mayhaps you have happened upon another speaking of them? It would do my heart good to reconnect with a familiar face. It has been... a challenge thus far.

Furthermore there is the more drastic matter of survival without wealth. But how, pray tell, does one make a living in this city when one must first dispel misgivings bestowed upon an initial first sight?

And with those questions asked, I bid you enjoy the rest of your evening.

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[returnmyrice]

[By the time Gohan bumps into her, she's wearing the childlike clothing she got from the nearby stores. He's wandering around the shopping district himself, visiting the book stores to see what they have in stock this month.

Right now, though, he's watching something on TV through a window display. He's so caught up in it that he doesn't sense the small bundle of energy headed his way, or pay attention to the footfalls.]

WHOA!

[When he gets bumped into, he instinctively throws a hand out. It lands on the sidewalk, and he's able to throw himself back upright. He looks around for who caused it...and sees someone no taller than he is. He bends down.]

Hey! Are you all right? It's not good to be running around like that around here.

[dynastiny]

[ Nanamo is a being who isn't used to being touched so casually. Were anyone to get close enough to her, one of the Sultanasworn would step in if the Flame General hadn't already intervened on her behalf. It startles her easily and with less grace than her grace should have, she falls over onto her back. ]

Oof! [ He'll definitely have to bend down to see her while she's sprawled out on the ground. Good thing she's wearing a pair of shorts or else she'd be a little too un-ladylike. ]

I beg your pardon?

[returnmyrice]

Huh?

[Gohan's a bit surprised at the vocal response he gets.]

Um, I was just asking if you were all right. You kind of plowed into me, so...

[dynastiny]

Then I should rectify my clumsiness anon. [ Nanamo manages as she forces herself to sit upright, running her hand through her hair to tuck it back away from her face. She's never noticed how much of it her crown kept back. ]

Betwixt these streets and the Bay, I haven't much time to look away from the map I borrowed.

[returnmyrice]

[Well. Gohan doesn't have much experience with that kind of speech. He can at least interpret what she's saying by way of context.]

If you're reading the map, you should be more careful. Don't walk and read at the same time. Get to a corner, then stop, look at the map, and decide where to go then.

[dynastiny]

Would I not be in the way of others if I behaved in that manner?

[ Stopping in the middle of the market seems like it'd get her run over by others more than anything else. ]

It's best to keep going no matter the circumstances.

[returnmyrice]

Stand to the side, where you're out of the way of other pedestrians. People usually don't walk right next to buildings or other obstacles.

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[greenmagick]

[Terra doesn't know how much she can help but hearing a girl who sounds like a child gets her attention. She carefully turns on the video to talk to the girl. Maybe there is some information that she can give.]

Hello, I haven't met anyone from those places... I'm sorry.

[Her voice is soft but pleasant in tone and her own regret is noticeable.]

There are jobs you can get here for money. I opened a flower shop for that reason. [She isn't able to do much else and even with flowers she gets a lot of help.]

[dynastiny]

[ The sudden visual catches Nanamo off-guard, but not enough to drop the artifact in hand. It's more advanced than a link pearl when it comes to communication as a magic she's never witnessed with her own eyes, but there's been a lot of that in her life these days. Dormant gods rising in power and being cut down as quickly as they came among other things. ]

Oh! [ It's a delighted gasp of surprise, Nanamo quickly coming to terms with it happening and doing all she can to recover from it. Her childlike features are both pensive and curious, though there's a more experienced look in her eyes.

Almost as if she knows how to properly carry herself at any given time. ] Flowers..? Is it common to receive funding to start a business should one have the experience to do so?

[greenmagick]

I don't know if it's common but I know a few people try to. They gave me the shop's location and I had to collect the flowers myself.

[It's troublesome finding a good place for something like a flower shop since Terra required a greenhouse as well but the city had been accommodating.]

There is more information at the welcome center.

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[gammavirginis]

If you are very young, I believe the home for children is still running?

They had some trouble getting everything running after the spirit attack but last I heard it was fixed.

[dynastiny]

[ It takes a lot of willpower to hold back on her age, wondering if perhaps it's best they assume her to be so young. Travelers weren't kind towards abandoned children, but adventurers often were. Surely this place was full of that lot instead of the former. ]

The spirit attack? Pray forgive my asking, but this is the first I'm hearing of an attack.

[gammavirginis]

It was a few months ago. It's done with now. Although Attleton just had its own troubles a bit ago.

Honestly its best to stay out of the troubles unless you feel obligated to involve yourself.

[dynastiny]

I am not fit to carry a blade or cast a spell so the most aid I could ever offer is prayer. [ Until she's grown a bit more familiar with her surroundings.

Then she may be able to get creative enough. ] These sort of attacks are uncommon then? Could it been a result of something being brought here or was it caused by another thing entirely?

[gammavirginis]

The Attleton attack was Gilgamesh getting a hold of Sakura's feather. It's a very powerful feather, apparently. I don't know the details. The spirit attack involved the barrier cracking. I'm not sure what started that, although Ted thinks that Dracula was involved in making it spread.

[dynastiny]

[ Nanamo makes a note of the names even if none of them are familiar to her right now. There's a lot to memorize, but this seems far more relevant than a corporation's leader. ]

The barrier? Is that what keeps us safe here?

[ Or does it keep them trapped? Nanamo won't express that thought out loud even if she's thinking it. ]

[gammavirginis]

It seems that on the other side of the barrier is an army of emotion-stealing incorporeal beings, so...

[dynastiny]

Why not dispatch some adventurers to handle these beings?

[ It seems as though it would be a simple solution to someone like her though if it were that easy, wouldn't they have done so prior? No matter. The problem is one she shouldn't be focusing on now. ]

Never mind. My focus should be on my own problems, not that of this realm's. I assume the matter has been dealt with thus far by those with the experience to handle it.

[gammavirginis]

That's generally my philosophy.

[dynastiny]

It's a safe law of rule to abide by, I would believe.

[ At the end of the day, they only have themselves to look out for in this strange realm full of even stranger strangers. ]

Pardon my asking, but have you been here for very long? [ It sounds like it though perhaps her experience of matters that have come to pass was due to speaking with others, not living through them. ]

[gammavirginis]

Three months about. It's been very enjoyable.

[dynastiny]

Three months..? [ Nanamo's not sure if that's a long period of time or what though it does discourage her a little. Leaving doesn't seem an option and if it were, she doubts she would find the answer in doing so from someone who enjoys their time here. ]

Where I hail from, we tell the time by watching the sun and the moon in the sky. I'm afraid I cannot tell what you mean by a month or three.

[gammavirginis]

The term is relatively new to me as well. It's roughly similar to a perigree, I think, which is equal to one rotation of both of our moons around Beforus.

I don't actually know how the moon rotation works in genessia, I just follow what the date says on my phone.

[dynastiny]

[ She listens, taking in the unique terms and memorizing them. There had been two moons that orbited Hydaelyn at one point though the smaller had always been something more sinister. Nanamo's only heard the stories from playwrights and the performances they show, most of her experience during that time hazy at best. ]

The date on the phone? Is that what the numbers stood for? [ It seemed so simple of an answer and yet it took someone else pointing it out before she could consider it. ]

[gammavirginis]

Yes. Human technology is more primitive than ours was, but there are superficial similarities.

[youfool]

Someone's following Porrim's posts....

"Prayer would be lovely, thank you. I'm the sheriff of Everglade, and we could use all the prayer you can give. Specifically, pray that they'll repent from their abominable practices, and pray for wisdom to guide my hand during Everglade's darkest hours, which grow longer and darker continually." So dramatic.

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[behindthefakesmile]

Hello Lady Lilira Lira,

I can't say I know of anyone from the world you are talking about, however I can tell you a few things you could do in ordr to get money from this world?

It all depends on what you would like to do?

[dynastiny]

A world in which man can choose their work? [ It's a strange one to think about, but she won't dwell on the oddities of it for long. There were much stranger things to focus on. ]

These hands were born with a golden spoon eke to a wealth of luxury. I don't mind dirtying them through hard work, but a promise of success is impossible to ensure. I wouldn't know where to begin.

[behindthefakesmile]

Let's start with... Your likes. What do you like to do? maybe you could use that as a starting point in choosing a job. That's how I did.

[dynastiny]

[ Nanamo reflects on her skills and hobbies, realizing she doesn't have all that many. There's the classes all noble ladies should work through so it's not as if she's entirely useless when it comes to these matters, but she can't see how formal dancing and calligraphy can be of service to others. ]

I humbly thank you for your aid in this matter. [ She says before anything else, expressing her gratitude above all. It's only proper. ]

Back home in Ul'dah, I amassed a collection of stuffed animals.

[ That's... not very helpful even if it's cute. They are so cute. ]

[behindthefakesmile]

[He's not even sure what to do with that information, or how it would be useful here because he was pretty sure that it wasn't useful here.]

I am not sure how that will help you find work. Unless you had them to sell or something.

[dynastiny]

[ It isn't useful at all and she knows that, Nanamo airing her grievance towards herself and lack of skills through a heavy sigh. She isn't upset with him so much as she is towards her sheltered upbringing, though that's more difficult to admit to than the current conversation at hand. ]

No, I suppose it would not. [ What else is there? Roles of leadership aren't so easily passed out, but aha! There's a thought. ]

I busied myself with trade and taxes so one could say I'm adept with managing numbers.

[behindthefakesmile]

[He paused for a moment, there were a good few jobs one could do that involved numbers anyway.]

Well there would be a good few jobs one can do with being good at maths. Some jobs though might require other things, like a waitress is something you would also need to memorize things as well as adding numbers. But looking around I'm sure you cou;d come up with something.

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[dives_through_rock]

Ul'Dah... That isn't a name I recognize, no, sorry.

That said, if you want some help-

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[Well, the person who was responding to the Lady Sultana? She's right there, and she nearly collided with Nanamo.]

O-oh, hey there! You okay?

[dynastiny]

[ Nanamo pauses on the verge of tears and frustration. It isn't so much the other person's presence that brought it on, no, it was just all of the events starting to pile up on her She isn't okay because she's in a foreign realm away from those she trusts to protect her and with no one to turn to save for others who were in the same position as herself. ]

Y-Yes. [ Her voice cracks in that single response, but she wills the strength from years of being a leader to erase it from future remarks. This won't break her. ]

You were on here and then you weren't.

[ Was it magic or coincidence? ]

[dives_through_rock]

Just a coincidence... I think. I was just walking, and... [Sein stops.] Lilira Lira, right? I'm Sein, of the Saint Church of Mid-Childa... Which is a completely different world from this one. ... Yeah, this place does that. A lot.