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[herbarium]

[ Her last memory is of studying for her examination, and possibly falling asleep on her desk.

So her first thought is that this is most definitely a dream. But aren’t dreams of familiar places? She had never seen this place before…

The video feed is grainy at best, and showed a very bewildered, red face. ]

I’m really c-confused! I was studying, now I’m here… [ The recording steadied, and she looked even more frightened than at first. ] ...being randomly transported places doesn’t happen i-in the real world!

[ Well, she’s seen weirder things. Demonic things. But that’s besides the point.

She feels tears at the corners of her eyes and a headache beginning to form.

She takes a deep breath. ]

Heeeeeeeelp!

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[monkeystowaway]

Take another deep breath and then relax. [He says it as calmly as possible.]

Did you listen to the hologram when you woke up?

[herbarium]

Y-Yes… [ But then again she only heard snippets of it all. Because she was, you know, panicking. ]

I’m going to miss my exam date.

[ That was the least of her worries now. But she took a deep breath as she was told, looking defeated. ]

[monkeystowaway]

You will..uh..get to it. It's like this, when you come here, time in your world doesn't continue without you. People eventually leave this place, and when you do, you will go back to the exact moment that you came from.

So you'll still make your exam. [Though he can't imagine why anyone would really want to take a boring old test.]

[herbarium]

S-So you’re saying that if I was here for a whole year...

[ As relieving as that tidbit of information was, Shiemi still had no idea what was happening. Why was she even here? ]

How long have you been here? [ She was right outside of The Bay, sitting rather forlornly on the ground. She was still feeling the aftermath of her being transported here. ] It must be really long if you know all this.

[monkeystowaway]

It'll be three years this December. [Yep. He's been here a very, very long time.] You can kind of still get updates on what's going on in your home world. You go to this place called the Dream Docks. It's like you go back mentally for a little while before your mind comes back to this place. It's weird.

[im_gonna_heal_u]

Waah!

[ Looks like her cry had shaken someone in a daze. A brunette had nearly dropped her phone, had she not caught it at the last second. However, she quickly recovered, and the distressed face of the girl on the video prompts Konoka's concern almost immediately. ]

What's the matter? Are you okay?

[herbarium]

S-Sorry! I just wanted to get… someone’s attention…

[ Now she just felt bad. Shiemi attempts for the best to calm herself, but she is still trembling and frightened. ]

[im_gonna_heal_u]

[ Konoka pauses for a moment, mostly to collect herself. ]

It's okay! You look pretty distressed... are you new here?

[herbarium]

Y-Yes… seriously, I just got here twenty minutes ago. Or less…

[ She doesn’t have a very good grip on time as of yet. She sits up, placing the phone on her lap so she could see the girl she spoke to more easily. ]

[im_gonna_heal_u]

[ Konoka picks up on what she's trying to do, and backs the camera away to give a better view of herself. ]

It's alright... normally we don't feel so aware of when we wake up in those pods, but... in any case where are you right now? Genessia itself is safe overall but it's also pretty big and you can get lost.

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[cheersloves]

Deep breaths, love. You're gonna be okay, but you need to calm down. If you like, I can blink over to the bay to keep you company.

[herbarium]

O-Okay… okay, I…

[ Shiemi looks kind of sheepish. She takes a few deep breaths. ]

N-No. You don’t have to do that...

[cheersloves]

You sure, love? I don't mind. I mean I know this is a lot to wrap your head around and if there's any way I can help, just let me know, alright?

[herbarium]

I… well…

[ she isn’t exactly sure. ]

I wouldn’t mind the company, h-honestly.

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[firefandance]

Hey, miss. It's okay.

[She paused for a moment.]

I'll come to see you at the Bay and help if you need it.

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[herbarium]

It’s fine I…

[ Too many people were offering to help her so nicely… it was really overwhelming. ]

I’m a-almost there… to my destination, I mean.

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[firefandance]

Are you talking about the welcome center?

[She assumed people would tell her to go there at least as a first stop.]

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[herbarium]

No I have to meet someone in Fayren. The man I will be working for!

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[sizedoesntmatter]

It's normal to be confused when you first arrive. Mostly because it is extremely unexpected.

[Yugi was going to try his hardest to be reassuring.]

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[herbarium]

Seeing how I’m arriving in a strange place… y-yes… definitely expected!

[ Thank you, Yugi, for being obvious about it. She needed that. ]

…I just want to go home.

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[sizedoesntmatter]

I know. Usually people do. It makes sense to want to as well. But it's not as obvious as to how that can happen. So we make do with what we can.

[He was going to try his hardest to help at least.]

If you need help with that, I'd be more than happy to help.

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[herbarium]

N-No… it’s fine. I don’t think there’s a way out of here.

[ at least that is what she has heard from the others. you are only transported back home whenever; without so much as of a warning, either. ]

Thank you, though… I appreciate the sentiment. [ she bows, then waves. ] I’m Moriyama Shiemi. Nice to meet you!

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[eternalwaltz]

Hold on, it'll be okay!

[hopefully.] There are tons of nice people here that can help you!

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[herbarium]

A-And… you’re one of those nice people?

[ she sounds vaguely hopeful. mostly curious with a tinge of fright still clinging to her. ]

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[eternalwaltz]

Yeah, of course I am, whatever you need I can definitely help with.

[ludger is extremely harmless.]