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[clevermind]

Who; Belle & Open
What; Settling in.
Where; Cloak and Dagger, Genessia & Attleton & Everglade
When; May 12-14th
Warnings; None

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Cloak and Dagger

Belle had heard of the establishment named 'Cloak and Dagger' through a very reputable source. Dorian, who had been nice enough to share his space at the library upon her arrival. It took longer than she'd intended to but she had put aside the time to stop into the shop and inquire about a position. There was a lot in this new world that she wasn't used too and while Belle was very clever, it was a lot for her to handle all at once.

She wore the same plan dress that she was used too, finding the heavy well worn fabric comfortable and familiar among the oddness. This was her first trip into Everglade and she found the city daunting. Her eyes were drawn down foggy street corners and at unfamiliar sounds with no source. Belle breathed a sigh of relief when she reached the shop and pushed open the door.

"Hello?" She called inside. "Is anyone here?"

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Genessia's Streets/Library

Belle was making her way to and from the library with a basket held protectively under her arm. She had more to do here than she had at home but she continued to take a little time each day to read. Today she was returning two books and hoping to find at least new one from the vast expanse of the library's collection. She doubted she'd read every book available to her but that didn't mean she wouldn't try to read what she could.

She hummed a sweet tune as she stepped down the busy street. She wouldn't let this place steal away her sweet disposition.

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Attleton

She had to find a permanent place to live but it was proving to be a daunting task. She didn't know the area very well though she'd memorized the map before leaving her home. Today she'd decided to travel to Attleton. She'd heard that it was a sweet village and a place that wouldn't be opposed to her starting a small farm. She had wanted to see Fayren as well, however she'd heard that there was currently distress in that archway.

Belle could be found at the archway, staring at the strange opening and then along the streets. Her eyes swept over the streets as she pondered her options.

"It's a rather quaint village." She spoke softly to herself while trying to figure out what to do.

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Genessia Streets

[psychic_supremecy]

Mewtwo had been attending to business in Nova City, and was on his way back to his sanctuary in Fayren. He was simply gliding over the sidewalk, a half-full crate of berries of all kinds of shapes, sizes, and colors following him. He turns a corner almost bumping into Belle, but just arches an eyebrow at her outfit. It wasn't quite the style one saw usually in Genessia.

Genessia Streets

[clevermind]

"Oh, please excuse me." Belle was quick to take a small step back and check that the contents of her basket have remained undamaged. She paused when she got a very good look at the person, if she could call him that, who she ran into.

"Oh."

She knew that there were those stuck here who weren't human but she hadn't met all that many of them. Etiquette and decorum told her not to stare but instead met his gaze as they spoke. "I am sorry. I should have been watching where I was going. Can I ask?" She paused rising two fingers to her lips. "It might be rude to ask but I've never seen anyone like you before."

Everglade

[feckinboomstick]

"Aye, aye yes, I'm comin', just a tick-"

And out from the back in a brief puff of stone dust and smoke, comes... A man about five foot five, gray looking thanks to the dust and powder.

And clearly a Catholic priest. There's really no getting around it. Stark white hair long and dry and thick, massive circular glasses, with a vague, sickly sort of look about him, wheezing a bit from the irritants he'd just willingly exposed himself to.

Just a moment.

"What'd ye need, miss?" A thick Irish brogue too, listen hard, he's a fast talker.

Everglade

[clevermind]

Belle waited patiently at the front of the store. A curious eye glanced over the items before she turned towards the man who appeared from a room further back. It wasn't strange for Belle to see a priest here, the church was the only place with a library back in her small village.

"Oh excuse me sir."

Her expression softened as she continued.

"I had been speaking to Dorian and he said that you were in need of a scribe. I was hoping to offer my services to you. I know very little about magic but I am quite familiar with books and the written word."

[feckinboomstick]

"Dorian sent ye? Huh." Well, how about that.

"Knowin' magic ain't a requirement, lessons for staff members are optional if ye want to pick up a few things. Learnin' how to craft and cast improves your wages after all."

He bustles past to arrange a few newly carved charms on the shelf, continuing to talk.

"We can always use help with writin' books and copyin' spells here. The books themselves ain't usually magical in and of themselves, so ye don't need to worry about havin' a head for enchantment yet. 'Course ye can work here.

Would ye like to take some of those lessons as well?"

[clevermind]

"I'd be happy to try and learn but I don't think I have the talent for it. However, if you require mixing and crafting items in a physical sense I'd be happy to learn and to help." She was used to helping her father when he built his toys.

Belle turned to follow him as he spoke. She had already decided that she liked him very much.

"Thank you." She hadn't thought it'd be so easy. It was harder for women to gain work where she was from. She'd hoped this place would be easier if it's tenants were as brilliant as Dorian.

[feckinboomstick]

"Don't say that, tis quite hard to find a person who cannot do a bit of magic at all. ... We've hired one actually. She's the cashier."

So Belle wouldn't be the only lady in this shop!

"Of course, buildin' the item itself before enchantin' it is entirely an option, I'd be more than happy to assist, and on the days I ain't in-"

All none of them-

"Dorian I'm sure could do it as well. He's quite good at it.

You're welcome, ye can start today for the rest of the day, or tomorrow. We're open every day of the week, just shorter hours on Sunday."

[clevermind]

Belle smiled. "I'll start immanently then and if I can learn small things I would be happy to help where I can." She wanted to learn as much as she possibly could.

"When did you start learning magic?"

[feckinboomstick]

"Me then? Lets see... I'd have been about twenty eight or so when I started teachin' meself, I'd say. Tis a bit difficult to remember exactly."

[clevermind]

Belle smiled. "A little older than I am then." Her voice was warm and light as she spoke.

"You must be very skilled. Do you have any suggests on where I could begin?"

[feckinboomstick]

"Aye, but I was a bit old to be learnin' magic. At least I've been given plenty of time to make up for it all.

The easiest charms are good luck charms, more based in rememberin' a basic recipe and usin' material correctly than magical prowess. Startin' there is easy enough."

[clevermind]

"I'll start with learning that and any other tasks you have for a Scribe and..." She paused. "I'm Belle. I'm sorry I hadn't introduced myself before. I look forward to working here."

She would have to learn where everything was but she was a quick learner.

Re: Genessia Streets

[psychic_supremecy]

He makes a small sigh, a soft raspy "mew" escaping him. The box floating behind him shifted closer to his back so as to avoid it being in anyone's way as they passed. He flicked his tail slightly as a voice echoed within Belle's mind.

I apologize if this is jarring but telepathy is the easiest form of communication for me as my vocal chords are only developed enough to form a single syllable. However to answer your question, you may call me Mewtwo.

Genessia Streets

[clevermind]

"Oh. Um."

This was new and more than a little shocking. Belle tried her best not to appear tense though it was difficult given the situation. "I see. That's quite alright. Is it comfortable for me to speak to you as I normally would?" She didn't know if she had to speak through her own thoughts.

Attleton

[captain_by_the_book]

It hadn't even been a month since Cassian and K-2SO had bought a lot in Attleton, and were there nearly daily for construction work. In a small town like this one, that was long enough to notice a new face lingering by the archway, especially when she looked rather lost.

Offering help to strangers on the street wouldn't have been something that crossed the Captain's mind back home, but this place forced everyone to adjust.

So he found himself approaching her, albeit a bit hesitantly. "Excuse me? Do you need help?"

Genessia Streets

[psychic_supremecy]

It makes no difference to me.

He crosses his arms, turning to face a traffic light as if waiting for the signal to change... despite his ability to simply fly or teleport, and that it was not the way he was going when bumping into Belle. However, Belle had piqued his curiosity. Her mind - what little he felt without reading it directly - was unique. Like a sponge, eager for knowledge but with no ambition of personal gain. He'd never met someone like that and was hoping to converse more, but was too much of a grump to initiate conversation.

Attleton

[clevermind]

Belle turned towards him, her expression a mixture of awe and surprise. "Oh no. Please excuse me, was I in the way?" She glanced back at the archway before returning her gaze back to Cassian.

"This is my first chance to see these archways and it's unlike anything I've seen before. I wonder how they are formed." She lightly pressed the pad of her finger against the vale though she only felt a soft warmth from it.

Genessia Streets

[clevermind]

"I see." She mused softly before allowing a warm expression to fall over her features. "It's very nice to meet you. Even if it was rather sudden." Belle felt a little bad about that. She'd often day dreamed and walked but she rarely found herself running into people.

"Have you been here long? I'm afraid that I've only been here for a little over a fortnight. I'm learning my way around." She knew Genessia proper decently well but she'd yet to spend time expanding the area she was familiar with. There was much that she needed to learn while she was here. The most fascinating so far and the most convenient was the laundry machine.

[captain_by_the_book]

Oh. Maybe he needed to work some more on his offering help skills.

"No, no, you weren't in the way. I was just..." He raised a hand. "Trying to be helpful?" Trying to fit in with all that disturbing neighbourly solidarity that seemed to be common here. "I'm afraid I don't know anything about the archways, other than that they exist. I'm more on the technological than magical side of things here."

[clevermind]

"I see." She offered hims a kind expression. "My mind is more technical minded as well though I've learned that there is much that I do not know."

Belle lowered herself in a slight curtsy. "I am Belle. It's nice to meet you. I was hoping to find a home in Attleton though I don't have much money. Do you know the town?"

[captain_by_the_book]

What a polite lady. He hesitated, briefly wondering if he's expected to mimic that curtsy, but decided against it. He gave her a small, tight smile. "Cassian Andor. It's a pleasure to meet a future neighbour. If you'd like to...?" He gestures down the street, and starts slowly walking. "I believe the best way to get to know a place is to see it for yourself."

It's a lovely town, looking indeed very quaint and peaceful, but Cassian had already seen its ugly sides. He frowned as he thought about how to best bring that up. "I've only just moved here myself, or am in the process. We're currently building a house. Attleton's not as peaceful or safe as it appears at first glance, but we too chose to come here since it's cheaper than other places. If you need a large house with a garden it's the best place to go, even with its dangers. You can't afford a place like that in Nova City, and even though every second house in Everglade is haunted it hasn't lowered the prices."

[clevermind]

Belle nodded her head. If she remained here then she'd have plenty of time to inspect the archways. "I'd be happy to." She followed at his side, her fingers lancing behind her as she stepped. Belle always thought it was easier to be polite, that was until there was a reason not too. She couldn't stand ignorance and she would often make those feelings known.

"I'm not sure I'll have enough to purchase a place in Attleton but I do hope to find something suitable. Where I'm from women can't own land but live with fathers or brothers." Neither of which she had here. Either way, Belle was determined.

"Haunted doesn't sound so bad. As long as it's quite enough to sleep." Belle was too easy going. "But I would love to have a garden. I had a small farm back home."

[captain_by_the_book]

"I... actually don't know where or how you'd go about purchasing a farm around here. Fayren could be worth looking into as well? I don't know the first thing about farms, here or back home. We'd also been looking at an apartment building in Genessia which comes with a garden for each unit, but a house was better suited to our needs."

It was a little bit odd, he decided, to be having such a normal conversation about normal things. Odd, but not in a bad way. Just in an odd way.

Cassian watched her from the corner of his eyes. "Nobody's going to stop you from owning land here, or having a business of your own." In fact, he had a hard time imagining a determined woman like her having to bow to a father or brother. "Woman are equals, and if anyone thinks otherwise I'm sure there are plenty of women eager to teach them better."

[clevermind]

Belle felt her smile widened. "That's good to hear." She was the sort of person who wouldn't take no as an answer. She was strong, firm and intelligent with the sort of curiosity that would undoubtedly one day get her in trouble. She preferred to face the world without judgement but to try and understand it as it was.

"I will look into Fayren as well." She didn't know. "I don't wish to have anything to large. Just enjoy for me and if my father were to arrive."

Her attention was sweeping across the area but it always came back to Cassian. She was skilled at taking in details around her. "Can I ask where in Genessia comes with a garden for each unit? That might be a good place to look as well."

Attleton

[liorafae]

Sometimes Liora needed to get out of Fayren, even with the illness that was going on. She even wondered if she should stay out of Fayren until it gets under control. Attleton seemed to be a somewhat close resemblance, so she decided to explore it a bit further.

She took a break from flying and spotted a bug crawling along the sidewalk. She attempted to give chase, crawling on all fours with her face close to the ground, not even paying attention to her surroundings until she nearly runs into Belle's feet. Startled, the little dragon scrambled backwards.

"Oh! I-I'm sorry! I-I didn't mean to...!"