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Until the day I die...

[That promise she was made to make swirled in her mind as Eleanor emerged from the creepy cave with the contents of this mock gift she woke up with. Her memory was hazy and vision clouded from sleepiness.]

Where ever could this be? This... This doesn't look like Westgand... Just where am I?

[She concentrated for a moment, like she was calling on a inner being...]

Laphicet, can you hear me?

...

Laphicet? ... Oh gods, please no! Don't tell me I lost Laphicet...

[It didn't take long for signs of panic begin to set in. As if her previous situation wasn't bad enough, now it's gotten to deadly proportions. She hugged herself as she paced around the clearing in front of the Bay.

Of course, in the midst of her worries, her thoughts begin to spill out into the open.]

This can't be happening, I can't believe this is happening. I lost Laphicet and without me to protect him, he'll turn into a daemon and then Velvet...

[Velvet...and her Daemon hand... And the promise to kill her if Eleanor failed.]

Not only that, but Lord Artorius... My mission... My last hope to redeem myself... This can't be the end of everything I worked so hard for!

But where do I even start? What kind of Praetor Exorcist loses her malak not once, but twice? I can't just walk up to any old body and just ask, can I? That will shake the faith in the Abbey to the foundation...

[Feel free to eavesdrop on everything she just spouted.]

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[Kazuya happened to be out and about in Genessia City today, deciding to take the day away from Fayren for a while to get out and explore a little more as well as looking for more books for one of his jobs. He happens to overhear the distraught woman and with the name "Velvet" reaching his ears and promptly making Kazuya's skin crawl, he nonetheless approaches her with mild concern on his face.]

Miss? Are you quite alright?

[Not that she seems alright, but hey, he should at least ask right?]

[That was a mild startle for her. Was she talking to herself again? Eleanor quickly composes herself and turns to the other with a professional attitude expected of exorcists.]

I'm quite all right. Thank you for your concern, citizen, but you needn't place any worry on me. All that matters is if you are well. I'll listen to any concerns you may have. It's the least I can do as an Exorcist.

[Though she may be acting tough now, those beads of years in her eyes very much say something else.]

[Those words gave him an odd sense of amusement. A faint smile came to his face as he shook his head.]

I think my concern is focused on you right now.

You seem troubled. Is there anything I can do to help you?

[Because those tears are very hard to miss, and given that they were near the Bay, he could put two and two together here.]

[Are you making fun of her?! She was going to pretend she was okay and totally not freaking out about failing her mission.

But first she'll wipe off the tears in her sleeve.]

Really, I'm fine. However, my, uh, ship got diverted in a storm and I need to get back my bearings.

[Making fun of her certainly wasn't his intention, but perhaps his wording wasn't quite as well natured as he may have intended.]

Seems we're in a similar situation. I've been separated from my crew, and we're... quite a ways apart.

[He briefly glances towards the Bay.]

You woke up there, right?

[She doesn't turn her back to look where he's looking. She's sure he means the weird cave.]

Y-Yeah. Do you know what's with those... things in there?

I'm afraid not. Beyond knowing that place, the Bay, is where we all wake up, the purpose of the cocoons is unknown to me.

[He shakes his head.]

There isn't much further insight I can offer you that the Schnee girl's projection already explained. I haven't been here terribly long.

[Or at least... he's assuming she already listened to the speech from the hologram. Doing that is kind of common sense.]

I overheard you saying you've lost something. Perhaps I might at least be able to help you locate it?

[It was important for her and to Velvet, so she will swallow her pride on this one.]

I did lose someone... A little boy named Laphicet. He has short, blonde hair with a cowlick, and wears a white robe. He often carries around a navigation compass, like the ones used on ships.

You okay, there?

[Asks a tiny little girl, all of three feet tall. With blue hair. And pointed ears.]

I realize it's a bit of a shock, ending up here like this, but you can rest a little easier on some of that. From what everyone's said, you'll go back to the moment you left your world when you leave here. From the sound of it, you had a lot on your plate back home - maybe you should use this like a sort of vacation? Or an opportunity to train yourself further?

[Where's that voice coming from? Eleanor grabbed the device from the box. She thought it was a mirror but that definitely not her face looking back.]

Are you the one projecting yourself through this? Are you a malak?

I'm afraid I have no idea what a malak is. The thing you're holding is called a smartphone - you can use it to talk to other people who also have one, and also to view information on the network it's connected to.

[A gentle smile.]

If you don't mind me asking... what exactly is a malak?

A smartphone... Used to talk to people over great distances... This is just like Lord Artorius's artes...

[But what shocked her the most was this person doesn't know what a malak is. Who in the world does not know what a malak is?]

You're not serious, are you? You really haven't heard of the Malakhim?

Not a single word. This place is... a different world from the one you knew. Anyone who speaks to you through this device is in much the same situation - we're all castaways, here.

Castaways...in a different world...? Now I'm afraid you've lost me.

[It was only believable to appear in an Earthpulse. But a entirely different world full of people from other worlds? This is something out of the fairy tales.]

Well, here's a simple test to prove it. Have you ever heard of Eorzea? Garlemald? Ala Mhigo? Doma? Those are all places in the world I came from, and none of them are here. For that matter... have you ever met a Lalafell?

I... No... I have not...

Likewise, have you heard of The Abbey? The Exorcists? You already said you never heard of the Malakhim. How about Midgand? The Shepard, Lord Artorius, or the Empyreans? Or even daemonblight?

The closest I've ever heard to any of those is Midgardsormr, and I sincerely doubt you're referring to the father of all dragons.

[She smiles sympathetically. It's a lot to take on board, and she remembers exactly what it feels like.]

This place is called Genessia. It's a collection of five cities - Nova, Everglade, Fayren, Attleton, and Genessia itself. They're all encased within dome shields of some sort, and outside those domes are creatures that look like shades. They have the power to drain away emotions. When I arrived, the domes had been breached - for what I understand to be the second or third time in anyone's memory. If you're an exorcist of some stripe, your talents might prove very valuable indeed if they're ever broken again. Until then, I'm afraid you're going to need to find work.

This is...all too strange to be true... But it's hard to refute the evidence speaking to me right now...

As an exorcist, it's my job to slay daemons where ever they may be and protect the general public to the best of my abilities... But I'm afraid that without a tethered malak, I won't be as strong as I could be.

With that said, where might I go to find work?

That depends on your skills. For my part, I'm an experienced craftswoman, so I was able to find work at a forge in Fayren. What sorts of skills do you have, outside of exorcism?

Besides fighting? Well, I... I can sew. But there's probably tailors better than I am here already.

Hmm. Maybe you can try waiting tables, or working as a clerk? Or maybe sign up as a bounty hunter. If you're officially sanctioned, you get a baseline payment plus extra for any bounties you claim from the boards.

If you'd like to learn more about sewing, though, I can teach you.

Hmm... It may be a good place to start. If there are varying shapes and sizes, I would need to learn about them so I can make the right clothes.

Of course, I would want to do what I can to protect people as well.

If I were you, I'd sign up for the bounty board, then. Everglade in particular tends to have the sort of foes you're experienced in fighting. As for the rest, I've made my home in Fayren, near Fawn's Forge. The forge should be marked on the map brochure you received - it's one of Fayren's major attractions. I work there five days out of seven, from eight in the morning to six in the evening. Drop by at the end of my shift and we can set up some lessons for you.

Thank you. I'll try to find the Fawn's Forge at six, then.

My name is Eleanor, by the way. Eleanor Hume.

Edited (I lost the "find.") 2017-09-06 14:26 (UTC)

Mine is Aeslyn Blackrose. Just Aeslyn is fine.

[Haru had been walking, carrying a bunch of gardening stuff when she couldn't help but overhear the other. She wasn't sure what she was on about, but she could at least tell one thing. They seem awfully worried. So maybe what they were talking about was something that they were worried about.

So making her way over, she figured to be polite.]

Are you okay, miss?

[Eleanor was making great strides to keep herself composed when a stranger approached. She cleared her throat.]

Y-yes, I'm quite all right. Your concern is appreciated, citizen. Is there anything I can do for you, though? It's my job as an Exorcist to help the people where ever I can, after all.

I don't have anything that would require help as of right now, but I have to admit, I haven't seen you around here before. So I have to assume you are new, correct?

[She stood there happily for the moment, she figured might as well get to know someone.]

[Eleanor smiled politely. It's good to know people here aren't terribly troubled.]

Yes, I suppose I am. It looks like I might be here awhile, also.

It looks like it. I mean... You could find yourself extremely lucky and get sent back sooner. But I've never seen people go so soon after they arrive.

[That she knew of anyway.]

You are looking at a couple of months or so at least.

A couple of months?! But... But I can't stay here for that long! I have an important mission from the Abbey to complete!

[Lord Artorius is the only one who believes in her now. If she loses his faith... It was unthinkable.]

[haru kept quiet. She understood that need to get back home, to have a mission to get back to because she was aware of her own mission they needed to do. They had it sorted and everything back home but here... different matter.]

I understand, but I have heard from people that it is believed that time doesn't go forward while we are here if that helps.

Time stopped? That's completely illogical, how can time stop just by moving from one land to another?

Is there evidence backing up all these claims?

I don't know, but that is what people tell me, not something I personally know.

So you would have to ask those people.

I see. So there is no proof of all these claims. But you do insist there is.

Who else may I speak to about this?

No proof, but as I mentioned people wouldn't say it without something to back it up somewhat, I just have never tried to check it out myself due to not having a reason.

As for who... [She paused, she was trying to remember who she heard it from.] I guess you need to find those who have been here for a while. Though finding that out might not necessarily be easy.

[It's not going to be easy to find people who lived her awhile? Eleanor thought about it for a moment, then pulled out the strange malak arte-powered device. Aka, the smart phone.]

What about this? I've had people talk to me through this device. Can I use it to find others somehow?

Yes, though all might not be able to answer if they are working or busy, so... I guess timing would be a thing you'd have to figure out as well.

[She knows she doesn't reply till she is at least out of work or just before she goes into work.]

And there's Koishi, watching the distressed Eleanor leave the bay area. Oh goodie! A new person! She loved new people!

And so Koishi would follow this new person for a short ways, observing her, her abilities hiding her from perception. At least until-

"Hey Miss?" And then there was someone (or something) tugging at her sleeve. "Heeey. Can you see me yet? Can you hear me?"

Koishi was tiny. And floating! With a splash of mint-alabaster hair under a hat and eyes that literally glowed with an inner light. A blue sphere floated in front of her chest, cords looping around her body from it and connecting at her ankles.

"Are you lost?"

[Eleanor was completely oblivious up until she felt a small child tug on her sleeve. She loved encouraging the kids, so with a smile, she turned to speak to the youngster when...

She nearly chokes on her own gasp.]

Buwaah?! [And a quick recovery. She wasn't expecting to see this. What is that orb?]

Oh, uh... Sorry about that. I'm fine, though. But, are you by any chance... A malak?

Koishi giggled at Elanor's reaction, the cords over her left shoulder looping into a heart shape, the sphere bobbing from side to side- wait, was that an eye? Yes. It was a closed eye.

"I don't know what a Malak is. Is it your word for youkai? Because that's what I am. A spirit-monster-thing..." A pout. "There isn't a good word for it in this language..." The pout didn't last long though.

"But that's what I am! A satori youkai! But you don't have to be scared of me. I can't read minds anymore." She had been gradually drifting forward this whole time, now somewhat in Elanor's space. "My name is Koishi Komeiji. It's nice to meet you. Your head shines beautifully so I had to come say hi."

Koishi, it's impolite to speak in riddles to people you've just met.

A satori youkai...? And did you say "read minds?"

[Well, at least used to. But what if it's a lie?]

Umm...I never heard of youkai before. But you don't look like any monster to me. And why do you think my head is shiny? Do you mean my hair? I do try to keep it maintained...

So... Koishi, is it? I'm Eleanor.

"No. I mean your head. Your mind is shiny. I dunno what it says but it glows with a wonderful warmth with golds that shimmer over smooth rocks. They're rippling a lot now though. And fall and shatter to the winds with blues and greens. It's not a sharp color though. It's like smoke. I really really like it!"

Wow she was REALLY in Elanor's bubble now.

"Well some monsters don't look like monsters. They're usually the most dangerous. And Satori are carnivorous mountain monsters but sis and I aren't dangerous. We don't hunt humans." Anymore.

A pause. "Also I'm not good with names. So I'm going to call you 'miss' for now."

Rippling and falls and shatter--Whoa, just slow down! I don't understand any of this.

[This "youkai" seems serious. Not "Magilou serious" but just serious in her own way. She quickly tries to push it forward to avoid any brains from frying.]

I don't think "miss" would work. I don't think I would be the only woman here, so it would get confusing. Why is "Eleanor" hard to remember?

"Sorry. Sometimes I don't make much sense." That's more than sometimes. "But that's what I see. It's very nice."

Koishi just tilted her head a little at the objection though. "Umm... I can't remember names and faces very well though. Or names with faces. My head is slantways and cracked down the middle. So I have to call you something. And 'Miss' is polite."

[Eleanor thinks she understands, but she needs to remember she's not talking to a literal child, so injury from neglect can't be a factor.]

...I suppose 'Miss' will be okay... It's better than the other one, at least.

[She hopes "Cry-baby Exorcist" stays in Midgand.]

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