001 | Prelude in E Minor

[pianola]

[ ACTION ]


What appears to be a short and petite young woman is staring at the sky.

She stares at the sky in the Bay.

Wandering, she stares at the sky in Attleton, Nova City, Genessia City, Everglade, and even Fayren.

But she isn't careless. Her stride is even and measured, and she keeps to the sidewalk, not drifting aimlessly into the street. She remains in the spaces which seem public, and loops easily back to the portals again when she is curious about other areas. Her sense of direction, it seems, is very good.

In fact, if it wasn't for her staring at the sky - and at the trees and buildings in Fayren, and at the style of buildings in Everglade - it would seem as if she wasn't lost or new to this place at all.

Her face certainly does not seem to display surprise. Her eyes are only, ever so slightly, widened.



[ VIDEO ] [ several hours later ]


[ Dorothy's eyes are slightly narrowed, her lips pressed thinly together. Her voice is flat, perhaps just very slightly sounding annoyed. ]

Angel.

Your sense of humor is quite terrible.

Send me back, now.

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[koishi_komeiji]

And while Dorothy was exploring, a little green thing was following her. No one else seemed to see her but her apparent obfuscation didn't appear to work on Dorothy. It was because she was a robot but, of course, Koishi didn't know that.

While she had initially kept her distance, eventually she would drift forward, floating a short distance from Dorothy's sleeve and attempt to tug on it.

"Hello Miss? Can you see me? Can you hear me? I can't feel you at all. That's interesting. And I've never seen you before. Are you new?"

[pianola]

Dorothy had noticed the girl following her earlier. However, she hadn't thought it very important - this girl didn't appear to be threatening. If she was a lookout for someone who was a threat - Dorothy would deal with it when it happened. The most likely possiblity, she figured, was the girl was curious.

So, when there was a gentle tug on her sleeve, Dorothy turned, unsurprised. Her expression was calm, without even the slight wide-eyed look from earlier. She did not blink, of course. Even if the questions did seem a little odd.

"I just arrived here," Dorothy answered, hoping that's what the girl meant by 'new'. She couldn't work out why the other questions were asked. She ventured, in the same tone, "I can hear and see you fine."

[koishi_komeiji]

"Ohh... I guess you don't have a subconscious then. People's brains cant usually understand that I exist so they either can't perceive me or they just forget I'm there. But you can see me just fine! I like you!" It was hard to imagine Koishi's smile getting bigger, but, somehow, it did.

"My name is Koishi Komeiji, Miss! I'm a satori youkai. But I can't read minds anymore so don't worry. Also I can't seem to affect you at all with my power so you probably don't need to worry about that in the first place." Koishi really seemed to like to talk. A lot.

Koishi's third eye floated up a little, bobbing merrily from side to side, the cords extending from either side looping into a heart over her left shoulder. "Are you lost Miss? You've just been wandering for awhile."

[pianola]

Quietly, Dorothy absorbed this. She did not correct the stranger; based on what she was learning about herself, and regular robots, and human people, she did have a sort of subconsciousness. Or, at least, that was the best word she could find for it. Something which let Memories trickle up to her, unbidden.

It was also true, however she functioned, it would be entirely different than how a human would.

The name was strange, the words she used were strange. It was interesting. It was vaguely alarming. What had happened to the world Dorothy was from?

"My name is R. Dorothy Wayneright," she said, after a short but perhaps awkward silence. She didn't know, immediately, if she wanted to advertise the fact she was a robot.

Her eyes followed the third eye, then returned to Koishi's face. Everything here was so strange. It seemed pointless to ask for a way home. The hologram, the rules of this world, said there was no return route. With the faintest hint of awe, she explained, "I was looking at your sky. It is very blue."

[koishi_komeiji]

Koishi's assumption had more to do with observation and experience rather than fact. It was Dorothy's capacity for machine learning and absolute information that saw through Koishi's ability.

"It's nice to meet you, Miss. But I'm going to call you 'Miss' for now since I have a hard time with names." A pause. "You have really red hair. I like it." Koishi, please stay on topic.

"Oh... OH! Yes. Is the sky not blue where you're from? The sky is blue where I'm from so I didn't realize it could be any other color. Except at dawn and at dusk and at night when it IS other colors. If you like the sky while it's blue then you'll love it when its orange and pink and purple and slowly fades into black."

[pianola]

When Koishi mentioned the sky changing colors, Dorothy's eyes fractionally widened. The domes would replicate a similar effect, but she had always assumed it was an artistic thing, not something based off of nature. It almost made her want to stay, if only long enough for her to see the sunset.

"It is always overcast. Cloudy," she explained, speaking a bit more simply. The girl seemed rather young, at least in her behavior. She didn't want to be patronizing, but she also didn't want to talk over her head, either. "At night, the sky is dark, of course. Otherwise, there are only clouds."

[koishi_komeiji]

"Well that's just silly. Of course it's not always overcast. The sky is blue and pretty. But I suppose if you're used to clouds it makes sense the sky would be startling. Sis and I lived underground for over a century so coming up and seeing the sky again was really amazing!"

Well that answered the age question at least.

That strange third eye dipped to one side, still focused on Dorothy but still closed. Likewise Koishi followed it, drifting around slowly behind it. Though it wasn't literally pulling her along.

"The sky in Fayren is my favorite since it gets the darkest there at night. But sometimes there's clouds off the mountains. Still, it's better than having to look past all the big buildings since they're so tall. I can fly but not everyone can."

action.

[carrythesin]

Dorothy's movement and behavior wasn't strange at all. In fact, it's almost similar to Kirika either when she's in an alien area or trying to blend in with the crowd. Kirika was always quiet and didn't quite spoke unless she had to. But this woman, Kirika grew quite curious and wasn't exactly sure why.

What caught her attention was how the person stared aimlessly to the sky in Attleton. It stirred Kirika enough to look up as well. Was something up there? While Kirika stood next to Dorothy, she looked up, and the sky was still blue with some clouds. The sun though, the ray shined so bright Kirika had to sheltered her eyes with a hand. If Dorothy was still walking, so was she, it didn't bother and she was quite aware of her surrounding. Don't mind the duffel bag on her shoulder, it seemed she was released from school or something.

[pianola]

There wasn't anything in the sky. Besides, well, the normal things which should be there. The sun. Clouds. Birds flying about, on occasion. But it seemed fascinating to Dorothy.

Attleton? Not as much. It seemed like an ordinary "small neighborhood" which existed in some of the domes. Maybe it wasn't as upscale, but the neighborhood seemed to strive for that same, high level of "We Are Normal Here".

Yet, eventually, she looked at Kirika. She had noticed her there, before. Yet she didn't feel under any threat, so she hadn't thought it mattered. It was probably impolite to ignore her.

"Your sky is very blue," she observed. Her voice held the slightest measure of awe. Otherwise, she seemed ... very calm.

[carrythesin]

The area seemed normal, but not everyone was normal. Kirika at least, sort of, looked normal at first glance. Even in a crowd, the girl isolated herself.

Kirika wasn't quite sure what to look for up in the sky. It looked normal to her. Maybe if it was the Everglade, that'd be a different story. She didn't mind walking next to Dorothy silently. Eventually she would had to depart soon to her next destination. Dorothy happened to be along the way.

When Dorothy spoke, Kirika's head still aimed at the sky. She gave a small nod followed with a 'hm' to acknowledge Dorothy, also calm. Wow, perhaps Kirika's partner was right, she can be robotic.

"Your sky isn't this blue?" Kirika asked calmly with her quiet tone.

[pianola]

So far, Kirika hadn't seemed strange to Dorothy. If she seemed a little quiet? Not everyone was talkative, or energetic. Certainly, she could appreciate the quiet company of others.

"It is overcast," Dorothy explained, now without that note of awe. Just matter-of-fact. "It is always cloudy, with or without rain."

Even though Dorothy very much wanted to go home, to not be here, she could still appreciate the sky. Such a strange way to be kidnapped, to be kept in a place which appeared more beautiful than her own world.

[carrythesin]

Very strange way to be kidnapped, they even caught Kirika off guard somehow. At least she didn't have to worry about some organization trying to kill her, or aid. It was a strange ordeal. Kirika though seemed to be enjoying this life, maybe a little too much.

Even for Kirika, an endless overcast felt a little gloomy. She almost felt bad for Dorothy. She looked up at Dorothy curiously. The change of tone didn't bother her.

"Is it Earth?" She asked again.

[pianola]

The question was surprising, then Dorothy realized it shouldn't be. Based on what she was learning about Genessia, there'd be a lot of people from worlds which weren't Earth.

"I am," Dorothy confirmed. And pointed out, "So are you."

Since she asked the question, after all. Also, obviously, "Your Earth, then, isn't overcast? You've no need for domes, there?"

[Video]

[youfool]

Hello, whoever you are, and welcome to Genessia! Would asking for a name be too much? Both for yourself and this angel of yours. The latter wouldn't happen to be Michael, would it?

[Video]

[pianola]

[ Placid expression, same tone of voice: ]

My name is R. Dorothy Wayneright.

Her name is Angel.

Sometimes, she goes by Casey Jenkins. Or Patricia Lovejoy. Or, likely, a few other names. She has many aliases. To my knowledge, she has not gone by Michael.

Re: [Video]

[youfool]

[Pleasurable gasp]

Really? That's my name, but in reverse! What's the "R" stand for?

[Somehow that instantly warms him to her, as though they were long-lost fraternal twins]

Heh, was this Angel of yours known for sending you hither and thither?

[Video]

[pianola]

[ Dorothy just stares at the screen for a moment. Strangely, few people she interacted with enjoyed word games. Finally she got it - Theodore. She didn't know if she was amused or annoyed.

She showed neither. ] The "R" is short for "robot".

In a way. I do not know how, but it seemed she could manipulate reality.

This is not my reality.



(( wrong icon before, urk. oh well ))

Re: [Video]

[youfool]

[That certainly explains the expressions, or lack thereof. So much for that twins thing.]

Ah-oh, I uh, I see. A robot...if it's not too personal, why were you made?

Reality is...hard to define, here. So much is fungible and strange. I'm afraid, for the time being, you're stuck with us. I've heard naught about this female angel of yours, though, so you're free of that, at least.

[Video]

[pianola]

[ Narrowed eyes, just slightly. Her tone of voice doesn't change much, but is it a little cooler? ]

Why were you made?

[ Thinks about this for a moment, creating a perhaps awkward pause ]

She goes by many names. It's possible she's never called herself Angel, here.

video;

[gamerrep]

Would a friend do this as a joke?

[It was a genuine question.]

video;

[pianola]

[ And the question is taken as genuine! ]

I don't understand the humor of humans sometimes.

video;

[gamerrep]

I don't sometimes myself. But it's a learning experience.

video;

[pianola]

Yes.

However, I'd prefer it wasn't at my expense.

video;

[gamerrep]

Are people being mean to you?

video;

[pianola]

... Not currently.

It doesn't bother me. [ Lies are easier with the perfect poker face, after all. ]