what once was mine.

[nowgoandgether]

Lena Austen has been turned into her six-year-old self. It was a shock to wake up and discover she was no longer a woman in her twenties and instead, the child version of her. She's retained enough memories to recognize people from her adult life, but her mannerisms and her way of thinking are now that of a six-year-old. It's quite a dilemma. That'

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[handswillwork]

It takes Abby a second of staring to be absolutely sure she recognizes Rachel -- she was kind of out of it when she met her -- but as soon as she does, she makes her way over to the girl with a bright smile. She looks completely exhausted, but she's immensely pleased, and running into the other girl is just making her all the happier.

"Rachel!" she calls as she approaches, waving once Rachel's looking at her. "Hi."

[gatherslight]

Rachel has no problem recognizing Abby, but she'd completely understand if the other woman wouldn't be able to. She'd been concerned about her welfare, and it will be an extreme relief to see her much better than she did when they first met. The response is an immediate bright grin, meeting her halfway.

"Abby! Hi!" she says, smile widening a fraction. "I was hoping to run into you again."

[handswillwork]

"Same here," she says brightly, pulling Rachel into a friendly hug when she reaches her. "How are you? And have I said thank you for helping me out yet?" she adds with a little laugh.

[gatherslight]

"You have, once or twice, and I promise it's not necessary," Rachel says, just as brightly, returning the hug. It's weird how they've just met and Rachel already has a lot of affection for her. She usually doesn't attach to people quite so easily.

And she'd say more to Abby, but they'll both be pulled into the rabbit hole now, falling into the abyss below.

Apologies!

[handswillwork]

It's probably not a bad thing, because Abby does attach to people very easily and Rachel is already in that category. And, well, she'll never be sick again?

She's about to answer when the rabbit hole steps in and derails the conversation completely, as well as totally confusing her.

"...What just happened?" she asks, once the falling stops.

[gatherslight]

Rachel may not be a guardian, but she's always been the protective sort. When the bottom drops from under them, she instinctively reaches for Abby so that the woman knows she's not alone.

"... I have no idea, but it doesn't look like Chicago anymore," she whispers, a small amount of trepidation creeping into her voice.

What even, Rift. What even.

[handswillwork]

Abby holds tightly to Rachel's hand when she gets grabbed onto, and she's still holding on as she looks around and tries to figure out where they are.

"It doesn't even look like a city anymore," she comments, squinting in one direction and then the other, but all she can see stretching out either way is the dirt road they've found themselves on and the nearly-knee-high grass on either side of it.