☆Radiant ONE☆ [Action]

[radiantblossom]

[One Aerith Gainsborough is making her way through the village, her white arrival dress sticking to her uncomfortably, and looking rather put-out.  The journal she has is held tightly to her chest, though every now and then she'll peer down at it.   She seems to be looking for something, and will occasionally peep in someone's house window.]

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[inabook]

[radiantblossom]

[Aerith turns to Estelle, a little shocked someone heard her.]

A shop.

[inabook]

[radiantblossom]

Oh? I knew I was going in the wrong direction. [She huffs, a little embarrassed.]

If it wouldn't be any trouble for you, I'd appreciate it.

[compos_mentis]

[IF YOU DON'T MIND I'll be throwing Nina as "Dan" at her. She's under the impression this is Aerith and must somehow be related to that other cloud. So here, have a smartly dressed fifteen-ish year old boy with a stump-arm on his left and and umbrella in his right. It's raining today, after all]

Excuse me, do you need help with something?

[radiantblossom]

[Why would I mind? I've been meaning to throw one of my characters at Dan, just couldn't figure out which one. =D She turns to Dan, throwing a quick glance at his arm before smiling politely.]

I do, actually! I'm a little lost.

[compos_mentis]

I got lost here when I arrived as well.

[...He's avoiding eye contact, and blushing a little. That sundress isn't very effective when it's, you know, raining. He's going to offer her space with his umbrella though]

What are you looking for?

[radiantblossom]

A shop. To sit, dry off, and wait. [She'll move under the umbrella, obviously thankful, and isn't oblivious to the fact that a wet sundress doesn't hide much, blushing herself.]

Do you know where one is?

[ranksinmistlore]

One what?

[This from the woman with bunny ears standing not too far away, apparently unconcerned by the rain.]

[radiantblossom]

[Aerith raises a brow; bunny ears, so cute! She can't help but wonder if they're real.]

I'm looking for a shop, any shop really. Most villages and towns have them, but I guess I'm having trouble locating it!

[ranksinmistlore]

Looking for that which you may have lost?

[radiantblossom]

[She shakes her head; if what she thinks has happened, then she won't get back what she lost back home.]

No. Just looking for a place to dry off and wait.

[wingenvy]

[Passin' by, passin' by, ew rain, HOLD ON HE KNOWS THAT GIRL-]

A... Aerith!?

[But... she's in a white dress... why is she a New Feather...?]

[radiantblossom]

[She turns quickly, expecting to see someone familiar like Leon or Cid, and while disappointed to find that she doesn't recognize this man, she smiles lightly.]

That's me. And you are?

[wingenvy]

[....Oh. Oh god, she doesn't know him. This is-

...Wait, how can she not know him? She looks older than she did when they'd met back when he was in SOLDIER... had her memory been tampered with?]

You, uh... you don't remember me...?

[radiantblossom]

[She looks at him seriously, scrutinizing, almost as if she were trying to remember him before shaking her head.]

I'm sorry. [She feels bad for forgetting someone, though she can't recall ever meeting him.] Where did we meet?

[sevenyearsgone]

[The white dress, being a dead giveaway, makes Link pause and walk over to her.]

Um... excuse me, miss. [There's no sensible way to ask this, so...] You just woke up and found yourself here, right?

[radiantblossom]

Yes. [She doesn't seem too bothered by it, almost as if it's happened before.]

[sevenyearsgone]

[...wow, uh. She is pretty calm. He rubs the back of his head, not expecting that.]

Well, um, don't worry. You've been kidnapped, but you're not in serious danger. This place is called Luceti.

[radiantblossom]

[Oh. Wait. Hold on.]

Did... Did you just say kidnapped?