[open] The Reception Bureau

[siglen_mods]

It's a nice day in the Commons, and it seems plenty of people are out and about. The sculpted front of the Reception Bureau is perhaps even more welcoming in the sunlight. Those lucky few who arrived in Siglen today will have been shuffled toward that pleasant facade by one helpful native or another. Inside, they will have found equally pleasant

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[knightnomore]

Yuri stood outside the Reception Bureau, staring out at the town of Siglen, just a little bit at a loss. The welcoming committee there had just thrown a lot of information at him all at once, not to mention the pile of manuals and pamphlets he had in his hand, yet to be opened. Really, they were nice enough people, but they could have cut down on the papers. It seemed like he had a kind of ridiculous stack of things to read. Too bad Estelle wasn’t there. She’d just zip through all of it and tell him if there was anything really important.

...but she wasn't there, was she? And she probably wasn't going to be.

For a moment, what was left of his smile faded from his face completely.

“Estelle...” He muttered softly. He didn’t think anybody heard that, but then he wasn’t paying too much attention to whether anyone might have been listening, either.

[usagi_from_moon]

It had been a few months since Usagi had first entered siglen and apart from the odd slip up at work causing several plates of cakes to go crashing to the floor, she had managed to make this place her home.

She had the day off work today so she decided to wander around the city for a bit before heading home.

"It's such a nice day today!", she stretches her arms up into the air, "Maybe I could go to the park?"

But something caught her eye not long before she said it. Someone was standing outside of the Reception Bureau and by the look of the papers in his hands, she could tell that he was new.

"Hello", she walked towards him slowly and waved her hand, "Welcome to Siglen!"

She then paused and bowed politely, "My nameis Usagi Tsukino, it's very nice to meet you"

[knightnomore]

Lost in thought, Yuri was a little surprised when someone talked to him. The voice turned out to belong to a girl, probably around Rita's age, he would guess. She certainly seemed friendly... but then, somehow that seemed to be true of everyone around here. Immediately, the smile was back on his face and any sign that something had been bothering him a moment before was gone without a trace.

"Yuri Lowell." He didn't match her bow, but he did nod politely. Then he glanced down at all the things he was holding and chuckled quietly. "I guess it's pretty obvious I'm new around here."

[usagi_from_moon]

Usagi giggled a little, "Just a little. I don't know why they give us all the paperwork.."

She had no real right to talk though, she didn't really read hers properly on her first day here! But she wasn't going to bring that up, oh no..

"So, do you know what job they've given you?"

She hadn't kept up to date with how things work out in the Bureau now, so she assumed that they still allocated jobs.

[knightnomore]

He wasn't likely to read all of his properly, either, but likewise wasn't going to bring that up. It seemed like they just wanted to make sure everyone knew how to get around and everything, but it still seemed pretty ridiculous. As for a job, he hadn't really paid attention.

"Huh? Uh... give me a second to look." He flipped through some of the papers he was holding until he found one that looked relevant. And frowned at it, just slightly. "I'm... a janitor, apparently." Well, that wouldn't have been his first choice, but it seemed like something he could do, at least. He looked back at Usagi. "What about you?"

[usagi_from_moon]

She remembered this at least, "I am a waitress at the Cafe, but today's my day off."

It wasn't the best job in the world, but she made money. Though she would prefer to be doing something that she was... more capable of.

"At least you won't knock anything over", she muttered under her breath, but he might have caught her saying that.

[knightnomore]

He heard it. And cocked his head to the side just a little bit, looking at her.

"There's more to knock over at a cafe than in a cleaning closet?" Not what she meant, he was sure, but he couldn't quite resist the comment. He wasn't clumsy, but somehow the idea of random things falling on his head from a pile of cleaning supplies didn't seem entirely out of the question.

[usagi_from_moon]

"O-of course there is!", she flushed a bit at the cheeks, a bit embarrassed that he heard that, "I could knock over plates and food before serving them!"

She looked down, "Or trays with food could slip out of my hands when I trip..."

[knightnomore]

Based on that answer, it seemed like that comment had much more to do with her than anything about her work environment.

"Sounds like you would find things to knock over just about anywhere." The comment was teasing, yes, but not mean-spirited.

[usagi_from_moon]

"T-that's not true!", she blurted out, "Things just get in my way, that's all!"

She looked down knowing that he was completely right about that, but... she didn't think someone she just met would tease her about that!

[knightnomore]

"I stand corrected." Her reaction said very clearly that he was right about that, but there was no reason to push it. She seemed kind of upset, too. He shrugged slightly and offered her a friendly smile.

"I really didn't mean anything by it." She seemed like a perfectly nice person, tendency to knock things over or not.

[usagi_from_moon]

Usagi looked back up and smiled, "It's okay then! Don't worry about it."

She was a little too easygoing and trusting for her own good, but only Rei got away with teasing her like that and sometimes Mamo-chan...

[wunderweapons]

"Well, now this is interesting, is it not?" Yeager walked up behind Yuri, but was careful to keep his old ... acquaintance as it were, at a good distance. "I was not expecting you."

He crossed his arms over his chest and cocked his head to one side while he waited for Yuri to turn around. It was going to be an interesting time. Maybe he wouldn't be bored.

[knightnomore]

Well, that was definitely something, though Yuri wasn't quite so convinced that "interesting" was the word. He really didn't need to turn around to recognise that voice. He was not the slightest bit surprised to find Yeager giving him an amused look when he did.

He noticed the other man had kept a good bit of distance between them. Smart move.

"I didn't realize they let dead people in here." There was a hint of amusement in his voice as well, but much moreso a wary sort of distance.

[wunderweapons]

That earned a confused sort of head twitch. "You must be mistaken Yuri. I'm quite alive. I jumped through a window to get here... I've... passed?" Were his girls alright? He didn't ask that aloud, mostly because Yuri looked like he was about to stab him.

"And relax, I'm in no mood for a fight."

[knightnomore]

About to stab him was something of an overstatement, though apparently he hadn't missed Yuri's hand moving to his sword. He did relax at that, a little bit.

"Good, I'm not either." But the rest of what he said was nothing short of confusing. He jumped out a window? Last Yuri saw him, he was laying on the floor at Zaude.

"And you have, as far as I remember, but that doesn't make a whole lot of sense if I'm talking to you." Had he not really been dead? That didn't make any sense, either, though.