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[fightforastar]

Who: Tifa and YOU!
Where: The Plaza
When: Afternoon
Style: I'll match~
Status: Open!

[Among the newcomers in the plaza this afternoon is a woman in a soaked white top and miniskirt--probably not the most fortunate outfit to show up in, but her attire isn't exactly foremost on her mind. Having obtained a towel, she's currently trying to get her long hair dry as she looks around.

This isn't the first time Tifa has wound up in a city with no sky, without knowing quite how she got there. But she's never heard of this one, and neither has anyone so far heard of anything like Shinra or Meteor. That alone makes it almost too good to be true.

But something very essential to a good dream is missing, the same person who'd been absent when she'd first stepped onto the bridge of the Highwind only minutes ago. Everyone had tried so hard not to call attention to it, but... She forces it out of her mind before she can dwell on it for long.

Right now she needs to learn what she can, so she scans the faces of passersby with the intent of picking out someone who looks like they know more than the somewhat vapid native who handed her the towel.]

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[chosen_gigolo]

[The afternoon finds Zelos as most of the day has; standing in the doorway of the host club, watching the goings on in the plaza. He hadn't chosen the location for this reason, but it's still an excellent vantage point to watch all the arrivals.

And sometimes, the view is very nice.]

Hey there hunny! You look a little lost.

[fightforastar]

[Tifa looks over. She's not sure how she feels about being called 'honey,' but she'll give him the benefit of the doubt and try a smile.]

I guess I am a little. This isn't anywhere near Junon, is it?

[chosen_gigolo]

Pretty much as far away as it can get, sorry Hunny. You're in a whole 'nother world entirely.

[He doesn't say more right off the bat, not wanting to overload to poor girl with too much information at once. After all 'you're on another world' is surprising enough for most people.]

[fightforastar]

It's Tifa.

[She offers her name as a replacement for 'honey,' and chews on that for a moment. Strange as it is, she'd guessed at the other world thing from no one knowing about Shinra, but it is still something to hear it flat-out.]

Another planet... I can't say I remember the trip.

[chosen_gigolo]

And I'm the great Zelos Wilder~ You can just call me Zelos. As for how you got here, it's pretty much a mystery. We all go through the waking up soaking wet phase. Lotsa people are working on how to get out but for now we're pretty stuck.

[He keeps his grin on, trying not to leer at Tifa's ample endowments, not that the practically translucent white shirt is any help on that score. Still, while he may be a ladies man, he's not a complete perv (despite what some people might say) and he manages not to let his eyes be drawn there too much.]

There's a lot more information in the welcome center, if you'd like me to show you~

[fightforastar]

[She's not oblivious to those looks, but it's not her top concern. Still, she does bring her hair over her shoulder to towel it off more, partly blocking his view.]

I'd appreciate that.

So, you went through this, too?

[chosen_gigolo]

Yup! Actually funny story, I got stabbed and woke up here.

[Okay not so funny at the time, but hey. He grins and offers his arm in a distinctly gentlemanly fashion.]

The welcome center is this way~♥

[aim_exorable]

[Well, she could always try the seven feet tall and then some (not even counting his long horns) gray individual who is quickly striding through the plaza, fiddling with some device on his arm. He's really passing through the plaza briefly on an errand.]

[However, despite his concentration on his device, he manages to spot her and quickly assesses her situation. He sharply changes his course to pass by her. Tifa may spot a flicker of strange cards in the air with images on them, a flicker of a mathematical problem across them, and suddenly there's a cloak in his hand.]

[Sylladexes are handy things.]

[Not wasting any time, he drapes it across her shoulders.]

I suggest a change of clothes.

[If only for practicality's sake. Besides, don't humans view a woman's bare chest with some strange cultural unease...? Humans are weird.]

[fightforastar]

[Never mind where the cloak came from. The closest thing Tifa's seen to this... person? is some of the things Vincent turns into. She takes a step back at his approach, unease plain on her face and her hands fisting. But the fact that no one else in the area seems to bat an eye at his appearance tempers her reaction.

He certainly doesn't seem hostile...]

T-thank you..

[Well. She's fought alongside stranger, hasn't she?]

[aim_exorable]

If we are all trapped here together, common courtesy is something best kept to.

[A shrug, and he turns to point in one direction.]

If you go along that path, then you will find the Welcoming Committee's building. They should have a few things to welcome you here along with a pamphlet that explains some things of this place. You are now in Vatheon.

[Blunt and to the point.]

[fightforastar]

[She's not much used to common courtesy, but it does put her at ease a bit. Not completely of course, but she's less openly wary of the giant grey man.]

Does it happen so often that they need all that?

[A welcoming committee and pamphlets... It makes it sound like some sort of vacation spot.]

[aim_exorable]

Once a month, as a matter of fact. It rarely deviates from the schedule we have managed to figure out.

[It looks like he might be here for a few minutes more yet. He lets his hands fall away from each other; it would be rude to continue messing with it while in polite company.]

Leaving here is a bit more unpredictable. No one has managed to understand what triggers it, if anything at all.

[fightforastar]

...I see.

[No known way to get back? That isn't what she wants to hear.]

How long have you been here?

[sorcery_fledgling]

[Here's one very not vapid native. Rinoa can actually be seen hurrying around parts of the plaza, getting things together for the party she's throwing later that night. At some point, one of the candles she's hauling around slips out of her grasp and rolls towards Tifa.]

Ah, no!

[fightforastar]

[Tifa stops it with a foot and settles the towel across her shoulders before bending to pick it up. She straightens and steps towards the younger woman.]

Careful. Maybe you need an extra pair of arms.

[sorcery_fledgling]

Thanks! [Rinoa catches up to her, maneuvering all the things in her arms to take the candle and put it back.] Probably, but I'll have help later. I guess I should have asked for help with the shopping, though.

[fightforastar]

[Tifa smiles, though despite her best efforts it still looks a bit forced. Someone preparing for a party... It seems so completely distant from what she herself is dealing with.]

What's the occasion?

[sorcery_fledgling]

A birthday party! A friend of mine is turning 18 and he is in dire need of one.

[Now that Rinoa is settled and actually gets a good look at Tifa, she finally notices the towel and the uneasiness.]

Oh! You're a newcomer, aren't you?

[fightforastar]

Ah, that's right.

[Tifa gives a bit of a shrug.]

[champ_coordinator]

[Wallce was walking, thinking as he often did. A walk to the Plaza sounded a good idea as he looked up at the sky. He loved this new place. Smiling to himself, he looked back down and across the Plaza. A new face came into view in the form of a young woman. She looked quite strong and had the look of a fighter. Who was she?

He walked towards her and smiled.]

Hello there.

[fightforastar]

[Tifa lowered the towel from her hair as he approached, settling it across her shoulders. She gave him a curious look and a polite smile in return.]

Hello.

[champ_coordinator]

Nice to meet you. I'm Wallace. [He held a hand out.] I hope I'm not intruding in any way. Have you been for a swim?

woops. haven't done that in a while.

[fightforastar]

Tifa.

[She took the hand with her somewhat damp gloved one and gave it a strong shake.]

And not that I remember. I just got here.

Re: Heh, it's fine :D

[champ_coordinator]

Nice to meet you, Tifa.

[He shook the gloved hand and smiled.] Ah. I just wondered why you are wet that is all.

Or....have you just arrived here? Perhaps that would explain why you are wet.

[fightforastar]

Everyone shows up wet, right? I think I've figured that much out.