1 - I shall sing a song

[aprettyred]

Who: Anna and anyone!
Where: The Plaza
What: Arrival
When: March 2nd Evening
[ Style ]
Status: Open

[ She hadn't been anywhere near enough to the water to end up this wet. Anna blinked about, pulling her headband and hat off to shake some water free. Her fingers bite into the fabric a moment later, as she takes in that this most definitely isn't where she'd just been sitting.

Should she try to look around? Or stay put? Her shoes and dress weren't that comfortable with as much water as there was soaked in, so that decides her. Anna carefully makes her way over to a bench, takes a seat there, before fishing in a fold of her dress for a marble.

Maybe she would see someone familiar if she sat and watched through that... ]

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[chainsmoke_king]

[ Anna just might see a certain building that looks familiar. Or well, the facade is different, but there's still a sign hanging outside that reads 'Bar HOMRA'.

And if that isn't eye catching enough, a certain scarf adorned man is stepping out of that building at this very moment, and using his red flame to light up a cigarette. ]

[aprettyred]

[ Its the red that does it. There are only so many reds as pretty as that, and only one red that goes with that particular style.

Anna doesn't quite run over, but she does move with somewhat soggy haste. The noise of all that wet cloth probably alerts him to her approach before she reaches for his hand. ]

[chainsmoke_king]

[ He does hear the odd noise, but when he turns to see what it could possibly be, he ends up doing a double take. ]

Anna?

[ He certainly sounds surprised to see her there and he crouches down to meet her as she hurries over to him. ]

[aprettyred]

[ This is good. She can give him a soggy hug better this way. A familiar face, a familiar place - It does wonders to make her feel better about being soaked and being somewhere completely new. ]

The bar moved.

[chainsmoke_king]

[ He hugs her back gently, not really caring if her soaked dress gets his own shirt wet. ]

Not exactly. Just a second one.

[ He gives her a reassuring smile and hoists her up into his arms. ]

Come on. Gotta get you dried off.

[aprettyred]

[ So its not quite a familiar place. It looks familiar enough, and its got Izumo, which is most of what makes the bar home anyway. ]

Is getting wet how I got here?

[ignisinfernale]

[ And here's someone being pro-active for once. Normally, he would have spent his afternoon napping but lo and behold, he had to discover that the fridge was out of beer and he was quickly running out of smokes. Of course, this merits a trip to the store. It's on the way back when he spots a familiar little thing in soaked frills and lace by a bench.

Relief floods his system. Here he was worried that Anna was wondering where he and Izumo had gotten to. That she would have feared the worst, specially for him. But here she is. Whole. Safe.

So he comes over, unceremoniously dropping a towel nearby. There's nothing in his pack for her but there's bound to be something in the bar. If not, he'll just go back out. ]

Let's get you back to HOMRA.

[aprettyred]

[ She'd been looking somewhere else before the towel drops next to her, and then she catches sight of that lovely red. His red.

Perhaps she ought to have grabbed the towel first, but one small hand grasps the edge of his coat before she reaches for the towel - but she changes her mind and grabs his hand instead, the double grip on him clearly saying what she wasn't. She'd been very worried. ]

Its here? [ But this place looked nothing like where the bar was... ]

[ignisinfernale]

Aa. We set it back up.

[ His hand closes around hers just as tightly a moment before letting go. He takes the towel and crouches down to her eye level, gently patting her down just to get her somewhat dried off at least best he could. Until they got her new clothes, she would probably have to swim in one of his shirts. ]

Just got in?

[aprettyred]

[ Swimming in one of his shirts was better than all this soggy dress. She keeps a hold of his coat until it wasn't much help, then replaces the grip after. ]

I haven't been wet long.

[ She thinks that's what he means. ]

[ignisinfernale]

[ Drying her down is a little harder now that he doesn't have his flames to back him up. It's frustrating but he manages. ]

It isn't so bad here. Izumo's here too.

[ Patting her down best he can now before leaving that towel over her shoulders. ]

No blues here. Just us.

[aprettyred]

No blues?

[ That's good. It could be.... somewhat peaceful, then. Maybe. She catches the ends of the towel and moves it so its a little like her shawl. ]

... So there's not much fighting?

[ Because she can't quite see even a few of the Red Clan being about without some sort of arguments- ]

[creative_lovebug]

[Burgh watched the young girl emerge within the bustle of the Plaza. She was dripping wet. Ah. A new arrival. Burgh walked up casually as he did with Sewaddle on his shoulder.]

Greetings. Have you just arrived?

[aprettyred]

[ Anna blinks up at the voice, eyes drawn first to the ... Strain? on the man's shoulder, then to his scarf. It was a nice red.

To his question, she nods. ]

[creative_lovebug]

[He saw where her eyes drifted as he smiled politely.]

Oh, don't mind Sewaddle. He won't bite. He's my Pokemon and my best friend. [He gave the caterpillar a tickle under his chin.]

So, do you need directions or somewhere to eat and drink?

[aprettyred]

[ She studies the Sewaddle a little bit more - it was sort of cute, even if it was lots of grey - before looking back up at the man.

Directions? To where? This place was new... ]

Is HOMRA here?

[creative_lovebug]

Sorry? What is a HOMRA? I don't quite get what you mean.

[aprettyred]

A place. It's home.

[ It's also a bar. ]

[akumanotrill]

[Hijiri comes across her on his way to work and goes over after noting her wet clothes.]

Hi. Did you just get here? Do you need help?

[aprettyred]

I wasn't wet a moment ago.

[ Does that mean she just got here? ]

[demonicbookworm]

_{[A soaking wet girl means only one thing - a new arrival. Ruca walks up to her with some hesitation.]}

Miss... You just arrived, didn't you? Maybe I could help you somehow...?

[aprettyred]

Where is this?

[ "Just arrived where", really. ]

[demonicbookworm]

Um... This place is called Vatheon. It's... a different world.

[aprettyred]

Oh.

[ This different world is rude. ]

The sky looks funny. [ That's because its a different world, right? ]

[demonicbookworm]

_{[No, no. You're wrong.]}

That's because it's not sky... We're underwater.