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[wonderofwonders]

Thirst-Aid Kit Please.

Pwuh-- pwuuhh!

[A short pink-haired girl is enthusiastically spitting sand out of her mouth; having woken up face down in the sand and mistaking the ground for something tasty thanks to whatever pleasant dream she'd been having. There's sand all over her clothes as well but she's put that aside for the moment in favor of trying desperately to get the sand off her tongue.]

Bwech-- tashts bwad. Uuuuuu--

[Her face is still contorted... at least for another half a minute before she starts to take in her surroundings properly. Her mouth closes more and her eyes widen instead.]

...woaaaaaaaahhh!!

Work Like Rent is Due TOMORROW.

[This poor ruin has no idea what it's in for now that Otori Emu is on the job. Nor do the other innocent souls who might have ventured out this way hoping to collect some sugar for the local bakeries and confectioners. A tiny pink girl is dashing inside like an unstoppable force. Without an ounce of restraint she belts out enthusiastically--]

Okay. Mission Sugar Sweet Sweep is ooon!!

[Maybe she'll work on the name for next time. More importantly there's STUFF here!! Fascinating stuff. And maybe even other people.]

I bet there's all kinds of cool useful stuff here-- oh. But I should get what I came here for first. Mmmmm sugar, sugar... where would I be if...

[She lifts her nose a little and sniffs a bit, like maybe her nose will lead her to the sugar. It can't hurt to try right...?]

Dream Lover, Where Are You

[It feels so surreal and yet when she looks down at her phone to see the notification about the date... that doesn't feel strange at all. In fact she lights up; bouncing on her toes.]

--if I don't hurry I'm gonna be late! There are lots of other people around... sorry, sorry please let me through!

[The person she's looking for... he shouldn't be far from here, right? But she might bump into others looking for their dates or perhaps innocently strolling around in the process too.]

Wildcard.

[Have something else you wanna throw at me? Go right ahead!! You can also catch me on plurk (cloudatlas) or on discord (vividation) for plotting if you want to!]

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thirst aid kit; emu my beloved

[mechspeed]

[Emu's demeanour and hair colour would have struck familiar for Metal were he still in full possession of his memories, all things considered. Maybe it's still there to some degree, prompting him to approach her while she was still asleep, curious as to whether or not she was even alive.

But that question's answered pretty quickly, actually. Maybe a good thing? He isn't sure.

Either way, he's a bit lost for words as conversation was never a strong suit of his, but eventually she'll hear a deep, robotic voice behind her.]

So you were alive.

[Worded as such, as if it were a conclusion he came to.]

[wonderofwonders]

[Despite struggling with the sand, she perks up surprisingly quickly; placing her hands on her hips and laughing in a joyful, boisterous tone.]

Definitely! Absolutely one hundred percent alive! Weheheh... it'll take a lot more than a bunch of sand to defeat me.

[Confidence that is probably a little misplaced, as she seems to be increasingly at a loss as she looks around with wide eyes as she actually starts taking in her new situation.]

Huh... hmmm.... mmmmngh....???

[mechspeed]

[Ah. A recognisable shift in attitude, even for a guy who isn't particularly good at reading that kind of thing. Metal tries to cut off her confusion by interrupting.]

I take it you arrived here without warning also?

[wonderofwonders]

--that's right!

[It helps that they both seem to be on the same page... even if that page happens to have a lot of question marks on it. Experience has taught her that no matter how bad the situation, as long as you have people beside you things will be ok.]

Oh. But this isn't actually the first time this sort of thing has happened to me... Ah-- that's right, I didn't ask you though. What about you? Do you know where we are?

[mechspeed]

I do not. I awoke with no memories at all, of this place or otherwise.

[Probably a deeply concerning problem to abruptly have, but he sounds like he's taking it in stride...granted that robotic monotone leaves it up to anyone's guess whether or not he actually is.

(He is)]

I had hoped you would have answers, but it seems we are both at a loss.

[wonderofwonders]

...you can't remember...? Hmm... that sounds a lot like what happened to me before. But I don't know if this place and that one are really related...

[It doesn't feel quite the same even if it would make perfect sense to assume they were related. She can't help but feel like something's off about all this. But what she does know--]

I lost my memories then too! But I was able to regain them-- even if it wasn't easy. So we just need to find a way to help you find yours too! I'm sure there's gotta be some way.

[mechspeed]

[He can't really explain it, but somehow being offered help like this feels so alien. It's not just being unused to it, it's more like...the idea repels him, almost.

But he pushes that down because what a strange reaction to have.]

For the moment, we should focus on leaving this wasteland. Prolonged exposure to this manner of climate will be detrimental to you.

[Organics, yanno.]

[wonderofwonders]

[As fun as an adventure in the elements sounds in theory, he has a good point. She's not really well prepared for that right now after all. Besides, most people out here would probably seek shelter first which means if they want to find other people--]

Mmmm... right!! We're bound to find more people if we go somewhere safer-- maybe we'll even find someone who recognizes you! I wanna know if anyone else I know made it here too.