lost in the stars

"Uh, huh?" She tilts her head to the side, the presence of her long pigtails exaggerating the movement. "Not really, no." Thanks for shielding me from pain, nameless victim. "I think you broke my fall a little." She’s probably experience a little bruising on her knees later, but the actual damage was minimal.

Well, at least she was some help to the other, and at least she wasn't blaming Touko for falling when clearly it was Mei's fault. She didn't really enjoy people like that, in fact, she wasn't a big fan of people in the first place. It was hard to socialize with others, and she found it awkward and sometimes boring. "Um, thanks again, uhh..."

Today she’s an adventurer exploring the icy wilderness of Antarctica as she prances among the rows of shops that line the street with her long scarf flapping in the wind behind her heroically as she ventures forth into the unrelenting storm of snow and ice. Howling wind and snow are actually a light breeze and dancing leaves leftover from the autumn season as fall moves into winter, but she’s always had an active imagination. Fellow pedestrians she dodges with ease are but trees and penguins that dot her imaginary icy landscape. 

The scene changes a little and instead of trudging through knee-deep piles of snow she’s riding on the sled as she breaks into a run, faster and faster dodging obstacles of both her imagination and members of the physical world around her. Suddenly she’s struck blind. Oh, no, the cruel icy terrain claimed her eyesight with a clever icicle to the cornea! She flails comically, though truly it’s just a leaf that blew right into her face and stuck there. Her imaginary dogsled spins out of control and she crashes into a snowbank — though the pretend scenario fads away when she realizes she actually did crash into something — something warm and soft and not very much like snow. She sits up, blinking owlishly, and peers down at the stranger who had the misfortune of crossing paths with the brunette and ended up on the ground being straddled by unsteady legs.

Aca-awkward. “Oops! Sorry!” She doesn’t exactly move, though, squinting down at the long-haired brunette until another gust of wind snaps the end of her own scarf against her cheeks hard enough to startle her into crying out and clamoring to her feet. Probably should help her up, Mei thinks to herself. In a second she’s imagining discovering a poor, shivering victim of the cold in the icy tundra, she’s a hero if she can save the other girl’s life and will surely gain all sorts of fame and glory.

Aurora Borealis. Even if it didn't show up in this particular city, there was always imagination. Or a computer, either one. 

She smiled to herself, just the thought of seeing that on Toshi's skies would make moving here worth it. But for now, she was spending her time buying gifts for her family and friends. Might as well do it earlier and when there isn't much confusion and people going insane over massive sales.

Oh, she'll get that, he'll get this, it was all exciting. She loved shopping. Touko headed down the sidewalk when she suddenly felt herself on the floor. How did it--

There was a girl staring at her for a while, until she offered help of course. "Thank you, um... Are you okay? Are you hurt too?" She couldn't be the only one who felt the pain of that fall.

Send a prompt for a drabble!

Alice in Wonderland: My muse has tumbled into Wonderland! Or well, perhaps it is just a dream. Write about their adventure and how they meet people they know in it! Keep dreaming!

Beauty and the Beast: Compose a drabble of your muse dancing with mine in the famous ballroom! However… one of us is not quite the same as you’d expect. Will they notice?

Sleeping Beauty: Write about your muse being asleep for a long time. The cure? A peck on the lips from my muse!

Rapunzel: Write about your muse getting their hair done by mine. Whether it will be simple grooming, dressing it up or giving a bad haircut; anything will do!

Rumpelstiltskin: Write a drabble about my muse helping out yours; for a certain price, of course.

Goldilocks and the Three Bears: Lost in the woods, you stumble upon a house! Just whose house is it? Write a drabble about your muse being an unwanted guest in my muse’s home!

The Little Mermaid: My muse somehow has lost their voice for a while. Write about their daily life together and how your muse deals with it. How do they communicate?

Jack and the Beanstalk: Write about your muse taking something valuable and being caught by mine. What are the consequences?

Puss in Boots: Write about your muse tricking mine and gaining something from it. Let it be money, power or something else.

Narnia: Stay in the closet, my dear friend. Write about your coming out story … this one is for the homosexuals who dominate Toshi City.

Mulan: Your muse has to pretend to be the other gender for a while. Write about how your and my muse deal with it. Will my muse find out about it?

The Snow Queen: Write a drabble about your muse saving mine in a fairy tale setting. (Optional: anon can specify a fairy tale or story to use as setting)

The Riddle: Free drabble request!

"You have spent a lot of time on your hobby, yes? How nice."

He smiled. Ah, yes. There were some places he recognized, and she had managed to catch some of the people he knew as well.

"Haha… You’ve done my friends justice. You’ve captured their traits quite nicely."

"Oh, thank you. I hope I really did do them justice. Oh, wait, forgive me. What's your name, by the way? I never introduced myself, um, my name is Touko..."