#aliceoftheark

The sights and sounds of the Star Trail in the Archimedes Ward are certainly something to behold, if one’s interests are so inclined and time permits. The blend of cultures and peoples, some he’s never heard of and some he’s sure aren’t from the world he knows, are absolutely fascinating--and he’s sure that at least some of the food would be delicious, if he had time to sample all of them. Unfortunately, that’s not time he has at the moment...but, even the Ultimate Life Form needs to eat at some point, so here he is grabbing a quick bag of coffee beans. Black, of course.

There’s a face in the crowd. A face that he’d recognize anywhere, anyhow, no matter what, a face that’s impossible, that makes him drop his coffee beans and all but freeze up--a face that, the last time he’d seen it, had been forcing out a last request as the life fled out of the bullet hole in her back, just before an escape pod sent him screaming down to Earth in more ways than one. From the back, he could perhaps write it off as a mistake, the ghosts of his past haunting him again--but seeing her there, right in front of him, there wasn’t any mistaking it. This...couldn’t be true, could it? Was this some cruel prank of fate? After a solid minute of staring in abject disbelief, only one word could escape his lips.

“Hmm, hmmm-hmmmm... la lalalaaa...”

Just a soft hum that rose and fell to eventually shape into an almost-song. Walking about this strange city for over an hour had shown Ai dozens of new sights already, and while neither his mind nor his legs were tired he had been a little bothered by lack WiFi or data service on his laptop or his phone, which in turn had made him a bit resigned that he couldn’t listen to music as he wished... all of which had him making his own music.

It didn’t distract him, or so he would have liked to believe until he rounded a corner and smacked into a sign face-first. Okay, maybe he wasn’t paying enough attention.

A short sigh as Ai lifted a hand to his forehead. No scratches, and there wouldn’t be any swelling or blood even if he’d caused real damage. His concern was that he might have found himself with other damage; thankfully that didn’t seem to be the case.

Wait a second, there was someone in front of him. Not close enough to have collided, but close enough to have seen what he’d just done. Ai blinked twice and spoke.

The girl caught his attention quite easily, the look of concern in her eyes wasn’t something he could exactly ignore. She was searching for someone, or something in this gigantic city. With no current job, he didn’t have much else to do. Being a good Samaritan wouldn’t hurt once in a while, would it?

“...’Scuse me, miss.” He approaches her carefully, knowing both his stature and his face were known to come off as intimidating to some.

@aliceoftheark

It’s easy to get overwhelmed by everything, being tossed into such new circumstances. Hajime’s been musing on it. It’s been exciting, certainly! But it’s good to take the time to sit back, relax... Process. And where better to do it than some cute hole in the wall café? Well. First she has to find one. She ponders idly who she’s going to ask, among the various strangers walking the same streets as her... Those ghostly people aren’t much for conversation, so... Maybe her?

The odds of finding someone Reim knew in this city was extremely small. He would have to rely on speaking to others and obtain information this place has to offer. That would be an assure survival tip. Though who would look trustworthy or knowledgeable enough to have information on this place? It seem that there were odd and unique characters here. Not as odd as his friends of course, but not at the level he is use to. Well it’s worth a try.

placed on hiatus for you!

     He pauses, thoughtfully, before smirking to himself as he comes up with a solution.

“... I suppose the easiest way to tell would be by looking at the stars, then. After all, if we are on Earth, there should be the same stars above us.”