#nanamigatari

     Plus, it’s just... pretty.

     That’s what he thinks as he spots a pink flower sitting upon a book’s pages, that book held in a stranger’s hands. Atom’s learned to be safe with strangers and how to be polite, of course, but he still finds himself wandering forwards in his curiosity. Hovering and staring isn’t exactly proving how well-mannered he is.

     “Ah, ‘scuse me, Miss,” Atom finally asks, fiddling with the ends of his jacket’s sleeves, “Do you mind telling me where you found that flower? I haven’t seen any around here.” None of that variety, anyways; if there have been any flowers around here, they’ve been painfully drowned out by the gears and brass of this weird Fibonacci area.

nanamigatari said: ✏️

          ❝ Yes, I think this brew is tasteful. I have not had a chance to taste many teas before, but I cannot complain of this one. Is there something special of it? ❞

“Tch. What the hell is this crap?” Vaati wasn’t exactly a wintery person, and this strange “snow” that had started falling wasn’t really winning him over. It’d taken him a bit to realize that the “snow” was solid- and that the constant sparkling was because it was actually diamond. It could have been useful and valuable, if it wasn’t all completely fused together. Not to mention... with the way it’d fused it’d completely covered the entrance to his favourite tea shop, which was likely why he was being such a grump.

It wasn’t as if this was Mariela’s first time being thrust into a different time, a different place, and a different life. Last time, however, she had awoken into the same region she fell asleep in. Somehow, it felt as if Mariela was still attached to this area’s ley line. She could still use her ability to draw Drops of Life from the earth, afterall. The alchemist wondered if that meant her pact spirit, Illuminaria had followed her here, but still she had so much to learn about this place. Just from asking around, no one had heard of the Kingdom of Endalsia. So then, why was she still connected to the ley line’s Nexus?

Well. As Mariela stood deep in thought, stopped in the middle of the sidewalk between a handbag shop and a clothing shop on the streets of Golden Ward, one thing became clear to her. She was again in the position where she would have to start her life all over again--and just when she had finally gotten comfortable. Her resiliency knew no bounds though. Even if her magical ability was weakened back to when she had first awoken. She would just have to do what she did best--make potions to survive. Mariela built up her confidence and waved down the first person she saw, a woman with long, dark hair. If it hadn’t been the middle of the day, she’d have thought she held a quiet, spiritual, almost ghostly quality to her.

Selenie Armour ( @asernolonger​ )

Nanami Yasuri ( @nanamigatari​ )

Michael Carter ( @braveandthegold​ )

The back of each card is identical. They look like this:

During her endless travels around Spirale, 2B wandered by a seemingly uninteresting shop. She would have passed by without a second thought if not for an intriguing scent wafting by her nostrils. A scent that she could not associate with any of her memories.

She quickly made her way to the shops entrance, noting a few customers seated at its outdoor patio with cups containing various colored liquids. Upon meeting the presumed owner of the establishment, her concealed eyes fell upon several containers of dried plants organized diagonally for display.

2B inquired on where the scent was coming from and was equally puzzled by the answer. Tea? According to the shopkeeper, this is a beverage made with dried plants soaked in boiling water. The essence left behind would be consumed and was useful for all sorts of ailments (or even out of preference). Sensing the skepticism from her posture, the shopkeeper insisted she examine it for herself. 

She tugged at the tips of her glove until it slid smoothly off her hand. Per their suggestion, 2B delicately grasped a pinch of the tea leaves and raised it towards her nose--She did not need to bring it very close to her face as its fragrance was potent enough. Whatever this batch contained exuded a sweet aroma with a cool undertone. How peculiar indeed. Unsatisfied with the observant, she dropped the leaves back in its container and reached for a separate container.

2B examined four more batches, seemingly mesmerized by the different aromas. That is, until her body froze at the sensation that she was being watched. Turning her head to the right, she immediately met the gaze of what appeared to be a young human girl. This girl was seated by a small round table with her hands wrapped around a cup of the tea beverage, watching the android with an intense stare.