#refraine

If there was any way to phone home, Kate Denson wasn’t finding it in the trees. And what a sight, honestly -- a young woman standing on tree branches, phone held high in the air like a beacon, leaves in her hair and light scratches from the smaller twigs on her knees. And if she cared at all how it looked, she certainly didn’t show it.

But all good things (???) must come to an end, and so would Kate’s short-lived tree climbing career. A misstep, a snapped branch, and Ms. Denson fell --

     POISE HAND BROUGHT THE APPLETINI UP TO CERISE LIPS . The young witch took a sip as her eyes cast on the woman next to her . The woman ’ s clothes were rather plain , must be from a rather normal world . Even Cinderella ’ s mice had more pizazz . Over all the woman didn’t seem as if she ’ d be a threat . Perhaps she should make polite conversation . She hadn’t been around in quite sometime . Thick blue eyelashes fluttered in the other ‘s direction . “ All of the science and magic behind this place , and I cannot find a decent appletini for the life of me . Have any recommendations ? ”

"Huh, wow, synthetic blood, I thought that was a thing only in vampire shows,” He let out a chuckle as he placed his order--he wasn’t expecting to find this of all things in this bar. It was on the Star Trail, and already he’d found his fair share of curious confections here, so in a way he expected it. Was he in some sort of tourist trap, and he just didn’t know the wares they peddled?

He looked over and the woman next to him’s look seemed to at least support he was some sort of fish out of water. 

     “Uh, hey.”

Casual waving aside, the poor Belmont looked even more lost than ever as he held a mysterious device in his hand. Of course, it was a phone, but he had no idea what one even was. Didn’t help that he clearly looked like some guy who explored dark and dreary castles rather than fiddling with phones ( which, to be fair, wasn’t too off the mark! ). 

Normally he’d just try and fiddle around with it without asking for help, but maybe that’s not a smart idea. The first time it beeped, he almost threw the damn thing. It might be good to ask someone for assistance, just in case it’s important.

     “You wouldn’t happen to know how this... works, do you?”