#sheeporbeef

Barely any time has passed, but this honestly feels like the longest day of her life. She met some kind people today, which helped her ease her nerves, but they didn’t really know how to go back home, either. Expected, but still disheartening. Molly isn’t sure why she’s ‘chosen’ for this kind of thing-- she’s not special whatsoever. She’s just a girl trying to make do with what she has. She doesn’t get it at all. 

Was this some kind of cruel trick played on her? Right when she made new friends, she had to leave them behind for whatever this city wants. It almost made her frustrated, but those feelings soon disappeared into a weird disinterest. Being worked up over it won’t change her situation, even if it’s confusing. All she can really do is go along for the ride and wait it out. Right. 

Despite it all, at least the people who run this place gave her a welcome package and a key. She put the package into her backpack (the items in it were honestly pretty useful) and held onto the key, raising an eyebrow and looking around.

❝ Is this the key to where I’ll be staying at...? ❞

The name Chamomile Apartments is etched on it, so that’s the most logical conclusion she could make.

❝ Well, time to check out my new home, I guess. ❞

She sighs to herself for the umpteenth time, dragging herself along to the building. Thankfully she was already close by, so she didn’t have to spend much time walking around to look for it. She walks inside and goes down the hall, using the elevator and finding her room after a bit of searching. Second floor... she’ll keep that in mind. Molly opens the door and closes it behind her, taking off her backpack and setting it on a nearby chair.

She won’t lie, this is a pretty nice room. Everything is furnished and comfortable... better than living off the streets, that’s for sure. Does she have it all to herself? Hopefully, she’s used to having to share everything with her dad and sister. It would be a nice change.

Poking around this place...kinda gives her the creeps, if she’s to be honest. Sure, she’s arguably seen much more creepy things, and it isn’t like she doesn’t like a good horror game on occasion, but...this isn’t a game. This is real life, and presumably, not all that far away from their living conditions as Futaba might like to imagine it is. Or maybe it’s the fact that, asides from the fact people clearly hadn’t been here for a while, it appears fairly ordinary. Maybe it’s all the paperwork that reminds her of...?

Best not to linger on that thought too long.

@sheeporbeef

Molly opens the book with a confused look, although it fades once she sees what’s inside. She stares for a moment, before looking up with an amused expression.

❝ …You’re secretly a sap, aren’t you? ❞

🐻 Anonymous Sayings –> Accepting!

❝ Sylvie? ❞

Molly tilts her head slightly at his words, somewhat shocked. He doesn’t seem like the type to say those things, looking to more of the logical side of things with a slight case of pessimism. Did she look sad…? That wouldn’t be too surprising.

Still, his words make her feel better, and she gives him a small smile. Sure, the situation they’re in is confusing… and the fact their Epithets are restricted is unnerving. But they need to keep their heads up high, regardless of what will happen or not.

❝ Thanks. ❞

I assure you, it is no problem, after all I was the one to open the portal and allow everyone to come here. Such a thing is only proper when something that caused me problems has started to be a thorn in another side, but I distress. Such things aren’t important, Please do enjoy the school and town.

[Clapping her hands, a rose gold dragon appears, with a white snout. Soft stars twinkle all over its body and it’s tail as Pluto orbiting it]

[Meme]

Normally, he’d start eating the gummy candy, no questions asked. Yet this time, he seemed to hesitate. Glancing down at the candy, then back to the other, he thinks about it for a few moments before, surprisingly, giving the packet back.

     It’s not hard to just stop and stare as Akira makes his way down to the underwater city, the walkway being how he’s making his way down there to begin with. He’s never been so close to being underwater, and seeing the sight is enough to take his breath away, along with all the life that lives down here as well.

     How curious it is, that this catches his attention so much. He’s seen so many things stranger than the next thanks to the Metaverse and yet a sight like this captures him so easily. Then again, the cognitive world was so much different than the real world, and it wasn’t hard to forget what was what at times.

     (For a moment he wonders which of his friends would love to see this the most. All of them probably would of course but just who would appreciate it the most is hard to figure out. Perhaps a certain artist would love it the most he thinks...)

     Ah, he thinks, seeing someone move close to where he stands out of the corner of his eye, that he’s not alone in this feeling. After all, this was all so much for any of them to deal with, so it’s understandable.

     The library...isn’t her first option to go to for information but honestly, it’s where she feels like going in the moment. It’s a rather big one too so there’s bound to be something there, right? At least, that’s what Maki reasons to herself when she steps in there, taking in the grand site that is the library, unsure of where she should even start.

     She sighs, and not just because of the task that’s before her. She hasn’t been in a library since...she was at the academy and honestly, she’d rather not be in one to begin with but she probably should. Even if it brings back uncomfortable memories...she’ll do what she has to. She wants answers after all.

     Just where should she start though...?

     Out of the corner of her eye, she sees someone. Two heads are better than one right? So maybe if they work together...they can find out something about this place. She walks over to them, face neutral but also somewhat curious.