⚡ 11th zap | action ⚡ forward-dated to morning of May 5th

[i_am_not_cute]

[There's a familiar young woman stalking the streets of Luceti today, newly returned from her mallynapping a week ago. But those who know her will quickly realize that something is...off.

There are the physical differences, for one. She's slightly taller, wears her hair longer, and carries herself a little tighter, like a coiled snake ready to strike as needed. Her expression is intense and wary, not cheerful like it usually is. And she carries a katana with her -- a strange choice, considering her trademark weapon as a Hero (and the fact that she never walked around armed in Luceti).

Ah...Heroes and HeroTV. That's where things get interesting with this one. She remembers a certain event from her world rather differently from before, and as a result she's a girl with a mission now. Her purpose in Luceti is to rest a bit from her earlier ordeals and to learn enough to get her where she needs to go; she doesn't intend to stay any longer than she has to. After all, there's nothing that anchors her here aside from unfortunate circumstances. Friends? Don't be ridiculous -- she lost all her friends four years ago. It's the whole reason she's even stuck here in the first place.]


((OOC: Replies to come from lightningbride! You can find Bride-Lin practically anywhere in Luceti during the daytime as she scopes out the village and tries to gather information. Evening is reserved for other ridiculousness...))

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[failguardian]

It's the truth!

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[lightningbride]

[It's not a truth that Pao-Lin can put any stock in right now. She's not sure it's one she can afford to put any stock in. She supposes it's good that she might have Luceti as a hiding place, but it won't do her much good once she gets back to Sternbild. And what then, if Maverick or anyone working for him finds out Luceti could be a safe haven for her? Who else would get hurt in the crossfire?

Excuse her a moment, Anise, Pao-Lin's just going to brood and muse for a little bit, so she might not be that talkative on this walk.]

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[failguardian]

[Sensing that Pao-Lin doesn't want to talk, Anise kept quiet too, worrying over her friend. Luckily for both of them, it only takes a few more minutes to reach the house.]

We're here!

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[lightningbride]

[Pao-Lin looks it over. It's a pretty nice house. But she's never lived in a house, herself, so the fact of it is rather exotic.]

How many people live here, anyway?

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[failguardian]

[It takes her a little bit to think.] Seven! Including me.

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[lightningbride]

It sounds like it's a pretty cozy place, then. Maybe a little crowded, though.

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[failguardian]

It used to be even more crowded, but we added another floor pretty recently.