exsilium | First Feather

[There's only so long Rinoa can go without poking at the network, even if she has had a few dubiously enlightening conversations with various people already. Whether Rika really believed she'd find her friends by using the network, Rinoa really can't say; however, if nothing else showing her face would probably flush out anyone she knows if they're around. Not to mention it really does seem to be tradition to introduce yourself on this thing. Go figure.]

[So she starts up the camera on her device without even fumbling over the controls and then offers any potential viewers both a cheerful wave.]

Hey there! Sorry if this gets asked a ton, but I'm still a little fuzzy on just what we're fighting for. I'm sure they tried to tell me the other day, but it all started running together partway through.

[Too much information at once. Which is why she's spent a while poking around on the network, but honestly she's probably more confused now than she was when she started.]

My name's Rinoa, by the way. I guess it's probably pretty obvious that I haven't been here very long yet.

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Why not? What's the worst that can happen?

You could expire, for one.

[... She's Victorian. And British.]

[It's a good thing she reads a lot or she'd probably be puzzling about how she'd go bad.]

Is it that bad out there?

It's definitely not better than what we have in the city.

I'm not really sure what things are like here in the city let alone anywhere else.

Are you sure exploring would be a bad idea?

There's no real obligation for you to listen to me. And if you can take care of yourself, feel free to disregard my words, if you really must.

Maybe I'll at least find someone else to go with me, just in case.

A much better idea. I'd expect that to not take you very long at all.

So... does that mean you'd come with me?

[It was too easy for her to pass up, but to be clear she is teasing.... mostly.]

If you so insisted, though I'm sure you can do much better than myself.

Why would you say that?

Most of my time here has been spend within the city's walls and streets. And as I am now, I would be a liability more than anything else.

Sounds like you should at least come with me then.

Very well, though I should at least properly introduce myself.

My name is Alice Liddell. A pleasure.

You wouldn't know someone who'd like to go with us by chance, would you?

Nice to meet you too, Alice.

I wouldn't really know who suggest on such short notice.

No adventurous friends?

[Because if she has to ask some random other person from this post, she will.]

If I may say so, Miss Rinoa, you seem adventurous enough already.

Would it be better if I asked if you had any equally serious and slightly dour friends who'd feel obligated to protect us from ourselves as we go exploring?

[Shame? Shame is a construct Rinoa has very little familiarity with.]

I've not many friends to begin with.

Well, I guess we could ask people at random until someone agreed to come with us.

You're rather intent on this, aren't you.

Why shouldn't I be?

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