[A curious redhead appears on screen with widened eyes and an expression with confusion and intrigue written all over it.]

Wow... That's sure different from what I'm used to.

[She gives herself a minute to absorb all of what she's unfamiliar with, which is of course everything.]

Um. Ha. [A smile comes naturally.] Hello! My name is Vanille. [And then a weak little wave that lacks confidence.]

[Ramona spent most of the day exploring within the Gardens. She's seen the orchard, some of the necessities, and lots and LOTS of flowers - so many that she's already starting to think that she might develop allergies just from sheer overexposure to them. The aroma was nice at first, but right about now, she would kill for the smell of cheap Mexican food or ashtrays or something. Anything other than flowers.]

[Thankfully, she seems to have finally found some variety at the center of this little universe. She stands at the edge of the ruins, gazing out over the crumbling white structures.]

They're actually kinda pretty in the moonlight...

[She shivers and pulls her hoodie closer around her as a nighttime breeze blows through.]

[The most important thing Ramona notices next is the collection of vines disappearing down the stairs in one ruined building. Are these the center of The Vine, capital "V", definite article "The"? She doesn't know, but she wants to find out. Carefully, she starts climbing down rocks and heading toward the stairs. She hasn't noticed yet whether anyone else is present or not.]

[Minako has discovered the arcade. Her natural habitat. In fits of joy, she has sprinted around trying out all the games, before finally settling down into a steady Sushi Cat addiction. Damn it, Heavy Cat, why can't you get that last little pieceeeeee.]

Alright! Come on! One to-- no, no, noooooo, don't die, kitty! Darn it! Alright, one more time!

[She's not exactly being subtle. Or quiet. Will you tell her to shut up? Or challenge her to a game?]

[She pauses to talk to the Vine, though:]

==♡ VIDEO ♡==

Hey, your Maj, I love the games, and seriously, you're soooooo awesome for not making us pay for them, but… why no Sailor V Game, huh? I'm only saying it's the best arcade game ever. Everyone can agree that we could use a little more Sailor V, right?

[She seems to have forgiven, at least temporarily, all the kidnapping and stuff. Fickle girl.]

[There are those who visit the arcade that would probably head to the games first. Since it's new that is reasonable. But there is a pale girl at one of those computers, ignoring the games. Her face is completely unamused.]

Okay, I have to ask, has anyone else used one of these yet? Because all I'm getting from these are kittens, romance and some... e-card thing. I just want to make sure this isn't all some big joke on me alone. Or some sort of message.

... What the hell is an e-card, anyway?

There is a 7 year old girl in the orchards.

How strange.

She is dressed in somewhat contemporary athletic wear, with a backpack on her back.

She appears to be scowling at her cell phone with a peach in one hand.

Bother?

[Anna Lin has been hit with a wildcard. Specifically, she's mentally and physically regressed to being her 7 year-old self. (Clearly she had the useless cell phone to begin with idk.)]

[It was like spinning a spiderweb. Except the web was already in place, a web of vines.]

[Having already used them to identify a number of individuals with potential use in the future,as well as others with less promise that still managed to grasp her interest, and finally others who may become problematic, she decided it was time to finally explore the Gardens proper. Specifically, what lay beyond them.]

[Paying no heed to the wolves, she stepped past them, and into what almost seemed like a desert. She could feel the unnaturalness of the place, the flora in colors not seen on Earth, the sounds of the sea that almost started to make music, and then, at the last moment, switched to another sound. At some point, she reasoned that it would be better to turn back.]

[Especially when she tried to open a gap back to where she started, and failed completely. It was like trying to open a door, but the hand, all wet, kept slipping off the knob.]

[Eventually she did manage to return back to the gardens, though not without some difficulty. It was only some time later, when she walked back into the greenery, when her boundaries began to return to her, when her parasol had become larger and heavier, that she noticed the change.]

[She looked down at her too small hands, the parasol at her side. Then she put her hands behind her and looked up]

This is...unexpected.

[ooc: Yukari has just been exposed to a Wildcard, and has now been physically kidified (along with her clothing, which has shrunken down to match)]