Shard #1 [video/action]

[scarletcamellia.livejournal.com]

[The feed turns on to a girl with long blue hair and a pipe in her hand, sitting somewhere inside of the pagoda.]

Uh...hello?  Did I finally get this thing working?

Ah...hello. Um, this place...oh I said hello twice, didn't I...

Well! Um, my name is Tsubaki. Tsubaki Kasugano. [She bows.] I'm the head miko and figurehead of the Omekata temple in Sakurami, Japan.

Is anyone from Sakurami here...?

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[hopelessdreamer]

A temple leader, then? [she bows in return, her hand over her chest as she would to a noble, figuring it's only polite.]

I'm sorry, I've never heard of anyone from that place, but then again I haven't met everyone here yet. I'm Gal Cecil. Is there anything I can help you with, miss?

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[scarletcamellia.livejournal.com]

Oh, thank you anyways.

Could you, perhaps...tell me where...exactly this is?

I-I know about the cats with the scrolls, but...

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[hopelessdreamer]

This place...? Well, I wish I could give you a straight answer, but all I've got is what other people have told me. It's called the "Gardens", there's that much. And no one's been able to figure out how to leave yet.

Someone said it was another world, but I'm not sure how I feel about that.

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[scarletcamellia.livejournal.com]

[Tsubaki gives a little sigh.]

Then you really don't know more. Hmm. I was almost certain...

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[hopelessdreamer]

Certain? I haven't been here too long. Those who have could probably give you better answers than me, sorry.

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[scarletcamellia.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's fine. Thank you for trying, ah...Cecil-san.

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[hopelessdreamer]

"san"? [she guesses it must be a form of address, but she's never heard it before.] I can show you around, though, if you need a guide. Or someone to help you find a place to stay.

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[scarletcamellia.livejournal.com]

Oh, yes. It's an honorific, in my native Japanese. It's usually reserved for people one has just met, or must maintain a mild level of respect with.

[She clears her throat.]

I think I would best try exploring this place, myself. Thank your for the kind offer, though.

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[hopelessdreamer]

Well, you learn something new every day. Would you be more comfortable if I used it to address you, too?

All right, but the offer still stands if you ever want to take me up on it.

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[scarletcamellia.livejournal.com]

It's obviously not your native tongue, so I'm fine without it.

You're very kind.

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[hopelessdreamer]

I'll stick to "Miss Kasugano", then.

[she waves a hand.]

I was pretty disoriented when I got here, too. So I know what it's like.