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[It's strange, this place—or, at least, the little blonde girl wandering through the Gardens thinks so. But, then again, she hasn't ever been allowed out of the laboratory where she was born—or grown, to put it more accurately, but it's not as though she knows the difference—and no one ever thought it necessary to teach her much of anything about what "outside" might be like. Of course she thinks it's strange, this much color and space and freedom.]

[It's a little scary to suddenly be somewhere new with no idea where she is, of course, but at the same time it's a lot more frightening to be where she was before. After being trapped in the lab for so long with no hope of escaping, finding herself where she is— It's confusing, but at the same time she feels relieved. She pays no attention to the direction she's moving in as she wanders through the trees, taking in her new surroundings with wide eyes.]

[She almost doesn't notice when the footsteps first draw close enough for her to hear. When she does, though, she freezes in place, holding her breath as she listens. They're definitely coming toward her— What if it's someone that's come to take her back?! She makes a panicked dive behind the nearest hiding spot she can find, which, in this case, happens to be the trunk of a particularly large tree. As the sound of the approaching person draws closer, she peeks out ever so slightly from behind the tree to find...]

[It's someone she has never seen before. Which, at least in her mind, probably means it's not someone coming to drag her away again. It's also the first person she has seen in this place so far, so curiosity wins out over fear and she shuffles out from her hiding place. She's a rather pitiful sight, to be honest, rail thin and barefoot and clothed in something that's closer to a smock than a dress.]

H— Hello...?

[ ooc: So, Lambda has been wildcarded into bitty!cyborg mode. Feel free to run into her just about anywhere! As a warning, her past deals heavily with human experimentation and abuse related to such, so those topics are likely to come up somewhere in this post. Replies will be coming from

minimurakumo. ]

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So they're not— here? [She seems a little disappointed by that. When Subaru asks her that question, she blinks owlishly for a moment, then looks down and away. ] Mm... [She doesn't answer beyond that, hands balling against the bark of the tree.]

[ A shake of her head. She watches the girl for a moment, considering what to do next. You can almost see the lightbulb pop up over her head.

Subaru shifts so that she's sitting with her back against the tree, all the while pulling the windbreaker out from around her waist. She sets it down on the ground beside her and pats it. ] Come and sit. I'll let you in on a little secret, as long as you promise not to tell anyone else. Sound good?

[She's never seen a bath like this, either, so she creeps up to its edge when Akiha starts to fill it with water, standing on her toes as she peers inside it. She snaps attention again when addressed again, though, nodding hastily.]

O... Okay!

[With that said, she undresses quickly and efficiently, apparently not one to care about the presence of another person. (If Akiha cares to look, there's a lack of the bruises and scars one might expect, the only mark on her skin being the symbol (http://i.imgur.com/RJTrG.png) tattooed beneath her collar.) With the clothes left where instructed, she pads back over to the tub and sets her hands on its rim, glancing up at Akiha as though waiting for permission to get in.]

[She changes quickly and efficiently. When she's done, she looks over at Sayaka and opens her mouth to speak.]

Um...

[Apparently, she's not any more certain about social customs than her big!cyborg counterpart.]

Oh! Like spacial transfer technology?

[She stumbles over the words a little, but she sounds confident as she says it.]

Um...

[She fidgets, fingers idly plucking at the bark of the tree's trunk. Eventually, she mumbles out,] I dunno how I got here.

[Lambda just stares at the windbreaker for a long moment, but then she moves to sit as well.] A...secret? [She thinks about that for a few seconds. Then, she nods.] Uh-huh.

[Akiha does look, just to check for any signs of physical abuse. She'd seen enough in the past on another to know what kind of abuse might have been suffered, but there isn't any. Whereas she knows this is Lambda-11, she also knows that right now she is a child and so doesn't care about decency.]

Do you need help into the tub?

[The lack of marks is more a testament to the medical technology of the late 22nd Century (and the fact that she's still too young for them to perform any serious remodeling just yet) than it is to any sort of kindness on the scientists' part, but she's not going to be particular forthcoming with that information. It's not something she enjoys thinking about, after all. When Akiha speaks, she shakes her head—] Uh-uh! [—and moves to climb in.]

[Akiha watches, ready just in case, but once the child is in the water, she turns back to the cabinet. Out comes a white fluffy towel probably as big as the girl and it's set on a chair nearby. Then Akiha gathers that... rag up.]

If you need anything, call for either me or Kohaku.

[Turning back, Sayaka just realized something.]

Oh... right, I'm Sayaka.

[She's more used to bathing via much more efficient showers, but this doesn't seem bad at all. She sinks down into the water, drawing her knees up to her chest.]

Yes, Akiha-sama!

[She nods.] I'm Lambda.

[And Sayaka just pauses. Wasn't that the name of the much taller and older person that kind of looked like her? Who really didn't seem like much of a person? What's going on here?]

Take your time and wash thoroughly. If your skin's not a bit pink by the time you're done, I'll question how well you scrubbed. There's shampoo and conditioner in those two bottles for your hair.

[And then Akiha leaves her alone in the bathroom, shutting the door behind her. When Lambda is done, she'll find appropriate clothing waiting for her.]

[She's not really sure what to make of that silence. She tugs at the hem of her borrowed clothes for a moment, then asks,] Um... Did I say something wrong?

Ah, no... I just know someone else with that name.

Okay. [ Subaru puts her hand to her chest for a moment and then holds it out. A small holographic screen flickers to life and on it is a portrait far better looking than this (http://i.imgur.com/Zmcy2.jpg). It shows a mismatched set of young girls, with Subaru in the center, and then an older man at the top.

She points at each one of them as she goes clockwise starting at the top. ] This is my family. Papa is in the back, his name's Genya. Then there's my older sister Ginga, Wendi, older sister Cinque, Nove, and Dieci.

[ Obviously, someone is missing from the picture and, furthermore, the family resemblance is strongest between Ginga and Subaru, seconded only by the faces of Subaru and Nove, but everyone else? It's so drastically different that one has to wonder... ]

Really? I see.

What's your name? Mine is Suruga Kanbaru.

[She does shrink back a little as she is approached, but she seems to realize mid-action that this response is probably unwarranted and tries to stand her ground instead. For a second, she seems reluctant to divulge that information, but then she replies,] Lambda.

[Lambda frowns a little. The idea that someone else should have that name doesn't make sense to her. There's a very specific reason she has that name, after all, and it's not a reason that anyone else should share. She's not really sure how to express that, though, so she just says,]

It's my designation.

[The word is obviously a mouthful for her, but she gets it out alright.]

[Unfortunately, it's expecting a little much of someone with Lambda's particular upbringing to understand such mind-blowingly complex concepts as, "people biologically related to one another frequently possess physical similarities." If she's meant to pick up on that, it goes right over her head. Instead, she's much more interested in the fact that whoa there's a holographic screen on Subaru's hand. She seems to forget her shyness, at least for the moment, and leans closer.]

How did you do that?!

[ Oops, she didn't mean for that to be distracting, and seems a little embarrassed. ] Aheh, well, it's something I can do with a little help from my friend. [ Sorry, Mach Caliber, but she knows how people tend to react to her introduction, so that gets to wait a minute.

It's okay, though. Her partner understands. ]

The thing about my family is that... we were not always a family. [ Her life and times, at present, are happy memories, but her past is anything but that. She takes a deep breath and points. ] Ginga and I were rescued from a lab when we were very young. We don't even remember much about it — which is probably for the best — but it might have been very similar to your situation.

We were taken in by Papa Genya and Mama Quint. The others — [ Pointing around the circle. ] —they were all the same bind as us, except they were brought up to be weapons. [ A little laugh. ] Fortunately, they didn't stay on that line of thinking!

... I have no idea what that means.

[she tells the dog to "sit", which it does obediently, cocking its head. Gal herself crouches down.]

I guess that's a "yes", then. It's okay, it's not a bad place. And you'll be able to go home soon.

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