1st Key ♫ Mugi in Wonderland ♫ Video

[golden_gaytime]

[ The mirror isn't on for even a moment before crying can be heard. It's not coming from the blonde girl with the inordinately large eyebrows, either. No, the sounds are coming from the large egg cradled in her arms, the painted face on its shell drawn to further illustrate its distress. ]

Oh no! What am I going to do? [ The young girl is trying her best to be reassuring and soothing to the little thing, but it will have none of it! This behavior is slowly eating away at Mugi's calm demeanor. ] There, there. No need to cry~. I'm sure we can find your "mama", somehow.

[ She shifts in place, having retrieved her garments moments earlier but not yet changed out of the tell-tale slip given to newcomers in the Gardens.

Mugi is giving the egg her full attention, and has not yet noticed the Vine that was broadcasting the scene. ] This is quite a dilemma... and since when did they make trial babies out to be in this shape?

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[ofnovalue]

... Trial babies?

[golden_gaytime]

Yes! I heard they are given to students who wish to become better prepared to be able to raise children.

[ Mugi looks up, expecting to see the person who asked, but she sees nothing. ] —ah, hello? [ Looking left.

Looking right.

Looking forward— ] Oh! What's this?

[ofnovalue]

Good day, m'lady. -She supposed she could ask about that bizarre cultural difference later, once the NEWPLACEOMG wears off.-

[golden_gaytime]

Good— [ She looks upward, squinting toward the position of the sun. ] Good morning!

I've never seen a display like this before. [ Mugi, egg secure, reaches out toward the Vine... which then stretches itself forward, closer to her.

Her eyes grow wider. ] Oh! It moves.

[ofnovalue]

Tis the Vine, m'lady. An enchanted means of communication.

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[ritsu_kouyou]

...what is that irritating thing you're holding?

[Someone hasn't had an angry mech pilot barge into her house with a similar egg yet.]

[golden_gaytime]

[ Mugi shifts her hands to cover the egg's "ears". ] Please don't say that! You might hurt its feelings.

[ritsu_kouyou]

That doesn't answer my question.

[golden_gaytime]

Ah. It's an egg! [ She holds it up toward the mirror, having figured out how it works by now. ] I'm not sure who it belongs to, but it keeps crying out for someone.

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[disillusionment]

Oh god these things are so annoying.

[golden_gaytime]

Are you familiar with them? [ That's the impression she got. ]

[disillusionment]

Not really. Just woke up the other day to my girlfriend trying to shut one up. One that's convinced we're its parents. This makes no sense.

[golden_gaytime]

Oh! Is that what they are for...?

[ Wait a second. This other girl said something very interesting. Mugi must not stare, but using "girlfriend" in such a fashion cannot be missed. ]


((ooc: I'm guessing Kyouko means "today", since this is the start of the event?))

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[bloomnobly]

Trial...babies? Are you familiar with these pseudo-infants? [Impossibly, she hadn't gotten one. Yet. Or so she thought.]

[golden_gaytime]

Not specifically in egg form, no! [ Why is it crying LOUDER? Mugi looks concerned. ] Though I wish I knew who it wants to see. It is very ... insistent!

[bloomnobly]

Its mother. It wants to see its mother, I bet, like most babies...the question is, though, who might its mother be?

[golden_gaytime]

Ah, but... that means I'm not the mother? [ This is sort of confusing. ]

[gun_cata]

Eh?

[ Yawning, Larry turns on the video and looks at the blond, and then the noisy...

egg?

that she's cradling. ]

The hell's that?

[golden_gaytime]

It is an egg! [ Thank you, Captain Obvious. ] But I do not know whose it is, or even what species it's from.

[gun_cata]

...they aren't supposed to make noise until they hatch.

[ At least real actual eggs with living animals inside of them. ]

[golden_gaytime]

I thought so, as well, but this one has other ideas! [ It would be more amusing if it wasn't so loud and persistent. ]

[reallyerotic]

If the trial baby was given to you, then it's only natural that you're going to be it's trial mother.

One of them, anyways.

[keep on trolling.]

[golden_gaytime]

[ That was a curious thing to say. ] Do you mean this is part of some group activity? [ This is the weirdest dream. ]

[reallyerotic]

In a way. Looks like there's quite a few other women with eggs like yours.

[golden_gaytime]

[ Tiny gasp. ] Are there really so many out there?