Dawn 2 | Questions [Video/Action]

[sunbloom]

[The Itsuki appearing on the Vine now looks much more sure of herself than she did a week ago, which is a plus; however, she still looks a bit... confused? After a moment, she seems to realize the mirror is recording her.]

So... I know I've been here for a little while now, but I'm still not a hundred percent sure what's going on. I get the whole thing with the Gardens, and us being here, and the rules, and all that. It's beautiful here, to be sure, and everything's provided for as needed. But it seems... off. Maybe part of that is just that I haven't really taken much time to meet people; I admit that my first instinct when I wake up in an unfamiliar land is not to befriend the locals, which is something I'd be happy to fix if anyone is willing to spare some time. I'm fairly certain my friends from my own home - Tsubomi, Erika, and Yuri - aren't here. Making proper friends was never my strong suit back home, so... [The girl shrugs.]

And all that stuff before, with the pirate ship in the sky, and the hostages... I think I came in directly in the middle of something, and I never really asked what was going on with all that. Is anyone willing to explain? That seemed pretty major, but I didn't want to try and help without knowing the score, and it never really seemed like a good time to stop someone and ask about the growing battle in the airspace above me.

[Itsuki pauses for a moment before she frowns a bit.] Sorry that I'm going on so long, but... I guess I'm just anxious. I feel like something's going to happen, and I don't know what it is. I don't mind adapting, I just don't know what I'm adapting to yet, and that unnerves me. I'm going to walk around, see if I come across anyone. Maybe that'll help me figure out what I'm doing here, too.

[She spends a moment looking at the mirror in puzzlement before she makes a quick gesture, and the video ends. And sure enough, just after that, Itsuki can be found roaming the Gardens, looking around as if to take in all the buildings and locales. She looks a bit on edge, but otherwise open. Feel free to interrupt her exploration, though; it's a safe assumption she won't mind.]

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[of_the_highest_caliber]

[ —and now you don't! A flash of white-and-blue light covers it and, when it vanishes, her bare hand is all that's left. Subaru rubs at her wrist. ] Nice to meet you, too, Itsuki!

As for exciting, do you mean... this? [ Looking around her, at the contents of the hole. ] I can't speak for everyone else. I'm trying not to rely on the sand too much for this project. We had some trouble once where fairies made things, uh, a little unstable.

[sunbloom]

[Well, if it weren't confirmed before, Itsuki seems pretty sure that something magical is happening, which is possibly evident on her face. After a moment, she shakes her head to clear it.]

Seems like a pretty convenient tool, to be fair. I'd be pretty happy with something like that.

And yeah, this is sort of what I meant. I understand the desire to fix things naturally, though; I'm still figuring out what exactly happened, and I'm still not sure how construction works, so I don't know why using sand is a bad thing. I think I remember something about it being a material, but...

I'm fairly certain I don't want to know what the fairies caused, if a bundle of them was enough to negotiate a ceasefire and the safe return of the kidnapped girls.

[of_the_highest_caliber]

[ As the girl talks, Subaru moves over and hoists herself up onto the edge of the hole with her arms. Then she sits there, legs dangling in, head turned to look at Itsuki. ] The sand gathered from the edges of the world here, well... it's basically magic. You can make anything you want out of it, but it's not always guaranteed to function as you expect. There can also be... side effects.

[ At which point Subaru looks down at the ground, thinking about the fairy she took care of. ] Dust from their wings broken down items that were made with sand, from clothes and supplies to whole buildings. There's really no telling what the limits on their powers are. Or anything from this world.

[sunbloom]

[Itsuki will join Subaru on the crater's edge; the older girl certainly seemed relaxed enough, so there was no reason not to.]

That... seems useful. Sand that creates entire buildings, let alone clothing? Even if there's a drawback, it's too versatile not to use. Those fairies sound kinda annoying, though.

[of_the_highest_caliber]

It is kind of amazing, that's why it's had to resist. But the drawbacks are... they can be...

[ Subaru leans back, hands propping her up. ] Well, I've seen everything from costume changes, to personality changes, to body modifications and even body... swapping. [ She quickly brings her hands up defensively. ] I'm really making it sound more dangerous than it is, but it's not that common that this stuff happens! Just... you have to be careful when you get it.

[sunbloom]

[Itsuki's face shifts to horror as Subaru's list goes on.]

Okay, maybe I shouldn't use the stuff if all that can happen.

...Then again, all good things have risks. I guess I'll just have to be careful, like you say.

Did any of that happen to you, Subaru?

[of_the_highest_caliber]

[ Subaru nods her head. ] Sort of... all of it. [ Welp. ] But I've been here almost 8 months, so don't take that as a good statistic of what could happen short-term!

[sunbloom]

I... okay. That's kinda scary to think about, though. All that from using sand? [The girl shudders.] It's a little creepy.

...Sorry, I'm still wrapping my head around this crater, too. Nobody could do anything like this in the world I came from.

[of_the_highest_caliber]

Eheh, well some of it was from trying to break out of here — so that's another thing I recommend being careful about. The magic here and the magic from elsewhere doesn't always mix.

[ Looking down into the hole. ] Really? This isn't even all that big... [ She's not bragging, okay! ] But I didn't want to spend a lot of time shoveling, since it's just me working on it, so I blew a hole in the ground instead.