[Voice/Action]

[flickerflash]

[This is a very comfy forest, really.  The sunlight's warm, and Katie curls up near a fallen branch and near faceplants into a patch of new spring flowers and waits for Snow White to maybe come dancing through her dreams, or Bambi, or maybe a couple rebel fighters on an awesome speeder bike chase that she can help with.  Ewoks, even.  Look, it's her dream, okay.   She'll will one of these things into existence if she can manage it.

It takes her a long while to realise she's not actually sleeping, and that's ... a little concerning.  Because to her knowledge she doesn't make a habit of going to sleep anywhere other than her very cozy bed, and she doesn't remember why she'd be out here. 

Sleepwalking.  All the way out here?  Kidnapped.  Her parents aren't rich.  By aliens.  That's a little better, but still kind of worrying.  There's a distinct level of nervous settling over her now because she's entirely alone in the middle of a place she doesn't recognise, and she's just not adventurous enough to want to be out here without any obvious way of getting home.

It's not her fault, is it?   She can't get into trouble if it's not her fault.  (Is today a school day?)

It's when she staggers upright, still yawning, that her foot catches on the edge of something and she thumps back down to earth with a startled sound, turning to glare at whatever she'd touched (why are her feet bare?), and stares at the journal lying in the grass with her name stencilled on the front.  And Katie reaches for it, because if it has her name maybe it has an explanation, and... the sight of it touches off muzzy memories of its own.  Familiar, somehow.

So she opens it.

Oh.  She knows what this is.]

[Voice]

...hello?

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[chibiremlover]

[Vash had been wandering the forest looking to see if he could find any new budding flowers.

Finding a little girl about his own "age" was not what he was expecting. His first reaction is to duck behind a tree. After a couple seconds he pokes his head back out.] Ah, hello.

[flickerflash]

[Headtilt. Weird kid. Why is your hair so long?]

Hello. Are you lost?

[chibiremlover]

[Vash moves himself a little further out from behind the tree.] No, I'm looking for flowers. Are you lost?

[Voice]

[concasse]

[Oh look. It's a Katie. Clearly everything is right with the world and nothing hurts]

Yo, Katie-chan~!

[Voice]

[flickerflash]

...Yo. [A very uncertain yo, because who the heck are you. 8| No seriously, give her a moment. She's trying to place him.]

Can you tell me where I am?

[This question is totally legit and expected, right.]

[Voice]

[concasse]

[... Whelp. There goes his theory about the world being awesome atm. Sanji stares uncertainly at the journal. Shit, was she kidnapped and he didn't realize?]

This is Luceti. [More hesitantly said now. He turns his full attention to her] Do you remember anything?

[voice]

[all7seas]

Katie?! [That is all she gets for the moment as Jack lets out a very lengthy sigh of relief. She's back.]

[voice]

[flickerflash]

Yes! [Jumping a little. Whoever you are, that sounds distinctly like she might be in trouble.] I'm all right! I swear, I don't know why I'm out here. It's probably very complicated!

[voice]

[all7seas]

[Oh, Jack recognizes that tone. It's one he often used with his Grandmama as a child, even though it never got him out of a single dangerous beating. He tries to sound less potentially accusatory.]

Katie -- 'salright, lassie, I were just worried about you. It's me, Jack. Were you kidnapped, darling?

[voice]

[wise_maiden]

[The girl had been suspiciously missing for the past while that Raine had been back to her normal self. So noticing that she seems to have made an entry, she'll listen to the others until Katie seems to have a free moment.]

Hello Katie. You had me worried.

[voice]

[flickerflash]

Hello, Miss-- [Something. Miss something. She knows she knows Raine and her memory's all spotty, and teacher is what comes to mind, followed by be respectful and how much school did I miss? and But she doesn't teach at Bath. But Katie has remembered enough about Luceti by now to be a little less confused on that issue. A little.]

Miss-- Miss. Hello, ma'am...?

[voice]

[wise_maiden]

[Hm... confusion. That's not a good sign. And worse yet, it's hard to tell whether or not to employ certain conversation tactics.]

It's Raine -- I'm your teacher.

[alabastajewel]

[The face that appears isn't one she knows, nor is the voice immediately recognizable, but the note of hesitation in it is enough to catch Vivi's attention.]

Hello. Do you need some help?

[flickerflash]

Probably. I'm not quite sure how to--




[...*_*]


Your hair is blue.

[alabastajewel]

[The sudden change in topic unbalances her for a moment, and then Vivi gives a light laugh, nodding.] Yes. Is that unusual where you come from?

[voice]

[ayu_nee]

[After a few days of enforced bed rest Ayumu is feeling better than she had been, but she's bored. Incredibly bored. Bored enough... to actually respond.]

Hello!

[voice]

[flickerflash]

Hello! [Oh wait, she said that already.] Um, can you tell me where I am?

[voice]

[ayu_nee]

Oh, well... I'm afraid I can't tell you exactly where you are, but you're in Luceti.

Did you just arrive?

[ voice ]

[herotypical]

[ katie. buffy recognizes the voice even from that -- and the girl has been on her mind ever since jack confided in her, five days ago, that the girl hadn't been around. and with an unknown vampire on the prowl, they had all been on edge... ]

You have no idea how happy I am to hear those two syllables. Hi.

[ voice ]

[flickerflash]

Hi! [...this woman is also familiar. She squints.] Um. Sorry if I worried you.

[ voice ]

[herotypical]

...I'm just glad your back, Katie. Kidnapped, I'm guessing?

[ hoping. ]

[markofthewise]

You've been quiet lately. Everything alright over there?

[flickerflash]

Everything's ... fine. [Said in that sort of doubtful way that implies about a half dozen buts. Headtilt.] I'm just lost.

[ voice ]

[markofthebrave]

Katie?

[ voice ]

[flickerflash]

[Also familiar. Why is she having so much difficulty with people today?]

Yes?