Rebirth ~ Māra

[an_emulated_mind]

1-[The announcement]

"...So, um, I've got some good news, and some not-very good news."
Doomstar, of all people, is making an announcement for Sakihama base.
"Good news: Jen's fork is up and running. I set her up this morning, and we've been going over recent events and helping her pick out an appearance for her body. Other news is...well, she beat me up, stole my wallet and car keys, then jumped out a third-story window and escaped. Her sense of self is still very fragile, and I don't know that she's entirely stable, either. So if you can find her...please return her safely. With my car!"

2-[The escapee]
Elsewhere in Sakihama, a blonde woman with red eyes lounges about. Atop a moving car, in traffic. As the car she's on slows down for a turn, she hops off, rolling into a crouch as though it were the most natural thing in the world. From there, she walks past a sweets store and manages to filch some anpan from the tray out front. She tosses it in the air, catching it in her mouth like a trained circus animal and quickly gobbling it down.


"...Nifty! So I can eat food, or at least a little bit. That's nice! Though the taste is bland..."

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2)

[not_a_prize]

[Incidentally Peola, Ourania, Salwah and Monika were wandering close by. Peola was off Security Rotation so she decided to have a day out with the crew as it were. Imagine the sheer coincidence that they bump into a certain fork.]

Hey!

[Cue one Princess quickly dashing over to Gwen with a somewhat concerned look.]

I'm pretty sure that tray isn't for free samples... how about you go pay for it?

Re: 2)

[an_emulated_mind]

[Gwen's eyes gleam with a cold light as she brushes Peola's hand off her shoulder.]

Relax, Peola. I'm not in the habit of forgetting to pay my debts.

Let a girl have some fun, will you?

[not_a_prize]

Wha-?

[Which... earned a rather surprised look from Peola. Normally she'd get some kind of read with such close contact... Gwen gave off nothing. Not even a hint. The fact that she knew Peola's name was also pretty off-putting.]

How do you know my nam- ACK!

[Peola would quickly find herself being pulled over by her sister who gave Gwen a polite wave.]



"Could you wait there for just a while please?"

[The fork would find the small group of aliens having a quick discussion.]



"I don't see what the problem is, she's just a thief right? I mean a bunch of people would know the Princess' name by now."

[Peola rubs her neck casting Gwen an unsure look.]

There's something really weird about this person... I couldn't feel a thing from her...

"What? So she doesn't have a soul-?"



"Salwah! Don't go saying things like that! Honestly... you didn't even apologize to... sometimes you're just so... rude!"

[The Magl songstress gives her scarred friend a rather unhappy look, putting her foot down with surprising force. Salwah raised her hands defensively... though any excuse was cut off by a musing from the younger princess.]



"She could just have a lot of mechanical parts. That usually makes things harder."

[That being said Ourania simply looks over to Gwen and gives her a friendly wave.]

"Its not really any of our business. If you're so concerned anyway sister you could just pay for what she just ate and then talk to her.

[an_emulated_mind]

Heeeey~! It's rude to talk about someone behind their back-especially right in front of them!

[This would be a good chance to explain things. Or, on the other hand, trolling. So Salwah is on the receiving end of a surprise hug from behind, complete with creepy whispering.]

After all, I came all the way back from hell to meet you again...You really should be nicer.

[not_a_prize]

[Gwen did not get a startled shriek or frantic flailing. She did however have Salwah freeze in place like a deer in the headlights because that line coupled with the fact that she could not feel a thing from the fork freaked her out to the point booting fight or flight out of the window and replaced it with 'TERRIFIED INTERNAL SCREAMING'... otherwise known as Calvin's 3rd most common expression. Peola had a look of absolute shock on her face, Monika covered her mouth as her eyes went wide. Ourania... did not have that much interaction with Jen... but given her love of trolling she had a feeling this was a con.]



"Was it fire and brimstone like a lot of the books and movies on Earth say or is it more like frozen wasteland filled with eternally trapped souls that can never escape from the ice like in Magnolys version of a sinner's underworld?"

[That being said however she wasn't going to ruin someone else's fun and simply decides to roll with it. Salwah lets out a very high pitched noise that could almost be a whimper of terror. The words manage to have Peola finally get out of her shocked state... though it wasn't to chastise her sister on the commentary.]



...Jen? Is it really you?

[an_emulated_mind]

Not quite. It was more like a restaurant with just, the worst service. And the only appetizer was ash! It's good to be out.

[She smiles and gives Salwah a kiss on the cheek, before Peola speaks up.]

Not exactly right. But not exactly wrong, either. Gwenhwyfar Jen二 Douglas, at your service.

[It is at this point that poor Salwah is released from the abomination's grasp.]

I'll be more formally joining the unity group soon, so we should be seeing a lot of each other.