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[inemeraldfaith]

[At first, there is only audio...]

Hm... I think... like this and—

[The video feed turns on, revealing Aerith in all of her glory, wonderment gaze and more. She looks... bright. Cheery, all things considered.]

There we go!

[Lifting a hand, she wiggles her fingers in greeting.]

Hi there. My name is Aerith and I'd like some opinions onnnnn...

[She turns her camera to show off... her familiar, a Cerulean Drake.]

What I should name them. I'm still getting acquainted with things here, but this seems like a good place to start and a good way to get familiar with some of the other faces here.

I'm not very particular, but maybe something to do with the colour?

[She thumbs at her chin curiously as she looks over to it. No, she still doesn't have any ideas and up until now, she's just been calling it her 'friend.']

Comments

[takoyakitori]

They're easier to talk to than humans, sometimes. [Animals that is. But so far, Aerith seems to be fairly easy to talk to, which he appreciates. She, like Phoenix, seems to be nice. He doesn't appear to have relaxed too much, but he's not trying to turtle into his shirt collar anymore.]

How long have you been here? It sounded like... [He pauses here, a little sheepish for assuming.] It sounded like you were pretty new. Not that I've been here that long, either.

[inemeraldfaith]

I don't know about that. But then, I'm probably more talkative than some would like me to be.

[It's not that it's ever been said to her, but she knows her demeanour has been pointed out to her. Midgar isn't a very happy place, and she might smile more than someone might expect there.

She shakes her head before she continues.]

I haven't been here long. A handful of days? Everyone's been really helpful, though. It's been nice!

[takoyakitori]

Talkative is fine. It means you're good with people, it's an important skill to have.

[Tamaki is not. One on one? Fine and good. Talking to a bunch of people at once? Not so good.]

So you ARE new. I thought you might be... I've only been here a month but if you need help with anything, I don't mind.

[inemeraldfaith]

I'm not exactly one to toot my own horn, but I like to think I'm pretty good with people.

[Groups of people... Do children count? She's pretty good with children. On the other hand, it seems like Aerith is relatively comfortable in most environments. And if she's not, she's good at putting on a brave face.

At his observation, she nods. No reason to deny it.]

That's kind of you! I'm just getting my footing. Still figuring things out here. What I can do to help. What I should be doing to help. How many people from my world there are here. It's a little disorienting.

[Not that she's made it seem like that much since her arrival.]

[takoyakitori]

They seem to really want us to practice with the magic we were given. That seems the most important. Sometimes, we wind up helping in other ways, depending on what's happening in this place.

I'm sure something will happen soon to show you what I mean. But... I think just getting your bearings is a good start. You can't help anyone else if you don't take care of yourself first.

[Which is very true. Aerith certainly seems to be doing her best in that regard.]

[inemeraldfaith]

That's their angle. I see.

[Makes sense. Looks can be deceiving. So far, things have seemed strangely composed. There's more than likely more than what she's seen so far. She's sure there will be plenty of opportunities for her to put that magic into use. Even if there aren't Midgar slums, Turks, or Shinra to contend with.]

Sounds like I'll have plenty of time to become familiar with everything and to put my magic to use. Do they give us trials or things like that to see how we've progressed?