ITP: Food hunting

[promised_victory]

[Video]

[Hello Anemoi, there is a very serious-looking young woman fiddling with the buttons on her communicator. After a few moments of the natural fumbling that comes from trying to use it for the first time and not realizing the camera is on it rights herself and she gives the camera a small, if flat, smile.]

Ah, hello. My name is Arturia. I've just arrived here? Could someone tell me someplace where I could get something to eat? I seem to be famished.

[She looks at the interface on the screen for a moment, studying it, before realizing she's still being recorded and that she forgot something:]

Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.

[And she figures out how to turn it off.]

[Action]
[And once that post and the obligatory wait for replies is through, Arturia herself starts walking through the city, a map she obtained under one arm while she checks the place out. Any landmarks, restaurants, and so on she catalogs in her memory--which she is surprised to find is pretty sharp despite not remembering much beyond her name and the ability to function earlier in the day.

She is not an unusual sight, given she's dressed modestly in a white blouse and blue skirt, but there's a certain rigidity to her, a certain steel, that the observant could notice. Otherwise she is an ordinary, if good looking, young lady.

Who happens to run into your character.]

Excuse me, I'm looking for the Ermis Suites? I was told I have a room waiting for me there, but it's not marked on my map. Could you point me in the right direction?

Comments

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[wontdieifkilled]

Famished? You look okay to me...

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[promised_victory]

Well, famished might be a bit of an exaggeration, but I am awfully hungry. Would you happen to know a good place to get a bite to eat?

[wontdieifkilled]

There are a lot of good restaurants in the city. They're all over the place, really.

[promised_victory]

I know, but seeing as I have very little idea where I am, it is hard to choose. Which is why I asked for a recommendation.

[wontdieifkilled]

Well, I know several restaurants by name, but I don't know how close they are to you. The smartphone has a GPS function that you can use to search out nearby places of interest, including restaurants.

[roseofimperia]

Nero had ignored the infernal beeping of of the strange device at her hip, being deeply of suspicious of any such engine. Instead, she prowled the streets. If, that is, someone in a crimson dress with a transparent front and waaaaaaaaay too much cleavage can truly prowl. She had explored thoroughly, occasionally waylaid the Plebeians to ascertain what land and city she had stumbled into, but they had fled when she raised herself to her full stature and glory. Alas. She peered through a store window, when a reflection appeared next to her own in the glass, just passing by.

That face was her own.

She turned on her heel as the woman in blue passed. Nero peered after her. Could it be... she had some kin in these foreign lands?! Nero set off in hot pursuit.

[promised_victory]

Arturia was alert, completely aware she was being followed by someone the moment she crossed the street. While she wanted to glance over her shoulder and see who it was and what they wanted from her, she didn't want such a confrontation in too crowded a place. What if the person was dangerous? It wouldn't do for someone incapable--though Arturia had no idea why she thought she herself would be capable--to get involved.

This was why she followed several signs indicating there was a park nearby and led her pursuer there. It would be both less crowded and open enough that any aid would easily be able to come and assist her. Once there she turned--

--And froze in shock. Just a few feet away was a woman in scandalous red clothing who had her face.

"Who are you, if I may be so bold?"

So we meet again, Random, in the subject header.

[roseofimperia]

"I am Nero! And you?"

Nero stood, confidently facing this... imposter? Relative? She had very carefully guided them to a secluded space, so if a fight did break out no one would be around to intervene. Somehow, though, Nero found herself unafraid of the prospect: she knew she could handle herself. By the Gods, she felt excited at the prospect of joining blades with this woman!

Our old friend: the subject header. Think we'll ever reach 1337+ comments again?

[promised_victory]

"Arturia," she said warily, eyeing the other woman up to gauge her as a potential opponent. Why were they mirror images of one another? Were they related? Cousins, perhaps? Or.... sisters? The only logical explanation Arturia could think of for them to look so alike would be for them to, in fact, be twin sisters.

The thought of some kind of family being in this place eased Arturia a bit, though she refused to let her guard down for the moment. See what came out of this and what exactly this Nero knew of the situation they had found themselves in?

"Did you just arrive here as well?"

If they were sisters, Arturia could not help but wonder, did she really need to dress in such a revealing manner? If they were exactly alike physically that meant it was her own body on display as well. This was not a comforting thought at all to her.

YES. You can't stop the rock.

[roseofimperia]

"I have, and I have found the locals to be most inhospitable to one of my stature." Nero stands tall and proud, sighing a sigh of deepest depression. What stature that might be, of course, she had no idea: she only knew she was someone important. That much was simply indubitable!

"Unfortunately, my arrival must have been rocky, as my memory is... a haze. Whatever the case. However, there is no question that there is some connection between us." Nero crossed her arms, very pleased with this deduction. "I suppose you are in a similar galley."

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[gandere]

There's plenty of losers here who will feed you if you give them a cute smile!

[ My name is Rin Tohsaka and I give the best advice of all time!! ]

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[promised_victory]

[THE BEST EVEEEEER!]

Er.... really? What if you don't really know anyone?

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[gandere]

[ Yup. ]

Just tell them you're new and lost. [ Then she waves her hand around in the air as she continues to talk, the other holding the phone steady. ] I've seen it plenty. They'll give you a tour, take you out to eat, and all of that stuff. Geez, I'm actually kind of disappointed I didn't get that kind of treatment.

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[promised_victory]

Well, someone did give me a voucher for a couple free meals when I was initially found and told me I would accommodations provided at the Ermis Suites?

Why wouldn't anyone give you that sort of treatment? You seem kind enough. [Not sure if joking.]

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[gandere]

Right, they do that too. There's some of us here who have lost our memories as well, so you should familiarize yourself with that crowd. It's full of interesting people.

[ Ah! ] By the way, my name is Rin. [ It feels strange to not bring up her last name, but she's gotten used to the familiarity everyone else has here that it seems pointless to do so. ]

I don't know why they failed to do so. Maybe it's because I can take care of myself easily.

Video

[stinglikeabat]

There's a pretty good sushi restaurant over on Granville Street! Do you know if you like fish?

Re: Video

[promised_victory]

Unfortunately, no. [A beat when she realizes how that can sound.]

That is, I can't remember if I like it or not. I suppose it can't hurt to try?

[ action ] I finally tagged!

[thevesselofhiswish]

[ Irisviel was out to explore on her own when she heard the recording that Arturia made. Since she was once in the same situation, she thought that it would be nice to do the same and help her!

So Saber might see a girl waving her hand and running to where she was. ]

Hello! I can guide you!

And I finally tagged back! (Sorry. I'm a workaholic, hence only tagging in bursts)

[promised_victory]

[Arturia looked up at the woman who approached it and stood a bit straighter. She waved in greeting and somehow managed a smile on her otherwise serious face.]

How do you do? Thank you for offering me assistance, Miss....?

I tag a bit late sometimes, so we are even c:

[thevesselofhiswish]

Irisviel, that's my name. What about yours?

[ She giggled warmly at the woman. ]

Re: I tag a bit late sometimes, so we are even c:

[promised_victory]

I'm Artura. It's nice to meet you.

[She manages a smile. Stiff. Polite. But it's an attempt at being more amicable. These people were trying to help, were they not? She might as well give them the benefit of the doubt.]

Thank you for your assistance. I didn't realize I would have this much trouble reading the map I was provided with.

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[canthandleacape]

Of course! Booster Gold's always willing to help a damsel in distress! Even minor distress.

[promised_victory]

[Booster.... Gold....? What the heck kind of name is that and why is he calling Arturia a damsel? Sorry, Booster, you inadvertently made a bad impression on Arturia.

The mun, on the other hand, is already pulling a popcorn.gif on the inevitable lulz.]

Well, distress isn't the right word. I simply need some directions.

[canthandleacape]

You're new here, right? If you're not even a little distressed, you're either the most zen person in town or you're a liar.

Apologies for the late tagback!

[promised_victory]

[Well, perhaps a little distress after trying to remember how she got here only to be met by nothing. Just a void she knew she had once existed in, a vague sense of things happening, but absolutely no way to reach it beyond the single penetrating name: Arturia.]

To be fair, I've been here a few hours yet. I seem to be able to adjust quite well to situations like this once I have a few moments to get my bearings.