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Cornelia li Britannia (womanofwar) wrote in thedeadland,
@ 2011-10-18 10:46:00

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+ in person, allen walker, cornelia li britannia, day, fletcher tringham, golbez, lelouch vi britannia, lightning (claire farron), minato arisato, naoto shirogane, roseamanuelle ouka barsburg, souji seta, suzaku kururugi, tyki mikk, yoshitsugu otani, yosuke hanamura

[ 002 ]
The town square is silent.

Cornelia paces, waiting for people to show up. She thumbs the hunting knife she'd picked up from a house near where she had woken up. Should any troublemakers appear, she was prepared-- unless, of course, they appeared with a gun. The city was too big to explore alone; too dangerous to wander the streets aimlessly. So that's why she doesn't have one herself. The only reason she didn't go to pick anyone up so they didn't have to traverse alone was because that would be setting herself up for an ambush. For a similar reason she waits off to the side of the square, concealed behind a food vendor, rather than sitting in the middle.

Trusting these people could be her downfall-- so she won't trust until they've proved themselves. But they're largely children. And she thinks of her late sister because of that. Euphie wouldn't want these people to go around alone in a place where any danger could be lurking. So that's her primary motivation in doing this. It's a mixture of that and the wholehearted desire to go home, to find the answers of this place. Cornelia knows returning home could be impossible with or without help, but she isn't about to give up on that hope. So she seeks help, because her chances are higher that way.

She scans the surrounding areas, alert. If that false Zero were to appear before her, she thinks, child or not-- she would destroy him. Anger swells once again, a sort of madness and hysteria that she finds unbecoming in other people. Cornelia breathes.

[ ooc: Mingling post! Starter in prose, please don't hesitate to switch to action. Cornelia isn't going to be coming out of the shadows until there are a few people there/ someone she knows appears, so please interact among yourselves!

Speaking at the Square
At the Apartments ]

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	womanofwar 2011-10-20 01:52 am UTC (link)
	"A black mage," she repeats. "What is a black mage." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	stoppedhiding 2011-10-20 01:54 am UTC (link)
	"A user of black magic, as opposed to a white mage." It should be obvious, but he tries not to sound condescending. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	womanofwar 2011-10-20 01:57 am UTC (link)
	"Magic." Her tone is flat. "Don't waste my time with nonsense like that." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	stoppedhiding 2011-10-20 02:01 am UTC (link)
	"You don't know about magic." See that skepticism on his face? "I can provide a demonstration -- outside, where there's less chance of damaging something or someone." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	womanofwar 2011-10-20 02:04 am UTC (link)
	"Do that," she says, and she steps outside. She watches him expectantly. "If you're killing time with card tricks I will not be pleased." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	stoppedhiding 2011-10-20 02:11 am UTC (link)
	He follows, and looks about to make sure there are no other people he might accidentally hit. After a moment's charging, he looses a simple Blizzard spell, hitting a plastic dumpster standing on the nearby curb. Odd, though... It seemed to take a bit more out of him than such a weak spell usually would. Without another word, he turns back to Cornelia. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	womanofwar 2011-10-20 02:56 am UTC (link)
	She watches and it'd be a lie to say she isn't impressed. Her face shows her surprise. "How did you do that?" she asks. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	stoppedhiding 2011-10-20 03:00 am UTC (link)
	He thinks for a moment how best to explain; then, it strikes him. "We are no longer in our home universe. Thus, there is the possibility that we originate from different universes in the first place. Magic is quite common where I'm from." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	womanofwar 2011-10-20 03:03 am UTC (link)
	She's slightly uncomfortable accepting magic as reality; it is the stuff of storybooks and folk tales. Not something to actually exist. But she nods once, and gestures for him to go back inside. "Alright. Your name? I'll put you down for the watch." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	stoppedhiding 2011-10-20 03:17 am UTC (link)
	Ah. He should have expected that question. He hesitates for a long moment before he answers. "Put down whatever you like." And he turns to walk back inside. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	womanofwar 2011-10-20 03:19 am UTC (link)
	"Don't be ridiculous," she says. "Tell me your name." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	stoppedhiding 2011-10-20 03:22 am UTC (link)
	Maybe he shouldn't have expected her to accept that answer, but he'd sure been hoping she would. He considers giving her another non-answer, but somehow he gets the impression she'll just keep badgering him until he complies. "Golbez," he replies simply. He doesn't have another valid answer. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	womanofwar 2011-10-20 03:24 am UTC (link)
	"Golbez, then. I'll speak with you and any other volunteers later about what you'll be expected to do on watch. For now I'm going back inside." And in she goes! (Reply to this) (Parent)

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