o1. ♌ action set in lobby

[moirailcompass]

[It had been a while since Nepeta had been brought to this world. In all honesty she was not sure she could say how long it had been, something bordering a month if she had to venture a guess. A month full of a lot of time spent in the hospital, recovering from the brutal beating that Gamzee had given her, a month spent trying and failing to come to terms with the death of her moirail, and a month full of questions and paperwork by humans urging her to come to this strange place.

It really was enough to send any troll's head reeling, especially one so young as her. She wanted to get back up on her feet, she wanted to try and move on and make the best of her situation, but it was so hard to do when she couldn't even get herself oriented. She had always been the cheerful one amongst her group, the one others came to when they needed to get something off their chest but that was because she had always had Equius by her side. It wasn't even so much as what he did, as was just his presence that helped her stay strong through all their troubles but now he was gone, she was mysteriously in some world inhabited by humans, and no other troll in sight.

She had just come from a meeting where she had been told the rules of this place, and where she would be staying, but after that she'd been left to her own devices. At first it had seemed like a refreshing idea, it seemed she had not been allowed much time for peace of mind since she arrived in this world but now as she stood awkwardly in the lobby, watching people walking to and fro from whatever destinations she had in mind it didn't seem quite so grand.]

((ooc; no one saw that...sob))

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[maplezen.livejournal.com]

[Of course, Matt was easily one of those people walking back and forth. He might have walked right on by Nepeta if it hadn't been for how much she stuck out. Of course he had seen odd beings before.

Shadow was a hedgehog after all. And there were others, but this girl, she seemed a bit different in her own way.

Also she looked kind of lost. She must be new. Matt approached her with a polite smile.]

Is there anything I can help you with?

[moirailcompass]

[Nepeta had been a little lost in thought, so she hadn't noticed when Matt approached. When he spoke to her, it so started her that she took an involuntary step away from him and her ears drooped down.

She studied him, a look of uncertainty in her eyes but after a moment spoke]

Um. I'm not really sure where I'm suppose to be going.

[maplezen.livejournal.com]

[ADKjsl he hadn't meant to startle her. He puts up his hands gently.]

S-Sorry.

Oh. You're new, right?

[toomanyverses.livejournal.com]

Are you okay?

[moirailcompass]

[Nepeta lifts her head and looks at him, a little startled and then gives a sheepish shrug of her shoulders suddenly feeling a bit shy]

Just a bit confused, I just got here.

[toomanyverses.livejournal.com]

[what are these kitten pings.] I am not so recent. But many things here are still confusing, so I can sympathise.

[livebymysmile.livejournal.com]

Is people watching your hobby or something?

[Duo had been doing some reconnaissance, just checking the lay of the land since he'd been gone for a bit. Never know what can change when you're not looking after all. So it soon became obvious that she's just kind of standing there. So he walks over to check up on her since she's an unfamiliar face in an, admittedly Garden mostly full of unfamiliar faces.]

Because if that's the case I think you picked a weird place. You'd probably have better luck hanging out in the cafeteria or waiting for night and hitting up the secret area.

[He chatters on, hoping that maybe a friendly face'll pick her up a bit. Sure he can be a heartless killer when he has to be, but he honestly prefers this here aka being friendly and the like.]

[moirailcompass]

[She's a little embarrassed to be caught staring at people the way she is, and a green blush rises to her cheeks. It is true though, she does enjoy just doing some people-watching so she gives a reluctant nod of her head. She's curious about this guy despite her general down mood. All the humans she had seen were either her age, or adults, and this guy seemed to fall somewhere in the middle.]

Not necessarily a hobby, but it is purrty fun.

[livebymysmile.livejournal.com]

[Green blush? Kinda weird, but it suits her somehow. He's also pretty sure that she's at least a couple years younger than him. Not that he can really tell for sure since he's pretty sure that this stranger isn't even human. You never know how other species age after all, right?]

Just wait. There's these big dinosaur monsters in the training center too. So the people aren't the only thing worth watching around here.

[He grins, shoving his hands into his pockets casually.]

Though people watching is safer, they don't try to eat you.

The name's Duo. What's yours?

[legendarycharm.livejournal.com]

[Taking a page from Cid's book, Mae is on her way out to the Quad with a small stack of books so that she can do a little work on her own lesson plans when a single cadet catches her eyes.

Now Mae's used to people looking different. Even on her own world she's been in the company of Qunari, Dwarves, Golems, and Elves after all. There's something a little different about this particular girl, not that it bothers her. Everyone deserves respect no matter what they look like after all.

So heading over to the girl she considers her options:
1. Whats's so interesting?
>2. You look a little lost. Are you okay?
3. Are you going to stand there all day?]

You look a little lost. [Mae shifts her stack of books to an easier holding style absently.] Are you okay?

You're not lost are you? I know Garden can be hard to navigate when you're new. It's the whole circular thing I think.

[moirailcompass]

[Nepeta wanted to make a good impression. As far as she knew, she was the only troll in this place so despite her own feelings she needed to be a good representative of her race.

Then again, she really had no idea how to do that. Human cultural norms still confused her to high heaven, and she knew that by the standards of her own race many would consider her a pretty terrible excuse for a troll so she wasn't really sure what being a 'good' representative would be.

Bah, what did it matter? She should just be herself.]

I am. I just got here and I'm purrty confused about, well, just about everything.

[legendarycharm.livejournal.com]

[Mae is blissfully unaware of everything troubling the young troll, though she would have reassured Nepata that being herself is always the best option. Expectations be hanged.]

The first few days can be pretty tricky since there's a lot to adjust to, especially if your world is quite a bit different from this one.

Where are you trying to go? My work isn't so pressing that I can't show you around if you'd like.

[fierybluebird]

[Marco's just ambling along when he feels someone watching. Given to occasional bouts of paranoia thanks to being a wanted pirate and all, he glances around to figure out who and why.]

Hey. You okay there?

[moirailcompass]

[Nepeta was surprised by suddenly being addressed. That a stranger would ask how she was doing was a little surprising so she mustered up a cheerful smile and greeted him]

I am very confused! Eheh, I just got here and this place is nothing like my own home so furrankly I have no idea what I'm suppose to be doing.

[fierybluebird]

[Pauses and finds the cat affectations cute.]

Ah all right then, that'd explain it. [Offers a paw handshake.] I'm Marco. Welcome to the Balamb Garden. Did you get a letter from Headmaster Cid?

[redcinemareel]

Darling, you're standing in the way.

[TRYING TO PASS BY.]

[moirailcompass]

[Standing in..? Oh! She blushes green in embarrassment and shuffles back]

S-sorry!

[redcinemareel]

[...blushes green?!]

...are you new?

[moirailcompass]

[It has taken her a while, but thanks to the help of various people Nepeta had finally found her respiteblock within the hive. Er, her room within the dormitory. Learning human lingo was going to be hard, that was for sure.

Room B123. She fidgeted for a moment in the hall, looking at the closed door and the key in her hand. Apparently she would be living with someone, but she had no idea who or what this person would be like. Usually Nepeta was a very cheerful and friendly girl but recent experiences left her feeling not quite herself.

But she had to meet them eventually, right? And who knew, maybe they would be nice so she finally opened the door and peeked in, tail swishing behind her]

Hello?

[ronnae.livejournal.com]

[Ronnae hadn't been expecting company, after all she had been living alone all this time. She always wondered why they had a second bed in the room... Maybe visitors?

As such she was in some black shorts and her usual red hoodie, lying on her bed and slightly off the edge with her head out of it, looking upside down at a book she was reading.

She turned her attention to the person at the door and her cheek blushed almost immediately. She blinked a few times before opening her mouth and speaking in a small timid voice.]

Oh ah... h-hello.

[moirailcompass]

[Oh! If this was to be her 'roommate' as they had called her, then it seemed they had paired her up with a fellow nonhuman. Nepeta had to admit she was surprised. She had been told there were other non-humans, but she had yet to actually see any of them with her own eyes so she had to admit a bit of her got a little excited at the sight of the other girl. It brought a small shred of that old spark back in her, enough to make her open the door the whole way and give her a wave and friendly smile.]

Hi! You live here, right? I think I'm going to be living here to now.

[oftime]

[ After John had disappeared, Dave had spent a lot of time just wandering around the Garden, trying to figure out how this time compression shit worked. Maybe if he could just get as much information as he could, listen in on enough conversations, he could find a way to get around it. As it was, he was just getting more questions than answers, more frustrated than anything else.

So he started the trek back from the library towards the dorms, brow creased behind his shades and hands shoved in his pockets. He was almost to the path that lead to the dorms when he noticed someone just standing around. At first he almost paid her no mind, but then something struck him--

Grey skin and those fucking dorky candy corn horns. After seeing Terezi's blindgirl drawings of herself, he'd recognize a troll anywhere now. ]

Hey. [ He made his way over towards her, frowning a bit. ] Trollgirl?

[moirailcompass]

[When Nepeta sees Dave her jaw drops. She had nearly forgotten about the four humans--'their' humans as some of the trolls referred to them, in all that had happened. It had never even occurred to her to try and ask about them. Yet as humans, it seemed they were more likely to appear in this world so dominated by said species, no?]

Purrmusk?

[Her ears drooped down and her expression went from surprised, to ecstatic, to confused, and then returned to the sad and lost expression it had on before. Seeing a (sorta) familiar face was simultaneously a relief and saddening.]

H-hi. Yes. It's me, aC. arsenicCatnip.

[turnip-rage.livejournal.com]

[]

Well, you look a bit lost.

[moirailcompass]

[Now there was an interesting looking creature. It almost resembled some fauna she had seen on Alternia but they hadn't been able to talk]

[She nods sheepishly at his statement]

I am. I just got here so I really don't know what I'm doing.