First Ring ♑ Action - Lobby

[silencesenshi.livejournal.com]

[Hotaru had arrived only a little while ago. However, she had been through plenty of strange things in her life--being a cyborg, rebirth, holding a second personality, the Dead Moon Circus, et cetera. So this? This isn't so completely out there that she panics. She takes it all in stride. And in fact, currently, she seems rather calm, hands resting on the directory and the twelve-year-old looks over it and memorizes it. Hotaru's eyes are wide with fascination as she takes note of just how big the Garden is.

She also takes note of the library. She'll definitely be perusing those books.]

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[gunblade-grrl.livejournal.com]

[Speaking of books, a girl with a bag stuffed to overflowing with them pauses as she wanders by, then offers a smile.]

Hi there! You new?

[She recognizes that oh-wow expression!]

[silencesenshi.livejournal.com]

[Hotaru will look up and nod.]

I'm trying to memorize the map so that I won't be lost.

[gunblade-grrl.livejournal.com]

Don't worry too much! It's all just a big circle after all!

[She's trying to be encouraging, at least!]

[silencesenshi.livejournal.com]

Yes, it's quite convenient, thankfully.

[Oop! Forgetting her manners.]

I'm Tomoe Hotaru. It's very nice to meet you.

[gunblade-grrl.livejournal.com]

Maria Cyphert.

[She lets the bag slide to the ground with a thud so she can offer a hand. Possibly ominously, she looks like she can crush skulls in that grip, the way her forearms are muscled.]

You're from off world I take it?

[silencesenshi.livejournal.com]

Mhm. I'm from Tokyo.

[She'll shake her hand. Looking like you can crush a skull? No big deal. Hotaru's ended a world in a past life.]

[gunblade-grrl.livejournal.com]

Hmm. I don't think I've ever heard of it, but I'm sure it's not here.

[Maria has... not? That's a good thing, right?]

Well, welcome to Balamb Garden! Can I help you get settled in at all?

[silencesenshi.livejournal.com]

[Very good. Granted, it was Hotaru's job at the time.]

I'll be fine. However... Can you tell me what kind of books I can find in the library?

[gunblade-grrl.livejournal.com]

Oh, all sorts! Most of them are related to classes or general knowledge, but there's some fiction and magazine selections in there too.

[silencesenshi.livejournal.com]

Are there any poetry books?

[This is very relevant to her interests.]

[gunblade-grrl.livejournal.com]

Oh, of course! There are different styles from all across the world.

[Maria likes poems... about gunblades?]

[silencesenshi.livejournal.com]

[Hotaru was very into poetry well beyond her years.]

Oh, that's very good!

[gunblade-grrl.livejournal.com]

Training to be a SeeD means you need to have a strong background in culture and education to compare with top schooling!

[silencesenshi.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't know. I only just arrived recently, and I still have much to learn.

[ofherfate.livejournal.com]

Are you lost by chance?

[Padmé approaches from Hotaru's left and tilts her head, stopping next to the directory.]

[silencesenshi.livejournal.com]

No.

[She'll look up with a smile on her face.]

I want to memorize it.

[ofherfate.livejournal.com]

Ah. Yes, that would be most wise.

[notaferry.livejournal.com]

[Botan spies Hotaru reading the directory, something far more common with the new cadets than the older ones, and can't help but make her way towards her.]

Finding everything alright?

[silencesenshi.livejournal.com]

Yes, thank you.

[She'll stare at it a moment longer, then turn to Botan and smile.]

Tomoe Hotaru. It's nice to meet you.

[notaferry.livejournal.com]

[Botan offers back a happy smile. So pleasant and polite~!]

Likewise~ My name is Botan. I'm one of the instructors here. You're new, aren't you, dear?

[silencesenshi.livejournal.com]

Yes. I only arrived very recently.

[Hotaru holds her hands behind her back, smiling up at the woman still.]

[notaferry.livejournal.com]

Judging from your name, are you by chance of Japanese descent?

[Odd sounding question, yes, but -- as Botan has found out over the years -- not every place has the same geographical locations.]

[silencesenshi.livejournal.com]

Yes! I spent most of my life in Tokyo.

[The fact that Botan knows Japan is something that makes her especially happy. Maybe she's not so alone after all.]

[notaferry.livejournal.com]

[Botan beams. She has had several moments of feeling exactly like Hotaru is, and tries to keep to her Japanese roots where she can.]

Ah! I spent mine in the city of Mushiyori, but visited Tokyo several times. There's always fun to be had there.

You know, there's a carnival coming up soon. We'll have some booths that are similar to what goes on back in Japan.