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[Lost Junpei is lost. The school deal he can handle. The dorms deal he can handle. Even the giant inexplicably floating island-sorta-thing he can handle. But he's not all that great with directions, and he's pretty sure he's been past this corridor about six times already. He doesn't want to ask the creepy guys in robes with turkey platters over their faces--they don't look very hospitable--but he's starting to wonder if he's ever going to find his dorm room. A217... A217...

Crap.

These books are getting heavy. He really wishes he had his stupid purple backpack right about now.

Hefting the books, Junpei turns down yet ANOTHER corridor, hoping perhaps to find a big helpful YOU ARE HERE sign.]

[Perhaps he'll find [Bad username or site: witchesreign title=you @ livejournal.com] instead? 8D]

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[When he first speaks, Akiela blank faces a little. It sounds vaguely reminiscent of how some of the people in Norg speak but... she might just be imagining it. Regardless, once he's set up the translator, she offers a smile.]

I can. My apologies for bumping into you.

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[He waves one hand and shakes his head, and then finally it registers that this girl is... extremely tall. Junpei's about 6' himself, so it's rare to find a girl at his eye level--let alone ABOVE it. This is new.]

Uh... no, no, don't apologize; I was the one not payin' attention. I'm so turned around--this place is so huge.

[His hand moves absently to the back of his neck and he tweaks at the back of his cap.]

Ah, my name's Junpei; I'm new. Obviously.

[vanadiel-knight.livejournal.com]

[You're one of the taller humes she's ever encountered, which is a bit of blessing really. You wouldn't believe the crick she gets in her neck from having to look down all the time.]

It's nice to meet you Junpei. My name is Akiela Krucyer. If there's anything I can assist you with, please let me know.

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Likewise. Akiela... [He just lets the name sit on his tongue a moment. It's an interesting name. He wonders what sort of place she's from.]

Have you been here long? This place is kinda impressive, but it sure seems like the kind of place that takes some getting used to.

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[Ask and she will tell, my good man.]

A few months at best. It is a bit intimidating at times but you grow accustomed quickly. Have you found any companions yet?

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I guess that makes sense--school is school, even if this is a little more intense than the kind I attended back home. [He nods then, smiling a bit.] Yeah, I did, actually; a couple of my friends from home are here. I'm not quite sure what it means that we're all here at once, but it's nice to see 'em.

How about you? What sort of place do you come from? You're not quite like anybody I've ever seen before. Er--! [He waves both hands suddenly, shaking his head quickly.] Wait, that came out wrong--I didn't mean any offense. [Mmm, nothing like eating a little foot.]

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[She smiles when he mentions he does have friends to help him settle in. A smile that falters when he works himself up into a frenzy for insulting her (apparently.) When she realizes why he's panicking, she'll laugh.]

No offense taken, I assure you. I have come to realize that my appearance is unusual to many. I'm from the Kingdom of San d'Oria, homeland of the Elvaan. It is a sprawling city set within the Ronfaure forests, fortified against attacks by impassive walls.

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[Oh, good, she's not gonna smack him. Yukari's got him scared that all girls are violent.]

Wow, so like... a forest fortress? That sounds awesome. [It sounded like something from those online video games he liked to play, but he wasn't going to say that. He'd already almost insulted her once.] I live on an island--we don't have anything quite that impressive, but we've got some cool bridges. And really good coffee.

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[Poor guy! D:]

Something like that, yes. [Har, fourth wall, what's that?] Bridges? To connect you to the mainland?

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[I think he secretly enjoys it. XD Painful attention from girls is better than none.]

Yeah! --Well, sort of. My whole country is an island, but there's lots of other littler islands that are part of it; the country itself is four different islands. But I guess you can say mainland for lack of a better word. [LOL what fourth wall? 8D He totally does play online games tho, which makes this even funnier. XD] But to get from the big islands to other countries that are on actual mainland, you have to fly; there's no bridges that big.

[He puts a hand on his chin.] I guess, if you wanna get really technical, all the continents are technically islands, but that's thinking too hard. [And Junpei doesn't like thinking too hard.]

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[... m-masochist. ;~;]

[Her canon is an MMO. =w=] Indeed, I'd rather leave such thoughts to the scholars. [Have a small laugh, they're almost kindred spirits.]

So it's an archipelago. I should assume travel is difficult between the two then. There are no ferries, only airships? [She's a bit curious because it reminds her of the Empire of Aht Urghan.]