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1st Dive: Beginnings [Action]

[A quiet and peaceful slumber after a long, tiring day in high school for Ai Nanasaki ended up with her waking up in the middle of a forest, her body on the ground surrounded by leaves. Not that she thought she was waking up at first, but that she was in the middle of an odd dream, rather. A particularly vivid one.

It was a bit cold - certainly colder than her room had been - and her body didn't feel as relaxed as it did on the comfy mattress. And she was lying on something else other than the ground.

As Ai leaned forward, her eyes inspected her surroundings curiously, her head feeling a bit dizzy. It resembled the hill her grandfather owned, but... there was something off about it. She wasn't on the route she usually took, either - there wasn't one to begin with.

Still feeling something on her back, she reached over her shoulder and touched what felt like a wing. Also, she seemed to be wearing a peculiar white sundress and not the pyjamas she had gone to bed with.]

Huh...

[This was so strange. And it felt real. It didn't feel like a dream.

Ai continued turning her head around, and it wasn't until her gaze landed on a book right beside her when she stopped doing so.

The girl reached out and inspected both covers of the peculiar object with curiosity in her eyes.

Standing up with the book in her hands, she opened it up, trying to make sense of what was happening. But what was inside of it just seemed to confuse her even more at that point.]

Where am I...?

[Her voice sounded as confused as it could be. It was a good question. And why did it feel like she had wings on her back?]

(OOC: Ai will be walking around the forest while inspecting the book, trying to either find anyone who could help explain what was going on or a sign of civilization. You can catch her there.)

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[ In a moment remarkably similar to when she first arrived, Twilight is making a lazy spiral around the town, moving farther and farther out, when she spots the new arrival on the ground below her. ]

Hello down there! [ She slows her movement and descends to land beneath the treetops. Have a three-feet-odd-inches tall winged purple unicorn landing right in front of you, Ai. ]

[Garrosh might have "moved into" a house for now, but he was not content to eat the food that was provided in the village. No, he goes out to hunt and trap and gather in the forest regularly. Not that hunting is easy what with how late into winter it is...

Anyway, while not in his full armor (no tusks on his shoulders for example) he is in some lighter parts of his armor and has a big knife in his hand. And a badly sewn together mes of furs on his shoulder as a cloak. Oh, and he's an eight foot tall orc. but he's actually out here to check his rabbit snare traps.

But he probably stands out]

[Wig liked the forests of Luceti a lot - with spring inching its way around, more and more animals were bound to pop out - and Diamond had begun to walk his big old Torterra in them. Lax, his Munchlax, is lazing away beneath the tortoise's mighty tree, and Diamond himself is sitting behind Wig's head. He spots her as she's moving through some trees, still staring at something (the book?), and pats his Torterra's head as he points.]

Ah, there's a girl... Wig, let's get closer! If she's new, then she'll need help.

[And shuffle closer they do! Until he's sure they're in her view, where Diamond will raise both his hands in greeting.]

Hi there! I'm Diamond, this is Wig and sleeping there is Lax, and you're new, right? I was new too a few days ago.

[Startled by the sudden appearance of the colorful creature, Ai took a step back, simply staring at it for a brief moment before finding the words to respond. She clung to the book that she had found tightly as she looked the creature over.

Was that a baby unicorn? And it... just talked? What was this place?]

Um... Who are you?

[Could this be a member of an indigenous species here - wherever here was?]

[And stood out he did.

Ai's eyes widened in surprise as she saw the eight foot tall creature in these woods, towering over her to a ridiculous extent.

This was not good. And where she was was definitely not Japan.

What was this? It stood on two legs, and wore actual clothing - or armor, rather. So it was not an animal, though that didn't mean she shouldn't be cautious.

It was her first encounter with anyone in the woods, though. Maybe she could get some answers as to what's going on?]

Um... Hello?

[Ai held the journal close to her, preparing herself to run away if she needed to and if the creature was hostile.]

[The boy's greeting was almost lost on Ai as she inspected the tortoise cautiously, which was unlike anything she had seen before and not nearly as small in size. She barely noticed the sleeping creature below its tree, who the boy called Lax. They didn't look like any animals that she knew of...

Then, she faced Diamond. While the tortoise looked a bit intimidating, he seemed friendly, and rather energetic.

Ai had to clarify what he first said, however.]

N-new? New to what?

[What had just happened to her?]

[There were times in these cold, late winter days when Rei desperately needed to just be away from people. This cycle marked the anniversary of her first year in Luceti. A full year trapped in this odd little village, and even the fragile peace she'd found here at the shrine wasn't enough to keep her mind from wandering. So this afternoon the miko found herself in the forest, wandering with her twin crows Phobos and Deimos flitting around her.

As she passed by a clearing, she heard a rustling of leaves and headed over, wanting to investigate.

And it bothered her all the more that, when faced with a girl a couple of years older than her in a New Feather dress, she didn't even blink. Even that just seemed normal. The girl appeared to be Japanese, so she took a guess.]

Konichiwa. Are you hurt?

[Ai looked in the direction of the voice while still holding onto the book, seeing a girl wearing a miko's haori walking towards her.

Despite how strange this all was, she couldn't help but sigh in relief upon finally stumbling upon another person in this forest, a friendly one at that. The pair of crows that seemingly followed her was an odd sight, but Ai would've preferred it if she didn't have to walk around in the cold for much longer, especially when she didn't have any heavier clothing on her or any kind of shoes. This was her first opportunity to understand more of her predicament.

The girl spoke to her in Japanese too, which was also a relief. Maybe this place wasn't too far away from home, after all.]

Konichiwa. I am just feeling a little cold.

[Her body shivered as the words left her mouth.]

Where... where am I?

[Rei nodded, stepping to within a few paces of the girl. She'd been lucky, the last spring had been an early one, but these lingering winter days were a far cry from the relative warmth she'd arrived in. Phobos and Deimos caw plaintively, but a hand from Rei shushes the birds.]

You're in another world. It's known as Luceti. I'll explain more in a moment, but for now, just relax.

[Rei brushed aside her bangs to reveal a small silver mark that gleamed in the afternoon sunlight. She held up two fingers, and a series of silver and orange marks, similar to the one on her forehead glowed in the air between them. They banished the chill Ai was feeling without any preamble, a ward against the elements born of the Charter.]

Better?

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[Another world? Luceti? She hadn't heard of the name before... How could she have ended up here? Was it related to the book that she was still holding? Could she go back somehow?

Before her mind could race any further with what she had just been informed about, Ai's attention was caught after the girl told her to relax.

Her mouth parted and her brows lifted in confusion upon the sight of the symbol on the girl's forehead. As if that wasn't enough to surprise her, the marks that began glowing afterward certainly did, and especially what they did.

Just like that, the cold was suddenly gone.]

Y-yes, much better.

[It took her a little while to reply, still dumbfounded by what had just occurred.

Was that a special power of some sort? Was it... related to her being a shrine maiden?]

What was that?

[Rei watched the girl's reaction with mild amusement. Seeing someone encounter magic for the first time never ceased to at least draw a smile. At least this girl hadn't called her a witch or run away. That was something she hated, more than anything else.

She keeps her tone light and airy, taking a moment to cover the Charter mark back up with her bangs]

Good, I'm glad.

[She paused, trying to think how to word it. Best to be open and honest.]

Magic.

[Magic?

Well, what the shrine maiden just did was not like any kind of medicine Ai had seen before. If she had to describe it to somebody, "magic" would be the most appropriate word for that.

The girl's body visibly relaxed after she felt no longer cold.]

Magic exists in this world?... In Luceti?

[She was still just as confused however, if not more than before. Now a little intimidated as well.]

Is that how I ended up here?... Magic?

[Hmmm. Diamond turns his body, so she can see his fluffy light blue wings flapping happily.]

To the Luceti region. These wings are proof of it. It's okay though, because there's a lot of people in the village!

[ The teenaged alicorn grins up at Ai. ] I'm Twilight Sparkle. Welcome to Luceti! You are new, aren't you? [ She sure seems like Twilight felt when she arrived a day or two ago. ]

[This unicorn was called Twilight Sparkle?

Well, it's not like Ai could think of a name more appropriate right now.

She had to blink one more time, making sure that she was actually, in fact, talking to a unicorn.]

Luceti?... Where is that?

[Was that the name of the forest here? And what did "new" mean, exactly?]

It's the name of this world. And also of the town just a little ways away. People are taken from their homes and then they end up here for a time. I still don't understand it.

[Luceti? She hadn't heard of such a region in Japan before. That made her doubt that she was actually there more and more.

A village? At least that meant that there were probably more people nearby. Maybe they could help her find her way?

Something about the fact that she had wings on her back now made her doubt that, however.]

How did I end up here?... And these wings... how did I get them?

[The one comforting thing was that this boy seemed to have wings of his own, too. Perhaps she was not alone in what was happening here.]

[Taken from their homes... So she was one of those people, then?... And "people" like Twilight, apparently? Why her, though?

A nearby town was good to hear, at the very least. Whatever this world was, there could be someone who could help her understand what's going on more... And how to get back if it was possible.]

Were you taken from your home recently, too?

[Maybe that way Twilight would tell her what she does know anyway. At the very least, she seemed to know more than her.]

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Yeah, I was in Equestria just a couple of days ago. And then I found myself here. Seems like a lot of people went through what we did.

[ She spreads her wings a little. ] I can show you the way into town. It's easier for me to orient myself from the sky. Just ask Xander. We were wandering through the woods for a while.

[Okay, back to facing her. He's definitely got the full low down now, but... He doesn't want to alarm her too much.]

I just woke up here [VERY RUDELY] with wings on my back. They're nice, right? They don't help you fly, and if you pull out a feather it hurts. They're as real as your fingers.

[Dia wiggles his fingers for emphasis, still smiling.]

[Rei watched the girl patiently, nodding at the question.]

Yes, magic exists here. And presumably it's magic that brings us here as well.

[She raises a finger to stifle the next most common question]

And no, you are not dreaming.

I thought as much...

[Ai had already presumed this wasn't a dream already, but hearing the other girl's words was the confirmation she needed.

Not that it wasn't possible to be lied to in a dream, but she didn't think that was the case.

Ai looked at the shrine maiden curiously, brushing away some of her own bangs that had fallen across her eyes.]

Do you know why I was brought here?

[Her first question in her mind was whether she was singled out or brought with the rest of her family, or even friends]

[Equestria... was that another world altogether? Just what kind of people lived here? From the sound of it, Ai would find out soon enough.

A smile crept up on her face upon the unicorn's suggestion.]

Oh. Thank you, I would appreciate it. Is the town far from here?

[She'd rather not stay in this cold if she could help it, especially when she was wearing this simple sundress.]

So you did not arrive here alone? Is Xander another one of your kind?

[She probably pronounced the name incorrectly.]

[So he did have a similar experience as she did upon entering here, but hadn't found his way back to where he came from. It also seemed like he didn't know how either of them got here. Perhaps somebody in that village could give her more answers?

Ai curiously looked at the boy's wings, and then turned her head around to catch a glimpse of hers.

Her feathers were dark blue, and it seemed like they darkened even more the closer they got to the center. At the very least, they were of a nice color.

She faced Diamond again, one of her brows lifted in confusion.]

If we cannot fly with our wings, then... I wonder what their purpose is.

[From the sound of it, she had to be as careful with them regardless, if what he was saying was correct.

Ai shivered a little more from the cold, making her fold her arms in an attempt to warm herself up.]

Where is that village you mentioned?

[Rei shook her head at the question, offering a sad smile]

I'm afraid not. None of us know.

[She takes out her own journal, opening it up to Raine's guide and offering it to the girl]

Take a few moments and read this. I'll be happy to wait. Though, while you read, follow me. I'll help you into the village.

[She walks slowly, keeping a close eye on the girl to make sure she can read without falling. An easy pace.]

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