bravenewworld | first prediction ☆ wheel of fortune

[VIDEO]

[A young woman comes into view, the lighting a bit dim. Were those candles? Regardless, she seems to be dressed a bit oddly, the flickering light doing even more to make her seem mysterious. Even still, she smiles.]

Hello~ With things winding down from the difficult situation in Caldera, it looks like we've grown quite a bit! I don't know how many Calderans have warp bands, but if you do, welcome! I hope that everyone is settling in all right.

My name is Nozomi Toujou, and I work with my family at Etteilla, a shop in Ninetails Vale. You may not have heard of it. Our specialty is in fortune telling and charms, and because of the sudden influx of visitors, as well as the Kurain School of Channelling opening the public, we're running a short special! Anyone who brings a friend to Etteilla will get 10% off for themselves and anyone with them; and 25% if you enroll with our school~

[It's such a great deal, and after a few shameless plugs for her cousin's school, she draws a strange-looking card, holding it close to her face. The Wheel of Fortune.]

My cards say you should take a chance, and they're never wrong!

[ACTION]

[All around Union, Nozomi, Mithra the male Nidoran and Lakshmi the Purrloin are out and about! She is doing what she can to talk up the Channelling school, as well as taking the time to do a fair bit of work getting new customers for her shop. Business hadn't been slow per se, but with the population burst that came from all the new refugees filtering into the city, she would be stupid not to take advantage of that.

In the business district, she is focusing purely upon passing out literature to varying degrees of success. For some odd reason, people didn't take as much stock in psychics and channellers and the like, which always seemed odd to her.

She can also be seen around the market, although she appears to be more focused upon getting groceries than meeting with people. She gets the usual--produce and other foodstuffs, treats for Mithra and Lakshmi--although she stops at a meat vendor and watches for a bit. Is that a small look of longing? It was so expensive, but...

Finally, once her errands are done, she can be seen at the park, letting her two pokemon get all their pent up energy out by running and chasing each other. She, however, seems content with people watching. She doesn't appear to be looking for anything or anyone in particular, but has a bit of a smirk on her face, as if there's some joke there that only she gets.]

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[Neither am I, you don't see me freezing up like a doofus]

I don't mind. We don't see many Pokemon like this in Caldera.

Edited 2014-06-29 07:35 (UTC)

[Mithra stands there, dumbfounded. He wasn't--okay, figure this out man. Obviously they got off on the wrong foot. He tries to reintroduce himself.]

Really? There are tons of Purrloins in the Old City. They're pretty common house pets.

[I know who you are. Idiot.]

I can see why.

[She continues petting the Purrloin]

[O-oh, right! Of course you do! Haha. Ha. Crap.

...Hey, he could show you around, how about that? There's stuff for Pokemon to do around here too.]

Shall we?

[Eh, sure whatever.]

Of course, let's go.

[YES

I mean

This way, please! He gestures her to follow.

Nozomi likewise leads Eri out of the shop, locking it up behind her.]

So, what are you curious about? Ninetails Vale's a bit detached from everything else, so I don't know if there's anything you'd be interested in here.

[Jakša daintily and haughtily follows, as does Eri considerably less daintily or haughtily]

I guess the major places of interest. I haven't really been around the city much.

We'll head to the business district then!

[Nozomi leads her there.

Today seems particularly busy, with many of the outdoor shops packed with people. There's lots to look at here, and Nozomi waits to see if anything seems to interest the blond.]

[Eri seems interested enough, flitting between stalls and examining the various goods. She seems to be at least somewhat interested in some of the different goods, things she hasn't encountered in Caldera]

[A thought occurs to her.]

Do you have a warp band yet?

Yes, I got one when I arrived.

Just making sure.

There are lots of really good restaurants and cafes around here too, even a few that serve meat.

I noticed that, is meat a rarity here?

[She nods.]

It isn't in Caldera?

Actually we have less fresh produce. Since food doesn't grow all that well in most areas we tend to rely more on hunting for our food.

[~~Note to self: Make a trip out to Caldera when possible~~]

Oh? Most of our food comes from the agricultural tower. Meat is usually really expensive.

Is that the big grass and dirt tower I saw? I've never seen anything like that before.

[She nods.]

We don't have a lot of space, so we build up. We were completely walled off completely until recently. Until just before we got the signal from Caldera, actually.

I heard about that. And how you guys haven't really had any contact with other cities for a few hundred years.

[She nods.]

I don't know how we went this long without outside contact, given how many people there are out there.

Well not a lot of people are prone to walking into a giant forest like you have. It's a bit dangerous.

[Is that a bit of a sad smile?]

It is.

[She recovers.]

But not as dangerous as it used to be.

[...well crap. Eri recognizes that tone and has a good idea of what she just said. She sometimes forgets how lucky she was to still have two living parents]

W...well, that's good at least.

It means we get all kinds of interesting people here.

Union does seem to get a lot of visitors these days.

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