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[takewing]

[ One moment, you were stepping through a door. The next moment, a wall of heat and bright sunlight slams into you; it's at least 40°C out here, though it's mercifully, blessedly dry. Whenever your eyes adjust, you find yourself standing outside of what looks to be an old shed, overlooking a strange yet picturesque village. The cries and calls of birds fills the air, and across the water people in strange garments are going about their business.

Welcome to Osnova, stranger. ]

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[takewing]

Cephean. Cepheus It's a country of the First Land, just as Pyxis is.

[ The hurry doesn't go unnoticed. But she merely smiles, light and friendly and perfectly relaxed. ]

You must come from somewhere quite foreign, m'lady, to not recognize these names.

[azurebeneath]

[relaxes enough once she's finished with her tearing, folding up the fabric and using it to hike her skirts a little higher. Clearly showing ankle isn't much of a concern in this place, though she can already imagine Kuroba's commentary]

The "First Land"... I must admit this is all rather strange to me, yes.

[takewing]

There's a tavern not too far from here, if you'd like to discuss it more.

[azurebeneath]

Far be it from me to decline.

[to be fair, taverns can be ideal for ambushes, particularly when one is friends with the tavernkeeper or the regulars... but Aoko's confident enough in her ability to scope a location from the door (and to handle multiple burly assailants at once) to accept for now. If things appear to be too much of a challenge she reasons that she can escape into the wilds and survive for at least a few nights]

[takewing]

It's right this way, m'lady.

[ And she promptly turns to head down the path, walking slowly enough that she won't leave her new guest behind. She's never been one to distrust, even a stranger—and just like Aoko, she's confident in her ability to handle herself. ]

My name is Bluebird, by the by. It's a pleasure!

[azurebeneath]

[is keeping up for now despite the heat, though she does squint and occasionally shade her eyes whenever they step directly into the sunlight]

Aoko Nakamori. The pleasure is mine, Miss Bluebird.