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[pricklybloom]

[ For those who know Amy, or at least have seen her around, they might notice that she's a bit... subdued as she appears on the network. ]

...I'm sure people have probably noticed by now, but the other people from my world are... not here anymore. They've been gone for a while, actually. I'm the only left.

[ Which might be why she's been quiet for the past couple weeks or so. ]

But it's fine. I'm okay. It's just... taking a bit of getting used to, I guess.

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[pricklybloom]

[ She hesitates again, because she really would like the company. But she didn't want to seem so desperate for it. ]

I mean... if it's not too much trouble? You don't have to go out of your way.

[twin_blade]

[ Vax doesn't think she's desperate. She has every reason to be upset. He thinks the only thing worse than having his friends here might be having them and then losing them. ]

Of course it's not. Just tell me where I can find you. I won't even make you do archery practice today.

[pricklybloom]

[ That does get a little laugh from her. ] Honestly, I wouldn't even mind practicing. It might help take my mind off things.

But um... oh, maybe we can meet at the cafe?

[ Desserts sometimes helped cheer her up when she was feeling down. ]

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[twin_blade]

Alright. Cafe and then maybe some archery after.

[ Once he gets the location of the cafe, Vax will be there in no time. ]

Sure thing!

[pricklybloom]

Okay. See you in a bit.

[ While she doesn't exactly take her time to head over, she isn't in a rush either. Just enough time to head over so that Vax wouldn't be waiting without hurrying.

When Vax arrives she's already looking at the menu, debating about whether to get anything. When she spots him, though, she offers a small wave. ]

[twin_blade]

[ She won't be waiting long, either. There's a moment when he thought he might have arrived first, but then he spots her at a booth and walks over to join her. ]

Hi, Pinky.

[ He gives lots of people nicknames. She'll have to live with it. After sliding into the booth, he glances around. ]

Don't think I've been here. This city is even bigger than the ones we have back home.

[pricklybloom]

[ The nickname does get a smile from her. Not the most creative nickname she's heard, but she appreciates the effort anyway. ]

Yeah? What are cities like where you're from?

[ She's heard a little bit about his world, from the stories that he's told her here and there. But it was still fun to hear about different places. ]

[twin_blade]

[ His nicknames are more terms of endearment than made to be clever. ]

The ones that are cities are pretty grand, but not as spread out. There's usually markets, businesses, temples, and some seat of power that rules over it. There's lots of people, but not like this.

[pricklybloom]

[ She nods as she listens, comparing what he says to here, as well as the cities she's familiar with back home. ]

That sounds a lot like the cities on the islands back home. Where I'm from, there are humans, but they mostly live on the mainlands, while we live on the surrounding islands. And there are a lot of islands, and a lot of them connect.

But this place is a lot like the cities on the main continents, while our cities, though still pretty big, aren't quite as big as a place like this.

[twin_blade]

Being moved around for missions so much doesn't make it easier to get used to.

[ Even if they spend time in Etraya, that city often changes, as well. ]

All your friends are from those islands, too?

[ It's an invitation to talk about them and what happened, if she wants. If she dismisses the subject, he won't push it. ]

[pricklybloom]

Yeah, that's true.

[ But maybe they weren't meant to feel at home here anyway. It was just where they were staying in order to help their home worlds. ]

Sort of. We came from different islands of course, and some of us live a bit closer now. Though one of my friends is actually a princess from another dimension, and I've only been there once but didn't really get a chance to see too much of what it was like.

[twin_blade]

Another dimension? So it's not your first time ending up in another world?

[ Some people have experience with that. ]

I've been to another realm, but that was the Fae Realm. It's a part of our universe, even if most are never able to go there.

[pricklybloom]

Not really. And even being here I got to meet alternate versions of my friends from other dimensions too. That had taken a bit of getting used to, but it was also kinda fun seeing how some things were different and similar between the different worlds.

Oh, we have a few of those kinds of things back home too. Ours are kinda like pocket dimensions. What's the Fae Realm like?

[twin_blade]

[ Similar and different? Vax wonders if his own world has things like that. ]

It's... like an acid trip gone wrong? [ He laughs a little. ] Lots of colors. Lots of things trying to kill you or fuck with you.

[pricklybloom]

[ Amy can't help a little laugh as well. ] Sounds pretty crazy, then. But we have some pocket dimensions just like that at home too.

Is it easy to get into the Fae Realm? Or are there only certain entrances here and there?

[twin_blade]

It takes a certain level of skill to open a portal. A friend of mine was able to do it.

[ Vax couldn't, of course. He's not that kind of warrior. ]

But it's not a place I'd like to revisit if I can help it.

[ Like he said, it's weird. ]

[pricklybloom]

Oh wow. Your friend must be pretty powerful then.

[ At least she had to assume so. The dimension portals were pretty random back home, and she had to assume had to do with the Chaos Emeralds more than anything. ]

It sounds like you must have had pretty crazy adventures there.