mayfield_rpg | Overture

[Action; morning; 836 Hastings]

[Sayaka wakes up on Monday morning with her usual difficulty, tossing and turning in bed as the sunlight peeks through the window of her room. Yawning, she rubs her eyes and wanders around the bedroom bleary-eyed and half asleep for a minute or so before finding the doorknob. She manages to get all the way to the bathroom and is in the middle of brushing her teeth before she finally realizes that this place is unfamiliar and her pajamas aren't the ones she went to bed with.]

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeh? What the heck?

[And now she's immediately kicked into high gear, running back into 'her' bedroom and tearing the room apart. There's got to be something familiar here, or at least something to tell her where she is. She starts panicking even more when she notices she's not wearing a ring and her Soul Gem is nowhere to be found.]

No way! No way, no way, no way! Where is it?

[Action; afternoon; around town]

[Once Sayaka's done tearing the house apart looking for a Soul Gem she isn't going to find, she wastes no time in taking to the streets of Mayfield. She's managed to find a baseball bat owned by one of the drones, and she holds it protectively at her side as she jogs up and down unfamiliar roads. It's clear that she has no idea where she's going, evidenced by all the time she spends looking around warily. She also seems off-put by the backwards-walking drones and other weird things going on.]

This is the weirdest labyrinth I've ever seen...

[Phone; evening; unfiltered]

[At this point, Sayaka figures that if she isn't in a witch's labyrinth, she can probably at least still contact her friends. So now she's on the phone after having dialed Madoka's number. Unfortunately, she has no idea that the call is going to go out to the entire town.]

Madoka? Madoka, are you there?

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[ The girl sounds urgent, and it is a little that the drone was changed out for a "generic" one when she woke up this morning, but Nanoha has yet to put together that the blue-haired girl might have returned without memories... ] Sayaka, what's the matter? Where are you right now?

[Well, it's a little weird that this woman she's never talked to before knows her name, but she's going to overlook that for the time being.]

Huh? Did I get the wrong number? I'm sorry... I'm trying to reach the Kaname household.

[ There is a lengthy pause. The lack of recognition is a little painful, but it isn't like they were close. Now she's mostly worried about Kyouko... ] It's no fault of yours. The phone systems here take a little getting used to.

I know Madoka Kaname, but I can't tell you her assigned address. [ A lapse on her part. ]

What? You mean she's here too?

She has been here for quite some time. [ . . . ] Kyouko is here, too. She is staying with me for the time being. My name is Nanoha Takamachi.

Kyouko?

[Okay, yeah, not too happy about that. There's a definite edge to Sayaka's voice now.]

What is she doing here?

[ ...that was unexpected. ] She is trapped here, the same as you and I.

It is going to sound unbelievable, but I was here once a long time ago. Over a year. I was what they call a "drone" for that long time and then only recently returned without any memories of being here. [ Letting that sink in a moment. ] It seems the same has happened for you, Sayaka, though you haven't been gone that long at all.

What? That doesn't make any sense. How could I have been here before?

The only answer to that I have ever received is "that is just the way Mayfield works". I'm sorry that I can't explain it better. If the information had not come from my trusted friends, I would not have believed it myself.

So... there's no way out? Some people were saying that before.

That is the case so far, I'm sorry to say. Though I doubt it will be the truth for long.

What do you mean?

If what I heard is true, the town is weakening. There are signs of ... Mm, I suppose "malfunctions" is one way to put it. "Glitches". Unusual behavior in objects and drones, alike. Anything part of the system that was not brought in, such as you and I. These are not the first indicators of a breakdown, either.

So this place is like a big computer program or something?

That is one theory. It makes the rest a little less unbelievable, even if it raises its own questions.

Weird...

[ A good word for it. ]

Since you probably want to speak with your friends from home, I won't keep you long, but if you have any further questions or need help for any reason, I just want you to know that I am here for you. You can find me either at school in the Guidance Counselor's office, or at 1336 Benny Road. [ She knows the "new" Sayaka has no reason to trust her, and the previous one was fairly neutral, but the offer is there and it is genuine. ]

Okay... I'm not sure I really understand this all yet, but thanks, Nanoha.

It is a lot to take in. If you would like, I know how to obtain some documentation prepared by long-term residents, directed at newcomers. I think you should take a look as soon as you can, but I also don't want to overload you.

There's a Welcome to Mayfield brochure? Man, they really did think of everything, didn't they?

Sadly, that is the result of many years of preparation and observation on their behalf. There are patterns to be found, even here, and the information available is too important to keep to themselves.

Well, if you've got one, I'd like to see it!

I'll wait to hear from you, again, when you're ready for it. [ Implying that "right now" won't be the best time. ]

Oh... okay, yeah, I guess I should get settled in first.

As much as anyone can, I suppose.

I hope you can get along with your housemates, at least. Have you met them, yet?

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