STOP! ...in the name of LOVE.

[dreamsofmist]

[Action: Morning - 306 Miller Road]

[Chrome has been holed up in her room for the last three days and is finally starting to feel the affects of hunger. She's mostly gotten used to that though, so there really is no reason to leave her room again except to find something more suitable for defending herself (if it comes to that) than the broom handle she filched from the closet.]

[With this thought in mind, she steps out of her room and almost trips over a vase full of flowers.]

Who...would leave flowers...?

[She picks them up, holding them away a bit in case they're poisonous or something. They seem harmless enough, so she brings them towards her face and takes a breath.]

Hmm....smells like peppermint candy....

[She places the vase by her bedside before turning to continue her mission out into the rest of the house.]

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((ooc: Come on. Say hi to her, housemates. I dare you.))

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[Action: Later in the Day - Around Town]

[If you happen to be out, you may notice a young purple-haired girl wandering around in a nightgown carrying a rake. Feel free to talk to her -she's feeling very friendly right now.]

[At least until the flowers affects wear off.]

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{{ooc: I am so sorry this took so long. My internet crapped out on me for two weeks.}}

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[Action]

[armsdontworkdamn]

[You know the saying "There are some days you shouldn't get out of bed?" For Tom, this is one of them."

Okaaaaaaaaay... now I've seen everything. What's with the rake? Not much to rake... except maybe snow.

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[dreamsofmist]

[Chrome stares at the robot for a beat.]

Why would you rake snow?

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[armsdontworkdamn]

Frankly, I'm more concerned about you running around half naked with a rake.

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[dreamsofmist]

Oh...thats... [She really has no response to that, because at the moment she feels a little silly too.]

[Though, that might be because she's talking to a robot...]

I need to go. Sorry.

[She then takes off running, careful to hold the rake so that she doesn't trip over it.]

[watchthenails]

[ Purple hair makes him think of Atobe, with all his purple frills, sorry Chrome.

But of course, saying that would be rude.

But seriously, what's with the rake? ]

Excuse me, miss?

[dreamsofmist]

[Chrome turns to give the boy a curious look.]

Yes?

[watchthenails]

Please do excuse me for asking but...is it really needed to carry a rake with you?

[ Especially dressed like that, in the middle of the street. ]

[dreamsofmist]

[She's in the middle of the sidewalk, thank you very much.]

[Chrome glances down at the rake then back up at the mysterious person.]

...it does not hurt to be prepared.

[She then starts off again, not sure if she wants to continue talking to random people anymore. After all, last time she did that, she ended up mind-controlled into attacking her friends.]

[The guys probably just a figment of somebody's imagination anyways.]

[watchthenails]

[ But the main point is that she's outside wearing a nightgown. To Taki, that is scandalizing. ]

What in the world are you going to do with that?

[ He insists on following her, if only to get a chance to convince her to find a change of clothes. ]

What if you hurt someone with it? There is plenty enough of people who harm people on purpose here.

[dreamsofmist]

I will not hurt anyone who doesn't attack first.

[Not for the first time, Chrome wishes that she could access her Flame. But she hasn't been able to since she woke up in this strange place. Something appears to be blocking her, and she is determined to find out who.]

[She glances back at the person and realizes that he is following her.]

Did you need something else?

[watchthenails]

[ She didn't look like the type who would (but he knew that appearances weren't everything--when it came to personality, at the very least. Looks were everything after all. ]

No, however I do think that you ought to put some better clothes on. It is still cold out here. It would not do for you to get sick, young miss.

[dreamsofmist]

You're...probaby right...[She is feeling a bit more chilly since the flowers wore off.]

I will...go do that?

[watchthenails]

Yes, of course I am. [ Hiiiiigh up on those high horses. Always. ]

Would you like to have something hot to drink? You do need to get warmer, walking around in such light clothing.

[dreamsofmist]

Oh. [Chrome starts blushing. Why is this lady being so nice to her?]

Um....yes. That would be, um, nice. If you didn't mind?

[watchthenails]

[ Oh Taki's not a lady. He's a gentleman (and a diva), as should any boy be, in his opinion.

He gives her a kind smile. ]

Oh of course not. Now let us get you inside before you catch something, shall we?

[dreamsofmist]

[Chrome will correct her internal mistake the next time they meet.]

Ok.

[She follows Taki.]

[watchthenails]

[ No worries, he wouldn't have taken offence if she'd said it out loud. He knows he's pretty.

For now, he takes her to the house he's been assigned. That way, he can offer her something more to dress in when she leaves. ]

Do you drink tea, or would you prefer something else? Hot cocoa?

[dreamsofmist]

[Chocolate. She smiles.]

Cocoa is fine. Thank you.

[watchthenails]

Cocoa it is then.

[ He takes her into the kitchen and moves away a couple of jars from the table, before pulling a chair for her. ]

It will be ready for you in a minute.

[bitetodeath]

[ A rake, this time? What is that girl up to, exactly? ]

Chrome Dokuro, what are you up to?

[ Asked with a raised eyebrow, too. ]

[dreamsofmist]

Well...at the moment...

[She steps a little closer before frowning slightly and shaking her head.]

...um...I'm not sure?

[bitetodeath]

Hn, right.

[ .... ]

And the reason for that thing is?

[ Talking about the rake. ]

[dreamsofmist]

Protection. [Matter of fact.]

Somebody told me...this place has a lot of weird happenings.

[bitetodeath]

[ Well, that was true. ]

That won't really help though.

[Action: Later in the Day]

[sinistralofdeath]

[A young lady with violet hair was passing by as the silver haired woman was trying to make some sense of her surroundings. A diner, some more shops, more grid-houses…]

[The girl seemed giddy and dreamy, in a way that had Erim stop and wonder just what had gotten into her.]

Are you alright?

[It was still mildly surprising to Erim that children were even here in the first place—enough to make her not realize the rake’s presence.]

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[dreamsofmist]

I'm a little cold...

[She'd run out of that house without thinking about anything and now she was paying for it but she wasn't sure she wanted to go back.]

[She wasn't sure if she even knew how to get back.]

[sinistralofdeath]

...Well, you aren't wearing a coat. [As if stating the obvious would help the situation any.

[dreamsofmist]

No...I'm not...

[Awkward staring contest. Go.]

[sinistralofdeath]

[And so the two females just… stand there, staring at one another. Moments pass, with neither speaking nor speaking.]

I…

[Though the woman with argent hair finally gets the inkling she should say something, nothing comes to mind.]

…I… am Erim… [Sharing names is a good place to start, yes.]

[dreamsofmist]

Chrome Dokuro.

[sinistralofdeath]

…That’s a lovely name.