01 ❥ calmly panics

[pseudohistory]

( action ❥838 Hastings Boulevard )

[ Let's be frank; Keine doesn't often wake-up with strange men in her bed. The moment she woke Keine immediately slipped away and walked a nervous loop around the room as she searched for a way out. All things considered, Keine was surprisingly calm as explored the house with a hand to the wall... Hoping the usual maze tactic would help her find the exit from this bizarre labyrinth. Upon finding the exit and opening the door, however, Keine's confusion reaches a peak. This isn't her village... Is this even Gensokyo? ] 

( phone ❥ afternoon )
[ Deciding how to work the phone was not too difficult. Her drone children were happy to tease her and help her with it. Keine kindly shoos them away, seeing no reason to be harsh on two children who cannot even correctly identify their own mother, and holds the phone to her ear. ]

Good day, to anyone who may be listening. My name is Kamishirasawa Keine and I'm afraid that I seem to have become horribly lost. My most sincere apologies, but might any of the locals here explain to me where I might be?

[ A pause, before she adds in a hopeful tone. ] Mokou, dear, if you might be there or listening somehow then please don't fret. I'll be home shortly, I assure you. Might you pass an apology on to the school for me? I worry I am going to be late. [ ... Well, it was worth a try. ] Anyway... Any and all help would be greatly appreciate, if you could, please?

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1/GOD KNOWS MAN I APOLOGIZE FOR THE INEVITABLE INBOX SPAM

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[Hey that voice sounds awfully familiar.]

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[...oh.]

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[WHOOPS FREAKING OUT BECAUSE HOLY SHIT SHE'S BACK AGAIN]

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[Wahhh Keine wahhh--

But then there's the sinking feeling that she'll just get droned again. This is the third time already, and she doesn't exactly feel up for a fourth time.

Goddamn you Mayfield.]

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[At this point she feels incredibly tempted to just not answer and not involve herself in this newly memory-wiped Keine. Maybe it would save her from going crazier than she already was. It'd save her some grief, for sure.

But it's Keine. She'd find Mokou eventually, and...Mokou can't just ignore her.]

okay done

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[She decides to suck it up. Though she doesn't bother saying her name, or anything about herself. She'd know.]

You're in Mayfield. The school's a million miles away, so I wouldn't worry about it.

[pseudohistory]

Mokou, dear..!

[ Keine's so glad to hear your voice!

Even if you're speaking nonsense. ]

... Whatever do you mean? Mayfield...? I've never heard of such a place.

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It's a town modeled after "America" in the 1950s, set it some kind of alternate dimension...plane...thing.

[pseudohistory]

I see... how very troublesome, then...

[ STAY CALM KEINE... FOR MOKOU, DO IT FOR MOKOU... ]

I must have been asleep for quite a while... I apologize for you needing to figure all of this out on your own, Mokou. Are we the only ones from the village here, do you know?

Phone

[lil_tanuki]

Sounds like you're new here too. I can try to explain as much as possible, but I'm fairly new here.

[pseudohistory]

I would most certainly appreciate such a thing. Thank you so very much, Miss, um...

[ pause. ] Might I ask your name?

[lil_tanuki]

Hayate Yagami. It's very nice to meet you Miss Keine is it? You can call me Hayate.

[pseudohistory]

That's correct. It's nice to meet you, Miss Hayate.

Then, if I may begin. What is the name of this place? It's certainly no where I'm familiar with.

[phone]

[heavenfang]

Huh. I've heard your name before... A friend of Fujiwara, then?

[pseudohistory]

Why yes. I do like to think of myself as her friend, at least. If it's Mokou that you're referring to you, I mean.

Are you a friend of hers?

[heavenfang]

... Sure, we'll use the word 'friend'.

[pseudohistory]

Oh dear... She has not gone and caused you trouble, has she? [ KEINE LOVINGLY ASSUMES ]

[phone]

[relic_hunter]

Oh? Hello! I can only guess you've heard an explanation of everything by now?

wait, aren't they housemates?

[pseudohistory]

Why yes, I have. Thank you most kindly for expressing concern, though.

I take it you are among those who have been here a while?

... which is why this can totally be an action

[relic_hunter]

Sort of? Not as long as some.

yay!

[pseudohistory]

Well, I'll be trusting myself to your care. I apologize if I woke you this morning.

[ As she toddled around in frantic silence. ]

As we're going to be living together, I suppose I should ask a few questions of you?

phone

[silvergoldengun]

No need to apologise for wondering, miss. You're in Mayfield.

[pseudohistory]

Ah- yes-... So I've heard... I'm sorry to hear that you seem to be stuck her as well...?

[silvergoldengun]

For a while now, yes.

[pseudohistory]

I see... I'm sorry to hear it...

But then, perhaps you know of what sort of things this town does?