001- [Action/Phone] A wild onigiri has appeared!

[lets_stay_together]

[Tohru's first thought after waking up in a strange house is that perhaps she had collapsed or been in some sort of accident. Maybe some good Samaritan was looking after her.
Her second though is 'oh no what if I was kidnapped!?!' What could kidnappers possibly want from her? She didn't have any money. Oh, but the Sohma's did! What if the kidnapper demanded a ransom from them? Or from Uo-chan and Hana-chan! Or from poor Grandfather!

No, wait. That's silly. The first idea was more likely. It was probably some kind person helping her out. She can't quiiite shake the feeling of nervousness, which leaves her timidly exploring the house. She's peering around corners, carefully knocking before opening any doors, and softly calling out.]

He-hello? Is anyone home? I'm sorry to intrude....

[Later, when her not!family has explained a few things, she gets on the phone.]

Hello everyone!

Um, I just got here today. And I heard that I can talk to all the other people trapped here on the phone, so......

I thought this might be a good time to introduce myself. My name is Tohru Honda, and I'll be living on Brooks street starting today! I look forward to meeting all of you.

[Yep, you get a formal introduction out of this one, Mayfield.]

Comments

[imperial_ray]

... You seem surprisingly calm, all things considered.

[lets_stay_together]

I do? I don't think I'm calm at all....

Everything is so strange here and it's confusing and I don't really know anyone.

[The real issue is more that she still doesn't quite understand what's happened to her.]

But the people I'm staying with have been really nice, and I'm sure there's people who have it much worse than I do. So it would be rude of me to complain...

[imperial_ray]

... I think that attitude is admirable, really.

[lets_stay_together]

Really? I don't think there's anything special about it....

[imperial_ray]

Mm. It's rarer than you think.

[phone]

[weiss_tank]

Nice to meetcha, I'm Ken. If you have any questions feel free to ask. I've been around here for a long while.

[Yeaaah, not so much a formal one from him.]

Re: [phone]

[lets_stay_together]

Thank you! I really do have a lot of questions. I hope you don't mind....

[Oh, gosh where to start? She frets like he gave her a time limit or something.]

Umm, first of all, I don't think I really understand what a drone is. O-or why we can't drink milk. And is the mayor the one who brought us here? Or is it the Smith family?

[phone]

[weiss_tank]

[He doesn't mind the avalanche of questions, he's used to being crowded around by kids going rapid fire at him. Tohru is a cakewalk.]

Drones are basically the natives of this place. This is their home and they think this is your home too and that you've always been here. Think of them like background movie characters if that means anything to you.

The milk thing only applies to the milk that the milkman brings every morning. It's filled with bad stuff. Really bad stuff. The milk from the store is just fine though.

As for the one who brought us here, we're still tryin' to figure it out. But we do know that it has something to do with the Smith family and the Mayor for sure, but we don't have all the pieces to that puzzle yet. I don't recommend askin' them directly either, that tends to have some pretty bad consequences.

Re: [phone]

[lets_stay_together]

But I've heard.... that people can become drones?

[/nervous]

What kind of bad consequences? If youe just want to talk to them.... they wouldn't hurt someone over that. Would they?

Phone

[imjustpicky]

Oh... you're on Brooks street? I'm on Brooks street, too! What's the house?

[Hey, she sounds nice. It's important to be nice to the nice neighbors. It offsets the scary ones.]

Re: Phone

[lets_stay_together]

Hold on!

[She checks.]

7135! Which house are you in?

[It would be nice to meet some of the neighbors.]

[imjustpicky]

I'm at 7132! Wow, you're right nearby!

[This is pretty exciting. And she sounds like an actually nice person! The neighborhood could use some of those.]

[lets_stay_together]

Really? That's wonderful! You should stop by sometime.

[Aw, he sounds like a kid. Tohru loves kids.]

Action - at home

[prissy_hooves]

[Rarity trots into the room at the sound of Tohru's voice.]

Hm? Hello, can I help you?

Re: Action - at home

[lets_stay_together]

Oh! Yes, is this your..... house?

[She trails off because unicorn. Don't mind her while she stares a bit.]

[prissy_hooves]

For the time being, yes. Did you just arrive here yourself?

[lets_stay_together]

[After a few seconds, she recovers and remembers her manners.]

Huh? Oh! Yes! Um, wait. I think so?

I woke up in a room upstairs a few minutes ago. I don't remember how I got there. I-I'm sorry if I'm intruding!

[beamiracle]

Ah...pleased to meet you, Honda-san. My name is Lion Ushiromiya.

You seem to be taking this rather well...

[lets_stay_together]

It's very nice to meet you, Ushiromiya-san.

[She's bowing slightly. Because people can totally see that over a phone line.]

People keep saying that. I think maybe the shock hasn't worn off yet.... I keep thinking I might be dreaming.

[beamiracle]

Unfortunately, it isn't a dream, at least as far as I know. Still, at least you're able to remain calm about it.

[lets_stay_together]

I'm still a little scared, but I think my Mom would want me to be brave in a situation like this. So I'm trying really hard.

Phone

[shallbeavenged]

[.....that was not a voice she had been expecting to hear again.]

.....Tohru?

Re: Phone

[lets_stay_together]

Yes?

[From the other girl's quiet, almost expectant tone, Tohru gets the impression that perhaps she should know her.]

Umm, have we met somewhere before?

[shallbeavenged]

Yes. But you won't remember me.

[lets_stay_together]

Really? I'm so sorry! I can be really forgetful sometimes. I mean, I don't usually forget people, but I'm sure if you just told me a little bit about yourself I'd remember.

[Oh noes! She feels so bad about not remembering someone who knows her.]

Um... what's your name?