here lies the latest intro ever

[skirtingdanger]

Um-- Excuse me.

[today, out in the streets, wherever you may happen to be, a young (and fairly confused looking) girl is approaching you. yes, you.]

Can I ask you a few questions?

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[wavewalker]

[ You mean the green guy with the sword? ]

... Yes?

[skirtingdanger]

[yes, that. even for her, that's a little strange, so she's sort of looking at him curiously.]

It's not a bother, is it? I'm just trying to find out what this place is...

[wavewalker]

... You're new here?

Gods, this place has a poor sense of timing.

[skirtingdanger]

"New"?

["poor timing"?? yeesh this doesn't bode well already.]

-- But you can tell me, right? The last person I asked looked at me like I was crazy and insisted I was making things up!

[badladyscramble]

[There is a young girl in a pink dress with a parasol... oh, and she has bat wings. NOTHING WEIRD ABOUT THAT, RIGHT?

In any case, she gives Maka a slightly miffed look.]

And if I say no?

[skirtingdanger]

[... no, not at all. and by that, wow yes, that's-- unusual? concerning??]

-- Huh? H- hey, come on! That's not what you're supposed to say to someone who's clueless!

[badladyscramble]

[SHE'S GOT FANGS TOO, WHAT DO?]

Do I look like a tour guide? It's not as if I have some obligation to indulge your curiosity.

[skirtingdanger]

[NOTHING YET. you don't just try to fuck with things who have giant bat wings and fangs, okay.]

No, but... I could really use the help!

[bajka_iskierki]

[Maka is just destined to never come across anyone normal, is she?

Case in point, there is a strikingly orange and very spiky pony-sized garden snake on that car, basking. There are legs under the coils, but they're relatively small in comparison. Her wings are much more easily noticed, even furled smooth against her back; they cut a strikingly large picture. Her orange hide is decorated by bright green leopardlike rosettes, in striking contrast to the main color, and her belly plates are quite purplish. Completing the picture are the two massive, gently curling horns on her head, which she raises from the metal surface between her talons when addressed.]

What?

[Iskierka had never really learned manners. Her long, long tail, spilling over the hood of the car to coil around its two side doors to reach the trunk, twitched idly at the end like a cat. A very large cat.]

[skirtingdanger]

[nope, it doesn't seem like it. at first, Maka balks, and notably so; was that a... dragon? it looked like one... so these things were real? then she seems to slowly circle around the car towards its front, appearing to tentatively attempt to get a better view of the creature without getting too close. now wasn't a good time to go off somehow provoking things in her current state.]

That is...

[it's almost like she doesn't know what to say, although, at least she doesn't seem too surprised that it talks at all.]

... Er-- I mean, are you familiar with this area at all?

[bajka_iskierki]

[Iskierka's head pans around to follow the human, for all the world like a long-necked orange owl. Unlike some dragons, humans in fear of her substantially boosted Iskierka's ego. Particularly right this instant, when she was a fraction of her proper size.

She snorts at the question with a more savage twitch of her tail, one that left little scratches in the paint from the spikes there.]

Yes, it's full of giants and strange things and not my captain.

[skirtingdanger]

[she's intimidated, sure, but Maka's able to muster up the courage to further inquire with some more questions]

Huh? ... What kind of "giants and strange things" do you mean?

[handsforhealing]

Questions? Um... sure. Shoot?

[ Never mind that Winry is walking around with a first aid kit. ]

[skirtingdanger]

[well, that's not too weird, is it? Maka gives it a curious glance, but doesn't think much on it.]

Right! I'm trying to look for someone who can give me information about this-- town? I'm not too sure how large this area is... Er, anyway! This might sound a little strange, but I'm not sure where this is at all.

[handsforhealing]

Not sure...? You didn't just arrive here, by any chance, did you? Just woke up in a strange bed you've never been in before?

[skirtingdanger]

-- Right, right, that's exactly it! You're the first one I've come across that got it!

[acuity]

What questions?

[skirtingdanger]

About where we are. I'm not familiar with this place in the slightest... If that makes sense? I don't remember ever coming, that's for sure.

[acuity]

'This place' would be the town of Mayfield. I've been kidnapped and brought here, just like yourself...

Are you a newcomer, then?

[alwayscarone]

Sure thing, kid. [He gives a friendly, reassuring smile, all helpful small town cop as he pauses his carrying of the groceries home.]

What can I do for you?

[skirtingdanger]

[a blink, and upon noticing the groceries, Maka looks sheepish, as if she's imposing]

Oh-- Sorry for interrupting you, but I wanted to ask about...

[she trails off, before gesturing at nothing in particular around them]

Well, here.

[alwayscarone]

It's not a problem. But, uh... What do you mean? Are you lost?

[tosurpassgod]

[Approaching him on the streets? That's hardly a meeting befitting a star like him, Maka. Instead he's standing atop the chimney of a house, shouting down at you]

HEY! MAKA!

[skirtingdanger]

-- ?!

[wait a minute, that voice...? Maka looks up, looking notably shocked to see the one and only--]

B- Black☆Star!! Oh, thank goodness. I was starting to think... No, nevermind that, just get down from there!

[tosurpassgod]

[He obliges her, dismounting the roof with the same agility he's always shown and walking over casually, glancing around]

Soul's not with you? I figured he'd be back by now.