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[silversnowfall]

[the voice that comes over the journal is tiny, but sure of itself. ...Even if she's shivering. Why is she dressed in something without even sleeves when it's almost always too cold to even go without a jacket?]

I-I think...I'm lost.

[and then, more quietly, and sounding a great deal more vulnerable]

Did you get hurt too Miss Milly?

[[ooc: Yes. Oh yes. Back from mallynap and small for a short while. Replies will come from alittlesilver until she grows up again.]]

Comments

[alittlesilver.livejournal.com]

Get out from where?

[galddigger.livejournal.com]

[points back to the dressing rooms!]

You can change in those little rooms over there. You can't go out in this dress, you know?

[alittlesilver.livejournal.com]

Oh. ...Hmm. [how is she going to take those clothes back there and hold onto the doll at the same time? She doesn't want to move her right arm because it's sore.]

[galddigger.livejournal.com]

[quickly noticing her hesitation.]

Hey, what's wrong? Do you, um, need help?

[alittlesilver.livejournal.com]

Miss Milly's arm hurts and I don't want to leave her here alone.

[galddigger.livejournal.com]

[Miss Milly?]

Oh! Well, if you want, I can take her for a bit? I'll take good care of her, promise!

[alittlesilver.livejournal.com]

...Well...okay. [she carefully hands over the doll. Which is, in fact, the replica doll. And then she take the clothes and wanders back to the changing rooms.

When she comes out again her face is all red but at least she's dressed.]

[galddigger.livejournal.com]

[Once Nephry's out, she might find Anise with a coat over one arm, and Miss Milly held quite carefully in the other. Hey, she was (... is) a little girl too, you know.]

Wow, Miss Milly! Isn't Nephry the cutest in that outfit she's got on? ♥

[alittlesilver.livejournal.com]

Thank you.

But I can't buy this M- ...Anise?

[galddigger.livejournal.com]

[Anise just grins.]

That's okay! See, this place doesn't have any gald. So everything in here's free.

[alittlesilver.livejournal.com]

...I don't think that can work.

[galddigger.livejournal.com]

No, I swear, that's how it works! I mean, do you see any shop attendants around here? You really just walk in and take whatever.

[alittlesilver.livejournal.com]

But that's stealing!

[galddigger.livejournal.com]

It's not! [... Boo, this is hard.]

Look, I promise it's totally okay, okay? We're not gonna get in any trouble.

[alittlesilver.livejournal.com]

...Well...okay.

[galddigger.livejournal.com]

[She sighs. This... is going to be a handful and a half.]

Here, Miss Milly wants you to hold her again. Think you could do that, while I put your coat on you?

[alittlesilver.livejournal.com]

[Nephry nods and takes her doll back, holding her tight. It's the only familiar thing so far in this place.]

Miss Anise, why do I have feathers? They don't want to come off.

[galddigger.livejournal.com]

They're wings! Everybody here has them, it's really weird. [She moves to pint out her own, but they're folded under her clothes, um.]

It's a really long story, but basically? We're a long long way from Keterburg now.

[alittlesilver.livejournal.com]

...We are? But...I'll get in trouble. I'm not in school and...Jade will tell.

[galddigger.livejournal.com]

[... School. The Professor teaches at the school - Nephry knew the Professor at this age, and and]

[Anise blinks. Give her a few seconds to think of what to do.]

[alittlesilver.livejournal.com]

[she sits down somewhere nearby and shifts the doll so it's sitting in her lap.]

[galddigger.livejournal.com]

[Okay, she needs to think quick.]

Hey, hey Nephry. You won't be in any trouble, okay? The Professor won't get mad and I'll make sure the Col- your brother won't tell on you.

[alittlesilver.livejournal.com]

I believe you.

[galddigger.livejournal.com]

[Oh. ... Oh, that's a relief. She'd been worried she wouldn't - she'd have no idea how to handle that.]

Thanks. [A little smile.] Come on, how does that hot cocoa sound about now? I dunno about you, but I could really use some!

[alittlesilver.livejournal.com]

It sounds good!