thenearshore | What is going out when you're a social caterpillar?

Who: Nephenee and YOU!
What: Nephenee's busy with training and bunnies and clothes...and probably some other stuff, depending! But she's at least hanging out with people?
When: May 17th or so
Where: All over the place, Near and Far Shores.
Warnings: Cutes probably?

There was a certain irony to having become a deity of hospitality, when you were a rather shy sort. This hadn't escaped the farmer, but even then, circumstances had rather forced her hand. She needed to get better, and it was somehow scarier than a normal battlefield. Maybe because she wasn't used to it? The reason didn't matter, really. The results were what did.

While plans had been made several weeks prior to do things with people, a certain ayakashi incident had but a damper on them for a bit, and then more people had showed up and there was a relief effort... Now was as good a time as any. Clad in her Sentinel armor, helmet shoved down over her eyes, and lance at her back, she was...ready, for lack of a better term. Now was time to get out there, and try to get better.

Because what the heck sort of hospitality goddess was afraid of people??

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When Nephenee comes knocking, Katniss is there fairly quickly. She opens the door, giving her a smile that's become less rare over the past few months. It helps that she and another Nephenee had been close. Katniss won't compare them; it's not fair to Nephenee--either of them--and besides, these are different circumstances. Things may--and very likely will--play out differently here.

"Hey, Nephenee. Ready to start?"

Even not knowing Katniss as well as her predecessor had, Nephenee has come to really enjoy being with the other young lady; seeing her smile makes her feel nice, and it has her smiling too, which is also increasingly common. Even if this place is crazy and she still has trouble getting out of her shell, people like Kat make it easier.

"Heya, Katniss. Ah sure am." She holds out a vambraced hand, carrying a small covered basket. "Ah brought some treats for after, too."

Nyanta is still getting used to the idea of being in this world. Being thrown into a rescue and salvage task on the first day wasn't exactly great in terms of explanations. Despite all of that, the werecat didn't seem to show any discomfort. He decided to take a walk around the Far Shore when he came across a certain Sentinel.

"Is everything alright, nya?"

Even though she had sensed his presence coming up to her, somehow, the talking cat managed to startle Nephenee a bit. Not badly, but enough to step back for a moment before she saw him. The fact he's this tall was a bit more strange for her, but easy enough to accept. Cat Laguz could be ginormous, after all.

"Oh...A-Ah'm...jus' wanderin' 'bout, Ah guess..." Which, if her facial expression and stammer was an indication, probably was a bit of hogwash.

He gave a chuckle and a smile but overlooked her little lie. It was rather refreshing to have someone here who didn't ask him how he could talk as their first question or just stare at him.

"Is that so? Tell me, have mew been here for some time? I'm afraid I didn't get much of a proper introduction when I first arrived here. "

Oh, it's been a while since Zeno spent time with people who wore armor semi-regularly... He was never able to get into it-- and ended up never really needing it. Still, the way the helmet starts to come down over her face gives him an idea.

Hats!

He points her towards a clothing store, and there's a few wide-brimmed ones display.

"Look, you can tug it down lower if you need to!"

Whatever Nephenee was thinking is interrupted by him pointing out the chapeaux, and she has to admit, "Huh, not really thought 'bout a hat much...Do ya...think Ah'd look alright in one? Folks won't stare?" Of course, she doesn't even think about the fact that her armor would probably cause about as much staring as seeing a pretty girl would.

"If they stare, stare back," is Zeno's very unconcerned answer. He's built up a bit of immunity.

He wonders if the armor protects her from stares, too?

Instead, he grabs a wide green hat and drops it on top of her head (and her armor's headpiece) experimentally.

"It's cute when it's tilted a little."

Natsuru blends in with the people of the Near Shore far better, with her modern, summery outfit. The short skirt leaves the name on her inner thigh completely visible, which she's been a little self-conscious about since Lightning named her. In this moment, though, she seems unconcerned. She just hums quietly to herself while walking, occasionally quietly singing a line or two of whatever song it is. It helps that none of the 'natives' really notice her that clearly.

Distracted by a nearby shop's display for a moment, she nearly bumps into the armor-clad woman. She catches herself just in time, and offers a sheepish, apologetic smile.

"Ah... excuse me!"

She almost moves to continue on, but the armor catches her eye a second time. She blinks, clearly surprised, and makes a small 'um' sound. Words fail to form into the question on her mind, and instead she blurts out, "Is that real armor?"

"Oh, sorry!" Is the response from the woman at first, before the question makes her blink for a moment, too.

"Y-yeah...plate mail an' leather. Had it for a year or so, now." Despite the small dents here and there, it's pretty well taken care of, with a sheen to it from a through polishing.

Natsuru doesn't know much about armor. Yet she still takes a long moment to look over it, for some reason. Then she blinks again as her eyes meet Nephenee's, realizing the woman is actually a bit taller than her. That's unusual enough to get her attention.

"I... I see."

It's hard thinking of the right words to say for a situation like this. It takes a second for her to finally come to a decision.

"So you're... not from here too?"

At least when Alice was put on "Bunny Duty" she wasn't one to complain although this time, it seem like she had gotten a idea in her head. When Nephenee returns back at one point, there are a few that are dressed up in seemingly random clothing. If she follows the dressed bunnies she's find her Shinki in her room, focusing on a small outfit and hand sewing it. There is a decent amount of fabric around her as she had been randomly buying bits of it and trying to figure out what to do with it for a little while now. It might take a moment to get her attention though...

~~It's not a duty, it's a privilege.~~

Indeed, when Nephenee got back home, she is rather confused to be greeted by a large sandy bunny in a fancy shirt with lots of frills. Stooping down, she picks up the fluff ball, looking at her in bewilderment. "Sassy, what the heck happened?" The rabbit squirms, and once set down, hops onward towards the sewing room; following the bun leads to more dressed buns, and lots of fabric. And an Alice in the middle of it, outfitting the white bunny in something frilly.

Nephenee can only stare for a moment.

"...The heck?"

Edited 2016-12-14 06:12 (UTC)

It takes just a moment, as Alice was finishing up a bit of frill on the shirt before releasing the bunny. She blushes slightly and tries to smile it off, unsure if her distraction had gotten her into a minor mishap.

"Oh, Welcome back. Was there anything interesting going on today?"

Alice had been keeping to herself mostly, trying to figure things out for herself. Lacking a memory was slightly hard to deal with as time went on. There is the hope to learning something at some point though.

Edited 2016-12-16 23:26 (UTC)

What is going out when you're a social caterpillar?

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