1st Punch

[medicalpunch]

[Action: Where the rivers meet in the village]

[Sakura's arrival in Luceti comes with a short, bitten-off yell of surprise and a splash as she drops into the icy water. The white-clad figure vanishes underwater, then reappears, struggling, fighting to surface long enough to catch her breath. It's shockingly cold, iced over in places -- although thankfully not where she fell -- and even if she knows nothing else yet, she knows she must get out of the water.]

[Flailing, gasping, reeling in shock from the sudden cold, it's extremely difficult for her to get atop the water as a ninja would normally go -- but she's too cold to swim properly, she knows that all too well, and with the ice besides, she has no other choice.]

[She's proud of her own strength and control, and she makes herself display it now, pushing up out of the water and working her way until she is balanced by chakra on the surface.]

[Now, though, she's exposed to the bitter air, soaking wet, with nothing but a thin, backless white dress to cover her. And she's freezing.]

[She makes her way toward the shore, where there's a journal waiting for her. Unfortunately, there doesn't appear to be a warm blanket or anything like one. Just the journal, with her name on it, and a biting chill to the air.]

[Video]

[Sakura's hair is is still damp when her face appears on the journals. She's managed to get dry and warmed up -- and much more warmly dressed than when she arrived -- but she looks disoriented, worried, and worn.]

I don't know what this place is, where it is, why it is. I'm not sure I even want to speculate. But if there's anyone... familiar out there, anyone who knows me -- I'm here.

Comments

[hero_of_smiles]

[Either go full force or not at all. That's his opinion. Also, brownie points with people re always a good thing.]

Of course, not in my nature to do things the lazy way. So, yeah, one of everything!

[medicalpunch]

[She's surrounded by so many guys who go all-out -- it's funny, but at the same time, it's also heartwarming.]

One of everything... oh my. I'll have a whole new wardrobe if even some of it fits!

[hero_of_smiles]

[She has one less guy to worry about though chasing after her. He's pretty dumb like that.]

Really? Huh. I didn't think of it like that.

[medicalpunch]

[It's pretty clear he's a gentleman; she's not going to have to worry about what's coming from him.]

It's a good thing! A girl gets tired of wearing the same outfit all the time.

[Which... she usually does. Hush. Because in the hospital it matters less.]

[hero_of_smiles]

[And dumb.]

I never really got that. Clothes are clothes, but I guess it would be bad if you wore the same thing all the time. It'd start to smell.

[medicalpunch]

Well, most people try and do laundry on a regular basis! But sometimes just having variety is nice, rather than having a lot of outfits that look alike.

[hero_of_smiles]

I suppose that's a good idea.

[It would help on stealth missions! No one would know who he was.]

[medicalpunch]

[And sometimes a girl just wants to look pretty!]

Here, set it down, let me look through and see what I can find.

[Of course, she has no idea if sizing works the same here as it does at home, which is going to make experimenting a bit tricky, but at least she can generally eyeball things to see what's worth trying on.]

im sorry im a bit late

[hero_of_smiles]

[He'll put them out in front of her and he'll just take a seat nearby. Since now it is a more appropriate time to ask... ]

So, what was that glowy hand trick you did back there? With all those crazy hand movements.

No worries!

[medicalpunch]

[She starts digging through the pile immediately, but spares attention to answer.]

Oh, that? That was just a quick jutsu to help boost my body's temperature regulation. It helped keep me from winding up hypothermic before we could get inside.

[hero_of_smiles]

Oh I see....

[There's a pause.]

Actually, I don't. What's a jutsu?

[medicalpunch]

[... It hadn't occurred to her that he might not know what it is.]

Oh, it's an energy technique. There are lots of different kinds that we use for different purposes.

[hero_of_smiles]

Oh, cool! So, are people born with ability of using jutsu in your world or can anyone learn it?

[Because, Cross has heard a lot of stuff about magic being able to be learned by anyone in other worlds.]

[medicalpunch]

It's a little bit of both, actually. Some people have more or less of an aptitude for it, but it's something you really have to train on, and I think most people have at least a little they can deal with!

[hero_of_smiles]

Huh...that sounds pretty cool. What can jutsus do than?

[Sorry, Sakura he has a lot of questions.]

[medicalpunch]

[That's okay! She has answers and definitely the free time for someone who helped her out like this.]

Well, they can create illusions, they can be used for elemental attacks, they can help you track someone or hide them from tracking, they can help you climb trees or walls, or even walk right across the surface of water...

this interaction, I'm loving it so much ngl

[hero_of_smiles]

[Whoa...seemed really helpful, but it kind of pings when she says, walk on water.]

But, I'm guessing you need time to prepare them.

[She could have used it to keep herself from going in the water if that was the case.]

It's pretty awesome ^^

[medicalpunch]

Time?

[Well, the majority of her problem was having no warning.]

It varies. Some only take a few seconds, others take longer, more buildup. It depends on how good you are at the technique and how complicated it is.

:D

[hero_of_smiles]

Huh, okay...

[But, he realizes he's been asking all the questions. Whoops.]

Oh man, I forgot, you're the new person here. Not me! Right, so, down to business. Do you have any questions for me?

[medicalpunch]

That's all right.

[And she hesitates, then laughs a little.]

Oh, I have questions! But I hardly even know what to ask first.

[hero_of_smiles]

How about the first thing that pops into your head? I've been doing that.

[medicalpunch]

... You called this place Luceti. What is it? How did I wind up here?

[hero_of_smiles]

Luceti is a village, but it's on a completely different world. Dimension even. But, you wound up here because of the Malnosso.

[medicalpunch]

The Malnosso?

[It's an odd word -- doesn't even sound like her own language!]

What's the Malnosso?

[hero_of_smiles]

Hmm...from what I get they're a group that kind of experiments on the people here. They've also been apparently trapped in this world with us and are trying to find a way out I think. But, they're also probably the reason why we're here.

[Soon he'll open his journal, he remembered finding it awhile ago...AH! Here it is.
He pulls this up and hands his book to her.]

This has a bunch of intel the people here have gathered so far.