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[Anyone around the outskirts of Luceti's village today might notice a girl wandering around, avoiding high traffic areas. There are three reasons that they might notice her.

1. Her expression is guarded, but she can't keep out some hints of being very afraid.

2. Half the time she is walking shoulders hunched inward, with nervous steps while she keeps looking out for people seeing her--that is, a walk that is trying so hard to be unnoticed that everyone notices. The other half of the time, she's trying to sneak between trees and behind buildings with such stealth as to be even more obvious than the walk--Solid Snake, she is not.

3. ...She looks a little ridiculous. The outer layer is a dress something like this, only hiked up to not trip her up as she's about five inches shorter than the intended wearer. But she's also wearing a coat over it and a second dress underneath due to the cold, and it's fairly obvious she is since the collars are designed differently. Speaking of that, it's hanging rather loosely on her there, since it was made for someone who is anime!racked. She's kept decent by the fact that she's still wearing the New Feather dress underneath those, which covers up the rest of her to her neck. Also, unlike in the icon, her hair is tucked up inside of an unusual hat. She's probably even in bad footwear for the weather, but it's impossible to tell since the dresses are trailing in the snow. EDIT: ...Also, she probably has hidden her wings under some scarf.

She's trying to not attract attention, but this is not obvious.

...Oh yeah, forgot. She has her journal with her, but she hasn't opened it and she's holding it so that her name is hidden by her body.]

[ooc: Also, because I imagine that any of them would be inclined to get her out of this somewhat odd get-up and she's not likely to trust anyone else, any Ferines threads probably take place after any others.

...This entry is getting the crap editted out of it tonight, but THANK YOU SO MUCH PERSON WHO GAVE ME PAID TIME. I was going to buy some when I had gotten more icons, but I am very grateful to get it as a gift. ♥♥ ...Even if I'm using about two icons so far this post.]

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[Fenimore's voice gets a little louder, but she's still speaking in a hushed tone.] Hey, keep your voice down or someone'll hear you!

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[Shirley has no idea what Fenimore is talking about, but she really isn't thinking about that right now. At the moment, she's scurrying over to her friend's side, not-quite dropping the basket to the ground when she gets there.]

Did you just arrive? Are you okay? [fret fret fret]

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No, I'm not okay!

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[She bites her lip and then takes a deep breath before continuing.] Well, at least we both got out. They didn't do anything to you, did they?

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I-I'm fine... [The fretting: it is neverending] But... we need to get you inside. It's too cold for you to be walking around dressed like that...

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[Shirley pauses, for the first time registering what Fenimore is wearing.

... what a fine hat. But -- hasn't she seen it, somewhere before?]

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... where did you get those clothes, Fenimore? New Feathers usually don't wear clothes like that when they first arrive... [And she can't really see Fenimore choosing an outfit like what she has now over her Ferines garb, so she couldn't have been to the shops, yet.]

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[Get her inside? But she had just barely managed to get outside without getting caught. New Feather? What?]

Those Orerines must have taken my clothes when they-- [put those wings on somehow, but since it doesn't seem like Shirley got that done to her yet (since the shawl likely covers Shirley's set), then she doesn't need to tell her for now.] I had to grab something so they wouldn't know who I was.

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[... oh. Oh. Fenimore ... doesn't even know that she's not on the Legacy anymore. ... does this mean that she's come from before she was ki -- ... Shirley shakes her head a little, immediately derailing that train of thought.]

... I have some Ferines clothing back ho -- [Wait, maybe that's not the best of word choices.] ... back where I'm staying. We're about the same size, so they should fit better then what you have on now...

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[Ferines clothing does sound good, but it's of secondary importance to what Shirley's saying. ...Even if it is pretty cold.]

...You're living here?

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Um. Yes. ... it's complicated.

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I'll say it's complicated! How long was I out for? [She reaches up to her head to try to feel for any bumps (maybe she had just bumped her head and forgotten...a really really long time), but the hat rather gets in the way of that.]

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U...um... [oh gosh this really isn't the place to tell Fenimore "hey, bff, you've been kidnapped -- to a completely different world!" ... while trying to avoid telling her that she's dead. Somehow.]

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[...that is not a comforting noise.] Shirley, what's going on?

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It's ... just hard to explain. And this isn't a very good place to try...

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...Is there really any better place? [She rubs her arms through her sleeves to try to help warm herself up a little.]

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My house isn't too far from here... it's just down the path, actually. [She turns and points in the direction of House #34... which might be hard to see, with the snow. But it's there!]

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[She squints.] An Orer-- ["--ines house?" She cuts herself off, though. It's not as unusual that Shirley would be living in an Orerines house since she had for quite a while. ...It was really cold and Shirley seemed to think it was all right.]

...Okay.

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[Shirley gives Fenimore what she hopes is a reassuring smile, and bends down to pick up her basket again.]

Don't worry... it's safe. Walter should be there. [... kicking snow off the roof.]

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Walter's...? [...Well, then, obviously it is safe. Although it would be a bit weird that Walter was living in an Orerines house if not for the fact that he'd probably live in a bird's nest if it would help protect Shirley.]

Right. Let's go, then.

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[Walter takes every measure to make ensure that the house is safe. You should see how perfectly clear her front walk is when the snow is not actively coming down.]

Okay. [Shirley will carefully retrace her steps in the snow -- the stuff isn't easy to walk in -- back to the main road she was on before.]

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[As an additional feature, it's even heated! But Fenimore will literally follow in Shirley's footsteps--she's been tripping about in this stuff in an oversized dress long enough. Since Shirley said that she'd explain inside and Fenimore is currently too swamped with questions to think of much else to say, so she'll probably be pretty quiet on the way.]

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[Poor Fenimore. Shirley will be shooting her worried, almost anxious looks the entire way -- although when Fenimore looks her way, it'll change to a nervous-looking smile.

... at least they're not far away.]

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[Fenimore is also giving out worried, almost anxious looks, but this is more to the general scenery, as if she expects the Gadorian knights to suddenly jump out behind a snowbank. She does, however, occasionally shoot glances at Shirley.

...And here one would think that after the Ferines village they'd be past most of this awkward. So it's a good thing it doesn't take long for them to arrive despite the snow. Fenimore sighs in relief when they enter--she had been getting pretty cold out there, especially since she had been used to much warmer temperatures before she arrived.]

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[Fortunately for Fenimore, the only threatening things behind the snowbanks are the bare trees of Luceti's forest -- which, at this time of year, are admittedly a little creepy looking.

Out of habit, Shirley steps outside of her boots out of an interest in keeping her floors clean and hangs up her scarf and shawl on some hooks in the little entryway room. Fenimore is free to notice that she's wearing her Orerines clothes underneath, only with a pair of long stockings for her legs. The other hooks are empty; it seems like Walter has gone out today. As she does this, she gives Fenimore a sympathetic look in her awkward ensemble.]

Would you like to get changed, first?... [Because those clothes are both wet, poorly fitting, and even more awkward looking than Legendia's fashion sense what Fenimore is probably used to seeing as "normal" Ferines clothes.]