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[terraphile]

Hello!

[ Enter: Sersi. Despite the whirlwind of events that she left home during, she's smiling brightly at the feed, particularly pleased with how clever she believes her user name is. She's no stranger to technology, and there's even some relief that these function much like cellphones did back home- she may or may not be a little addicted to them.

She pushes her hair from her face and waves with a waggle of her fingers. ]

Is it customary to introduce one's self here? I wasn't sure... [ She pauses and drops her hand with a shrug of her shoulder. ] I figured it couldn't hurt regardless.

I'm Sersi and I've only just recently found myself here... I've been spending most of my time over at the Archives, reading what I could.

[ And admiring the museum side while she was at it. It's mostly strange because back home, museums were more filled with memories of her life on Earth... but here, she feels as though she can enjoy it as a human would there. ]

But I think this question is best posed to the people who live here: what's your best advice for someone new?

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[terraphile]

[ To be fair, give Sersi a day or so to settle and she'll be feeling similarly achey. She's chalking it up to settling into this new body for now. The moment she sees her, however, concern floods her features. ]

It's nice to meet you as well, I'm sorry you're unwell... [ She frowns a little. ] Is there anything I can do to help? I could bring you something.

[ Yes she did hear the rest of the reply, but it's hard for her to focus on much else until she knows whether she can help or not. ]

[rosae]

That's very kind of you. ( To offer to help someone who's essentially a stranger — it speaks a lot to what kind of person the other woman must be. )

But truthfully, I'm not sure much could help with this. I think it's happening to me because of my blood type. ( A pause, and then asked softly, because she doesn't want to risk frightening Sersi if she doesn't already know about this part of it: )

Do you know about the blood types here, yet?

[terraphile]

Still- please don't hesitate to reach out to me if there is something I can do. I know I'm new here, but I'm sure I could find something.

[ That something like this could happen because of her bloodtype, though... Perhaps Sersi hadn't been reading the texts close enough to realize that was possible. She was overwhelmed by all the new things to learn, so it's likely- ]

I read about them a bit, but I'm not sure how much I truly know? I don't think I understood that they could affect someone like this.

[rosae]

Thank you, Sersi. ( Rose's smile returns, warm even through the pained edges to it. ) And the same to you — I'd like to do whatever I can to help you out here. Do you have enough food and things like that?

( Securing goods isn't terribly difficult; it's all about trading, around here. And the locals will accept an abundance of different types of things. Still, it can be overwhelming for a newcomer to sort out how everything works, especially if they come from a world very unlike this one, the way Rose had. )

To tell you the truth, I still don't know much about it, myself. The effects seem to be... very hard to predict? So far I haven't found much of a pattern to them.

[terraphile]

I appreciate that, thank you. [ She nods her head at the question, still smiling gently. Thankfully for her, securing things to trade isn't difficult... perks to having matter transmutation as a power. ] And yes- I'm comfortable with food and I've been staying at a safe house until I can find a place of my own.

That is a bit worrisome... but helpful in the 'expect the unexpected' way with everything here. Have you been here long?

[rosae]

That's good to hear. I've heard about a few safe houses around; I'm glad they're helping new people as much as they are.

( That is one thing about this place she's found, quite quickly on. The other "Sleepers" are more than willing to help each other. )

That's a very good way to look at it, I think. ( Expect the unexpected; Sersi's put it as apt as possible, really. ) Since November, so it's been a few months. Though admittedly, I just now feel like I'm really kind of... learning how things work, around here? For a long while, I was just looking for my daughter, so that's kind of all I could see.

( A beat, in which Rose pauses, then smiles again, softly. The fact she can follow that up with what she says next is still such a surprise to her. )

—I found her, though. So now... maybe I can actually try to settle in here. Or try to help her settle in.