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first harvest. video. saturday afternoon.

[ This seems like it's working now. Nojiko is already out of the New Feather dress, having managed to get directions to the Welcome Center, where she got a run-down of what was going on. That took most of the morning. The rest of the morning was spent finding her clothing, changing, and then sitting at a corner table in the bakery reading through the entirety of the new arrival guide.

She also had breakfast. A muffin. It was a blessedly normal muffin.

The breakfast was the only remotely normal part of the morning. Now that she feels educated (although...skeptical and still trying to hold all of this information in), it looks like it's time to attempt using the journal, as was suggested to her earlier. She's still at her little table in the bakery, the journal held open in front of her. ]

Hello. [ just getting that greeting out of the way, before plunging onward. ] So, I understand that this is a way of talking to people here. [ The guide explained that, and she's sort of been checking out the last two or three entries, just figuring out how it works. ] And I'm also given to understand that there are people here from many worlds?

I'm not asking for that explanation again. I'm just not sure how I'm meant to find anyone from my own world. [ ...Or if she wants to. It's not like being from her world automatically makes someone excellent company or someone she wants anything to do with. But. ] How do you know if you're from this world or that one? If there were a list of possibilities, I guess I might have a chance of picking home out.

So I suppose I'm really just asking to be found. [ Dry laughter. Well, she's taken care of everything else, so...of course, there might not be anyone else. That had been covered, too. ] If you know Cocoyasi Village or the Conomi Islands, I'd be grateful for a quick word. [ Presumably anyone familiar with geography from home would be from home, right?

A pause. Wow, she forgot something important, didn't she? ] My name is Nojiko, by the way. Thanks. [ Okay she'll just end that there, then, and see what's what. ]

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[ Ah. The little girl doesn't sound pleased about knowing it... ]

Have you? Are we from the same world, then? [ Or is there another reason for that tone? ]

No, someone I kne--know was born there. I was told about it from her.

[Among...other things, but that's neither here nor there and Miyabi's not about to divulge very deep and personal information about Nami to some complete stranger just because they so happen to be from the same village. No way, privacy will be respected even if the woman isn't here. Maybe even moreso because of that.]

[ She's spoken to enough people from her own world at this point to know that her sister had been here. So Nojiko has to ask. ]

Was her name Nami?

[That's enough to get a good reaction out of Miyabi. Her head lifts up suddenly and she sets her eyes on her journal, peering back into the tiny camera. Just who is this woman?]

Y-Yes, that's right... Did you know her, miss?

She's my younger sister.

[ So yes. The amount of friends Nami seems to have amassed since they last spoke is sort of heartening. ]

[Older sister. ...Heh. That actually brings a sad sort of smile to the girl's face for a few seconds, and a bittersweet taste in her mouth. This is some kind of irony, isn't it? One leaves, and another appears.]

Is that right? I've actually considered Nami to be a sort of big sister as well...when she was still here. [Big sister and mother too, once upon a time.]

It is. [ Not by blood, but when did blood ever matter? Nami and Gen are the only family Nojiko has left in the world. ]

Did you know her for a long time? [ She's curious. Aside from hearing Nami was here and had mikan groves, Nojiko hasn't gotten much information on her sister. ]

Yes, for nearly...three years now.

[Wow. It's really been that long? She's been in Luceti for three years. Three. And she's seen people come and go time and time again - those who remember her, and those who don't. But still, it's always good to remember the time spent together, not just the departure. Maybe that's why she's finally smiling.]

Only some time ago did we start picking mikan at her orchard, if you know about it. ...We did that before she left Luceti. [Ah, that hurt. That hurt so much, especially after the things she learned at that time about Zoro - it was like insult to injury, really - but at least...at least she did enjoy herself picking the fruit for a while.]

[ Three years. No one had said how long Nami had been here...but at least three years. ]

A few people have mentioned the orchard. ...I'll look at it later, and see if there's anything else that needs doing.

I can take you there, if you'd like... It's close to where I live.

[Even if she hasn't been in the orchard since, and half of her really doesn't want to go back immediately, she may as well help Nami's sister tend to it. The next best thing, right?]

I'd appreciate it, whenever you have the time.

Of course, I can be there as soon as possible. Where are you now, miss?

The bakery. And you can call me Nojiko, actually.

Miss Nojiko, it's a pleasure. [She bows her head politely.] I'm Miyabi - or Miya for short. I can be at the bakery very soon, please wait there.

[And, true to her word, Miyabi does arrive in relatively little time after closing her journal and getting her things. Of course, it's not the way most people travel. Seeing as how she couldn't find the Lucky Mallet quickly enough to make herself larger and get going, she'll be flying...on the back of a crow.

Hopefully Nojiko's okay with birds. Because the moment she's spotted, the feathery creature in question - and its teensy passenger - head right for her.]

[ Nojiko is okay with birds, although she doesn't exactly...notice the bird as of yet. She's also not entirely aware of how small Miyabi is, given that the journal image of her shows what seems to be an appropriately sized face. ]

[Ah, the wonders and flaws of technology! Either way, though, the crow will caw rather loudly before it lands a few feet in front of Nojiko, just to get her attention. It gives her a once over, then trills something over its shoulder to what seems like a small, glowing, golden ball of light on its back.]

Yes, that's her. Thank you, Kuroi. [And up that little light ball hops, right to the tip of the crow, Kuroi's, beak.] Miss Nojiko, hello!

[ ...well that just happened.

Still, it isn't like weird things aren't par for the course in her own world, although tiny little people is new. ]

Ah...Miya?

Y-Yes...it's me. This is how big I really am. [Big. Big. Not small, or tiny, or little. Never that.]

I'm a poncle, a forest sprite... U-Uhm, I can sometimes make myself bigger, like you humans, with a tool from my world, but I couldn't...f-find it. It must be wandering the forest again.

[ ...You know what, this is still more normal than the talking skeleton. Nojiko will take it. ]

Ah...sorry, I was just startled. [ Does she offer to let Miyabi ride on her shoulder or something...? ] The journal gave me another idea.

[Well, that's a load less of a reaction than some people have. Miyabi's both mildly shocked and rather pleased. It saves her a bit of panic, frustration, and a more descriptive explanation. Also, there's no need for a ride, the crow, Kuroi, seems to mutter something in a soft squabble and Miyabi turns back to it.]

Yes, yes, we're going soon, wait. You'll have your seed after, I promise. [SIGH. Some birds, seriously. 8| Just because it's winter and food is scarce, they get so uptight.] I'm sorry...the journal does seem to give off the wrong image, doesn't it? Ehehe, I would have arrived larger, but I didn't want to keep you waiting, Miss Nojiko.

[ There are some pretty weird people in her world, and Miyabi is probably the most normal of Nami's friends Nojiko has managed to meet so far. She gets a pass for being so small. ]

It's fine; there's no reason for you to...well, I'm not sure how you'd get larger, but whatever form is...most comfortable.

[ or something. ]

[All Miyabi can do is really laugh. Most comfortable? That's...huh. She honestly doesn't know which form she's more comfortable in, really. Being small is something she has been for all of her life - decades. She knows how to live her life fully like this, but being large is also nice, too. She can do this she never could while she was very tiny. Working, for one, is awesome. And being able to hug and holds her friends. It's not always easy or fun being very little like she is.]

Ehehe, I don't think I have a favored size, miss. Both are fine, and I enjoy them equally! There are things I can do like this, and things I can do while I'm like you humans. I-- [Will get interrupted in a second, as the crow she's riding on gives a loud caw to shut them both up and flaps its wings irritably. Get moving already, goodness!] Bah! Okay, okay, we're going. I'm sorry, Miss Nojiko, but can we continue when we arrive? It shouldn't be a long walk at all to the orchard. I'll be sure to have Kuroi fly low so you can follow at your own pace. Uhm, please let me know if we go too fast.

Of course. And don't worry about it; I'm pretty quick on my feet.

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