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[quarterelf]

Tokunaga? [The voice is quiet at first over the journal, hesitant and confused before Seles takes a moment to look at her surroundings. Extravagant, open, and large...] ...This isn't His Majesty's... [Her thought trails off as her eyes find their way to the open journal on the stand nearby, and she's equally startled at the way she can see her words appear. There's a loud gasp and she slams the journal shut and takes off down the hall.

Was she being watched...?! The way she got here wasn't the only thing she couldn't remember either, though most thoughts were out of her mind at the moment thanks to the immediate panic and shock. And worry, of course. What kind of magic was this?! She had to find out what was going on!

Honestly, with her attire it's not so easy for her to hide. But still she tries, sneaking down the halls and hiding behind plants, peering from around corners and into doors, and generally being a snoop. A very bad quality snoop.

Feel free to run into her anywhere in the castle!]

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[persequor]

What are you doing?

[ Girl and direwolf stare. ]

[wagers]

[Here, have a weird girl in orange pajamas flying around and.... yeah, almost running into you when she turns a corner maybe????????]

[wilder]

[Zelos is in the kitchen. He hadn't been paying attention to the journal and instead was bored. And what does one do when you're bored? Sabotage all the kitchen appliances of course! So he's whistling to himself as he casually throws a bar of sodium into the dishwasher and shuts the door, not yet noticing Seles.]

[heal_theworld]

[Martel is walking through the halls and sees a girl out of the corner of her eye run and hide behind a plant. She blinks, because...well. And then she feels a mana signature, and realizes she's an Aselian. Oh. She calls out from where she's standing:]

...Are you all right? [And not scared of her because, haha, goddess?]

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[quarterelf]

[W-wait, she was spotted?! She straightens herself just a bit, trying to make herself a bit more ladylike so she can accept this properly!

But then:] I-I wasn't doing anything!

[quarterelf]

Oh--! [She nearly does run into her, stumbling a bit to recover from the shock as her face echoes her mind.]

Excuse... me? [That was meant to be an 'excuse me!' as she rushed past, but she's entirely caught up in the appearance of this girl now. Mostly her pajamas believe it or not is that fashion anywhere.]

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[persequor]

[ Arya only raises an eyebrow. ]

You looked like you were trying to sneak around. Is this the first you've seen of this place?

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[quarterelf]

[Wait... is that?! She might have spent more attention on the actual actions of Zelos if it hadn't been so long since she'd last seen him. And here he was, in this strange place?

Her natural instinct of course is to call out to him.]

Big bro--!

[quarterelf]

[But she cuts herself off in a rush and ducks under a table or behind something in the kitchen, holding her breath. What was she doing?! She couldn't just run up like that when he goes so out of her way to avoid her, right?

... Right. Staying hidden, she focuses on the floor and the sounds around her, thinking of what to say when she finally does approach him. Maybe something like, fancy seeing the Chosen One here...! Yes, that would work perfectly...]

[wagers]

[Wow, why do so many people knock the god tier outfit? Are they jealous? What the frick? Not that Vriska's actively thinking this, of course, because come on. She knows it's pimp.

(In the meantime, though, she'll simply hover above this other girl's head, staring down at her!]

Wow! Can a troll never fly in peace around here?

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[not_mafia]

[And Tsuna's walking down the hall when he sees Seles peeking into a room. And he just sort of... stops and stares because lol what is she doing really.]

... uh...

[quarterelf]

[First she freezes and tries to stay hidden behind this skinny plant here in the hall. But. It's pretty clear this woman has spotted her. Oh, no, she probably looked so foolish, sneaking around like this.

No way was she going to look like that!

Stepping out she brushes off her skirt.]

O-of course! I was simply... looking for something I've lost.

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[wilder]

[He freezes when he hears that voice. Even if it's been over a year since he's been home, even if it's been so long since he's seen Seles- he knows that voice. He will always know that voice. Completely forgetting the dishwasher, he can't help but jerk his head to look in the direction he heard it from]

Seles?!

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[quarterelf]

That's ridiculous. Why would I sneak around in a place like this?

[Huff huff, she's. Completely fine, right! Oh, but she should stay more calm, and so she takes a moment to compose herself, holding her hands politely in front of her and clutching lightly at her skirt.]

I'm--... This is my first visit, yes. Would you happen to have seen a man named Tokunaga pass by this way?

[wilder]

[- But he looked too late, she had already ducked away and he sees nothing but air where she was before. Sure, he's got good enough hearing to possibly hear her out if he wished to but....]

[He shakes his head a bit, dismissing that possibility and refusing to look further. There was no way Seles was in Paradisa, right? She was safe and sound back home. And even if she was here....well, she wouldn't be calling him that name, that's for sure]

[So he makes a "heh" noise to himself, before smirking a bit to himself, a humorless one in all]

...Must be just hearing thing.

[quarterelf]

Troll...?

[Well that's-- she's never. ...Hm. Whatever it is, she's wary, and steps back a bit to sort of take the girl in a little more. This makes absolutely no sense! But honestly? None of this is right now. She tries to take this gracefully.]

I... certainly didn't mean to interrupt. I was just looking for someone, that's all!

[heal_theworld]

[Martel stares at her, and notices how similar she is to Zelos in appearance and mana signature. Didn't Zelos say he had a sister...?]

Did you...just arrive here?

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[quarterelf]

[She doesn't notice him right now, too caught up in her own thoughts as she stands back straight from her peering into the room. No luck. Quietly she closes the door, hand hesitating on the handle as she glances to the floor.]

How could this be... [How could she get here? Where were the others, and... And why couldn't she remember?! It's a rather quiet voice, though, and she only spots Tsuna just as she's turning to walk to another door, appearing startled and guilty.]

Y-you there! [It just sort of came out, excuse her]

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[persequor]

You were the one doing it. [ So. You know. You tell her.

Moving on, she shakes her head. ]

You won't find him here. You're not wherever you're from. This is Paradisa. You've been abducted by the castle so it can use your soul to feed on like it does everyone else here. And no, I'm not mad and it's not just a story. It's very much real.

[not_mafia]

[LMAO Tsuna just stares at her when she speaks to him in that accusing tone. Especially when she had been the one acting so suspiciously.]

Um... are you... looking for someone?

[quarterelf]

[That voice... It really was him after all. He called her name with such feeling, though. ...Why was that?

Frowning to herself, Seles shifted in place to try and peer around and spot Zelos from where she was. She didn't want to come out just yet. But what was he doing in a place like this? He was doing something before... He couldn't be working or anything though, so what...?

For now she tries her best to stay silent, creeping closer from her spot and reaching a hand up to keep herself steady against a cabinet (and another to keep her skirt nicely in place!).

Unfortunately, a bit into this, one lean too interested and the cabinet swings open and she stumbles back. Still hidden from view but now with the loud clatter of an assortment of items spilling out to the floor. And a small gasp but. Well.]

[wilder]

[Okay while he may have been choosing to ignore the smaller sounds as random castle background noise, he can't choose to ignore the giant clatter of things. So he is walking around to see just what's going on]

Alright, what's the big id-

[He halts when he gets far enough around to see who it is. Halts and stares down with very wide eyes]

[quarterelf]

I... [Something about her is a bit calming, isn't it? And then she realizes the mana signature is there. Familiar... somehow. It helps at least to make her not snap.]

Yes, that's correct.

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[quarterelf]

My-- what?

[She's stopped in her tracks by a blunt explanation like that, feeling even more vulnerable all of a sudden as she thinks on it. It's true she has no idea how she got here. How WOULD she get here when she can barely step out of her room without someone tracking her every move?

Feed on... souls?]

...I don't understand. Are you trying to say I was kidnapped?

[quarterelf]

[She's rolling with it so she doesn't look suspicious! Even if she didn't mean to yell so boldly, woops. But could it be helped? This is a strange situation! She steps a little closer. Only a little bit.]

Yes, and it's very urgent. I humbly request your service in helping me find a man named Tokunaga! O-or, anyone from the South East Abbey, for that matter.