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[ well this is a fine few days yukari's been having. first she gets kidnapped and dumped in the middle of some strange forest that doesn't even remotely resemble any of the forests back home (something about it just screams 'supernatural' to her, and not in any way she's familiar with). then she meets up with some odd old woman in the forest who offered her a place to stay and something to eat; you know, the basics to make sure she didn't do something like get eaten by a grue while lost in the woods. at the time it had taken some plying to get yukari agree to staying in a creepy old place in the woods, but after her stomach growled — loudly, as she hadn't eaten anything since before her trip into tartarus — she knew it was useless to try and fight a kind offer.

now here she is making her way through la llorona again, having left the house about an hour ago after a nap that lasted ten days — not that yukari is at all aware of this right now. for all she knows, it's only december second, and where the small cottage used to be now lies broken and collapsed trees. though she felt her heart stop in her chest upon seeing the sudden absence of company in a spot she was so sure she had slept in not hours before, yukari hustles through the underbrush, knuckles white as she clutches her bow in one hand and fiddles with her locket in another. there has to be something about this thing since it was given to her moments after arriving. the imps were no help, laughing and playing keep-away with the object until yukari fell into a deep snow drift, and they vanished before explaining anything, nothing in evidence of their existance save the map that slowly tumbled down through the air to rest on the snow a few feet away.

she shivers in her coat at the memory of it, rolling her shoulders back to adjust the way the coat grips her, hoping to use friction to keep her skin from freezing. ]

Ugh...

[ the video feed opens up with the sound of a shivering, unhappy girl letting out a sigh as she continues to trek through crunching snow and snapping twigs. in the background there's the sound of a creek nearby, and if the continued noise is any indication, yukari happens to be following it, she hopes, out of the woods. ]

I think I can safely say I hate the woods. [ yukari, are you muttering to yourself? you're muttering to yourself. you should see to that. ] Hah, I'm sooo glad our leader never suggested camping as a way to build up team ... team... — [ she trails off with another huff ] Ugh! It's so cold I can barely think! Seriously, who's bright idea was it to drp me out here in my school uniform, huh!?

[ finally, the locket swings around to show yukari in all her pink cardigan'd glory, bright red bow peeking out from under the collar of her coat, brown eyes wide as she inspects the locket and crap, it's active, isn't it? if she's right in her assumption about this thing, then... ]

Oh geeze... How long has this—? [ she shakes her head, snowflakes puffing up from her hair and falling down to her shoulders. ] Hey, my name is Yukari Takeba and... I think I'm lost. [ beat ] No, scratch that. I'm very sure I'm lost. I got dumped out here yesterday [ actually it was ten days ago, but she remains unaware of this fact ] with a map but no GPS so, heh, looks like the map's no good to me if I don't know where I am. [ but she doubts anyone could help with that, so she lets that be ] But um... I do have some questions, so... if anyone could answer them, that'd be... great...

[ something catches her eye and the locket as well; high walls and tall trees and a great big imposing fence surrounding... something. jogging forward and to the side just a bit, yukari catches sight of château du rêveur, and she spends a long moment just staring at the building. ]

... 'Kay, first question: Who builds a mansion like this in the middle of the woods? This's like something out of a western fairy tale...

[ and with that, the feed cuts out! ]

( ooc; open to action to anyone around in la llorona or château du rêveur! )

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Sorry to say, little miss. You're stuck in a winter wonderland for a few more months and it's only gonna get worse.

[BECAUSE HE'LL MAKE SURE OF THAT. Oh wait, now that he's paying attention to what she's wearing. Someone said something about some lost pink girl.]

Oh, hey. I think I met your boyfriend. He was yammering about looking for you.

Edited 2014-12-11 21:47 (UTC)

Great! Point me in the direction of a good store, and I'll get myself some cute outfits to celebrate the season.

[ but wait, wait. what's going on what is this guy saying, someone she knows is here?? for a moment yukari's going to throw off that "boyfriend" comment because hah, the first thing that comes to mind is— ]

—Really? [ immediately she perks up, and her shivers momentarily subside. ] He's here?

[ HAH HAH HAH, SHE THINKS JACK MEANS MINATO wow will she be disappointed. ]

[That Junpei guy told him not to mention the boyfriend-girlfriend thing, didn't he? Which he obviously forgot anyway. But hey, she doesn't seem offended. All is good.]

Yeah, uh — Yukari, right? He said some pink girl was lost. Told him I'd help look. And well, what do you know, my job was easy.

[Oh, he's so proud.]

[ she raises an eyebrow ]

You could've looked harder, ya know.

I found you, didn't I?

[Don't try to guilt him. He counts this as a victory.]

[ oh, she's not guilting. this is something far worse. ]

More like I found myself, but thanks for the effort, I guess.

[That look. Is it possible to be pierced by a look through a locket?]

And I was gonna do something nice like carry you out of there. I'm starting to have doubts.

[ yes it is ]

... Carry me? [ there's a scoff and a soft laugh. ] No thanks, I can walk out of here on my own. [ a guide would be nice, though. ] Besides, no offense, you don't look that strong.

Yeah, but can you fly out of there? [Walking for transportation. How dumb.]

And trust me, I'm a lot tougher than I look. Unless you're really like a thousand pounds. In which case, I'll pass.

[DON'T CALL HER FAT, JACK. THAT'S NO NO TERRITORY.]

[ wOAH WOAH WOAH ]

Hey! Do I look like I weight a thousand pounds to you!?

[ SOB. LEAVE HER WEIGHT ALONE. ]

[He laughs, rolling his eyes in amusement.]

Relax, will you? Point is, I know my way around. I can help if you want it. If not, then you can wander the cold woods on your own. Though I can tell you, one option is easier on you than the other.

[ B( continual pouting. why is no one actually helpful. ]

Well... I guess if you know our leader, you can't be all that bad. [ haha ha.. ha.... ] I didn't get your name.

[He squints a bit at her comment, wondering who the heck pointed that wild child as the leader. What a messed up group of friends this is.]

The one and only Jack Frost, of course.

[ okay, NOW she laughs ]

Jack Frost? [ pfft HAH ] Yeah, okay, sure. [ crazy person alert! ] Thanks for the conversation, but I don't think I'm gonna need your help, I'll just wait here for a while.

[Wow, excuse you.]

Oh. Right. I'm supposed to be some stupid fat little snowman, right?

[ hahahahahahaa.... ]

I wouldn't say "fat", but yeah, Jack Frost is a winter fairy that appears as a snowman. [ she's done her research!! ] Actually... [ she shifts her shoulders, shrugging her quiver down so that she can reach into it and pull out something small and cuddly. ] This. This is Jack Frost. For the most part he's characterized by being a prankster, but sometimes he lures people to their deaths by freezing them in ice and snow.

[ she's done her Research on this shit, okay. ]

First of all — I prefer spirit. Fairy's a bit much.

[But he's caught blinking for a long time at that doll, because WHAT. That looks nothing like him, who designed that stupid thing?]

I'll take the prankster part, but I try not to go into too much overkill with it.

[ "a bit much," he says. ]

What about "pixie"? Does that work for you?

[ SOON... SOON SHE'LL BELIEVE HIM, until then she's going to tease, and relentlessly. ]

So you've never made a snowstorm? Or is that some other "spirit", and you're just responsible for flurries and frost?

No pixie. At least go for ice king or something. [Fairies and pixies are just annoying little sparkly shits. TOTALLY not him at all.]

I've made plenty of storms — blizzards and flurries galore. But people like what I do.

[Sometimes.]

Edited 2014-12-11 23:46 (UTC)

You're really serious about this, aren't you?

You need me to prove it to you?

[Why was it constantly so hard for people to believe? Gosh.]

It'd be nice. [ if she could cross her arms right now, she would. ] Put yourself in my shoes: you've got a stranger talking to you claiming to be a creature of myth. Are you just gonna believe them?

[ it's partially a test, really. yukari's well aware that jack frost, and other mythological heroes and dieties, "exists" but it's usually from the sea of the leader's soul. and that's different from actually existing. it's complicated. ]

Sure. Why not? [Well, maybe not always. But he's met a bunch of strange spirits in his time and he knows better than to think all fairytale characters are fictional.]

Though I find it pretty funny you believe more in a creepy little snowman. [Just saying. But he does sneak his hands up in front of the screen to let sparkles of frost flow through his fingers.]

[ that's because she's seen the creepy little snowman with her own two eyes while fighting shadows, ok. ]

... Is that it?

[ nice bufu, jack, but mitsuru-senpai can do that too, and on a much larger scale. ]

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