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[hisbabygirl]

Hello..?

[Have yourself a twelve year old girl testing the water on the shiny new thing and mumbling to herself a little as she does.]

...I hope I'm doing this right.

[Oh right. The people can hear her. Sarah takes a deep breath and gets to talking.]

I uh, gotta say, this is some real crazy stuff going on. I don't even know where to start makin' sense of any of it. The Kedan people, the ones that work here? I think they work here. Live here? I dunno. They explained a lot of stuff but I'm still trying to wrap my head around even being here.

[Sarah pauses. When she speaks again it's with a little less certainty.]

Do they ever make mistakes with who they bring here? I'm not sure I'm the monster fighting type.

[Not real ones anyway.]

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[unetrustworthy]

[Names tended to be an afterthought in all the confusion.]

I'm Midii.

Are you here alone?

[hisbabygirl]

Yeah. Just me.

I mean there's others here and I haven't looked around the place right just yet, but as far as I know, it's just me from home.

[unetrustworthy]

Are you going to be alright by yourself?

[Not every kid was used to the isolation. Even Midii, for all her independence, occasionally looked to others she had come to trust for necessities.]

[hisbabygirl]

I think so. For now at least.

[She's fairly independent for her age. With her mother gone for as long as she can remember, and a Dad that works long hours and late nights, Sarah's had to learn to pull her weight around the place.]

If I need you though, can I reach you on here?

[unetrustworthy]

Good.

Sure. I go out sometimes, so I might not answer right away, but I always check my messages. You can call whenever you like.

[hisbabygirl]

Cool. Thanks!

[Damn it's good to have a friend.]

Say, do you live around here? I'm in the wood sector. At least I think that's what they called it.

[unetrustworthy]

Not exactly. But I'm only one sector over, so it's not too far away.

[hisbabygirl]

[Not to far is good enough for Sarah.]

Oh good. I mean, you're closer than you could of been, huh?

[Sarah grins.]

Can we try to meet up some time? There's some things I want to tell you.

[Things she's not wanting to say over the network or to someone she doesn't trust.]

[unetrustworthy]

We can do that, sure. Whenever you like.

[hisbabygirl]

Awesome. I-if you ever wanna come hang out here, just let me know.

[Strange to not have to ask permission to have a friend come over.]

[unetrustworthy]

[She smiles at the offer, and it's only because Sarah is around her age that she even considers taking her up on it. Most adults, she would have rather insisted they meet somewhere publicly. Even now, the thought of encountering a girl she barely knew in private quarters so soon was....unnerving. Old Habits.]

[But she saw no reason to dismiss the notion of it happening somewhere down the line.]

I will.

Until then, there are plenty of other places we could meet up. There are parks and cafes and all kinds of public markets.

[hisbabygirl]

Oh... Yeah!

[Right. Yes. Public places. Sarah hasn't really explored enough to know much about what else is here.]

That's a good idea. I like the sound of that.

[unetrustworthy]

We can go out for dinner together later. If you like. I'll show you some of the better places to go.

[If Sarah was really alone and had no one else (yet), then there was no harm in offering.)

[hisbabygirl]

I'd like that!

Just let me know when and where to meet you.

[unetrustworthy]

That's up to you. I've been here long enough that I know my way around. You're still learning. I'll meet you wherever you want.

As for the when...is 20:00 alright?

[hisbabygirl]

Well, I ain't really got much else on so, yeah, sounds good to me!

[Though Sarah does pause to work out the time given into something she better understands.]

That's eight... right?

[Way to look stupid in front of your new friend, Sarah.]

[unetrustworthy]

[Different Worlds. Honestly, even in her world, there were some who might not be used to Military Time. Midii didn't even give it a second thought.]

Right. Eight at night. It'll be dark out, but the streets are lit well enough that the main roads should be fine to walk along.

[hisbabygirl]

O-okay.

[Being out after dark is a bizarre thought to Sarah, but she's eager to make this work. At worst, she'll be a little uneasy until she relaxes a bit.]

I mean. Okay! Do you want me to meet you anywhere or..?

[unetrustworthy]

I can come to your quarters, if you want. Where are you going to be staying?

[hisbabygirl]

They gave me a place. It's a tree house, which is pretty cool.

[Just give her a second to find the right address to give.]

Uuhh... WO... 3A. Is that far from you?

[unetrustworthy]

I can find it.

I'll see you then, alright?

[hisbabygirl]

Yup. Cool. I'll seeya then!