[Just a little late to the party (Event Post)]

[partlychilled]

::There's a distraught squeal from Erland's living room. It seems a small girl with a fluffy cat hat has somehow wandered into the house from the open door. She's in a plain but cute brown dress, and shaking like a leaf. Anyone in Erland's house or coincidentally at Xi's cafe likely heard her.::

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[partlychilled.livejournal.com]

...it was... *sniff* ...o-open...

[san-buntai.livejournal.com]

*... She isn't managing to get if she appeared in the house or if she appeared outside in the field or in the cafe(s). This is troublesome.*

Do you... Know where you live?

[partlychilled.livejournal.com]

::Hard to get good information when the subject is in tears. And tiny.::

A-at home... with mommy and... d..daddy...

[san-buntai.livejournal.com]

*Definitely.*

... Do you know if you live in Domino City?

[partlychilled.livejournal.com]

...you can't live in dominos... they fall over.

[san-buntai.livejournal.com]

*... scratches the side of her cheek, staring at the little girl*

... Domino is a place, where people live.

[partlychilled.livejournal.com]

Domino is a little black thing with dots.

::Well, at least she isn't crying so much now.::

[san-buntai.livejournal.com]

*At least.*

... I don't mean the object "dominoes". *... maybe something more general.* Do you live in Tokyo?

[partlychilled.livejournal.com]

::The girl shakes her head no. ...and starts crying again when she remembers where she is. Or rather, where she isn't.::

[san-buntai.livejournal.com]

*... has no idea how to comfort a little girl that looks absolutely terrified of a handkerchief.*

Just... I want to try to help you get home. If you know where you do live, it would help...

[partlychilled.livejournal.com]

...m...Morioka...

[san-buntai.livejournal.com]

*... Morioka... That's a bit far away. Better not say that for the moment.*

... And you have no idea how you got here?

[partlychilled.livejournal.com]

::She shakes her head no.::

I-I was j-just in m-my room and th-then I w-was b-by the d-door and and it was op-pen and there w-was this scary p-person so I r-ran in h-here and and and...

::...she's pretty much incoherent at this point.::

[san-buntai.livejournal.com]

... Scary person...? So you were outside?

*scary person... scary person... If she appeared in the cafe, then maybe Xi?*

[partlychilled.livejournal.com]

I got here s-somehow, so I looked out the d-door, and there was a s-s-scary gray man wi-without a f-f-face s-so I ran in h-here and I d-don't know wh-where I am and and...

[san-buntai.livejournal.com]

*... so she appeared here, first. How to approach this...*

... That was... Xi. A robot. They take care of a cafe that's attached to this home.

[partlychilled.livejournal.com]

A r-robot...?*sniff*

W-why is there a robot?

Why is a house inside a c... cafe?

[san-buntai.livejournal.com]

... Because it's there to take care of the cafe, that's all... As for why it's attached... *... tries to think of why it is, other than the weird explanations. This girl probably wouldn't be able to take anything like that.*

... It's for the sake of convenience for those in the house.

[partlychilled.livejournal.com]

Y-you drink a l-lot...?

::The girl seems suddenly frightened again.::

[san-buntai.livejournal.com]

*... gives a confused look at her.*

... A cafe does not generally sell alcoholic drinks. It's usually coffee and tea.

[partlychilled.livejournal.com]

...o-oh...

::Seems to relax a bit at that, but still nervous.::

[san-buntai.livejournal.com]

... I don't drink alcohol. I need to be able to stay focused, and indulging myself in that... Won't help me to move forward with my work.

So you don't have to worry about that, if it scares you.

[partlychilled.livejournal.com]

Oh...

::Pause::

...is everyone here like that...?

[san-buntai.livejournal.com]

... Like what? No one here is going to hurt you.

[partlychilled.livejournal.com]

::The girl looks away.::

They all say that.