paixaorpg | Who to Trust, and Who Not to Trust [Active, Closed]

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Who to Trust, and Who Not to Trust [Active, Closed]

Character(s): Nana, and Princess Kakyu, then Toboe later.
Content: In the middle of using her journal for the first time, Kakyuu and Nana discuss about who she has spoken to. Nana then asks Kakyuu if meeting one of the nice folks in person would be all right.
Setting: Near the park entrance
Time: Backdated to week 28, early afternoon. Methinks Nana could hardly wait to see how the journal device worked.
Warnings: May contain a bunch of cuteness. XD

She had no idea that the journal box was capable of having more than one person talk all at once! All this felt so overwhelming at first. All Nana had hoped to hear from was her missing parent. She missed him so much. So far, she’s only heard from those such as Timon, Woody, and Scar. It wouldn’t be right to trust someone who’s killed one of his family members. What had she done? This lion was probably going to hurt Papa, even kill him! Why? What could have happened if Timon and Woody didn’t warn her so soon after telling him what Papa looked like?

These questions scared her, as she didn’t feel like communicating to Scar anymore after learning about the terrible thing he did. Nana had felt herself become tense about that. Kakyuu and Nana would find Papa first, she was certain of it! Her nose may not be as incredible as Scar’s, but she knew her vectors would help her to protect those she cared about.

Nana sat on the curb by the Jogo da Crianca iron fence, near Kakyuu’s line of sight. She stopped dwelling over Scar, as she fell quiet. Nana felt she had to try to remember something Papa told her, long ago when she once asked why he wore his glasses before.

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There was a multitude of thoughts running through the princess' mind. She'd never found herself captive before, and even so... her guardians, the Starlights -- they had always been there when something went wrong. But she'd fled from them this time, left everything behind... Surely, it was much the same for everyone else that had found themselves in Paixao, as well.

She sighed, clasping her hands together as her gaze skipped over to Nana. She wanted to help the girl, truly. And after that display at the gate -- Kakyuu couldn't help but feel sorry for her. What had caused her legs to simply... detatch like that? Although it was a concern, she decided not to bring it up again, not yet at least. Not until... Nana felt a little more comfortable around her.

The click click clicks of the journal drew her attention, as she glided over towards the girl, and leaned over her shoulder. "It's quite the device, isn't it?"

Nana was still in the middle of a thought process when she felt a slight pressure on her shoulder. Turning her head, she felt herself blush a little. She had been trying hard to search her memory that she hadn't noticed Kakyuu coming toward her.

She smiled. "It's so different than the radio thing I've used. Only two people can talk back and forth, while more than one can through this journal!"

Kakyuu chuckled. "It was the same for me, too. I had never seen anything like it before..." And certainly, one couldn't deny that it was a useful tool. "It's a mass communication device that allows other people like us, that have been brought to Paixao, can use to speak with one another on a larger scale."

She thought a moment. "Have you been able to contact anyone that is familiar to you?"

It would take her some time to get used to this device. Nana certainly would be at the ready to learn, once given the opportunity. Not just with her journal, but just about everything there is that she doesn't already know about the outside world.

Nana heard the friendly voice of that nice man who introduced himself as Woody Pride in the background as she began to reply. "I haven't heard from Papa yet. But some friendly people, and one animal said they'd try to help look for him..." She paused, and let the worry and guilt show on her face. "One who's a lion named Scar... Two of who I talked to said he's dangerous. They said he's killed someone in his family. And I..." Her eyes lowered. "They warned me about him, after I told him what Papa looked like."

Deep in her heart, she felt solely responsible, even though she hadn't meant to give Papa's description to someone like Scar. Even if she hadn't meant to put Papa in twice as much danger, she still felt so worried about that.

Scar didn't know about her special arms, her vectors. If she had to, she'd hurt him first, before he would do anything to Papa.

Kakyuu of course didn't know about her vectors either, and Papa had specifically told Nana not to tell anybody about them. Nana was a good girl, and wanted to stay that way for him. It's what had kept her going for a very long time. Even though these given instructions were not always easy to follow, she knew she had to keep her special arms and hands a secret.

"Mm," was her only reaction at first. It was painfully true, that even this new strange world had its fair share of threats, and to hear that Nana had made contact with one -- was worrisome. No doubt, there were those who would try to take advantage of a trusting, innocent girl like Nana, and so, Kakyuu would have to be sure to take extra precautions in trying to protect the girl from here on.

"There are people out in the world... who wouldn't think twice about taking advantage of another's kindness, Nana. That is why we must be careful in whom we place our trust..." A sort of roundabout way to tell her to be more careful but -- the princess didn't want to come across as though she was scolding the girl, either.

"You said there was another animal that wanted to help you?"

What Kakyuu said sounded very familiar to her. "Papa said that too, about people who could take advantage of me."

Nana found out how to use the scrolling feature to listen to the voices of others and see their pictures. She pointed to where Timon's messages were. "The lion told me he was a meerkat, but no one else said he was dangerous, like Scar is..."

Kakyuu leaned in slightly to see what it was the girl was referring to, and studied the image for a moment. "It's true," she reinforced, "but -- it's also important to help people along the way," she smiled. "So while we can't necessarily deem everyone a threat, it's important to be careful," she tried to explain.

"A meerkat?" she tilted her head, having never seen a creature quite like it. "Oh, it's -- sort of cute," she smiled.

Nana smiled to her friend softly. "He does, doesn't he? I was trying to describe Papa's glasses to him," she said. "Maybe he's never seen anyone wear them before."

If Kakyuu be of help, Nana would greatly appreciate it!

"Hmm," the princess drew back and considered a moment. "Perhaps he comes from a place where such a thing doesn't exist..." she mused aloud. When she came to Paixao, too, she was faced with things she had never seen before, either. "I wonder if you could draw a picture of some sort?"

Nana drew and colored before, around Papa who watched over her. "I'm...not sure, but I could try!" Yes! A drawing just might help her help Timon.

Before she could get too into the idea, she had to ask, "Do you know where we could find crayons and paper?"

"I'm certain that one of the shops would have something like that," and already, she knew that the merchants around here accepted... nearly everything as payment. She had taken the liberty of stocking up on some such items. "Shall we go and see?"

Nana stood up, nodding. "Let's go! I'm ready."

It's been a while since she got a chance to draw pictures, and it was one of the very few fun things she got to do back at the facility.

The chipper smile on the girl's face couldn't be helped.

The princess chuckled to herself, energized by the girl's enthusiasm, and nodded. She turned, starting out in the direction that would eventually lead to some of Paixao's shops. Her destination in mind was the Glass Bonsai, thinking that would be a good place to try and track down a box of crayons.

"Do you like drawing, Nana?"

Nana followed right beside Kakyuu, walking past the iron fence around the park. She held the open journal device by her side.

At the question, she nodded. "Whenever I had the chance, back at my old home, Papa gave me time to draw... Sometimes when I was by myself, I drew pictures."

The memory of being confined to a room when the doctors didn't need to do tests on her softened her voice. "I never got to draw as much as I wanted to, because of all the tests. The doctors put me through them all the time."

A new young voice spoke from her journal, since Nana hadn't turned it off yet. "Do you need help looking for someone?"

Nana jolted in place, a bit startled at first. She raised the communicator so she could see the picture of the new person who asked the question. "Y-Yes! I really need to know if my papa's somewhere in the city. He's a human dressed in blue, wears a purple string around his neck, has dark colored hair, and wears glasses."

She began to wonder if this person, like Timon, knew what glasses were.

At the mention of tests and doctors putting the young girl through things, Kakyuu tried hard to keep her expression neutral though she was certain that it betrayed her, showing traces of sympathy as she looked down at her companion. Just what sort of things had Nana endured?

Still, she chose not to press the subject, as they were mercifully interrupted. Without saying anything, the redhead simply tilted her head. "Someone else willing to help?"

"I think so," Nana said, looking to her friend. Carrying an expression of hope, she just had to ask. "Do you think it would be all right if we met this next person?"

It would be nice to meet one of them, wouldn't it? Might be fun, she considered. Maybe, he's as nice as Woody is. The voice sounded young, so maybe this kid was as young as her. Nana never had any opportunity to know any other kids (didn't even know if there were any kids like her), and she didn't know what any children would be like.

She felt a longing to know what meeting a normal human kid would be like. Since the day she first arrived in this big city, she'd been learning a lot about it, a world outside the one that had no place for her anymore.

Kakyuu nodded. "I can go with you, if you'd like. That way we can be sure they have good intentions..." Since, it seemed Nana had some reservations about that sort of thing in light of recent events. "Did they say where we could meet them?"

The little smile and relaxed expression voiced that having Kakyuu along would be much appreciated. The young voice sounded friendly enough...but she found it best to play it safe and have familiar company remain close by.

"He didn't say where... So, we could wait for him here!"

"Oh, ok. I'll try to look for him," came the belated reply on her journal.

Nana sounded somewhat nervous in saying, "...Hold on! Do you think, that, maybe, we could search together? If you're not so busy or anything?

My name's Nana. My friend Kakyuu and I are by the park."

The other person said he wasn't busy, and sounded chipper to come see them. That of course had to be a good thing, right? Nana was a little excited herself to meet someone else that seemed nice.

It didn't take long for Toboe to get to the park. Since the Nana was a human, he had put up his human illusion. Who knew how she felt towards wolves? Maybe this time, he'd be able to keep a friend.

Toboe almost immediately spotted Nana and her friend in the park. Most of the people around (and there weren't many to begin with) were native citizens of the city, and they all looked and smelled the same. He ran over and waved to her.

"Hi! Nana, is that you? I'm Toboe!"

Nana waited, a little anxious--not just with excitement. It would be great to make a new friend, but how would he react to see that she wasn't like any other human? Would the horns bother him? She would understand if he did, because she was told that wasn't normal. But--even if that happened, maybe he'd be used to seeing them?

She hoped so.

The diclonius closed her journal and put it away in the handbag that Papa gave to her. She looked at the green paper stuff strangely, not knowing what to make of it. "What is this stuff? Paper?"

Nana was about to ask Kakyuu what they could be used for when she heard the running footsteps. Turning towards the source of the sound, she saw the boy waving and introducing himself. His smile made her smile brightly in return. Wow, he seemed really friendly! She almost laughed in the giddiness of meeting one of these helpful people.

"Yeah, it's me!" She gestured toward the taller woman beside her. "This is the friend I told you about."

Of course she was so pleasantly surprised by Toboe's arrival that the handbag was left open. By some lucky twist of fate, nothing fell out of it.

The princess nodded in greeting to the newcomer, "It's nice to meet you. My name is Kakyuu. Nana said that you were interested in helping her find who she's looking for...?" she tilted her head, as though she was asking the question as she studied Toboe the whole time. He certainly seemed like a genuine soul. But still, there was something she couldn't quite put her finger on...

"It's nice to meet you too." Toboe gave her a cheerful smile.

"Yeah, we're looking for your dad, right?" Toboes smile faded a bit. He was missing some friends too, but helping someone look for theirs would keep him distracted enough. Besides, he was making new friends! Those were always welcome. (Especially since these girls were friendly unlike Tsume.)

And then Toboe noticed the horns. His face was more curious than anything. "Hey, what're those?" He pointed to Nana's horns. "I've never seen anyone with those before."

Nana, distracted from the mystery green paper stuff in her bag, smiled at Kakyuu and Toboe as they greeted each other. It was so wonderful to actually meet someone that's talked with her on the journals! For her, that was proof enough that the voices she heard belonged to real people.

"Yeah, we are. It's been some days now, since the last time I saw him." Nana's smile also faded a little as Toboe's had.

There was a bit of surprise toward his other inquiry, but she quickly settled down. Humans in the Outside World didn't know anything about who or what she was. They didn't have pink hair, vectors, or--

"They're my horns," Nana told Toboe. As she looked at his expression, he was only interested, not bothered by them. ...Well, she hoped that's what it was. "There aren't many others like me, from where I used to live. That's why you haven't seen anyone like me before." Just one other that I know.

Nana's gaze lowered all of a sudden. She swallowed, and tried not to think of that bad girl again. She can't be here. No. She's not here! She's not! I know I can't feel her anywhere...

If Lucy was somewhere in Paixao, the people around would know of her by now. They'd have seen whoever she'd...kill...

"...I can't really say much about that." She looked back to her friends, a little nervously. "Just know I'm the only one of my--my species, in Paixao. I'd be able to sense someone that has horns like mine..." Nana knew she wasn't helping on pushing Lucy from her mind through using a word that she had used--but she didn't know any other way to explain.

Most of all, she didn't want to trouble anyone else about the place she came from. Around Kakyuu, Nana felt that she absolutely had to tell her a little of her old home. She felt she had no choice then. Around Toboe, it didn't seem right to her to mention anything in relation to before she arrived in this city.

Kakyuu nodded gently as Nana offered the information about herself. For her, the horns hadn't been a big ordeal. She knew there were numerous species that populated all the different worlds... The horns, weren't that far from a normal occurrance as far as she knew. "There are many sorts of people, each unique in their own way," she attempted to encourage the small girl, shooting her a glance and a smile as she continued. "Even here, in Paixao. It gives us the opportunity to learn about our differences, doesn't it?"

She clasped her hands together, looking pleased. It seemed the girl could most certainly use some friends...

Toboe knew that look on Nana's face all too well, mostly because he had worn it himself. He wanted to tell Nana and Kakyuu about himself as well, but something told him it wasn't the right time...

He just gave them both a big grin. "Well, it shouldn't be too hard to find your father then! He has horns like you, doesn't he?" Of course, like Kiba and Hige, he might not be in the city at all. Still, Toboe would stay optimistic. He had no idea what the two girls' worlds were like, so saying that her father may still be back where she had come from might be a downer. "Do you remember what gate you came through? He might be around there."

The whole concept of others from different worlds coming to this one was still something she couldn't fully understand. "Everything and everyone is different from anything I've ever known." She smiled softly to her closest friend. "I'd like to know about where you came from, Kakyuu."

Nana slowly shook her head from side to side, and replied to Toboe. "No, he doesn't have horns. He looks more like any other man I've seen before." Her voice tightened a little as she further explained, "He never...pretended to be nice like the others." He never hurt me, she kept to herself. She didn't let herself look sad at that, as she looked thoughtful. "I've never seen a man or boy that has horns. I only know I and one other girl have them."

Quickly, she added, "I don't want to talk about that other girl though. She's bad." From here, she would continue to dodge around Lucy.

Although a surge of guilt ran through her as she thought of her world... Kakyuu just smiled all the while, giving no indication that anything was wrong. "Of course, I would be more than happy to tell you, sometime," she offered, placing a hand on Nana's shoulder for a moment of encouragement.

Allowing the new explanation of her home to sink in... the princess took note of her words -- all the while keeping the other information the young one had given locked away. Kakyuu wanted to help her, to understand her, but... certainly not to frighten her, or press her for information.

She turned to Toboe with a soft expression. "I think that's a fine idea. Nana arrived through Muspelheim. Do you know where that is?"

"Yeah, it's this way!" Toboe, or rather, Toboe's human illusion, pointed along a path that headed east. "It's kind of far from here, but then you might get a good look at the city." He marched ahead, a cheerful grin playing on his face. He had made new friends! Toboe just hoped he could keep them this time. He didn't seem to have much luck with humans...

Nana started after him. "Muspelheim? That was the place with the strange lights, right?" she asked Kakyuu.

Why would they start searching there? What for, she had to wonder. Could Papa be there waiting for her?

"That's right," she nodded in regard to Nana's inquiry. "It is a little ways away, but in good company, even the farthest of trips can seem short," her positive outlook seemed to be applied to every situation but her own -- one of the things that kept her going this past while. In helping others, she found herself able to avoid the hopelessness of her own situation... even if it was just for a little while.

"You seem as though you certainly have your bearings around the city, Toboe. Have you been in Paixao long?"

"Hm? I've been around for a little bit, I guess. This city is a lot safer than the cities back home, so it was pretty easy to explore." The humans, or rather, the citizens of Paixao didn't seem to care about wolves running around their city. It was nice not having to worry about humans and guns.

"I guess you two haven't been here very long, huh? Maybe me and Tsume could show you guys around!" It wasn't likely, but to Toboe, it was worth a shot. Tsume could use more friends.

Nana wore a content smile. She felt she had to agree with Kakyuu. "I'm not worried about this being a long walk either." Just as long as she wasn't lonesome anymore, the company of her friends would help make her worries and anxieties of her Papa less.

She listened to Toboe and Kakyuu talk, and found her opening into this discussion as they walked. "I haven't been here very long," she said. "Kakyuu, have you been here a long time?"

"Only a few weeks time longer than you, Nana. I've had some time to look around, but... it is much different than any world I have ever seen. The flora is... all fake, it seems. I would really love to be able to smell the scene of fresh flowers again... to run my feet along the cool grass..." Kakyuu looked on ahead, a dreamy look in her eyes.

"But I suppose... that will have to wait until we find a way out," her gaze dropped, a fragile smile forming on her lips as she put up a brave front. "I'm sure there is still much to see, however. Is Tsume a friend you've made here?"

A dreamy look also came over Toboe. He had lived in the city for a long time, so he was used to not having the smell and feel of grass under his paws. Still, there had been the scent of Cheza, of the Lunar Flower throughout the city. He really missed that. He snapped back to reality though, thanks to Kyakuu's question.

"I knew Tsume before I came here. I met him in Freeze City." Toboe definitely didn't miss that place. Paixao was much better, even with killer lions, the threat of heartless things that people mentioned over the network, and the mysterious Organization XIII. The native people here might be odd, but at least Toboe could find plenty of good food and rest easy at night.

Grass. Nana remembered what it looked and felt like. It wasn't all that long ago from her very first time in the world outside of the research facility, with Papa. It didn't feel cool, but dry and tickled her feet moments before she was told to put her shoes on.

She of course remembered why they went outside, but she avoided dwelling on the bad memories that involved her.

Nana repeated the name of Toboe's friend in her head to remember. "Where is Tsume? He didn't want to come with you?" She already began to wonder what this person was like. Was he just as nice and at the ready to help someone in need as Toboe was?

"Ah, I see," in a way, the princess was almost envious, it seemed like there were quite a few people like Toboe -- ones that were able to be reunited with loved ones even after being brought to a place like Paixao. "That must certainly make it at least a little easier... having a friend here with you," she smiled, wishing the same could be said for so many others that found themselves here... people like Nana, especially.

Toboe's grin turned a little sheepish. "Well, Tsume's around somewhere. We thought it'd be a good idea to split up and look around the city." Toboe left out how he tended to be grumpy, and how he didn't like humans very much, but Nana and Kyakuu didn't need to know that.

"Yeah, it does. My friend Blue is here too. It'd be a lot harder if they weren't here." His smile faded. Kiba and Hige still hadn't shown up, and he didn't know where that noble had taken Cheza. It bothered Toboe to be in a safe place when his other friends were still somewhere in danger.

"It's a lot easier," Nana said, looking to Kakyuu with a cute smile. She her hand in hers and held it. There almost seemed to be a bounce to her movement. "Without having friends around, it would get very lonely!" Loneliness was what she had to endure some of the time before she made her escape to this place.

Her eyes lit up with hope at the thought of getting more help than she'd think. For a minute, she thought she was going to cry, feeling this new found happiness--but she didn't. "Oh, so Tsume's helping us look for Papa too?" Maybe it wouldn't be much longer until she was reunited with him, safe at last. She wanted to believe that, so much.

She giggled in delight. "You should introduce us to them sometime, both Tsume and Blue!" She started to reach for Toboe's hand with her other prosthetic arm.

She smiled at the gesture, squeezing gently to reassure the small girl. It was important to see Nana making friends, and so she kept quiet, observing the conversation between the two for the moment as she took a back seat to the outing. It seemed as though Nana most certainly had met someone perfectly nice.

"Uh, well, he isn't now, but I'm sure he'd help if we asked him to!" Toboe took a few steps to the side, avoiding Nana's hand. He sure looked like a human, but he knew he didn't feel like one.

"I should, shouldn't I?" He did his best to keep his smile, but it was obviously forced now. No one had tried to grab his 'hand' like that before. He hoped he didn't hurt Nana's feelings.

She saw Toboe shy away, and started to wonder why. It wasn't like she was going to harm him or anything. Nana would have no reason to. She only wanted to reach out because that sort of thing felt nice. It wasn't in relation to going through any sort of pain the doctors at her old home had caused her.

"I'm sure he will," she said, letting the matter go--for now. It wasn't that she was upset or anything close to that, only confused.

"And yes you should," she said, wearing a calm smile.

Up ahead, she noticed the doorway she first moved past in entering the city. The gateway with the strange lights around it that emitted a lot of warmth. With her free hand, she pointed. "Over there! We're getting closer now."

"Yes, it's just up ahead..." her eyes had locked onto Toboe as she studied his actions... though her gaze was not quite accusatory. She only wished to understand the reason behind the action, but she, too, did not press the matter. And it certainly didn't seem as though he did it to be rude, so there has to be something...

Toboe's illusion looked around, but his real form, the one neither Nana nor Kyakuu could see, was sniffing the air. He figured that Nana's father would have some of her scent on him, and even if he didn't, he's bound to have a different scent from the native citizens milling about.

"I don't see him yet." He didn't smell anyone either. Well, anyone other than Nana, Kyakuu, and the zombie-like people of Paixao. "Maybe we'll see him if we get to higher ground."

Nana tried not to sound sad as she felt her heart sink. "I don't see him either..." Going over to the gate and seeing him there just like that wasn't supposed to be that easy. She had to wonder if Papa ever found this place at all.

He must have... He promised that he would find her someday, and she believed him. He wouldn't have saved her just to abandon her.

When Toboe mentioned about going to higher ground, she looked to him. "Higher?" Her gaze shifted to the tops of the buildings around them. "Somewhere up there?"

Kakyuu frowned. She had suspected something like this might happen. Sadly, it was the same situation for her, her guardians were no where to be found along the streets of Paixao. As the two focused on finding a more suitable lookout area, the princess remained quiet, wondering how to deliver the news as gently as possible...

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Who to Trust, and Who Not to Trust [Active, Closed]

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Finally, progressing to the third character of this scene.

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From here on out it should be three way tagging, yay. ^_^

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I actually was thinking about PMing you to tag. XD *snugs*

sob. im the worst. sorry DX

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I actually was thinking about PMing you to tag. XD snugs