001 [video]

[did_i_say_percy]

[Armand found his clothes and the communicator and his way as far as the base of the ramp exiting the ship. The utter unfamiliarity of the landscape hit him hard, and he didn't make it much further yet. So he fiddles with the device until his fingers find the combination he wants, though he has no idea why he knows it.

The tip of his nose is already red from the cold. He speaks with a noticeable French accent, and his voice is pleasant and cheerful, at least for the moment.]

I'm game if someone wants to tell me the trick. This is hardly England, nor France either. And it wasn't this cold last I knew.

[A pause, as he looks around yet again. He's not wearing a jacket over his shirt and waistcoat. Apparently he didn't have one with him when he was spirited from there to here.]

I'd go back inside, but it doesn't seem hospitable in there. I can see a city, but it looks a fair way off to walk. Is that where I should go?

Has anyone seen or heard of Sir Percy Blakeney or Marguerite St.--I mean Lady Blakeney? If you have, could you tell them I've been found though I don't know how I was lost this time? It's not my fault, anyway. I'm Armand. St. Just, that is. Margot's my sister.

The short of it is that I'm cold, and if I should just go back inside for a bit, I will, but I'm hoping to hear of a better alternative.

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[did_i_say_percy]

Thank you. [His voice softer than his earlier complaints, mostly because he thinks her whisper means she's afraid.]

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[unshackledferocity]

You should take care to watch for the wildlife. It's dangerous.

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[did_i_say_percy]

[And now he looks worried.]

Wildlife, miss? I haven't seen anything yet. [But he's still quite close to the ship.]

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[unshackledferocity]

Yes.

You will be fine, as long as you do not stray from the path. It seems the creatures do not often venture towards the roads. [ Except when they do. ]

I have seen them. [ And beaten the piss out of them. ]

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[did_i_say_percy]

I think someone is coming to escort me.

[Her words are still alarming.]

You're . . . not hurt are you?

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[unshackledferocity]

Good.

[ Otherwise she would have offered. At the question, she shakes her head. It takes a lot to hurt her, but he doesn't know that. ]

No, I wasn't hurt. The ones I fought were weak. [ WEll. Weak for her. ]

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[did_i_say_percy]

You are an amazing young lady then. [He gapes at her, and while he isn't surprised that a girl could fight monsters, he is a little ashamed that she was offering to protect him.]

Are you at this Flop place people mention?

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[unshackledferocity]

[ She nods once. ]

Correct. It is a safe place. You can acquire warmer clothing here. [ Which is good considering when Morgiana arrived she ... didn't have any. ]

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[did_i_say_percy]

I'm looking forward to warmer clothes, no matter what I must do to pay for them.

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[unshackledferocity]

It is a barter system. Coin is not required for payment.

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[did_i_say_percy]

So I will have to work to pay for the clothes. I have nothing of value with me.