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[On Saturday night Belle had been mallynapped on her walk home from the library. One moment everything had been completely normal, she'd been walking along the outskirts of the village with a book her hand. She hadn't noticed the figure following her until it was too late.

After that everything became fuzzy and nonsensical. She woke up once and couldn't move any of her limbs. Blurry, people shaped figures moved in and out of her line of sight, murmuring in soft voices she didn't understand. She didn't know how long it lasted, that state of zoning in and out of consciousness, for the next thing she gains sense she's lying on the ground.

She lays there for a long time, trying to remember what happened to her and how she came to be so far from the village. Had she wandered off path and fallen? Had the memories of cold hands touching her and low voices talking been a think of dreams? Her mind playing a cruel trick on her?

But no, she's heard about these occurrences happening around the village. Of people being kidnapped and disappearing for days-sometimes weeks. Her heart thumps loudly in her chest. How long has she been gone?

Very slowly, she pushes herself into a sitting position and smooths the creases out of her New Feather dress. Looking around, she finally spots her journal laying a few feet away and grabs it up. She has a message to send.]

Private to Beast

I'm afraid my absence must have frightened you a great deal. For that I apologize, it wasn't my doing. I believe the Malnosso have held me for...I don't even know how long. But the important thing is I am here still. And I will be home soon.

/End

[Done with that, Belle closes the journal without looking at any of the other entries. Once she's home and can relax she will take the time to catch up on what she has missed.

You may find her wandering through the forest, going in the direction of the village. Or perhaps you may spot her walking through the village, heading towards home. Anyone likely to remember her from the library might notice that she has not been there for the past few days and is only making a reappearance in the village now.]

((ooc: So Belle has been mallynapped for the past few days. Upon returning she has lost the ability to read. Any words she sees will turn to blurry spots that she can't make out.))

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[Ai was just walking through the village when she spotted the girl in the New Feather attire which made her stand out. Thinking this was a new person coming into Luceti, she was intrigued - yet it was a curious thing that she didn't actually look particularly lost. It was also fairly late into the month, and she thought that newcomers only came in cycles.

Regardless, the white sundress reminded Ai of her own experience coming here not too long ago, out in the cold, shivering for a bit while she had been all alone. Thankfully, it wasn't as bad today, but it would still be cold with just that on.

She knew that she would personally want help in her position anyway, and she certainly did when she had been a New Feather. There wasn't anybody escorting the girl, though.

When Belle got close enough to her, Ai spoke up in a curious tone.]

...Hello. You are wearing that sundress. Are you new here?

[Belle stops and turns towards the sound of the voice. Her brows first furrow in confusion before smoothing out in understanding. She's almost forgotten that she's wearing a New Feather dress, too caught up in making her way home.]

Oh, no. I've been where a number of months actually. But I've been...away. [She's still not sure how long she's been gone. And she's not sure she really wants to explain her situation in any more detail. But she forces a polite smile anyways.]

I'm Belle.

[So she was not a New Feather - that would explain why she seemed to know where she was going. In her position, Ai would have been a lot more confused without having an escort by her side.]

Ah. I apologize... I have not seen you here before.

[While rubbing the back of her head a bit, Ai considered what could have happened to Belle. If she actually remembered where she was and what was going on, then she couldn't have been brought back to her world and then brought back here. Which only meant...]

Were you taken by the Malnosso?... For an experiment?

[She then proceeded to bow her head a little as she crossed her arms, doing so per Japanese customs that she was still used to.]

I am Ai Nanasaki. It is a pleasure to meet you.

[There is no reason not to expect the question, as knowledge of the mallynappings are known throughout the village. Yet it still hits her hard and leaves her feeling a little sick. Her smile drops.]

...Yes. I suppose I was.

[She's just thankful she doesn't remember much about it.]

It's nice to meet you as well. Can you perhaps tell me what day it is?

[Then this would make it Ai's first encounter with somebody who had been experimented on in Luceti, her brows lifting inquisitively upon hearing Belle's confirmation.

There was a curious expression on her face as she spoke.]

What did they do to you?

[On the outside, Belle looked fine, but having read the guide to Luceti, Ai knew that there were so many things that they could've done to her that wouldn't be initially obvious, mostly mental changes and other impairments.]

It is the 26th of March... How long have you been away?

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