Stiltzkin
"Ah, Alexandria..." The wanderer said aloud, as he walked through the streets of the great city. "No matter where my travels take me, I always return here. There's really no place like it, hah!"
Yes, finally, Stiltzkin the wandering Moogle had returned to Alexandria. He'd been all over the Mist Continent, over the seas and even to another planet (he still wasn't exactly sure how he got there, mind you), and he'd met many an interesting character along the way (not least of all the queen of Alexandria herself! Well, she was still a princess back then, but yeah), but now was the time for him to return home. He thought of maybe popping in to see how Artemicion was doing, but seeing how hectic Mognet was lately it probably wasn't a good idea to intrude on him right now. So instead, he headed to the middle of town and quickly set up his stall.
...Well, he needed to raise some gil for his future expeditions, didn't he?
Sala Nah
"Huh, these city folks are weird..."
It was always a little intimidating for a country girl to be in the big city for the first time, but Sala Nah seemed to be handling it pretty well. Sure, it was a little more hectic than her village, and she kept getting weird looks from the locals (they all dressed funny; maybe they were admiring her superior fashion sense?), but other than that it was... Different. It was like a whole other world, and her Selkie spirit loved the idea of discovering new things like this.
Then again, it was still weird. Like how the city was built so high up to keep out the miasma (they called it "mist" here, though; city folk are crazy), or how they all dressed in that weird way, or how they all smelled funny, or...
"Meh, maybe Alexandria isn't so impressive..." she grumbled to herself as she passed a moogle merchant without even bothering to check if any of his wares looked interesting. Instead, she headed straight for the nearest inn. She'd been an adventure for a little while now, so of course she's figured out the easiest place to pick up the news on anything exciting happening.
Decided to hold off on posting for Garnet for the time being, what with her being queen and all. She'll show up later, though.
edited 3rd Apr '12 11:45:34 PM by Moerin
"Wow, the outside world still has kingdoms?" Elly gasped in amazement as she and her master stepped inside the city. Eyes wide and cheerful, the girl with the golden locks hidden under a sun hat rushed forward, clearly excited.
"My my, with the way you're acting, it looks like you'd gotten bored with defending the mansion." Yuuka chuckled, following after her gatekeeper. The green-haired woman had her parasol open and resting against her shoulder.
Elly immediately looked sheepish, "I-I wasn't-"
"Relax, it's a holiday~" Yuuka laughed, stepping forward lightly stroke Elly's cheek. "You're supposed to find this new location refreshing and much better than the tired old surroundings!"
The blonde blushed slightly. "Um, r-right. Sorry, master."
"...Hm, might wanna drop that as well, while we're here." Yuuka suggested with a smile. "Don't act like I'm your master, or as if you need my permission. Just do what you want, okay?"
Elly looked indecisive for a moment, but after processing that as an order, nodded. Seemed easy enough to do...
With a nod of affirmation, Elly turned to survey the area. Looked nice enough. Certainly different from Gensokyo.
"So where should we go firs..." Elly glanced over her shoulder, seeing her master suddenly gone. Blinking, Elly turned on the spot, looking for Yuuka. Where did she go? Why was she good at suddenly disappearing like that?!
With a sigh, Elly shook her head and walked further inside. Figured her master would do that... well, they'd find each other later.
After her sudden disappearing act, Yuuka walked the streets, taking in the sights and places of interest. Yeah, this place looked good... Lots of interesting people around too. She's love to look around that castle as well. But first... what was that cute little fluff ball with a fluff ball on its head doing there, being all cute?
"I like you!" Yuuka immediately declared to Stiltzkin, stepping in front of the moogle. Kneeling to get a better look, Yuuka smiled widely at him. "Can I give you a hug~?"
"The coast looks like it's clear,"
"You had best open the gap before anyone gets in the way, mistress."
"Don't talk back."
In front of Sala Nah, a thin piece of string appeared to have drawn itself into the sky, ribbons sprouting around its ends. This, on its own, wasn't much of a danger. The danger came when the 'string' parted, revealing itself to be the outline of a void into a terrifyingly purple dimension of staring, lidless eyes, out of which emerged two blondes. The taller, the one with neither an umbrella nor a fan, looked somewhat ill after the passage, leaning against the other's shoulder and panting.
Yukari didn't seem to mind, she appeared quite mesmerised by one of Ran's tails twitching in front of her face. So fluffy... she wanted to grab them and stroke them and play with them so much. That sort of thing wouldn't be becoming in public, though, so maybe it was a better idea not to.
It was still close enough to tickle, though, and the youkai of boundaries sneezed seconds later, as the gap closed... and she was still right in front of the selkie.
Kino (Mist Continent)
The young nomad arrived at yet another new and wondrous place. There was a strange fog covering up the region, but Kino didn't mind; she's seen more eccentric things before.
"It must be hard to see," said Hermes, her companion who also doubled as her primary transportation.
"Yeah... we should watch out in case something catches us by surprise." Kino double-checked her revolver to ensure that it was loaded and ready to go. She's faced some perilous situations before, and it wouldn't hurt to be ready ahead of time for any potential threats that may lurk inside the Mist.
And it would turn out to be a wise precaution; as Kino was walking in the land of Mist Continent, there were already powerful beings that gathered together...
Craft Lawrence (Dalmier)
Visiting the somber city of Dalmier was Lawrence, a traveling merchant from another land. He had come here with his usual set of goods to trade, though it looked like business here was not going to be as profitable as it was in some other towns. He might just spend some time in Dalmier to rest from his travels, although events of the city that will unfold in the future may cause him to remain longer.
There was something that caught his interest. A harvest festival of some sort was going on. This brought back memories of when Lawrence was in Pasroe; they had a festivity similar to this one.
Lawrence's unusual companion was currently elsewhere in the city and thus not with him at the moment. While the companion was away, Lawrence stopped by at a shop and began to inquire of the news in the city.

Mist Continent
The birds flap their wings, ascending into the skies above the great city of Alexandria. White feathers fall from their outstretched wings, falling into the city below. This is just gone great city, mind you. Many others have sprung to life in a large expanse of time. Magic Academies have been founded, as well as different towns and villages that would have never seen the light of day.
Here, in the city of Alexandria, people were going about their business. Shop keepers sold their wares while men and women talked in the street. Children played jump rope, cards, anything to pass the time until lunch or dinner.
It was just another day in the great city of Alexandria.
Dalmier
It wasn't raining like normal today. There was a thriving business revolving around the buying and selling of wheat in preparation for the upcoming harvest. Dalmier was typically a dark and gloomy castle town, but now... something changed, the mood perhaps? Yes, the upcoming harvest was a major influence. Bitter enemies joined together in song, it was that sort of time.
The city streets were lined with street vendors. In a contrast to Alexandria, Dalmier's bizarre was... lacking. No one wanted anything, not now at least. A few people bought snacks here and there, but.. other than that it was lifeless. Only a block away some old guy was ranting on about how the Gods have forsaken them and the End of Times was drawing near. Another block away there was an old, fat lady beating on some kids with a rolling pin because they bleached her clothes. This town was certainly entertaining, that was for sure.