orientation ♔ i'm holding my heart out but clutching it too

[shootfirst]

♬ Reasons Why - Nickel Creek

WHO || Kat, Myrilandel,  open if people want to bang into them, just threadjack wherever.
WHAT || Kat's unconventional means of getting to know her squire
WHERE || Knight's HQ, Myrilandel's room
WHEN || Tuesday evening
HOW || Actionspam

[Well, all the squires have gotten an extra long weekend to get settled around this place, but now it's time to get down to brass tacks.  Or something.  And Kat comes a knockin' on Myri's door with plans.]

Hope nobody's hung over in there.

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[witchwoman]

[Vroom vroom. Myri doesn't blink. At all. It's also really unfortunate that her Fort save total is only 7 because that grayish green tint is back in her face and her stomach is threatening to bring up breakfast for a comeback role.]

S-sir Kat? [Her eyes are pleading] Must we run the beast so hard? [One drop of a hill or curve in the road is likely to tip her over the edge.]

[shootfirst]

Huh? [She glances over, and then her eyes get wide] Do you seriously need a barf bag? There's probably one in the glove compartment or something... [Instead of slowing down, she reaches dangerously across to pop the thing open.

... A second nat 20 however means that she doesn't swerve at all. Wth best driver ever.]

[witchwoman]

[Kat is a dice witch.

Myri looks at the now open compartment and takes a bag out with slow and careful hands. Unfortunately, with a second crappy fortitude roll of 8, her weak stomach gets the better of her and... well.]

Hrrk

[shootfirst]

[Ohhhhh crap]

... Do you want me to pull over?

[witchwoman]

[Her stomach heaves one last time before it has nothing left to give. Myri is thankful that she was able to grab the bag before all that, else she would have been far more embarrassed.]

I think- I think I'll be alright now.

[shootfirst]

You can like... tie that up if you want. We'll find a dumpster.

[witchwoman]

[Myri ties the handles of the bag in a simple knot and focuses on making her breathing even. Now that she doesn't have anything in her stomach, she feels much better overall.]

I think this is a mode of travel that will take some getting used to.

[shootfirst]

I've always heard looking out the front window instead of the sides helps with carsickness. Don't ask me though - never really had the problem.

[witchwoman]

Anything's worth trying, I suppose. [She brings her attention to the large window in front of her, watching the world fly by and trying to calm her flipped stomach. Her breathing begins to calm, slowly but surely.]

[shootfirst]

It'll be over before you know it. Promise. [ANNNND DRIVING MONTAGE]

[witchwoman]

[Oh wow. Look at all that scenery! And eventually Myri might actually crack a smile and enjoy herself.]

[shootfirst]

[It's definitely dark by the time they reach the city, but London is as alive and bright as ever, though the lights might not be what Myri's used to.]

Now this is what we call a city.

[witchwoman]

[As they approach and the city's skyline comes into view, Myri gasps, but not in nausea or discomfort.]

Oh, Kat... [She breathes.] It's beautiful.

[shootfirst]

Didn't have anything like this back home, huh?

[witchwoman]

No. Nothing. [She leans forward, looking intently out the windshield] And all this light... I assume it's like the castle? Lit without candles?

[shootfirst]

Every last bit of it. You can bet it takes a lot of power. Costs a lot of money, too.

[witchwoman]

It reminds me of the ley lines... [She muses to herself. After a moment she glances up.] So many lights... But where are the stars?

[shootfirst]

Still there. Promise. But there's so much light down here that it drowns them out up there. Crazy, right?

[witchwoman]

Your world is a wonder, Sir Kat.

[shootfirst]

Too bad I can't take credit for most of it... [She pulls off to the side of the road to park]

[witchwoman]

[Oh good. Stopping. Stopping is so good.]

We've arrived? [She asks, though as soon as they're stationary, she's halfway out of the car. Solid ground is so nice.]

[shootfirst]

It's easier to walk around the city once we're in it, than try fighting traffic the whole way.

[witchwoman]

Walking sounds wonderful. [Her face lights up, knowing that she can be her own mode of transportation for now.] Lead the way.

IDK HOW MUCH OF THIS YOU WANT TO PLAY SOOOO feel free to tell me lmao

[shootfirst]

[Kat hops over to the sidewalk, looping her arm through Myri's and steering her through the crowds.] So, I figure we can try and pick you up some more clothes at least, since... as fun as it is to just keep trying to find stuff around the castle that fits, I'm sure that'll get old fast.

IM OKAY WITH HANDWAVING. UNLESS YOU HAD A GOAL OTHER THAN TEACHING HER MODERN STUFF.

[witchwoman]

[Myri finds herself smiling again, which is a nice, warm feeling. The city is big and bustling and a lot to take in, but with Kat there, it's easier.]

I would like to have a few things of my own. I suppose that's what the strange square card is for? Someone said it was currency...