[center][color=gold][b][h1]Aerith Hastings[/h1][/b][/color][/center]

[center][i][h3]Deep DooDoo, Suttling's Basin, Priestella[/h3][/i][/center]

[@Ryofu][@Rune_Alchemist][@Althiel][@BrokenPromise]

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[color=gold]"Nice to meet you, Chikeo! I'm Areith-"[/color]

Aerith had been just starting to introduce herself as she drug the other girl to follow the Japanese man out of this area. Though it didn't seem like they were going to get too far. Clacking sounds of armored boots, something leaping over them with inhuman skill and strength and landing in front of them. An armored knight, who had apparently used magic if the explosions and such actions of his had been as clear as they were. Albeit, he seemed to talk to them as if they were fugitives after blocking their path. Oh no. Oh nonono. The first part of these kinds of anime, a trope that in real life was all too true.....they stood out like sore thumbs. Badly. Attire aside, they had been running as well, and regardless of their good intentions it would seem that didn't help them blend in any better. 

[color=gold][i]'Shit.'[/i][/color]

Though, a bit thankfully, the armored knight's companion seemed to approach them in a more...'polite' manner than her compatriot had. Though her words brought some clarity and worry to Aerith's mind. A "malevolent aura" apparently existed within them, and intense one that had apparently been detectable by magic (which she assumed these two had). Wait. Talus. Was it Talus' power that had done this to them? Was it....was it the one who had wanted her brought here? The one who....loved her? It was odd, very odd indeed, but keeping that mask on Aerith simply gave a polite nod to the nicer of the two knights. 

Play the situation. Keep it peaceable. Please, for the love of whatever got us brought here, don't mess this up you two.

[color=gold]"An aura that bad? I don't think we even knew, but that's a bit...worrying,"[/color] Aerith said, her tone cool and casual, genuine in sound but supported by that mask of hers to cover her other thoughts and such up, giving Chieko's hand a small subtle squeeze to hope she got the idea and hint, being careful to not make sudden actions or such that might come off negatively, [color=gold]"Ah, but my name is Aerith. We are not from around here, foreigners to this land you could say. So this has all been a bit...jarring so far. Such that we wanted to see if we could find a place of reference, which was the reason for our great haste. But if these auras you speak of worry you, we can cooperate peacefully. It's no problem at all."[/color] 

Please let them get the idea. Please let them get the idea. Please, oh please, oh please let them work with me here. Such were the thoughts of the teenager, who as much as she wanted to keep moving didn't want to....die. Here. Because of the others. Or see them die, for that matter, since it was not exactly good for Chieko and this other guy whose name she didn't know. Though they were all strangers, and this was a thing. Ah. This was not the best start so far.