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[color=gray][sub][center][color=ffc8f9][b]Location:[/b][/color] In Town; Abernova General Store[/center][/sub][/color]
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[color=87ceeb][i]"It isn't a far walk, so we'll be in town before you know it."[/i][/color] 

Ana simply nods in response, tailing behind the brunette as they walked up the tree-covered road. She didn't get a good look around when she was in her dad's car and was hustling to move herself in, but... It really is [i]nice[/i] here. There were flowers blooming in the bushes, a gentle breeze rustled the leaves and the grasses around them, and there was the faintest of birdsongs in the distance.

[color=87ceeb][i]"In about a week, firefly squids will be swimming through this river and the nearby lake during their annual spawning season. It's a beautiful scene, Ana, so if you happen to have time that evening, you should come see it with the rest of us."[/i][/color]

Firefly squids? Like, [i]fireflies[/i], but they're squids? Squids, but with wings and light-up butts? It didn't exactly sound [i]beautiful[/i], but it [i]did[/i] sound interesting. She'll have to remember to put it in her cellphone's little reminder app.

[color=87ceeb][i]"The fenced-in building is Werewolff Vineyards."[/i][/color]

Ana's eyes lit up, mouth opening to immediately ask-!

[color=87ceeb][i]"And no, Mahina isn't actually a werewolf."[/i][/color]

Oh. 

That's.. well, it feels bad to say that's [i]disappointing[/i], but... Man, having a werewolf friend would've been [i]really[/i] cool-! As long as she was the chill kind of werewolf that [i]didn't[/i] like eating people, anyway. But then again, how would Irina [i]know[/i] that Mahina wasn't a werewolf? Maybe Mahina [i]was[/i], and she just did a really good job hiding it. Maybe Werewolf Mahina only went after cats and rabbits when she heeded the full moon's alluring call. Or maybe the whole [i]town[/i] knew! Maybe they fed newcomers they didn't like to the werebeast that was Mahina!

Or.. Maybe she's just being over-imaginative.

[color=87ceeb][i]"And over there is my house, as well the post office. So, if you have need to send anything, or even want to talk, I'll probably be there."[/i][/color]

Ok, was that just Irina giving a friendly suggestion, or.. Or was there more to that? Did Irina maybe feel the same way about her too-? Oh, God, no, of course not, no way. Why would she? That was dumb. Ana was being dumb, but she couldn't help it! Irina was just [i]really[/i] pretty, and she was really nice too! Ana's just being dumb. Dumb dumb [i]dumb[/i]. Super dumb. [i]Mega dumb-[/i]

[color=87ceeb][i]"Over here is the Abernova General Store, which carries probably anything that you could think you would need here. Outside the specialized goods, of course. Like Mahina's wine."[/i][/color]

Ana nodded in understanding - yes, that is definitely a good place to be aware of. She needed to buy quite a bit of stuff so her fridge and cabinets were all nice and stocked up. Maybe pick up some little knick knack-y things too. She saw how Irina looked around her house. Ana knew her house looked barren. Her dad even kept gently asking, [i][color=lightsteelblue]"Are you [b]sure[/b] you don't want to pack an extra blanket or two? Maybe some non-perishables? Not even your posters?"[/color][/i]

[i]Maybe[/i] she should shoot her dad a text and tell him some of the things she needed and didn't realize she needed...

[color=87ceeb][i]"I imagine Luna's probably organizing her stock for the new year right now, and since I need to stop there to pick up a few things for my grandmother, I wouldn't mind introducing you to her as well."[/i][/color]

Getting to know the person behind the counter would also potentially be a good thing! Maybe use some of that [i]Moore Charisma[/i] to sway this Luna into giving her some discounts-? 

Ah, no. No, she was way too awkward to try that. Even her dad was at least [i]slightly[/i] more charismatic. Maybe if she was more like her stepdad, or her mom, cause neither of them ever seemed to care what other people thought! Or if they did it was like [i]water off their backs[/i] or whatever the saying was. But.. Meeting everyone in town still sounded like a good idea, and this Luna girl seemed like a good start.

[color=87ceeb][i]"...So, you in?"[/i][/color]

[color=ffc8f9][b]"I'm very in,"[/b][/color] Ana said with a smile.

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