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Annie Sandberg      There's a miniature concert going on in a local park here in the Foothills- miniature in more ways than one. The audience, and the sole performer, are all children, and the stage is in a treehouse. But the performer is no ordinary child- Silverbloom, a Puca of Alfheim, has come to play her lyre for the locals. In reality, Silverbloom is just a digital avatar of Annie Sandberg, but most of the locals are from worlds that don't have much access to VR MMOs, so to them it seems like a real fairy has come from a real fairyland to play for them.

    Taking a bit of a break from the performance, Silverbloom heads outside to enjoy some snacks with the other kids while sitting on a branch. she wasn't going to get any new members to her troupe here, she thought, but at least she was making people happy with her music.
Auron     Annie, a.k.a. Silverbloom, isn't the only fairy out here. More specific, she's not the only Alfheim Online fairy out here. Though Auron (a.k.a. Stial) is relying on the trees for transportation. Cait Sith are a fast race, so he's been running and leaping through the trees to get around. He's been there throughout the concert, watching, but he's been quiet.

    Now that she seems to be done, he approaches, balancing carefully on the branch. "Hello there," he greets Annie. Then he offers, with a half-smile, "You're very good at that."
Annie Sandberg     Silverbloom grins at the Cait Sith while the other kids gape. "Oh, you heard? Thanks," the Puca says. "I didn't think I'd see anyone else from Alfheim out here!"
Auron     Auron leans against the trunk of the tree. His balance is much better as a Cait Sith, so he doesn't have to worry about falling off. He nods. "Aside from the natives, I don't know of many of us that have the ability," he notes. He's actually referring to Wander mode, the ability to leave the game as one's digital avatar. But he knows how kids are, and he doesn't want to break the illusion. For all intents and purposes he's a large, silver-haired cat-man, and that is an amazing thing. It wouldn't be so amazing if the kids knew there was a very normal human male that was for all intents and purposes, catatonic in a bed or chair somewhere.
Annie Sandberg      Silverbloom nods. "Yeah. I don't know a lot of others who've been out here," she says, picking up on the Cait Sith's intent. Keeping a secret identity like this seemed pretty natural to Annie, and it seemed to be what the other players did. She still had no idea what, say, Kirito's real name was. So, she might as well act like this is her real self while she's using it.
Auron     "It takes some investment," Auron replies. "I spent some time learning." A smile. "So what brings you out here?" he inquires. "Just playing for others in the Multiverse?"

    Oh yes. It's notable that Auron is always wearing a long vest. Likely in his 'Armor' equip slot. Anyone familiar with the Cait Sith in ALO will probably realize why.

    Yes, Auron is quite literally covering his backside.
Sanary Rondel      Sanary needs a break. Not that she had done much over the past few days aside from her usual medical duties, but she's been a little stressed lately with the lack of results in her own projects. Maybe exploring the Multiverse a bit would help with that! Or make it worse. She's not too sure, but... Something's bound to happen, right?

     Right. If only she knew where she wound up. There were trees, there were children about, a fairy and a catperson up in a tree, and...

     ... And she was completely lost. Well then. Peering up at those people in the tree, Sanary wandered over with her hands stuffed in her pockets to feign disinterest before pulling one out in a lazy wave. "Hey there! Uh. What's all this over... Here?"
Annie Sandberg      Silverbloom nods. "That's right! I've been trying to form a performance troupe in Alfheim, but I haven't really had a lot of success. So I thought I'd travel around a bit more and make a name for myself! I guess this isn't really the kind of place to get a big audience, but... it's fun anyway and it's good practice." If she was going to be performing for people outside Alfheim, she was definitely a lot more comfortable around kids than adults, so it was a good place to start.

    She looks down toward Sanary as she approaches, giving her a wave. "Oh, hi! I was in the middle of playing some music," she explains, showing off her lyre. "My name's Silverbloom!"
Auron     Auron pauses, turning to look down from his perch at the source of the new voice. His ears turn to regard the source of the sound, too. He offers a wave to Sanary in response to her question. "An impromptu concert, from the looks of it," he answers, with a smirk. The one thing he hasn't figured out how to do in ALO yet? Get his facial expression not to emote so clearly. They take direct input form the brain, so in Auron's case that means it's easier to tell his general mood when he's in avatar form.

    Annie's words of not finding a troupe get a 'hrm'. "I think Yuna is a Puca in Alfheim, too. You could probably ask her to join you. And there are at least a couple of musically-inclined Elites. You could also post notices around the capital, if you haven't already."
Princess Peach It's sure been a while since Peach has seen Annie, but they're old friends and when Peach got a note that Annie would be singing to a bunch of kids, as a fairy, well she couldn't pass up that chance. Unfortunately she's a bit late because she had to finish up a few things back at the castle, but finally, out into the park she strolls, dressed in her 'casual' solid pink dress with darker trim, white gloves, sapphire jewelery and of course her crown. She makes her way to the ladder leading up to the treehouse and looks up to see if Annie and the others were still up there. But there was someone else down on ground level. "Hello there." She offers to Sanary with a friendly tone.
Sanary Rondel      The two up in the tree seem like friendly enough folks, and Sanary returns their greetings with a relaxed chuckle and nod. "Sanary. Good meeting you two. Ah... Sorry to interrupt." Still smiling lazily, she looks around a few times to find a space to sit while trying not to bump into any of the children in the audience. The last thing she needs is a crying kid, after all!

     She can't help but overhear that mention of music and joining from Auron and Annie, however, and she looks back up soon after. "Something going on? Er. Just curious!" She chuckles a little more awkwardly that time. Thankfully, an overwhelmingly pink woman arrives to distract the cleric from that bought of awkwardness!

     There's something eerily familiar about this one, but Sanary doesn't let that show through her expression and her only visible eye. It's probably just a coincidence, anyway. "Hey there. Looking fancy tonight. Here for the music, too?"
Annie Sandberg      Annie nods at Auron's mention of Yuna. She's pretty sure she already knew Yuna's character... Kagura was apparently her name. "I don't just want to do music though... Someday I want to do plays and stuff too." She spots Peach and bends down to wave happily. "Hi! I see you got my friend's note," she says with a giggle. "I'm Silverbloom." She figures Peach will probably understand that she's playing a bit of a game.
Auron     "Hello," Auron greets pleasantly from the branch as Princess Peach makes her appearance. Sanary's question gets a tilted head. He looks to Annie instead of answering it immediately. Because Annie might not want everyone to know. Then again, the more people who know, the more likely Annie's dream of a musical troupe in ALO will come true. Ultimately, though, it's up to her.

    "Good to meet you," Auron offers instead. As for his name? "Stial." Seems like he's playing along with Annie's game, too! Though when Annie mentions plays, Auron's eye twitches slightly. "That might take a bit of coaxing, I think. Speaking for myself. I don't know about Yuna, but you could always ask her."
Princess Peach Princess Peach smiles to Sanary and chuckles a bit. "Fancy? If you think this is fancy for me you haven't seen anything yet. I'm Princess Peach." Offering her hand as she introduces herself. Then she looks up at Annie. "I did, and I'm more than a bit jealous that you can do that. Did I miss all your singing?" Auron also gets a wave. "Nice to meet you too."
Sanary Rondel      "Silverbloom, Stial, and Peach. Er. Princess Peach." That seems easy enough to remember. The third name still seems a little strange to Sanary even as she mouths it to herself silently a few more times, but she lets it go soon enough. Her first instinct is to offer the Princess a light bow at the waist, but does take her hand lightly once it's offered.

     Even a country bumpkin like herself has learned how to (probably) appease royalty! "Sanary Rondel. Sooo. I'm not interrupting anything, am I? Wouldn't wanna... Er. Interrupt something." She laughs easily as she straightens back up. "Any of you happen to know where the nearest warpgate is, actually..?"
Annie Sandberg      "Oh, um..." Silverbloom looks back to Sanary to explain. "I'm trying to get a group of people together to perform in Alfheim," she explains, before looking toward Peach with a smile. "Right now I'm just taking a break. I've still got a few more songs!" She hoped the other kids weren't getting tired of waiting. "My dream is to be for music what Miss Yuuki is for swords. But I know it'll take a long time to do that!"
Auron     For the most part, Auron is quiet here, with the conversation. Though Sanary's question of where the nearest warpgate prompts a response. He rattles off a series of coordinates. "That's the nearest one," he notes. "Just that way." He cants his head in the direction of the warpgate. "Can't miss it."
Princess Peach "Oh, I'm glad, I like hearing you sing. You say you're trying to get a group together? Maybe I could join you, I like to sing too, maybe we could even do a duet or something." Peach says with a warm smile to Silverbloom. Auron takes care of directions to the warp gate before she can decide which one would be nearest, so she just nods. "Leaving so soon?"
Sanary Rondel      "Not too far, then.. Thanks!" Sanary didn't like cutting new meetings short, but orders were orders. Turning towards Stial, Silverbloom, and Peach (all at once somehow), she offered each of them a quick wave. "Work calls, unfortunately. But maybe I'll see you three another time. You know. When you get that band together in... Alfheim, you said? I'll be looking forward to it. Be safe now!" And then she's off to those listed coordinates!
Annie Sandberg      Silverbloom grins. "I'd be happy to have you with us," she says to Peach. "If you can make it to Alfheim, you can meet me there. Maybe at the Carnival. Now then..." She brings out her lyre again and starts playing, returning to her concert for the kids.