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Characters: Mia and You!
Setting: Library, Infirmary, or Room 01-07. Detailed prompts are behind the cut.
Format: Also your choice!
Summary: Mia adjusts to life in Animus, and meets a few new people.
Warnings: N/A

01-Infirmary

For many people the infirmary was the last place they wanted to be, but for Mia it was the closest thing she could find to home in the tower. She'd first headed here first, making sure that she hadn't been injured after waking up. This was certainly the first time she'd seen such advanced healing techniques, although she thought it was odd that the people seemed to rely on systems to do the healing for them. But, this model seemed interesting and she was wondering if there was something she could learn.

She's currently scouring the shelves, looking through all thee medications she could find. Most of these seemed to be for minor ailments, but they were still very far ahead of the healing medicines that she had given to Megan and Justin to distribute in Imil. With these, it was likely that many minor diseases that would become deadly without constant attention of a healer could be stopped!

Mia's rigorously taking notes, but is not oblivious to anyone walking in. If she could, she'd like to help out healing people in the accessible wing of the infirmary, and the first person walking through the door is the best place to start!

02-Library

Anyone heading to the fantasy and fairy-tale section might find a blue-haired healer curled up, with a book in her lap. There's a rather large stack next to her, but she seems to be making progress at a steady rate. Although she's very focused, her posture is still very open. Anyone wandering through this area of the library might get the impression that this person is okay striking up casual conversation, or being asked for help.

03-Room 01-07

Although Mia hasn't had a chance to meet with the other occupants of her room yet, she has a feeling that they'll get along well. It's rather refreshing, after traveling with a group of almost entirely all boys for so long, to be able to stay with a group of girls instead. If the state of their belongings were any indication, they both seemed rather well-kept and organized.

Currently, Mia's looking over some of the books she'd taken from the library and infirmary, making notes. There's a rather orderly stack of books beside the bed, and a candle burning on the nightstand. It's beginning to get late, but Mia wouldn't mind talking to her roommates and getting to know them better should one of them walk in.

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[It's been a few days since Rick's unpleasant encounter in the labs, and over that time he's been to the infirmary more times than he's been over the rest of his life--which is far more times than he would've preferred. Still, it won't do him any good to neglect changing his bandages, and he feels weird about lying around in bed all day and having one of his roommates fetch stuff for him, so despite being hardly able to move Rick's determined to get supplies for himself.]

[In the meanwhile, he'd like to get to know who frequents this floor; there's this whole microcosm of Tower residents that he's barely seen before, simply because he hasn't been here in the past two months, and that's something Rick decides needs to be fixed.]

[He'll continue this task at present. The nervous blonde man has more or less obtained what supplies he requires, but he hangs back, glancing apprehensively between Mia and the floor next to her feet before he gets up the nerve to address her.]

...A-Are you...um...l-looking f-f-for s-something s-specific?

[...Just because Rick wants to get to know people doesn't mean he's very good at it.]

[It's okay, Mia doesn't mind. In fact, she's happy she was approached by someone else, hopefully someone else who knew something about these medicines.]

[She shakes her head and smiles.]

No, I'm not looking for anything specific. Most of these medicines are new to me, and so I was trying to gather information on them. Are you familiar with these remedies?

[Rick looks apologetic, blushing a furious shade of red that he can't hide with gestures because his hands are full or otherwise immovable. He settles for looking away and nervously chuckling.]

...Ah...n-no. I...don't a-a-actually...well... [Aughghghgh this was such a bad idea kicking self so embarrassed] ...I-I f-f-figured, m-maybe, I c-could...h-help you l-look? I g-guess?

[He shuffles his feet in awkward silence. Yeah, this is going well. Since he's obviously not any help, maybe he'll just...slide over somewhere else...]

[Shhh...don't be nervous no need to be nervous Mia won't bite she promises.]

[She will smile and gesture him to come over here with her, though.]

That would be helpful, thank you. Do you know if these medicines are here for anyone to take?

[Simultaneously relieved that he can be of assistance and terrified of making a further idiot of himself, Rick cautiously heeds Mia's summons and shuffles to her side. Other than being cripplingly nervous about absolutely everything, it should be obvious that the man isn't in the best physical shape at the moment; he favors his left when he walks, and once he sets down his cache of bandages, keeps his right arm curled against his chest, moving stiffly and with the slightest hint of hesitation.]

...I th--think so...I m-mean, I d-don't s-see why not. [He shrugs, looking over the shelf Mia is perusing.] N-No one's g-g-gotten m-mad at me f-for t-t-taking b-bandages yet, so...sh--should be fine.

That's good. I'm glad, as dangerous as the tower seems, that they at least keep the medicine well-stocked. Do you know if they have healers here, as well?

[Rick nods, though he seems a little uncertain.]

...I'm a-a-assuming th--there a-are. P-People h-have s-s-some...weird a-a-abilities a-around here, I w-wouldn't be s-s-surprised.

Oh? What sort of abilities?

[He pauses and scratches his chin. Where to start, even?]

Ah, well...m-magic, for o-one. [And Rick could just leave it at that if he really wanted to.] --B-But that's j-just for me. I m-mean, it s-seems k-k-kind of c-common in o-other w-worlds, just n-not m-mine. So m-maybe it's...more of a, ah, p-p-perspective thing. I dunno.

I see. This place does certainly seem to pull from a variety of worlds, doesn't it? But it seems even stranger that it would pull from lands without "magic."

[Rick pulls a face.]

...Y-Yours too? [He pauses to weigh the appropriateness of the question he wants to ask before testing it.] ...W-What k-kind?

A power called Psynergy. It's a kind of magic that operates through the mind; in other worlds, I believe it works like something akin to telekinesis? However, there are more uses for Psynergy, and each use usually falls within four main disciplines; earth, water, fire, and air.

[He listens, although his expression is somewhat uncomprehending. Telekinetic magic? Magical telekinesis? Putting those two concepts together coherently is beyond him.]

[He does, however, show recognition when she mentions the disciplines.]

--O-Oh, like--the e-elements? We h-have that--m-my w-world does, I mean. But we a-also have, uh...a-aether, too.

Oh? What is aether?

[Oh dear. Rick winds up his hands for some heavy-duty gesturing, because even if he did know what he was talking about, he wouldn't know how to phrase it well. This should be interesting.]

I-It's, ah...s-some kind of...ch--chemical, I g-guess? All the E-Elements are. But A-Aether is...um...p-purple...and a l-little...gross.

["Gross" as in "unpleasant;" Rick would show her the Aether crystal fused to the base of his neck, but that's not something he's especially comfortable with showing off, even to people that know about his abilities. ~~Take her out to dinner first, at least.~~]

...I'm n-not s-s-sure a-about any other d-d-differences other th--than that. It's...not r-really my a-area of...er...e-e-expertise.

It sounds quite interesting. Does it have any attack or healing properties?

[Rick tilts his head, opens his mouth--nothing happens--closes it again, tilts his head back to the vertical, and restarts.]

...I-I'm...a-a-afraid I d-don't u-u-understand.

Is it not something you can use in battle?

...N-Not...o-on its o-own...no.

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