sirenspull | .one. [voice to video]

[The call begins with a woman giving a running commentary without context. When she speaks, her words are tinged with an accent that most could only identify as vaguely Eastern European but a few might recognize as Romani by way of Transia.]

Ah! What the—?! Oh, ick.... I guess that means it’s ... on? Sooo, how do you change to video from— Oh!

[The video function activates and displays the obviously surprised face of a young woman in a red hooded cloak. Her shocked expression quickly turns to one of triumph.]

Hold on. [She holds up a hand, gesturing for the viewer to have patience.] Give me a moment.

[The video displays blurry flashes of a wall, a bedspread, something red, a ceiling, and a wall again. Finally it settles once more on the woman, who has evidently decided to push back the hood of her cloak, revealing dark brown hair and a red tiara. Now that the video feed is stationary, it clearly shows her sitting cross-legged at the head of a bed in what appears to be a starter apartment.]

Hello! [She smiles sweetly and gives the camera a little wave of her fingers.] I’m new here, but you’ve probably already figured that out. [She makes a self-deprecating face.]

I’ve read through the welcome packages. So, I think I have a pretty good grasp of what’s going on. And, to be honest, this sort of thing [she gestures vaguely] has pretty much been my life recently. [The woman shrugs and offers a cryptic smile but provides no further explanation.]

Anyway, no need to go into all of that. But I could still use your help! [She perks up as the subject changes.] Unfortunately, I’m currently stuck wearing my Avengers costume, which is not appropriate for everyday wear. [The woman glances down at herself in mock dismay.] And, it’s definitely not warm enough for the weather at the moment! [As if to highlight her point, she uses one hand to draw the two sides of her cloak together and hunches slightly inward.]

Can anyone tell me the best place to get some clothes, hopefully from a charity or on credit of some kind? I don’t have any money at the moment. [She looks very apologetic.] But I’d pay for them as soon as I could! I truly appreciate any help, and I promise to repay the favor.

[The smiling woman gives a small nod in confirmation before moving out of frame. The video shows the ceiling for a few seconds before her face suddenly reappears.]

Oh, right, where are my manners? You don’t even know my name! It’s Wanda Maximoff. Thank you!

[And she’s gone … again. However, her voice can be heard off screen.]

Okay. You can hang up now, Tallus.

[The call ends.]

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Oh, well that is good! Having friends here already will make things a lot easier to handle. I haven't run across anyone I knew yet, but I've managed to meet a lot of interesting people, so I'm not lonely. I suppose it is nice getting to go out among the humans without having to hide myself as well. You're all such interesting people, I really like people. Oh!

[She pauses with an embarrassed smile.]

I was just assuming that you WERE human because of how you looked. I'm sorry if you're not, there's so many different kinds of people here you can't always just know just by the way someone looks.

No need to apologize. I wasn't insulted. And I am human. I'm just a different type of human. Back home those who are empowered like me are called mutants. [And mutants are still human. No matter what her father or mutant-hating bigots had to say, Wanda firmly believed mutants were at their core human.]

You have a wonderful attitude about all of this! [This girl seemed so ... normal, wings and all. It was surprisingly comforting.]

Humans with powers had a different name where you're from? That must mean you have some sort of power as well! Of course here, almost everyone can do something, so a 'mutant' wouldn't even really be any different at all. Its interesting though, I didn't even know there were any other sort of humans. I guess I should have paid more attention to the Human World! Although, I guess we aren't from the same place anyway so it probably wouldn't have mattered.

[Normal, and perhaps a little chatty.]

It is nice to see someone with a lovely attitude show up for a change. So many people are so sad or so angry that it makes me a little sad sometimes.

I was thinking the same about you!

I should ask your name. And, if you don't mind telling, where are you from? [The "human world" is such a strange phrasing that it caught Wanda's immediate attention.]

Oh, I forgot to even introduce myself! How horribly rude of me. My name is Flonne, I'm an archangel from Celestia. Umm...since I can guess your next question, Celestia is a little bit sort of like what humans think of as 'heaven' only its not really the same. Its just the closest thing I can compare it to.

It's a pleasure to talk with you, Flonne. [warm smile]

Well, if Celestia is at all like heaven, then it must be beautiful and peaceful. I can't imagine you being from a place that wasn't.

Oh it is, most of the time! Every now and then things go wrong, but that just makes it more exciting! Unfortunately I can't help you with any of your problems, but I guess if you've found some of your friends then you don't need it anymore anyway.

Yes, I think I'll be okay. [She looks optimistic.] Thank you, Flonne. I hope to see you around. [And she really does.]

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