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[Fighting and weather chaos seem to have given way to...new arrival chaos instead. Unless someone shows up from her world, Raven'll be steering clear of the New Feathers given half an opportunity, at least until they know more about what's going on.

No, today she's taking steps toward all the things she made tentative plans about. First, to the flower shop and the item shop, looking for seeds that might result in food that could restore Rune Magic. Or a certain special kind of blue flower, one she's not likely to find until the fall - but she'll look, for the flower and the seeds.

Then she swallows her weird mix of fear-pride and goes back to the smithy. Time to ask about work. Now that her arm has healed and she's gotten a little practice in again, making accessories doesn't sound bad at all. Whoever is around in there will see her awkwardly stare at the building for several minutes before going inside to stare in a similar fashion at them.

Next comes an early dinner at Seventh Heaven, and that's where she lays out the journal and a small bag of somethings and speaks a message.]

I want to talk to some of you. I'm at the restaurant. [A very long pause.] Do all worlds have monsters?

[[ooc: Basically, if you had a moment with Raven thus far since she's been here, she made you something while she was getting herself back into accessory-crafting shape. Anyone can run into her (literally, if you wish) as she wanders around the village and tries to eat dinner in peace.]]

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[Thinks it all over. He's always wanted to meet another. To have answers to a thousand questions. Things he takes for granted as being his bird side; are they really? Still, he can remember how shy of humans he was before he met his father, and the last thing he wants to do is scare someone off with fanboy enthusiasm. Meeting another phoenix at all though... They're so rare they're believed to be mythological in his world. Even assuming another exists, they're loners. Finding another might be impossible and he'd long since assumed it was best not to keep trying. So he doesn't want to miss his chance either. Luceti is pretty incredible just making that chance possible in the first place.]

I know of one other guy who's a phoenix, his flames are red though, and he's not so... literal. He can't change from bird to human, you know? [Not that he knows if she can either... but what better way to find out.] Hey, let's meet in person, eh. If you're not too busy with everyone else you're meeting at the restaurant.

-! A third one?

[Rest assured, Marco, she can do the bird thing.]

...I'm...not busy.

[This is impossibly awkward and strange and not meant to ever happen and...she thought she was the only one.]

Phoenix Ikki. But he's not really part bird, it's more that he has phoenix abilities, if that makes sense..

All right I'll be right over then, I'll be the one in blue. [Yup. He's just planning to walk into the restaurant in phoenix form. He's Whitebeard's son, he'll do what he wants.]

[Of course, what she's expecting is a man dressed in blue. She's nervous now and fidgeting and has her eye on the door.]

[Hahaha... Oops. Nope. Here comes along the flaming blue bird now, strutting in like he owns the place. Oh. And sparkling. He really can't help the sparkles.]

[When a sparkling blue phoenix-turkey struts in the door?

Yeah. Definitely staring. There's also no way she'll transform inside the restaurant.]

[That's okay Raven, he assumes she's keeping it pretty secret. Although he has no idea of other phoenixes sizes. Non-magical sparkly birds in his world can be nearly as big as a house, but zoans have pretty changeable sizes.]

[He takes a guess and wanders over to Raven, judging based on the hair color and from what little the journal did show.]

Yo. [And if he's wrong, well, nothing too weird about approaching people in bird form, he's done it more times than he cares to count.]

[Stare stare stare skies above what is he doing.]

Hey. ...Guess you're him.

Aye.

[Switches over to human as if it's just as normal as having been a bird before and grabs a tea.] It's kind of nice how easy it is to get away with things like that here, eh. With so many ponies or non-humans running around it's almost as easy as my own ship.

[It is normal for some people. She doesn't flinch at the transformation at all.]

...It's...hard to remember. That people don't care.

It gets easier with time. I'm biased though, since my family never really cared what form I felt like using at any given moment.

I don't suppose you have anyone you know from home here?

Just one guy. He's...okay.

[She already feels she owes Ondorus for a few things and it's not getting any better.

A shrug.] I don't remember my family.

Yeah? Friends or just acquaintances?

[Softer glance.] Not at all?

We live in the same town. [Mostly.]

Not at all. ...Gaius is like family though.

Understood.

Gaius? Who's that?

Gaius is the blacksmith. He's...[sweet, silly, kind, focused, strong, friendly, absentminded, in love with his hammer...] nice. I work in the shop with him.

Sounds like a great guy. Sort of like a brother?

A brother? [Sort of. Not like Rusk and definitely not like Carlos...but he can be sort of protective.]

I guess, yeah.

Ah, brothers are great things. I don't where I'd be without mine. He knows you're a phoenix, right?

What about the guy from your village here?

[The question about Gaius and knowing is going to go unanswered for now.]

I'm...thinking about telling him. Today. He's a monster too.

Are you nervous?

[A small grin.] No one should have to hide who they are, eh?

[Yes she is. She's more nervous than her pride will allow her to ever reveal. Fortunately she's also good at biting the proverbial bullet and getting things through with...usually.]

...Are there others like you in your world?

[Ah well, pride he can understand. So he doesn't push it.]

I'm the only phoenix-human.

There are other zoans though. People who can turn into an animal or animals with two species.

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