Hunting for the new [OPEN]

[Marisa Magistra]

Opening the doors, Marisa walked into the Second District. Today she felt like she was going to find something. Anything else than normal floors and buildings would do the trick. A secret path, treasure, people, and even those blobs would do! And sticking around in one place just wasn't going to cut it. Striding along the left path, the teenager had her eyes stuck staring at the ground. Who knows what people drop when they leave their cozy homes? Finding things is only half the fun! What's the other half? Going around finding these things! There are so many different people that even a small thing could be a treasure!

Reaching the end of that path near the Gizmo shop (That tall, white building with the bell on top.), without even stopping for a break, Marisa jumped down the ledge and continued running for the little alleyway beside the Gizmo shop. She knew it was a dead-end, but maybe those blobs would be there?

Guess not. She stated in her mind as nothing popped out after a few moments. Only nothing stood in that spot. Turning around, Marisa began to run once again around the second district.

Next place she went to was the shops near the staircase. She literally barged in the door, looked around, and left without a word. She did this for all the shops beside it. Nothing was ever interesting in there, but from time-to-time taking a peek never hurt. Didn't it?

Ignoring the stairs, she jumped down the ledge and went over to the fountain. She carefully examined the pictures on the wall that she already had seen a million times before. Lowering her head, Marisa sighed in disappointment.

"Nothing here… Time to go to another area!" She said cheerfully as she turned 180 degrees. But the question was: Where would she go now? Would it be:

A) To the Hallway?
B) To the Third District?
Or C) To the First District again?

Seeing as there was little to look at in the Hallway, and she just came from the First District; Marisa gladly took off towards the Third District.

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Arriving at the next area without a moment to spare, Marisa rushed down the stairs to the checkerboard plaza. She went up one side, and down the other behind the golden fountain. She continued straight back to where she entered from. This district was a bad place if one stayed too long, or something along the lines that her parents said. The saying never said that she couldn't go there, now did it?

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Back in the Second District, Marisa leaned against the wall and took a short break. She's been running left and right without truly stopping for a breather. After a short minute, she walked towards the First District.

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Back at square one, or District One, so to speak. Instead of going around the shop at the center, Marisa went straight forward and hopped down the ledge. She walked straight towards the stone ledge to the right of the stairs and sat there, placing the broom on her lap and her hands over it. The teenager swung her legs back and forth.

"Nothing found… I'll start again in a few." She said as she looked towards the sky.

[Aqua]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=width,532,true][atrb=cellpadding,0,true][atrb=cellspacing,0,true][atrb=style, background: url(http://sadpanda.us/images/910355-YVFGHUO.png) no-repeat; background-color: #FFE4C4;] __________________________________________________________________ We play in... Hunting for the new __________________________________________________________________ Words||489 Muse||6/10 Tags||Aqua, Marisa, Traverse Town Notes||First Post Most of the last day for the young Keyblade Master, Aqua, had been spent exploring the strange little town she'd found herself in, while avoiding contact with most of the residents. While she was used to strange, outlandish places, being so detached from it all for so long in the Realm of Darkness, coupled with being in a new, unknown place, made her a bit hesitant to start socializing too much. At least, not until she knew what had happened to the universe in her absence, and where everything stood. She hadn't the faintest idea how long she'd been out of it, though judging by how she hadn't so much as heard of a world called Traverse Town, it must have been quite some time. The only shop she'd visited had been the cafe, and that was only to eat. A world that seemed to be bathed in eternal night made it hard for her to know when to sleep, so she simply hadn't yet. Fatigue hadn't caught up with her yet, with the desire to explore this new environment filling her with energy for now. However... her exploring had been rather fruitless. The place was rather complicated; almost like a maze at times. And while she'd heard rumors about Heartless lurking in certain places, she'd yet to see one, though what had initially begun as innocent exploration had quickly turned into a hunt for those creatures of darkness as soon as she'd been made aware of their presence. Still, neither hide nor hair of one had been found, even when she ventured beyond the first district and into the second, though that had been a rather short trip. The alleyways of the first district, similar to the one she'd appeared in, had been searched with similar results. By the time she walked back into what seemed to be the central plaza of the first district, Aqua was quite tired of chasing ghosts, and was more than ready to break her policy of avoiding contact with the locals if it meant finding some clue to the Heartless here. Finding and exterminating them was never a bad way to begin figuring out what was going on in the world. A quick scan of the area revealed that most people already seemed to be in groups talking amongst one another, with the exception of one, lone blonde-haired girl, who sat by herself on the staircase, gazing up into the sky. Not wanting to interrupt any of the others, and seeing a perfect opportunity to approach someone who didn't seem to be doing anything particularly important, Aqua crossed the plaza to stand in front of the ledge the girl sat on, coming to a stop below her with a hand placed on a tilted hip, the other hanging loosely. "Hey, you there," she called up, trying to attract the girl's attention. "I'm a little lost. Mind if I ask a few questions?" ____________________________________________ Final Words I was eager to test out that new template, so here I am. Figures that my first thread would be with you, huh. __________________________________________________________________ [/style]

[Maya Tindon]

IN THIS LIFE THERE’S NO SURRENDER

( there’s nothing left for us to do )
FIND THE STRENGTH TO SEE THIS THROUGH

Maya sighed as she and her mother entered the First District. They were getting a few things for Maya's step-father's trip next week. Maya had to go due to the house arrest her parents had her on. When Maya's mother gave her a small wave, the pink haired girl looked around the square and spotted a girl wearing a dress and holding a broom in her hands.

The girl caused an idea to pop in Maya's artistic mind. The aspiring artist sat down where she was on the ground near the restaurant, out of sight of the girl, and started to draw the blond girl on the stairs. It was a rough sketch of the blond on the broom flying through Traverse Town.

About half-way through her sketch another girl entered Maya's sight. This one was dressed in a most things blue, including her hair. Maya immediately started to put the second girl in the picture she had already started to draw. She didn't know if they knew each other but the image in her head was clear.

She knew that most people moved around quickly and hoped she had enough time to ask the girls for a quick moment so she could get their facial features right. Maya stood from the ground and walked over to the area the two were in as quickly as she could without smudging the sketch.

When she got close enough she heard the blue haired one question the blond. "Mind if I ask a few questions?"

Maya stood a few steps below the girls. She was waiting for a moment in the conversation she could ask them for a quick look.

'I hope they'll let me get their features right. They're very pretty.'

WITH OUR FINAL BREATH,
WE’LL FIGHT TO THE DEATH

Note: I know she didn't talk to them but it would be hard to enter a conversation that hasn't started.
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[Marisa Magistra]

The young mage gazed upon the starlit sky as if she was being mesmerized by its' sight. The stars were so far away, but Marisa felt if she could simply start flying, they would be a lot closer to her.

If only…

Her thoughts were interrupted by a voice. Looking at the person with a blank expression, she blinked in response to the question asked. The question took a moment to sink into her brain. This person didn't… she was…

… Lost?[/i]

There was an awkward silence between the two. This was the first time that she ever heard of such words in this town. Well, directly to her, anyways. Blinking some more, the teenager seemed to have unfrozen from her spot, as she quickly stood up and plastered a bright smile to her face.

"Y-yes! You can!" She gladly exclaimed. "Tranverse Town's - Wandering Witch's Information Booth, Marisa, at your sevice!" She added with a slight bow.

"For your any needs; for your quest for knowledge; for simply knowing what your neighbour will eat for supper…

You! Have come to the right place!"

After that fake cheesy introduction, the blonde-haired girl extended her arms wide out, as if presenting something grandiose. The blonde surprised herself by how she even invented that on the spot. It actually sounded good to her.

"And for a limited time only, you'll have information in exchange of~"

She paused for a short moment, letting the words sink in.

"Gratitude! Now isn't that a bargin!"

She said while bringing her hands together and slightly tilting her head to the left.

"Now. What is it that you search to have answered?"

She asked in a more serious tone. Marisa examined the girl in front of her as she waited for her response. In the end, she found something to do.