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[distorts_space]

[Action, Myoudouin Dojo and surrounding areas, 3pm]

At seven AM, Parley had staggered in from her ten hour flight from London, dragged her various suitcases into the guest room they had leant her, and passed out on the bed for eight hours. Now, it's mid afternoon and she is awake once more. Time to explore her new home, and possibly even some of the surrounding neighborhoods. Surely nothing can go wrong on literally her first day in America!

[That evening, video.]


Parley is wearing a domino mask and a blue and grey uniform of some kind, and speaks with a bit of a British accent.

"Tadah! It's Mystery Lass!"

She gives the screen a self-effacing grin, "Okay, so it's a pretty lame name. I'm still working on it. But they gave me this neato communicator watch, so there's no way I could resist giving it a shot! Plus I slept all day after the plane ride and I'm kinda wired right now. Who else is out there?"

Comments

video;

[atruebeoulve]

"My name is Beoulve - you are of another country, then?"
Don't. Don't mind his speech patterns.

Video

[terrorwhatflaps]

[the video screen shows a workbench littered with wires, spare parts, and various appliances already gutted for parts. the self-sure voice she hears comes from somewhere out of view, along with the muffled hiss of a soldering iron]

A fellow nocturnal networker! ... You're right, the name does need work.

[a pause as he stops what he's working on to peer at the watch, still hidden from view]

Color scheme's a little bland, but the design's not bad.

[Response by Video]

[high_on_daylight]

One of Parley's video responses comes from... A ten-year-old girl???

"Hrm... Fresh to the network. Not a terrible mask, and the colors are appropriate for your skin complexion and hair color. The name could use work. I'd have to see how good you are with your powers, but tentatively, I'd say... Six or seven out of ten."

voice

[getoutofmylab]

"Ah... Perhaps if you went with a less-common synonym for 'mystery' and did not reference your gender at all...? Th-then again, I may not be the best person to give advice on such things."

Awkward pause.

"Ah, it is nice to meet you, in any case."

Action

[camcorders]

While Parley is exploring the city, she will be approached by a young lady with a gentle smile on her face and stack of brightly-coloured fliers in her hands.

"Excuse me, Miss! If you have a moment?"

[video]

[thedarkheir]

"Well that's a relief to know I'm not the only one new to the business." A young man white hair, a domino mask, and what looks to be an old-fashioned high-collar cloak sighed in relief.

Action

[pega_pony_princess]

As Parley is wandering around, she might notice a girl with blue hair done up in pigtails trying (and failing) to open a can of soda.

The girl herself definitely notices Parley, and proceeds to get all up in her grill. (Respectfully, of course!)

"Um, excuse me? Do you know how to work this thing?"

The 'thing' in question being...a pulltop.

[distorts_space]

Yeah. Just moved here from London for training.

[distorts_space]

I'm not nocturnal, Jus' jetlagged.

Don't be hatin' on my suit, though. It is stylish as heck.

[distorts_space]

The heck is this kid's problem?

"Did you steal that watch from your father?"

[Video]

[saxappeal]

You... could probably do a little better than "Mystery Lass", kid. Unless your powers revolve around being mysterious, then you get a pass.

... do they?

Re: voice

[distorts_space]

"Hmmmm...Puzzle? Conundrum? Charade? Riddle? Enigma?

Ms. Enigma?"

She could go on, if only because she has Thesaurus.com open on her phone.

"It's not a huge rush. I'm not nearly ready to go out and fight crime yet."

[distorts_space]

Probably some petition to stop deforestation in South America but whatever. Maybe things are different here.

"Sure, what's up?"

[distorts_space]

Probably gets all the girls. Not really Parley's style.

"It's a hard gig to break into, ya' know?"

[distorts_space]

Parley backed up slightly when her grill was respectfully invaded.

"Ya don't know how to open a pull tab?"

[distorts_space]

They might be.

Let's not talk about my powers. They're also a work in progress.

[saxappeal]

[If Ben could lineface under his mask, he would. Well, he is. It's probably not just visible.]

I... what does that even mean, kid?

[distorts_space]

It MEANS I'm still in training.

[saxappeal]

Also means that you've gotta have some kinda skillset.

But hey, if you want to keep your lips shut, I'll respect that. Welcome to the Friends, either way.

[camcorders]

Tomoyo offers her a broader smile for taking the time to stop.

"From time to time, those who are new to the city--" (and who knows how she figured out you're new--) "happen to be interested in a new look. Or clothing repairs, perhaps?"

She hands over a flier. In curly, ornate writing, the words "Piffle Princess" are accompanied by a simple logo. Below a photo of a pastel-coloured storefront is a short paragraph describing comprehensive seamstress and tailoring services.

"If you find yourself in the market for something along those lines, I do hope you'll keep Piffle Princess in mind!"

[thedarkheir]

He nods in agreement. "Yea, I'm still learning what all I can do on top of it." The young man ran his fingers through his hair.

[distorts_space]

"I could say the same thing."

Granted with Parley it's less a problem of finding what she can't do as it is finding what she CAN do.

But she definitely has powers in there somewhere.

[high_on_daylight]

"Oh, they didn't tell you about the network security issues? Mind, they've improved in some ways, but I wouldn't go taking photos with you without your mask and posting them here."

... Suffice it to say, the blonde girl was, herself, wearing no mask.

Video Response

[bigshoulder_lady]

The Hunter's systems were designed so she could receive but did not transmit video. At best they'd get a static of the varia suit helmet. Still, she couldn't help but respond to the video that she had received randomly with some audio.

"I crashed landed a day ago after a few days ride, so can say I've had it a bit worse than you. I'd work on the name too. Maybe Mystery Hunter."

Though Samus couldn't be too hard on the girl. She seemed to be trying. But taking pot shots at her was easy.

[distorts_space]

"Any super hero's last line of defense is their identity."

[Said as if quoting something that was drilled into her head a thousand times.]