one. you lost me there in the open road

[rattusinfidus]

[accidental video]
[Peter is not panicking.]

[Really, he's not, because panic was over about five minutes ago when he Apparated into this strange place and he immediately scrambled to hide. He was supposed to be in a suburb. This is clearly not a suburb. This is--somewhere else, and he can't quite tell what the dominant accent is but if he's managed to accidentally get himself to another country he knows James is going to laugh at him forever.]

[He hopes it isn't Australia. If it has to be anywhere that's not the UK, he hopes it's not Australia. They have deadly jellyfish and dingoes and Australians in Australia.]

[No, Peter isn't panicked. Peter is so horrified he's giddy; he keeps suppressing the insane urge to laugh, because what else could go wrong?]

You are an idiot, Peter.

[He presses his hands over his face and then--curls up in a ball, his wand clutched tightly in his hand as he huddles miserably over his knees. Hello, City. There is a short blond young wizard, by the name of Pettigrew, of twenty years age and an evident unawareness of the camera at his feet.]

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[primrosella]

Oh, no, you're not at all! Goodness, I remember how hard it is, getting things settled and all, and with everything so strange, besides! Really, we'll be more than happy to have you.

[rattusinfidus]

[Fleetingly, Peter thinks how pretty she is.]

I'm a good housekeeper. I can clean up everything, always. I'd--like that. I like being useful.

[So much blushing.]

[primrosella]

[Oh, Peter, you're going to get along so well with Rosella; the remark gets a fond smile out of her.]

Do you? You know, I said very nearly the same thing to my best friend on the day I arrived here, too. He let me come stay in the Warehouse, and I said I'd cook and clean in exchange. But really, you're quite welcome, and please don't think you can't stay if you don't help keep things up, but we'll certainly be glad for it if you do.

And before I forget to say so properly--hello, I'm Rosella, and it's very nice to meet you.

[rattusinfidus]

Hello, Rosella.

[The blushing is not ceasing, but Peter isn't ashamed of it. A pretty girl like this deserves blushing, particularly with her manners, and sometimes Peter likes to pretend he lives in a fairy tale. Not at the moment, really, but Rosella makes him want to be brave.]

It's very nice to meet you too, and--honestly, I like being domestic. It might not be very manly, but--I like it. [HIS WHOLE FACE IS A TOMATO.]

[primrosella]

[He won't have to pretend for very much longer, once he finds out he's going to be living with a bona fide princess from a world comprised of fairy tales.]

Well, good, you ought to do what you like! And I'll certainly appreciate it, too, no matter what anyone says about it being manly or not.

[SON YOU LOOK LIKE YOU BELONG IN A SALAD ARE YOU OKAY.]

Let me see, though. You don't look as though you fell into the fountain, so you're already a bit better off than when I was on my first day. What about something to eat, are you hungry? Do you like chocolate-chip cookies?

[rattusinfidus]

[Oh god such fidgeting forever. YES COOKIES.] I didn't fall into anything, but--mostly on accident. [Peter refuses to take uncalled for credit.]

I'd--like cookies very much, please. [WHOLE FACE. BOILING.]

[primrosella]

Oh, good, I'm so glad, Miss Saya never eats them and I'm really a bit awful at only making enough for just one person, so.

[She would comment on the redness of his face but it's really not polite to mention when someone looks like their head is about to explode from too much blood accumulating in it. Royal decorum never covered this.]

And we'll have a room ready for you, of course, and something to eat, and I'm sure something of Sam's will fit you, so that settles that, too. Do you know how to find the Warehouse?

[rattusinfidus]

Not at all.

[HIS FACE--no, Peter is capable of calming down a bit, and it isn't like Rosella is some horribly discouraging person. He feels rather comfortable about her, as a matter of fact, and he's smart enough to be grateful that she's making this effort.]

But if you give me directions I'm sure I can figure it out. And thank you.

[primrosella]

Well, you see, the whole center of the City is set up a bit like a clock, with the Carousel in the middle and twelve tall buildings all around it like the numbers on a clock face. And then of course there are other buildings, besides, but that does tend to be the easiest way to get one's bearings, in the beginning. The simplest thing to do is to find the south part of the Fountain and then face north--that is, toward the Carousel, because that's directly north of the Fountain--and then head due east from there. That way, you'll run into Building 3, and then the Warehouse is a short way beyond it.