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fruits basket - tohru honda

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[Option A - Action]
[There's a petite girl by the fountain, happily speaking to passerby. Otherwise, when she thinks no one notices, she looks a little down or overwhelmed. In her hands is a device, and as soon as someone gets close enough, she asks if it's their device. If they dropped it. Or maybe there's a lost and found she could turn it over to?]

[Option B - Video Post]
[Unlike some people, Tohru didn't immediately post to the network after arriving. It was a couple hours later. She's still by the fountain, where she arrived, happily giving a smile.]

So this is how it works? Recording.... But is it recording video or voice? It doesn't say. I thought I pressed video. So I hope I did it right and this is showing up! [Bright cheery smile!]

Hello. My name is Tohru Honda. I'd like to know where I am so I can find my way home. I was on a school trip with my friends, and they might worry if I don't get back soon. [And Kyo.... Would Kyo worry? For just a moment she might not beam so brightly, but the expression is quickly gone. Not many would know her well enough to catch it, either.]

Also, I really hope this didn't end up in my possession by mistake. A kind person told me it was mine, but I don't recall ever buying anything like this. So if this electronic thing is yours, [she can't show it, though she does shake the device a little, then bows, apologetic, not quite so smiley anymore] I didn't mean to take it, and I'm very sorry!

I hope I didn't take up too much time! And thank you for any information you can spare.

Good day.

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A garden! [She might want to see that. And a large library, just because it sounds neat.]

But that's.... [Thrown, again. There were manners, and then there was being considerate of another's wish.] Okay. Jinora, then.

You could show me some of these things, if that would be alright? I wouldn't want to take up your time.

You're not taking up time. I was on my way to the garden to meditate.

[and then, concerned] Do you have anywhere to live?

I don't know how to meditate. But I would like to see the garden, if you don't mind.

[Tohru shakes her head to that, a little worry developing.] We need to find a place? I'm sure I can find something.

I promise I don't mind. Are you warm enough to be outside?

[She frowns. The idea of people being alone when they don't have a home or family doesn't set well.] I can ask Korra if you can stay with us.

[She hadn't really noticed the cold, so intent on her new surroundings and the people, but it's bound to catch up with her. She was not dressed for this - back home had been pretty mild.]

I'm fine. [Even if she got cold, she would try to hide it. She didn't have a lot of money on her.]

Oh! No, I wouldn't want to impose, or anything like that. I'm sure I'll find a place. [Big smile. No, she's really not sure. But it can't be that hard, right?]

[Jinora is a clever girl and, with so much practice taking care of her two younger siblings, more practical and sensible than many ten year-olds. She thinks Tohru needs a coat and that's that.]

It's easy to get a coat. Mine's from the Welcome Center; I get to use it until I can get my own. [She takes Tohru's hand and heads for the Center.]

You wouldn't be imposing. Korra's apartment is too big for just us.

[A Welcome Come center? How hadn't she noticed that? Probably too busy freaking out internally.] What else is at the Welcome Center? Do I need to pay? I have a little money.

[She holds Jinora's hand in return - it makes her miss Kisa, having a younger person around. Kisa's about the same age, too.]

But...I really couldn't just do that. I'm sure with the money on me I could find something for one night. And then.... How long do people usually stay here?

There's food, and the lady who owns it has somewhere for kids to stay. You don't need to pay, and the money here isn't like anything I've ever seen.

[The Center is just across the Square, so it only takes a moment to get there. Jinora holds the door open. There's no one inside.]

Why couldn't you? [She goes to a box near the door; it's full of jackets.] I don't know. Korra has been here for five months.

It is a different place...so the currency might be different, right? I've never seen different money, before. And I'm not really a kid. [17 doesn't really count. Even then, she's used to working.]

Well, it just seems rude. I don't even know Miss Korra. Or is Korra a Mister? [Tohru finds a jacket for herself. A nice fit!]

How old are you? [Jinora has a skewed perspective of age, mostly due to a lack of other kids who aren't her siblings.]

Korra's a miss, but she wouldn't like being called Miss Korra.

Seventeen. I was working and going to school, back home. [Warm smile. She does feel better in a coat.]

Oh! She's just Korra, then? Is that okay? I wouldn't want to offend her. [Even though she hasn't even met her, yet.]

You're the same age as Korra! Did you go to a school with other kids?

[Satisfied that no one will be freezing to death, Jinora ushers Tohru out of the Center and leads her towards the garden.]

Korra's hard to offend. She'll like you.

Yes, I did. Did you go to school, back home?

[Tohru allows herself to be taken, eagerly. She stares in wonder at everything they pass by. There's so much she needs to learn now that she's here.]

It sounds like Korra is a nice person. I can't wait to meet her!

Not exactly. My dad teaches me and my brother and sister.

[The City is different from anywhere else thanks to all of the different worlds that have combined to create it; there's something to see in every direction.]

She is, and she's cool, too. If my parents were here, they would never let me go outside alone.

Oh? You're homeschooled? I've always wondered what that would be like.

[She takes it all in, until the difference of Korra and Jinora's parents comes up.] Why not? Is your world very dangerous?

You don't meet very many people.

Some of the Equalists are dangerous, but I can take care of myself. Dad worries too much.

[Her network device buzzes and it takes her a second to realize it's her phone.] It's Korra. I'll ask her if you can stay with us.

Equalists? [She asks that quietly as Jinora moves over to her conversation with Korra.]

It's okay if she says no. And guy offered.

It's a long story.

[She wrinkles her nose at the thought of Tohru staying with a man--it's a little weird for boys and girls to sleep in the same place--but, for the moment, talks to Korra.

At least until she turns the phone towards Tohru so Korra can see her.]

Then maybe you can tell it later?

[For Tohru, that's nothing. She was already living with men back home, after all. But if Korra says yes, there's no reason for it to be an issue.]

[Shyly, Tohru waves to Korra.] Hello, M- [quickly remembering to drop the Miss] Korra.

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