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[protosshaze]

Who: Sophie and YOU?
What: arriving in an unconventional way
When: right now
Where: the castle gardens
Rating: It's Sophie. It will very unlikely go above G. Welcome for either prose or actionspam

Sophie's eyes were closed at first, but the place where she was sleeping started to feel harder under her back. She could hear the soft trickling of water nearby. Water..? But why would water be indoors? Her eyes slid open.

She wasn't indoors at all. She was outside lying on her back. The smell of the grass and flowers tickled her nose. How did she get out here? She couldn't remember. Sophie puzzled over this while still lying on her back.

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[not_mafia]

The staring makes him slightly nervous, but he relaxes when she moves her attention to the flowers around her.

"Huh? Uh, no. I don't think it really belongs to anyone."

[protosshaze]

Sophie thought about this for a moment. "But who takes care of the flowers?"

[not_mafia]

"Some of the other residents do, I think. And probably the ghosts as well."

[protosshaze]

"What's a ghost?" Sophie asked. She was fairly sure this subject never came up among her friends.

[not_mafia]

Well, that definitely throws Tsuna for a loop. It's clear to him that she's new to the castle now, but he's never met someone unfamiliar with ghosts.

"Uh.. well, they're..." How do you explain what a ghost is, anyway? ... well, there was certainly one surefire way to do it. "I suppose I could show you..."

[protosshaze]

If Tsuna stuck with this girl long enough, he would see there were a lot of things she was unfamiliar with. Hearing that he was going to show her a gost sparked a smile, and she raised up her hand just like she saw Pascal do once.

"Okay! I will go with you."

[not_mafia]

Tsuna nods.

"By the way, I'm Tsuna. It's nice to meet you."

He holds his hand out for a handshake.

[protosshaze]

"Hello, Tsuna." She took his hand in hers. "My name is Sophie." She bowed for good measure, not sure which way of greeting was best.

[not_mafia]

Tsuna blinks, then bows a little at the shoulder uncertainly.

As he leads her towards the castle: "So, I'm guessing you just got here then, Sophie-san?"

[protosshaze]

"Yes, I think so." She wasn't sure where she was, exactly, but she did know it wasn't home. "Where are we?"

I had a feeling this tag got away from me

[not_mafia]

"This castle is called Paradisa. Everyone who lives here got taken from their home, just like you have."

[protosshaze]

"Paradisa?" She never heard of the place. It wasn't anywhere on Ephenia or Fodra. "You were taken away too?"

[not_mafia]

"Yeah, that's right. Nobody's sure how to get home, either... so we're stuck here until the castle sends us back."

[protosshaze]

Sophie thought of Asbel, and how upset he would be when he saw that she was gone. "What about my friends?"

[not_mafia]

"Your friends will be fine. Time is supposed to stop wherever you've left. So when you go back, it'll be like nothing happened."

Tsuna walks in through the front doors, jumping a little when he sees a ghost taking care of a pot that someone had broken.

"Ah, well... there's your ghost."

[protosshaze]

"Okay, that's good." She was taking all of this very well. When she saw the ghost her mouth opened to a surprised "O". She wasn't sure if she was supposed to fight it, but it didn't attack so maybe it wasn't dangerous.

"Hello, mister ghost," she greeted the thing.

[not_mafia]

Tsuna watches as it finishes cleaning and goes off into the castle.

"Yeah, I don't think they talk much. ... if at all."

[protosshaze]

"They don't talk?" She turned to the boy inquisitively. "Why not?"

[not_mafia]

"Um... that's... a good question."

The ghost he saw at home was very capable of speech, after all.

After a moment, he shrugs. "I'm not really sure."

[protosshaze]

Sophie watched a ghost float by with interest. Maybe they were just shy? She didn't speak very much at first, either, but she warmed up over time.

"Hello," she said to the ghosts. And got no response, of course. But at least she tried.

[not_mafia]

Tsuna had to giggle a little at that.

"Well, don't worry. There's plenty of people to talk to here."

[protosshaze]

"Is there a king?" Sophie asked.

[not_mafia]

"No, there isn't any sort of ruler here. ... well, not one in charge of this place, anyway."

[protosshaze]

So this was a castle without a king? She didn't realize such a thing was possible. "Did the king in charge die?" she asked.

[not_mafia]

"I don't think this castle ever had a king. It's supposed to be sentient, so I doubt it'd let anyone rule over it," Tsuna explains.