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Are you alright?

[Mari brings her hands down, and starts to take a deep breath as she overhears the woman's concern.]

No. I'm...

[She sure doesn't sound alright, and has to pause. How could one simplify all the big troubles and distressing thoughts she's having? She could try to at least begin.]

I'm in over my head. Big time...

[It'll be tough, trying to explain her really complicated situation to a stranger.]

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It’s alright.

[The other woman is calm and seems open to listening, helping if she can]

I’m very sorry for whatever you’re going through, how are you over your head, if you don’t mind talking to a stranger about it?

[A calmer person's presence may help prevent her from getting worked up and going into an anxiety attack.

Part of herself begins to regret this, but...]

I'll try to explain. Bit by bit. I think I'll have to back up, and go over things that happened before it started getting so... messed up.

[She doesn't want to assume, but knows the problems she's been dealing with aren't the kind that most people go through.]

It’s okay, I’ve got time. Would you like a bottle of water?

[She’s so calm about all of this! And really is ready to listen, offering her a bottle of water]

My name is Cassie, it’s nice to meet you.

I'll try not to take up too much of your time.

[At least the lady's very calm for now. And that's very good. Respectfully, Mari will be gradual in the explaining. Other-worldly matters do tend to get overwhelming for those who aren't familiar with them. She'd know this too well from her past experiences.]

...Maybe I'll need that, for a bit later. My name's Mari. [She manages to smile a little.] Thanks.

[From the get-go, she's predicting her throat and tongue may dry up after a certain amount of talking over really stressful and frightening things.

An idle thought crosses her mind just after the kind woman introduces herself. Cassie. One of my missing friends--his girlfriend goes by the same name... She's of the same ethnicity, too. Mari silently wonders if this is another one of those time-line things that is happening right now. This Cassie appears to be much older.

Mari knows she'll find out who this is for sure as they'll talk.]

[[ ooc: Jake Berenson's girlfriend to ex-girlfriend's name is Cassie, and she is African American. They're two of a small group of teenagers who have the ability to transform into any animal they touch.

Mari might very vaguely mention them later, without saying any of their names. ]]

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Take as much time as you need, I have a free day today.

[oh cool! This Cassie can talk to animals, but I haven’t had her transform into any. She also lived in southern Maryland for a few years!]

[Really? She can't be sure if this Cassie would be around for that long...]

Okay.

[Mari will proceed to start talking about how not normal her life has been--all over again--over the past two weeks.]

What I'm going through lately has been so crazy, complicated, and stressful. It's not my first round, when it comes to anything other-worldly.

Figured I'd say that, and maybe summarize over that a bit before going over my more current situation.

[[Interesting! Mari's old neighborhood, on her Earth world, has been in the southern MD area. Her parents and a close family friend still live over there. She moved out and bought herself an apartment and worked as a diner waitress, months prior to her world displacement.]]

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[she seems to be honest!]

I’m familiar with other worldly, so that’s fine with me. I’m sorry that whatever is happing is so stressful.

[Mari looks very surprised to hear this.]

You are? How, if you don't mind my asking?

That would be a very long story, one that I still do not have all of the answers to. I can... understand animals, among other things. Some of the things scary so I’m learning to understand them and control what I can.

[Cassie answers slowly and carefully, making sure her words are just right]

You can hear animals talk?

Huh. Can't say I'm new to that. I mean, Nanaki, that I knew for a brief time, was this big red cat who spoke like you and I can. [Shrug.] Not that I'd understand how, or why--but he talked. And he was nice.

[Her curious smile soon shifted to a mixture of concern and seriousness.] What scary things?

Yes, and I can talk back to them, I always have. Sometimes they will help me if I ask. My cousin calls me Cinderella sometimes. [cassie smiles to herself a moment] Did Nanaki talk to just you, or to anyone?

Oh, you need not worry, I’m fine. It’s just a really long story, and I’d rather help you if I can.

[She's not convinced, but will go with it anyway... One thing at a time. Starting with replying to her question about the friendly and well spoken big red cat from 7th Gaia.]

Nanaki could talk to anyone. He's one of many friends I made, who came from other worlds and showed up in mind--so bizarrely at first. My parents and close friends from home along with me were trying to help them out, and figure out just what was going on.

And then... they showed up.

[Those damn creeps. Mari grips the water bottle a bit firmly.]

The Mind Wraiths, or, that's what they called themselves around my friends. I've never really seen them, but we always suspected that one gave me that disturbing nightmare the one time, and that was it. It's not like they were forthcoming on whatever the hell it was they wanted.

[She sighs, and doesn't let herself sound too irritated about this.]

They're these ghostly beings with really scary powers. They're the ones who can bring anyone from wherever to anywhere they wish... and make them disappear, too.

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