An interesting beginning

[Serah Velius]

Among the passengers dismbarking from one of the many air cabs in Lindblum, a young female nimbly made her way through the station. Slung over her shoulder was a simple traveler's bag and in her arms she carried a couple of books. With shoulder-length pink hair such as her's, it was rather easy for the girl to stand out in the crowd. Emerging from the station, Serah Velius shaded her eyes against the bright sun.

The fact that she had arrived in the Theater District, one of the many places Serah only dreamed of visiting in her lifetime, was reason enough for her to smile. Walking past a few workshops, Serah started to hum happily to herself. There was no question of where Serah wanted to go first - the historic theater known for being a venue for famous plays.

Further up ahead, Serah noticed a child lingering by a vendor selling fruit outside a building. Right before her eyes, the child snatched an apple from the stand...only to be caught by the vendor.

"Haven't you learned your lesson yet?" The vendor shouted as he attempted to pry the child's dirty fingers off the apple. "You pay before taking anything!"

No one else seemed to notice what was happening or they choose to ignore it. Approaching the vendor, Serah decided to speak up.

"Sir, I will pay for the apple. So, please do not raise your voice at the child."

The man scowled at Serah. "Why should I let you pay? The child won't learn anything!"

Taking out some money, Serah held it out to him, "Here, this should be enough, am I right?"
Instead of taking the money, the man slapped her hand away. It was then that Serah realized that a small crowd of onlookers had gathered to watch the scene unfold. As the man raised his hand to strike the child, Serah grabbed a hold of his arm.

"Please, sir, stop this!"

Things were definately spiraling out of control.


OCC: Hopefully, this post is okay. It's my first one!

[Garnet Til Alexandros]

Aaaaah~ It felt good to be back in Lindblum after such a long time. The great city was in much better shape than it was a few years back. If Garnet had to guess, she would say that the town had recovered one hundred and ten percent since Atomos’ attack. Seeing the city in its original hustle and bustle mood put a smile on the queen’s face. Currently, Garnet was at the air cab station, waiting to get picked up and make her way to a play that was being shown in the theater district. It had been far too long since she had left the comforts of the castle, so she figured that now would be a great time to get out and see the sun. Of course she was not abandoning her duties though. This woman was far to committed for that! She was simply putting them aside for a day…or three.

Soon, an air cab arrived at the station and hovered to a stop in front of her. As she got on, Garnet pulled the hood of her deep purple traveler’s cloak closer to her face and then sat down in a vacant seat near the back. Only after a moment of sitting there, a strange feeling crept up her spine and to the crest of her head. What’s this…? She thought rubbing the spot gingerly. Before she could even part her dark brown tresses to look at the spot in the window, the tingling sensation went away. “My head must be hurting from all the work I’ve been doing…?” With that, she dismissed the feeling completely. There wasn’t much time to think about such fleeting matters anyways; her stop was coming up.

Once she was off the cab, Garnet started up a brisk walk towards the theatre, but midway there a small crowd caught her attention.

"Please, sir, stop this!"

Looks like trouble was brewing! Every bone in Garnet’s body was telling her to keep walking, but something stronger was acting against that. Once again the tingling sensation at the top of her forehead picked up. Biting down softly on her lip, the brown eyed woman went against her instinct and walked over and pushed herself through the small crowd. A frown played on her lips once she saw what was going on.

“It would be a shame if your shop was closed due to such an incident, wouldn’t you say” Garnet lowered her deep purple hood slightly as she spoke. “I’m sure the Regent would personally come out to investigate this matter if it caught wind of it…” Her bluff was more or less serious..but whether or not the large man in front of her took it that way was a whole other story.

[Serah Velius]

Overhearing a female's voice, Serah glanced over her shoulder to see a beautiful young woman emerge from the crowd that had gathered. From the surprised looks from the people nearby, Serah assumed that the young woman was of noble status of some kind. Once again, Serah couldn't help but feel embarassed that she didn't know much of this world at all since being cooped up for most of her life.

Almost immediately, the vendor's personality changed. Bowing his head, the vendor hastily apologized for his actions. "F-Forgive me! I-I didn't mean to act the way I did..."

The vendor turned to Serah. "Please, forgive me!"

"Um...its quite alright, sir."

During all of this, the child had escaped with the apple; Serah noticed out the corner of her eye. It was then that she realized that people were beginning to whisper to one another and staring at the cloaked woman who now stood beside her.

"I can't believe the Queen of Alexandria is here of all places!"

Serah's eyes widened. Queen? The woman who intervened was not only of royalty but the famous Garnet Til Alexandros of Alexandria!

"T-Thank you very much, ma'am."

Serah bowed her head slightly to the young woman feeling ashamed for not realizing sooner that she was the queen. It was considered an honor to be in the presense of such a person.