[GP/EP] Check-In Day

[st_oriedqueen]

Why Caroline had needed her to help with Check-In Day she hadn't bothered to say. Just, "you said you'd help," and when Regina protested she wasn't good with people, "aren't you a Queen or a Mayor or something?" complete with shooing gestures. While Regina found Caroline more exasperating the terrifying, she did have a point.

So Regina suited up--literally, gathered her files and folders, coffee mug, pens and pocketed the wooden carving of Henry/Roland Robin had made for her, then headed for the cafe. If, polished and politic and patently Busy, she didn't offer newcomers the brightest or warmest smile when they arrived, it was nevertheless confident and quite possibly reassuring.

Caroline did friendly. Regina...did knowledgeable and polite. Dot and Ignis had been asked to provide finger food on catering trays. The still-grieving Miss Pryde had been tasked with samovars of tea and coffee and ice chest of soda and beer. Caroline's welcome baskets sat on the table beside Regina's for easy access. And though she didn't when she was alone in the office, Regina spent the magic to fix her eyesight so she didn't put glasses between her and new arrivals.

Madame Mayor was in.

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Re: Sora - Assigned Threads

[st_abby]

That startled a genuine chuckle out of Vax, his dark eyes brightening. "He's stuffy enough for it," Vax had to admit. "But he might surprise you. He helped me chuck in one of our other friends. A very grumpy one." Not that he was going to elaborate for the boy that they had been sloppy drunk and trying to distract from his own heartache.

"Our building is back this way," he waved them on. "...I know this is all a lot to take in. But is there anything special you're wanting to know already?"

Re: Sora - Assigned Threads

[st_rongheart]

"No, I'm good." Sora was looking around with interest rather than any sign that strangeness was catching up with him at all. "It's not really as much as you think, you know? Remember, I'm used to going to different worlds." He was also used to being able to leave again, but... eh, it'd be okay. Everything would always be okay.

Re: Sora - Assigned Threads

[st_abby]

He wasn't sure it was strictly healthy for someone to be so flip about their predicament, but he wasn't going to try and force the issue either - so Vax led him around to the farthest residential building and showed Sora inside. "Okay, well - should you need anything, most people here are friendly. And the ones that aren't might growl at you, but it's safe enough. The spirit staff like Darryl there at the front desk mostly waver about at their chores. They'll keep you in towels and cook you chicken, but they're not much more useful than that."

Re: Sora - Assigned Threads

[st_rongheart]

"I'm a vegetarian, I don't eat chicken." Too close to duck for him to be comfortable. And then a lot of his other friends... well, there were too many animals for meat to ever be appetizing to Sora anymore. "But the towels are good! And hey, if you want to catch up with your friend or anything I'm sure I can find my way from here?"

Re: Sora - Assigned Threads

[st_abby]

"You seem used to taking care of yourself," Vax noted at that. He glanced over at the stairs - it was just a couple of flights up, and the rooms were neatly marked, so Sora should be able to make his way alright.

"Those key cards from the front desk can be a bit of a trick," he thought to mention. For people from a world like his, at any rate. "Have you ever used such a thing?"

Re: Sora - Assigned Threads

[st_rongheart]

"Keycards? Oh, yeah." And even if he hadn't, he could probably use the Keyblade to lock and unlock the door, so it was all good. "I'm fine. I'm sure of it."

Re: Sora - Assigned Threads

[st_abby]

The boy was clearly dying to explore, and Vax couldn't say he blamed him, if he wasn't going to let his current circumstances dampen his spirit.

Vax'ildan just shook his head at him incredulously, a bit of an amused smile at his lips. "You'd better get on with it, then," he excused Sora, turning to leave in kind. "But should you need anything... Bother a grown-up."

Re: Sora - Assigned Threads

[st_rongheart]

Sora just laughed and waved on his way (almost a dead run) up the stairs. Whether it was acknowledgement or laughing at what he thought was a joke was impossible to tell.