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[The video feed starts with a lovely view of... something. Blurs? Accompanied by an exclamation, "ah!", and a loud noise upon contact with what can only be assumed as the floor. You are picked up and rubbed and a few seconds later, have an actual view of somebody's face. It's a young girl, grimacing. She takes a few steps back, turns, and bows deeply before you.]

I'm Hanaori Kotoha. Um...

I'm not sure...

[Maybe it would've been a good idea to think about what she was going to say before she actually started this thing up. She laughs nervously.]

I asked questions, but... Sorry for not preparing!

[Probably not the right ones. She had asked the man about the Gedoushuu, about her friends, about where she was, but she hadn't asked any of the practical questions like where she was going to stay or how to get there.

She bows her head quickly in another apologetic gesture. Maybe she could still go back and find that man? Ask him where she would go now and how to get there? Perhaps she would receive replies from people via this orb contraption. She tried to think of it as a phone.]

I'm a knight, so I look forward to working with you all.

I'll try my best!

[She clasps her hands together and to her chest and nods in determination.]

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Oh! Hello! I'm Rapunzel, it's nice to meet you!

Rapunzel? Ah, your hair is so long!

[She touches the ends of her own hair for comparison and spends a few seconds wondering how that's possible.]

O-oh, um -- yes! It is.

[ tucking it away now ]

Are you new? Here, I mean. Did you just arrive?

It's beautiful!

[She smiles widely, still enamoured with this long blonde hair, before nodding.]

Yes I am, but I didn't really ask the man the right questions so I'm not really sure what to do now...

[She trails off, looking around.]

[ Rapunzel puzzles over that for a moment. The term she’d used – ‘knight’ – didn’t ring too many bells but it seemed like a very important title. ]

Well, what did you ask him? I didn’t ask him many of the right questions. I learned…what little I know from other people here!

About the Gedoushuu from home, my sister and my friends. Everyone will be worrying!

[For the first time, she allows herself to look saddened by her present circumstances, before remembering that she could still be seen by others with these orbs.]

Um, sorry but do you know where I can find the other people? There are some here but...

[The people she was currently seeing didn't really look very welcoming. They were just looking at her indifferently as they walked by and went about their business - she didn't really feel too enthused by the prospect of asking them for help.]

The – what?

[ Rapunzel looks puzzled, then panicky. ]

Oh! Don’t be sad, it’s really not so bad here, I promise! The people are friendly enough, you’ll see! [ you’re a knight? Watch out for them random marriage proposals ]

And – there’s more of us here. Sometimes, I don’t think they pay attention to their orbs. It’s alright, you’ll see!

[Of course nobody here would know about the Gedoushuu. As if she hadn't been chastising herself enough since she got here!]

Ah, they're the monsters from home. I'm a Samurai Sentai Shinkenger and we're always fighting them. The man said I was a knight because of that.

[She was the youngest Shinkenger and while they needed her to complete their team, they could probably manage a lot better without her than they could without anybody else like Genta or Ryuunosuke, and she didn't even want to think about how their situation would be if Takeru was in her place. She snaps back to reality upon hearing Rapunzel's panicked tone and shakes her head with a smile.]

No, I'm glad it's me here instead of any of my friends. Are you here alone too?

Oh! Well, that absolutely makes sense then.

[ she nods, as if that just explains it all. The terms – kind of make her eyes glaze over a little bit, the words are so incredibly foreign that her mind cannot hope to process – but she tries, because she loves to learn and loves to hear about places that are not her home. ]

Alone? Well – kind of. Flynn isn’t here- [ because he is ‘Flynn’ and not ‘Eugene’ and if she went around telling people his real name and he appeared that would be a breach of trust wouldn’t it ] - but Pascal is!

[ as if on cue, the little chameleon appears atop her head and squeaks indignantly at the orb. ]

Pascal, meet my new friend…umm…what – what’s your name again?

[At least something was making sense around here and that was enough to lift her spirits a little. And consider her spirits well and truly soaring both upon seeing Pascal and being called a friend, and so soon! Maybe it wasn't so bad here after all!]

Ah! So cute~!

[She almost found herself outstretching her hand to touch it but of course. She shrunk back. These orbs would take some time to get used to. She just had to hope that her smile and words conveyed her message properly, it all felt so strange. She bows again.]

My name is Kotoha! Nice to meet you.

Isn't he?

[ Rapunzel has to giggle - Pascal certainly does win over most people. Save Flynn, but that's just Flynn. ]

I'm Rapunzel! It's very nice to meet you, Kotoha. [ Rapunzel grins at her over the orb, and Pascal...gives some equivalent of what could be a smile. ]

[She's nodding fervently, all the while grinning widely at them both. Pascal reminded her a little of her own Saru origami whenever she chose to animate it, or Genta's origami in their tanks. It wasn't the same but it was familiar enough to make her smile that little bit more. She bows again.]

It's so nice to have a friend so soon!

I know it can be scary when you arrive - but trust me, you aren't alone!

[ she smiles encouragingly ]

It'll be alright, really!

Ah, thank you! Maybe we can eat together one day!

Of course! That would be wonderful!

Great! I'm not very good at cooking though...

[She's kind of sad about this, but she'll more than happily try anything for you if you want!]

Oh, that's all right! I'm a really good cook.

Great! I can't wait, Rapunzel-san!

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