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[littlesoul]

[The video turns on and there's River, eyes bright and grinning. She looks happy, like she wouldn't' want to be anywhere else.

Which is untrue. She would rather be with her crew but if she had to have her crew gone to have this, this peace of mind that she'd longed for, then it's...Well, not a fair trade but she hasn't quite realized that yet.

She should probably bother with some kind of an introduction but that doesn't matter. She's more excited about the new place and people and the silence. So, instead of offering up a name, a greeting or anything else, River just smiles into the camera for a moment before speaking.]

Someone should come explore with me.

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[companioning]

[It takes Inara a few moments to truly realize just who she's watching and a few more to be able to actually do anything other than stare.]

River?

[She looks around the girl, almost as though she expects to see Simon not far behind her, but... Of course he's not there.]

Mèimèi, where are you?

[littlesoul]

[River tenses when the familiar voice hits her. She didn't think she would se anyone she knows here, she assumed her crew was lost to her.

But...But...]

In the park. [She says the words slowly, uncertainly and her eyes are fixated on Inara.] Come find me?

[companioning]

[It had been entirely too long since she's seen anyone from the crew, but at the same time? It was as though no time had passed at all.

She smiles warmly as she rises to her feet, grabs her shawl and wraps it around her shoulders. She's quickly leaving her room.]

Of course, darling. I'll be there soon.

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[guidethesun]

[ Eugene tilts his head to the side, wondering why this girl seems to be smiling so...creepily? Creepily is the word bouncing upon Eugene's brain. He's tempted to ignore the video and move along, but the way she looks...so excited...reminds him of Rapunzel.

And hey. He could use more friends. ]

Do you know your way around?

[littlesoul]

[She grins more as someone responds to her and she rooks on the balls of her feet, looking quite pleased.] The park, lost in the woods.

Find me and we'll go exploring.

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[5thchild]

If you'd like, I can come.

[littlesoul]

Come [She laughs, looking quite pleased] Come and maybe we'll find something you've never seen before.

[forgetyourusedtobe]

[There's happy and then there's... Whatever this girl is right now. Needless to say, it gives Elena a mental red flag.]

Do you know where you are?

[littlesoul]

[River smiles even more, looking pleased and bouncing.[ A park. Lost in the woods in the city in the world. [She waves her words off though. Not too lost though, I can find my way back.

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[could_be_dangerous]

For what purpose?
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[littlesoul]

To learn the layout and important points of reference through the city.

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[bluespacebabe]

[To him, this seems like a legitimate, not at all sketchy kind of idea, to go exploring with a stranger.]

Sure! My name's Gil. Where would you like to go?

[littlesoul]

[She fails to see what would be odd about it. It doesn't even strike her that the random ofer to go exploring could be odd or unsettling to some.]

Anywhere I've never been. [She smiles.] I'm new.

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[livedtwice]

Explore, huh?

[He considers that for a second.]

Explore what, exactly? Not that I mind exploring, I'm only curious.

[littlesoul]

Everything. [She speaks with a clear mind and a bright happy tone to her voice. Maybe this is all a dream, maybe this is something she'll wake up from and go back to being the strange, broken girl she had been but for now, for these brief moments, she can think clearly, even if she's still not entirely right.]

I'm going to get to know the city. See what's in it, what's hiding behind the corners.

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[artifacetious]

I could use an exploration buddy.

[ And it would be nice to be around someone who's excited to be here. Claudia herself is pretty pissed off, and knows that won't help anything. ]

[littlesoul]

She's smiling, looking more pleased than she really should and nods. A part of her know she's should think of consequences of what happened, about how she'll never see her ship or her crew or her brother but it's so much easier to just be silly and play games.]

I'm in the park. Come find me, then we can see the city together.

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[madcuriosity]

I'll go exploring with you, miss!

[littlesoul]

[She spins, looking quite pleased.] Meet you at the park? We'll start from there and then get lost.

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[comeonthensexy]

[ Oh...

She's back. Properly. Except-- Well, here's the big question, as it always is when people come back: Does she remember? ]

I'll come.

[littlesoul]

[She smiles, looking quite pleased. She doesn't know him, no but he's going to join her in her explorations which is good enough for her.] Tell me where you are. We can make it a game, hide and seek. Try and find you and then go exploring.

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[valianced]

I love exploring! I don't think people do it enough. I'll come with you, if you'd like! Sometimes it's the only way to figure a place out, I think!

[littlesoul]

[River looks absolutely delighted, laughing and giving a nod of her head.] Let's play a game first. Hide and seek. Find me in the woods and we can explore from there.

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[chronologistics]

[Normally, he would text. But there's something (off?) about the single statement that leaves him wondering if she would even be able to read it.

So, she gets a lanky blonde kid wearing sunglasses.]

Okay, I'll bite. Where?

[littlesoul]

Anywhere! [She bounces on the balls of her feet, looking more than pleased at him.] Somewhere interesting, somewhere worth knowing.