1st Magicite [Visual]

[terraburning]

As the scroll turns on, it reveals a pink unicorn, her green mane pulled back in a ponytail and her ears lowered. She doesn't appear to be aware of the scroll, looking around in an extremely confused fashion.

"I...I don't understand...I was supposed to be at the Sealed Gate..."

She shrinks in on herself before continuing, calling out for her friends.

"Where are you, everyone? Edgar? Sabin? ...Locke?"

Something occurs to her then, and she stands a bit straighter as she raises her voice.

"I-is this the Esper World? My name is Terra! I was born here! Please, if you can hear my voice, answer me!"

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[terraburning]

...Dragons are much more normal than tiny, blue, not-Unicorns or weird chocobo-Unicorn hybrids. And it's not trying to chew her face off! Terra will mark this as a win for now.

"Please, sir, where is this place?"

[caelum_ignis_draconigena]

"The world is called Equestria and this is Ponyville... I'm afraid I'm not able to get any more specific than that." He gives her what he hopes is a reassuring smile. "... and please, my name is Skyfire, not sir."

[terraburning]

"I am Terra."

Slight pause.

"Terra Branford. Um...Skyfire? Would you...have seen my friends around here?"

[caelum_ignis_draconigena]

"Could you tell me their names? There are lots of ponies around... so even if I haven't, don't give up. They might be here somewhere."

He'd heard a couple of names when she'd been calling out, but better to be sure and hear them clearly.

[terraburning]

"Edgar and Sabin - they're twins, but Sabin looks like a bear. Locke...he wears a bandanna all the time...Cyan...has a mustache and a sword? Um...Setzer has silver hair and a lot of scars...oh! Mog is a moogle, and he has a really fluffy pompom!"

Downside of being in a coma for a while: your small group of friends makes new friends and you don't know them very well.

Unless they are moogles, apparently.

[caelum_ignis_draconigena]

Skyfire shakes his head a little after hearing their descriptions and sighs.

"I'm afraid not, but that doesn't mean they might not be here." He was trying to keep things positive, even if he didn't think it was likely that they were.

"... If you'd like I can show you around a little? Maybe we'll be able to spot them if they're here."

[terraburning]

"Thank you. They...should be easy to spot, I think, since they're humans."

...with the implication that she not only isn't human, but she doesn't consider her transformation to be particularly strange.

[caelum_ignis_draconigena]

Tilting his head, he decides to point out the problem with that.

"If they stayed human, perhaps. But this world doesn't have humans... They would have been transformed into something native to this world. Much like I'm assuming you have been."

She might not have been human at home, but he was betting that she hadn't been a pony either.

[terraburning]

What.

"You mean...it's because of this world I look like this?"

[caelum_ignis_draconigena]

"More like whatever brought us here. I can't even pretend to understand to explain, there are others better suited to explaining that than I am."

He gestures to himself and winces a bit as he moves wrong and a sore muscle protests.

"The body dysmorphia takes some getting used to... I had to get used to being organic for example."

[terraburning]

Organic?

...some kind of machine-dragon is not even remotely the weirdest Esper form Terra has seen, so she'll just let that pass without comment. (What is Bismark even supposed to be)

She does, however, notice the wince when Skyfire moves wrong, so...

"Are you...hurt? Cure!"

...oh, well, that sure is healing magic.

[caelum_ignis_draconigena]

Skyfire just flinches back from the sudden magic, quite startled. Whatever she did, it helped a bit... but between his size and the fact he seemed to be at least somewhat magic resistant, it didn't do as much as she'd likely hoped it would.

"I overworked myself..." He doesn't want to sound ungrateful since it did help, but... "Thank you, but you should probably ask before using magic on someone."

[terraburning]

Terra shrinks in on herself a little at that.

"I...I'm sorry...I just...I don't like it when others are hurt..."

[caelum_ignis_draconigena]

Skyfire gives her a gentle smile, feeling a fair bit better, even if he's not totally well.

"I appreciate the help, but you should always check unless you know someone well or it's a real emergency. You wouldn't want to hurt someone accidentally or get hurt yourself."

[terraburning]

She doesn't do 'accidentally' anymore.

Not that she's going to mention that.

"I'll remember that, then."

[caelum_ignis_draconigena]

"I'm just glad I've learned to suppress this forms reflexes suppressed when startled..." The thought that he could have hurt her bothers him.

"Let me treat you to a snack somewhere?" Trying to change the subject to something less awkward? Yup.

[terraburning]

There's a slight pause as Terra looks curiously up at Skyfire, weighing her options.

"I...all right?"

[caelum_ignis_draconigena]

He gives her a small smile as he starts to walk slowly, giving Terra plenty of time to walk with him.

"Sugarcube Corner has really good cupcakes..." Skyfire thought that the cupcake that Pinkie Pie had given him when he arrived had made him feel welcome, so a cupcake might make Terra feel better about being here too.

[terraburning]

"What is...a 'cupcake'?"

[caelum_ignis_draconigena]

"Have you ever had a cake before?" He wasn't surprised that she might not know what a cupcake was, he hadn't.

[terraburning]

"No."

...not much to say to that, is there?

[caelum_ignis_draconigena]

He smiles and keeps walking, pointing out a few things along the way.

"I think you'll like it. I'd never had either until I arrived here."

[terraburning]

"What is a 'cake'?"

[caelum_ignis_draconigena]

"It's... Hmmm..." He thinks for a moment. "I could list the components and chemical composition, but really, it's just something you need to try."

Once they reach Sugarcube Corner, despite his size and inability to actually fit inside the shop, he somehow manages to order her a slice of strawberry cake and a chocolate cupcake. Once they've been set down on an outside table, he gives her a grin.

"Go ahead, give them a try. That's a slice of cake, and that's a cupcake." He points to each. "They come in a lot more flavors than these two, but these seem to be popular."

[terraburning]

Red is a good color, so Terra will try the cake first.

...........oh.

Oh.