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One by one, new adventurers now arrive in the Tree. As one gain wings and rises to the second floor, another light brings in the next person. Soon, a steady stream of people from all kinds of worlds, times and realities come to join the others. Whether confused, angry, excited or scared, your arrival is welcomed with nothing but joy as the fireflies and glow worms descend to greet their new friends.

The Tree offers no explanation and no reason, but the truth is undeniable.

As you will soon realize, it isn't easy to be tiny.

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[ he's not sure why she's suddenly talking about money. so many words, so many wordsss. but, the large hand on his head knock him out of his thoughts and he ducks his chin a bit from the pressure. it...doesn't feel bad, actually? he does his best to peek out at her. ] You're not scary? [ not at all. and not yet, at least. ]

What's...shortchange? Do I need it to find the whistle?

[Just wait until she starts talking normally. That's a real barrel of words, that is. Thankfully she's got the self-awareness to try to cut back on the babbling and just ruffle Nai's hair, since he's not complaining. ...And he's kind of cute, for a kid; might as well try to be nice to him.]

Am sometimes. Is enough for most people. But, ah...[With her other hand, Chora attempts (pathetically) to muffle the sharp giggle that's bubbling up. Honestly, how sheltered is this kid? Should she even be allowed near him? Goddamn.] Sorry. Do not need anything to find whistle, bar eyes. Is not magical or anything, just...Important. Important is all.

...Really wish to help? Even though is no money in it for you when job is over?

[ his chin ducks again at the ruffling and it earns a little chuckle from him too, especially when the woman starts laughing(?) as well.

the only thing he got from that is that the whistle is important, so nai's answer is once again simple. ] Mm-hmm! I'm looking for my friends too, so I can look for the whistle too. Maybe they found it.

[Llymlaen take her, the equivalent of cluckiness for Chora is idly thinking that when Nai grows up, he's going to score. How dare he be so cute. This is ridiculous quick turn this around make this hardass again c'mon kid you can do it!!

Okay, all she succeeds in doing is making her voice sound gruffer, but she still looks like an idiot. Damn.] Friends, hm? Alright, sounds like good deal; what do friends look like? Will help look for them in turn for assistance with whistle, yes? All is even then.

Uh-- Also. Are okay with splitting up for search? Or want to stick together? [That seems like a fairly sensible and smart and totally badass thing to ask a kid, right? Hell yea it is.]

[ she also succeeds in confusing nai for a second when her voice sounds a little different, but he doesn't linger on it too long because he goes for answering her questions instead. it seems she's willing to help him too, which is great! such a nice lady. ] Let's stay together! Um, my friends are Gareki and Yogi. Gareki wears goggles and he has black hair. He's bigger than me but he's smaller than Yogi. Yogi's really big! And his hair is a pretty yellow and he has a white thing stuck on his face. [ such helpful descriptions. ]

[Ohhhhhhhhhhh this is ridiculous she doesn't like kids usually what the hell is going on she's going to sue this stupid tree for making her have to go through such emotional torture. No. No, not allowed, she can't even manage to speak without her voice breaking like she's going through puberty again.]

Gareki and Yogi...Hold. [Standing to her full height, she cups both hands around her mouth and--

--and promptly bellows at the top of her lungs.] GAREKI! YOGI!

[What a great idea that is totally unique and logical and not just annoying, yes. At least Chora seems pleased with it, given how she's just shot Nai a pleased wink and a thumbs up.] Now they know, if are here, that we look for them. Now...If are sticking together, do not want to lose each other. [There are two ways she can facilitate this; one is literally carting him about like an adorable backpack, and the other is simple hand-holding. ...Probably cooler to go with the hand-holding, right? That's what parents do to kids, so it can suffice here; out comes a huge hand, palm up and fingers wiggling expectantly.] Will search bottom floor first, and go up from there.

[ he's not sure what she's doing when it doesn't look like she's going to give him something to hold, but then she suddenly yells at full volume and successfully startles the little niji. he jumps and slams his hands to his sensitive ears, and it's only a few seconds after he's recovered and he realizes just what she was yelling.

he peeks up at her in time to see the wink and thumbs up. yogi does that sometimes, so...it's a good thing? yeah??

his hands lower but still linger at his ears when she offers her own (and a big one at that!). he does eventually take it because his idea of hand-holding is that its necessary to not be separated from his friends, and that's exactly what he wants here. no point in going together with the woman to look for everyone if he just gets lost. ] Okay...! They definitely heard you so we can find them really fast.

[The worst part is that, when Nai reacts to her yodelling in a fashion that would make normal people feel bad, she doesn't. No guilt whatsoever, just her lips twitching slightly when he finally takes her hand. She's awful. She's so unrepentantly awful.]

Good. Yelling indoors is vulgar, do not wish to do it again. [Like she normally would give a shit, but she's trying to be a good example here.

Trying, of course, because she leads him over to the Lifestream and jerks her head at the hole in the floor. Oh no, Chora...No...]

...Hold tight, alright? And keep eye out for friends; know them better than me! [OH YES TIME TO FREE FALL TO THE GROUND FLOOR]

[ he shakes his head a few times. yelling indoors is indeed not recommended. not that he ever raises his voice like that, but gareki sometimes gets in trouble for being loud when their inside the second ship.

he has to practically jog to keep up with the woman's long strides but he manages. more important now is the edge of the hole they're standing at. he looks up at her—hold tight? hold her hand tight, she means? he does just that but is quickly reaching to grab for her waist instead because— ] Uuwaaaahh!!!

[ being flung up or thrown down is not a rare experience for nai, surprisingly, but he either always has warning or is too confused to realize what's going on until after it's done. but now? he shuts his eyes and clings as dearly as he can to her as they fall. what is happening what is happening what is happening ]

[Nai you are an absolute champ and deserve twenty gold stars for even managing to keep up. Luckily, it's not so much FREE FALLING THE ENTIRE GODDAMN WAY as Chora remembering the wings thing a second after tipping over the edge. That's really handy. Very handy. With a soft fwump, hers spread out like a fuzzy parachute and she flaps frantically to keep them both aloft.

It'd be a lie to say she manages to fly, but it does significantly soften their fall into something more like a stumble.]

...Did good job hanging on. Will keep this in mind for future. [What does that even mean Chora get off the ground, stop giggling and apologise you giant shithead this is insane]

[ for some reason they don't end up crashing to the ground in what would've been an incredibly painful experience, so he peels his eyes open quickly enough to see where he's stumbling forward. not even noticing that the woman used her wings, he's still holding onto her even floor underneath him because holy wow what was that? he stares wide-eyed before him as his senses slowly come back to him. ] U-Uuu...

[Oh. Oh okay so he didn't take it over well. What kind of kid are you even, Nai? God.

At least she thinks to sit up, stop giggling, and promptly sit him as well to perform an impromptu checkover. No obvious bleeding...That's always good.]

...Sorry. Are okay? Did not mean to upset you with jumping, and would not have let harm come to you. Am very cushiony. [Chora what-- Ugh. And now she's hesitantly feeling at his forehead and cheeks to make sure nothing important's broken.

What a hot mess.] Can sit here if do not feel well?

[ *even with the floor underneath him

he stands still as she checks him over but jumps a little in surprise when she's suddenly putting her hands to his face. what's this?? feeling a little calmer down that he's steady and it's clear there won't be any more falling, he shakes his head a bit. ] I-I'm okay! I was really surprised... Flying up is fun but falling down is scary. You were holding me but no one was holding you so I thought you would get hurt if you fell like that.

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[Just wait it gets worse she's going to try to pry her fingers into his mouth and count his teeth. Teeth are important, after all. Is he still at the age where they fall? This responsibility thing is so hard and dumb!]

...You were holding me, yes? Is good enough for me; am big girl anyroad, and can handle big falls.

Practicing flying up and down cannot hurt, however. But this can wait 'til later. First is searching! [And with a sharp 'hup', Chora gently pulls her hands free and gets to her feet, shaking off like an oversized dog. With wings.] All feels in place, after all.

—!! [ along with some muffled sounds of surprise, nai can only stand there as the woman suddenly shoves her fingers into his mouth. no one has ever done this to him before what is this what is happening oh god

but she does eventually remove them so nai just stares up at her, eyes frozen wide. anyway...she does make some sense there. he was holding her, so it should be okay. yeah. after she shakes herself off, he decides the best thing to do is copy her! so after he shakes himself and gets past that moment of confusion, he answers: ] Yeah, searching...!

[ nai whirls around. where to start, where to start... ]

[One day, Chora will learn that kids are not the same as Chocobos and you can't just go with 'inspection' through manhandling. One day. Eventually.

Of course, today is not that day. After muffling a short chuckle at his shaking and whirling, she plops a hand on Nai's head and ruffles, before craning her neck to see if anyone else is on this floor with them. Alas, no one here to save him from another tooth inspection.]

...No one matching friends' description 'round here, far as I can see. Might be up where food is; seems to be where most are gathering. You search one side of room for whistle, I search other, and we meet in the middle. This alright?

[...It's pointless to ask for his opinion when she's already drifted off, though. What a ditz.]

[ he squeaks in surprise when he feels her hand again, along with a familiar rubbing sensation. it's not terrible, but her hand is huge and it kind of rocks his head back and forth. eh, still not terrible, though now his hair is going off in all directions. sorry hair. ]

The food... [ yeah, that might be it. gareki always eats a lot when he can, and yogi loves his sweets. but right now, a whistle must be found! he nods eagerly, even when she's already walking off. ] Okay!

[ he gets busy with searching his side of the room, getting on all fours at one point to check the nooks and crannies of the floor. he finds a whole assortment of interesting things, like pieces of old leaves and crumbs the size of his head, but nothing resembling his mental image of a whistle. he frowns. that's no good. when he returns to the room's center, he looks apologetic. ] I couldn't find it...

[If the slight ruckus on Chora's side of the room is anything to go by, she only found mildly interesting pieces of wood and whatnot as well. She doesn't seem too perturbed by their mutual failure though, thankfully.]
Do not apologise; if is not here, is not here! Looked like you were searching very hard on my behalf. [And that's kind of touching, really.] As thanks, will make ascent much more pleasant than descent. Hang on tight, and will try to use these wings for gods-given purpose, haha--

[Instead of the ever-so-slightly worried smile on her face, there's now a frown directed right at Nai (or more specifically, the number she's done on his hair).] ...First thing first. [After all, if there's anyone who knows how to do a quick fix on wild hair, it's Chora; she has the natural gift of a naturally frizzy, coarse head of hair. ...Unfortunately, it's not a pretty quick fix; she spits into one hand, before proceeding to smooth it down through his hair.

Oh my god.]

[ he's still a little down, but she doesn't seem too upset about it so he's ready to go again. they'll definitely find it! while the words 'ascent' and 'descent' are a bit too advanced for him, he does get the gist of it when she starts talking about her wings. oh...w-well, he can handle another jump like that. probably.

now he watches her curiously before letting out a startled gasp as her hand once again clamps down on his head, and this time in a slightly rougher fashion. oh?? fortunately (or unfortunately), the implications of her rubbing her spit in his hair are lost on him, so he's just very confused now. ] A-Ah! [ he'll just. stand here obediently until she's done. ] Um... [ wait. ] Are we taking a bath?

[ she's cleaning his hair right?? but you need a bathtub for that... ]

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