aterat | INTRO ~ FIRST MEMORY

Who; Naminé & OPEN
What; Wandering around the city.
Where; Around the city.
When; Late November
Warnings; N/A

It was all explained but it didn't feel like enough. A portal from her world to this world but why had it just been her? Riku had come to get her, he'd been there with her… reaching out to take her hand. The way he had to Sora many times throughout his memories.

Naminé clutched her palms to her chest, the blue bag she'd been given dangling against her stomach as she walked. She wasn't alone here but there was so much that she didn't understand or know. Who would answer her? What kind of world was this? It wasn't like Travers Town or Radiant Garden but it was similar in many ways. Was there magic here?

The questions were consistent and overwhelming and she didn't have an answer.

More of this world and her new life here was explained to her but she still felt awkward. She wandered through the city with no destination in mind. There was so much to see but her simple white dress wasn't warm enough as fall turned to winter. She stopped in the middle of the street and looked up at the sky.

"It's so blue." She shivered. "Cold..."

Her arms wrapped around her torso as she looked for a building that might provide her some warmth. She wasn't paying attention to where she was going, only that she wanted to warm up.

Bodies were so strange...

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"Are you sure?" Naminé glanced around the little shop. She knew that she needed something warm to wear but she had taken so much of Ignis's kindness. Perhaps she could save up and help pay for the clothes.

With that thought in mind, she walked over to a white coat, decorated with a lacy blue design down its front. "Would this be okay?" The seamstress walked over and took the coat down for Naminé urging her to try it on and make sure it fit.

It was perfect and Naminé spun a bit, a smile on her face as she looked up at Ignis. She really liked the jacket.

"I insist." Ignis replied with a nod. This was what needed to happen and so he sat back down, waiting patiently. And this was the man who would sit here all damn night if that's what it took.

So the seamstress went over and assisted Namine with getting the coat on which made him smile after her little twirl. "That looks quite lovely on you."

"I believe that will be coming home with us." he said to the seamstress. He got up and nodded. "Give me a moment to make sure we can properly take that home."

And that's when he paid for the coat and the custom made clothing that would be arriving in brown wrapped parcel paper in about four days according to the seamstress.

After thanking them for their time, he smiled at the blonde girl. "Let's go home shall we?"

Naminé wanted to pay for some of her clothes but Ignis had done so before she noticed. "Oh. Yes." She bowed politely to the seamstress as a warm smile spread over her lips. "Thank you very much."

The coat was cute but warm and while her legs were still bear, the woman gave her an old pair of boots that Naminé could wear until winters end. They didn't sell shoes but the older woman had a few of her own boots that she didn't wear too often and it would keep Naminés toes warm.

"And thank you Ignis." She spoke as they left the shop. "Can I make it up to you somehow? I only have the money that I was given but I can pay you back." He had already said no but that's when he'd only been buying her a jacket, this felt like too much.

Ignis shook his head with a small smile as they left the shop. "No, you'll find that I don't require repayment. As it stands you can call them gifts, or as I would say they're more like necessities especially with the colder weather coming in."

Really he just wanted to help in this particular situation because helping others was important. The coin they were given was adequate in small doses but if one required an entire wardrobe it wouldn't quite cut it.

And then as they walked, there were always the children of the world here, reminding him of how much help was needed everywhere.

Naminé's lips pressed into a frown. "What about a trade?" She asked carefully. "I could draw something for you." She had planned to use the munny that she'd been given to purchase art supplies anyway and she wanted to repay Ignis's kindness. She didn't know how much it had truly costed him but it felt like a fairly healthy sum.

She smiled up at him, her fingers lacing together in front of her as she spoke. "What would you like me to draw? I can draw you or a place, if you can describe it to me."

At first Ignis was going to gently refuse again. But then he thought of something. "Can you draw people?" He wasn't sure if this was something Namine could do or not and if not it was fine. But the advisor himself couldn't do it and so he thought to ask.

But how to phrase the relationship. He knew what he wanted to say but it wasn't accurate so he couldn't, especially in case it got back to the man even if it might not have the adverse effect he feared it might. Better to be safe than sorry.

"The gentleman I live with is named Nida. If you can draw people, whenever you two meet, you can draw him if it's not too much trouble." It it was, Ignis would withdraw the request quick.

Naminé inclined her head in an excited nod. "Yes. I can. I would be happy to draw him for you." She tried to commit Nida's name to memory but she was fairly sure she'd never met someone with that name. "I can come by when I have the materials. I want to see what the city has first."

It might take some time but Naminé was eager.

"Is that okay?"

"Excellent. So whenever you have time and what you require is more than acceptable." It wasn't like Ignis was in a rush to have any of this happen. But maybe it would make a nice unexpected present and Namine would feel better having drawn something to pay him back, even if it was completely unnecessary honestly.

But he smiled at her kindness. "And I appreciate the thought."

She nodded once again. "Alright. I need to return home and speak to a friend of mine but I will see you again." Naminé was sure of it. Ignis was a new friend and she couldn't wait to learn more about him.

Ignis nodded. "Of course, and I will let you know if I hear from the shop regarding your new wardrobe."

Of course he'd spoken to them about additional pieces of clothing for her that were in the style she'd already chosen. "Take care." And he couldn't help but worry if Namine would be alright in the meantime.

INTRO ~ FIRST MEMORY

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