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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"Terra?" Her steps slowed to a stop as she met his gaze. Naminé didn't notice that he was holding a bunch of winter gear. Nobody's didn't get cold. Except that she wasn't a Nobody anymore... was she... She really didn't know what she was anymore but her arms were wrapped around her torso, attempting to keep the heat-sealed within her chest.

"What are you doing here?"

She hadn't even thought about working or money or food. There was a lot that she was going to have to get used too.

"I'm just out trying to see what there is to see and do here, you know, while we're stuck." But he did notice Namine looked cold so his head shook. "Guess you might wanna try some of this stuff that I got from random people. They said something about good will and..." His head went down as he tried to think. "Might've been something in there about peace."

His brown haired head then tilted to the side. "What brings you out here? Figured you'd be working on settling in."

Naminé bobbed her head in an understanding nod. "Me too." Though she hadn't expected it to be so cold out. She hoped that it wasn't always this cold. "Peace?" She asked curiously.

"Oh." Her smile widened. "I wanted to explore too. I've never seen this world before." And it was her first chance to see a world by her own hand, her own memories.

Terra smiled and shook his head. "I think they were just trying to be nice and give things to people." Then he thought about it a moment. "Unless they weren't, but I'm pretty sure they didn't need the things anymore. Worse case scenario I just find someplace to drop them so other people can find them."

Namine wanted to explore and that was his cue. "I'll go with you."

To keep her safe.

"Oh." She looked down at the items in his arms and inclined her head in a nod. "Maybe we could set up a place for things like that. To help people." She didn't know what kind of place that would be but it would be nice to give back to the city and its people. Even if they were trapped here, Naminé wanted to help.

She wanted to learn.

"Huh?" She snapped out of her thoughts. "What about the jackets? Shouldn't I come with you?"

Blue eyes looked around. "Not quite sure where we'd set them up." But if Namine was keen on the idea of getting things set up he would go for it. Besides it would be fun to help others out and that was something that he was used to.

And then she brought his head out of the clouds. "Right, well you should pick one that you like and the rest we'll find a place to leave them."

"Okay." She stepped over and pulled a thick warm jacket from the collection that Terra had gathered. It was a little big on her but she was determined to find herself a coat when she could and donate this one as Terra had intended.

"Where should we go... maybe a shop that could use them?" She didn't know if it was easy to find people who needed jackets here. Most of the people she'd seen walking along the streets already had jackets.

The coat was way too big on Namine but it made Terra smile. "I don't think you'll get too cold now." Her basic white dress was all covered and he wondered if maybe they could find someone to fix it so that it was more her size.

Looking away from her now when she asked about the shop he thought he saw a place. "Let's go over there and go talk to them, see what they say."

"Alright." She walked towards the shop without checking to see if Terra was following her.

The inside of the shop was warm and she uncomfortably shifted in the oversized coat before sliding it a bit off her shoulders. It was odd going from the cold to the sudden heat that the shop offered and it surprised her.

"Hello?" Naminé called out before spotting someone standing behind the counter.

Terra walked in behind Namine and stood there with the coats and waited. Eventually an older lady with silver hair wrapped in a bun appeared and looked down her nose through her glasses at Namine.

"Well you must be new dear, haven't seen you around. How can I help you?"

"Oh." Naminé looked up at the older woman and smiled. "We have some coats that we'd like to give to those who need them but we're unsure where to go." She looked back at Terra before stepping towards him and standing at his side.

"Do you know? Maybe you have use for them here?"

Terra missed what the whole response was because he was too busy noticing Namine standing at his side. But something about the lady would take the coats and distribute them among the needy. And as if to illustrate her point, a child came in and once they got a coat they looked as if they'd won a room full of toys.

He smiled at how much the little one started parading around in their new coat and he waved at Terra and Namine, happy as a kid could be. "Looks like we came to the right place." he said, looking down at her.

Naminé helped the young boy put on the coat with a smile. She had never been able to make someone this happy and something within her swell with warmth. Was that her heart? Her hand moved over her chest as she looked and met Terra's gaze. "Yes." Her voice was truly happy.

"If I find more, I will bring them here too." Not that she'd likely find any more coats but she wanted to help in whatever way she could. She wanted to feel this heady warmth spread throughout her entire body.

"Thank you Terra." For letting her help. "Should we go now?"

Blue eyes locked onto blue as Namine put her hand over her heart. Well that was cute. But her tone was what clued him in that she really was happy. So he smiled at her promise to bring in more coats if they could be found. And the last got him to look at her confusedly.

"Thanks for what?"

That he couldn't understand. But still, if she was happy that was what mattered. So he nodded. "Let's get you back to your apartment so you can settle in."

"For letting me help. I-" Her expression became thoughtful before she continued. "I want to be able to help." She felt as if others had always come to her rescue.

It was her turn to help and Terra had allowed her to do that.

"Yes. Let's go."

INTRO ~ FIRST MEMORY

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