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[When Ariel burst out of the sea, she had expected to still be in the water. What she wasn't expected was to be stuck up in a tree.

At least, she thinks it's called a tree. Whatever it is, she's stuck in it, and the ground is pretty far beneath her.

She leans over to cling to the trunk of the tree and stares down, wondering how she got up here and how to get down and - and is that... is that the ground?

Then she... She's on the land?

Ariel slowly looks over to her legs. Legs. Legs! She can't help stretching one out, and the shock on her face turns into elation. It worked! The spell worked! Oh, she has to find Eric now! She -

She's so happy that she very nearly falls out of the tree, and she holds tightly to the trunk again. Yeaaah, she should. Probably not move much right now, even for Eric.

Maybe someone will come along...]

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[Red and white on green and brown is kind of hard to ignore, huh. Ariel sees him pretty easily, and she gives an unsure smile thanks to her position and waves slightly, but her hand slowly lowers itself when she realizes that he's leaping up.

And OH JESUS THE TREE JUST SHOOK WHEN HE LANDED LASDJFD;LJ Ariel holds on tighter and grits her teeth, since even a little shake could mean her losing her balance entirely.

When he asks that question, she chances a glance over to him, though her eyes immediately focus on the scar. Call it morbid curiosity. But there are more pressing matters at hand, so she brings her eyes up and slowly reaches her hand out with a tense nod. She's sort of okay, yes, just about to fall to the ground here.]

[... Huh. This is her first time seeing a human female... Not so much different than males, huh. She'd seen pictures, but...

Oh, that's not the most important thing right now. Ariel's smile turns a bit unsure, but she still leans over to wave - and her expression turns into surprise and panic when she nearly loses her balance. Thankfully, she manages to hold on to the tree, but she still keeps her eyes wide. She's never fallen to the ground before, so she really has no idea how to respond to this.]

[Yes, shoes would be awesome. Although it is very nice to feel the dirt and grass beneath her toes, it's still very cold to feel what seems like crunched up ice.

Ariel looks up at him when he catches her and takes her hands, then gives a big smile because hey, he's helping her! Not only is he a balance buffer, but he's also acting as a sort of guide, to show her what walking is like.

Left foot, right foot, one in front of the other, one two...

She concentrates on his feet and her own, and she does her best to mimic what he's doing. She's still wobbly, but at least she's not on a one-way ticket to have her face meet the ground. Though that might be because he's holding on to her.]

[He sees her gaze go down, and realizes "oh crap, should've worn a shirt." He takes her hand carefully.]

Don't worry, I won't let you fall. [He gingerly picked her up, lightly jumping from branch to branch until they were safely on the ground. Setting her down, he spoke again.] You okay?

[Indeed, it looks like she's getting the basic tempo down, but Sanji doesn't dare let her hands go just yet.

This might take a while.

Which is why he may or may not be angling their walk in the direction of the village >_> See what he did thar?]

I think you're getting it~!

[She looks kind of...excited and anxious at the same time. Well, that's better than screaming and freaking out, right? He was always more awkward around the girls, so as long as she stayed calm enough he'd--]

[GREAT ODIN'S RAVEN IS SHE GOING TO FALL]

[O-oh--kay. That was. Too close. Way too close.]

Uhh--let's get you down from there, okay?

[Of course, she and Beast were animated by the same person. Not that either of them know that.

Good, he's not scaring her... in fact, she seems happy.] Uh... d-do you need help?

[The second Ran Fan sees the other girl stumble, she is at her side, ready to catch her.]

Are you hurt? Can you walk?

[Every day for the past week and a half or so, Obi-Wan Kenobi has been engaging in daily bouts of parkour. His routes have taken him through all sorts of regions- through the village, around the lake, through a random treehouse he stumbled upon earlier that week- but typically, it's been centered on the forest.

So he's pretty well familiar with the routes he uses, and he's not doing anything new today... he can kick off that stump, catch this branch, use the momentum to hit a branch on that tr-oh-blazes-somebody-is-there-

He manages not to knock her off the branch... by smacking into the trunk instead. Fortunately, he manages to roll when he hits the ground and leaps to his feet pretty gracefully. He looks up at the woman he almost hit. Young, human (or at least humanoid) female... wearing the attire Luke had informed him was typical for female New Feathers. She seemed to be stuck.]

"Hello, there..."

[ Madoka mirrors the unsure expression, really, since she isn't so sure what is going on here.. But the least she can do is wave back! That sounds like a plan, right, just being friendly..

After the wave she forces a somewhat awkward smile on her face too. ]

Do you need help?

[It's the flash of red in the otherwise white and brown world that Judith first saw. And when she's standing in the roots, she sees the red is the hair of a girl tangled up in there.]

You don't look like you belong up there.

[A playful grin matches her tone.]

[Since Ariel has been well and saved Spike will come along afterwords, puffing idly on a cigarette. He only notices her because of her flagrant Disney coloration, otherwise lost in his own head.]

It's cold out here, you know. [He flicks the butt away from them, taking a step towards her and forging slow, steady eye contact.] Didn't your gran teach you to put a coat on?

[I see what you did thar. Only she doesn't know about the village so not really.

At that, though, she looks up at him, her grip tightening as she sways even more now that her attention isn't on her feet. But she still gives him a wide eyed, yet excited expression, as if asking "Do you really think so?"]

[She smiles again, helplessly, and nods in agreement to that, before it morphs into a cringe as she looks at the branch she's on. Gah, for something that's so nice to look at in all the pictures she's seen of it, it sure doesn't feel very pleasant to the touch. Also it still feels like she's going to fall any second. WILL HICCUP CATCH HER VALIANTLY IF SHE FALLS?]

[... Oh, hey, she's offering help! Well, that smile loses its uncertainty in favor of relief, and she nods a few times to get her point across. Maybe she can tell her what to do, or... maybe catch her if she falls! Ariel just isn't sure right now. She is sure that the ground would hurt to fall on, unlike diving into the sea from a height like this.]

[Her smile turns more unsure and helpless as she nods and adjusts her grip on the tree's trunk, clinging tightly to it even more so. She's not sure what counts as help, or what anyone could do to get her out of here except... catch her, or something. Though this guy looks like he could do that easily.]

[WHOOOOA THAT IS SOME WEIRD ACTION GOING ON HERE

But really, Ariel, who's lived her life in the ocean, isn't really used to such jarring motions without the buoyancy of the sea to slow it down and decrease the harshness. So she winces even with the light jumps, and she holds on tight to his neck.

Now that they're on the ground, she slides her arms away, but still keeps her hands on his shoulders as she looks straight down at her feet. Well. She does glance up enough to nod, but then her attention's caught again by her legs. Human legs... Though they're wobbling a little, unused to such weight.]

[Ariel is... honestly unsure of how to answer that. How weird would it be to say that she can't walk? But then again, it... must be kind of obvious.

So, she looks away, purses her lips, and shakes her head slowly. Nope, she can't. Not really.]

[OH JESUS CHRIST THERE'S SOMEONE FLYING AT HER -

AND THEN HE SMACKED INTO THE TREE -

Ariel pressed herself against the tree and cringed, eyes squeezing shut as the tree shook thanks to his collision. She very nearly loses her balance right then and there, but thankfully, her grip on the trunk makes it hard for her to just fall.

Once she scrambles to a safer position, she dares to peek over to look down at the... human who almost ran into her. He... seems to be okay...

Slowly, she lifts her hand to give a little wave. Hello... there...]

[And the unfamiliar colors also catch Ariel's attention. At that remark, though, she gives a one shouldered shrug with her free arm and a helpless smile. She catches that playful tone, and she matches it with her own tone of sorts. Oh, she likes this lady already.]

[By now Ariel has found a modest dress, though... he's right, she isn't wearing a coat. It's not like she didn't find one, but she'd rather feel the snow and grass beneath her.

In fact, she's lying in the snow, and his voice makes her look at him, then sit up, a sheepish smile on her face while she runs a hand over her hair a few times. That was... probably embarrassing.

She's not sure about the "gran" comment, but she does brighten up a bit as she points to the wall of a building, where her coat lies as if it was dropped. It's there, it's just... not on!]

[Spike sighed and went to retrieve said garment, no stranger to embarrassment himself. He gestured for her to stand, wings rustling a bit in impatience as he held open her coat for her.] You'll catch your death out here, yeah?

Lean on me. I'll help you get to the village.

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