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[Okay, so. He'd been en route to Midgar with Cloud. With a motorcycle, it had been awesome. And they'd been making good progress! Sure, he wasn't all that certain about directions, but being underground for so long can screw with a guy a little. There's no helping it. He'd been in a pretty good mood, though.

So if things had been going well for the first time in ages, why did he wake up this morning and find himself in the woods, alone and unarmed, in a fresh pair of white pants that didn't belong to him? It meant he hadn't been captured, since he wasn't in the lab, so... what? Seriously, what?

More importantly, where is Cloud!?

There's a sense of panic he hasn't felt since the troopers in Nibelheim had first started dragging Cloud away from him, so he wastes no time getting up and heading off to get a look around. If the military isn't responsible for this, maybe Cloud just wandered off (somehow) after whoever it was had taken Zack out. Man, so much for life getting easier...

tl;dr Zack will be ducking around the village early-ish in the morning, trying to make the most of the late November sunrise by doing his best ninja impression. He's trying not to be seen, but how effective he is at doing so? Really depends. SOLDIERs are sadly not ninjas.]

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[Zack, you are so fail at ninja-ing it's not even funny. But Miyabi's actually decided to leave Ammy's tree - damn thing called needing to eat and all - so she was heading back to Salt's house just to eat and plan out rationally what she was now going to do.

She also went and got some goodies for Salt! So her tiny arms are laden with cookies and bits of chocolate and candy. She can barely see a step in front of her, but she does hear the man tromping around.

Please, try not to step on the tiny moving glowthing and her stash of sweets.]

[The plus side of having her glow in the dark is that she's quite noticeable, even to non-SOLDIERs. For someone with enhanced abilities and senses like Zack, she sticks out like a sore thumb, so out of sheer curiosity he stops and crouches down nearby to watch her toddle along.]

[Looks like a firefly, doesn't she? No, she's really just a very, very small person. Even if Zack isn't exactly hovering over her - sweet gods she might scream if he did that - she can feel his eyes on her, and the shadow he casts is a little hard to not notice either.

It takes her a while, since her thoughts are...definitely elsewhere, but she does look up and spots the obvious New Feather.]

Eh? Oh. Uhm--h-hello. Are you lost?

[Zack blinks and leans back, eyes wide. He was not expecting that little thing to start talking! Though now that he can get a better look, he can see that it is a person, not a bug or anything. Damn, she's so little!]

Oh- uh. Hi. Sorry for staring like that, I've never seen anyone so- [Tiny? That's kind of insulting, even if it's the truth.] ...Like you.

[Eh, even if Zack said it, the girl's thoughts are on other, more pressing matters. She would have fumed and pouted, but probably not have been as hopping mad as she usually got. But she gets the gist of what he's saying and gives him a bit of a sheepish laugh.]

Eh, i-it's all right! You're not the first... Not a lot of people here have ever seen a poncle before.

[Poncle? Never heard of one of those. Looks like she's right.]

I thought you were some kind of firefly at first! Are you from around here? That might explain why I've never seen a poncle.

[F-Firefly, hnnngh. Miyabi shuts her eyes tightly, looking both affronted and a bit annoyed, but she ignores it. FOR NOW. There are more pressing issues to deal with.]

Y-Yes, that's right. Uhm, you must be a New Feather, right? [She looks him up and down. Sure looked like a New Feather.] This place is called Luceti. Ah...there should be a guide in your journal, though. It'll explain everything to you, mister!

[Since she almost scared the last person to death when she explained the situation to them. Oops.]

Journal? What journal? [Definitely does not have a journal |D]

Ah... You were supposed to be given a journal. [Were the Malnosso not giving them out anymore?] It's how we all talk to eachother here.

Oh, geez. Did I leave it where I woke up? I didn't notice anything...

Eh...eheh. Well, I can go look for it for you if you want! If I get a bird or another animal to give me a ride, I'll find it in no time!! Or we could go together, if you remember where you woke up. Was it the forest?

I know it was in the forest, I just, uh... don't really know where I woke up. I kind of lost track.

Then I'll look for it for you, mister! But you should get some warmer clothes and a nice place to stay first, I can show you where the clothing shop and some of the housing buildings are. That way I can try to explain everything to you in the meantime, too.

[She smile, trying to be reassuring. It was...going to be one hell of a chat.] And when I find your journal, I'll deliver it to you as well!

[Oh boy. He grins at her, because not to be condescending or anything but she really is too cute.]

I think you've kind of got your hands full already!

Eh? Oh!! [She laughs nervously, almost dropping her things. Ah, her stomach was grumbling just by looking at the stuff - especially the bits of cake and chocolate.]

Th-This isn't all for me, really. I was taking it home for my friend, too. Would you like something?

Nah, that's okay! I just mean I don't think you can carry a journal and all of that at the same time. I can look for it, no worries.

All right, but you should get some warmer clothes first, before you do anything. There's a clothing shop just a little bit away, they might have your things there, or at least something warm.

If you need anything else, or what to know about Luceti at all, there's plenty of people to help you, mister. Ah, I'm Miyabi by the way, but you can call me Miya if you want. [She bows.] I can tell you anything you want to know.

Miyabi, huh? Nice to meet you. [Sounds kinda Wutaian.] I'm Zack. I don't wanna get in your way, so maybe you could just point me in the right direction?

It's nice to meet you, too, Mister Zack. Mm... [Hold on, she's thinking how best to tell him to get to where he wants to go.] If you head a little bit northeast from here, you should reach the clothes shop in just a few minutes, actually. It's pretty big, so you can't possibly miss it! If you get lost, I know there are very kind people here who will help you.

Ah, and make sure not to pt too much over your wings at first!! They're very sensitive.

[Yyyyyeah he's been trying not to think about those. orz]

R... right. Thanks, Miyabi. I'll have a look around, then. [He straightens up, lifting a hand.] ...Are you heading that way, though? It looks like carrying all of that around must be hard for someone your size.

[She shakes her head, more out of habit than anything else. She always forgets people can't...really see those actions being so tiny and everything. But, thankfully, she speaks.]

No, I'm headed the other direction. Ah, thank you for your concern, but please don't worry about me! They're not that heavy at all; I'll be just fine.

Okay then, just checking. Maybe I'll see you around, then.

[After which he turns with a wave, heading off in the direction she'd given.]