( despite being brought to aphaia first, inara was quite relieved to realize that situation was only temporary and that there could be some level of peace and tranquility in the strangeness of etraya. while she was still a bit unnerved about being brought to this world without much warning and pulled from her own, in a way it left her wondering many things.

mostly—

did he even miss her? yet in quickness of everything there was very little time to truly think. all she could do was move forward and try to find her bearings here. what she wasn't expecting was to come across such strange birds and gifts scattered about but they were beautiful and delicate, easy to tame and approach. perhaps this distraction wasn't the worst.

so eventually she found herself seated by the river, eyeing a gift out in the middle of a lake. a blue bird had approached her, resting its head on her shoulder until the sounds of someone rustling nearby made it nervous and caused it to run off. )

Well that certainly lasted longer than I expected. It's a shame you had to scare it away....we were getting alone quite splendidly.

( she wasn't quite upset, but clearly she was working up to something here. if the gift in the middle of the river was any indication. )

( the moment inara found out about the very strange and primitive bartering system used in this world, she almost felt a sigh of relief. she certainly had no qualms about the work she did given it granted her a large number of liberties and privileges but that left her with a whole new predicament.

she was brought here with nothing more than the clothes on her back and forced to start her life anew all over again. the first time had been quite difficult, banished from the companion house madrassa and forced to find a way to provide for herself with new clients and having to travel to them.

there would be no clients here, not for the foreseeable future at least but she needed things. she had grown used to the creature comforts that came with her lifestyle. the luxury tea set she used early in the mornings, the abundance of incense to tranquilize the mood in her shuttle, and the endless comfortable robes and jewelry she adorned for her work. while she could certainly live without the jewelry, she could not fair well without the clothes, tea, and endless books she had access to.

one thing at a time though and that's what brought inara all the way out to quiverfields after learning the layout of the land. she was thrifting and shopping in general, but clearly she needed help. so anyone who happened to be in the same vicinity whether at the roxx or any other of the many stores in etraya, she was immediately approaching them with a soft and friendly demeanor. )

Well I certainly wasn't expecting our gracious hosts to allow us the privilege to shop. I was nearly expecting them to have us run around in a uniform or at worst....naked like wild animals.

( opt-out/info | kept the prompts short this month as I'll be tagging out with inara and heather. feel free to hit me with a wildcard prompt or if you prefer a closed starter feel free to reach out to me. )