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[adventageous]

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[adventageous]

[For her part, Alice doesn't put up a fight. Karin is, after all, Yuri's friend. And a friend of Yuri's is sure to be a friend of hers, even if they're just getting to know each other. She'll accept Karin's offer.]

Thank you very much. I appreciate it, and I'm sure Yuri will too.

[Even if he puts up a fuss about it.]

How long have you been here? Yuri only described it as "a while."

[sonnestark]

[She nods, both to confirm that they're on the same page as well as in response to Yuri's observation, vague as it had been. She begins to head towards the Coven's grand foyer at an easy pace, trusting Alice to follow along.]

A few months now. It was early summer when I arrived. In some ways, it's gone very quickly, but in others... well, a lot can happen in a few months.

[She gives a thin, self-deprecating smile as she gestures broadly with one hand to her... all of her. She didn't always look like this.]

It's a lot to get used to. For the most part, though... I actually do like it here. It has its charms.

[adventageous]

[In response to Karin's gesture, Alice gives the other woman an appraising look. It must be tough, transforming in such a way without really getting a say in the affair. Karin seems to be handling it well, but Alice can't help but suspect that it's been a Time getting there.]

For what it's worth, I think that the happenings look lovely on you.

[It's not a backhanded compliment--there's a certain grace in the birdlike features that Karin now possesses. Besides, Alice has been through too much to shy away from the weird and monstrous. Also, have you seen some of the shit Yuri turns into??]

As for the city itself... a lot of it reminds me of when I was little girl. It's strangely comforting, all things considered.

[sonnestark]

[Her smile softens just a touch; there's certainly a level of self-consciousness regarding the changes she's been through, but she's learning to embrace the bulk of them. There are more ahead, she knows, and they're unlikely to be any easier than the ones that had come before, but she appreciates Alice's words of kindness all the same.]

That's very kind of you to say.

[As for the city:]

It is a little bit like home, in some ways. More monsters and magic than back then— at least, what I knew about when I was a child. [They both know full well now just how much of both are present in their own world.] It's not so different from western Europe. Even some of the food is the same.