La Fille aux Cheveux de Lin

[Mami Tomoe]

The landscape had certainly changed so far, which felt encouraging. Rolling hills of bright, colourful flowers, as well as nearly lime green grass extended outwards as far as Mami could see (Which, admittedly, wasn't far because the hills obscured her vision in numerous directions). She had yet to see anyone really of note - While she had seen a few people, they seemed to be similar to the people she had seen in that fortress not long ago - Like they had just stepped out of medieval times or, more fittingly, a storybook. Maybe this place was some kind of book in itself, and Mami had gotten herself trapped in it somehow?

Mami tilted her head slightly as she walked, finding such a thought to seem preposterous. No, that's probably not it. She continued along with a light sigh, wondering just what this place was. Perhaps it would have helped if she had asked anyone that... Right. So the next person I come by I'm going to get an explanation from. As long as I get something, anything that even remotely seems like an explanation for this place or why I'm here - Or if I'm even supposed to be here - Will be useful. She continued along, slipping her boots in between the various bits of foliage strewn about on the ground.

She reached the top of a hill, where no plants seemed to grow beyond with the exception of the aforementioned lime green grass. Mami stopped and shifted to a comfortable standing position and cracked a warm smile as she thought of the mechanical windmills she saw in the hills near school, which were in a place like this, though the area was bordered on two sides by the city. It was about then that she wondered if she was going to find her way home or not. What would she do if she couldn't get home? Would she wander this place forever? The prospects of that didn't seem painful, but it certainly wouldn't satisfy to just look around in this field forever. She worried about how Mitakihara would fare without her to hunt Witches - Without a doubt there would be trouble without her, but what could she do? This place didn't seem to have an exit. There were gates, though they only seemed to get her tangled further into the web of this 'Omniverse', as it were.

But perhaps she didn't mind that. She had the feeling she was going to do something important here, and that maybe it wasn't quite time to leave yet. She surveyed the area and, before long, saw a beaten dirt and gravel path. With slightly widened eyes, the corners of her mouth perked up with joy and renewed energy she ran down the hill to the path and, upon reaching it, started a walk that would take a while. Maybe just drifting wherever she pleased wasn't so bad after all - Little victories like finding a path to follow, however short it may be, would never feel like anything if she had stayed in Mitakihara.