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Character(s): M'gann, Open to everyone
Location: Starting in the lobby, then anywhere!
Rating: PG
Open/Closed/Finished: OPEN!
Summary: M'gann finds herself in Balamb Garden. Backdated to the day before classes start.

With all the humans walking around, this place certainly looks like Earth...

M'gann looked down at the letter in her hands, her expression a mixture of confusion, worry, and wonder as she read the words over and over again. A military academy? How had she wound up in such an establishment? And Time Compression? She closed her eyes as she delved into her memories to see if another episode similar to what had taken place in Bialya had happened again; but, as far as she knew, all her memories were in tact. In fact, it was only yesterday when they all had returned from the physically and mentally tolling mission in the desert.

And while the change in setting was alarming in itself, M'gann biggest worry was whether the rest of her team was suffering the same fate or not. This couldn't have only happened to her, right? Her auburn eyes lifted from the letter to look around, but all she saw were the stares of people passing her by. M'gann couldn't help but blush-- of course she would stick out like a sore thumb, considering her green skin and all. And while she had the option of shape shifting her skin to a more human-like appearance, she also wanted to be noticeable in case the rest of her team was in fact in the school and were currently seeking her out. The least she could do was morph her clothing-- the civilian attire she usually wore during down-time shifted into the cadet uniform she noticed that the girls passing her by had all been wearing, complete with the yellow bow and all.

Satisfied with the transformation, M'gann looked up once again only to find that the people who had caught the transformation of her clothing were now openly gaping, eyes wide and jaws dropped at what they had witnessed. Mildly uncomfortable with all the attention that was being drawn to her, M'gann began to move; after all, it was probably better for her to try and actively look for her teammates rather than to wait for them to come find her.

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"You're from earth?"

Mitsuru couldn't keep from sounding a bit doubtful when she asked that, but quickly recovered.

"My apologies; no, as far as I can tell, this isn't earth as I know it. None of the names match up, for cities or for continents. The...Attitudes of people here are also starkly different."

By which she meant 'you can talk about magic and the paranormal without anyone batting an eye.'

"Oh! I'm not originally from Earth-- I'm from Mars, actually, but I'd been living on Earth for a little bit before arriving here." But she had caught the little bit in the other female's words that hinted she, too, was from Earth, and couldn't help but grow curious.

"So are you here because of... 'Time Compression', as well?"

"...Mars."

THAT made her stop in her tracks for a moment, and even have an astonished blink or two before her feet remembered to keep moving. Green tinted skin was odd, but could be processed; she could even accept coming from some odd, alternate dimension that allowed for skin tones and clothing like that.

Once other planets in her own solar system were brought into it, though, Mitsuru started to doubt her hearing.

"You're...Not referring to the fourth planet from the sun, correct?

Ah, and yes. That was the explanation I was given." She managed a slight nod at the Time Compression question, but kept her focus on the 'mars' part of the discussion.

M'gann was positively beaming when the girl correctly identified her home planet. "Yes, that Mars! Does that mean you're from Earth? Did you just get here, as well?" She was practically humming with curiosity and questions now, eager to know more.

"Yes..."

'Could we backtrack to the part about being from a barren planet?' her expression said. It was just a question on how to be TACTFUL about asking that.

"You...Are aware that on earth, most people don't consider Mars to be habitable, correct?"

Not the best way of handling it, but M'gann wasn't the only person puzzling over other planets.

"I am, but then again Mars isn't really a place for humans to to live on. I'm a martian, which means my physiology is use to the conditions of Mars which makes it habitable." She smiled then, as if it were a simple explanation that doesn't take much to absorb.

Simple, Mitsuru couldn't argue with, especially with how easily the information was stated. Easy to absorb, however...That was proving to be something else entirely, and she stated as much. In that, at least, she could afford to be a little honest.

"I hope you'll pardon my saying this, but that's a lot to take in. You don't appear very different from a...A normal person."

Aside from the green skin, but a red haired girl certainly wasn't what came to mind when thinking of the word 'alien.'

A normal person? Those words caused M'gann to absolutely beam. Did she really pass off as an average, ordinary girl? Not at all a (literal) alien to this place? There were no words that could fully captivate how ecstatic she was to be told that she could actually pass off as someone who belonged with humans.

"Really? Thank you! I really don't want to stick out." But then her expression became troubled as she finally realized all the information she had so carelessly shared with a stranger. She had essentially told this girl her place of origin, where she was from, clearly giving her all the details about how she was an extraterrestrial, and they hadn't even exchanged their names. Was there a way to cover it all back up?

"About that... I know I just met you and I told you a lot about myself and where I'm from and what I am--" M'gann caught herself before she began one of her nervous rambles, and slowed down her speech as she eased into a more wary, careful tone with a touch of shyness, "But... could we keep that just between us? I have a feeling the people here wouldn't really be too excited about the idea of someone like... me being here."

Out of forming S.E.E.S., experiencing the Dark Hour and summoning Penthesilea for the first time, having her motorcycle destroyed by Shadows, and the unfortunate events of July, this day wasn't all that remarkable.

However, compared to a normal day, it still measured up on the oddity scale a great deal. One thing Mitsuru was promptly grateful for, however, was that she suddenly had a favor being asked of her; that was far, FAR better then trying not to stare and compute how mars was supposed to support alien life.

"It shouldn't be a problem." Besides that, she was quite familiar with being tasked to keep secrets.

...Granted, that hadn't always worked out for the best. She quickly shied away from that thought before she had long to dwell on it, although there was a flicker of uncertainty that played across her face.

"As long as the faculty knows whatever they need to, I don't see why the student body should need to hear about it from me."

Her gratefulness was more than obvious with the way her shoulders relaxed and her entire face lit up, a smile stretching across her lips. "Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you! Don't worry, I won't keep my information from the faculty, I promise!"

It wasn't until after her bout of glee did M'gann realize that she was missing a vital piece of information, and she couldn't help but give a small noise of surprise. "I just asked a huge favor from you and I haven't even introduced myself! My name is M'gann M'orzz, but you can call me Megan. It's nice to meet you!"

At this point, the best Mitsuru could do was nod politely; doing so was better then staring or looking bewildered, at the very least. That much enthusiasm was quickly placing her outside of her comfort zone when it came to introductions and conversation.

"It's...A pleasure." She managed, before quickly latching onto the idea that giving her own name would be the proper thing to do.

"I'm Mitsuru Kirijo, currently enrolled as a Cadet. I'm a first year, much like you." Another polite nod, to cement the introductions in place.