Aria of Forbidden Magic

Prosperity Space - Heaven

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Terra took a moment to absorb the information Ms. Sana had given her, or at least, to try to. She was sure she'd understand what she meant once she saw the "Holodome" herself. Then, she started upon hearing Ms. Sana's violent reaction to a call from one of her apparent colleagues. Timidly, Terra asked her "Um, did something happen?"

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"I do have one question," Terra said. "What exactly is the Holodome for?" Terra recognized the word "dome," but she wasn't sure she knew what the "holo" prefix meant. This space station seemed to be a fair bit more advanced technologically than anything on her home planet, so she expected it to be something of that sort.

Prosperity Space - Heaven

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A shocked, vaguely horrified grimace bubbled up over Terra's face as she watched the doctor's... interesting manner of treating her patients. As someone who was already plenty uncomfortable with blood and the like, Terra was now even more sure that she should never, ever injure herself. Nevertheless, she followed the doctor into the other room.

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"Well, alright then." Terra took a few steps closer to Ms. Sana, showing that she was ready to continue. "I think it would be best if we could do this quickly. If I'm not mistaken, you have other matters to deal with that bear more weight than a simple check."

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Terra's cheeks burned. "...W-well... I-I didn't know it was such a big deal... Well... thank you, then." Terra's eyes attached themselves to a piece of medical equipment - a scalpel, was it? - Because she was much too embarrassed to look Ms. Sana in the eye. Terra wasn't sure how to respond to their compliments.

After a moment, she tried to start talking again. "So... what sort of examination is this? I mean, I know you just need to make sure that I don't have any injuries, but exactly what sort of thing would you be... doing?" Terra realized how foolish her question was, but she simply needed something to keep the conversation moving forward.

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Terra was surprised that the doctor had already learned of her. She had mentioned a report. Someone must have been recording the events of the battle. But Terra didn't know exactly what the woman meant when she said "good stuff." Then, Terra felt dumbfounded for a moment longer, observing the professional(?)'s eccentric ongoings. When she snatched up the paperwork with her feet, a weak, exasperated "heh" came from Terra's mouth, not quite loud enough for Ms. Sana to hear it, but enough for Gaspard to.

She accepted the forms and spoke again, the woman's odd behavior allowing Terra to shed some of the anxiety that had been plaguing her. "Thank you. It would have been awful if they had lost their lives. I can't believe that I'm so lucky as to have made it through without major injury. I would have thought that, out of us all, I should have been the most likely to meet their end down there..." She cast her eyes down to the floor in a grim expression, expressing her regret that more could not have been done to prevent Phenom and Amanda's predicaments.

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Terra couldn't help but stare at the somewhat bizarre doctor who had just entered the room. What interested her in particular was the peculiar thing she had on her face, but her frizzy, unkempt-looking hair didn't deter her odd image.

Jolted back to reality by Gaspard, Terra introduced herself. "Uh, r-right. My name is Terra. Thank you very much for offering to help me." She paused briefly, then added, "U-um... Will Phenom and Amanda be... alright?" Terra started nervously playing with her fingers. Already, there was a sense of the answer in her. Gaspard had said it. And yet, she needed to get the facts from the woman herself.

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Gaspard's proposal was cut off by Terra's vehement head shaking. "No, I don't want to. I... don't like looking at blood much." The girl realized how, as a warrior, that might sound absurd, but her sword never made her opponents bleed, so as long as she stayed cautious, she could escape the sight. Even then, it wasn't... that difficult to get past when she was in battle. Her sense of purpose would carry her through the fight. She could gag at the sight of it when the battle came to an end.

Terra turned her thoughts to the near future. What exactly would this Ms. Sana be like? Gaspard said she had a gentleness about her, which boded well. Terra imagined a motherly-looking woman, with kind eyes and a soft smile.

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That's right, Terra mused silently. We were going to see a doctor. Turning to Gaspard, she replied, her voice still somewhat soft. "I believe it would be good to visit this doctor. For all I know, I could be hurt and not even notice." She stood up from the table and waited for Gaspard to lead her to Ms. Sana, taking a moment to wave a silent good-bye to Valli.

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Thinking for just a moment, Terra responded. "Style? Uh, well, I mean, anyplace could work, but, I don't know, maybe somewhere sorta pretty? I-I don't know if you'd have anyplace like that, would you?"