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A Geisha's Tour; Viola de Regge tours LSS Serenity ending in Mars District, meeting up with her sister, Delia
Topic Started: Jan 6 2014, 12:17 AM (130 Views)
Eldarwen
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The ship was huge. Nothing really compared to it back on earth. A map was crumpled up in her hand as she set forth on this self guided tour. Viola really did not understand all of this until she set out on her own. She kissed her parents good bye as she explained that she was exploring the ship. They insisted that she bring along one of her other sisters. She looked around for Zia or Nicolette however they were no where to be found. Something told her that they were already off exploring elsewhere.

She grabbed a map from the lobby of the hotel. She stepped into the artificial light. She unfolded the map. Her eyes glanced around the to the various areas. She sighed. It was hard to pick where she wanted to begin. The end was the easy part. She wanted to end it in the Mars district. The attractions there spoke to her. She was almost certain she could find some sort of work there or at least be able to spend hours there of free time.

She tapped her chin as things were decided. She would start at the park and make her way to the outer planets first, skipping to the Mercury district after which allows her to end in the Mars district. She smiled to herself as the plan was all set.

She slowly made her way through the park. She drank in the different sights and smells from each of the planets. She lingered a little longer by the cherry blossom tree. It was said that this particular tree came from the very one that grew at the shrine where Queen Rei grew up. She had to admit that the smell from the tree was most intoxicating. She resisted the temptation to pick some lilies as well as orchids.

She gave a brief unhappy sigh. She still had to convince her parents to let her come here. It might be the only chance she got to enjoy the exotic flowers of the system. She headed into the mall next. She glanced up only to find darkness twinkled with stars. She suddenly felt very small. An ancient idea passed through her head, what if the stars were truly their ancestors. She gave a silent prayer for their blessing in the coming hours. She had a feeling that her own path would lay before her.

She felt a bright smile fill her face as she entered into the actual Mall. It was bigger than anything she had seen on earth. She honestly did not go shopping near as much as her eldest sister. She darted to the right. She had a plan and was going to stick to it. The Pluto district was first on the list.

She kept glancing at her map along with following the signs until she reached the first area. She was blown away with how well it seemed to reflex that particular queen. She remembered the different queens from her studies at school. Her instructed drilled it into her that it was important to understand each of the different rulers of the planet with the most important being the Queen Serenity I, II, and III.

She took peeks into the various windows. Mostly the shops were filled with old looking books that can be borrowed. She was surprised by the number of beautifully designed timepieces. She found a few that she fell in love with however would never truly be able to afford it. Then there was the fashion. The latest trends started here it seemed. She wondered if some of them were original designs of Queen Setsuna herself. It was said back in the days before the formation of Crystal Tokyo, that she dabbled in fashion design.

It took her awhile to finally be able to make it through the entire district. Next stop was Neptune. She made her over only to be struck with the sheer excitement of the great contrast. Where the Pluto district had an old classic feel to it, Neptune was full of color. She could almost feel her inner artist come out. Some screams filled the air as she walked past the wave pool. She took a peek through one of the openings. There were a few surfs enjoying the artificial waves rising high. She could almost see all this happening down on Earth.

She stood there memorized for quite some time. It was not until someone accidently knocked into her that she came out of her trance. She pushed away from the wave pool. It might be one of those places that she comes and relaxes. She went back to window shopping, drinking in the music and artistic feel. She glanced at some of the art museums. She was amazed that they had every period on display in each of the different ones. She wanted to go into several of them however it would be a rush. She wanted to fully explore each of the different artists being displayed. Maybe Dante would take her through one of them later. She smiled at the thought of her oldest brother getting to spend some time with her. It was a rare moment with out the rest of the family. She picked up the pamphlets for each of these.

She smiled even brighter when she noticed the theater. It was bigger than she would have thought. Then again that was like with most of the ship. She saw that there a couple of different shows being performed. She grabbed one of the listings for the shows and put it in her pouch next to the museum ones. She had a feeling that she might have a bit of time later to give it a better look. She walked by the Amphitheater. A few notes trailed their way to her ears. There must be a concert going on later. She could not help but giggle behind her fingers. She caught band warming up.

She soon realized the next district was ready to be explored. She smiled as she started down the path of Uranus. She would have to stop by the shop that to Kusanagi Ito started. She glanced up at the extreme attractions. Her stomach nearly dropped every time someone jumped or was getting whirled around by the G-force machines. It was not her type of thing. The go kart tracks looked fun. She might have to try her hand at driving later on in one of not so good kimonos. She noticed that several places gave piloting lessons. She walked past them a bit, thinking that one of her older sisters would enjoy something like that. It was an idea for a present some time later.

Threads was everything she would have expected from the idol. It reflected various aspects of her career as well as lifestyle. She had to politely decline offers of help. Nothing here was really to her taste. She could now say that she explored the shop.

Next on the list was Saturn. This was a relatively quick stop. The nightclubs seemed to give off an eerie feel to them. It was much early for anyone to be out clubbing. The Day of the Dead festival was still a few days away. She would have to come back and experience it later.

Jupiter was much different from the world she just walked out of. It was much more lively. The smells of different kinds of food filled her nose. She suddenly realized that all of the walking made her hungry. She hoped in the first bakery she found and ordered a cinnamon roll. The tastes were sensational as the warm icing dripped down her chin. She gently dabbed off with her napkin.

After having her fill, Viola continued her self guided tour. She was happy she stopped by to grab a bite to eat. The bakeries and restaurants all looked wonderful. She could see herself trying all sorts of things to satisfy her sweet tooth or just a casual night out on the town. The farmer’s market was another story. She was surprised by the fresh produce here. She could only guess that there were greenhouses somewhere hidden.

She crossed over the Mars district and headed straight for Mercury. She walked down and one of the first things to notice was that it was covered with anything medical. She peeked into the Happily Ever After. She had heard from some of her fellow geisha sisters that it was the place for the latest fantasy novels or mangas that came out. She resisted the urge to go in for the time being. She kept walking along noticing the different cyber cafes and even several different medical facilities. She heard some voices as she turned to see the ice skating rink. She sat down to rest her feet as she watched people practice. She felt mesmerized at those on the ice. Most of them glided like graceful swans. She drank in the sights, almost wishing that she had a talent for that.

Her butt started to get sore from all the watching. She gave a tiny stretch as she went along her tour route once more. Venus would be very interesting to see. She moved along the path to her next destination.

Bright light hit her eyes as she entered into the district. She looked over to the casino. The flashing lights looked very inviting. She glanced as people walked in and out with various expressions of happiness and disappointment. She walked past and stopped the Rose Tip Maid cafe. She glanced into the window as she watched the maids at the different tables running back and forth. She smiled thinking at some point it would be fun to come back and get the full experience. It could be fun to bring her oni-san to this place. She turned away and continued down her journey. She noticed a few happy couples coming out of the Wedding Chapel. She sighed hoping each of them would have a long happy life together. Music could be heard further down from the Karaoke Melody. She hurried by as she heard some off key singer belting out some song. She soon came down to the Bath House. The smell the waffled off made her smile. It was so clean and crisp mixed in with lavender and mint. She sighed as she continued the walk.

The earth district was a quick stop. She knew that if she was ever home sick, this would be the perfect place to come. She smiled as she walked through Little Italy. The smells reminded her of the town she lived in. It was pretty close to what home would be like. The other sections had food and various wares. She laughed as she glanced at the western section. It was interesting to see the cowboy hats and boots. There were a few riding a bull. She winced as the one of the riders was thrown off. She turned away from the train wreck before she saw something very gruesome.

Her breath was taken away as she entered into the Moon. The stores were glittered at the corner of her eyes. The various jewelry stores caught her eye. Many of them had pretty designs that were displayed in the window. Newsreels and downloads were on several corners. She glanced at the headlines. The big story happened to be the attack at the Palace. She was happy to read that no one had actually no one had died. She passed by the various cinemas. It would seem that all the latest movies were playing on all the largest screens. She passed while making a few mental pictures of what she wanted to see at some point.

A wave of excitement filled her. She was about the end of her tour with the place she hoped she would get to see in person. It all would be depend on her parents and being able to get in. She closed her eyes for just a moment as she walked up to the entrance of the Mars district. If the Moon took her breath away, she felt in heaven with Mars.

She was taken away the sheer amount of temples, mystic shops, and types of martial arts and weapons. She smiled as she drank in all of the sights. Movement of hips caught her eye. She walked over to the belly dancing demonstration. She watched the traditional dance, not noticing that she started to swing her hips to the music.

One of the dancers notice this and motioned for Viola to come join them. She gave a tiny shake of her head. The dancer was not convinced by the head shake. She pulled Viola into the ring. She demonstrated the basic hip roll and then motioned for Viola to follow suit. A tiny blush came to the young geisha's face as her form was not as smooth as the other dancers or participants. She felt hands placed on her hips, the simple rocking motion. It took a bit of time but the natural rhythm of belly dancing came. She smiled brightly as she started to pick up some of the other steps involved.

The dance that she was pulled into seemed to end suddenly some time later. She clapped at the performers and thanked them for teaching her. She bowed appreciatively to each of them before moving further into the district. She watched several different classes of martial arts, archery, and swords. She found each one to have a hypnotic sensation as she watched. She visited each of the different temples and charm shops. She gave in as she bought a few different charms for luck, happiness, and love. She tucked them neatly beside the brochures she had grabbed along the way. She inquired at a few of them about possible openings. She got numbers and sites to visit in order to apply.

Time seemed to have no meaning in the place of wonder for her. It did not occur to her that dinner with the family would be happening anytime soon. This was were she wanted to stay until someone told her otherwise.


"Viola!" Delia could make out her sister in pitch blackness if need be. "Viola, there you are!" Delia adjusted the vintage pilot goggles that rested on the top of her head. "They kicked me out of the engine room...again. I'm going to have to sneak back later when they are on a coffee break of something."


Delia stuck her thumbs into the pockets of her overalls and looked at her older sister. "Whatcha doing?"

Viola was standing in a line waiting to purchase a few good luck charms. She had a feeling that she would need them for later as well as picking up a charms to write down her wish and tie it to the tree. She turned around at the voice of her sister who was a year younger than her. It was hard to miss Delia with the goggles that seemed to be preeminently attached to her head.

She laughed behind her fingers as she heard about the engine room. It was very little surprise to hear that the brunette was trying to pick apart the engine of this ship. "I am sure that they don't leave the engines unattended. I would hate to have this ship fall through the vastness of space."

She gave her sister a teasing smile. She could only imagine the reaction of her parents at that. She moved a bit forward in line as she set about answering the question. "Well I finished taking my own tour of the ship. You should see some of the attractions that they have here. It is quite amazing to have a wave pool and various theaters. Now I am just waiting in line to get a bit of luck and to make my wish. Do you want one too? It might help for sneaking in later." She winked at her sister with the last part.

Delia smiled and nodded like a bobble head as she fell in line next to her sister. "Have you seen the rest of our brood?" Delia often made jokes about the size of their family. She did love it, but let's be honest when you have that much estrogen, things could get rocky once in a while.


"I imagine by now our dashing brother knows that we're all here. But I haven't seen him," Delia shrugged her shoulders. "Pretty nice boat huh? I can see why people want to come to school here."

Viola smiled as her sister joined her. It was kinda nice to have someone else join in on the experience. The line moved a bit more as she answered her sister back.

"Honestly, I have not seen anyone else. You know with so much to explore, it would be a miracle if we ran into any of the others. I was surprised that you were able to find me."

She gave a shrug of her shoulders with the next part. "Well I'm sure whatever emergency it was must have been super important. I hope that he will be able to join us for dinner at the very least." Her eyes took on a more dreamy light to them, " I could easily find myself living here. It makes me feel like I'm in my own story. Won't it be something to see what else is in our solar system?"
Edited by Eldarwen, Jan 6 2014, 11:49 AM.
 
Pixie Dust
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OOC: I'm so sorry it took me so long to get to this post. I couldn't find it!

IC:

"Living on a ship this gorgeous would certainly be a dream," Delia glanced around them. "I wonder if I could get a job in the engine room. They say Serenity is the most advanced ship in the solar system. I could study the engines and see if it could ever be used on a smaller scale for when I have my own," Delia looked at Viola and grinned. She was always talking about owning her own ship even though she was much too young to leave the nest just yet.

"I think we should see about rounding up the others for a meal soon. From what I could overhear, we'll be stationed on the Moon for a while."
 
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(OOC: That is completely understandable. So no worries.)

Viola looked over at her sister with the mention of wanting to live on the ship as well. An idea was slowly forming in her head. Her parents might be more willing to the idea if they both came. It would be nice to have a bit of family around besides her brothers. Who would really want to hang around with their younger sister anyways. I am sure they would have better things to do.

She gave a little sigh as they moved up the line. Her parents of course would bring up the fact of money. She was sure that there were scholarships and the like; plus her grades were fairly decent to begin with. She was planning on getting a job at one of the shrines anyways so maybe that would ease some of the fanicial worry.

"Wouldn't it be fun if we could convince Madre and Padre to let us live here and be roommates? I am sure you could easily get a job in the engine rooms just like I could get one at a shrine. It would be lots of trail and error to get the ship engines on the scale that you want."

Her nose wrinkled at the sound of having to go to dinner. She just wanted to stay in this magical place plus it meant that her announcement would be coming. She let out a sigh, "Well once I get us some charms then I guess we can go look for the others. I wonder where we will be going for dinner tonight."

The line moved along a bit more until they were next in line. It would take a minute or two for her to purchase the luck charms. She handed one over to Delia as she started to explain, "It is best to keep this charm on you to help ward of bad luck for a whole year. They suggest a bag of some time. You will need to replace it around New Years. If you give it to me than I shall make sure that it is disposed of properly."

She tied a charm to her bag as she put the other one away for now. Her stomach choose that moment to make a tiny growl, reminding her that she had not eaten in quite some time. It slowly turned as she looked at Delia. "Shall we go find the others in hopes of getting some real food?"
 
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Delia gave a casual shrug in response to her sister's suggestion about actually going to school on the ship. "It could be fun. You know me, I'll go along with anything. That probably explains why I'm usually in trouble!" She grinned. "Are you going to be happy working at the shrine on the ship? Despite how it looks, you'd never be stationary unlike the shrines on Mars," Delia loved her sister and her soft spoken nature was a good contrast to Delia's rather boisterous one. And while the idea of traveling through space delighted Delia to no end, she wasn't sure any of her sisters had the bug the way she did. Living on a ship meant that no one place was ever really home and out of all her family, the expectation of leaving home "forever" usually defaulted to Delia. She always knew that Viola would be a great priestess but Mars was the place for great priestesses. "On the other hand, it would be fun to constantly be a pain in our dear brothers' butts!"
 
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Viola felt a big smile cross her face at the comment made by her sister. She gave a her a big hug quickly. She beamed as a soft pink color slowly seeped through the white makeup that colored her face. She started walking towards the entrance of the district. She let her eyes wonder a bit as she took in the sights maybe for the last time.

"Your a sweetheart, Delia. I would be happy to work at a shrine for awhile. I think that it would be a nice stepping stone if I ever want to move on to Mars. Plus this way, I can get all my traveling done while I am fairly young. I know it will be a little harder living further away from home. I have kinda gotten use to it with being a geisha." She gave a wink of her eye. She laughed at the last part. "I think it would be fun to add a little havok in our brothers lives. Who knows what kinds of trouble we can cause for them."
 
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Delia waggled her in agreement. "Now you're getting the anarchy spirit!" She beamed. As they finished up in line, Delia thought it might be time to get in touch with her siblings. "Do you think we should see where our dear brothers are?"
 
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Viola laughed a bit with her sister. She had to admit that it was nice to bond with her in such a good way. Most of the time they would be doing their own thing. She let a playful smile fill her lips. She felt a glimmer of hope that her parents might let her stay on the ship. It wouldn't kill her options to have her sister along for the ride as well as her brothers.

She glanced over to her sister as the question about knowing where the rest of the family ran off to came about. The magic of this district would be over the moment she stepped away from it. She hid her sigh for this place would be her home away from home. She got the feeling that it would also be key in where her future would lie. There was still a glimmer of hope that she would be back soon enough.

She took a quick look her in pack only to see that her very cheap phone was not in there. She cursed silently in her head as she forgot it. She shrugged her shoulders, "It would probably not be a bad idea to check the hotel. If anyone would know, it would be Madre. I would suggest a text to them but I seemed to have misplaced my phone."
 
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OOC: So I'm not sure how we want to continue from this point. Do we want to just move into one of the other threads with the sisters?
 
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(OOC: I was thinking that we should move it to another thread. If you want, you can either reply or start a new one somewhere else.)
 
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