OOC: Have at it!
This message was lightly edited by the GM at 05:44, Fri 25 Nov 2022.

Alright - let's fucking GO.

Aradia carried herself with an odd stature - a confident one, but one that seemed somehow alien. In fact, everything about Aradia felt alien to the wastes in a way. Even if one were to disregard her arcane powers, her voice, her demeanour and her strange physical features, it would only take a few moments of conversation about the right subjects to reveal that she wasn't a waster. A deadly sorceress, yes. A dogged scavenger, yes. But not a waster. A waster would've seen the ghost-rock bombs fall. A waster would've had those fell moments seared permanently into their memory.

A dusty gale raked through the witch's red-shock hair and pulled at her coat like a horde of invisible hands. She had a look on her face of thoughtfulness, or wonder, or perhaps scrutiny, gazing over the blasted wastes like a hawk before speaking.

"You know, I've always been curious to ask - how long has the world been this way? You know, ruined and burned like a shitty meal.... I wonder if anyone alive saw this place before whatever happened here happened here...."

OOC: Have at it y'all~

Aisling lowered the harmonica from her mouth, her lips parted. There was a silence, save for the sound of wind blowing dead soil across the ground.

"Let's see, what year is it? 2097 now, yeah? Bombs fell in 2081, I was nine."

Her gaze moved to Aradia, before she continued:

"World had a lot more... structure, for sure. Life wasn't terrible... well, I guess that didn't go for everyone, but I had it ok, considering. It was definitely a... prettier place, overall. Radiation wasn't everywhere. Forgive me, but... you don't look like a kid, and the only people nowadays who don't know what the world was like before are kids. Where the hell have you been?"

"No offense taken.... but here's the truth - I don't actually know WHERE I've been...."

Aradia didn't quite move her gaze out towards Aisling, though she did continue talking, her voice increasing in confidence as she recalled the details of her awakening.

"I woke up inside a coffin made of glass, wearing nothing but a weird suit made of.... flesh? Well, it felt like flesh, but it was much stronger.... probably nanofiber or something.... and I have memories - I had siblings, I think, and a mother.... so I was probably someplace before that.... and I have my magic! That's like... a part of me! And all of the knowledge I have on it HAD to have come from somewhere or someone or at least some time to practice...."

Aradia suddenly stopped, averting her crimson sights over to Aisling finally with a look of.... first thoughtfulness, but eventually apology - "I'm afraid I just.... can't seem to remember how I got here.... and nobody else that I've asked about it seems familiar with the story either...."

OOC: Aradia has siblings? THAT'S interesting, isn't it? Isn't it (violently nudges David with this potential conflict hook)?
This message was last edited by the player at 16:11, Sat 26 Nov 2022.

“I remember very little from before the bombs, I remember preparing for a dance. Preparing for a party, I believe it was supposed to be for my older sister.”
 Coaxoch looks longingly at the horizon.
“I haven’t given the past much thought in the past years, I wonder how my sister is faring. Do you remember much of your siblings, red?”

Aradia shifted slightly, her posture straightening, before looking over to Coaxoch.

"I remember.... very little of them, actually...."

Her gaze was decidedly forlorn, even as she furrowed her brow and cracked her knuckles.

"I don't remember their names, or anything about them.... they just.... I remember they looked just like me, and that there were many of them...."

All of a sudden, processing something that was said a moment ago, she rights herself and raises a finger for a brief moment as if pondering something. Suddenly withdrawing it, Aradia finally returns with a verdict.

"I like that nickname.... I like that a lot...."

OOC: How come Aradia's siblings all have the same mother, and why have they all got the same surname? That's weird. That's weird as fuck.
This message was last edited by the player at 01:59, Sun 27 Nov 2022.