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[Why, exactly, is there a sandstorm brewing down this alleyway? ...Must be Tuesday. In any case, two figures well-covered in desert robes and wrappings are making their way slowly out of it, fighting against the wind, the smaller one held closely to the larger's side.

As from their perspective the barrage lets up, dumping a puddle of sand around the street, the larger one looks up and drops his hood. Piercing inhuman yellow eyes, harsh narrow features-
Oh. Hello, Kurt.

He looks down towards his smaller companion - his daughter, in fact, though she seems to have grown at least a little bit since she was last seen - and smiles...]

... well. Looks like we're back.

((Been a while, so trying to kick some life into these two with a bit of an update.))

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[Kurt nods, then -]

Hrm. I don't suppose you could give me an approximate timescale? What the date might be?

It's the eleventh of October!

[~~at least, going by the date on the post.~~]

How long's it been for you guys?

[Just a couple of months, then. Awkward. Kurt sighs.]

Closer to two years than the mere months it seems to have been for you.

Whoa. That- sucks.

[in her opinion, anyway. she has no idea if it actually sucked for them.]

Jeez.

It was cool at first! But it's kind of ... backwards there. [Layla gives her father an apologetic look, as he gives her a rather stern one.] Sorry, dad.

[her nose wrinkles a little at the sound of it.]

How?

No electricity. No running water. No anything! And older guys kept asking dad if he'd picked me a husband yet! [She flails.] As soon as we get to our house, I am having a long bath...

That sounds really gross.

[she is making such a face at the idea.]

I don't blame you!

[While Layla gives a rapid nod of 'no kidding!' Kurt speaks up.]

It was rather the shock for both of us, I'll admit. I wouldn't go so far as to say [with a little quirk of his lips] 'gross', but I missed the luxuries we have here.

Well now you're back! So you have all of them. Um, you might get stuck in an early Halloween costume though.

[she gestures to her black vest and short, red plaid skirt.]

That's a costume? I thought you'd just changed your look!

I wish!

[sigh.]

It's some kind of costume for... I dunno, a horror movie person, or something. Every so often I get attacked by monsters out of nowhere, and I can't use my sword, or even magic. All I have is a lead pipe and a gun.

Oh, no! [Layla's face falls.]

But it's not as bad as it could be, I guess. There's plenty of safe areas, including my apartment, and they only really seem to show up around me, so I don't have to worry about them wandering around attacking other people.

All the same - [Kurt sighs.] I wish I had any way to assist you, here.

[she shakes her head with a little smile.]

It's just good to know there're more people around I can count on. Not that I can't count on most of the people here to be nice and lend a hand, but I don't know everyone like I do my friends.

[which you both count as technically!]

[A nod.] I'll wish you the best in this - situation, then.

Thanks! D'you guys need any help getting re-settled?

Has anything changed that we should know about?

I don't think so...

[Sora thinks on it for a moment, then shakes her head.]

Nothing big. There was a spell that lasted like a week, with a different type of fashion every day a while ago, and Halloween decorations are popping up now... but that's about it.

Aw, that one sounded fun... [Layla looks at her current outfit with a bit of a pout.]

You can still go shopping or something! It wasn't really that great. It sounds fun, but it's not really that fun when you're stuck in a big heavy dress, or a corset that feels way too tight.

Or both.

...Ow. Okay.

Some of them were sort of okay, I guess... not really my thing.

[Giggle-] I think I'll stick to the shops.