soniaroadsqueen | Tokyo, Japan, Monday

Portalocity was weird. Ringo hadn't really traveled with them much, so this was something of a revelation for her. Somehow booking a reasonable late-morning departure from Fandom resulted in a just-after-dawn arrival in a small park a couple of miles from the apartment she shared with her sisters. Of course, despite that, all three of them were waiting.

Rika, with her knowing, motherly smile, managing to look like a carefully-styled model even this early. Mikan, tomboyish hair cropped short and sticking out every which way, smirking mischievously and tapping her foot with nervous energy. Ume, seated on a bench playing with her dolls, but glancing up and meeting Ringo's eyes when she arrived.

With a grin, Ringo dropped her bags and rushed forward into a big group hug, melting into the group for a moment. All worry and stress disappearing in the blink of an eye.

"Now then," Rika said as they eventually disentangled themselves, "why don't you introduce everyone, and then we can go get some breakfast?"

[ooc: For those along for the ride. NFB for distance.]

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"I was happy to," Kathy said softly. "I--Ringo's told me a lot about the stuff that happened before she left. I'm just glad that I can help her get to know who Ringo is. And that plenty of people will like her with or without Regalia."

Mikan rolled her eyes. "Only idiots care about the Regalia."

"But," she sighed, "enough people only ever got to see Crazy Apple, the Thorn Queen of Sleeping Forest. So people think they know her, but have no idea."

"I think Ringo's starting to get a good handle on who she is outside of being Crazy Apple," Kathy said. "Once she's there, people will get a chance to know her for real."

She raised her voice again to make sure she was overheard. "And people will learn that she is kinda weird and crazy competitive, but I suppose not the worst person in the world. Probably."

"Did I just hear you say that I'm the most awesome person you know?" Ringo called back, smirking.

Mikan shook her head. "Now I'm not so sure that's a good thing, if she's like this all the time." Her grin hadn't gone anywhere, though.

"Hopefully Tuning will help with those delusions of yours!" Kathy said. "Because, no! No you didn't!"

"All the time," she added with an exaggerated sigh. "It really is all the time."

"Maybe it's a phase?" Mikan ventured.

Which caused Rika to burst into laughter. "It wasn't for you."

"Hey!"

"Oh nooooo!" Kathy groaned. "You're not saying it runs in the family, are you?"

She couldn't remember if they were biologically-related or not. So? They were sisters. That was all that mattered.

Mikan rolled her eyes. "Nah. It's probably just Ringo wanting to be more like me since I'm so awesome."

"I'm surprised she doesn't want to be more like me," Kathy said with a sad shake of her head. "But I guess my level of amazing is a little daunting."

"Yeah." Mikan grinned. "You're gonna fit in just fine here."

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