Timestamp: Season of Summer, 46th Day, 512 AV – Late Morning A frazzled-looking Konti woman stepped hesitantly into the Sanity Centre, as though she were afraid the doorframe would collapse or disappear on her at any moment. Her jade green shirt was tucked untidily into her white cotton pants and her usually well-kept blonde hair was pulled back into a single messy braid. The woman’s olive green eyes flitted nervously around the room, and landed on the front desk. After a second of hesitation, she began to walk slowly towards it. “The City Of Bewilderment.” This was what Naeya had been calling Alvadas during her short stint in the city, but not out of fondness. She had only spent a day here and she could already feel herself nearing her wit’s end. She had spent the entire afternoon of the 45th trying to find The Cubacious Inn, but no one seemed to be able to give her and her companions reasonable directions. “It moves around,” they’d said, which only served to confuse and frighten the poor Konti even more. After several hours of searching, she’d finally found it located next to a shop called The Tattered Thread. The Inn’s odd shape caused her to question why no one could tell her its location. One would think it would be quite easy to spot, she remembered thinking at the time. Once there, however, Naeya had settled into her room quite easily, thanks to Georgia, and she soon began to feel moderately better. In a moment of misjudgment, she’d made the mistake of venturing outside the Inn for food. She had seen a little food shop close by, and had intended to spend only an hour or so there. Unfortunately, the Inn seemed to disappear once more and finding her way back from the shop had taken her quite some time. Early this morning, Georgia had kindly suggested that Naeya visit the Sanity Centre in order to learn more about the… (how had she put it, again?) “funny features” of Alvadas. Georgia had told her that the Sanity Centre didn’t move, but she couldn’t possibly fathom what that meant. Buildings and streets that move? At that moment, Naeya wished more than anything to be back in Riverfall, safe and sound and stable. When she reached the disorganized front desk, the Konti woman couldn’t see anyone around to help her. Spotting a small bell, she tapped it several times and listened as its tinkling chime echoed throughout the room. “Hel… hello? Is anyone there?” Naeya could feel tears of frustration welling up behind her eyes, and she tapped the bell once more in an effort to distract herself. |