papers tattered and torn ; layers of dust that coat the room from floor to ceiling ; lucy takes in the room with wide, curious eyes. if not for her drive to learn, perhaps lucy would have lost her mind already ── ‘ waking up ’ in an entirely new world ( the only conclusion that makes sense ) was quite the shock and a lot to take in. to add to the strangeness of it all is the presence of a strange, floating, dangerous island posing a threat to the city. so, despite the pure confusion and worry occupying lucy’s thoughts, she makes the trek to this island with the goal to protect those that need it, and learn what she can about this new world. no matter where she is ─ she’s still a proud member of fairy tail after all!
thus, she’s ended up in what appears to be some sort of abandoned administration office. instincts and experience tell her to stick around ── that this place holds something of great importance. but she’s not even sure where to begin! while this place isn’t nearly as daunting as fairy tail’s own archives, but there’s something unsettling about this place that makes her hesitate. she’s amidst her own thoughts when her attention is drawn elsewhere ; footsteps approach and lucy immediately turns, hands on her keys and ready to defend should the approaching figure be hostile.
the figure manifests and, all at once, lucy relaxes. recognition bears warmth as she’s able to fully make out the person before her and, immediately, a wide smile overcomes her expression.
“ levy !!! ” she exclaims, running forward to meet her guildmate ( though mindful of the papters scattered about on the floor ) and taking the script mage’s hands in her own, “ levy, it’s so good to see you! i was so worried! what are you doing here? do you know where we are? or any idea what’s happened to us? ” she’s concerned, of course, but the presence of her friend is more than enough to provide great comfort ── enough to greatly lift her spirits.
oh... oh why had she just-- just walked in there without any sense of self-preservation ?!
if gajeel had been there, or lily even, to see the tiny girl just WALTZ in as if she LIVED in the... v-very strange and ahem, very UNSETTLING building. in the back of her mind, levy curses her natural curiosity, that old saying about curiosity killing the cat ( but satisfaction brought it back ) very much applying to her right now.
most offices held records, right ? perhaps said records could be useful in learning more information on whatever the HECK was currently going on ? levy really isn’t sure, but she wants to help however possible at this point. her footsteps creak quietly upon the flooring beneath her, the poor mage feeling like her hair was starting to stand on end... eugh. this building was so dusty, and despite usually feeling comfortable amongst relics, she was definitely NOT comfortable right now. this building was creepy. it was .. scary. the idea that she had just walked in there by herself was finally hitting her. no gajeel, no lily, no jet or droy. none of them. was it just her or were her feet starting to move a little faster ?
wh-- who was that. what was that. something was coming closer and--
there’s a small frightened squeal as levy spots the figure, her fingers instinctively closing together whilst her index and middle come together and stick out. magic brims just underneath the surface of her skin... only for it to die back down immediately at the individual’s face being revealed.
❝ l--lucy ?! ❞
and then the blonde is there, their hands linked.
❝ ahh-- i, erm, well !
you know how i can get, lu... with all this spooky stuff going on, i couldn’t help but do some investigating myself.
as for what happened... i’m... i’m really not sure. i have no idea what’s happened to us, not one bit. ❞
