[Accidental Video]

[mercury_gaze]

[The little drone sent to this new arrival has ended up turned on.  She seems to be trying to shoo it away.]  N-no.  No, go away.  Please.  [She's whispering, but the tone is desperate and edged with tears.]
 
[She turns and limps away from the drone, something must be wrong with her right leg.  The drone just...follows.  When the girl glances back and sees it still coming after her she lets out a sound that's something between a frustrated growl and a whimper.]

L-leave me alone.

[Anyone paying special attention to the surroundings the drone shows may note that this child seems to be somewhere close to The Hub, as they'll be able to spot the Warehouse behind her at least once.]

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[hotheadwarmheart]

[Lea nodded to her thanks then went to the kitchenette to see about food. On the way, he set the half-forgotten backpack of clothes on the floor by the end of the counter before striping off his coat and gloves, draping them over the back of a kitchen chair.

Opening the refrigerator, he looked over the contents in search of something suitable, frowning slightly at what he saw. Half to himself.]

Man, I need to get groceries...

[Something else to do tomorrow. At least he had juice, so the fluids part would be covered. He got the juice out and set it on the counter, then turned to search the cupboard. Ah! There was a can of chicken noodle soup. Kids liked that, right?]

Is soup OK? 'Fraid I wasn't really expecting guests, so I'm short on some things.

[mercury_gaze]

[Even the can gets a funny look.] O-okay.

...what is this place? [she looks around the room again, kind of giving...everything a funny look.]

[hotheadwarmheart]

[Lea nods and starts rummaging through a drawer, looking for a can opener, when he hears her question.]

Hmm? Oh. This is my apartment; it's where I live.

[The funny looks don't go unnoticed either.]

I... take it things here are a lot different than you're used to, huh?

[mercury_gaze]

It's.....it's very flat...and sharp.

[Her gaze sweeps the room again before aettling on Lea again.] I live in a den, a...a cave...with my Papa.

[hotheadwarmheart]

[Lea chuckles slightly.]

Yeah, this isn't not exactly the most homey design for a building, is it? Back where I come from- a city called Radiant Garden- most people live in wood or stone houses. But the natives here like things made of metal.

[Like themselves, though Lea decides not to go into that yet. Kid has had enough shocks for one day. He fishes out the can opener and starts opening the soup as their conversation continues.]

A cave, huh? Is it nice? I've been in a few caves before, but none of them where anyplace I'd want to live.

[mercury_gaze]

It is nice. It's comforable and warm...

[She shifts a bit, looking around again.] ....flat walls look kinda funny.

[hotheadwarmheart]

That's good. Most places I've lived for awhile have been kinda short on the 'comfort' side of things. This one's actually the nicest place I've had in awhile.

[The can open, he set the top aside and began looking for a pot to heat it in.]

You'll probly get used to the flat walls after a little while. Most buildings around here are like that, unless you go out to the ruins. Which I really don't recommend for someone your age, by the way. They're dangerous and not always that stable.

[mercury_gaze]

Okay....

[She looks around and...and slips off the couch to almost cautiously approach him. Is he going to be mad that she didn't stay in the couch?]

[hotheadwarmheart]

[His head almost poked into the cupboard trying to find an appropriate pot, Lea doesn't notice that she's moved at first. When he does, though, he's definitely not angry. In fact he looks pleasantly surprised; the kid was approaching him of her own volition. Progress!]

Well, hey there. Did you wanna help out?

[The tone of the question makes it clear that she's welcome to say no, but it was a reasonable assumption, given that she'd joined him in the kitchenette.]

[mercury_gaze]

[Progress indeed! Though she's not quite ready to interact...too much. She gives him a quick, shy smile and shakes her head...but she'll shift somewhere she can easily watch...]

...Is that...food in there? [She's never seen food in something like that before.]

[hotheadwarmheart]

[Lea will take what he can get for the moment and returns the smile, setting the newly retrieved pot on the countertop next to the juice.]

Yeah. It's called condensed soup. That means that it's soup someone made, then took some of the water out and sealed it in metal cans like this. That way it keeps a lot longer.

Course, that means we have to add some water back in before we can heat it up and eat it.

[He emptied the contents of the can into the pot, then went to the sink and filled the can with water. Retrieving a spoon from the silverware drawer, he proceeded to mix the can of water with the can of soup.]

There. Now all we have to do is heat it, and it'll be ready to eat.

[He paused, an amused, almost conspiratorial grin spreading over his face.]

Wanna see something neat while I do?

[mercury_gaze]

[Once he added the water and set down the can to stir, Jendayi slipped the can off the counter to study it. It's so...fascinating. But that grin makes her blink and kind of gape at Lea.]

Something neat? Okay... [She was curious at least.]