[ That voice gets an immediate reaction from her, and if she was handling real cards, they'd probably have fluttered every which way. As it stands, a few disappear; others simply alight in her fingers, her eyes wide when she turns to see Maelle. And then she's on her feet, grin wide. ]

There you are. I'd been looking for you and the others.

[ Sorry, kiddo, you're getting a momentary little hug. It's more of a shoulder grab and a hip check, but her grip is fierce in its brevity. Sciel looks her over instinctively, assessing (as she does). ]

And no, not too interesting. They've got weird eggs at the local store that taste weirdly fantastic [ Sciel that's not what she meant ] but other than that? Not much.

[ As though this entire situation wouldn't be called 'interesting' if it was, you know, a planned visit. The level of industry here is staggering and the car rental had practically been expecting visitors like them, and if none of that screams 'planned' then she doesn't know what is.

But they can figure that out. They've gone through worse things so far. ]

When did you arrive?