It All Begins with Peace
Shiori sits at the veranda, enjoying her tea. While she was about to drink tea, she was instead interrupted by Kozue, holding something that is cold to the touch."
Kozue
Hey, Miss Shiori! Look what I found! It's an eternal snowflake!
Shiori
A snowflake that never melts…? Interesting, huh.
Shiori grabs the snowflake, looks at it closely.
Shiori
Where exactly'd you get this?
Shiori retrieves it to Kozue.
Kozue
Those martial artist girls from our neighbor to the west! The one with ice powers gave me this snowflake.
Shiori
…I should go meet them. Mind if I head out for a while?
Kozue smiles, encouraging Shiori to tell the martial artists as Kozue brought the snowflake to her again.
Kozue
*Giggle* Go ahead!
Shiori
Alrighty.
Shiori walks off the veranda, leaving her tea cold. However, a woman with dark skin and dyed grey hair sat on the veranda and drinks the tea before it goes cold.
???
*swallow* Ah. Senior forgot her tea, so I drank it right before it got cold.
The woman looks at her senior talking to the martial artists.
???
Hm. I wonder she's talking to.
Shiori walks at the west side of the hidden Etherion with a koi pond behind her. There, she met two martial artists who gave Kozue the snowflake.
Shiori
Nice to meet to you.
???
Nice to meet ya too! I gave your friend my snowflake 'cause she complimented my powers.
Shiori
Why'd you come here?
???
We came here to your safehouse 'cuz West Gaia is currently in an ongoing crisis!
Shiori
Oh, I get it. So you two were looking for a safe place to hide and found us?
Yuki
Yep. If you've been wondering who I am, I'm Yuki Lee, a martial artist.
Shiori
Cool.
Sui
And I'm Sui Chan, her student! Ms. Yuki teached me martial arts since recently!
The woman runs off to Shiori, standing behind the two martial artists.
???
Sorry for drinking your tea, Senior. 'Cause I was thirsty.
Shiori
That's fine.
She introduces herself to the two, revealing to be Shiori's junior.
Roxanne
My name is Roxanne Starr, Shiori's junior. I call her "Senior" because I respect'er as our leader.
Yuki
Anyway, who are you guys? That alien friend of yours told me her name.
Roxanne
Why don'cha say that earlier? We're Team Hoshi, y'know?
Sui
Oh! THAT's your team name? Catchy.
Shiori sits down.
Roxanne
I gotta get Senior to wake up Midori 'cause she's been sleeping for a while. ...Fine, I'll wake her up with Kozue.
Sui
Come back when you wake her up!
Roxanne rushes to Midori's bedroom inside the teahouse.