Tranquility is an investigator for the Factfinding division of Consensus. Her job is simple: if something weird happens, something that went against the Agreements that form the foundation of civilization, she figures out what's going on.

Many investigators do not have the emotional stamina for the cases she investigates. She specializes in the worst of the worst. Most Melodians will never see or hear of a True Murder happening, unless they deliberate seek upsetting information about reality. (Which, to be fair, many Melodians do, if they have not kept up their Practice.) Tranquility has seen the aftermath of seven. But she is strong, and her Practice ingrained deep, and she remains an fairly happy, though grizzled, member of society.

Until now, apparently.

Where is this place?! Tranquility just went to sleep, and now she's... on a beach? With a mansion nearby? What on Earth happened?

But her Practice is strong, and she remembers her instincts. She takes a deep breath, and returns to calm.

She sees a storm bearing down on the beach fast, and doesn't see any immediate danger from the mansion, so she'll walk up to its doors and figure out if the locals have any idea what's going on.

Many voices can be heard within the mansion, which fall suddenly silent upon a knock on the door. After a few moments, footsteps are heard, and the door opens.

A tall, handsome man is the one to open the door. Surprise flickers on his face when he sees someone standing there.

He starts to ask a question, then thinks better of it when a gust of wind sends water flying into his face. It's a woman, and she's wet and unarmed, so there's probably no harm in letting her in.

"Get inside, and then I'll ask what you're doing here."

She nods and goes in. She's not one to question those giving her hospitality before she's negotiated a trade for their inconvenience, and she doesn't want to stay out in this rain much longer either.

There are a bunch of kids of varying ages inside, about fourteen or fifteen of them watching the intruder from a distance. Their ages appear to range from 10 to 18.

He closes the door behind her.

"I apologize for my indiscretion. I am Ohtori Akio, the chaperone of a school trip.

"Now, what are you doing here? This is a private island, and there's a storm outside. And what would your name be?"

How old does this new woman appear to be?

Tranquility passed her basic competency tests fairly early at 12, and refined her Practice sufficiently to handle particularly upsetting material at 16. She is somewhat experienced now, at 23, but looks fairly youthful aside from the composure with which she carries herself - she appears only slightly older than the oldest child, and would not seem out of place among them.

Uh. Hmmm. She would like to answer honestly. But she doesn't know an honest answer. Or have any idea what the honest answer could possibly be. And "I don't know" would sound very suspicious.

Well, the truth is usually the least complicated lie, but she still isn't excited about the possible results. (Also, "Ohtori Akio"? What does that mean? She knows some people draw their names from conlangs, but usually they'll explain it in their introductions, and "the chaperone of a skool(?) trip" doesn't seem like a name one would give themself on a permanent basis, and it doesn't match the phonotactics of any language she's heard before.) She bows slightly, and then speaks.

"It is good to meet you, Ohtori Akio, and I apologize for any inconvenience. I am Tranquility of Sunflower Creche. I am not exactly sure how I got here either - I just woke up on the beach - and apologize for this oversight."

Her attention is mainly on navigating the potentially risky social interaction, but fragments are still searching for any information about where she is. Does she notice out of the corner of her eye any symbols, statues, architectural styles, uniforms, or other distinctive things that might give her some information about whose mansion this is, or where?

The mansion is what Japanese people would call "Western-style." There are some couches and a fireplace. No one is wearing uniforms. The only symbol is a rose on a few various objects and furnishings.

'Ohtori Akio' she says??? Addressing someone by their full name, and with no honorific no less, is a pretty bizarre thing to do in Japanese!

Wow that is a hard to pronounce name. He would assume she's foreign if not for the utterly perfect Japanese (in every way except name etiquette?? she apologizes well and even bowed!) "Sunflower Creche" sounds like some sort of place, but he has no idea where that would be.

Her name comes out like 'Torankiritii' when he speaks.

"Goodness, Tranquility-san, you must feel quite confused. Did you fall from a passing ship in the storm? And where is Sunflower Creche?"