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Erimentha hadn't planned on getting a child so soon, but as soon as her mother heard of her desire, Arch had been out and about, rushing to find a place which would deliver unto her daughter what was desired. Eri'd forgotten she should keep such wishes to herself until she was prepared for them to rise to fruition. Ah well. No matter. She was here now, preparing to be prepared to be a parent.

The grounds themselves were quite impressive-- a bit daunting for the girl, truth be told. It wasn't often Eri received the opportunity to wander on her own; thus to be in such a large, strange environment presented a glorious, terrifying moment.

Spotting a stranger, Eri smiled slightly at him, debating whether or not to approach. It wasn't customary to speak to a stranger, but then, as Arch had explained, in situations where individuals shared a bond-- in this case, future children who would undoubtedly get to know each other through this place-- it was perfectly acceptable to try to speak...

Moving slowly towards Calder, Eri summoned her courage and voice for a moment. "Hi there," she murmured.

((I wanna ARPEE!!!))

The tall, thin man stood at the cusp of the tiny gathering of the guardians, watching as two of the newest members got to know one another. Meetings were important, he knew this, but he was not prone to making good first impressions. Rather, Asher had the tendency to make no impression at all and practically locked himself inside his rooms whenever the opportunity to "meet and greet" arose. He was uncomfortable and damn it all, Dr. Akari knew it! But she arrived that morning, effectively kicking him out of his room and forced him to promise to "play nice with the other children". It was demeaning, that's what it was.

And now Asher stood, hovering uncertainly a few meters away and did not know what to do. He stuck a foot out, shifted his weight- and took a step back as one of the gardeners brushed past him. Asher flattened himself against the stone gateway, and started to breathe quite hard. He couldn't do it. He simply could not make the first step to actually being a social member. Asher, the man who could make some of the most beautiful pottery, the same man who had boldly stated that he would be the best guardian of the land- just could not work up the courage to say a simple "hello".

"Blast."

Calder's attention was distracted from Erimentha by the vivid red sash, and he glanced up, smiling equally brightly towards the woman in the white dress, holding her basket of pastries. Oh, he loved pastries!

"Yes, it is," he said, glancing back towards the buildings and spotting Asher out the corner of his vision. He didn't pay the other man any mind, though. "I take it you're one of the new guardians, hmm? Here for your paperwork?" As he spoke, the faster his words became and the more of his own accent slipped through.

When Ahneta arrived, she naturally gravitated towards where all the people were: she was the social sort of woman. The only thing that surprised her, was that they were all in the library! Oh well...as needs must.

She needed to pick up her paperwork, but there was nothing wrong with being friendly...

Although most people tended to consider Ahneta a bit too friendly. She was certainly dressed revealingly enough, with her shirt cutting far too low for most women to be comfortable with, along with a skirt that showed off quite a bit of leg.

"Good afternoon!"

((Just as a prior warning...one could say that Ahneta is a very suitable sort of guardian for a siren sweatdrop ))

If I stay, I will be ridiculed and mocked... but if I go, Dr.Akari will chop me in to tiny little bits and feed me to her piranhas-

Asher looked up at the sound of someone introducing themselves close by. It seemed as if this girl was actually addressing him, and Asher gulped.

"Ah, hello," Asher nervously fiddled with the buttons on his shirt sleeve, and let the silence loom above them, "ah, um, nice to make you acquaintance, Miss..."

Asher trailed off. His eyes darted around to the others who were making their way to this somewhat odd little gathering, and his eyes fell on the little tart who had sashayed her way in.

"Disgraceful," Asher muttered to himself.

((ha ha ha. Asher does not approve of the way your guardian dresses, Aletea!))

((*twitch* Oh my. I somehow managed to misread 'liberty center' as 'library' center. That teaches me to not pay closer attention, I suppose..))

"Ahneta."

Seeing as how nobody had yet taken Calder's hand, Ahneta went ahead and did so herself. She took note of the people around, and felt her smirk widen as she saw the expression on one's face. While not hearing his comment, she didn't need to.

She wasn't the sort of person to be bothered when she offended people - rather, she just found it that much more amusing.

"And you all are...?"

This time she spoke to the others, since she only knew the name of one now.

Calder managed not to smile a little at the muttered comment, just barely in his hearing as the rest of the people started to chatter, creating quite the buzz. He just took in names as they were exchanged, and glanced around at everyone, trying to remember names and faces. It was all a little overwhelming, even for the outgoing sidhe.

Rather than butt into conversations, after shaking Ahneta's hand with a firm grip that wasn't overbearing, he stood back and listened, and watched these people and their mannerisms. Erimentha was shy, Ahneta was the opposite, Lara looked more than a little lost, Estelle searching for friendly faces, and Asher... Well, the man certainly didn't seem to be enjoying himself. He glanced over, sidling up towards the other male presence. "Seems we're outnumbered here, eh?" he said with a friendly tone, eyeing the mass of women compared to the duo of testosterone.