To peer upon the stars (Private Social, Anna and Shunji)

The evening sun was set low upon the horizon as Anna sat upon the shoreline, watching the waves. It had been a normal day for the girl: Wake up, hunt for food, start fire, cook, eat, wonder if she'd ever go back to normal society, and patrol the shoreline for scraps she could use to expand her makeshift home. She was far from any other humans, off at the tail of the bird that this island took the shape of; indeed, that was the point. Anna didn't trust herself among other people; she was too liable to explode on them from her empathic tendencies and injure somebody.

There was plenty to subsist on here: A source of fresh water at the nearby watering hole, a vast variety of wildlife to kill and eat (especially the swallows), and various things from the wreckage of ships that washed up along the shoreline. It was a veritable paradise for the girl, especially since animals didn't trigger her empathy; here, she could enjoy her emotions as much as she wanted. Sometimes, she considered trying to meet with the farmers that were opposite the source of fresh water, but she didn't want to complicate their lives; to her, they seemed perfectly content with the simplicity of it all. She only wished that the same could be said for her.

Anna looked out again over the vast blue expanse in front of her, sighing. She was growing bored of her little corner of the world; she needed more. Her powers would likely assist her in her adventures, but she needed a ship if she wanted to go anywhere. She might know how to make weapons, but she had no idea where to even start on making a ship; they were like apples and oranges, if the oranges were a hundred times as complicated and two hundred times bigger than the apples. Plus, she didn't want to have to interact with other people due to her aforementioned issues; other islands, she knew, were much more densely populated than this one. Those two issues were all that stood between Anna and freedom, but there was no way to even start to deal with either of them.

Sighing again, Anna looked up at the darkening sky, picking out the first twinkles of starlight.

As she peered up at the stars, Anna noticed a small, glowing speck flying across the sky. A shooting star? It didn't seem to be going quite fast enough, but it wouldn't hurt to make a wish anyway. I wish I had a way off this island, the girl thought, doubting it would come true. Certainly wouldn't hurt, though.

As Anna kept watching, the speck began to grow bigger. What could it be? A meteorite? It looked to be the size of a person; that could cause some destruction if it didn't hit the ocean. It seemed to be coming straight towards the island; Anna's concern grew as she watched it, hoping it didn't hit her side of the island. As she kept watching, though, its true nature dawned on her. It wasn't just the size of an person, it was a person. And it was heading almost directly towards her. Anna watched as the person flew over her head, landing in the forest behind her.

She sprung to her feet, heading in the direction the man had gone; if she had guessed correctly, the man had likely landed near her makeshift hut. She didn't want anybody going near that thing without her around, especially not a man who fell from the sky. She activated her Phantom Lucidity skill as she went, turning transparent in case whoever had fallen had bad intentions. It was a quick walk to the hut, but it was even faster than usual; Anna found the man standing between her and the hut, holding what might be half of a baton in each hand. He was close enough for Anna's empathy to activate, sending a wave of sadness towards the girl, but she steeled herself and forced it down. She could deal with the emotions of one person well enough, as long as he wasn't insane.

The man seemed to be powerful, as well; he was glowing somewhat red, and Anna could feel heat radiating from him even from here. He might set the forest on fire if he kept this up. Taking a risk, Anna became opaque again, revealing herself to the man. "Who are you?" She asked in a neutral tone, not wanting to come off as too soft or too harsh. "Why did you just fall from the sky?"