( she puts her own clothes back on. of course she does, there's a layer of protection that comes with familiarity, and misha is nothing if not dedicated to her routines. even the act of drawing strings of lacing tighter brings a certain comfort, a certain armour, and by the time she leaves the cottage she feels ready to face the--

....beautiful world she's woken up in.

she'd been....ignoring most of the woman's information, if she's honest. or certainly not taking it in fully, at the very least, so she'd expected something darker, more dangerous. somewhere fitting of a random kidnapping, really. at the very least, misha had been anticipating more fighting. it's a little embarrassing to have to physically wind down the tension seizing her muscles, body clearly geared for some kind of physical altercation -- although maybe that's just the high society talking. nothing worse than something embarrassing. )

Excuse me.

( there are other people emerging from the cottages, and it seems smart enough to reach out to one so she directs her question at the one closest. she's polite, painfully so, and softly spoken in a careful, restrained way. it's all an act, of course, designed to mask just how confused and scared she is, but it's a good one. after all, she's been practicing it her whole life. )

Do you know.....where we are? ( a quick smile, slightly sheepish, and she accompanies it with a vague gesture to their general surroundings. ) Someone was speaking about it before, only I was quite distracted.

( it gets better. misha quickly asserts that no one here is trying to kill her, and maybe that's wishful thinking but it's enough to get her to let her guard down - and quite quickly, too. it doesn't take long at all before she is both figuratively and literally letting her hair down. it might seem tame to most, but for someone who has been groomed in certain etiquettes as long as she can remember, even the act of letting loose hair unfurl around her shoulders is quite the little rebellion.

still, old habits die hard and loose hair or not she's hardly a new person now. the celebration is beautiful and she's quite caught up in it all, but misha is hesitant at the encouragement to dance. at last she takes a deep breath though, stepping forward and offering a hand to one of the people she's being heavily ushered towards. this is it, be bold. )

I think they might want us to join in all of this.

( as far as 'may i have this dance?'s go, it's not the worst in the world. not the best, but certainly not the worst. )

( she's drenched, and freezing, and it feels like every bone in her body is shaking like a leaf, and it's generally just all quite horrible. it was mostly just poor timing that she happened to be crossing a large and uncovered stretch of the island right as the heaven's opened, but by the time misha made it to the grand ballroom she looked ( and felt ) like a drowned rat. it wasn't exactly pleasant.

someone is kind enough to offer a towel and she begins drying out her hair as they explain the housing situation. she's listening, a small frown creasing her brows as she ponders the full implication of these circumstances, but it's much easier to just focus on gently wringing out water and wondering if she'd have been better off leaving it done up in the odd, ornate twisted fashions typical of her home. realistically she'd have ended up just as wet, but it's easier to blame this new-fangled life choice than just....you know. the weather. )

So we must share. ( essentially repeating what she's already been told, sure, but it's important to clarify and avoid misunderstandings!!! ) Are we able to...choose a partner, then? Or will we be assigned a housemate? I'm not so sure I'm ready to draw straws just yet.

( but will she ever be? probably not, but she can hopebelieve at least! )

( wildcard, boi! will take any and all scenarios so gimme something. eating 2 much food, getting drunk and dancing about, peerin' off the edge of the island into the void -- i want it all. super vague unfinished info on misha for the curious, hmu at sharknado or via pm for questions! )