[maxine is kind of cool, too. wanda has never heard that name before, but she thinks it's endearing; feminine, but powerful, too. wanda doesn't actively try to reassure the girl that she is safe here any more than she already has. rather, she lets the silence and the spring breeze sweep them up in the peace that it brings from rolling across all this green.

no red skies appear, no threatening presence. sometimes it helps to not sense any of the things that cause such dread.

skies without the threat of air raids and bombs was hard for wanda to get used to at first, too.]

We are like newborns coming out of the pool after the summoning ritual. Even if he explained everything in detail, I don't think anything would stick. [she remembers when she first arrived, how it was another summoned who gave her peace of mind.] He's part of the Council here in Solvunn. Might be worth listening to him if they do have something to say.

[tidbits of what life is like here, for max to become familiar with in bitesize portions.

but, now, why does hawkins sound so familiar?]

Yes. It's no longer a country where I am from. I think it isn't a country in most worlds.

[with a smile, she lets her accent really show for a moment as she says the following:]

Eastern Europe. We had many delicious foods and we were surrounded by beautiful mountains. [but, then, she drops it.] I lived in New York for a few years. [.....hawkins.....] Are you familiar with a Steve? Older than you, good looking, brown hair? I forget his last name.