Keinz, City in Jirmushi

Nidio frowns at the forced smile and sighs a little. "Okay. But if you ever need to talk, I'm always here."

Aurora, having finished her own meal, finally speaks. "...You know, you don't have to hide it from Nidio, or me... those men who saved you... the ones who didn't make it. It's okay to talk to us about it."

X-01 stares at Aurora for a second before tearing up and hugging her and nidio, burying her face though into nidio. She begins uncontrollably sobbing and says, "W..why me? Why was it no one else could survive too? They all had families waiting for them most likely yet they sacrificed themselves for me!" Life was unfair.
At the same time, X-01's clothes begin to meld in places and some hollow like fiery light feathers begin to form.

Nidio blinks and hugs her tightly. "... people do crazy things for the ones they care about. If those men saved you, don't you think they were prepared for an outcome like that? ... life isn't always fair. It can be brutal and unforgiving. But if you despair and give up, aren't you letting life's unfairness win? That's no way to go on. When life knocks you down, you gotta stand up, and face it. Because it's gonna continue knocking you down... but you always need to stand up... which is what you need to do now. I have no idea what you've been through, it was probably even more terrible than what I've faced. But that just makes you stronger when you do get up. Which is what you need to do now. Dry those tears now, thank and remember those who helped you in the past, and turn to those who are here for you now." She smiles. "Aurora and I are here for you, and those people who are waiting for you are there for you. So please stop crying....."

X-01 merely nods in reply, but keeps silently crying. The few feathers there don't multiple, but don't go away. They're hidden enough under her clothes though as she lays her head against Nidio, finding comfort in resting against her.

Nidio just continues holding her. "Say, how about we think of a name for you? Would that make you feel a little better?"

She looks up to nidio and silently nods

Nidio nods back. "Hmm... maybe a name after where I found you? I found you during a blizzard, so maybe Neve? It means snow in an old tongue. Lumi? Means the same thing, in a different language though. Jenara? Holly? Eira? Heh, I keep suggesting names that mean snow. One track mind, huh? How about like the stars? Bright stars then, nothing I've ever seen... Lyra? Nova? Luna? Do you like any of those so far?"

X-01 shakes her head, saying "none of those sound right..But I like the idea of being named after the a star.."

Nidio thinks a little. "Okay... hmm... Leilani? Diana? Faye? Heh, star names are a little more challenging... um, Stella?"

Stella doesn't respond until Stella, where her eyes light up and she says, "I like the sound of Stella! Stella... So can my name be that??"

Nidio smiles. "Of course. Stella it is. I like the sound of that too."

Stella smiles back, wiping away her cheeks of any tears. She had a name she liked now, though she asks, "um..could i get new clothes too? ??"

Nidio grins. "Of course you can. Let's go find some for you."

Aurora jumps off after them. "H-hey, let's not take too long, we've still got the flight and everything!"

Stella says, "Don't worry, we won't take long!". Just a few minutes, she wasn't exactly picky on clothes. She just didn't want to be in these clothes from the lab. Being in these clothes made Stella sad and remember the pain time to time of the past, something she wanted to get rid of. Only that of the lab, she wouldn't ever forget those who helped her though

Nidio shows Stella to the clothing stores. "Now I don't want to spend too much money here. I'll buy what you want, but within reason, okay? Go on now, see if there's anything you like."

Stella nods. She happily looks around the clothing store, picking out some outfits, skirts, and shirts that look nice to her. They're all very colorful, but varying in price.

Nidio watches her shop around and looks at the clothes she chose, taking out a few things and picking out a coat Stella likes. After they get all of the clothes paid for, she walks Stella out. "How's that? And it looks like we still have some time before the boarding begins on the plane."

Stella says, "That was nice! So..is that a plane?" She points out at a plane outside the window. Its a 737 being taxied out.

Nidio nods. "Yep, that's a plane. That's what we'll be riding in to get to the ruins. Much faster than a snowmobile. I wonder how much more it will cost to get it transported..."

"A couple of people are coming to meet us," Aurora speaks. "They're the ones who arranged your breakout, Stella... they're friends. They know what they're doing."

Stella looks to Aurora with a smile and says, "Ok! It'll be fun to meet new friends"

Aurora nods. "Yeah! I think it's almost time to fly. C'mon!"

Stella says, "YAY!" very excitingly and follows Aurora and Nidio. Hopefully this flight would be fun and she'd get to be in one of those airplanes she spied outside the windows