Gate of Memoirs/Prologue

Maeri is eager to dive into her new book of tales.
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*Maeri: "Dear Diary..."
 	
*Maeri: "Winter has come around again."
*Maeri: "Even though it's freezing, it's the season where everyone exchanges gifts..."
*Maeri: "...So it's warm in our hearts."
*Maeri: "And this year, I got this from a good friend..."
**rustle rustle*
**thump!*
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Music: "Earth Lament"	Music: "Earth Lament"
 	
*A beautiful, brand new book with an embossed snowflake on its cover reflects the cheery warmth from the fire.
 	
*Maeri: Ooh... It's so pretty...
 	
*Maeri: Isn't that right, Woolie?
*Maeri: Should we dive in right away?
 	
*Woolie, her plush companion, seems overjoyed.
*As overjoyed as her sleepy face can be, anyway.
 	
*Maeri: Dozing already? Well, it is a little late... 
*Maeri: I guess we should go to bed like good girls...
 	
*Maeri: Good niiiight...!
 	
*Maeri: ... ...
*Maeri: Ooh, this is so exciting. I can't sleep, Woolie.
*Maeri: Maybe just a peek...?
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*Maeri slips out of bed, carrying her new book to the large, plush chair in the corner.
 	
*Maeri: Just one story, okay? Then we'll read the rest tomorrow.
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Music: "Tree of Gaia"	Music: "Tree of Gaia"
 	
*—Dream World
 	
*Maeri: Mmh...
 	
*Maeri: Oh!
 	
*Maeri rubs her eyes sleepily, and gathers Woolie off the rather fluffy floor of clouds.
*The starlit indigo sky winks down at her in mischievous patterns.
 	
*Maeri: Looks like we're here, Woolie!
*Maeri: Now... Let's look for the tale.
 	
*In the distance, swirls of images coalesce into fleeting moments and memories.
*A bustling tea party, birthdays, quiet moments by the lake...
*Finally, a small bubble offered a bird's eye view of her room, homing in on her new book.
*The pages scatter, and melt into a glittering snowscape—wisps of smoke reached lazily for the sky from an idyllic village.
*Panning out from the village was a large forest, blanketed in purest white.
 	
*Maeri: Wow... That looks much bigger than our woods!
 	
*Maeri: Let's go take a look!
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*?: A wanderer...?
*?: How curious.
*?: I shall have to keep my eye on her.