Edited: 16 Dec 2010
Shara stood on a rock, staring down at Ulei River. A light breeze ruffled her cropped white hair. She started walking towards the river, her senses alert for the slightest disturbance.
A movement to her left told her that something was not quite right. Whirling around, she cocked her bow, pointing an arrow at the direction of the movement. Nothing. Warily, she edged closer to the spot. A black warp appeared suddenly and vanished just as quickly as it had come. Shara froze, startled. The warp appeared again, covering her in darknessā¦
Blinking, the world around her slowly came into focus. She was standing in a snow-covered park, leaning against a tree. Snowflakes swirled all around her, and the entire area was misty, making the people walking along the streets rather out of focus.
'Where am I?' she wondered, running one hand through her hair. She felt strangely light-headed. Suddenly, she froze. Raking her fingers over her head, she found nothing but the softness of her short snowy hair.
Looking down, she realized that she was wearing a shirt with resembled the top she usually wore, only that it was long-sleeved and covered her waist. That was good as the weather was much colder than she was used to. Her favored green skirt with its orange sash was worn over brown leggings, and her black and white shoes remained the same. But the greatest change was the startling fact that she was no longer a Viera, but a human.
Well, that was that, so the best thing to do in a situation as peculiar as this was to figure out how she managed to land herself into this circumstance. And the first thing to find out was where in Ivalice she was. Or whether she was still in Ivalice at all.
Shara walked into the first building she found. "Excuse me, but may I know what town this is? I'm not from these parts."
"This is St. Ivalice," the girl behind the counter told her.
"Thanks." Shara's head was spinning slightly again. The name was almost the same as the place she came from. And it was strangely familiar as well...
CRASH! She knocked into someone on her way out, causing the person to drop the documents he was holding.
"I'm sorry! I was thinking about something and didn't see you," gasped Shara, cursing herself for her inattentiveness. Had she been in Ivalice, an enemy could have easily killed her.
"Don't worry, no harm done," said the man cheerfully, picking up what Shara now realized were sketches. He looked her up and down. "Say, how would you like to do some modeling for our company? In case you didn't know, this is the office building of the fashion magazine 'Starz'. We're starting a winter set, and your complexion will offset the clothes fabulously! So how about it?"
Shara blinked at his enthusiasm. "Sure..." she said, still trying to take in the information. There were a few unfamiliar words as well...
"Great! My name is Jean, and it'll be nice working with you."
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