[Vera can't believe what she's seeing. In all the incredible, ridiculous things that she's witnessed since "waking up" to the world, this was so far unlike anything she's encountered yet. It would be impossible not to be inspired by the bombardment of light and color now filling the darkened forest. The heiress steps closer, only to catch sight of the incandescent animal standing in the clearing.]
IIA
What even is that thing...?
[Lowering herself into a crouch, she steps closer, taking care not to startle the beast, but in doing so brings another flash of color into view-- albeit, a far more familiar one than this. Few people in Recollé have such fiery red hair, and Vera recognizes it instantly.]
...Alison?