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Region: The North Pacific

--Strangereal--
--غريبحقيقة--

Co-Written With Minuda. (Took Me Long Enough To Post This, Huh?)

The Attendant At The Desk Looked Confused For A Moment At Amira’s Question.
“...You Are In Neu Capita, Did You Take The Wrong Flight By Accident?", They Asked Her.
Amira Looked At Them, Equally Confused. "New... Capital? Capital Of What Country?"
The Attendant, Having The Situation Begin To Set In, Now Understood There Was Definitely Something Wrong. They Quickly Pressed The Security Button Under Their Desk.
“Miss, Can You Please Tell Me The Last Thing You Were Doing Before You Came Here?”
"The Last Thing I Did Before I Came To Here? I..."
Suddenly, All The Blood Drained From Amira’s Face. Her Expression Went Blank, She Looked As If On The Verge Of Fainting.
After Just A Moment, She Regained Her Expression And Rubbed Her Eyes.
"رأسي..."
She Placed Her Hand On The Desk, Trying To Keep Her Balance.
She Opened Her Mouth, But Doesn’t Talk For A Couple Seconds.
"I Had Landed... In Greater... Sao Paulo." She Eventually Spat Out.
The Attendant Processed This For A Moment.
“Miss, The Flight You Just Took Was From Sao Paulo, GSP, To Neu Capita, Minuda.” They Replied. They Then Looked Over At The Security That Was Now Approaching.
“My Apologies, But In Order To Help Us Get A Clearer Picture On What Has Happened, I Will Have To Ask You To Accompany Security To Check For Possible Drugging. It Will Only Take A Few Minutes.” She Explains, Accompanying It With A Smile.
Amira Looked Momentarily Confused, But Nodded Slowly. “I Do Feel Suddenly Very... Light Headed. I Don't Disagree.”
She Then Submitted Herself To Security, Looking Uneasy On Her Feet. One Of The Security Guards Seemed To Notice Something Else And Excused Himself, While The Other Two Led Amira Down The Hallway.

After What Felt Like A Marathon To Amira, She Sat Down At A Lonesome Table Sitting In The Centre Of A Vanilla Room. One Of The Guards Stood At The Edge Of The Table, While The Other Sat Down Adjacent To Her.
“Ma’am, May I See Some Identification?” Asked The Guard Standing.
Amira Thought About This For A Moment, Her Face Being Tired And Lame. She Almost Looked Sick.
"My... I Had No Identification. I Woke Up In The... Plane Already."
The Two Men Exchanged Worried Glances For A Moment, After Which The One Sitting Took Out A Breathalyser.
“Ma’am,” The Standing Guard Again Announced. “Please Breathe Directly Into This Device, We Must First Verify If You Are Intoxicated Before We Go Any Further.”
"...موافق"
Amira Breathed Weakly Into The Breathalyser, It Came Back Negative.
The Guard Standing Sighed At The Result. “Ma’am, Please State Your Name, Date Of Birth, Country Of Origin, And Anything Else That Can Be Used To Help Identify You. We Will Also Ask If You Wish To Provide A Urine Sample To Test For Potential Drugging.”
"I'm... Amira Al-Eazim... Sultana of His Union Of Raeghaer States," She Sickly Replied. "I Was Born In.. 1996 I Think.. In Your Years. I Was On... A Diplomatic Trip."
"Amira Al-Eazim... Sultan of... Raeghaer...?" Recited The Guard Again.
A Guard Sitting Down Chimed In. “The Blob Regulators, I Believe.”
“Ahh, So… The Sultan Of Blobs, Amira Al-Eazim, Born In 1996.” The Standing Guard Finished. Amira Wasn’t In The Mood To Correct Him On His Misgendering Of Her Title, Though She Did Notice.
The Two Men Once More Glanced At Eachother With Confusion, Near Dumbfounded By Her Claim.
The Guard Across The Table Looks Back At Her. “Alright Ma’am, Will All Due Respect, We Legally Cannot Believe Your Claim Until We Can Verify Your Identity. But, Since You Have Labelled Yourself As A Foreigner Not Of GSP Or FSSE Origin, We Will Have To Ask You To Come With Us To The Local Station, As We Will Need To Wait Quite A While For Verification On Your Identity.”
“I Will Also Have To Add, Miss,” Began The Standing Man, “That While You Are Allowed To Decline, SinceYou Cannot Prove Your Identity Due To Lack Of An ID, Refusing Is Grounds For Arrest, So Please Just Comply, We Will Ensure Your Safety As We Verify Your Identity As Best As Possible. Also, Please Do Note That Lying About Your Identification Is Equally Punishable Under The Law, You May Retract Any Previous Statements, But We Still Will Need You To Come With Us. Do You Understand?”
"Ah... Ok..." Amira Sighed.
She Stands Up On Her Own Miraculously, But She’s Getting Worse By The Minute.

Minuda and -llenn-

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