As the elevator containing one Elliana Faye ascended,
another elevator farther along the wall was also scaling said edifice. Its path took it to the section of the wall that was currently under construction, and as such, it wasn't much used currently, with its only passengers being the construction workers on their days off. Usually, that is. Right now, its only passenger was a rather jittery, short, young woman clad in a large, puffy jacket, a pair of jeans, and a pair of running shoes, who was nervously playing with a lock of her curly black hair. This was Maria Loronha, and she was a refugee, of sorts. She patted her pockets, taking a mental inventory of her possessions.
Notepad and pen? Check. Money? Check. Candy? Her thoughts were interrupted briefly by the sound of crackling coming from her pockets.
Definitely check. She took a deep breath, to calm herself. It didn't quite work. She danced in place briefly, letting out an excited "Eeeeee-hee-hee! I can't believe I'm actually going to the top of the Wall!" She looked out of the window of the elevator, down at the city below. "Wow, everything looks so tiny up here! Even the Queen's palace!" She took in the view for a while, before an idea occurred to her. "I wonder if I can see the candy shop from here... Let's see, there's the Seventh River, so the candy shop should be right about... there!" Indeed, there was the candy shop, with her house above it, looking incredibly tiny from way up here, and from the looks of it, bustling with people. "At least the shop's thriving again." She fell silent for a while, lost in thought.
When the elevator arrived at its destination with a "ding," she looked up, startled, as the doors slid open with a "whoosh" that held a bit of a creak behind it. Maria was briefly blinded by the sunlight, and after blinking a few times, rushed outside. "Whooooaaaa!"
The sunrise was unlike anything she had ever seen before. The sky was streaked with reds and oranges, which themselves were shot through with yellow. The undersides of the clouds were painted light pink, which contrasted beautifully with the dark gray of their tops. Purple still clung to the edges of the tableau, framing an incredibly beautiful sight, especially for one who had never seen the sunrise. Maria was content to stand there for a while and soak it in, so she did. A wonderful thrill ran down her spine, and she thought:
How could the Queen order this built, if it meant we could no longer see such a wonderful sight? The thought of not being able to see such a thing as this again filled her with melancholy for a moment, before she remembered that she was not a tourist; she needed to find work, blend in, and make friends. Otherwise that scummy rich bastard would find her, and that would be a bad time for everyone.
She set off down the wall, towards the sounds of construction and yelling. Before long, she came upon a woman who seemed to be in charge; she was yelling at the other workers and was fingering what looked like a stun gun, so Maria figured that she was in charge. Her back was to Maria, so Maria decided to tap her on the shoulder and say "Um, excuse me. Are you in charge here?"
Dazz would hear a crackling sound from behind her before Maria tapped her on the shoulder. She would also see a tiny girl in a fluffy jacket far too big for her, looking at once concerned and determined. The overall effect was one that made her look about 5 years younger than she really was.