Her crop was a miscellany // open+joining // when all was said and done

[vellichor]

The first thing she'd noticed upon waking up was how tiny she was. Either that or everything had grown to be a thousand times bigger than her, which she knew was possible from other worlds she'd visited before (though she believed it to be unlikely). She also wasn't human. She'd never not been human before and she may have been troubled had it not been for her history of... odd spiritual encounters, to say the least. This was just another bump in the road. No, what was more troubling than all of this was what happened before she arrived. What had she witnessed? She had thought that Otherworld had been her home, her sanctuary. There had always been something odd about it but she always brushed it off as a new, fresh, hot bowl of soup was served and she was able to climb into a soft bed every night. But it had become impossible to ignore and the confrontation had led to her literal flight. She wasn't sure how she became a bird. She just remembered panicking, noticing the crack in the wall, and then willing herself out of it as soon as she could. It felt like it'd all only happened moments ago, though it was obvious she'd either jumped in time or location or both.

Now she was alone again. She hadn't been alone since her doe found her all those years ago. She wasn't even sure how long it'd been. Time wasn't an object in her fantastical Otherworld. She should have known it was all too good to be true. But she couldn't do anything about any of that now. Now, she didn't even know the way back. While she had traveled through different worlds and realms on many occasions, she didn't know how to do it without the support of the portals that beings in the Otherworld opened. She knew she certainly didn't have the power to do so. She just hoped no one was looking for her now. She didn't recognize this place or this realm or this body but she was sure she'd find a way through it, as she had so many times before. "Hello? Is anyone here?" the tiny bird called as loud as she could.