十一 ❀ action

[naicha]

<sub>[ It's such a beautiful Monday morning! The sun is shining, the grass is green - oh, why is everything back to normal, that's not right...

Well, after the initial shock, Taiwan decides not to let that bother her too much. She doesn't even realize that she was droned for a few days. She keeps switching the lights off whenever she finds them on, though. Just a heads up. ]

[ A At the cosplay cafe, she'll be working like nothing even happened. She's in a cute schoolgirl uniform since it's April - the start of the Japanese school year! The cherry blossom tree outside their house helps set the mood as well. Ah, what's this? Taiwan looks really happy today. Could it be because of the drink she's been advertising nonstop? Bubble tea is the newest item on the menu and she is very, very enthusiastic about it. Why don't you go try it out? ]</sub>

It's really yummy!

<sub>[ Maybe she stops you while you're passing by, maybe she's the waitress taking your order right now. However you meet her, how could you say no to this face? How could you? ]

[ B She's not very good at this acting thing. Maybe you'll catch her by the counter on her break. ]</sub>

Japan said my character was supposed to be the exchange student from Taiwan who is _{[ She pulls her sleeve down a bit and continues as if she is reading something. ]} popular for her zettai ryouiki and hard worker, but naive and a dojikko.

I wonder what a dojikko is...

<sub>[ C Spring means baseball! She hasn't even changed out of her uniform yet, she is that excited. Well, you can still move in a skirt, right? So you'll catch her at the high school's baseball field, pulling out the baseball equipment. Yeah, she broke whatever lock was on it. No, shut up, she doesn't care if she doesn't go here, she wants to play. ]



[ D At the hardware store, trying to buy a pistol and arguing with the store clerk drone. ... More like, grabbing him by the collar. She is mad! ]</sub>

What do you mean "because I'm a girl"? I'm like, _{[ Now she's shaking him. ]} I'm like Sailor Moon but better, you know!

_{[ ooc: Breaking hiatus early since things got fixed faster than expected. ;u; Still in the middle of backtagging everything though. ]}

Comments

[naicha]

If they can take away my nation... ness, they can take away anything, you know. There are a lot of people here with magic and stuff, too. I'm kind of jealous. _{[ she tightens a fist briefly ]}

[headedforhope]

[it feels weird trying to older-sister someone obviously older than her but

here goes]

You don't have to be. Maybe it's best you didn't have to pay what they did for the power.

[naicha]

Mm. Everything has a price, right? But I still wish I was strong enough to protect the people I care about.

Ahaha, what's with this mood? But Mayfield makes me feel that way. There are a lot of bad people and witches...

[headedforhope]

[something in her face tightens, and she hates herself for suddenly wanting her Soul Gem back almost as much as she already does for deciding to accept its absence in the first place; she selfishly wanted to live life as a normal girl again, if just for a little while, and now her kinder (if more self-destructive) impulses want to take that chance away. Mami wants to help others- and help herself -but she can only choose one.]

...at least you're not alone. You have someone to care about and want to protect in the first place. Most who fight- they don't even have that. They help strangers who will forget them by tomorrow.

[naicha]

That reality's really unfair. But Mami, do you believe in karma? If you do a lot of good things, good things will happen! Um, it hasn't happened to me yet, so... but I'm sure it'll come back to them, you know! Positive.

_{[ Well, Taiwan certainly doesn't want to believe that all her deeds will go unpaid. ]}

[headedforhope]

It's a nice thing to believe in, I think. And that's a good attitude to have- something worth admiring.

[she calmly starts folding her napkin in a distracted way; ever since becoming a magical girl, she did a lot of good things, and then she was taken away to this place just when she thought she would be rewarded with an end to loneliness.]

[naicha]

It's an attitude I need if I wanna keep living!

_{[ It's her optimism that's been keeping her together all this time, after all. ]}

And I've got a lot of people to live for.

i mean 2/2

[naicha]

-aah! I forgot! _{[ She gets all of Mami's sweets and her own boxes quickly - don't worry, it looks like what she's doing is safe, somehow... ]} I'll be back in a minute, okay?

[headedforhope]

[That sounds so nice to Mami- so nice, and now impossible; to have someone to live for that isn't yourself.]

Sure, take your time.

[naicha]

_{[ It doesn't take her too long to come back with the boxes, like she promised. ]}

They're all in here! Will you be alright on your way home?

[headedforhope]

[moeeee]

Ah, you don't need to worry about me. I'm sure I'll be fine.

[naicha]

Oh. Okay!

But if you ever need a hand, just give me a call. _{[ They barely know each other, but she puts a hand on her hip and points at Mami with the other as she declares this: ]} From now on, we're friends!

_{[ she has to have dibs on all the friends before china does duh ]}

[headedforhope]

[...."Friends." Sorry, Taiwan, but no: Mami left her first real friend behind when this town decided to abduct her. She's not ready to try and make any more just yet- it hurts.

She just smiles again as she nods and takes her carry out and turns away to leave.]

Of course, of course. I'll come see you here again soon, I imagine.

[naicha]

Mm!

<sub>[ She waves goodbye!

... Like she can see through that Stepford Smiler. Friends +1. ]</sub>