33 [Accidental Video]

[flameandpassion]

[The PCD is turned on as it is tossed onto Rei's bedside table with a resounding thunk. The girl doesn't appear all that happy and her eyes look suspiciously bright, but her hair shields her face as she bends down to scoop up whatever had fallen out of her bag.]

-- stupid -- immature -- why did I even --

[And Rei tosses her bag onto her bed before she pauses in her tirade. Her eyes suddenly grow wide and her breath catches in her throat.

She crosses to the bed and reaches out to the bed, fingers curling around an object. When it's lifted to eye-level, it's shown to be her Mars Crystal Power transformation wand.

The last time it appeared in Adstringendum, it had been during the canon update/backdate event. When she had been given a rush of new memories, when Hitsugaya had lost his limbs, and when Hino Rei and Tsukino Usagi died.

She turns to the PCD to grab it before noticing it's already on. A muscle in her cheek twitches before she exhales slowly, resting her new transformation wand against her cheek, closing her eyes to think before she speaks.]

... Toushirou, you haven't done anything dumb, have you? And girls, have you gotten anything?

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[iceandivory.livejournal.com]

Don't ask questions if you don't want to hear answers.

[Read: What? Don't "shut up" me.]

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[flameandpassion]

[She's in a horrendous mood, Hitsu, excuse her attitude.]

I got my answer, Toushirou... this must be what the Animus left me, then. No wonder I've felt weird all day.

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[iceandivory.livejournal.com]

...Weird? [Just a little more focused now.]

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[flameandpassion]

I've felt different all day, but I couldn't put my finger on why or how.

It's because I'm stronger.

[And now she's finally starting to look a little happier about the entire affair, complete with a small grin.]

I guess they don't completely hate me after all.

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[iceandivory.livejournal.com]

[That's actually ... a little unsettling. But for entirely personal and selfish reasons, so he's makes sure not to hint at it.]

It may simply be a balancing act.

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[flameandpassion]

Hnnn, maybe. Give a little and get a little.

[The Animus take her senses and give her Mars Flame Sniper. ... yeah, sure, Rei will take it.]

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[iceandivory.livejournal.com]

Generally the time before or after a particularly painful event is rather quiet.

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[flameandpassion]

... mmm.

[She pauses before switching over the filter. Just in case.]

Al thinks that's because of the amount of energy it takes to pull off a big event. They can't do it again the following week. That's why they're staggered.

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[iceandivory.livejournal.com]

It makes sense. Although one has to wonder how much energy it would take to give people familiar objects like this.

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[flameandpassion]

Hopefully it's a lot so January is a good month.

Oh -- ! I didn't even ask. Did you get anything?

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[iceandivory.livejournal.com]

Hopefully.

[Siiigh.]

Nothing worth mentioning.

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[flameandpassion]

So you did get something? What is it?

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[iceandivory.livejournal.com]

If it's not worth mentioning, it's not worth mentioning!

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[flameandpassion]

Is it that bad?

Did you get a stuffed dinosaur too?

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[iceandivory.livejournal.com]

...No. [Okay, when she puts it that way, it doesn't seem quite as horrible.] A soccer ball. I might as well just give it to Sasuke.

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[flameandpassion]

[...]

Why did the Animus give you a soccer ball?

[No, seriously, she's confused.]

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[iceandivory.livejournal.com]

Who knows.

[He literally has, like, no material possessions of any importance that he doesn't wear on his person already. It's either a soccer ball or a watermelon.]

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[flameandpassion]

[Well, at least the watermelon would make sense.]

Do you play soccer back home?

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[iceandivory.livejournal.com]

No, I don't. I don't have time for pointless games.

[And lo and behold, that sounds like a very good reason to give him a soccer ball while he's here. Who'da thunk it.]

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[flameandpassion]

Maybe they gave it to you so you could make time for once.

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[iceandivory.livejournal.com]

I don't want to make time for it. [Grumblegrumble. But he will for Sasuke. And if Rei wants to join in, he can't stop her.]

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[flameandpassion]

Tough! I want to see your soccer skills.

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[iceandivory.livejournal.com]

I don't have skills like that.

[It just so happen that his skills happen to be conducive to it. Which is not the same thing. Shut up.]

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[flameandpassion]

I was under the impression that you were good at everything involving speed and beating someone up.

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[iceandivory.livejournal.com]

I don't beat people up.

[Don't make him sound like a bully. ;;]

...But I know what you're trying to say.