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Unequally Rational And Emotional Thread; It's Negima with Everything Else Added!
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Topic Started: Apr 15 2012, 06:40 PM (11,703 Views)
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Oct 5 2012, 06:57 PM
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Hah, Servant Goofy. Awesome.
Wait, that implies that Goofy's dead.
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Let's Watch Nanoha Wits, magic, and hardboiled monologues. My other claims to fame.
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Oct 7 2012, 09:05 AM
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The Secret Origin of the Unequally Rational and Emotional Joker.
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A hideout somewhere in Kyoto:
"Do you want to know how I got these scars?" the Joker asked, pointing at his own face.
"You don't have any scars," Temptress pointed out in turn.
"Not on the surface, but I'm pointing at what there's underneath, silly," the Clown Prince chided her. "Regardless, in a beautiful summer day, there was a boy riding a pony. Not the bologna type of pony you're used to ride, mind. Or perhaps it was. But that doesn't matter! I was that boy's neighbor. Neat twist, huh? Or maybe his cousin, I don't remember it well. My father took me to the ice skating ring one day. It was a a very happy and bright day, and the sun smiled down at us. It's true; look long enough at the sun, and it'll smile at you. The spirit of the sun, who was a winged unicorn, came to me one night after Dad beat me silly. He was hiding from evil circus people pursuing him, but since my father didn't want me to have another horse, he made me kill him with a shotgun."
"I thought it was your cousin who already had a horse," Temptress argued.
"Cousin Melvin? He's been dead for years, how could he have a horse? Dead men own no horses and tell no tales, cutie. You can see I'm not dead because I'm telling you this tale. The unicorn's older sister, who lived in the Moon, sealed for centuries because she was possessed by evil, broke free after her sister was killed."
"Wasn't that a male horse?" Temptress asked this time. "You just said..."
"What are you talking about? Cousin Melvin never liked male horses. They never were pink or cute enough. What matters is, the evil new unicorn gathered her troops and prepared to conquer Earth. It was then when a dead clown flew in through my window. 'It's an omen!' I realized. 'Quadrupedals are a cowardly and superstitious lot, so I shall suit up as something that puts the fear of God in their hearts! Yes, Father, I shall become a rodeo clown!' After killing my father, I trained for years at Clown Academy. I lifted weights, analyzed things under microscopes, I studied the classics, I learned how to fit forty men into a single tiny car, and I became the pinnacle of clown evolution. After so long, I finally was ready to face the Monster Bat..."
"Wait, what happened to the Moon Unicorn?" Tsukuyomi piped in.
"We married, and we were so happy!" Joker sighed dreamily. "The days were clear and bright, and the sun smiled down at us. Weird, I just felt a deja vu. But one day, I learned she was cheating on me with several men. The milkman, the Riddler, a crooked cop, Jerry Lewis, and worst of it all, my father."
"Wasn't your father dead?" Ruri asked.
"She knew no limits!" Joker shook his head sadly. "She denied everything and began crying. I comforted her and told her everything would be okay, and I was happy. What else could I say? How couldn't I be happy, when the sun smiled down at us? Have you ever seen the sun's smile? Of course not, you young people never stop to appreciate the good things of life. I knew it was the moment to make good use of my training. I put on the makeup, the green wig, the purple suit, and it did nothing... until I smiled."
He tightened a fist and posed standing there for effect, long chin held high, breathing paused and measured.
"... and...?" asked Quartum.
"That is it," Joker said. "Well, then I went and killed a whole lot of people, but you all knew that part already, didn't you?"
"You don't use makeup, and that's your own hair, not a wig," Temptress replied.
"Well, excuuuse me, Temptress! That's the way I remember it today! Is it your past or mine?" Joker defended himself.
Tsukuyomi was crying uncontrollably. "That's... That's the most beautiful story I've ever heard...!"
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Oct 8 2012, 09:21 AM
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Before leaving Kyoto.
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"I have gathered you all here," Haruna began, with the utmost gravity and applomb, sitting at the head of the table, "to discuss a matter of the greatest importance."
"Hmm, shouldn't we wait for Erebus-san and Ala Alba before starting, then?" Negi asked.
Haruna shook her head and rapped her knuckles on the table. "No! Why would we? We already have Erebus-kun and Ala Alba right here!"
Everyone looked in several directions for a few moments before Asuna said, "But from what Nee-chan told me, they needed their Natsumi to become invis--"
"B-A-K-A!" Haruna shouted. "That's our Erebus-kun-in-the-making!" she pointed at Negi. "And we're Ala Alba! Actually, that's what we are here to discuss. We need making clear if we're going to name ourselves after our forebearers or pick a new name for our band of adventurers!"
"That's correct!" Chamo said, perched on Haruna's right shoulder.
"Being a librarian, you really should know that word doesn't mean what you're using her to convey," Chisame deadpanned.
"Give me a break, there's no existent single word that exactly describes what they are to us," Haruna replied. "Anyway, folks, this is important! We can't go around saving the world without a proper title! We can't let people call us something lame like 'Negi's Girls' or anything like that! We need a catchy and edgy name, although I'm not sure 'Ala Alba' is radical enough for us. Maybe something sexier, hotter, bolder..."
"I was all behind you in the 'We can't go around saving the world' part, but then you had to continue..." Misora sighed.
"Seconded," Chisame nodded.
"You only want to upscene Deathnote, don't you?" Haruka accused.
"You mean 'upstage'," Setsuna told her.
"How about 'The Red Squadron of Asskicking'?" Asuna asked, making everyone cringe.
"Denied!" Ayaka said.
"What? Why?-! Don't go around deciding that all by y--"
"DENIED!" everyone else, even down to Negi and Nodoka, repeated.
Asuna dropped down. "Et tu, Konoka..."
Ayaka blinked. "Asuna-san! I'm shocked you even know the context of that phrase!"
"Actually, she learned it from playing 'Roman Kombat'," Konoka said before patting Asuna's back. "Come on, Asuna-chan! It's just 'Ala Alba' is such a cool name! It means 'White Wing', and since Setchan has such gorgeous white wings, she can work perfectly fine as our mascot!"
Setsuna's face blanked. "I'm the mascot?-!"
"Why not 'The Danger Team'?" Yuuna asked. "Re-using a name someone already came with is so lame!"
"The Angels of Justice!" Ayaka said.
"Negima Magical Squad!" Makie chirped.
"Megadeath from Above!" Kerberos said.
Everyone glared at him.
"What?" he said. "I think it sounds good!"
"Agency of Magical Combat Mahora!" Haruka said.
"Ala Alba!" Setsuna said, always quick to support Konoka's decisions even if she had to be the mascot.
"... The Avengers?" Sora mused, with a finger on her mouth. "Defenders? Outsiders, if we're going to work out of the public eye? The Ultimates, maybe?"
"You're all getting carried away with this!" Chisame despaired.
The girls all stared at each other for long tense moments before turning as one to...
"NEGI!" they said. "SAY SOMETHING!"
"Ala Rubra was the name of my father's team, wasn't it? Then, since stealing their name would be disrespectful, we'll just homage them by calling ourselves Ala Alba, just like Erebus-san did," he simply said. "That's all."
"But--!" several of them began to say.
"That's all," he repeated himself.
"But--!"
"All!" he repeated one final time, and it was clear it was, indeed, final.
The girls looked in stupor at him, just as Konoka placed herself right behind him, with a Saintly Smile, Setsuna at her side.
For a moment, the others only gulped in unison, until Ayaka broke into laughter.
"Oh ho ho ho! Of course, Ala Alba it is! Excellent and wise decision, Negi-sensei!"
"Man, it took bringing his father into play for him to show some freaking authority already..." Chisame muttered.
Misa bit her lower lip. "He's so hot when showing unshakable domination...!"
"It's because we can't say 'Asskicking' in public, isn't it?" Asuna complained.
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Oct 10 2012, 10:00 AM
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The Devil in the Details, Part 1
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"I'm surprised, " Yue said, exiting a bookstore with Zazie and carrying two volumes on Russian child literature, while Zazie carried a tall pile of tomes on diverse subjects. Well, she no doubt had the money; her mother was rumored to be rich, after all. However... "I never imagined you'd be into heavy reading."
Zazie's grades had always been very bad, but then again, Yue's were even worse, so Baka Black guessed she shouldn't have judged her classmate's reading habits based on that. All in all, they had been having a pleasant last day out in Kyoto. Zazie was quiet and considerate, and noticeably less standoffish than Yue had expected. Yue supposed now Zazie just had to be shy, so Yue decided helping her out of her shell much like she had done with Nodoka.
"I want to become a researcher, " Zazie whispered, much to Yue's surprise, while walking down the street together.
"Seriously? I always thought you wanted to be a performer."
"That's only a hobby. Specifically, my real serious long term inclinations lean towards terraforming, " Zazie answered, amazing Yue even more. Two sentences of those lenghts in a row! Unheard of!
"Oh, well, yes, " Ayase gulped. "That's, that's something we'll perhaps have to look into in the future, after all the current environmental crises reach their peak."
Zazie nodded. "Always think of the future."
"I'm... I'm thirsty, " Yue said to shake the terrible dizzying sensation of uncertainty off herself. If Zazie was talking, nothing was to be taken for sure anymore. She needed a soft drink. "What if we go that cafe at the corner?"
Zazie only nodded, thankfully returning to mutism.
As they sipped their milkshakes with cherry, pineapple and sprinkled chocolate chunks, they saw a girl around two years older than them, with glasses and short dark brown hair, entering the cafe. The girl stopped abruptly, recognizing them as well.
"Ah! It's you!"
"Fortune-teller-san, " Yue calmly said. "What a surprise, meeting again..."
Minutes later, they were drinking together, although Honami Takase Ambler, the girl in question, had asked for a simple glass of Pepsi for herself. "After yesterday's Cinema Town racket, the police has closed several blocks in search for more perps, so I had to take the day off, " she offered the official excuse. In truth, after being frozen and then spending the whole morning in preventive treatment, the Elder had graciously given her the rest of the day to recover. Never one to stay quiet, Honami decided slipping out to clear her mind out at town. She thought she had truly earned it. "Listen, I'm sorry for being so harsh when we met. I was just shocked by what I saw, that's all. I must have sounded like a madwoman..."
Zazie only nodded sparsely, making Yue rush a red-cheeked apology. "N-Never mind Rainyday-san! She is a foreigner, so she has... her own sense of humor. It's fine. Forgive me for saying this, but I don't believe in fortune telling anyway."
Honami gave her an even glare. "Why? Haven't you had that fateful finding in a library yet?"
Yue's mouth sprayed juice all over the table.
"It would seem she indeed has..." Zazie whispered.
Yue gave her an annoyed stare before primly cleaning the corners of her mouth with a napkin. "A thousand of apologies. I choked after drinking too fast, that's all. You never mentioned anything about any library..."
"I saw that too, but I was too rattled by seeing your harem, " the young witch said.
"I won't have a harem!" Yue replied. A sigh followed. "No one could possibly ever have a harem in today's Japan, much less anyone like me. I'm short, flat, ugly, poor and asocial."
"Don't say that. You're a cute girl, " Honami casually shook her head. "And poor? Aren't you studying at Mahora, one of Japan's most exclusive schools?"
"I'm there on a scholarship my grandfather bought for me after earning a huge prize, " Yue explained. "And my family almost has spent the rest of the money by now. That's all."
"I see, " Honami tapped on her cheek with a finger. "Well, I couldn't see all the details, but you'll have several lovers, I'm sure of that. It doesn't have to be right now, and society can change a lot through the years."
Zazie took that moment to nod again.
Yue pouted. "Yes. Sure. It's easy for a really pretty girl like you telling me that, Ambler-san. You even have your own business already."
"Don't think it's such a boon, " Honami told her. "It's only one of my part time jobs, and in addition to my studies, I have almost no time left for myself."
Yue blinked. "Oh...? What's your other job, Ambler-san?"
"I'm afraid I can't tell you that, sorry. It's a top secret..."
Somewhere, Xelloss sneezed. Or maybe not. That's a secret.
"Compensated dating, right?" Zazie quietly asked.
Honami's eyes flared red.
"Foreign humor! Foreign humor!" Yue waved her hands in front of herself.
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Oct 11 2012, 08:08 PM
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Unequally Rational and Emotional Q&A!
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Today's Guest: Urashima Naru.
A: I didn't punch that guy, no one saw me doing it, and even if I had done it, it possibly couldn't have killed him! I want my lawyer!
Q: ... Excuse me, but... what?
A: Sorry. It tends to come out naturally by now, whenever I'm being questioned.
Q: ... Okay. Mrs. Urashima, when did you first learn your foster sister was a mage?
A: It was shortly after Dad remarried. Mei-chan had brought this weird haughty girl home, a few years older than her, and then used to play around with wands, and for some reason, I always found them naked afterwards. I told myself it was no business of mine, and some girls start experimenting at that age, not me, mind, never listen to Kitsune's lies, so I left them alone. But one day after returning home from holidays after one of her school periods in America, Mei-chan called me aside and told me 'I'm a mage!'
Q: It must have been quite a shock for you.
A: At first I was convinced her friend Takane was getting her involved in drugs, but then Mei-chan showed me one of her fire spells. She messed it up, burned my clothes off, Keitaro walked in...
Q: And you punched him?
A: What a dumb question. Of course not! What kind of a woman do you think I am? I didn't punch him, because I had to cover myself with both hands! I headbutted him to stun him, and once he was nicely set for it, I kicked him into the next postal zone. Not kidding about that last part, by the way. I had to pay for his train fee.
Q: Oh, yes, about your marriage. What can you tell us about your new book The 1002 Secrets of a Successful Marriage through Physical Abuse?
A: I hate that title, but the editorial thought it'd be controversial and sell. I wanted to call it How to Dominate your Idiot and Guarantee Nuptial Bliss, but they said it sounded too sophisticated for the masses. That's why our culture just doesn't take off. Anyway, it's a book Keitaro and me put a lot of love and effort into. It was heartwarming, seeing how much enthusiasm he put on cooperating with the pictures for the instructions. And every image is poetry caught during motion. No one flies like him, not even Superman-sama. Here, you see how he moves his arms and legs in this one? Most gymnasts would kill for that grace!
Q: Your book has been called 'the Kamasutra of Domestic Violence'. Critic Tendo Akane gave it 'Five Stars until The Bitter End'. It's popular even in Mundus Magicus, where the famous Louise la Valliere claimed it changed her life. How do you feel about touching so many lives?
A: It's simply heartwarming. It makes me so happy, going to bed every night knowing my teachings have gained so many adepts. I thank everyone who has bought the book, and sent me all those letters, twits and yes, even the bomb packages and the envelopes with anthrax. You fuckers know who you are. In truth, I owe it all to the man who taught me how to punch, Falcon-sensei. Wherever he is now, I hope he is proud of my humble achievements.
Q: Well, it's been a pleasure, Mrs. Urashima. That's a wrap for today. Don't miss our next chapter's interview with Hiraga Saito on the subject of escaping a life of torture through dimensional rebooting. A touching story of self discovery and personal remaking against the backdrop of cosmic cataclysm! Also, upgrading from Pink Haired Pettanko to Queen Sized Meido!
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Oct 11 2012, 08:40 PM
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That book seems like it would need the guy to be an Accidental Pervert to work, and that's not really a factor either of them can control.
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Let's Watch Nanoha Wits, magic, and hardboiled monologues. My other claims to fame.
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Oct 12 2012, 02:00 PM
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More of the Mai Hime subplot.
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Early that night, under a pale full moon, a tall and busty shapely woman in a dark brown trenchcoat stood on a small motor boat near the Mahora Bay. She also wore a hat that obscured most of her face but her chin; however, it did little to cover the long and wild mane of red hair in her head, tied into a long ponytail. That, added to the dark glasses covering her eyes, gave her the aspect of someone trying badly to hide her identity.
A sailor came up. He had all the appearance of a shady, world weary man, and his face was bony and pale. "I intercepted all local communications as you said, Ma'am," he rasped. "I just got word on a cruise ship picking a girl like that you described."
"Is she alive?" the woman dryly asked.
"Yeah. Looks like that. A toughie, ain't she?" the man chuckled, grabbing a nearby botle and taking a chug from it. After hearing her sigh in relief to herself, he asked, "What now?"
After some moments of internal debate, she gave her answer. "I'll go talk with her again. I don't think she got my message the first time around."
"You gonna assault a cruise boat? That'll be triple of what we had agreed. If they catch me, I ain't gonna be walking out anytime soon."
"Sure," she said. "Money isn't an issue. I must make her understand, and I doubt she even heard me at all this morning."
"Okay, then," he put the bottle down and began walking back down, rubbing his mouth with the back of a hand. "Get ready, it's gonna be a bumpy ride."
"You sure you can drive this thing like that?"
"Lady, I wouldn't try a stunt like this sober. Don't worry about me; worry about what you'll do once I get you there."
"I already am doing that," the woman frowned, looking into the horizon.
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Oct 14 2012, 07:53 AM
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Omake Snippet.
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Perfect Ending.
"Joker-san, have you been messing with my dating simulator?" Hoshino Ruri asked him.
"Messing, nothing, " he waved a gloved hand before her face. "I saved a perfect game for replay for you. I got the Ultimate Unequally Harem Ending! Eat that, Princess Momo! And I don't even like videogames anyway!"
Ruri looked down sadly at her game. "You got everyone killed..."
"So they all ended up together in death, " he smiled, satisfied. "It doesn't get any more eternal harem than that."
"I wasn't even aware you could blow Mahora Academy up in this game."
"I had to buy the explosives as DLC. Don't worry, I got Temptress help me hack into someone else's back account to pay for it. It's untraceable."
Ruri gave Temptress a sullen look. "Et tu...?"
Temptress only shrugged. "It's been a long time since I stopped aiming for Good Endings in computer games. I now aim for them in real life." She sighed, placing a hand on her cheek and rolling her eyes back. "Ah, the Negimaru route. I had forgotten how fun it had been, running loose with that knife and the Excaliborg replica..."
"Huh?" Joker and Ruri asked at once.
"Nothing that should concern you two."
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Oct 14 2012, 06:13 PM
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It turned out Honami-san had studied in England, just like Negi-sensei had, and she was fairly knowledgeable on ancient history and folklore. So Yue found her rather pleasant to talk with, and viceversa, despite their first mutual impressions. Zazie sat aside as a mute witness, occasionally feeding the passing birds, which tended to flock around her window, much to the waitress' annoyance.
After a solid forty five minutes of conversation, however, Honami got a cellphone call. "Excuse me a moment, please, Ayase-han." She picked it up. "Yes, Ambler here? Oh, hello, Nekoyashiki-han."
"Hello," a boy's voice told her. "Excuse me for interrupting your rest so soon after last night's events, but we've got multiple 1313s around town."
She frowned. "1313s? Weren't they all dealt with last night?"
"Apparently a handful of them slipped away before the situation was solved," the boy said. "Listen, we're dealing with one right now, but there seems to be another one near two blocks away from your current location. At an apartment building. It seems fairly minor, but if you need backup..."
Honami sighed. "I'll run an evaluation before deciding that. Good luck on your side." After cutting the call, she smiled apologetically to the two other girls. "Sorry, but something just turned up. I've gotta leave right now."
"What was that?" asked Yue.
"Nothing important!" she said. "I'm doing side jobs at social rehabilitation, and let's just say there's a mean boy getting himself in trouble near here. I'll be fine. Waitress!" she called out. "Check, please!"
By now, Yue had a fairly good idea of what Honami-san's job could truly involve, but she decided to just go along. "It's been a pleasure, Ambler-san. I hope we meet again, sometime."
The girl nodded. "Yeah. Next time you visit Kyoto, feel free to visit me again. We'll discuss the progress of your harem. Just don't bring your perverted friends, please."
"I won't have a harem!" Yue protested, red-faced, even as Honami exited the cafe and she waved at her. The tiny library explorer then pouted. "Can you believe it, Rainyday-san? I don't know how she feels entitled to-- Rainyday-san?"
Yue looked around in all directions, perplexed. The always too silent and easy to neglect Zazie had just disappeared without a trace while she wasn't looking.
"Now where did she go...?" Ayase wondered aloud.
To be continued.
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Oct 18 2012, 05:47 PM
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More Mai Hime.
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Sakura Mei was taking a nap on her chair, sitting next to the bed of the strange girl they had rescued from the sea earlier that day. Just in case, she had her broom on her lap; the sailors and the ship's nurse had looked oddly at her when she insisted on having a broom with her, but for mages, it often was useful to be seen as mere eccentric or harmless crazies. And so, now she was there, doing her best to carry on the task Takane had assigned her.
Well, more or less. She only was human, after all.
The girl on the bed also slept, although far more uneasily. Her nose twitched at times, and she kicked around regularly, until her right arm rose, her fingers stretching as if trying to reach for something, with urgence and exhasperation.
The giant sword set at the storage room two doors away trembled in place.
Moments later, it flew through the door, across the narrow corridor, and then through the infirmary's door, crashing violently, startling Mei awake, and finding its way through the air and into the unconscious stranger's hand. Her small fingers tightened around the massive handle as if they were made of steel, gripping it fiercely, possessively.
The odd girl's shiny eyes flew open.
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Oct 18 2012, 06:16 PM
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Several more doors away, Tokiha Mai was getting ready to call it a night. Anthy was taking a bath, and since she spent so long while cleaning herself, if Mai hurried up, maybe she'd be asleep before Anthy returned and started calling her 'my prince'. That just had to stop, especially now Archer-san was with them.
By the way, Mai couldn't help wondering where was he now. She hadn't seen him all day long. Wait, Anthy had said he could spend part of his time in an invisible spiritual form, so what if he was in the room with her now, watching her as she got into bed? GAHHHH!
Sitting alone on the ship's deck, Archer enjoyed the peace and serenity of the night. Until he saw a speeding boat approaching from the south, heading straight towards the much larger ship with no signs of wanting to stop.
"Ah, " he told himself. "There go the peace and serenity of the night."
He made a subtle smile.
Below, Mai shook her head while sitting down on her bed. No, she couldn't believe Archer-san was that kind of guy. While he acted somewhat strange and far too aloof, he seemed chivalrous enough, and more distant and dryly sarcastic than most lechers and perverts she had met. Besides, in her experience, most hunky and really hot guys always turned out to be gay.
To calm her nerves down, she followed the Bruce Wayne method of coping with anxiety and pulled out an old family picture, taken back when she and Takumi were only children. She smiled sadly, seeing how happy and full of life their parents were then. The four of them were at the beach, their mother proudly showing her pregnancy. It had been only a few weeks before...
Mai set the picture aside, wiping her eyes off. Well, now she didn't feel nervous over being watched, but depressed as hell. Mission accomplished.
Then she saw the small white box on her nightstand, and she recognized it immediately. Her brother had left it there earlier, when he was visiting her and Anthy.
"Oh, sheesh, Takumi..." Mai grumbled. "Don't tell me you forgot taking them this afternoon, too..."
Opening it, she saw, indeed, all the pills were there, untouched. She couldn't help feeling really angry.
"You little fool...! Can't you see you really need this...?"
Grumbling to herself, Mai dressed back up and stormed out after leaving a note for Anthy, medicine box firmly in hand, stomping down the narrow lonely corridors. Takumi was sure going to hear a good piece of her mind now...
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Oct 18 2012, 07:53 PM
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I always thought the Batman method involved sublimating your anxieties by beating up the mentally ill.
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Oct 18 2012, 08:04 PM
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- rikalous
- Oct 18 2012, 07:53 PM
I always thought the Batman method involved sublimating your anxieties by beating up the mentally ill.
There are no mentally ill available. They haven't reached Mahora yet.
(Rimshot).
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Oct 20 2012, 02:19 PM
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Oboy. Whee.
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Sailor V Says!
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"Hello everyone! It's me, your old friend Sailor V-chan!"
"And I'm Ookuchi Akira, Sailor Mercury!"
"Dammit, Mercury! Haven't you learned anything through your class trip? Like, say, being more careful with your secret identity? Nice to see you back to Mahora, by the way."
"Oh, I'm really glad to be back. The trip was... exciting, but it's good to know I'm back at good old Mahora, where my life will finally return to some semblance of peace, quiet and comfort..."
(They look at each other for a long silent while, they break down laughing hysterically on each other's arms).
"(Chortle-Guffaw). No, really, Mercury-chan, tell the moral for the good children at home reading the M-Rated fanfic. What did you actually learn in Kyoto?"
"Oh, I learned many things. For starters, never trust anyone in Joker cosplay."
"Perfectly valid lesson."
"Also, if you're forced to work along with someone who is clearly unstable mentally, make sure of having a rational partner with you two at all times."
"Those are hard to find, but good point. Also?"
"If you hear strange and awkward grunts coming from the open air baths, you should ask from the outside before checking on them."
"Huh?"
"Mana and Kaede said they only were wrestling, but all the same, that's something I won't be able to unsee."
"Uhhhh..."
"And the most important thing I learned: If you're fighting someone with a sword, cut loose!"
"That's a very un-Akira-chan thing to say. I'm impressed."
"I know. Although I assimilated Kuro-chan's lesson on the subject, and I'll do my best to avoid being skewered by Tsukuyomi-san if we ever meet again, I'm not sure if I'll be able to cut loose on her after all. She's still only a child..."
"Well, don't be so harsh on yourself. That's only a sign you have a tender and kind heart..."
"That's why I'll let you handle her if the Sailor Team ever runs into her!"
"I take that last statement back, Mercury!"
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Oct 21 2012, 05:28 PM
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Oboy. Whee.
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Early return to Mahora snippet.
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Persevering Spirit.
"Urahara-saaaaan!" she called out. "Guess what, I'm baaaaack!"
Jinta and Ururu, who had been sweeping the store's entrance (actually, only she had been, while he lazed around) froze in fear. She smiled at them, said "Good morning, Ururu-chan, Jinta-kun!" and their panic only grew. She even remembered their names! Ururu chewed on her lower lip, looking about to cry, while Jinta only gulped and nodded mechanically.
"G-Good morning, Onee-sama..." his voice cracked under the pressure of that unfathomable cheerful smile. But thankfully, before she could speak any more horrifying niceties, Tessai's hulking frame appeared on the doorstep to bail them out. The huge man bowed to the comparatively tiny black haired girl on visit, speaking with the utmost respect.
"Welcome back, Kafuka-dono. Urahara-dono will see you shortly. Please walk in."
"Oh, thank you so very much, Tessai-sama!" she chirped musically, skipping in with glee after his heavy, measured steps.
Ururu and Jinta finally breathed at ease when she was out of sight.
Urahara sat inside, smoking his pipe, legs crossed in a strange but comfortable angle.
"Hello, Clogs and Hat-sama!" Kafuka waved with all the enthusiasm in the world. "How has been your week?"
"Thankfully, pleasant and quiet, dear child," the man with the amused smile fanned his face, in a way not too unlike that of a really old high society dame who has done and learned everything. "How about yours? Is your Gigai working correctly?"
"Oh, of course it is!" she replied quickly. "Nothing you ever make so generously for me could ever work wrong! However, I'd be grateful if you could check my left arm..."
Nodding, Urahara grabbed the thin arm offered to him and began to carefully study it, feeling around the elbow, humming lowly.
Then, when he can't see her eyes, and only then, she talks again, with a suddenly, and all too shortly, serene and dry voice. "How are all the parts?"
"From the intel I got, Bladder just got exposed to magic during her trip, but is otherwise okay," he said, not looking up at those eyes. "Everyone else went by with absolutely no novelties. Of course, I'll only be able to tell for sure when everyone is back..."
She made a sound that vaguely seemed a sigh of relief. "Ah! That's good to know!" and her usual whimsical tone had returned.
Urahara actually prefered her that way, all things considered.
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