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火野レイ (Rei Hino) ([personal profile] faithfulflame) wrote2000-03-18 08:11 am
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[personal profile] corona 2016-02-24 03:19 pm (UTC)(link)
[ It's more than the usual few days that it takes her to chase after most of her friends when Rapunzel's text finally comes. She'd spent a lot of time at work and school that morning weighing the dark spectre of her discomfort and wondering why it seemed to haunt her friendship with Rei too. After all, she hadn't say anything cruel or revealed anything outside the whole automatic healing gig...

Still. The way she'd acted during the absurd underground adventure hadn't been her. Thinking about it now, knowing that CERES could or its absurd coding of her could change at any moment, turn her into an enemy rather than an ally, makes Rapunzel sick to her stomach.

That's why she doesn't mention it. Instead what she'll do is leaven the entire thing with a silly picture and an even sillier offer. ]



look what i Found
not as big as the one you fried but close enough!! lol ☜(˚▽˚)☞
there's a man playing japanese music too
he reminds me of you actually

I was wondering if maybe you'd want to meet and talk?
corona: (‣ what if i'm a world unturning?)

[personal profile] corona 2016-02-25 10:18 am (UTC)(link)
actually yes
there's a shrine or something not far frome here
maybe its a Church actually
*from

i was wondering if you wanted to meet there for tea or something!
you could show me what being a priestess is like

i dont know
is that silly? lol
corona: (‣ death is a charade)

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[personal profile] corona 2016-02-25 11:58 pm (UTC)(link)
sure thing!
:)


[ And it's with this that Rapunzel makes her way to the shrine in question, following the light, haunting music she'd mentioned earlier to the steps of the temple in the residential district. The gardens, at least, are a pleasant distraction from any unpleasantness to come. Her stomach is twisting like a mad snake. ]

I hope she's okay. [ Time to seek Pascal's advice again! He's missed it and she needs it. ] Do you think this will bother her? What if she got hurt after we split up...
corona: (‣ not dying is fun right?)

[personal profile] corona 2016-02-26 02:53 am (UTC)(link)
REI!

[ It's only because she's been turning it over that she even says the name correctly instead of simply blurting "SORRY!" like someone deranged. Rapunzel is quick to put on a smile after that, squeezing the straps of her backpack rather than fiddling with her hair, which is, for once, pulled back out of her face. ]

Ha-- Hi! Hi there. Hello. Um--

[ Great start... ]

I - I brought clothes! Yours are lovely, though. Much better than what I have. Mine are like a costume. The modelling agency I work for has a few things in the Japanese traditional style, so...

Hi. Thanks for, um. For meeting me here. Are you okay...?
corona: (‣ funny as a blind toddler on a minefiel)

[personal profile] corona 2016-02-26 04:49 am (UTC)(link)
[ "On edge." Right. Her database of limited knowledge regarding social mores tells her that this... is not a good sign. She's being neurotic. Hyperactive. Manic. Strange!

Time to calm down. ]


I'm... just--

[ No.

No chance. She's done her eighteen years of faking it. Rapunzel's face crumples a little despite her trying to fake a chipper, ditzy smile, and she shrugs.

This smile is sober. Genuine. ]
Rei you're... you're not stupid. And-- Look, neither am I, honestly. I was behaving really strangely when we ran into each other so I... I wanted to apologise for that. For whatever I put you through. And--

[ Here she relaxes a little, shoulders rolling back, head lifting. ]


...And I wanted to make sure you were all right too. You helped me, Rei. I remember that much. I remember your... change. So if there's anything I can do to repay you...
corona: (‣ i'm not the marked)

[personal profile] corona 2016-02-26 09:32 am (UTC)(link)
Wow. [ She can't help it: she laughs. Rapunzel's smirk, though, is inclusive rather than haughty. She meets Rei's gaze and then giggles, looks away, and toys with her hair.

As familiar as this sort of thing has become, it's still no small miracle to find herself at the mercy of someone else's need for secrecy. ]

Uh. Heh.
Trust me, I... I know what you mean.

[ ... ]

What do you mean by "past life", though?
corona: (‣ what if i'm an angel without wings)

[personal profile] corona 2016-02-27 11:49 am (UTC)(link)
Souls again, huh... [ This isn't the first she's heard of the concept, though with every new telling the idea of a "soul" becomes more and more mysterious rather than less. ]

I see.
Souls sound... very powerful. And you remember who you were in a past life? Even though that means you'll have...

[ Died? Yikes. ]
corona: (‣ will that keep us both from trying)

[personal profile] corona 2016-02-28 07:42 am (UTC)(link)
What makes you different? [ Something, curiosity perhaps, keeps her from relaxing entirely just yet. Her eyes, sharp as a cat's, follow the path of a drifting cherry blossom.

Rei's transformation in the tunnels certainly seemed like that of a warrior. ]


Heh. It's... not the magic powers, is it?
corona: (‣ don't ever call me a bully!!)

[personal profile] corona 2016-03-01 09:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Why? [ It's out unbidden, this impetuous question, before she can stop herself. Her fingers fly to the tips of her ears for a favoured lock of hair as she looks away sheepishly. ]

...I'm sorry, Rei, you - you don't have to answer that. [ She's said enough of her turbulent past for the moment, really. ]
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corona: (‣ do i always feel this used? yes.)

[personal profile] corona 2016-03-02 08:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Why did you have to die? If... she had power - why not keep you all alive and fighting foreve--

[ But then she stops when the horror of such an existence settles upon her. It's exactly what she'd always been afraid of in some part of her mind. ]

...Why was there a war? What - What happened? Where did your powers come from? Why Mars? Is--

...

Is Usagi...?
corona: (‣ who wants to be alone?)

[personal profile] corona 2016-03-06 06:19 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Not quite shamefaced but certainly something very much like it as she shrugs her shoulders somewhat sheepishly, Rapunzel nods and waits for Rei continue.

For a beat.

Then: ]
It’s just - Usagi… told me she wasn’t special when I asked her about the demons. The, uh - the monsters, I mean. In your world? She said they were common so I guess I just... don’t understand why would lie if you’re all aware of her powers already. Was she hiding it from me specifically...?

[ Because Rapunzel is Rapunzel and her first thought is always to take the blame. ]
corona: (‣ what if i'm the kindest demon?)

[personal profile] corona 2016-03-06 07:09 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Now she feels even worse because concealing important facts for safety reasons is the entire reason she is who she is. Magical abilities and the secrecy surrounding them are her life story: past, future, and present.

Well. Sort of. Rei knows now, and Rei trusts her. So she returns the smile because that's what's important. Feeling sorry for herself can wait. ]


I understand. And - Rei?

[ Here comes the hard part. ]

I... I trust you too, you know? You haven't told anyone about my secret, and - for that? I'm grateful.

...But I'm also sorry. Really, Rei, I - I'm so sorry for what happened out there. About the way I was acting? You could've gotten hurt and I wouldn't have cared at all.
corona: (‣ and i'm far too tired)

[personal profile] corona 2016-03-06 07:52 pm (UTC)(link)
I know that. [ If she weren't surrounded by such beauty, this would come out as a snap. Instead, her brows merely come together in a pensive frown. ] I know that, but... It's not like the mask made me different, Rei, just - the way I was acting.

[ And what it's taught her is that she's reckless. A danger to her friends. ]

..Mm. [ Rapunzel closes her eyes. ] It doesn't matter. You're right, I guess. Can you... show me how to put on these clothes now? I keep my promises, too, and I promised myself I'd learn as much about priestesses as you're willing to teach.

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