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[divinable]

He-- He is not important!

[ the tsundere has been switched on. ]

I only wish to see what is so good about it!

[ and now she takes a big bite out of spite! ]

[faithfulflame]

[Ugh tsun. Her bane.]

Better?

[divinable]

... Yes.

Thank you, again. This is a much more delightful burger.

[faithfulflame]

I'm glad. Hotter stuff's just something that you have to step up into slowly. That's the way of it.

[Rei has no desire to deal with an upset 14 year old. Especially when making her happy is so easy.

Must just be her though, she has a feeling Rayfa is a miniature dynamo that confounds people from her world.]

[divinable]

Khura'inese food are known to have many spices in them, but I have never encountered something so hot before.

[ she does eat a lot of ginger, though. how's that for bad breath... ]

[faithfulflame]

It's American food. They do everything in extremes.

[Ugh...]

[divinable]

Like the milkshake from when we met, is that correct?

[ the one with the chocolates and pretzels and diabetes. ]

[faithfulflame]

Yes. That's right. American.

[You brought that on yourself, small child.]

[divinable]

That was pleasant, at least. You have done something good, America.

[ dear god ]

[faithfulflame]

[Oh Rayfa. Never change.]

So you like this one?

[divinable]

It is passable to my tastes.

[faithfulflame]

Good. And with time to acclimate, you can step up to more spicy burgers over time.

[GROW your tastes...at EL TIGRE'S!]

EEEEELLLLL TIIIIGGGRREEEE!!!!!

[divinable]

... Yes.

I am determined. I will not be beaten by mere food.

action;

[lunaball]

[ While others were prone to respect the privacy of their friends, Chibiusa was the opposite. While some of it was to blame on her maturity levels, a part of it had to do with the troubling things she's encountered in her life. Whenever someone behaved strangely, there was generally something wrong. Was there some alien force hiding inside of Rei's body, using her body to earn their trust with a familiar face?

Whatever it was, Chibiusa was on the case. This was something she had to solve on her own since it seemed no one else was bothered by it. Was she really the only person who noticed the way she treated Minako? Possibly, which is why she was going to get to the bottom of this in the only way she knows how to.

By confronting the enemy. Jumping out in front of Rei suddenly as if to corner her, Chibiusa extended a finger in her direction accusingly. ]

I know what's been going on with you! [ She knows nothing, but it sounded like a cool thing to say. ]

[faithfulflame]

[It might just be because Rei is happy. For once. Is that so difficult for the tiny terror to grasp? Apparently yes. Rei's just walking down the hallway towards the kitchen with the wyvern Lacus bumbling along at her heels, minding her own business, when suddenly there's Chibiusa.

Stopping, Rei blinks in confusion.

Uh, what?]

Hmm? What's going on, Chibiusa-chan?

[lunaball]

You know exactly what's going on. [ What a tricky foe, to turn it back on her as though she were the one troubled. Chibiusa won't fall for it! ]

You're not acting like yourself one bit!

[faithfulflame]

Oh?

[Rei shakes her head and sighs. This was going to be one of those conversations wasn't it?]

Can you give me an example? I'm not feeling ill, but if there's a symptom I'm unaware of...

[lunaball]

If I give you an example, you'll just modify your behavior to blend in. [ This was going to be a difficult conversation in all aspects honestly. ]

You can trick the others, but you can't trick me. I'm too clever for that.

[faithfulflame]

[Oh. Joy. Little kid logic. Rei sighs, good naturedly at least, and stoops to be eye level with Chibiusa.]

And what, exactly, is going on then? If I'm acting strange, then there must be a reason. What do you think that is?

[lunaball]

[ Staring intently into her eyes with a serious tone, Chibiusa has no qualms about voicing what she thinks the reason is. ]

Aliens.

[faithfulflame]

...Aliens?

[Rei laughs, openly, brightly, and all too cheerfully.]

You know I'm a martian, right? An actual martian.

[lunaball]

That's not funny! [ Admittedly, it is a little funny as she giggles thinking about it. ]

And you're still acting weird.

[faithfulflame]

Huh?

[Okay. What. The. Hell.]

Chibiusa, there's no aliens at work. I'm not possessed. I'm just acting like me.

[lunaball]

No, no you're not. That's the problem!

[ How can she explain this... She thinks, placing her hands against red cheeks flushed with her embarrassment. What if she was wrong and Rei was perfectly fine? ]

It's just... hmm, it's just that you're... hmm! [ The smaller girl fidgets a bit while holding her breath and just when she exhales, she blurts out her thoughts. ] You're holding hands with people and that's just weird!

[faithfulflame]

[Rei balks at that. Her eyes pop out and she lurches forward a little, trying hard not to laugh or be offended.

That's just ridiculous, young lady! Who are you to say it's weird!]

Why is that weird?!