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I have a dream that I want to fulfill with you...
[ Well, that was an extraordinary trial to have... it was certainly filled with many things that wouldn't be lost to the memory of most, even for weeks to come. Although, the return to "normalcy" could be something that wouldn't seem like it was wanted, it was better than the alternative to returning to anything at all.
With ease, Mikazuki find himself setting up the usual party in the usual place-- that would be the library of course. Notes have been slipped underneath the doors of others, or hung up on the walls to alert them of this post-trial "celebration" -- which was more like a get-together of some sorts now than a real party. ]
Please join us in the library again. Of course, food and drink will be provided.
- Mikazuki, Orihime, Hanyuu, & Estelle
[ The food and drink has been set out, what with there being tea, vichyssoise, cream puffs, and fish for everyone to enjoy. ]
With ease, Mikazuki find himself setting up the usual party in the usual place-- that would be the library of course. Notes have been slipped underneath the doors of others, or hung up on the walls to alert them of this post-trial "celebration" -- which was more like a get-together of some sorts now than a real party. ]
- Mikazuki, Orihime, Hanyuu, & Estelle
[ The food and drink has been set out, what with there being tea, vichyssoise, cream puffs, and fish for everyone to enjoy. ]
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... She needs to admit it, at least to herself.
As a widow.
She's not used to this particular jealousy, so it's not quite bitter yet. So instead she just answers easily as she brushes her hair ]
Hmmmm, well to suit a lady like yourself, he'd have to be a particularly classy guy, a real gentleman! But if he's a professor, he's probably also a bit academic... glasses, even? Humans get bad enough eyesight they need glasses when they read a lot, right?
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He's a gentleman...within his means. He actually worked on a farm before he decided to pursue an education. It was the Pokemon on the farm that inspired him, made him want to become something more than a simple farm hand. One of the big things he tried to learn was how to speak formally, but whenever he tried, he'd...
[Lusamine laughs, just a bit.]
His accent betrayed his words, and it was adorable! He would always try to state things properly, but get stuck on confusing words and spend a minute deciphering them. He made all of these little faces, so confused and irritated and dismayed.
I told him outright that he didn't need to do so if he couldn't. His passion for his work speaks far more volumes than any attempts at speaking properly, as far as I'm concerned. It made talking with him much easier, when he knew he didn't have to try and impress the higher ups...
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... Was this what James saw in them, all these years?
She hums, continuing her brushing of her own hair, almost finished with one half of it ]
Did he buck up the courage to ask you our first, or did you need to take the reigns?
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[Lusamine closes her eyes, grinning at the thought.]
We were in the Conservation, taking care of some Flying Pokemon that we were recently entrusted with. They were a rather jumpy bunch...I was focused on feeding them while he had gone to grab something. He was walking back when one of the Pokemon flew directly past me and at him! The poor man was knocked to the ground, and while I went to check on him...
There were roses. The most beautiful red roses I had seen in my life, along with an Ultra Ball on the ground. I wasn't sure what was going on at first, but he said to me...
"Ha ha...looks like I went and messed that one up, eh?"
When I asked him what he meant, he said that those roses...they were for me. As was the Poke Ball on the ground. I opened it up to find a sweet little Cleffa inside. She was adorable, and he said this to me...
"Well...I wished on that little shooting star to be able to go on a date with you, Miss President. Would you be okay with granting a silly little wish...?"
[There's a pause there...a decently long one, at least.]
...I told him that of course I would.
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very...
very...
different.
Incredibly, amazingly, unknowably different than her xenophobic hatred she's harbored for centuries ]
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Oh that sounds darling, darling! I'm not sure he'd be my type at all, but I can see how that sort of sweet man would really suit you! ... And wait, Cleffa... Cleffa! That's that moon one which evolves into- Oh, it's not the same one, is it?!
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The Cleffa that my husband gave to me, and my darling Clefable? They are one in the same. I gave her every bit of love and attention I could, so she could evolve into the magnificent Pokemon I have with me now.
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... Admittedly offset a little by being topless she needs to fix that.
But still, ]
Oh, I knew it! That's amazing, and I'm so glad that you can have a reminder of him like that here!
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...But really, how can she possibly tell Elda that he's gone now? She can't just...backpedal after all of that. Or admit that she didn't want to have a terrible mood during truth or dare, so she lied to avoid it...
What an odd impasse.]
I'm thankful that the Wordsmith would let me have her. She's...been comforting, in this trying time.
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But no, she's just animatedly clapping the other woman on the shoulder, perhaps resisting the urge to grab her hands. All the same, Elda, ]
Oh I bet! [ She laughs ] Best I've gotten is some nail polish and my brush, but that's got nothing on a pet.
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...]
I suppose it isn't, but...I'm glad you have wonderful memories as well, Ms. Marker. [...] Is that...your last name, or your husband's?
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[ She shakes her head ]
My James married into the Marker clan - we've always been a far more substantial family than the Edwardses.
[ The patting stops, but she's still over here, looking interested and... well, pleased to know Lusamine - actually ]
Do you guys not have family names, now I think of it?
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[...and you know--]
...We all simply know one another by first name in my world. Surnames typically aren't important. Most will find that family resemblence is the best identifying marker.
[...pun not intended.]
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[ . . . ]
But no, not quite the same as hers.
[ He wasn't a human, Elda can't help but think. But seemingly content with her hair now, she holds out her hand for Lusamine's, reaching around for her red nail polish... ]
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Families tend to be rather centralized where I come from. Perhaps in the older days, there were branches. Of course, in Alola, most people consider and call just about anyone family. It's an unusual phenomenon of familiarity, but perhaps it is simply the level of closeness that is encouraged that acts as a surrogate.
[Shrug.]
Blood of the covenant, or something to that effect. I find it rather silly.
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That said... ]
Alola's the sort of place where Tethras would fit right in, then? [ She huffs- but no, she won't salt... ] Or maybe how you've been acting with that Gold boy.
[ Perhaps that was a bit of a needle? Or maybe just a question - her tone isn't nasty, just curious ]
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...of course, after tonight, she almost wants to rip them to pieces--this'll at least ensure that she's less willing to do so. The water's nice...]
Perhaps. It would certainly be the object of an interesting story...
[...Lusamine pauses a bit at the snipe, not...really sure how to respond to that. There's a lot she could admit here...]
He's a child. He has to be looked out for...otherwise he's going to do something rash and get himself killed. I can't let that happen.
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[ This is perhaps Elda being able to look from a hill, a species removed from the whole affair. To her, a human child is always a human first. And to her, a human will always be one of those devils who killed her family and ran her out of her childhood home.
... Right?
There's some irony in the fact that here she is, soaking, washing, and gently drying Lusamine's nails. She's... she likes the woman. ]
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I consider him one of mine, at this point. Silver, as well. Children need to be looked out for, or else they'll get into something they shouldn't and--
[Lusamine stops herself dead in her tracks, turning away.]
I want to. That should be reason enough.
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... But she also won't press it because ultimately, ]
You're right. As long as you don't blow a vote on me, that's a good enough reason.
[ And she's going to end that by way of popping (well, unscrewing) the cap off the nail polish, content that she's dried Lusamine enough ]
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Hmph...
[...There's a tangible pause there, for a moment. And...really, the more she considers it? The more she has plenty of reasons not to. Even in a situation like this, those who've voted wrong haven't been punished. Maybe it wouldn't be so bad to give Elda that sort of promise.
On the other hand, it'd be incredibly stupid to say something like that. Elda could use it against her, and she wouldn't doubt that the woman would. That and while playing nice had perks, the court room was a different matter.]
Don't do something that would force me to do that, then.
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[ She refuses to die for sentimentality ... or at least, that's the vibe she tries to project. It's...
Well, she definitely comes off sincere. This was probably too harsh, but at least she's saying it while evenly applying the base coat. But on the flip side, that means that she won't be making eye contact. ]
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Not only does Elda have far too much confidence, but she's asking an impossible request of her. She can't fulfill that, no matter how hard she tries. But...]
...There won't be hesitation, then. Simple as that.
[It probably sounds cold, but she doesn't say what she won't hesitate to do. And in this case, it's likely lobbing a vote at herself.]
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[ She... trusts Lusamine. Despite everything - perhaps even because of everything - Lusamine is one of the people she mosts likes and trusts here at the university. Not that she's going to say that specifically.
No, she'll just keep gently applying the base coat. ]
Your turn for a topic.
[ She picked one light one, and one heavy one. She knows it's fair to offer Lusamine the same. ... Since when did she believe in fair, though. ]