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event009.exe (intro log)

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Fortune telling... that's right. I'm pretty sure what was the last one I played.

[It almost feels like the harder she tries to think back, the fuzzier everything gets -- like there's a force compelling her not to worry about it. She remembers receiving her fortune in the game, which seemed less important when Elle found her. But before that...

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My card...

[And then she brightens, like suddenly everything is clear (it isn't).]

It had a sun on it!

[particularity]

[And Hinata's mind immediately draws a line between that bright expression and the sun. Huh. If he's not mistaken... He's wracking his brain.]

So, the Sun. Mine was the Justice card.

[Resisting the tugging in his mind:] Do you know anything about the tarot?

[journaler]

(( "I'm pretty sure that* was the last one I played" ack sorry-- ))

[Her first instinct is to ask "What does justice look like?" -- which would have probably answered Hinata's question. But instead, she's compelled to answer it directly... and honestly, too.

Lying would be rude.]

Sorry... not really. That was the first time I've ever had my fortune told.

[...then she'll ask.]

What did your card look like?

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I could! [ There doesn't seem to be any doubt in her voice about that. It doesn't sound like the first time she's thought about the idea, either. ] But I'm not like him. I don't know if I could run something like that all by myself.

[ ... ]

It'd probably take me some time.

[flaredo]

All good things take time.

... So says my dad. But he's usually right.

[journaler]

Yeah. Parents.

[ "Am I right?" Leia chuckles, thinking of her own. For the first time, she wonders if they're okay, running the inn by themselves... or if they're really dead, like CERES would have her believe.

She resists, though, shaking her head while a smile still lingers on her face. ]

... What about you? Are you going to continue your training?

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Oh, wow! [Somehow she hadn't expected that he meant it so... literally. But she watches in awe, anyway--for a bit, until she snaps herself out of it with a shake of her head.] I'm gonna try it right away!

[Aaand she skips over to the nearest one!]

Let's see...

[There are a lot of buttons. Let's hope she doesn't hurt herself.]

[niceguypose]

Those are called 'buttons'! They present all kinds of different challenges. But I have trouble telling which ones do what!

[He stands alongside the treadmill curiously. Maybe she can figure this out better than he would.]

[journaler]

[She peers at him for a moment, as if to get his approval at the button her finger is hovering over -- but when it doesn't seem like he has any idea, she's just going to go ahead and push it #yolo

beep.

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......]

O-Oh! It started!!

[WALKING PACE... YEAAAH... so Leia puts one step after the other, looking down and to the sides. This is totally foreign to her and also feels really really weird.]

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[ ...Hm. Not at the moment, he says. But Leia will take the answer for what it is, her curiosity satisfied for the most part. The chuckle is a bit contagious, besides.

In her defense, though, she never said wolves were terrible. ]

Can't argue with you there. I thought it was a part of a costume at first.

Back home... I mean, where I'm from, there are lots of little trinkets like that.

[sewayaku]

... Trinkets? Like fake rabbit ears?

[ he looks fairly confused by this. It's not as if such things don't exist in Weblin, but... they can verge on offensive, and so, he doesn't expect them to be in high numbers anywhere. ]

Well, I assure you, it's no costume. I was born this way.

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Oh-- [ The confused look throws her off a bit, particularly over something as simple as rabbit ears. She's a bit hesitant suddenly, but still cheerful when she responds. ] No, I... I believe you, really!

But you're exactly right. They're attached to headbands that you can put on your head, just for the fun of it.

Not just rabbits, either... cat ears, too. [ and more ]

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[ That's okay, Leia isn't exactly Miss Beauty & Grace. She's a bit less aggressive about the face stuffing, though, between the two of them... and at Ryuko's comment, she pauses completely. ]

A... what?

[ Wait, was that an insult?! ]

[dishonorstudent]

Aw, geez, I guess these gizmos can't translate everythin'.

Hmm... well, where I'm from, we call that a fellow who never leaves their home and plays videogames all day. [ It's not entirely politically correct, but whatever. ] Basically, you don't wanna be that guy.

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...But I just lost track of time, that's all.

[ So it was an insult... but since Ryuko had said she was "on her way" and not already there, she supposes she shouldn't take offense. She takes another bite off her pate and resumes eating. ]

I'm usually never still for that long! [ like...... ever ]

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Awww!

[ Leia gives her usual, predictable reaction to cute animals -- especially the one in particular who's been through so much with them. Immediately, she's looking around, but doesn't want to lose Elle, so she turns her attention back quickly. ]

I don't think either of them would leave you like that... but we can let them do their own thing for now.

[ She's standing up right again and places a hand on Elle's head. Her eyes glance back slightly to the screen. ]

I... think I've been sitting here long enough anyways.

[foodcritic]

It's fine. [she replies with a bit of a shrug, holding up the cerevice for leia—she did the same thing for jude too, a sort-of reminder that they're a thing.]

I can just tell Ludger this way. He'll probably want to find us pretty soon after anyway, since you weren't here before. But it's not like he'll be upset or anything. It's pretty safe here, anyway.

[well.. at least right now. it's not always like this, but compared to some of the other things elle has seen since she's been here? this isn't so bad.]

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[leia's been getting comfortable with her cerevice, so she knows all too well what it means when elle holds it up. she'll nod to approve.]

Yeah. I actually did talk to him, and Milla, too. Looks like they've been taking good care of you, just like he said.

[she's just glad to be able to see elle for herself, though, at last.]

I can't believe you guys have been here longer than Jude and I have.

["btw jude's a thing also," in other words]

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Yoon. [ She repeats his name, eyes widening thoughtfully. She draws it out without meaning to: ] Yooooon....

[ And then she grins, giving a thumbs' up. ]

I'll remember!

And I'm Leia. Genius, almost-as-pretty-as-you girl.

[ Leia, no. ]

[yooknowit]

[ ... Leia, yes? Actually, that causes a couple of laughs from him! Okay, yeah, he likes this girl! She has a good sense of humor, and at the same time, she knows what to say to make someone feel good. So he's finally smiling more openly... ]

Haha! Well, in that case, I hope to thank myself for remembering you as well. Genius pretty girl.

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Ooooh... [ drawn out sound of adoration ] But does that mean you play?

Live music would be even better!

[ She was thinking CDs and things... ]

[lovemguns]

Yeah, it sure does. It's real fun, too.

[ But he's a little confused. ]

What d'ya mean with live music?

[ It's always live to him. ]

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(( exist and RESIST ARE TWO DIFFERENT WORDS-- GRAH sorry anyway-- ))

[ ...??? Leia stares at him. He said it so casually that it's baffling, but she can't help but like the spontaneity of it. ]

A lion? You think so?

[ ...... ]

I've never heard "lion" and "bathroom" used in the same sentence like that before.

[ THIS CLEARLY MEANS SHE SHOULD DO IT ]

[lifelong]

I've heard it's popular for expensive and fancy hotel bathrooms for their bath faucets to be replaced by a lion waterfall. [ Or something...

This totally means she should do it. It would wow her guests so easily. Best Place Ever. ]