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fujimaru[[ I don't have a musebox because I only play one or two characters at a time and also thinking up usernames is hard. So let's call this an open post to function as a CMO for Ritsuka, such as people may want it. (•̀ᴗ•́)و ̑̑ ]]
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Date: 2021-10-21 04:55 pm (UTC)O Christine, O Prince Charming!
[Thankfully, 'you look great!' is a fairly simple sentiment to get across even with Mental Pollution in the way.]
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Date: 2021-10-21 05:13 pm (UTC)So when she gets that, she beams, though her posture is less Dashing Prince and more slightly sheepish pleased embarrassment. ]
You think so? Haha, thanks.
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Date: 2021-10-21 05:16 pm (UTC)The wardrobe is finished - all that's left is to cast you in a starring role.
[This may be literally wanting to cast her in an opera or may be metaphorical. Or both. It's Phantom so probably both.]
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Date: 2021-10-21 11:47 pm (UTC)[ She doesn't want to be the star! She wants to be a stagehand at best--someone working in tandem with a team to keep things running smoothly behind the scenes.
Which is maybe more apt than not, but also-- ]
For one thing, I've never done more than just casual karaoke. No operas for me.
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Date: 2021-10-21 11:52 pm (UTC)[She'd be great in an opera! This is definitely based on facts and not just his opinion of her as a person.]
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Date: 2021-10-23 01:05 am (UTC)[ Or enka, which she is even worse at, but look... sometimes it's fun to go all out in the drama of the delivery. ]
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Date: 2021-10-23 07:57 am (UTC)[Or... relative lack of one. Her Servants would definitely support any production she was in!]
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Date: 2021-10-24 02:54 am (UTC)[ Press [X] to doubt. Adore is a big heavy word, and sometimes (most times), it's hard to sort through how much of it is sincere and how much of it is something that they can't help, filtered through whatever qualifications imposed on them by the circumstances of their summoning. ]
I mean, I'm not sure I'd want to put anyone through that, but I appreciate the vote of confidence.
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Date: 2021-10-24 10:39 pm (UTC)[They all have their baggage and their circumstances, and that's fine, but that doesn't make their love for Ritsuka any less genuine, he thinks.]
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Date: 2021-10-28 08:51 pm (UTC)[ She just doesn't really feel like she gets why people say these things to her. In her opinion, Ritsuka is a terribly ordinary person; excessive praise isn't really meant for someone like her. ]
--know I have other strengths, that's all.
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Date: 2021-10-28 09:17 pm (UTC)[dw please give him another strengthening so he can be more helpful thanks]
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Date: 2021-10-29 02:47 am (UTC)[ She doesn't know all of the details of his story, but she knows the big beats. That's enough. ]
I know a piano doesn't really match an organ, but if we ever find one... I'd like to hear you play.
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Date: 2021-10-30 02:04 am (UTC)[His musical ability is some of the best in the Wandering Sea. Combat ability? Nnnot so much.]
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Date: 2021-10-30 06:32 pm (UTC)[ She shrugs a little, laughing, more at herself than anything. ]
...I know you say that, but--I still feel safe with you on the field. For what it's worth.
[ His combat ability still outstrips hers, and as distorted as his Mental Pollution makes his perception, she does trust he won't hurt her. Or let harm come to her. That counts for a lot. ]
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Date: 2021-10-30 07:06 pm (UTC)Phantom's face goes pink, some of it visible even through the pale mask.]
I will protect you with everything I have... Master.
[The times when he can call her anything but 'Christine' are few, but - he does know who she is. He hopes she knows that too.]
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Date: 2021-11-05 02:16 am (UTC)I know. I trust you on that--don't forget, okay?
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Date: 2021-11-07 07:23 pm (UTC)[He listens to what she says, even if he can't always answer.]
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Date: 2021-11-12 02:50 am (UTC)[ No, she knows better than to argue. She knows. She understands! It's just still an automatic reaction on her part. Maybe it's not to the same level that the instinct happens for him, but also, Ritsuka is a simple girl. Having anything of hers be called beautiful is wild. ]
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Date: 2021-11-20 04:11 pm (UTC)[So like, no pressure, but also he does highly value everything she says to him. But no pressure.]
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Date: 2021-11-25 03:47 am (UTC)I feel like it might be better if they didn't...!
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Date: 2021-11-26 01:16 am (UTC)[he said no pressure!!!!]
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Date: 2021-11-27 03:03 am (UTC)[ Listen. Ritsuka isn't a Type A person, but she will absolutely invent reasons to worry and pressure herself. ]
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Date: 2021-12-13 05:14 pm (UTC)[Not interested!]
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Date: 2021-12-26 07:17 pm (UTC)Have you guys ever considered that you're all really overly biased in my favor...
[ Just a thought! Just an idle question! ]
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Date: 2022-01-08 03:36 pm (UTC)[like, if he had this many admirers he definitely wouldn't complain about it...]
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Date: 2022-01-18 03:23 am (UTC)[ She shrugs, pressing her fingertips together. ]
I'm just me. That's all.
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Date: 2022-01-19 09:33 pm (UTC)[Other 'normal' people deserve to be loved, too, right? Ritsuka wouldn't say that they didn't.]
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Date: 2022-02-05 02:11 am (UTC)[ There isn't any graceful way to say "yeah, but not me" without it sounding worse than she actually means it. Everyone always worries about her more than she thinks they really should, and it's honestly kind of embarrassing, even if it's pleasant at the same time. ]
...eh, I guess you got me there. Thanks for the sentiment.
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Date: 2022-03-13 02:08 am (UTC)['Angel' is slightly better than 'Christine', right? He can say 'angel' without giving himself an ulcer.]
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Date: 2023-10-19 01:52 am (UTC)So one day, she wakes up in her bed in Chaldea with apparently only a couple of days having passed (funny that), and the knowledge that there is a minute Singularity in Heian-era Kyoto for them to deal with--but hey, she gets a couple of new Servants out of it! Including a weird clown!
And then from there, let's assume that Yu Mei-ren, on a whim (and perhaps some bad influence encouragement from aforementioned weird clown) and a randomly-found Holy Grail, decides she wants to have a little honeymoon joyride with her beloved Xiang Yu in the era they lived in. Through circumstances that do not need to be explored at this juncture, this apparently involves a dragon's lost pearl and increasingly ridiculous demands from Yu Mei-ren about the ultimate honeymoon experience! Only the best for Lord Xiang Yu!!
Anyway. Sometimes you go off on your own because you need to escape while people are arguing about what really counts as "properly lovelove honeymoon style" before someone inevitably tries to loop you in. That way only lies madness.
But also that means you are completely on your own when the inevitable enemy mob ambushes you. Sucks to be Fujimaru Ritsuka, but this probably means this is a great time for a random out-of-nowhere rescue, huh? ]
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Date: 2023-10-19 03:15 am (UTC)dan heng is in his subtler form, with clothes less anachronistic for the Singularity-- he's been genuinely trying to blend in. but he's still clearly himself, even in swift motion as he dispatches the enemies.]
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Date: 2023-10-19 03:47 am (UTC)she'd been about to say something when he first appeared, and then she'd seen him, and then freezes up. ???????????? it's a good thing he's handling things because she's useless even after the fight is over. ]
Dan Heng...?
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Date: 2023-10-19 03:54 am (UTC)then he's whirling on his heel to take her face in both hands.]
Ritsuka?
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Date: 2023-10-19 04:01 am (UTC)there's a second where she just stares, then lifts her hands to cover his. ]
Wait--wait, are you real? Seriously?
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Date: 2023-10-19 04:02 am (UTC)[stroking her cheeks with his thumbs. warm and real.]
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Date: 2023-10-19 04:07 am (UTC)[ she can't even finish the sentence. she slides her hands down to cling to his wrists instead, her voice wobbling dangerously. ]
But--wait, how--when did--you're not--??
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Date: 2023-10-19 04:12 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2023-10-19 04:16 am (UTC)but all she manages is a watery laugh, blinking hard against tears. ]
I kind of wondered if I'd just imagined you.
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Date: 2023-10-19 04:18 am (UTC)[leaning in to brush a light kiss to her forehead.]
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Date: 2023-10-19 04:24 am (UTC)no that's a lie. she takes one very shaky breath, then bursts into tears, going up onto her toes to throw her arms around his neck, clinging. ]
I really--!! I missed you...
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Date: 2023-10-19 04:09 pm (UTC)I missed you too.
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Date: 2023-10-19 04:56 pm (UTC)When did you--where did--you're not even from here.
[ she's very eloquent. ]
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Date: 2023-10-20 12:38 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2023-10-20 04:03 am (UTC)[ that is not the answer she was expecting. there's a pause, and then she leans back just enough to peer at his face, bemused. ]
This isn't even technically the right timeline... how long were you looking?
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Date: 2023-10-20 04:57 pm (UTC)[lightly. tone even. nothing sus here.]
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Date: 2023-10-20 06:08 pm (UTC)...how long is "a while," Dan Heng.
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Date: 2023-10-20 07:08 pm (UTC)[squeezing her tighter.]
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Date: 2023-10-20 10:08 pm (UTC)but also, she cannot actually help herself from leaning in for the hug. ]
...is this one of those things where if I find out, I'm going to be upset?
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Date: 2023-10-22 11:56 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2023-10-23 12:26 am (UTC)[ she takes a DEEP BREATH, then reaches up to take his face in her hands, a mirror to what he did earlier. ]
How long, Dan Heng?
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Date: 2023-10-23 12:30 am (UTC)keeps his tone very even.]
...Eighty six years.
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Date: 2023-10-23 12:34 am (UTC)What?
[ what ]
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Date: 2023-10-23 12:36 am (UTC)To call getting even this close to you a one in a million gamble would be an understatement. So I stayed.
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Date: 2023-10-23 12:41 am (UTC)[ for a moment she's gripping his face too hard, and then she forces herself to loosen the grip, though she doesn't let go. the horror of that is both immediately obvious and slow-blooming. ]
I'm barely twenty! That's so long--and this place isn't--why?
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Date: 2023-10-23 01:13 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2023-10-23 01:22 am (UTC)[ look, Ritsuka doesn't actually have that many self-worth issues, but also, she cannot wrap her mind around the idea that this promise would be worth it to him. ]
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Date: 2023-10-23 01:24 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2023-10-23 01:41 am (UTC)[ she's doing that thing, that thing where she has started to cry and hasn't actually realized she's doing it, still clinging to him and staring like she isn't sure he's real. ]
Eighty-six years? That can't be worth it.
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Date: 2023-10-23 01:43 am (UTC)You are. It was.
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Date: 2023-10-23 01:56 am (UTC)[ what is she even supposed to say to that. she never actually got the guts to try and put her feelings into words back in the hotel, and now this? what the heckie. ]
H-how are you even real?!
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Date: 2023-10-23 02:35 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2023-10-23 03:40 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2023-10-23 04:05 am (UTC)and then she just faceplants into his chest and starts to cry in earnest, if mostly quiet about it. it's a very contained crying, at least. ]
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Date: 2023-10-23 05:45 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2023-10-23 10:57 pm (UTC)What am I supposed to do with you, huh... I was gonna make a speech and everything.
[ she was not ]
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Date: 2023-10-25 12:54 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2023-10-25 02:20 am (UTC)[ instead: it's this. ]
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Date: 2023-10-31 01:24 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2023-10-31 03:05 am (UTC)[ she says, in a tiny mumbled voice ]
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Date: 2023-11-19 05:41 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2023-11-19 06:37 am (UTC)[ she is trying so hard to sound properly snooty about it, but about halfway through the sentence her voice drops to a more embarrassed mumble. ]
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Date: 2023-11-19 04:03 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2023-11-19 09:09 pm (UTC)she freezes up for a few long seconds, then takes a deep breath. oh boy. oh boy oh heckie oh no. ]
W... will you come back with me? To Chaldea.
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Date: 2023-11-20 08:22 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2023-11-21 01:08 am (UTC)so instead, she takes a deep breath, grabbing awkwardly for both of his hands in his, and looks up at him with all of that on her face. ]
That's all I want, then. I want you to stay in Chaldea for however long you can.
oozes back in hewwo my work schedule is normal again lol
Date: 2023-12-10 04:14 pm (UTC)I will. I want to.
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Date: 2023-12-10 09:16 pm (UTC)but she does relax when he says that; her grip is still tight, but it's no longer clinging. the reassurance is enough. ]
No take-backs.
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Date: 2023-10-27 04:29 am (UTC)Hey. I know you're not dead, so c'mon. Wake up.
[Come earn copies of your new 4 star archer. (the 5 star version is him as a grownup, hope you have quartz for that.)]
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Date: 2023-10-27 04:33 am (UTC)word of god and animebeing the protagonistgood luck on her side. But that's not important yet.For now, she just makes a grumbling noise, small and whiny, lifting her arm to swat blindly at that hand. What if she IS dead, huh? What if she is!! ]
Five more minutes...
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Date: 2023-10-27 04:42 am (UTC)[There's people here and they're staring!]
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Date: 2023-10-27 04:55 am (UTC)She grumbles again, still waving at his arm. There is no way she is connecting, but the intention is there. ]
Why'm I on a sidewalk...?
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Date: 2023-10-27 04:59 am (UTC)[That is the only warning she gets, and he will wait 10 seconds before tapping her forehead and levitating her.]
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Date: 2023-10-27 05:41 am (UTC)[ That gets her eyes snapping open, abruptly startled; in a heartbeat, she goes from completely relaxed to wire-tense, vibrating a little. ]
What the--?!
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Date: 2023-10-27 02:33 pm (UTC)There.
And despite that, I'm not a Caster. Funny, huh?
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Date: 2023-10-27 05:17 pm (UTC)Wait, you're not??
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Date: 2023-10-28 02:03 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2023-10-28 07:00 pm (UTC)Guns, maybe?
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Date: 2023-10-29 02:49 am (UTC)Nope.
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Date: 2023-10-29 03:50 am (UTC)Telekinesis?
[ That's probably the next most likely choice after Gun, even without the whole display going on in front of her. ]
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Date: 2023-10-29 04:05 am (UTC)[He will put the bullet back in his pocket though.]
So I guess we're working together, huh? Think you're up for it?
[Go team short redheads!]
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Date: 2023-10-29 04:36 am (UTC)[ She gives him a critical once-over in assessment. While Ritsuka might not be a mage, and there's no real way for her to actually tell power levels or abilities with a look, she has gotten good at reading Servants, especially before they start taking her seriously. ]
What about you? You think you'll be able to keep up?
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Date: 2023-10-29 04:46 am (UTC)I think I'll do just fine with that. Chuuya's the name. But you can call me Archer if you don't wanna be too personal about it.
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Date: 2023-10-31 03:05 am (UTC)[ Please. She knows so many Archers. It'd be fine if this was a completely 1:1 partnership, but she has no doubt that there will be others popping up at some point, whether they're hers or not. ]
So, do you know what's going on?
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Date: 2023-10-31 05:23 am (UTC)As far as I've figured out? Some book nut summoned a bunch of authors as servants. A lot of 'em ended up as Casters, but a few lucky ones- like me- got other classes. I think they messed up with me though. They summoned me as a teenager instead of an adult.
[Chuuya Lily...]
But now all the authors have grouped up based on nation of origin and they're all fighting it out. The American writers are fighting the British, who are also duking it out with the Japanese, And Russia and China are involved in there too. There might be others as well but those were the ones I recognized. The Americans have a pretty nasty berserker too, and the Russians have an Assassin.
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Date: 2023-10-31 06:28 am (UTC)She thinks it, but she doesn't say it; instead she listens to his report, nodding along, a small thoughtful frown forming on her face. ]
So, is someone trying to make this a Holy Grail War properly? Though if there's more than seven of you, that already throws things off... but I'm gonna guess that if you're all fighting, no one knows where the Grail is yet.
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Date: 2023-11-01 01:11 am (UTC)[Chuuya is only 160cm. He is short people.]
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Date: 2023-11-01 03:03 am (UTC)Dazai...
[ This is the face of someone who knows she probably should recognize the name. It feels like it should be familiar. Is it? Did she pay attention at all in any of her literature classes? No, and no. ]
Is it worth getting his cooperation, or should we try and work without him?
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Date: 2023-11-01 04:01 am (UTC)He can also nullify Noble Phantasms, which is definitely worth it.
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Date: 2023-11-01 04:38 am (UTC)[ Her first thought is Edison, with his "copyright" trick, but she nods slowly. ]
So, what does he like? Snacks? Fancy drinks? I'm underage to buy alcohol, but I'd look the other way if we had to rob a liquor store.
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Date: 2023-11-11 04:48 pm (UTC)We're gonna piss off some of the other Japanese writers, but that's fine.
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Date: 2023-11-15 08:30 pm (UTC)[ We are an ISLAND COUNTRY Dazai are you KIDDING HER. ]
Why are they going to be mad?
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Date: 2023-11-16 04:22 am (UTC)[He offers a hand out to her. Come along?]
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Date: 2023-11-18 02:22 am (UTC)[ She takes his hand without hesitation; her expression is mostly solemn, but there's the hint of a laugh in her voice. ]
You've gotta be willing to win, not just play by the rules. That's what I've learned.
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Date: 2023-11-20 07:32 pm (UTC)[It's not always the strongest who wins, but in those cases it is always the craftiest who does.]
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Date: 2023-11-21 01:14 am (UTC)[ She likes to think that she's a good person; she's certainly been called that by Servants before. But she's also a person who prefers to make her own decisions about things. Her way has always been the better to beg forgiveness than ask permission approach. ]
C'mon, let's see if we can steal what we need and go bully this guy.
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Date: 2023-11-21 03:07 pm (UTC)[Off they go! This is probably where the title card for this singularity goes. Also something something temporary 4-star unit, finish the singularity to get him permanently.
Off into the city they go! If Ritsuka has ever been to Yokohama, she would recognize this place immediately. There's some extra buildings looming in the distance, as well as an extra peninsula-area that has a crater in it, but it's probably fine.
Their first stop is a convenience store. Time to act not suspicious at all while walking through the aisles. Chuuya will whisper to her as they walk.]
You know how to steal stuff without getting caught, right?
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Date: 2023-11-23 08:04 am (UTC)Depends on how good the cameras are. I'm best at playing dumb, to be honest.
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Date: 2023-11-24 02:30 am (UTC)[He shoves two tokens in her hand. It's the singularity currency! I am not creative enough to make stuff up here.]
Go bother the cashier and ask questions about stuff at the counter, I'll go steal stuff.
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Date: 2023-11-24 03:08 am (UTC)[ She considers a moment, then clears her throat, traipsing up to the counter. ]
Mister~~~ excuse me, I'm a little bit lost, can you help me?
[ The cashier is probably some teenager on a work license, bored and confused and not sure how to handle a bubbly girl bringing the full force of Personality on him. It's at least enough to be a distraction, and this is without Ritsuka doing anything overtly flirtatious. He'll have a good window to grab whatever he needs. ]
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Date: 2023-11-27 05:53 am (UTC)"Uh...yeah? What do you need?"
[Chuuya is taking advantage of both the moment and his short height to grab goodies and shove them into his coat. He makes sure to grab a few cans of crab meat, but also some real food like chips and cookies and even a small bento box. Even if they're bribing Dazai, they can also eat too.]
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Date: 2023-11-28 05:45 am (UTC)I got kinda lost, honestly! I'm looking for the train station, and my phone battery is just dead. Sucks, huh?
[ The poor cashier sputters for a moment, stammering an apology without seeming to understand why he's apologizing at all. He offers directions, tripping over his words, especially as Ritsuka leans a little more over the counter. ]
Oh! And I want some mints. They can't be that expensive, riiiight?
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Date: 2023-11-02 12:19 am (UTC)Also none of your Servants are here. There is a blond midget with a hat though.]
...You don't look like a Taint, so you must be an author, right?
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Date: 2023-11-02 12:51 am (UTC)It doesn't always, but she expects it anyway. ]
Nope. I'm just a random scrub. Sorry to intrude.
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Date: 2023-11-02 12:52 am (UTC)[chuuya you can't just ASK people if they're dead]
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Date: 2023-11-02 01:01 am (UTC)[ She's not even offended, just mildly confused at the question. ]
Is that somehow a qualification for being here?
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Date: 2023-11-02 01:05 am (UTC)[He's as confused as she is!]
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Date: 2023-11-02 02:46 am (UTC)Maybe I'm dreaming?
[ Oh boy. If her consciousness has completely left her body for this, she's going to be in so much trouble when she wakes up... ]