[ It's a miserable and damp sort of evening – it might not actually be raining, but the air is cool and misty and Sophie feels like a drowned rat. It wouldn't be as much of a problem if they were close enough to a town to stop at an inn for the night, but circumstances being what they are mean that it's a tent or nothing tonight.
It's not the end of the world, of course, but it's definitely a little inconvenient. But! Sophie likes to think she's nothing if not resourceful. They'll make the best of this... somehow. ]
Luluuuuu! [ Back towards their campsite she comes a-staggering, with an armful of firewood. It'd been a challenge to find anything that wasn't already sodden but she's got just enough to make dinner with, she thinks. ] I'm baaack! Did you manage to get everything unpacked yet?
[ Does she dare even hope that the tent might be pitched as well? ]
[By some measure of a miracle, the tent has been pitched, but that isn't Lulu's doing, but instead that of someone halfway capable of prioritizing. What would we do without our mom or Marie.
All the mist does no favors for Lulu's poofy hair, a cloud of bubblegum pink frizz behind and around her, and it bounces less than swishes when Lulu whirls around at the sound of her name.]
Ah, Sophie! [She runs over, long, bounding steps, taking firewood from Sophie's arms without asking as she speaks.] I see my blessing begged of the stars had them see you through safely, welcome back. Please, please, we shall find bounty for you in exchange for the spoils you have reaped for us, come sit.
[s...snacks...... she's offering sophie a snack]
Yes, surely the others have retrieved our provisions...
It wasn't too much trouble! And I managed to stock up on some herbs and grasses I was running out of, so it's a win-win for me!
[ This possibly explains the grass stains all over her knees and skirt. But who knows. ]
Are you getting hungry? How about I see if I can get the fire going while you see where we packed the food? Oh! Since it's so chilly, let's have some tea, too!
[ Even Sophie knows Lulu cannot be trusted with firestarting duties. ]
I will hear none of it, Sophie! Sit, I beg of you, replenish your strength.
[They have a fire pit dug (again, absolutely because of someone more responsible) so Lulu knows where to put the half of the firewood she's taken from Sophie down, and once Sophie has added hers, Lulu takes both her hands in hers.]
While you rest I will treat you to a display of divine power; if I summon it through my celestial connection then the flame will imbue the earthly nectar with its heavenly properties!
[ It's hard to sad no when Lulu leads her around so insistently and so Sophie just sort of lets it happen, with a smile on her face. It's just easier that way sometimes. ]
A–are you sure? Really, I can do it! Easy as pie!
[ It's hard to tell if she's trying to be polite or if she's concerned about what might happen. ]
[Due to the nature of how glitter works, Lulu is also kind of covered in glitter. Like, more than usual. This means she's even more excitable than usual...]
Alice, you are a wonder to behold; it's as though the stars themselves have descended to lie their lips upon you!
[Marie's pitching the tents like a pro, or at least like someone who went through way too many years of military school, and everyone else seems to be setting up camp well enough... but she hasn't heard Lulu crashing or screaming lately. The absence of a pink glitter-related disaster is possibly more foreboding than its presence, so she sighs and calls over her shoulder.]
[So. To put it bluntly, this is the second time Amaya's just fallen through a crack in reality and ended up somewhere she shouldn't. She certainly can't remember the first time, and thank the gods for that, but it's kind of a shame she doesn't know where she is, what she's doing, or where her friends are. She holds Two Virtues close as she walks, the baubles on the Keyblade swaying in the wind a bit.]
Hellooooo~? Is anyone here? Maybe a friend? I'd really like to find someone here, maybe!
[Amaya isn't optimistic about finding something friendly, at least, even if she knows calling out in a forest is just asking for trouble, but at the same time, maybe the rest of her friends got separated. That'd make sense, wouldn't it?
Of course, there seems to be a problem; one that jumps out in front of Amaya, causing the girl to take quite a few steps back. This is about the last thing she needs right now, and she tries to back away from the monster as it comes closer.]
Ohhh, please go! I really don't want any trouble today, and I'm not trying to get in your way, Mr. Monster! Please, will you let me go by?
[The monster gives one hell of a roar in response. That's. That's a no, and oh gods it's charging. Amaya starts to rush back a bit to establish some distance, her mind frantic as Two Virtues takes it's bow-like form--]
S--Someone! Please, help, I'm--I'm not good at fighting like this!
[Especially as Lulu's travels bring her closer to the city, she hears plenty of forest-side commotion.
The roaring, however, is new.
It's the tip-off Lulu needs to rush right into position as the cry for help comes. She spends about two of the monster's steps debating how best to dramatize her entrance, and announces her presence with a lightning strike. It drops from the sky, radiates a sparkling light from the point at the monster on which it lands. Here comes your savior, Amaya, dashing out in front of the monster while it's stunned with her sword raised, her cape billowing in some unseen wind.]
Foul beast! What impudence, assailing the wayward innocent! Are you so ignorant as not to realize that all wandering maidens are under the protection of her lunar grace's divine watch?!
[She flourishes her sword—this is why she specializes in light magic, because it inflicts stun, and then she can keep posturing like this; jesus h christ lulu]
As Her holy emissary, I, Lucille Lucena, am tasked with the sacred duty of defending this traveler. Your fate is to be banished at the divine heroine's hands!
[And, holding out one arm, tilting her head over her shoulder to speak to Amaya—] Fear not, as you are under the moon's holy protection. Your safety is guaranteed!
[While it definitely seems like the universe at work to emphasize the drama here, it's absolutely a matter of Lulu doing this shit frequently enough to master the timing that the monster starts moving again just as she's wrapping this up. With a cry of,] I will deliver your fate! [Lulu lunges, sword sparking with glittering magic as she drives it right into the monster's face. Could?? you not have just done this while the thing was stunned, Lulu???? you could have just skipPED RIGHT TO THAT THIS WHOLE TIME??????]
[Well. That's one way to receive some divine intervention.
Amaya winds up yelping and jumping back at first, when the lightning strikes down--the monster isn't the only one stunned as Lulu makes her way in front of the younger girl, Amaya looking on in sheer awe of the woman in front of her. Amaya isn't sure how to respond at first--how can one respond, in the face of such...such...
Coolness?]
O-oh--oh, thank you, Miss Lucena!
[Amaya winds up blurting that out as she watches Lulu drive that sword into the foul monster--watching it expire before her, perhaps flinching a bit at the sight but refocusing her attention on Lulu as to not focus on it. It's okay. Amaya is still alive, Lulu is still alive, and...and...]
That--
[Amaya does her best to catch her breath, crouching down a bit.]
was so...
[It's practically within an instant after that Amaya jumps up, Two Virtues bouncing with her as she clasps her hands together over the Keyblade with sparkling, wide eyes and an exceedingly excited expression.]
COOL! Eeeeee! [Amaya bounces on her feet some, her entire body following suit.] You were like--kapow and the monster was like--wait, what?! But then you were just like--shing, and the monster was beaten! Miss Holy Emi...emis... [That. That word is too hard, let's stick with what we know--] Miss Lucena, thank you thank you thank you!
[Lulu spends the entire time Amaya gushes over her stunning display...posing. Sort of in a way where it's very obvious this is just her natural state of being? Swoosh goes the sword out of the monster's face and in the same motion, Lulu twirls to land firmly facing Amaya. Her cape swishes and doesn't quite settle, either, rippling as Lulu spins then sheathes her sword, then sets her hands on her hips. She's absolutely soaking up all this attention. It's awful.]
Such is simple duty of Her Lunar Grace's holy avatar. As I said, you are under Her protection, and therefore mine. [Even he way she waves her hand as if to dismiss the thought comes with a lovely few flourishes. Is...is there glitter coming off of her fingertips when she does?? Lulu?????
But of course, she only smiles brighter, striding over to close the distance between them and offer Amaya her hand, not so much to shake as just, like...to take?? For support??? Her hand is still sparkling.]
Tell me, did that foul villain bring any harm upon you?
[If Amaya minds at all--which she absolutely does not--it doesn't show, and if anything, she's even more enraptured and sparkly eyed as she watches Lulu pose. She brushes it off so simply! She's like a heroine from a fairy tale--no, maybe even more than that. Honestly, if anything, Amaya can't help but think that Lulu and Hikari would absolutely get along--if Lulu could teach Hikari how to pose, and Hikari could teach Lulu all of her cool ninja tricks that Amaya couldn't get, they'd both be unstoppable!
One of Amaya's hands unclasps itself from her keyblade, her grip light at first before firming up. Gosh, she's so sparkly, it's amazing? But that makes total sense to Amaya; anyone who shines this brightly must have the ability to dazzle at all times!]
Uh-uh! Mr. Monster didn't do anything like that--he scared me a bit, but you came just in time to make sure he didn't hurt me! [Amaya beams a bit at that, swaying a bit in her spot.] I'm not very good when monsters get in that close, but you're a natural at it! Heehee!
[...oh!]
Oh, what about you, Miss Lucena? [Amaya's look goes a little concerned, and the hand that still holds Two Virtues waves the weapon a tiny bit.] He didn't hurt you, did he? I can heal you, if you want! It's only fair after all you've done--and I'm a pretty good healer, even if I'm just a novice!
[Weirdly enough, the wind seems to still a bit at that remark--the weapon itself seems to gather it in some measure towards the bottom of the keyblade itself, and it starts to...glitter, just a touch? Huh.]
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It's not the end of the world, of course, but it's definitely a little inconvenient. But! Sophie likes to think she's nothing if not resourceful. They'll make the best of this... somehow. ]
Luluuuuu! [ Back towards their campsite she comes a-staggering, with an armful of firewood. It'd been a challenge to find anything that wasn't already sodden but she's got just enough to make dinner with, she thinks. ] I'm baaack! Did you manage to get everything unpacked yet?
[ Does she dare even hope that the tent might be pitched as well? ]
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All the mist does no favors for Lulu's poofy hair, a cloud of bubblegum pink frizz behind and around her, and it bounces less than swishes when Lulu whirls around at the sound of her name.]
Ah, Sophie! [She runs over, long, bounding steps, taking firewood from Sophie's arms without asking as she speaks.] I see my blessing begged of the stars had them see you through safely, welcome back. Please, please, we shall find bounty for you in exchange for the spoils you have reaped for us, come sit.
[s...snacks...... she's offering sophie a snack]
Yes, surely the others have retrieved our provisions...
[they are not unpacked.]
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[ This possibly explains the grass stains all over her knees and skirt. But who knows. ]
Are you getting hungry? How about I see if I can get the fire going while you see where we packed the food? Oh! Since it's so chilly, let's have some tea, too!
[ Even Sophie knows Lulu cannot be trusted with firestarting duties. ]
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[They have a fire pit dug (again, absolutely because of someone more responsible) so Lulu knows where to put the half of the firewood she's taken from Sophie down, and once Sophie has added hers, Lulu takes both her hands in hers.]
While you rest I will treat you to a display of divine power; if I summon it through my celestial connection then the flame will imbue the earthly nectar with its heavenly properties!
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A–are you sure? Really, I can do it! Easy as pie!
[ It's hard to tell if she's trying to be polite or if she's concerned about what might happen. ]
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When going for a smoke bomb to vanish in a fight, the bomb, rather than the normal cloud of smoke... released a cloud of glitter.
The fight ended, of course, and the monster was slain. But this leaves one very irate ninja, absolutely covered in glitter.]
Lulu.
[Her voice is, at least, completely level and normal.]
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Alice, you are a wonder to behold; it's as though the stars themselves have descended to lie their lips upon you!
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[lulu, why are you like this.]
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Lucille, are you finished clearing the place out?
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Hellooooo~? Is anyone here? Maybe a friend? I'd really like to find someone here, maybe!
[Amaya isn't optimistic about finding something friendly, at least, even if she knows calling out in a forest is just asking for trouble, but at the same time, maybe the rest of her friends got separated. That'd make sense, wouldn't it?
Of course, there seems to be a problem; one that jumps out in front of Amaya, causing the girl to take quite a few steps back. This is about the last thing she needs right now, and she tries to back away from the monster as it comes closer.]
Ohhh, please go! I really don't want any trouble today, and I'm not trying to get in your way, Mr. Monster! Please, will you let me go by?
[The monster gives one hell of a roar in response. That's. That's a no, and oh gods it's charging. Amaya starts to rush back a bit to establish some distance, her mind frantic as Two Virtues takes it's bow-like form--]
S--Someone! Please, help, I'm--I'm not good at fighting like this!
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The roaring, however, is new.
It's the tip-off Lulu needs to rush right into position as the cry for help comes. She spends about two of the monster's steps debating how best to dramatize her entrance, and announces her presence with a lightning strike. It drops from the sky, radiates a sparkling light from the point at the monster on which it lands. Here comes your savior, Amaya, dashing out in front of the monster while it's stunned with her sword raised, her cape billowing in some unseen wind.]
Foul beast! What impudence, assailing the wayward innocent! Are you so ignorant as not to realize that all wandering maidens are under the protection of her lunar grace's divine watch?!
[She flourishes her sword—this is why she specializes in light magic, because it inflicts stun, and then she can keep posturing like this; jesus h christ lulu]
As Her holy emissary, I, Lucille Lucena, am tasked with the sacred duty of defending this traveler. Your fate is to be banished at the divine heroine's hands!
[And, holding out one arm, tilting her head over her shoulder to speak to Amaya—] Fear not, as you are under the moon's holy protection. Your safety is guaranteed!
[While it definitely seems like the universe at work to emphasize the drama here, it's absolutely a matter of Lulu doing this shit frequently enough to master the timing that the monster starts moving again just as she's wrapping this up. With a cry of,] I will deliver your fate! [Lulu lunges, sword sparking with glittering magic as she drives it right into the monster's face. Could?? you not have just done this while the thing was stunned, Lulu???? you could have just skipPED RIGHT TO THAT THIS WHOLE TIME??????]
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Amaya winds up yelping and jumping back at first, when the lightning strikes down--the monster isn't the only one stunned as Lulu makes her way in front of the younger girl, Amaya looking on in sheer awe of the woman in front of her. Amaya isn't sure how to respond at first--how can one respond, in the face of such...such...
Coolness?]
O-oh--oh, thank you, Miss Lucena!
[Amaya winds up blurting that out as she watches Lulu drive that sword into the foul monster--watching it expire before her, perhaps flinching a bit at the sight but refocusing her attention on Lulu as to not focus on it. It's okay. Amaya is still alive, Lulu is still alive, and...and...]
That--
[Amaya does her best to catch her breath, crouching down a bit.]
was so...
[It's practically within an instant after that Amaya jumps up, Two Virtues bouncing with her as she clasps her hands together over the Keyblade with sparkling, wide eyes and an exceedingly excited expression.]
COOL! Eeeeee! [Amaya bounces on her feet some, her entire body following suit.] You were like--kapow and the monster was like--wait, what?! But then you were just like--shing, and the monster was beaten! Miss Holy Emi...emis... [That. That word is too hard, let's stick with what we know--] Miss Lucena, thank you thank you thank you!
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Such is simple duty of Her Lunar Grace's holy avatar. As I said, you are under Her protection, and therefore mine. [Even he way she waves her hand as if to dismiss the thought comes with a lovely few flourishes. Is...is there glitter coming off of her fingertips when she does?? Lulu?????
But of course, she only smiles brighter, striding over to close the distance between them and offer Amaya her hand, not so much to shake as just, like...to take?? For support??? Her hand is still sparkling.]
Tell me, did that foul villain bring any harm upon you?
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One of Amaya's hands unclasps itself from her keyblade, her grip light at first before firming up. Gosh, she's so sparkly, it's amazing? But that makes total sense to Amaya; anyone who shines this brightly must have the ability to dazzle at all times!]
Uh-uh! Mr. Monster didn't do anything like that--he scared me a bit, but you came just in time to make sure he didn't hurt me! [Amaya beams a bit at that, swaying a bit in her spot.] I'm not very good when monsters get in that close, but you're a natural at it! Heehee!
[...oh!]
Oh, what about you, Miss Lucena? [Amaya's look goes a little concerned, and the hand that still holds Two Virtues waves the weapon a tiny bit.] He didn't hurt you, did he? I can heal you, if you want! It's only fair after all you've done--and I'm a pretty good healer, even if I'm just a novice!
[Weirdly enough, the wind seems to still a bit at that remark--the weapon itself seems to gather it in some measure towards the bottom of the keyblade itself, and it starts to...glitter, just a touch? Huh.]