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|Date of Scene=2019/12/08
|Location=Fairyland Hall
|Synopsis=Rean and Mikoto have a heart to heart.
|Cast of Characters=6994, 7002
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|Poses=:'''{{#var:6994|Rean Schwarzer (6994)}} has posed:'''<br>Rean shows up to Fairyland Hall with a basket of tomato and chicken sandwiches, enough for the two of them. After asking for direction to Mikoto's room from some of the staff, he thanks them with a nod and heads over.<br><br>When he got there, though it clicked that he was going to hang out with a girl. In her room. A girl that he was currently dating. /In her room./<br><br>He had some teasing incoming, didn't he?&nbsp;&nbsp;He slaps his cheeks really quickly to regain focus. He could do this. <br><br>"Hey, I'm here." Rean says, knocking on the door. <br> <br>

:'''{{#var:7002|Mikoto Shimizu (7002)}} has posed:'''<br>"Come on in," Mikoto says from the inside.&nbsp;&nbsp;The situation is not lost on her, but she's not going to make a huge deal out of it.&nbsp;&nbsp;She's far too hurt for that, both physically and mentally.&nbsp;&nbsp;She was just tired, and right now it hurt to even think of funny names for Bean.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><br>Besides Bean.<br><br>"Hey Bean," she says, with a smile when he enters.&nbsp;&nbsp;She was sitting up in her bed.&nbsp;&nbsp;Blanket over her as she was in her sleeping clothes still.&nbsp;&nbsp;Which made sense, she was still recovering.<br><br>"So what did you bring me?&nbsp;&nbsp;I'm hungry."<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:6994|Rean Schwarzer (6994)}} has posed:'''<br>Rean sits down at the foot of Mikoto's bed, putting the bag of sandwiches on his lap. "Tomato and chicken sandwiches." Rean says, reaching into the bag and handing Mikoto a sandwich. <br><br>"So...what even happened over there?" he asks, pulling out one for himself.<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:7002|Mikoto Shimizu (7002)}} has posed:'''<br>"Where to start on that..." she says, taking a sandwich and starts eating it.&nbsp;&nbsp;Thinking while she munches, she knows where to start.<br><br>"So there was this invisible bitch, I think she was leading the outworld forces that look like Marines but from the future?&nbsp;&nbsp;I think she's from the watch?&nbsp;&nbsp;So she was psychically moving the gun."<br><br>"I tried to stop her, she got into my head and brought up some...stuff I didn't want to remember.&nbsp;&nbsp;Next thing I know my head is pounding and I'm bleeding from the nose and falling...then I'm being rescued."<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:6994|Rean Schwarzer (6994)}} has posed:'''<br>Rean takes a bite of his sandwich. Someone from Karian's world maybe? Then again, Invisible Psychic brings Nova to mind, though he doesn't know much about her world or what she'd want an entire railway gun for. <br>He doesn't prod her about the memories, though it's not too hard to guess what it was. <br><br>"Yeah, it's a good thing Millium and Airgetlam can fly. Don't know what I'd do if she'd..."<br><br>Even if Mikoto could survive the fall, it'd still mess her up pretty badly. And if she hit the ravine Soul Gem first...<br><br>He shakes his head, trying to get the image of a mangled Mikoto out of his mind. <br><br>"You're rooming with Jeanne, you said? What kind of roommate is she?" Rean asks, changing the subject. <br> <br>

:'''{{#var:7002|Mikoto Shimizu (7002)}} has posed:'''<br>"Missed?&nbsp;&nbsp;Well, she didn't and I got caught...so alls well that ends well.&nbsp;&nbsp;I'll have to get better to deal with people like that, in the end the weakness is mine, I suppose," Mikoto says, without really blaming anyone.&nbsp;&nbsp;She just takes it like it was given to her.<br><br>"You'd be fine, I imagine you'd be mopey for a while, but you'd get better and keep on," She says, with a smile.&nbsp;&nbsp;"So buck up," She says, munching again, feeling a bit better now she's got some real food in her.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><br>"Oh she's...different.&nbsp;&nbsp;I mean, real fun, and her Wyvern's are the best."<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:6994|Rean Schwarzer (6994)}} has posed:'''<br>"...Ok." Mikoto's faith in him is nice, at least. <br><br>"She seems very...fiery." Rean says, smiling at his own joke.<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:7002|Mikoto Shimizu (7002)}} has posed:'''<br>"Hey, no thinking about what COULD have been.&nbsp;&nbsp;We're both in a dangerous occupation.&nbsp;&nbsp;We didn't get hurt seriously or die, so we will live to see another day and learn from our bruises," She says, trying to get Rean a bit more cheerful.<br><br>As far as Jeanne, "Ha, yeah.&nbsp;&nbsp;Literally somedays.&nbsp;&nbsp;She's not as bad as she sounds...but she is very angry.&nbsp;&nbsp;I haven't pried enough into her stuff yet, but...not really my place to yet."<br><br>"So what about you?&nbsp;&nbsp;You seem a bit down, and not just about me.&nbsp;&nbsp;So what's on your mind?"<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:6994|Rean Schwarzer (6994)}} has posed:'''<br>"...Yeah. Both of us have things we need to learn, and we're both still here to learn them, whatever they are. For instance now you know to be more careful with psychics. Maybe those old memories have something you can learn from them too, though it might not be the best time to start digging around in there." <br><br>Rean sighs. "I just feel...lost, I guess.<br>There's a lot of problems out here and&nbsp;&nbsp;as you saw yesterday, back home. It's a lot. I guess I'm just afraid I'll make things worse somehow. And what if that's not ok? What if it's so bad that people feel it's better that I'm not here?"<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:7002|Mikoto Shimizu (7002)}} has posed:'''<br>Mikoto grabs another sandwich and starts to eat it slowly.&nbsp;&nbsp;After some time she speaks.<br><br>"It was the name of my mother and father.&nbsp;&nbsp;It put me off guard because I wasn't expecting it.&nbsp;&nbsp;It...I guess I am not really over it, losing them like that to the Witch's influence.&nbsp;&nbsp;The world thinks my father was a murderer, and that I'm...pitiable because I came back to see the aftermath."<br><br>"Maybe it wasn't my fault, but I feel like I drew it on them.&nbsp;&nbsp;That I ducked out of my responsibility.&nbsp;&nbsp;Then I kept on doing it, trying to avoid the consequences.&nbsp;&nbsp;I still want out of this bad deal, but...you helped show me that I can't just throw my responsibility on others.&nbsp;&nbsp;I have to deal with what I got myself into.&nbsp;&nbsp;I dug my own grave, and pushing others into it ahead of me isn't the way."<br><br>"But that I can live while doing this too," She says, "So what if everyone curses your name, you'll have one person that won't."<br><br>"Besides, let's be honest...you're worried that you'll make the wrong choice.&nbsp;&nbsp;Rean, we're all capable of being wrong.&nbsp;&nbsp;It's not what we do right that makes us who we are, but what we do when we're wrong or make mistakes.&nbsp;&nbsp;Besides, if people really think that about you, are they really people you want beside you?"<br><br>"So, you know, at least know you have one person!&nbsp;&nbsp;Also, if you go disappear or kill yourself, I'll get my friend to drag your soul back and put it in a golem or something.&nbsp;&nbsp;You don't get out of this so easily."<br><br>"Besides, if you weren't there things would have been worse.&nbsp;&nbsp;Your classmates rely on you, and you on them.&nbsp;&nbsp;I am sure you didn't manage to make up with me on your own.&nbsp;&nbsp;You're too thick for that~" She giggles, trying to lighten the mood again.<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:6994|Rean Schwarzer (6994)}} has posed:'''<br>Rean reaches out and gives Mikoto a gentle pat on the head. It seemed like she needed it after pulling up those memories. <br><br> "...Right. We both have to take responsibility for what we do when we screw up." Rean says, smiling. "...But it also doesn't mean we can't have good things - or good people- in our lives, either." <br><br>"Guess I'd better not do that, then. Being Lezard's rock slave doesn't sound very fun."<br><br>Rean laughs. "Yeah, they did. I know I'm thick, but...I guess that's just fine, if it's good enough to have people like you guys in my life. Princess Sarracenia tried to cheer me up by hitting me with a rocket launcher the other day, so she counts too." <br> <br>

:'''{{#var:7002|Mikoto Shimizu (7002)}} has posed:'''<br>Mikoto blushes a little at the head pat, looking away and giving more of a pout than anything.&nbsp;&nbsp;It's not ENTIRELY seriously either, because well...she does enjoy the pat.&nbsp;&nbsp;She sighs, finally deciding to open up a little. <br><br>"I know I had a father and mother in my first life.&nbsp;&nbsp;I just never knew them, and they were my first real family.&nbsp;&nbsp;My father worked hard, but always made time for us.&nbsp;&nbsp;Mom...I would say she was the opposite of me in quite a lot of ways.&nbsp;&nbsp;Refined and collected, I always tried to teach me the value of grace and womanly things.&nbsp;&nbsp;My time on the street kinda...made me rough and tumble.&nbsp;&nbsp;It took time to get back to something resembling a normal childhood, even with the new memories."<br><br>"It's sad...the memories of them fade over time, but the memory of that night won't go away..."<br><br>She tries to smile at the comment about Lezard, "Yeah, so you better not die or do anything stupid like that." <br><br>"Well good, because it means you're not thick enough to not know you're thick.&nbsp;&nbsp;Anyway, just...believe in yourself more.&nbsp;&nbsp;I'm just curious at where all of this doubt comes from.&nbsp;&nbsp;You're strong, you're kind, you're...ok well not the sharpest knife in the drawer, but we all got our flaws!" she giggles, "Also she did?&nbsp;&nbsp;That does sound like her, but I imagine it was that fight with the Watch and the Concord had?"<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:6994|Rean Schwarzer (6994)}} has posed:'''<br>"They sound like good people." Rean says.<br><br>Rean sighs and leans back on the bed, resting his hands on his chest. She opened up to him, it was only right he responded in kind. "...I mentioned I was adopted too, right? My parents and Elise care for me like I'm their own flesh and blood..." Rean says, closing his eyes.<br><br>"...Thing is, they're minor nobility. And since no one knows who left me behind, I'm assumed to be of common birth. The other nobles didn't like that, thinking my parents were trying to mess with the order of things, or that I was a bastard...Eventually, my dad got bullied out of high society. All because they took in some random kid. I guess I just...never felt like I really belonged with them. Not after all of that. Where else would I go, though? For all I know my birth parents didn't want a monster in their family, and even if they're still alive...that part hasn't changed. Whatever this power is...it's not normal for the standards of my world. Maybe it's less weird out here, but...An eight-year old shouldn't be able to beat a bear to a pulp with a hatchet."<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:7002|Mikoto Shimizu (7002)}} has posed:'''<br>"Oh," She says, after a moment finally putting the pieces together.&nbsp;&nbsp;Rubbing her face with one hand, she finally reaches out and places a hand on Rean's head.&nbsp;&nbsp;Returning the head pat with one of her own.&nbsp;&nbsp;With a moment of levity injected into the situation, she leans back a bit and looks at him.<br><br>"You're no more a monster than I am right now, you know?&nbsp;&nbsp;I think I see what's going on here though.&nbsp;&nbsp;You're feeling guilty because of your father's withdrawal from society.&nbsp;&nbsp;Yet your family cares for you as their own, right?&nbsp;&nbsp;You feel you're not worthy of that love somehow, especially with that thing you do."<br><br>"Like them, that power is also part of who you are.&nbsp;&nbsp;You can run from your family as about as well as you can run from your power as you can run from yourself.&nbsp;&nbsp;So don't, recognize that your father gave up something valuable because he felt YOU were more valuable to him. Running from them would be slapping him in the face and telling him you don't appreciate his sacrifice or the love they all give you."<br><br> "And if you are worried about that power...do what I am doing.&nbsp;&nbsp;Make it yours, learn to use it, learn to master it.&nbsp;&nbsp;More than that, learn about it.&nbsp;&nbsp;Try to find something about it, if you have it then there has got to be documents or history or something that can tell us more.&nbsp;&nbsp;Maybe ask your parents, confide in them..."<br><br>"Family is...it is the only real thing you can have in this world."<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:6994|Rean Schwarzer (6994)}} has posed:'''<br>Rean's eyes snap open. He wasn't expecting the return headpat. But it feels nice, so he just lets Mikoto keep going without any comment. <br><br>"You're not a monster, though!" " he pauses and then sighs. "...Which means that I shouldn't consider myself one, either. But that's it, I think. You hit the nail right on the head." <br><br>"You know that fight I had with Elise right before she got lost in the Old Schoolhouse? It was about exactly that, me trying to run away from my family via my plans after I graduate. I definitely deserved being called 'the worst,' if that's why she got so mad..." <br><br>"Majima asked to fight me while I'm like that...I should really take him up on his offer. Also, my parents know already. It's why I started training in the Eight Leaves - the sword style I use.. But maybe there's something out there that I haven't seen yet." <br><br>"...Yeah. I have them, and...I don't know if Majima and I are enough to be your family, yet but I'll try my best to at least give you some stability. Besides, we have to make more good memories to make up for the ones that are fading."<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:7002|Mikoto Shimizu (7002)}} has posed:'''<br>"No, I am not...not yet.&nbsp;&nbsp;We both know where the end of my road probably will end.&nbsp;&nbsp;Good thing I have a lot of dumb people willing to put everything on the line to make sure it doesn't come to pass."<br><br>"Oh is THAT what happened?&nbsp;&nbsp;No wonder she got mad at you.&nbsp;&nbsp;Good thing you and I were there to pull her out of that place.&nbsp;&nbsp;Well, they know so they don't know anything.&nbsp;&nbsp;Then I guess we just gotta dig through books," A beat, "Wait, doesn't Doctor Strange Know everything?&nbsp;&nbsp;Maybe he can hunt down knowledge on it, at the very least?"<br><br>A pause, "If not, then I guess there is Homura, apparently she can time travel or something?&nbsp;&nbsp;I already gotta talk to her about something else, but I don't wanna overload the poor girl either.&nbsp;&nbsp;I mean, she's...well, a field mouse would be a bit braver."<br><br>"Pfft, of course, Majima-san wants to fight you.&nbsp;&nbsp;And...yeah, I guess you two are.&nbsp;&nbsp;The world has a funny way of working out sometimes."<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:6994|Rean Schwarzer (6994)}} has posed:'''<br>"I...Hm. I don't think he knows /everything,/ but he might know a good place to start. What do you need to ask Homura about? Magical Girl stuff?"<br><br>Rean smiles. "IT really does."<br> <br>
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