☈ strike #05 (voice / action) (fourth wall)

[thestormishere]

[ After all the stuff that's been going on lately, it's probably no surprise that Lightning has already been pretty on edge for quite a while now... particularly the last few days. Imagine her joy then, when halfway through making breakfast she opens her journal to find that yet another bout of insanity is going down.

Just... great.

As soon as she works out the basics of the disturbance, she quickly begins to clean up what she had spread out, addressing her journal mid-action. So far, she seems a bit irritated, but... otherwise, pretty unimpressed. ]

Alright... whatever's going on, everyone needs to just stay calm. We need to figure out who these people are, where they're coming from, and why.

[ Yes, she's using her Important Voice, even though there definitely hasn't been time to really think this through. There's a pause while she finishes gathering up her breakfast, but if nobody interrupts she then picks up her journal and makes an additional, somewhat reluctant 'command' as she moves to leave the eating area and go back towards her own rooms again. ]

... If they're not enemies, make sure none of them are left wandering around out in the snow.

[ Aaannnnd fourthwallstuffgo. As soon as she revisits her apartment, you just know she'll be tromping outside to see this whole mess for herself too. Go ahead and harass her at any point over journal or in person or both or whatever. ]

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[fuhgottaboutit.livejournal.com]

[You got an Osaka following you! And apparently she knows you! You poor thing.]

... Light! Liiiight! Where are we? I'm cold ...

[thestormishere]

[ There is indeed... some teenage girl following her? Lightning throws a glance over her shoulder, but then after a few more steps stops and turns to look at her better with a confused - but still entirely flat - look. How do you know her name? ]

Who are you?

[fuhgottaboutit.livejournal.com]

... Huh? ... It's me, Osaka. You're teachin' me magic, remember?

[thestormishere]

[ Okay, after the whole bodyswapping thing not long ago, Lightning might have bought she did actually know this girl somehow, but... she's definitely not teaching magic to anyone. Not here. She crosses her arms. ]

No.

[fuhgottaboutit.livejournal.com]

[But it was just a minute ago! What a bummer!] Waaah, Light-neesan doesn't remember ...

....

.........

[then notices something and blinks] Hm? ... Light, you got wings.

[thestormishere]

What...

[ Lightning stares at her a moment, then kind of... steps and looks around her, reaching out a hand to indicate she stay in place. She's seen people cover up their wings with clothing before, and that's what she assumed was probably the case here as well. Not so? ]

You... don't?

[fuhgottaboutit.livejournal.com]

I don't think so...

[Osaka, of course, follows, looking around herself and trying to get a good look at her own back. This results in her spinning... albeit very slowly.

And she just keeps going.

Slowly.

Might wanna stop her before she falls over.]

[thestormishere]

[ Uh. Lightning just... watches her turn for a bit before she finally catches on, but then slowly arching an eyebrow, makes a sound in the back of her throat and puts a firm hand on Osaka's shoulder- she's ridiculously strong, so... hopefully the sudden stop doesn't actually go and accomplish what she was trying to prevent. ]

Hey.

[fuhgottaboutit.livejournal.com]

[Durp durp aaaand stops, looking a little dizzy. Then, she thinks of something else.]

Can you fly now?

[thestormishere]

Huh...? No. They're too small for that.

[ And this is really perplexing. Lightning drops her hand off the girl's shoulder, pressing her lips together. ]

[fuhgottaboutit.livejournal.com]

Man... wish I had wings.



.... Guess I gotta settle for pigtails.

[this makes perfect sense to her.]

[thestormishere]

[ Of course it does... but not to Lightning. ]

How do you know me?

[fuhgottaboutit.livejournal.com]

You're teachin' me magic! [well, not really. mostly they're focusing on "not hitting yourself in the face with the staff" right now.]

.... You said you're gonna, anyway. [what part of the conversation did you take that from, Osaka?]

[thestormishere]

I don't think so.

[ Short and to the point. Unfortunately, this is starting to really irritate her. Also... ]

What makes you think I know magic?

[fuhgottaboutit.livejournal.com]

'Cause I cut my hand open, and ya fixed it.

[Is that the right answer? OSAKA IS GOOD AT THIS GAME! Next question :D]

[thestormishere]

[ ... Okay, weird, considering she has yet to heal anyone here yet so far. She assumes that part of her magic still works, but isn't actually sure. ]

When was this?

[fuhgottaboutit.livejournal.com]

Like half an hour ago. An' then it got all snowy and I got lost.

[thestormishere]

[ Waaiiit. Okay, putting the pieces together here, little by little. ]

This is Luceti. Where were you before you 'got lost?'

[fuhgottaboutit.livejournal.com]

Umm... Paixao. Where's Luceti at?

[thestormishere]

... Honestly, I don't think anyone really knows.

I've never heard of-- 'Paixao.'

[fuhgottaboutit.livejournal.com]

Me either........ I didn't know about it till I got there. You'd think there'd be a lot of pie, but there's not really.