(no subject) (part 2)

[initiatesnpc]

Here is an overflow log for the Black Rock, New Mexico mission! The original log is here, and the OOC information is here. Start new threads or continue old ones, this is just some more room for it to grow into.

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[redheadcarrier]

[Asuka might fall under the definition of "crippled", considering where she is in life and what she's done. She stays because it's a slim hope that she can keep going through the motions she's gone through all her life and stave off having to take a long, hard look at herself and how she intends to deal with herself now that she has nothing left. She stays because using someone to become stronger isn't the same as accepting help (at least that's what she tells herself). She stays because she's terrified of what happens to her next and this is lifeline to something familiar - being the best, being the strongest and having everyone love you for it.

Even though she knows that she shouldn't. Anthy's wordsmake her eyes widen slightly and those words - "you seem very strong" - they're a life, a horrible, wonderful lie that feeds into what Asuka wants to be. They hook her, because if she's strong, she won't need others. She won't have to leave herself open and exposed. If she's strong, she can be on her own again.]

Of course I am!

[There's a note of her old confidence back in her voice.]

It might be worth trying... just to see if it really helps.

[bloomcycle]

[She smiles gently. Whatever she doesn't know, she's soon to find out.]

Alright, then. We can try it during one of the training sessions back at the Hold.

I normally only use this with another friend of mine, so I think it will be good for me to learn how to use it with other people, too.

[redheadcarrier]

Alright... sounds good!

[She's still wavering. But she tries to sound confident.]

Who's your friend?

[bloomcycle]

Ah, her name is Tenjou Utena. Do you know her?

[It's a question she already knows the answer to, but she's curious about Asuka's reaction to it.]