( OPEN ) i'm sinking fast into the sea

[fortissimos]

Date & Time: All week!
Location: Music room, training facility.
Characters: Sayaka Miki/fortissimos & OPEN.
Summary: Blue loser blows things up and gets in the way of people. So, the usual.
Warnings: Suffering?? actually there might not be a lot of that this time SHOCKING.


a. ( training facility. )

[ Good mood or not, she never once stops pushing herself to the limit when it comes to training. Visitors might notice a tiny blue magical girl launching a pair of blades into one of the training dummies — they embed themselves deeply into the straw, only to explode a few seconds later.

The attack might have been a success, but Sayaka just looks frustrated. She looks around for anyone close enough to enlist, then calls out from her spot; mostly-destroyed dummy still smouldering behind her. ]

Uh, hey! You wanna give me a hand? [ She rubs the back of her head, inserting a fresh magazine into one of the (now bladeless) hilts. ] These things are okay, but... I need some practice defending, too.

b. ( music room. )

[ From the moment Sayaka realized the music room existed, it quickly became one of her regular haunts. For the most part, she stays out of the way; pouring over a book on music theory or quietly listening to those who can actually play.

Today is no different... except for the fact she's really, really tired after training. She's already smothering a yawn by the time she shows up, and after a few minutes, promptly passes out with a book on romantic era music over her face. At the very least, she's off to the side... until she also starts snoring, loud enough to disturb anyone else trying to play or read. ]

Comments

[concealingeyes]

[One day it will be less embarrassing to bring that up. She will put more thought into it next time, really. Probably.]

Ah, yeah it is. I'm still figuring it out and it's kinda...temperamental. I didn't really think about it much at the time since I've always gotten by with my eyes.

[Which she realises sounds weird.] ...Uh, I guess it's not weird here to have abilities huh?

[fortissimos]

[ too late she's judging forever ]

Not really. I mean, everyone's different, but... I think most people can do something. [ And it was super odd adjusting. ] It's weird, but I kinda like it. There's no need for secrets this way.

[ Well okay that's a huge lie but she doesn't mean it like that. She can at least be open about her powers, if not the reason and meaning behind them. ]

[concealingeyes]

[She laughs and leans back against the wall.]

I'm still getting used to that. At home, we had to keep everything a secret. But actually, it's kinda inspiring. I like a world with less secrets.

['Less' because hey everyone's going to have their secrets. Just nice not to have everything about you secret.]

Well... mostly it's cool though. I like reading everything people can do here.

[fortissimos]

[ The last comment makes her smile, and she nudges Kido lightly with her elbow. ]

Don't you think it's better to find out firsthand? I've had a lot of people tell me about their powers, but actually seeing it is always more exciting. [ Hint, hint. She's curious! ] This probably isn't the place for it, but... if it's okay, I'd like to see what you can do sometime.

[concealingeyes]

[Oh. Oh! She gets it. She scratches the back of her head, a little embarrassed it took such masterfully subtle hints. But she nods.]

Yeah, sure. I can do it pretty easily. I'm still practising something new, so...

[She takes out her iPod and disconnects it from her earbuds. Then she hands it to Sayaka.] Here, you can look through it.

[When Sayaka looks up again, though, Kido isn't there. Neither is Sayaka's book. The book, at least reappears on a table nearby.]

[fortissimos]

[ ... This might take a while, Sayaka's not known for her observational skills. She looks through the iPod carefully, nodding every time she spots a familiar name — then does a doubletake when she glances up, oblivious to the changed position of her book.

Her first reaction is to run to the door, glancing out to see if Kido's ducked outside for a moment. ]

Hey, you forgot your—! [ SIGH ] ... Nevermind. Geez, who just runs off like that?

[concealingeyes]

[It's actually kind of funny to Kido. She's never gotten that reaction before. She walks up beside her and when she reappears, it seems like she's been talking the whole time.]

-but it only works within a two meter radius of myself.

[She looks up with glowing red eyes and laughs a little.] Sorry about that. It's easier to show it first.

[fortissimos]

[ Welcome to dealing with stupid people. She jumps almost a foot in the air at the sound of Kido's voice, then makes a (failed) attempt to not look surprised. ]

... It's okay. [ Yep. ] That's a pretty useful ability, though. I couldn't tell you were there at all. [ really now ]

[concealingeyes]

[Kido politely doesn't call her out on it but it's definitely memorable. She doesn't laugh but she is smiling a little more.]

Thanks. It just happened to me one day. [Well that's a vague short version but oh well.] I can conceal my presence entirely. Ah, right now, I'm concealing yours, too. It has limits, but it gets me by.

[fortissimos]

[ To be fair, only someone this dumb could be surprised by magic despite being a magical girl. ]

... It's definitely something. [ Yeah, that's right. Play it cool. ] I bet you'd be good at stealthy missions with an ability like that. I'm kinda the opposite, ahaha... [ news at 11 ]

/quietly sneaks back in here

[concealingeyes]

Yeah, I usually do the stealth parts of our missions, but... [She can't help being curious, hands going into her pockets. Sayaka isn't the only one who can try to play cool here.]

You don't have to tell me, but I'm kinda curious what you can do now, too.