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Date & Time: forward dated to July 26th;
Location: China, 2501
Characters: Kisaragis Momo (eyecaptivating) and Shintaro (substitutable
Summary: a mission!
Warnings: bickering. lots of bickering.

[Shintaro drops his head into his hands and sighs heavily, peering across the table at Momo and wondering how the heck this was going to work out. Their mission was pretty simple: change the slogan of a huge LED screen in the middle of the city without getting noticed. But that was exactly the problem, wasn't it?

Of course, if Momo could control her attention-seeking tendencies then all he had to do was hope she could cause a distraction while he snuck into the control rooms and edited the slogans. He could probably think of some words. Those would probably end up less embarrassing than some of the lyrics he'd written in the past. It was simple. If Momo could control her eyes. Could she?]

... So. Can you do it?

Comments

[eyecaptivating]

[This is it, this is it! A mission where she not only has to use her ability, but work together with her brother? It sounds difficult, more than just their goal would have led her to believe, but Momo absolutely cannot fail, not when the success of their mission is at stake.

She absolutely must do it!

With a huff, she leans forward across the table, nodding.]

Yes! Yes, of course I can do it! I-I... I've just gotta try.

[substitutable]

[He doesn't immediately doubt her but he's still concerned. If one thing fails, the two of them alone don't have the resources to escape or disguise themselves. It's an all around bad situation and they need to be careful, and certain. They have to practice. For now, Momo hasn't drawn a crowd yet, but...]

We have to practice. Somewhere, where the media won't catch us.

[eyecaptivating]

[Practice... That's a good idea, isn't it? If she can just make sure her ability will work when and how she needs it to, then everything will go off without a hitch. ...Probably. Hopefully.

Slowly, she nods, folding her hands together.]

Yeah... Yeah, we can do that. We've gotta find somewhere with a lot of people... Like a park! Or a mall!

[Just as long as she can keep the attention off Shintaro...]

[substitutable]

[He nods at Momo's suggestions, checking his bag to make sure they still have their mission briefs.]

The mall's got cameras. Let's find a park. [They've got it. They haven't lost anything.] Are you done with your drink?

[eyecaptivating]

Yeah. [She nods again, even as she picks up her drink again to drain the last of it. Once done, she sets it back on the table and stands.] I'm ready.

Let's go, there's gotta be a park close by.

[substitutable]

Aah... right. I can find it, here. [Into his bag he goes, pulling out a tourist brochure he procured at a nearby store. He spreads it out, quite easily locating where they are at the moment and pointing to a nearby park.]

Here, there's one right here.

[eyecaptivating]

[She glances at the brochure, quickly finding the area he's pointing at. Perfect then! They've totally got this.

Momo edges out of their booth, tugging lightly on Shintaro's sleeve once she's done so.] Okay, then come on! We've gotta do it fast!

You'll remember how to get there, right?

[substitutable]

[He gets up as she tugs on him, making sure their drinks were paid for and grabbing the receipt off the table as he goes. He stuffs that into his bag and shoulders it, giving her a nod.]

Yeah. It's not too far from here. When we get outside, down that road a couple blocks and turn left. [He points outside the window and starts leading the way.]

[eyecaptivating]

[She doesn't pay much attention as he takes care of their payment, trusting him to do it all. What are big brothers for, after all??

Momo follows after Shintaro after ensuring her hood's in place, for once keeping her eyes peeled on the streets around them. No accidents till the park, at least... No... No accidents at all! She can control this.]

Okay, we're almost there, so... So... I'll try to get all the people there to look at me! So maybe you should go somewhere where they can't see you.

[substitutable]

Yeah. I'll stand a distance away to see what'll happen. Here, they won't recognize you from TV or anything so you should be safe from that sort of stuff too.

[Regardless, it's a big city, and people are around, and they're moving fast. Shintaro swerves to avoid bumping shoulders with a hurried businessman, then turns and holds out a hand toward Momo.]

Come on, let's get there before we get separated.

[eyecaptivating]

[She blinks up at him in confusion, but quickly gets the picture, and reaches out to hold onto his hand. Right. He's got a point. It'd do them no good if they got separated here.

So, holding on tightly to his hand, she continues to follow him.] Yeah... So if they all look at me, it'll just be because it worked! We'll know right away.

[substitutable]

Yeah. We definitely will. [He holds back just as tight. It wouldn't do to lose her in such a crowd, although he's sure he'll be able to find her anyway.]

... Just don't. [He pauses, glancing back at her, then straight forward again.] Just don't think that it's all on you, all right?

[eyecaptivating]

Yeah... [Her voice comes out faint at first, but she clears her throat, managing to continue speaking in a firmer tone. It's going to be okay, it's going to be okay... He's right. She's not alone here.]

Yeah. [She nods.] I get it. So I'll be fine...

You keep an eye out, too.

[substitutable]

I'll do so. We're here.

[It's not a big park, but not so small that they might attract a crowd from the streets around them if Momo doesn't go overboard with her powers. He lets go of her hand once they're on the grounds]

You ready?

[eyecaptivating]

[She nods, folding her hands together once she's got them both free again. All right. Show time.

After a moment's pause, she gestures at Shintaro again, face set.]

Go a little farther away... I'll move closer to the center... and then I'll do it. All right?

[substitutable]

Right.

... If it gets messy, we'll make a run for it.

[That said, Shintaro will back up! He'll go back to a bench or something where he can see Momo, but be far away enough that they'll be seen as separate.]

[eyecaptivating]

[Silently, Momo nods, then takes several careful steps forward. She soon stops, taking a deep breath as she does so.

All right, here goes. No turning back now!

In one swift motion, she reaches up and pulls down her hood, concentrating, willing everyone to look at her and only her. Away from each other, away from anything else that may be nearby, and at her.

Her breath catches in her throat when one head turns her way, then another, and another...]

[substitutable]

[Shintaro's never seen Momo intentionally use her eyes before, and he has to admit: it's pretty creepy.

Not just Momo, but Kano, Kido, Seto, Mary, too. Drawing attention, erasing presences, deceiving appearances, freezing movements -- it's not magic. It is, magic. But to Shintaro, it's more than just these guys making themselves easier or harder to see, different, or anything like that. These powers are working on others, forcing other people's brains to react to something the way their red eyes wanted them to. They were silly, with silly names and their silly dan and silly acts of treating them like superhero powers. But in reality, they were horrifying. The way his own younger sister is basically controlling this crowd of people, and how they will be using that same power for their own gain, to manipulate people for their own goal to change the course of history--

Shintaro swallows. He's not sure he feels good about this at all.

He's quiet while he watches, making sure Momo's still safe.]

[eyecaptivating]

[Her heart's in her throat as she watches them all turn to her, enough of them that she can't even bring herself to count them. They're enough, as far as she's concerned. More than enough, even.

She waits a moment, just to be sure, before raising her right hand in a small wave. It worked. It really worked!

Momo doesn't wait any longer though. That done, she pulls up her hood again, wills them to look at anything but her, and runs to her brother.]

[substitutable]

[Shintaro tries not to look grim as she runs back up to him, and by the time she's close enough to see he's smiling as best as he can with a relieved expression.]

It looks like it's working.

[eyecaptivating]

You saw that, right?! [Even as she says it, she realizes that of course he would have seen it. He said he'd be watching, after all!]

I did it, I did it! They were all looking at me.

[substitutable]

I saw it. [He grins at her a little, turning and waving her along so they can leave the park and avoid the crowd again.]

That's good. You can control it now, so you don't have to worry so much and have Kido around all the time now, huh?

[eyecaptivating]

[She quickly moves to follow, grinning widely once she catches up.]

That's right, that's right! I won't give us away anymore, ehehe...

And we can do this now!

[substitutable]

Yeah. We should do it at a time that the city gets less busy. It'd be easier if you didn't have to draw in as many people.

[eyecaptivating]

Ah, maybe at night... Or in the morning when everyone's working! That could work, right?