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PPP; S.4, T.1

The clock strikes twelve and everyone will find themselves inexorably drawn to a seat; the once-empty place marking now bears their name on it. The place settings and food items all vanish in a spray of glitter, and the In the middle of the tables what appears in their stead are--two fancy gold chests, one inlaid with red jewels and the other inlaid with blue jewels (neither of which can be opened yet) as well as what looks to be a game board and, of course, a single dice. The long, billowing curtains draw down around each table and--you'll find yourself unable to leave your table, or see or hear anything beyond it other than the background music which continues to play.

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[Rolls a 5 which--]

...anything but that...

[Pouts. Back to the Diadem. Back to villainy.]

[ rolls, and then reaches out to take it from her ]

Is it so bad?

I don't like being unkind to the people I like and... that... has a way of getting into your head.

[ and all the bitterness and resentment and her bruised ego boil over and hone to a fine point. to a satisfaction. she knows what to do with them now.

despite the rapidly rising bloodlust it's not actually malicious but more like playful, when she calls out: ]

Hiryuu-sama, won't you accept my challenge?

[ and reaches for the FUCKING SWORDS AT HER HIP ]

[Serenity reacts on instinct, activating Hysmine Blessing and grabbing Harpy's arm, trapping it behind her back.]

No--!! This game is not going to end in bloodshed!

[She doesn't use more force than necessary, but her grip is firm.]

...don't worry Hiyuu, just keep going.

[ her grip is firm but Harpy just pivots and pushes her own arm along with path of Serenity's tug, until she's the one partway behind Serenity instead- and she brings up her other sword to stab it into the back of Serenity's shoulder, probably to weaken her grip. there's no frustration or ill-will in her movements or on the bond, it's reflexive and calming for her to do this, go through the motions of tactics and bloodshed.

her eye rings have turned silver, like a blade.

she also goes OHOHOHOHOHO ]

[She may not mean any ill by it, but it’s in Serenity’s character to struggle against adversity. She knows that she is small and that her power probably can’t save anyone—- that hopeless feeling flits across the mental bond. But so does her frustrations and desires. She fights against Harpy’s hold on her—— and in the process damages her own arm for it. But she will not be a burden to Hiryuu... or any of her friends.

It’s dislocated for certain, and it’s possible that the way she’s twisted it might have fractured it. But she doesn’t care. All that matters is that that sword won’t touch anyone else.]

I won’t... lose anyone else... if you have to hurt someone then hurt me!!

Ken-- [ even though he had started moving even before Harpy drew her sword, it was already too late to try a da capo. truly she was a master swordswoman, none of her moves were wasted. none of them could be exploited.

still... he couldn't just leave this be. not with Harpy's eyes as sharp as they were, and not with Serenity's pure desires to protect her friends twisting in his chest. he can't let such a selfless girl get hurt any more. so he grabs Harpy by the wrist, hoping to still the sword she held. ]

Ken. [ again. listen. listen to him. ] Is this how a representative of the Fujiwara family is supposed to act?

[ WELL

SHE FUCKING STOPS.

I don't even know what happens over here on the bond. she probably doesn't know either. she has to process what the fuck just came out of his mouth first, beyond the instant bitter, trapped feeling.

she has otherwise gone utterly still, but her eyes go back to maroon. ]

Serenity!

[ It's taken her a bit to try to extricate herself from underneath both Sabre and Wednesday but THERE IS NO WAY she can just sit idly by and let someone STAB HER?!

If it's a fight that Harpy wants, then--she should just leave everyone else alone and fight her. She's the one she was calling out, anyway, right?

She's definitely reaching to summon her Heart Weapon. ]

Hiryuu-chan, no--!

[She stops her.

[She doesn't know why, but she stops her. It feels wrong, as if on some level Wednesday understands that they can't go down this road, that going there will only lead to disaster: and anyway, Serenity doesn't want this. She isn't strong, but she's fast, and she has all the stamina she needs and more to spare. Wednesday catches at Hiryuu's wrists and holds them there, her own body a sort of shield.]

You can't, you'll just get hurt too!

[ Wow all her girls left because the avante girl turned out to be a psycho, what a surprise!!!!

While everyone else is dealing with -- all that -- Sabre slinks behind Harpy with the speed and silence of any respectable cat, hands shooting out to grab hold of whatever part of Harpy is in reach.

And then chains burst from the floor and wrap around her, dragging her abruptly to the floor. ]

[ uwooooo ]

Sabre!

[ that was really cool. ]

Uweh-?!

[ my face belongs on the floor now ]

[ oh.

... well! guess he'll just crouch down and perch his chin in his hand while he watches harpy. she's okay, right? he should really be more concerned about serenity's wound, but all the rest of the girls here ~~except not-kohime~~ ~~haha actually she's probably still better than him~~ are better people than him so they'll take care of that. ]

The moon vampires get cool darkness chains? Not fair...

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[ she's probably fine. she seems calm on the bond, honestly. her eye rings are vivid red when she peeks (she will Do Better Next Time) but she's not angry, or struggling, or frustrated. ]

Senpai, I don't know who told you that name, but I think you may have been misinformed about something.

[ there's a spark of uncertainty, maybe some frustration, but mostly curiousity. ]

Wahaha! Oh yeah?? The information got beamed straight into my brain by aliens or something, so who knows!

Is that so?

[ she doesn't get it at all but she's ok with that. ]

But, that behavior was indeed how a representative of the Fujiwara family is supposed to act.

Rather, it wasn't how a representative of avante en garde is supposed to act.

... hehhh? [ Interest. wow. and a little bit of something bitter and achey but that's neither here nor there so it's better if he just latches onto the curiosity instead- ]

You came from a family that approves of cutting down innocent girls?

I challenged Hiryuu-sama to a duel. This one interfered when it wasn't her place to do so, so it was my right and duty to deal with her. If I misstepped, it was in that I allowed myself to be distracted and defeated in ambush.

But even senpai doesn't see it that way, so that is why I have been putting forth efforts to change my thinking to suit this community.

[ "but even senpai doesn't", huh... there's a bit of a hiccup there. was he supposed to understand? of course, he understands her better than a lot of people here... but ... there was something different about what she did. something that he couldn't excuse, even if he understood why she did it. ]

Ah... I'm sorry, but attacking a girl ruthlessly like that is just unforgivable! Even if she did challenge you first, you're much stronger than her aren't you?

I know I know, I can't say much about that myself! I've hurt a lot of people too! But I can't help but think of Ruka-tan when I look at her, you know? [ hm... sits down on his butt, crossing his legs as he leans back on his palms ]

But you know, I don't really want you to change your thinking. It's not worth it to change yourself to suit other peoples' standards. Even if you manage to do it successfully, there's always going to be someone who doesn't like what you do. So why bother? If you change, you should change into someone you think you can accept.

I don't mind being disliked. I am always striving to remain someone I can accept. As my circumstances change, I will simply accept any new challenges and rise to overcome them. This sort of thing is also like that.

It is true that she is weaker, but...

[ pauses, her sentence trailing off as she gets lost in her own head, recalling something that turns the rings of her eyes sky blue. she stops to think it over seriously, this and something else she might regret. ]

There are people weaker than me whose challenges I should not accept, but there are also people weaker than me who I should not look down on, like Griffin-kun. How does senpai think I should I tell the two apart? This person also moves as though she has experience with battle.

[ lavender ]

Who is Ruka-tan-shi?

........ Ruka-tan is my little sister.

[ moving on ] But see it's fine if you beat Tsuba up a bit cause he's a guy and he's super full of himself and thick headed. Besides, I think he might be like a masochist or something...?

[ a little excited and a little sad. SHE, TOO, LOVES A LITTLE SISTER, ]

I also agree with his thinking, so does that make me full of myself, thickheaded, and a masochist...?

Do you miss her?

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