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有里 湊 » Minato Arisato ([personal profile] obfuscate) wrote2011-02-07 10:39 pm

DREAM 002

Warnings: None, except Lovers Social Link spoilers from the female route?
Effects: None.

EDIT: This is now filtered from everyone who hasn't already seen it yet, because Minato said so. :|b 80% hackable.

It was a beautiful and sunny summer day at Tastumi Port Island. The school day has ended, and Minami had found herself with some free time after the exam results had been posted, as did her best friend, Yukari. So, they decided to hang out together at the Iwatodai Strip Mall and maybe get a bite to eat while at it. The two high school girls chatted as they descended the stairs away from the train station.

"Wuck... won't do," Yukari commented as she surveyed the shops from across the street. The look of shock and disappointment was very clear on Minami's face. "It's fattening. The sweets shop... also is fattening."

Another good choice shot down! Minami's expression became even more comically dejected than before.

"Ramen? Beef bowl...?" the redhead suggested wistfully. Those were okay, right? She never watched her weight, so...

An awkward silence ensued as the two girls stared at each other blankly. Eventually, Yukari stomped her foot on the pavement in frustration.

"This place is full of fattening stuff! Ugh!" she complained as they continued to walk and talk. "It's starting to get to the point that I'm starting to feel a bit..."

"I honestly don't think you should have to worry...?" Minami tried to encourage her friend with a sheepish smile, but was ultimately ignored as an idea popped into Yukari's head.

"I think I'm gonna buy that DVD that helps you lose weight while dancing!" she turned to look at Minami with a bright smile as they approached the crosswalk. "Have you heard of it? I've heard that it's on top of the sales charts right now."

"Sorry, I haven't!" Minami's tone was proud, for no apparent reason. The only DVDs she bought were action films and anime. "That sounds like a great idea, though!"

"Oh, but do you think people downstairs will hear?" Yukari furrowed her brow into a concerned frown. "I think you have to jump around and stuff?"

Yukari was so absorbed at facing Minami as they conversed while walking that she failed to notice... a car speeding down the road as Yukari steps into the street.  Minami's heart began to race, and it was almost like she was viewing the whole thing in slow motion through her wide shocked eyes. The sound of screeching tires brought many unwanted memories back to her in painful flashes. Ten years ago. A full moon on a winter night. The accident. Mom and dad died. So did her brother... who tried to shield her from getting hurt.

Yes, he'd probably do this for Yukari too, in this situation.

"Yukari!"

"Eek!"

In a split second, Minami had ran in front of Yukari and threw herself at the other girl, the force causing them to fall over with a THUD! The card sped past them, and the two girl watched it disappear into the horizon as they breathed heavily, still quite shaken by what had happened.

"Ah... Th...anks..." Yukari could barely speak. "That was scary..."

"I was... scared too," Minami tried her best to smile reassuringly, despite still trying to catch her breath.

"Oh... Minami, you're hurt..."

Minami blinked and stared down at her hand. It was bleeding, and the realization made the wound start to sting. She skinned the palm slightly when they fell down... Still, it was nothing serious compared to what would have happened if they got hit by that car.

"Why..." Yukari murmured quietly, before she stood up and shouted. "Why'd you help me!? ... What were you gonna do if you died!?"

Those words made Minami snap. Unable to maintain her composure any longer, she bolted to her feet as well.

"SO IT'S OKAY IF YOU DIE!?"

"That's not what I meant! I mean..." Yukari was taken aback by the sudden outburst. It was extremely to see Minami so angry. "I mean, you're... you're our leader!"

An awkward silence ensued between them as they both looked at the ground. Yukari finally broke that silence.

"And... what would I do if you died?" she choked back tears as her voice became shaky. "I'm tired of all this! I'm sick of all the people around me dying!"

Minami started to feel very bad about yelling at her. She herself said something similar when she was at her highest peak of despair after her family died. Sure, she was worried, and she only got angry because she didn't want anything bad to happen to Yukari, but... That didn't justify making her cry.

"I---" she wasn't even given a chance to say anything.

"Sorry... You saved me too..." Despite the tears running down her face, Yukari forced a smile and laugh. "Haha, I keep bombarding you with all this personal stuff all the time. Sorry, I'm a little confused. Heh, I'm a kid, aren't I..."

Yet another moment of silence passed as they were both at a loss for what to say. Minami was about to reach out and pull her into a hug, but Yukari turned away from her.

"I'm... gonna head back... Sorry..."

Yukari ran off, leaving Minami behind. She watched her friend's back until she was out of view.

"No," she mumbled to no one as she decided to head back to the dorm. "I... should be the one apologizing."

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[With her hair untied and disheveled, and being dressed in the pinkest set of pajamas ever, Minami rose from the depths of her very pink covers. She yawned and rubbed her eyes, then looked at the Dreamberry's camera with a sullen expression. Realizing it was recording, she blinked in surprise and quickly plastered on an airheaded smile, with her voice being as equally airy when she spoke.]


Aah~ Sorry, sorry, everybody! You all had to see that super duper depressing memory about me and my best friend! Don't worry, it has a happy ending! Girls are very emotional, you knoooow~?

[identity profile] unfearful.livejournal.com 2011-02-08 08:51 pm (UTC)(link)
[... Yeah, he doesn't get girls.]

Ah... I'm glad it worked out?

[identity profile] letalis-anima.livejournal.com 2011-02-09 01:56 am (UTC)(link)
[It would help if he hung around girls that were actually sane. Ah, so he didn't suspect anything. Or maybe he just didn't care. Either way, Minami maintained her smile. It was something she had long gotten used to, after all. Not missing her friends, nossir.]

Yup yup! We're quite close, despite how different we are. Even though I'm the one who protects her a lot, she's like a big sister to me. We faced a lot of life-or-death situations, so this happens a lot~

[... Though she doesn't seem too bothered about that.]

[identity profile] unfearful.livejournal.com 2011-02-09 12:49 pm (UTC)(link)
[... Good point.]

Is that why she called you her leader...?

[identity profile] letalis-anima.livejournal.com 2011-02-09 04:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Uh, yes and no. Has my brother ever told you what kind of work he did back home?

[identity profile] unfearful.livejournal.com 2011-02-09 06:02 pm (UTC)(link)
No, not really. I know that he's done some fighting, but that's about it.

[identity profile] letalis-anima.livejournal.com 2011-02-10 04:37 am (UTC)(link)
I'm not surprised... He doesn't really talk about himself, after all.

Anyway, since this world is pretty weird, I don't see any harm in telling you: Back home there was a sort of investigative defense squad. Due to some circumstances, either I or he became their leader. It's more of us being battle tacticians, to be honest.

[identity profile] unfearful.livejournal.com 2011-02-10 04:40 am (UTC)(link)
I see...

[... Wait. There was some weird wording there—]

... Either you or him? What do you mean by that?

[identity profile] letalis-anima.livejournal.com 2011-02-10 05:09 am (UTC)(link)
It's complicated, so I think I'll be merciful and spare you the details~ ♥

[lolololol]

[identity profile] unfearful.livejournal.com 2011-02-10 12:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[...]

I'm sorry if you don't want to talk about it, but... alternate realities?

[After all, he's going through that himself, and he knows that Minato's aware of them, so...]

[identity profile] letalis-anima.livejournal.com 2011-02-10 06:13 pm (UTC)(link)
... Yeah, bingo. Long story short; I'm not the leader in his reality, and vice versa.

[And let's not get into the Dead Little Sister stuff.]

[identity profile] unfearful.livejournal.com 2011-02-11 09:05 pm (UTC)(link)
I guess that makes sense, although... that must be weird for you two.

[identity profile] letalis-anima.livejournal.com 2011-02-12 02:51 am (UTC)(link)
There's more to it than that, so 'weird' is a bit of an understatement for what our reaction was when we met. We got used to it though, obviously. Adaptability has been one of our strong points.

[identity profile] unfearful.livejournal.com 2011-02-12 06:19 am (UTC)(link)
[A faint smile]

I can tell. Well, with Minato anyway, since we've known each other for a while...

[identity profile] letalis-anima.livejournal.com 2011-02-13 05:34 am (UTC)(link)
You're really close with my brother, aren't you~? I'm a little jealous.

[identity profile] unfearful.livejournal.com 2011-02-13 05:36 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, he's probably my closest friend here...

[... What.]

But... jealous? Why?

[identity profile] letalis-anima.livejournal.com 2011-02-13 06:05 am (UTC)(link)
[Her smile falters a bit.]

Minato and I haven't seen each other since we were seven years old. So we have ten years of catching up to do.

[identity profile] unfearful.livejournal.com 2011-02-14 12:00 am (UTC)(link)
O-Oh.

[...]

I won't ask if you don't want to talk about it.

[identity profile] retromodel.livejournal.com 2011-02-09 01:02 am (UTC)(link)
Damage sustained... minimal. Loss of life... zero.

... yet... sadness detected. Logic error.

[identity profile] letalis-anima.livejournal.com 2011-02-09 01:59 am (UTC)(link)
Well, sometimes, if you feel a certain emotion during a traumatic event, you can't help but feel that same emotion in a similar situation. Regardless whether anything bad happened or not. It's just a human reaction~

[identity profile] retromodel.livejournal.com 2011-02-09 02:07 am (UTC)(link)
Analysing statement... analysing... analysis complete.

Identical input into emotional process results in identical output.

[identity profile] letalis-anima.livejournal.com 2011-02-09 04:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Hahaha, yes, basically.

[Another robot girl? This was nostalgic.]

You remind me of someone I know. Someone very important to me.

[identity profile] letalis-anima.livejournal.com 2011-02-10 04:32 am (UTC)(link)
Nope! She was called an... 'Anti-Shadow Weapon', I believe. Her name is Aigis. She used to follow me around and said that being with me was her priority.

Do you have anyone like that? Someone that you just want to protect?

3/3

[identity profile] retromodel.livejournal.com 2011-02-11 12:47 am (UTC)(link)
... error... no data available...

[identity profile] letalis-anima.livejournal.com 2011-02-11 07:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Hmmm... Is that so? Well, I shouldn't assume things. Sorry.

By the way... What's your name? I don't think I asked for it the last time we spoke.

[identity profile] retromodel.livejournal.com 2011-02-11 07:28 pm (UTC)(link)
... Lambda.

You are... Minami.

[identity profile] carpo-vita.livejournal.com 2011-02-09 10:57 am (UTC)(link)
[...oh

well.]


Good morning. How did you sleep? [He doesn't sound concerned, but if she can tell - his voice is still a trifle more gentle than usual.]

[identity profile] letalis-anima.livejournal.com 2011-02-09 04:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Mm?

[Oh, goody. Her brother had to see her freak out. She keeps her smile intact, however.]

Good morning, Nii-chan. I slept pretty well, oddly enough! Guess I just miss Yukari and everyone else a little bit.

[identity profile] carpo-vita.livejournal.com 2011-02-10 09:49 am (UTC)(link)
[he saw nothing...

He'll nod.]


Good to hear, and that's normal. ...Do you know how to filter, Minami?

[identity profile] letalis-anima.livejournal.com 2011-02-10 06:27 pm (UTC)(link)
[She blinks.]

Yeah, more or less. I may not look it, but I'm pretty good at figuring out things on my own. Why do you ask?

[identity profile] carpo-vita.livejournal.com 2011-02-11 08:26 am (UTC)(link)
Would you have wanted to filter this? It is a personal memory.

[identity profile] letalis-anima.livejournal.com 2011-02-11 07:23 pm (UTC)(link)
[Headtilt.] Hmmm... Not really. You can't change what happened, and besides, Yukari and I made up after that. I don't see any point to filtering it, so I feel it's better to just smile and laugh it off.

[identity profile] carpo-vita.livejournal.com 2011-02-11 08:48 pm (UTC)(link)
...

My little sister doesn't yell. I'm not sure if I want the whole world to see her like that. [Can you read my pokerface This is a perfectly straight face.]

[identity profile] letalis-anima.livejournal.com 2011-02-12 02:59 am (UTC)(link)
[Yeah, your linefaces works on her as well as her inhumanly constant smiling does on you. :| She sighs.]

... All right, I get it. Hold on a sec.

[She ends the call momentarily to put up a filter on the dream, then resumes it.]

There. Anyway, Minato-nii, I just remembered. There's something I've been meaning to ask you...

[identity profile] carpo-vita.livejournal.com 2011-02-12 03:06 am (UTC)(link)
[...]

Don't force yourself so much.

Sure. If you're at Dusk right now, would you prefer to talk in person?

1/2

[identity profile] letalis-anima.livejournal.com 2011-02-12 03:15 am (UTC)(link)
[The smile returns on her face as she shakes her head.]

No, no. It's fine; it's actually quite simple to be honest~

2/2

[identity profile] letalis-anima.livejournal.com 2011-02-12 03:19 am (UTC)(link)
....

[And her expression quickly drops into the most serious of faces, one she usually reserves for the most serious of situations. Her stare was as intense as a thousand white hot burning suns. It was almost as if his answer would ultimately determine his fate.]

Nii-chan...







Do you have a girlfriend?

[identity profile] letalis-anima.livejournal.com 2011-02-13 05:33 am (UTC)(link)
Well, talking about Yukari reminded me that I needed to ask! Answer the question! It's importaaaaaaant~!

[identity profile] carpo-vita.livejournal.com 2011-02-13 08:11 pm (UTC)(link)




Do you have a boyfriend? [Okay he's messing with her at this point but IT'S HIS SISTER SO IT'S FAIR GAME...]

[identity profile] letalis-anima.livejournal.com 2011-02-14 03:21 am (UTC)(link)
Nope! [She says it without hesitation. And for some reason, she's proud of it. Theodore doesn't count right---]

[identity profile] carpo-vita.livejournal.com 2011-02-14 09:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Really?

[Color him surprised.

Except with this face, which doesn't look surprised at all...]


Me neither.

[He got close with Aigis but never maxed that one...]