Aoi Don Maquia
Aoi listened attentively this time, she really wanted to know the reason behind Akio's current attitude toward every day things, and she got her answer. Although she nodded, Aoi still had a hard time grasping what Akio was living, more so because she didn't really know what this massacre was about despite having it been mentioned many times over different medias in the past. But in general, she understood what was going on in the Tendou survivor's head, and all she did was smile to the girl and respond with a simple:
"
Okay."
She slowly approached her friend, creating a small gap in the line, in order to slide her hand into Akio's pocket and grab a hold of Akio's hand, holding it once more. It wasn't really necessary this time around, and Aoi didn't hold it as tight as if she was trying to prevent them from being separated in the crowd. She just did it to show she cared, since she couldn't word feelings and thoughts on the matter. She wasn't giving Akio much of a choice either, she was stuck with this clown and she'd just have to get over it. Aoi would tilt her head at the coming of Saburo, the weird kid she knew absolutely nothing about and had only heard the name since the last mission.
"
Was that your buddy?"
She asked curiously as the line reduced itself quite quickly, making it almost Aoi's turn to have her long awaited autograph. The vain attempts of leeching fans to steal a spot in front of her would be thwarted by her endless vigilance and ruthless nature when it came to conserving what she worked for. She was kind of selfish like that, but she came from a world where everything had to be worked for and thus she could never take such things for granted, let alone have people take advantage of it so freely. Despite that, she'd still be easily manipulated by higher minds to have her do various things under the guise of being obligatory for x reason. It was finally their turn and Aoi skipped in excitement toward the small stand held by the movie director himself. She let go of Akio's hand so she could pull out the two items she saved for this moment out of her magical cloth.
"
Hello there ladies. What can I sign for you two today?"
Hayazaki asked, opening his pen in preparation for the usual routine. Aoi pulled out a book named 'My Best Friend Raito', written by the man standing before them and a DVD casing of the movie 'Princess Kagome', one of his best works according to Aoi. The clown was also a bit nervous as she stared at her idol, a slight blush on her face and her stiff body rocking itself forward and back.
"
H-hi! I'd like these dedicated please, Hayazaki-sama!"
She asked the man a bit awkwardly. It was extremely rare for Aoi to be nervous at all, let alone visibly. But she was in obvious awe for what this man represented to her. He seemed nice, a casual smile on his face and no signs of exasperation despite the heat and masses of people storming the place for a piece of his John Hancock.
"
Really now? And to who do I owe this request?"
"
Hmmm... How about, Akio?"
As he hear the name, he wrote it down on the book's first page, guessing that it was the clown's name despite her strange hesitation. He'd do the same on the DVD's cover before giving them both back to Aoi.
"
Here you go. Hope you young ladies have a nice day. Be sure to catch the premiere tonight!"
Aoi quickly shoved herself to the side after bowing to the man she dedicated her full respect to. With both of the away from all these lines as of now, she'd look at Akio with a malicious smile, just waiting for her to ask why the harlequin pulled this stunt off and had the things dedicated to Akio instead of herself. But out of the blue, she'd simply present the two works of art to the taller girl, actively signaling her to take them as a gift.
"
Heehee, now you can't say you haven't watched any of these! And the book, it's so nice! You should read some of it before sleep~"
The book was rather thick, something people who knew Aoi enough wouldn't ever suspect her of having. She was indeed pretty bad at anything that involved literature, but it didn't mean she was devoid of interest from it. And now Akio would possibly have some time for herself with these at her disposal.
The Glorious Princess and Her Trusty Steads
Takeshi's nervous reaction sparked absolute disinterest in Miyaka's mind, to the point where slightly coughed in annoyance, though it could simply be translated as her clearing her throat.
'
Ugh, and now the inbred fuck-roid has the hots for me. Beta brat, join the club of putrid fanboys. Make a forum, I'll fap to it tonight.'
She kept her typical smile and good mood, but widened her eyes in surprise when she realized Daiki didn't feel up for the challenge and underestimated the powers of his shoulders.
"
Oh Red! It's okay, I believe in you!"
She sat her small posterior on the young man's shoulder, her petite body managing to be thin enough to install herself without pressing her side to his neck. She wasn't heaving either, it'd be like carrying a big bag over his shoulder. Plus it gave him some strength training.
'
Like Hell I'm spreading my legs to a pseudo-mysterious asshole like you. Perma-virgins all the way.'
Although Tsukiko had finally made her entrance, something caught her attention a lot more than anything else. Takeshi had called her by her name, and even if she didn't impose any rules or moral obligations, it ticked her off deep down. She gave herself a codename for a reason, and they all seemed to abide to it, except for this one.
'
Okay. I'm going to enjoy messing this kid up.'
"
Umene-sama! Welcome, we've been expecting you! We're going over to my temporary home in Dan Avenue, and I was hoping you'd lead the way... And make sure everyone listens closely~"
She made herself quite comfortable on Daiki's shoulder, wiggling her behind a little to give herself the perfect position all the while it would almost purposely push Daiki to lose his balance.
"
Oh I almost forgot! You'll be Black! Green, Yellow and Red are already playing along~ And I'm Phia! However... Green here doesn't like Phia... Maybe we should have some fun rules to make this a bit more challenging?! Black! Can you perhaps think of a punishment for Green? After all, keeping our names secret can be detrimental to this super secret mission!"
'
Holy shit, beat the fuck out of this kid, please please please! I chose you for this, girl! DO IT!'
She went on, almost as if she lived in some magical fantasy where Ninjas were like in the movies and this was all some romanticized life with flashy powers and exciting codenames. She really appeared disconnected from it all. Of course, any kind of denial from Tsukiko would lead the short celebrity to waving a 100 ryo bill in the air to capture the woman's attention. This was explicit enough to have a woman such as Tsukiko to instinctively figure out that following what she said would lead to great rewards.
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Red! Let's goooooooo! I'll be the safest at home!"
