EVENT → 0 0 2 ♥

[priceofmagic]

♥ Action A→ School
[ It's only been a week and Satou is already mostly settled into her school life. Though she is still shyly watching people rather than making friends with them... except with the broken drones.
Satou is the strange classmate who is trying to stand fallen drones up again and correct the ones that are wandering in circles. All

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Action B→ Christmas Tree

[nanocerancowboy]

I'd enjoy it more if'n th' town wasn't messin' with us.

[Said by a human-sized mecha with a mechanical echo, standing off to the side and looking up at the tree. Or at least he looks like he should be a mecha.]

[priceofmagic]

I'm sure we can enjoy it at least a bit--

[ She turns to face her chatting companion... and then gasps. Because MECHA she loves mecha! ]

Hu...huwah... huwah, huwaaah!!!

[nanocerancowboy]

[Gat's head turns and looks down over to Satou with a quickness that might be alarm.]

-You alright, miss?

[To him, at least, Satou sounds like she's about to freak out!]

[priceofmagic]

Are you...

[ Her lips curve to a huge smile. ]

Are you real?!

Action A→ School

[fabumax]

[shoma is the horribly normal classmate who's too scared to offer answers out loud out of fear of messing up, like he's so sure he will at least once. it's that paranoia that keeps him stuck in a single spot with his hands in his pockets, watching everyone else instead of doing anything actually productive.

he missed her at first, but satou's voice eventually catches his attention and he glances over at her. helping the drones... something about that doesn't come as much of a surprise to shoma at all -- she did seem the sort to go out of her way for anyone, even if 'anyone' meant people who barely counted as people at all. he gawks for a second before he hops over to her somewhat awkwardly.]

S-Satou-san! Ah -- heh, do you need any help?

[priceofmagic]

[ She stops her efforts when she hears his voice. Satou is guilty of letting her priorities switch. Though she is trying to help the drones, Shoma is far more interesting important to her and quickly becomes the focus on her attention. ]

Takakura-san! I found you! [ Or rather, he found her... but who needs specifics? She looks down at the drone she was trying to help and laughs nervously. ] Ah- ahaha... Well, um, I should be okay! I don't know about her, though... [ She sighs. ] They all seem to be breaking... It's so sad. They can't attend classes like this.

[fabumax]

[he just stares down at the poor little drone... thing, and tries not to poke at her with his foot. he's never really dealt with one up close. they sort of creep him out a little.]

Is this like what you mentioned the other day? Something like, uh... 'DroneFlu,' I think. [heh. okay, he doesn't mean to laugh, not really, but he does anyway, and promtly looks like he regrets it a little.]

It's... sad to see them like that.

[priceofmagic]

Mm... it is. [ She forgives him for laughing... or maybe she just never noticed. She really does hate to see the drones like this. It's so pitiful. ] I hope they'll be okay...

[ Satou sighs... then breaths in. Deeply, to calm herself and shove her worries aside with a big breathe of air. With her worries gone she feels like she has room in her heart to smile and shows it as best she can. ]

But... but, I'm glad I found you! I brought you something today, Takakura-san!

Phone

[unexculpable]

Alchemy's considered occult where you're from? Weird.

[priceofmagic]

It depends on the time period and the researcher, but generally it can be found in occult books if you're looking for it. It doesn't help that people like August Strindberg-san put alchemical achievements and black magic spells in the same sentence.

[ ... oh right. She's rambling a bit, isn't she? ]

S-sorry, that was... u-um, do you have an interest... in such things, sir?

[unexculpable]

Well, I am an alchemist, so I guess you could say I'm interested, yeah.

Name's Ed, by the way.

[priceofmagic]

Eh?

[ Double take

Triple take.

What did he just say? ]

Alchemist...? But... you sound so young---!!! [ A pause, as she realizes how rude that was to say. And so loudly. ] U-um but... but more importantly, um... Satou! Kuroneko Satou, is my name! [ Please pretend she was never rude. She continues, attempting to distract him from her earlier remark. ] But that quite impressive..!! Um.. Philosophical or chemistry-based alchemy, if I may ask..?