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[abnormalies]

All right, listen up! [ When the mirror unfolds, it reveals an excited Haruhi. Hands on her hips, and a big grin in place, she is set just before a mistletoe. Next to her is the sign, "A surprise will come if all the berries fall!" She points directly at it. ] We're not gonna find out the surprise if we don't all work together! There's too many

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[headedforhope]

[Mami grits her teeth, her smile a brittle, distracted thing. She attempts to clear a wide berth around Haruhi as she passes.]

Yes, miss, I'm well aware of the mistletoe....but I doubt any "surprise" is worth being stuck under them.

[She's already been boxed into several makeouts, forgive her for being a bit on edge.]

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[abnormalies]

Why? Do octopuses fall out and eat your brain? [ .. That prospect excites her more, actually. ]

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[headedforhope]

You don't seem to be taking this seriously, huh? ....no, you're forced to kiss your companion.

[And her cheeks burn, much to her frustrated irritation, her composure but broken strings she's trying desperately to control. Even Mami's lips tingle, as if her own body is mocking her.]

action bleu

[abnormalies]

Of course I'm taking this seriously! [ She crosses her arms, turning her nose up from Mami; naturally, she takes this in the wrongest way possible. ] I made a stupid post to the stupid network, or whatever you call it, didn't I? Why wouldn't I take this seriousl-- [ And then the second part:

"....no, you're forced to kiss your companion."

... Well, that's a complete and utter let-down. She recalls, momentarily, that one dream she had. Her eyebrow twitches, then the corner of her mouth, and then she explodes: ]

Well, I'm not kissing anyone, so you guys better get to work!

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[headedforhope]

[Her feet grind to a halt and she executes a slow turn, eyes narrowing. It's childish, but her world has been flipped on its ear, and Mami just found an outlet for her own rising explosion.]

Sorry, but why exactly should we? You seem to be the one most excited about this whole...."situation," the issue of whatever happens should all those berries fall. [She cants her head to the side, turning up her own nose.] There's likely at least one person here willing to oblige you in finding out. Maybe. Somewhere.

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[abnormalies]

[ ... because... she wants you to? Because all she knows is people doing exactly what she wants? ] If it's just me and one other person, there's no way they'll all fall. It's just not logical! Did you listen to anything I said?

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[headedforhope]

Yes, I did, and I suppose I'll never get those moments of my life back. [Flips one haircurl over her shoulder.] It can happen repeatedly, you know; one couple can be responsible for a lion's share of the berries.

[Her blush gets deeper, spreads to her ears and neck.]

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[abnormalies]

Would you know from experience? Or are you a voyeur?

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[headedforhope]

[OHHHHHHHHH DAMN.]

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[headedforhope]

...does it really matter? I know it for a fact, and that's the important thing.

mami-san are you an action

[abnormalies]

Of course it does! If you're a voyeur then I need to keep watch on the ladies who'll be making the berries fall. I don't want them getting jumped by some creep.

I become action for meduka

[headedforhope]

That would ultimately make you the voyeur, though, you understand.

....In any event, such a word doesn't apply to me.

no action no

[abnormalies]

Not a voyeur if you're standing guard. But I guess this conversation is a moot point, since you went around the block with someone. Or multiple someones. Not that I'm judging.

my action now!!!

[headedforhope]

[That hits a nerve, and something snaps. Her first kiss - her very first ended up being forced by the Gardens, a spark to the powderkeg of her long-repressed desire, and now Mami has to listen to something so laughably untrue?

She stalks forward, the movement sleek like a predatory cat, until Mami's close enough to hiss into Haruhi's face.]

Would you care to repeat that?

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[abnormalies]

[ She's not used to this -- actual confrontation, but she can handle it. Most people are too scared to stand up to her, usually, but it's not like she was actually... being mean. Right? She was just stating a fact. ]

You said 'a lion's share', which implies you know from experience you can make a lot of berries fall down. Berries aren't all in the same mistletoe and they're spread all around, so if you made more than a few fall, it means you've kissed someone in several places, or more than one person. You've 'gone around the block', literally. It's just a figure of speech.

action....rabu....

[headedforhope]

[Her hands roll into fists at her sides, all her frustration and confusion bubbling to the surface to fuel this altercation. It's not Haruhi's fault, not really - and usually, Mami could handle the other girl's attitude. She could deflect the petty annoyances it would invoke, her poise never slipping. But Mami's head is still swimming with the rush brought on by Utena's kisses, the strange feelings that have been haunting her for days now made almost unbearable, and she needs some sort of release. Haruhi just happened to be an all too tempting target.

This will undoubtedly be something that Mami regrets, but not for the moment.]

It's not so simple as that. So don't...don't try to imply things like that about me - you wouldn't understand.

[Her hand snakes out to curl into Haruhi's collar; Mami's eyes are frozen over. She trembles slightly in her misplaced anger.]

Learn some tact, okay? I recommend it.