Fourteenth Note | Anxious Chord

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(Seiren is leaning against the wall of her cell with her eyes closed. It didn't really matter to her because outside of fear of her mental state she knew the Chalice couldn't hold her in here for anything, especially after she shows she is stable. What mattered was that soon her mental battle against her weakened other self would begin and that

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[emorangerpink]

You came to see me when I was locked up.

...Or maybe that wasn't you. I'm a little confused... but I don't want my friend to be on her own.

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(Seiren looks at Laura for a beat.)

I'll tell you now that the one who loved you is my other half, who you know as Momo. She is also the one who saw you as a friend and comforted you in the cell.

[emorangerpink]

And where is Momo now?

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She has retreated deep into the mind after everything that happened in hopes of hiding her pain from you so you wouldn't feel sorry. Apparently, your happiness means more to her than her own safety. Though I doubt even she knew that I was going to use this all against her.

[brokenaesop]

[Mad has arrived, punching one of the bars of the Cell and looking at Seiren coldly.]

Fuck off Tapeworm. I'm not interested in talking to you.

[He tries to make his expression a little warmer. Trying to be friendly. Her name... even if that redheaded twit was just going to be useless and mope around.. he owed her a thank you for this at least.]

Momo...hey Momo! Get your ass out here! I gotta talk to you!

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(Seiren just gaps at Mad. Congratulations Mad, you almost left Seiren speechless...Almost.)

You...You honestly think that is going to work...I don't know how you found out about her real name but just shouting at her isn't going to get you anywhere! Are you truly that barbaric and stupid?!

[brokenaesop]

KISS MY ASS BITCH! YOU CAN'T TELL ME WHAT THE FUCK I CAN DO!!

[And Mad was now holding the bars and yelling into the cell loudly. Oh this was going to be a pain but he was a hero! And heroes do what they can to save lives! Even if it meant being friends with a girl!!]

MOMO! I SAID I'D BE YOUR FRIEND! AND FRIENDS TALK! SO PUNCH THAT CRAZY BITCH OUT OF THE WAY SO WE CAN ACTUALLY START TALKING!!

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(Seiren rolls her eyes.)

Yes because if an emotionally distressed girl doesn't want to talk to you the first time you yell at her, the obvious solution is to yell louder. Do you have absolutely no tact?

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[sunshine_maiden]

[When Momo returns to the room her other half shares with Sora, she'll find the redhead curled into a ball on her bed. There's a plastic clipboard in pieces next to her; next to that is a broken pen, the ink having already stained her hands, which in turn have been in her hair and turned it a dark blue in spots; balled and torn-up paper litter her side of the room, and there are spots where a pen was clearly thrown against the wall. What happened here...?

She looks up as Momo comes in and the dull look of despair on her face changes to horror... and then to a sense of confusion.]

...I don't feel the killing intent... am I not worth it anymore, Seiren...?

[...She also doesn't seem to have heard Momo's introduction.]

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...I-I'm not Seiren...My name is Momo.

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[sunshine_maiden]

[Sora's mouth is open to say something, likely to consign herself to her fate, when the words hit her, and she stops dead, picking her head up to look at the person in front of her.]

You... you're Momo? You got control from Seiren? Then...

[Her face blanks for a few seconds, as she thinks about what all this means, her eyes darting back and forth.]

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[sunshine_maiden]

[Then, having apparently reached a conclusion, she lights up like a little girl in a doll shop, glee and relief very obvious, before she can school her expression into something more resembling a normal happy face.]

Congratulations. I know we talked before a little bit, but... nice to meet you, Momo.