Two Hundred and Tenth Position ]Video (Accidental) + AP[

[princess_crow]

Without you, I'm like this, Prince. Like an agonizing bird.

[After the curse that forced her to face her loss, Rue had caged herself, unwilling to leave the stage as she danced. To convey her sorrow with the grace of her moves. To end again and again as the Dying Swan. Arms folded, on tiptoe, she dreamily and very slowly circled the stage. With

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[aibyoukaonigiri]

Opening the fridge, Tohru retrieved the milk, pouring herself a small glass, before sitting down at the kitchen table. She had awoken thirsty, and didn't want to wake Kyou, and had crept out on her own as silently as possible. Sometimes sharing the same bed could be tricky. At least tonight, unlike a couple nights ago, she had managed so without triggering his curse.]

There.

[Sitting down, she turned on her communication device. She'd just stay up a couple minutes and browse the network, before crawling back into bed. It was a little past midnight, and so she assumed that if there was a curse...possibly there would be some news already crept across the network. What she didn't expect to see though was the beautiful dancer. Surprised...she couldn't help but watch. It was so...beautiful, even though it felt incredibly sad at the same time. As Rue drew to a close, Tohru couldn't help but give her a small applause. She didn't know if it was meant to be broadcast, but it definitely deserved some sort of praise.]

Hurray! That was amazing

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[princess_crow]

[Rue's attention turned to the device again. A happy face greeting her so easily? She looked so happy. She wanted to be as happy as that girl. With her envious thoughts invading her, Rue smiled, darkly.]

Did you enjoy yourself? The best dances are those that portray tragedy and estranged love~

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[aibyoukaonigiri]

Oh I don't know. I've always been most partial to happily ever after. I think my husband would agree.

[Maybe it was because they had just been married. Then again, she'd never been particularly fond of tragedies. They made her cry.]

AH! But I mean...yes, I really did enjoy it. It must have taken years of practice to become that good.

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[princess_crow]

Your husband? Are you married?

[She can't believe what she is hearing. Happily ever after. She doesn't want to see her happy, she doesn't want her to love this man and be so happy with him. She... Rue closes her eyes briefly.]

I did it for my Prince years. You could learn and dance with your husband.

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[primrosella]

[Four days into October. Twenty-seven left to go.

And already Rosella can see that things are starting to take a turn for the worse, but she's determined to stay optimistic, despite it all. It's a challenge now, seeing if she can hold out until November without giving the City the misery it's after, and if there's one thing Rosella hates, it's losing at a challenge.

Which is why she's not paying very careful attention to her surroundings as she makes her way home from the Library; she's absorbed in her thoughts, mulling them over again and again as she walks purposefully towards home.]

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[princess_crow]

Are you in a hurry, Rosella?~

[Rue's voice seemed to come to behind her, but the girl appears ahead, concealed under the shade of the nearest building.]

I was hoping I catch you to talk about something.

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[primrosella]

Oh, Rue!

[She knows that voice, and it brings a smile to her face. It's good to see Rue out and about, particularly after the curse a few days ago. And perhaps that's what she wants to talk about, after all.

Either way, Rosella always has a minute for her friends, and particularly so for Rue, so she makes her way toward the shadowed figure without a second's hesitation.]

No, I'm in no hurry--just a little lost in thought, I suppose. But of course, I always have a minute for you. How are you today?

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[princess_crow]

[She frowns at her admission of being lost. Nobody will hurt a friend of hers.]

Lost? That's not good. What if something happens to you?

[She motions Rosella so she will follow her.]

I have been thinking... about what you told me the other day. I have been very selfish, I admit you are right, I should share my sadness with my friends.

This time with less fail. -.-

[sings4dragons]

[Menolly decided the network was too glum a place lately, what with warnings of the upcoming month and so many recent departures. She'd made sure to keep the small electronic notebook with her, just in case she wanted to send a message to Artemis, but for now, it was closed and about to be settled at her feet. She'd found a nice spot in the Square to practice in before the night grew too chilly.]

*pet*

[princess_crow]

[Rue had departed from the Opera Abandoned before Ahiru and Fakir would catch her, she set her foot on the square, dressing her old school uniform. Everyone around her mocked her with happy faces and the snuggling touch of their lover.

If only she could take their love and bliss. She walked, burning in the craving to rip out their precious feelings.]

^^;

[sings4dragons]

"Oh. Hello."

[Menolly smiled over at her, fingers gently tuning the strings on the small lapharp she was planning on playing for the evening.]

[princess_crow]

[Rue squinted. A musician?]

Hello. What are you playing?

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[leon_dormant]

[It was good to have a mission.

By anybody's standards, the past few weeks had been a loss. But some... helpful prodding from Seifer, and the sad state the police force was in, finally frustrated Squall enough to shake off the depression that had gripped him since Rinoa had disappeared. A visit to the Hall of the Missing with the last reported roster in hand had turned out to be reasonably productive, and the metaphorical mental gears were grinding away as Squall headed along the street.

For the moment, he wasn't in any real hurry; he made a last note in his Network device as he went before looking up from it to mind where he was headed, still wearing a faint frown of concentration.]

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[princess_crow]

[After a few pointless attempts to tear off Mytho's picture from the Hall of the Missing, Rue growled in frustration. She wanted that portrait! Why weren't they let her take it? She wanted to see if the picture was burnt or disappeared, her Prince would return to her. There it was the cold knowledge she couldn't have what she wanted, even if she so yearned for it.

She walked out of the Hall, after tidying her clothes and hair. If her Prince wasn't here to love her, then she would have someone else... everyone else fill the emptiness his loss left her with.]

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[leon_dormant]

[Hearing someone behind him, Squall stopped to look back, turning a guarded look towards Rue as she left the Hall.

If anyone had been there to ask him, he couldn't have even said what it was about her that made him think, just for that first instant, sorceress. But rather than Adel or Ultimecia or Edea, the feeling reminded him more than anything of Rinoa, and so he hesitated, the trace of wariness falling away from his expression.

He thought briefly about saying something, but with no idea of what to say, he settled for nodding to her instead.]

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[princess_crow]

[She had been too enthralled into her failure to notice him until she felt his gaze. Rue looked up, for a moment, she thought about fleeing, a moment of strength, knowing inside she had to fight the urge... But there was no point. No reason to resist.

She recognized the feeling, a certain nostalgia from him? He had been in the Hall of the Missing?]

And you?~ Who did you lose?

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[theotokos]

[Jumping the unknown bandwagon here, Lady, herself, is taking a walk, just to let off some steam. Even so, she does come armed - it's a force of habit, but right now, just as Lady is too caught up in thoughts, she doubts she's going to be using a gun. Nothing is happening here, and she's far too absorb in her bitter feelings against her father to even care about the people around her on the street at this hour. God damn the bastard. She'll make sure her mother's voice won't go in vain, not now]

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[princess_crow]

Isn't it late to wander alone on the streets?

[Rue was watching Lady, casually, leaning casually on a wall with her arms crossed. At least this woman didn't seem very happy, just like her, but she wasn't as miserable as she was.]

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[theotokos]

[If that doesn't make her do a double take, nothing will. Surprise expression turns to a blank one, and Lady's already instinctively fiddling with the necklace her mother gave her]

Maybe, but I manage.

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[princess_crow]

[She smiled at the fiddling, tilting her head]

Is that a lucky charm?~