Bound to Blade

Kansai International Airport; Osaka, Japan; Late Tuesday Night.

2007-08-28T19:42:14Z

Traveling by a private jet for her jobs had spoiled Setsuna; as she landed in Kansai feeling tired and ragged. She stared bleary-eyed at the baggage claim, waiting for her one single suitcase to be vomited out from the conveyor belt.

Perhaps it was just her dull senses; perhaps she had gotten a bit weaker on a few things while at Fandom. Either way, she didn't hear it until it was too late, the slowly building shriek of excitement that rang in her ears as she hit the floor.

"Secchaaaaan!"

Setsuna grunted as she hit the floor and was promptly being nearly molested in a vicious cuddle. "K-K-Konoka-Ojou-sama! //I hardly...think...this is appro--"// No amount of flailing could release Setsuna from the hug of death, but that didn't stop her, red faced, from trying.

//"You're back, Secchan!"// Konoka was relentless. //"You're back, you're back, you're baaaack!"//

Setsuna slowly relaxed; resistance had been futile anyway. She smiled softly, a hand tentatively on Konoka's back. //"Yeah. Yeah, I am..."//

[[ and thus ends Sakurazaki's story in Fandom, and the recent chapters full of time travel and UST await! NFI, NFB due to distance, any parting OOC is certainly love, though. This is most likely my last post with Setsuna ]]

Room 421; Sunday Evening.

2007-08-26T21:36:06Z

Taking a small pause from the packing of her meager belongings, Setsuna sighed and glanced up, taking a look around the room. It wasn't the room she'd spent most of her time in, but she'd still spent a good amount in it nonetheless back when it was Ranma's, and, after tomorrow, when she finished up her last shift at the post office and then went to catch a taxi to fly back to Japan (normally now, airport and everything, unlike her jobs with the rendezvous spot), she wasn't going to be spending any more time here at all. It was really strange to think about it; it seemed almost transcendent, really. She'd miss it, she really would.

But, as she folded another skirt and laid it carefully down, she realized that it was really just time, and she was glad to be off.

[[ door is closed, although post is open! *draaaaaags out setsuna-exit* ]]

OOC :: The great mysterious disappearing plot.

2007-08-24T20:55:37Z

I learned something today.

Running a plot during the night you should be writing a very important, 80% of your grade term paper ---> Still doing the plot, as you're stuck at a computer, and still miraculously being able to get an A-.

Running a plot during the week you're scheduled to work a full week (despite being used to half that) and ending up getting overtime hours in ---> Stuck in a department store for ungodly, clashing shifts and being unable to do anything of any content in the fake world.

So, yeah. The whole Setsuna-demon-thing kind of died with part of my soul this week. Sorry about that. It's death has inspired me to just have Setsuna slip quietly into the night; it's dramatic and emo, just like she is!! She'll leave notes for everyone (with the exception of one person), and I think I'll have her take off early, sometime early next week. The notes may or may not be handwavey; it depends on if I can get the muse going enough, and if I do end up writing them out, her notes don't need to be limited to those people. If you want Set to have written you one, and I didn't, by all means, mod away. All I ask is that you make it good and overdramatic. hehe.

I probably won't be doing much, if anything, with her in these next few days. However, if you'd like to do a last something with her, by all means, I'd love to. It's just that she's being blah when it comes to just general posts and that sort of thing, and will only rise to the occation of something a little more structured.

...I talk a lot. That's all. Just wanted to mention something about it. I feel I've been neglecting her this week, but, really, she'd ready to (finally) make her departure.

Room 421; Late Saturday Afternoon.

2007-08-18T19:31:36Z

	Oh, God. Setsuna returned to her room, immediately falling back against the door with a long breath, closing her eyes. She grinned, easily, as she wiped sweat drenched strands of white hair out of her face. That had to have been the most incredible ~~handwavey~~ training session she'd ever experienced. There was just...so much...strength in every movement; it seemed unstoppable, flowing from her in a great current, past those finally broken levees. They must have been mad, her Shinmei Ryuu sensei, who wanted her to actually hold back this power. She had no idea...no idea at all. The power was still tingling in her fingertips, her legs; she rolled back her shoulders, bare and red from where the wings had finally gone back, exposed, as the heat, the work, the fire from inside of her, left her too hot to bother with a shirt. Her wrappings sufficed, and gave her a better mobility, especially with the wings anyway. Again, she sighed, softly, happily. So much strength; it was incredible. She ran a hand up through her hair, pulling out the hair tie, brushing out the pale, natural strands. She opened her red eyes, cast them about the room, and then propelled herself into motion. Even moving across the room was quicker, fueled by an inhuman grace and speed. Incredible. Absolutely incredible...
	It hadn't been too long after Alphonse got off of his shift from work, and the job hardly ever left him worn out once finished. With a few things now returned to his room, as well as checking up on his cat and temporary pet hamster, he didn't want to waste his day lounging around again. This, of course, meant going to see Setsuna, especially since he knew she was supposed to have come back to Fandom since she had left. Alphonse hopped a floor down and knocked on her door once he arrived. "Setsuna? Are you in there?"
	Setsuna paused at her dresser, her intention of getting together clothes before a shower distracted by the knock on the door. She stared at it for a moment; inside of her, there was a great surge of something strange. Well, it had all been strange, really, her powers being released like this all at once, but this not only made her stomach lurch, but it filled her with something she hadn't felt when she was alone in the salle. It was something akin to hate, which didn't make any sense, since she immediately recognized the voice as Alphonse's. But it was something about the...presence of another lifeform (a human lifeform) that just made her feel suddenly...violent again. "Yes," she said, stiffly, straightening her shoulders. "I am..."
	There had been something about her tone in that response that threw Alphonse off. "A- are you busy?" he asked again. "I can drop by later if now is a bad time..."
	His question was immediately met with a long, dragging moment of silence as Setsuna considered this. It was a bad time, but, on the other hand, the natural high from her training had already been killed stone dead, and the urge to take it out on the person who'd ended it had slipped into its place. "I'm not busy," she answered, avoiding answering the question directly, but she moved toward the door and opened it, looking out at him with her eyes, free from their usual contacts. Seeing Alphonse standing there made her wince. "What do you want?" she asked, eyes narrowing slightly.
	Once she opened the door, there were a number of things that caught Alphonse by surprise right away; thinking on it, he would wish that her being only in wrappings to keep her covered-- him being a very modest kid at times-- was the most surprising thing. Her eyes had stared him down with an unusual fierceness, but a good chance of that being emphasized was Setsuna's red eye color... her natural eye color, Alphonse remembered-- he hadn't seen those in what felt like forever ago. Drawing his own sights up, there was that white in her hair, a huge contrast to what he was used to seeing. Setsuna's harsh reply piled on top of all that, Alphonse took a step away from the door hastily with a shocked look. "I-- I just..." he trailed off, swallowing, hesitant to point out the abnormalities. After an unsure pause, he managed to bring himself into making a skeptical frown. "What happened?" he finally said simply, his voice more firm.
	"What do you mean, what happened?" Setsuna asked, crossly as she folded her arms in front of her. She kept a steady, annoyed looked on Alphonse as her shoulder met the door frame. "I went to Japan, for a job, and now I'm back, same as always." Stronger, she added to herself, and the expression faltered so she could close her eyes and draw in a breath. So much stronger now....
	"You haven't dyed your hair," Alphonse pointed out, feeling this should be the obvious matter.
	"I know," Setsuna muttered with a curl of her lip. "The dye hasn't been taking. My contacts haven't been staying in either, in case you haven't noticed that either. Not that it really matters; they were just...superficial masks that should have been disregarded a long, long time ago." Back when she actually felt the insane notion that she'd want to be associated with humans... "I think," she added, lifting her chin, "that the white suits me."
	The reply left Alphonse with mixed feelings, unsure what to say. This... this wasn't her, it wasn't the Setsuna he was so used to hearing. Whether she wanted to throw away those "masks" she had or not was completely up to her, he knew it wasn't up to him to decide. But it felt too wrong, the way she was suddenly doing this. On impulse, Alphonse grabbed at her shoulders. "You didn't just go and come back," Alphonse said, his scowl becoming more defined. "What's wrong, Setsuna? You know you can tell me!"
	As soon as Alphonse reached for her, Setsuna lifted her arm sharply, blocking him, producing a quick burst of energy from her body to push him back with a small whumph of air. The energy shimmered slightly, clearly setting an idea of a small boundary between them before it faded from sight. "Don't touch me!" she shouted, and, before he could work up an argument or attempt something like that again, she moved her arm sharply to push more energy against him, to push him back more, to build up more distance between herself and him. She felt sick to her stomach, slumping a little more against the door frame, but keeping a sharp, steady glare at Alphonse. "How...dare you...."
	That was the last thing Alphonse had been expecting. Before he knew it he was falling in the opposite direction, loosing his balance quickly with the unexpected movement. He hit the floor almost immidiately, now nearing the opposite end of the hallway, regaining his breath that had nearly escaped him within the few seconds all that had taken place in. He lifted himself up slowly, still perched down on the floor, slowly bringing up his eyes to look at Setsuna again. ... That couldn't have happened. No, no, no, this wasn't right, not in the least, why was she... Why was Setsuna of all people... Alphonse felt his insides tie up in a knot, and it had taken him a moment to realize his hands were shaking. "You..." he managed to only choke out that much, before drawing a breath to say more, louder than he anticipated, "Why are you doing this?"
	Setsuna looked down at him for a long moment, drawing in a breath before lifting her eyes away from him. "I was weak," she said, dryly. "I forced myself to be weak, because I thought it was what I was supposed to do. What I had to do." The red eyes returned to him sharply, but there was very little of Setsuna behind them. Just hatred, pain, impatience. She fought down a wave a disgust. "I'm not going to be weak anymore."
	"You're wrong!" Alphonse shouted out with a wavering voice. "You never were!"
	"I don't expect you to understand, Alphonse," Setsuna said, turning slightly away. "You never have, not really. If you did, you'd know why I'm doing this."
	Alphonse froze, still on the floor; he was seconds away from finally pushing himself to his feet before he heard that. This couldn't have possibly been the same Setsuna that left a week ago, yet his heart still sank, hearing that from her. "... No, I don't," he admitted sullenly, considerably lower than his volume before. "I don't understand. But I... I don't think you do, either."
	"No, Alphonse," Setsuna said sharply, turning back with teeth slightly bared. "I finally understand. My eyes are finally open, no longer clouded by those ridiculous contacts. This is who I am, what I am. They told me I shouldn't be like this, but I understand why not. They weren't protecting me, Alphonse, they were trying to keep me weak. They were afraid..." A smile touched her lips, but it wasn't mirthful at all. "I'm so much stronger now, Alphonse. So much stronger..."
	Alphonse found it hard to find a way to argue that. Everything he knew was of Setsuna, it wasn't of this Shinmei Ryuu training and what they tried to do, or this foreign place called Japan and what happened there, or... or anything beyond Fandom. She was right, he didn't understand any of it; not what they were doing, or what happened, or why Setsuna was doing this... Alphonse didn't even try to hide his devastated expression as he finally did get back to his feet, though he didn't dare do what he did before and try to approach her. "Setsuna... please..." he begged, which would have been barely audible if there was any other noise around them.
	And Setsuna's hearing was even more honed than ever; the mere whisper of Alphonse's voice was almost too loud. She winced, drawing in a breath. "What?" she asked; her eye slid shut critically as she looked over at him. "You..." She lifted her chin. "I'm not going to hide anymore, Alphonse. I'm better this way."
	Setsuna was wrong, completely and totally wrong, why wasn't she listening to him? Alphonse had to bite down on his lip to hold back what he wanted to say, to just... shout out everything he wanted to. But no, that would be futile and he knew it. He was afraid of the next thing she would pull if he did. "This is wrong," he continued. "It's wrong, Setsuna, just-- just listen to me, will you? You can't do it like this..."
	"Can't...Like this?" Setsuna drew in a breath sharply; a surge of energy raced through her, and she reminded herself that she didn't have to stand for this. She could do something...so easily, but she just...she couldn't believe she was hearing this, from him of all people. She shook her head, slowly, dismally, turning away slightly. She couldn't look at him; she knew that if she did, she actually would do something. In her tribe, a human just knowing your true nature was reason enough to kill them. Thankfully, for Alphonse, she wasn't a part of her tribe and hadn't been since moments after she was born. But she wasn't...one of them, either. Not anymore. Not ever again. "You're just like them," she said, bitterly, and then her anger started mounting and her hand gripped the door frame to keep herself from lashing out any more violently. Her voice rose to a shout. "You're just like them!"
	Alphonse winced. That's all he could do-- that's all he could think to do, before he looked up at her. There wouldn't be anything in the world he could say to convince her otherwise, and it hurt. Far, far more than he wanted it to.
	So. He didn't have anything to say. Setsuna bit down hard on her lip, hard, until the pain got to be too much. "Dammit! Of all..." She couldn't take it any longer. It was either Alphonse, or... Setsuna focused all her energies on the door, slamming it shut and then pounding her fist down hard against it. He was supposed to understand! If anyone was going to, she thought...But she was wrong. Alphonse was only human. He...couldn't understand...
	And just like that, Setsuna had disappeared behind the door. After the loud bang against the door, it was completely silent. Alphonse stood still, watching the door intently and just as quietly, but nothing happened. Setsuna didn't open the door again. Maybe... that was a good thing. He didn't know. All he did know is that he wanted to collapse somewhere-- no, hit something-- he should have just said what he wanted to-- and out of nowhere he had become angry, but above all afraid. What... happened? What will eventually happen? Why did it happen? Alphonse eventually turned after a long while, leading himself back down the hall. It was too open here where anyone could find him, and right how he didn't want that. He hoped this was just one big horrible dream that he'd wake up from soon.

[[ preplayed with the amazing, wonderful kitty__fetish, because we, lol, thought I wouldn't be around today. But I am! So...room is open to visitors after the event here if'n you'd like to stop by ]] [[ also, most monochromatic preplay ever? ]]

OOC :: Availability :: Mmmmm, backzor!

2007-08-18T01:30:34Z

Why, hallo, thar!

So, I'm technically sort of back. I still have a few things to occupy my time a bit this weekend but, after a week away, my addiction to this place has me wanting to camp in front of my computer a lot, so that'll probably happen, heh. But we'll see. Slowly, but surely, I'll be settling my characters back into human forms and setting it straight that no, she didn't blow up a wedding or get eaten by a closet.

And then there's Setsuna. This availability post is also helping as a reminded that, right now, she's nearly full-demon and albino in appearance. Some of this will die away at the end of the plot; some of it will not, and I ask that anyone who's encountering her take this post into consideration.

YAY BACK! *CLINGS TO YOU ALLLLLLLLLL!*

OOC :: Double Whammy Info Crap!!

2007-08-10T13:24:45Z

Hi, guys! I have a double whammy info crap post here. First part is about availability, and the second about ooh shiny plottiness! Great reading goodness within!

Early, early, early Sunday morning, I'll be *cue music* leaving on a jet plane, to go to Georgia for a week. That's right, a week. It's a family vacation thing, so internet access is laughable. Which means all my characters will have to have stuff happen!

Turtle will be leaving tonight for what she thinks is her sister's wedding, but then her sister will be deciding to flee the alter at the last second and drag Turtle on a super awesome road trip adventure which I'm going to have so much fun writing.

Chad and A.J. will both be doing the animal thing. Chad is going to be an adorable baby tiger cub (Yasutora, get it?). A.J. will be a cocker spaniel too cute to live. Teddy and Katara have the modding right to the Chad, and Troy's got 'em to the artist pup!

Setsuna will, of course, be leaving for a Job in Japan; I won't be back until Sunday-ish, though she will be back on Friday for the wish plot, thanks to the wonderful world of preplay. But Setsuna's story isn't ending there.

Many of you know that Setsuna will be leaving by the end of this semester, and I could never have her just slip out into the darkness, although that's probably how she'd like to do it. So, the aforementioned wish plot will kick off another, personal plot. LOL, Spoiler Alert, but Setsuna's wish is to be stronger, and it will manifest with her demon side taking over her for the weekend. When the wishes are taken back, she balances out again, but that taste of power and demonness sticks with Setsuna afterwards.

She'll be decided to embrace her demon side after all. In the few weeks before she leaves, she will be exploring this and then finally deciding that she needs to be in Japan, to do the job she's supposed to be doing.

Okay, so three parts. If you don't read any of that, please read this:

There will be some changes in Setsuna because of this. Naturally, she will be stronger as she will no longer be holding back her powers. Appearance wise, she will be different. She'll have her wings out more often, but she'll stop wearing the fake contacts that makes her red eyes brown and will not bother to redye her hair. Because, you see, Setsuna's not just half-demon, she's an albino half demon. Nutshell: eyes will be red, hair will be white. She'll revel in it as her 'true' form.

Finally, all this being a demon will effect her personality. In short, she's going to be a kind of a bitch. Possibly a lot of one. But, in casual interactions, it will just be her being a not pleasant person to be around. She won't use her powers against anyone unless they're "asking for it," so keep in mind that harassing her about the demonness and especially touching her without permission will lead to the urge for a demon smackdown. Personally, I love the drama, so if you want to cause trouble with Setsuna, please do!

Finally, she'll realize what a bitch she was, have a breakdown, and decide in a very emotastic (and therefor Setsuna-like) way that it's time to just go home, and she'll fly off into the sunset to be with her ~~lady love~~ protectoree.

Comments? Questions? OMFG COFFEE/PIE?

Room 421; Monday Evening.

2007-08-07T02:23:43Z

Laying down on her bed, arm folded under her head, Setsuna let out a soft sigh. She was staring at the ceiling, trying to think. She felt so...out of sorts lately. She felt...restless, really. She wasn't sure what it was, but it had her worried. She was thinking about Japan more and more lately, feeling like she should be there. There didn't seem to be much for her here anymore.

Well, except for Alphonse. Remembering this, Setsuna frowned at the lines in the ceiling above her. Of course, she loved him. He was her best friend and more. But was he enough to keep her here longer when she was starting to feel that, maybe, her time here was up?

Promptly, she rolled over to the side, hugging her pillow closer to her head, at the other side of the room. Not even Ami-chan really needed her around anymore, really. They would need her in Japan...She closed her eyes to the soft sounds of the music drifting out of her laptop, sighing again.

[[ *pokes at the Setsuna muse* She's been placid lately, trying to get some more oomph to her. Open if you'd like, although I've got to get rest before the week from hell really kicks off in a few hours ]]

The Skies of Fandom; From Devil's Nest to Dorms; After Close.

2007-07-15T03:44:44Z

Closing up the bar and just narrowly avoiding an encounter with a smaller dinosaur that seemed to be darting around the streets, Setsuna realized that she was infinitely safer heading back to the dorms the same way she'd arrived: by flight. All this flying was going to leave her dead tomorrow, but she spread her wings easily and took off, flying carefully, slowly, sharp eyes on the look-out for any more attacks.

[[ for...oh, hell, they know who they are ]]

Room 421; Late Sunday Afternoon.

2007-07-08T19:17:49Z

Having flown back in and slipping into the dorms her usual way after a ~~handwavey~~ job from the room, Setsuna returned to her room thankfully not looking weathered or worn. She rather liked when the jobs were simple spying and didn't need fighting or killing sometimes. She was, however, determined, going almost immediately to her desk, opening up her laptop, and working on relaying the information back to Kansai before any of it left her memory.

[[ post is open, though door is closed ]]

OOC :: Informational Postie.

2007-07-03T07:10:16Z

Mmmm, follow the lemming! For the sake of new players, I have just a few things to say that you should know about my characters:

The only thing to know about Setsuna is that she is half-demon. It's an extremely sensitive topic and something she holds as her dearest secret. Only a few people actually know. However, if your character is inclined toward the supernatural and would like to pick up on this, go for it. :D I'm sort of building up to getting rid of Setsuna, so, hell, I think I'd be even okay if you let the news break. I'll warn you, though, if you mention it to her or word gets around somehow that you're aware, she will not react well. And possibly hate you forever, OMG.

ETA: Also? She's an albino. Her skin is very, very pale, but she dyes her hair black so no one knows, and wears brown contact lenses to cover her red eyes...which is part from the albinism, and part from the demonism.

The only thing you need to know about Chad is that he is really, really tall. Well, okay, technically speaking, he's 6'3" which isn't that tall, but he's still a growing boy, and, to keep up with the sake of his canon, he appears taller. It's a presence thing. Feel free to react to him a very, very tall. It makes the muses happy.

...I lied. One other, nitpicky thing about Chad? His name is a pun on his last name, Sado. It's a Japanese thing. The characters for Sado are nearly the same as the characters for cha, which is tea. So everyone calls him Chado in Japan, where he spent some of his childhood and his most recent past. His nickname, Chad, is a lame pun on tea. And, since it correspons with his last name, saying Chad Sado is....less correct. Yasutora Chad is...more correct. It's a weird little detail that gets messed up on a lot of document like things, so you're better off with just Chad or the whole "Yasutora 'Chad' Sado" thing. If any of that even made sense. XD

...Turtle and A.J. are completely and utterly normal. Well, Turtle has that whole capitalist genius, willing-to-sell-her-own-grandmother-if-the-price-is-right thing going for her, but, other than that...normal. Oh, and you can feel free to play with A.J.'s floppy hair if you like. I know I'd want to.

That is all. Pie, coffee, and ice cream are all welcome, as I wonder what the heck I'm still doing up.

One other thing, not related to characters, but related to Availability:

Some of you are aware that I just moved to a new city and have been trying to find something to get some income so I don't have to depend on my m-f'in' successful boyfriend, and, well, I GOT A JOB! Squee! I'm finally employed again! I start my orientation on 5 July 2007!

I...have no idea what this will do for my availability, though. I'm very active right now because I was a jobless loser with nothing else to do for a month and a half. It might take me a while to get into a new groooooove for things, so bear with me if my characters are suddenly not as available as they should be, if I'm not around as much, and/or I start something and am unable to finish it because it leads to unaccustomed stresses on my schedual.

YAY JOB.

Unless I hear back from some other applied-for possitions, you should stop by the jewelry counter at the Traverse City, MI Kohl's sometime and say hi. XD

Room 421; Tuesday Afternoon.

2007-06-26T19:19:54Z

Setsuna was about two steps to being out the door and ready to head down to the salle for some training when she stopped dead in her tracks. Her shoulders suck and she let out a sigh. That's right. No training today. No training for possibly another week, at the earliest. She looked down at her right arm and glared at the bandages, because it was all that wound's fault, too.

Leaving the door open in the hopes that some distraction might pass by, Setsuna dragged herself over to her bed, plopped down, and then rolled over on her side to start looking through her bookshelf to something to distract her. As it would have it, her attention kept going toward Sun Tsu and Hagakure, but that would only make things worse.

Stupid arm. Stupid promise to take things easy...

[[ door is open; post is open! ]]

A Rendevous Point on the Mainland; Wednesday

2007-06-20T15:56:52Z

The plan had worked out rather nicely, except for one thing. The waiting. Chigusa, out of her monkey suit but with plenty of plushies around her, ready for the attacking if the Sakurazaki girl brought a calvarly, tapped her foot impatiently as she and Tsukuyomi stood in the clearing, waiting. Waiting, waiting, waiting. //"Remind me again,"// she said crossly to the girl, //"why we told her to meet us so late?"//

Sitting on the grass, pink skirt spread out around her, Tsukuyomi was cleaning off her blade. She giggled. //"So that I could have some fun with the girl, remember? I'm killing Setsuna-sempai for you; the least you could have done was let me have a little fun with her friend."//

//"This is just as much for you, Tsukuyomi, as it is for me."//

The blonde girl gave a wistful sigh. //"Yes. I've been waiting far too long to cross blades with Setsuna-sempai. ♥ But a Shinmei Ryuu girl knows patience, Chi-chan..."//

Chigusa turned her head toward the girl. //"I think she's waking up...."//

[[ for the Ami-kidnap crew who know who they are. NFB due to distance. ]]

[[ ~~OCD coming~~ all set! ]]

Room 421; Early Wednesday Morning.

2007-06-20T15:15:15Z

Setsuna had waken up from an amazing sleep. She might have even called it ridiculously comfortable, but she wouldn't, because that would mean that Alphonse had won. And she knew he was the reason for her great sleep; it was most likely helped by the fact that movie watching last night had gone well, and ended on an impossibly adorable note. She smiled a little, lingering just a bit before getting up to get ready for workshops. She'd have to find him to see how he slept....and tease him about falling asleep halfway through.

Finally climbing out of bed, Setsuna realized she must have slept in longer than she thought because she almost always was up before Ami, but Ami was already up. A quick glance toward the clock, however, showed that much later than usual. That was odd. Maybe she was trying to imitate Setsuna's tendency toward morning training? And she left the room in a bit of disarray. Her bed was poorly made and there were clothes on the floor. Ami never left messes...

Yawning, Setsuna opened her dresser and started getting her things together for the day when she thought she heard something in the dresser next to hers. Sounds dressers shouldn't make. Well, this was Fandom, so things like dressers making sounds they shouldn't wouldn't surprise her, but the sound was the kind of sound something that was trapped makes. She did not wish to intrude on Ami's personal property, but if there was something in there...

Setsuna opened up the drawer, and, instantly, there was a monkey jumping up into her face. Not just a monkey. A plushed monkey doll. In one hand, it held a note; in the other, a pair of panties. It let out an excited chittering as it dropped the note at Setsuna's feet, did a few circles around her, and then dashed out the window, waving the undergarments like a victory flag.

All Setsuna could really do was stare for a moment at the dresser, as if uncertain that she'd seen what she saw. But she knew for a fact that she had. She'd seen it before.

"Oh, no," she muttered. "Not the monkeys!"

[[ mostly establishy, but open if you'd like to swing by. ]]

[[ and, yes, this is actually in my canon. manga is freaking weird ]]

Room 421; Evening-ish.

2007-06-15T17:28:12Z

Working with Teddy earlier had Setsuna thinking of catching up with a few of her other students to see about their next sessions, giving Karal and Henry calls, and figuring she could just talk to Ami when she caught her in the room again.

And then, in a rather great leap of faith and realizing she had nothing else to do, she decided to get over the strange, unfamiliar girly-squeeing feelings and called the new boyfriend (zomg!) about maybe doing something...something even possibly date-like tonight. And then she had so much excitement held over from that that Setsuna had to just leave a brief message for Konoka-Ojou-sama.

The excited hyper feeling turned promptly into frantic flailing after Rikku called and calling her back didn't help. She ran around her room in circles a little bit before, once calmed enough to do so, knew she had to call Jude out on this. This had made her so spastic that she found herself making a desperate call to Deadpool, too. Which garnered a strange response that called for immediate clarification.

[[ most likely (hopefully, squee!) updated as the day goes on. Possibly just an excuse to finally use this icon. MWA HA HA. post is open, too, if'n you like. ]]

[[ ...and now it's even the right room, too! hehe. ]]

29 Chimera Court; Monday Evening.

2007-06-05T02:13:12Z

It was a small island, so making sure the coast was clear (with a nice fat paycheck to Deadpool for keeping Yondaime-sensei "occupied") was not a problem. That still did not mean precaution could be thrown to the wind. Crouching down in a nearby bush, Setsuna motioned for Billy to come closer. "We have at least an hour," she whispered. "I enter from above, you enter from ground level. We each get a scroll, flee, and meet again or combine the spoils at class. Sound good?"

[[ for the partner in ninja-ing and possibly maybe a certain ~~not!~~married couple later. Yondaime's house and Billy modded with permission, yo. ]]

Under a tree outside Sphinx Cabin; Wednesday Afternoon.

2007-05-30T15:00:11Z

Try as she might, Setsuna could still not shake the very unfortunate...discussion she'd had with Karal yesterday and she knew she couldn't go to Squall's class in a dispondant or upset mood or things would only get worse. So she sat underneath a tree, her eyes closed, her legs tucked underneath her, in an attempt to meditate over the situation and thus free her mind of the oppression of his ignorance. After all, she reminded herself, he couldn't possibly have understood the...depth of his words. It was unfortunate, though, and confusing, because he'd seemed so...understanding before. Non obtrusive. Intelligent.

Setsuna let out a deep breath before slowly drawing it back in again. It was his problem to overcome, not hers. It wasn't even so much the part about women that bothered her; she was accoustomed to criticism like that all the time.

It was the last part that got her. Because no matter how upset Karal's words made her, no matter how ignorant and archaic and close-minded they were up until that point and how he couldn't have possibly known...she knew she was unable to deny her own nature...

Her eyes closed tighter. Quietly, she began to chant under her breath:

//'Believe nothing merely because you have been told it. . . . Do not believe what your teacher tells you merely out of respect for the teacher. But whatsoever, after due examination and analysis, you find to be kind, conducive to the good, the benefit, the welfare of all beings - that doctrine believe and cling to, and take it as your guide.'....'Believe nothing merely because you have been told it....Believe nothing merely because you have been told it. . . . Do not believe what your teacher tells you merely out of respect for the teacher. But whatsoever, after due examination and analysis, you find to be kind, conducive to the good, the benefit, the welfare of all beings - that doctrine believe and cling to, and take it as your guide.'....'Believe nothing merely because you have been told it...."//

[[ for vkandis_son, but open if you'd like after him ]]

[[ i'm in and out all day and will disappearing shortly for some errands ]]

Sphinx Cabin; Alcove A3; Early Sunday Evening.

2007-05-28T00:41:53Z

With the curtain to her alcove drawn back, Setsuna sat on her bed with her legs folded in front of her. A notebook rested on her knee and she bend over it a little, scribbling things down in small, Japanese script. Occationally, she'd sit up, finger to chin as she thought back; when she'd recall it, she'd go right back to writing. She said she'd record everything she could remember from her short stint as Princess Serenity, after all, and today's weather made it a good time to do so now. Certainly didn't mean she wasn't against distractions, though...

[[ open! cabinmates, visitors, whatever! =D ]]

OOC :: Shiny RL Icons!

2007-05-26T05:18:32Z

I feel the need to announce this. Mostly so everyone isn't WTF-ing over a sudden increase of Setsuna Real-Person icons.

For Setsuna's very few omg Real-Person Icons, I was using Korean star (yes, Korean, not Japanese, quiet) Bae Seul Gi, and coming across images of her were few and far between, thus the small amount of icons.

...And then I come across a 46 page image gallery of her.

...And spent all night making new Real-Person icons. WHEEEE. Isn't she awesome?

OOC :: Availability

2007-05-25T21:20:10Z

Apologies to the threads I suddenly dropped out of. Due to a problem with my computer, we lost power in half the apartment. It's back now, but...

Said problem will take about a week or so to fix. We still have a computer, but it will be shared between two of us, so I don't know when I'll be able to access it.

I had a physical blackout this morning when I woke up, and, during the power outage, it really caught up with me. I'm gonna lay low and don't know if I'll be able to be around. Nest will be going up soon, but I can't guarantee any interaction.

Two blackouts of different natures in one day. Go me. XD

Sphinx Cabin; Alcove A3; Friday Morning.

2007-05-25T14:09:32Z

Things didn't feel exactly right when Setsuna woke up this morning. Her head kind of hurt and she was feeling displaced, as if she'd lost most of a day for one reason or another.

And then there was the whole fact that Ami was in her bed, too. She didn't remember anything that...

Setsuna groaned. She was remembering now...She reached down toward where Ami was sort of curled up (cutely, she had to admit) and gave her a gentle shake to wake her.

[[ for the former plushie ]]

Sphinx Cabin; Alcove A3; Late Sunday Afternoon.

2007-05-13T21:05:28Z

Tired and worn out from a long weekend on a mission back home, Setsuna was glad she had very few things and the task of relocating from dormitory to cabin was a light and easy one. She executed the necessary activity as soon as she returned to Fandom Island, and, as soon as she pushed back the curtain and saw her bed, she crashed, face down, into her pillow, and let out a long sigh.

This short spot of rest and relaxation would be short. Leisure between the grind of her missions and the grind of workshops and her more...appropriate jobs here was a thing of true brevity, to be sure.

[[ s'open, though I do disappear for a long stretch for moving things. SP is love. so much to catch up on, hoooooo ]]

Room 421; Friday Morning.

2007-05-11T11:51:14Z

...Room 421. Why was that number...

Just as she finished moving all her things from her old room to her new one, it hit Setsuna.

This was Ranma's old room.

Son of a...

Before she could even finish the thought, though, her phone started ringing. "Moshi moshi?"

//"Sakurazaki-san. We will have a transport ready for you in an hour, usual rendevous spot. Please meet us there as soon as possible; you're needed this weekend."//

//"What?"//

//"Your expertise is needed this weekend. We will pick you up in an ho-"//

//"I understood what you said. But....but...it's newbie day!!"//

//"It's what?"//

Setsuna sighed. //"Nevermind. I'll be there."//

She hung up the phone and made a few more calls, leaving a note for Ami explaining that she'd be gone until Monday.

With a very angry looking face beside it.

[[ establishy. I'm gone for the weekend, woe! NEWBIE DAY! ]]

OOC :: Availability Pas de Chat.

2007-05-10T20:48:56Z

Last week, I graduated. Today marked my last day at work. If it weren't for the convention this weekend in Chicago, I'd be moving straight up to Traverse City, Michigan right now.

Because of the move, the life altering changes, and ACen, my availability for this weekend and the beginning of next week will be very little or sporatic, just so everyone knows (of course, this has to happen during new character weekend; boooo). Assuming I can get a few things worked out with a couple other players, this can be worked around with Chad still in Japan until Sunday, Turtle's going to be bogged down with work at T&S, Set's gonna have a job, and Kenpachi's interactions will be limited to the moving-in slow-played-like-whoa post this weekend. Hopefully, things will work out that I can sort of get things organized on Monday, but I still have a crapload of packing to do and will be traversing the two hours between where I am now and where I will be a lot without this nice laptop i'm using right now because it goes back to ranma_sao this weekend.

Chad won't be around to meet his little brother (woe!), nor will Kenpachi be able to meet his teacher buddy (double woe!), but I'm sending you muns an email in a little bit to sort of figure out how we can do that. :)

...OH MAN. I'm moving! I've lived in this town for 23 years. :) Crazy, crazy, crazy...! *SQUEE*

Room 412; Friday Morning.

2007-05-04T15:29:29Z

And another morning occured when Setsuna found herself with a head that felt like it was being squeezed in a vice, a mouth that was drier than a desert, and someone else's arm around her. This time, though, she realized she didn't have a shirt, and actually wondered for a fleeting second if this was an improvement on the sitatuation.

Then she came around. Of course it wasn't an improvement! Finding herself unable to really flail without disturbing Ami, Setsuna let out a small squeak and tried to think of if she could manage to slip away from her, ninja style, without disturbing her and then leave it at that.

Any other day, perhaps. With a killer hangover? No way...

"Uggh..." She had to stop doing this.

[[ for the slr_mercury an' roommate if'n he wants ]]

Room 412; Later Thursday Night.

2007-05-04T05:28:20Z

With Ami's help after a nice night of thereputic after break-up karaoke and respectable drinking, Setsuna staggered into her room and giggled a little. She leaned on the frame of the door to support herself and smiled at her friend. //"Guess you should go check on Billy now, huh?"//

[[ clearly, for the drunk comrade, though roommate can wtf at giggly roomie and friend, tooooooo ]]