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Winter Tsukuyomi ❄ Rikka Hishikawa (AU) ([personal profile] peacefulwinter) wrote in [community profile] solnet2016-12-05 08:56 pm

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[More than almost anything else, what finally makes Winter realize she's in another place is that, when she fires up the camera on her phone to make a post to the network, nothing's behind her. No group shot of her team. No couch, slightly scorched from something burning that came in through the window during the invasion. Still, the most important things are here. That's really just Raquel and Lily at this point, but it's a hell of a lot better than being stuck here alone.

She starts to reach for computer equipment that isn't there, before she catches herself, letting out a soft chuckle and reaching for her phone instead to tap the record button. The backdrop is bland, a more or less undecorated bedroom as the setting, Winter sitting on her bed. The reason for that is probably the second person in frame; the women make for an interesting pair, but there's a certain air to Winter that says she's perfectly happy where she is and will need to be pried away with a crowbar if someone thinks otherwise. In deference to the sudden chill in the castle, she's wearing a mid-weight jacket and a scarf, discovered in the nearby clothing room.]


People of- no, that's not right, um- Fellow... whatever we are to each other, I suppose; I didn't exactly rehearse ahead of time, sorry.

My name is Winter Tsukuyomi; this is my partner, Lily.


[There's an amused smile from the taller young woman, side eyeing Winter's attempts to get started. Though, really, she has to be honest...] I probably couldn't have started any better. [She means it with love. Really.

Winter sounds theatrically and shakes her head, before continuing.]
We've been here a few weeks now, but for one reason or another, we haven't really introduced ourselves beyond a few people when we first arrived, so- [She shrugs; it clearly doesn't seem that important.] -we figured now is probably a good time. We're not strangers to working with others to accomplish goals, however unusual, so! Pleased to meet you all.

I should mention a little bit about the place we came from. We, plus my sister-in-law - Lily's sister - Jasmine and her partner Marina - come from a fairly ordinary world. Moderately advanced technology, with cars and nuclear power and flight but nothing into space beyond a few moon missions; no magic or anything like that. No crises. A normal place... until we, and maybe another one to two hundred of us over a few years, happened. I'm here, and I'm my own person, but I'm reincarnated from another person. A girl from a time and place - from a world - far removed from my own, but all the same, I hold some of her memories and her powers inside myself. Lily's the same, as are the rest of us. Incidentally, the four of us are magical girls - we transform and fight things. Personally, I've about had enough of fighting for a while, but if that's what it takes, so be it. Cure Diamond has plenty left in her to take care of business.

I mention the whole reincarnation thing because I know about things that don't mesh with the girl Rikka was. She shouldn't know anything about mecha, or demons, or quite a few of the other things I've encountered in the place I came from. But all of us pulsed back things from those past selves, and over time we amassed quite a fighting force.
[The look in her eyes is hard to read; there's a glimmer of cheer that's probably related to the friends she's made, but at the same time, there's a certain hardness that's likely related.] So if I suddenly start talking about robots or spellcraft or statues that walk, that's why. Life has been kind of weird for us, but I wouldn't trade it for anything. I don't know that any of us would.

Am I forgetting anything, love?
[She looks sideways to Lily; this isn't a recording of a speech on a fixed topic like usual, so she can be forgiven wanting to check.

Lily meanwhile is still smiling, the look in her eyes lacking any of that hardness Winter might be showing. If only because she's so used to hiding it.]
I think that covers the basics, but... hm. [She straightens her glasses - a nervous habit - and tilts her head back and forth a moment.] There's probably a few things...

I can definitely echo everything Winter says - but with the thought that we want to help, we also need to know HOW. Helping's... kind of what we do? As far as my transformation goes, Cure Moonlight was- is, I guess... fairly exceptionally strong even for other Precures like her. Which isn't my own boasting - this is just what I was given. I may not exactly look it, but if you need any heavy lifting in whatever capacity, I can help there. Beyond fighting though, we're pretty used to working on investigating matters - although admittedly that's sometimes worked out better than others.

I guess I've kept to myself a lot so far because I'm not sure what to do with myself. For anything we've dealt with this is ... a little bit outside my wheelhouse so far, but we're not going to get anywhere without putting a foot forward, so... We want to help, and we want to get to know people.


[Winter nods as Lily finishes, smiling softly as she turns her gaze back to the camera.] That's about the long and the short of it. I'd like to meet a lot of new people, and figure out ways to help get things done. This isn't my world, but I still want to protect this place. It's home for now, and that's enough. If you need help with something, or you just want to talk, give us a call.

[Winter waves at the camera, before reaching out to turn it off.]
dragon_blossom: (A master is out)

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[personal profile] dragon_blossom 2016-12-06 05:06 am (UTC)(link)
Well said.

[ Although you're allowed to just say 'wife' right? ]

See, I would've found a way to make it sound a lot dumber.
generalflirt: (Wow that was pretty badass)

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[personal profile] generalflirt 2016-12-06 05:17 am (UTC)(link)
[ . . . Wow ]

That's a very formal introduction for something which isn't a matter of showing off, Winter-san, Lily-san.
dragon_blossom: (lol ok)

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[personal profile] dragon_blossom 2016-12-06 05:31 am (UTC)(link)
You know I'm not even gonna argue that. Do you think anyone here needs a speechwriter though? Wordy is good when you need to get up in front of people for an hour.
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[personal profile] dragon_blossom 2016-12-06 05:38 am (UTC)(link)
It's a good thing we're good in a fight. I'm gonna miss having Celes as a fallback, though, to be sure.
generalflirt: (So many things I wish you knew)

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[personal profile] generalflirt 2016-12-06 06:51 am (UTC)(link)
[ Wanted to make sure she was clear about what she wanted to say... huh? He hums a little, and fine, if she's still doing a video, he'll turn his on too, showing his bright face, looking a little curious at it and... sweating? Where was he that he was sweat-covered and a bit flush? Oh well, ]

Well forgive this man, Masaomi Kida, for asking, Winter-san, but why did you feel the need to go into the long introduction about your circumstances?

[ In this case, he's actually genuinely curious. Her answer was far more tactful than Hero-kun the other day, so he's inclined to give her some benefit of the doubt. Perhaps he got too cagey over time ]
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[personal profile] freedom_engineer 2016-12-06 05:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Colin here.

Did I tell you about our efforts to reclaim the castle from her royal pain in the ass?

Nice to meet you, Lily, by the way. Sorry for the lack of video, I'm dictating this in my arm while I try to get some heating set up for the sleeping areas. I should have asked for better parts for this last time I made a supply order...
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[personal profile] generalflirt 2016-12-06 11:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[ ... Information is a resource with value beyond compare. Isn't that the truth? That was the best and most primary currency in Luceti, far more than barter or favors or points with MARS put together. The twenty-on year old briefly doesn't respond, exhaling softly as he processes the fact that there is someone who believes that - knows, is probably a better way to put it - but then also just feels the need to front load their information for everyone else. He supposes that he should take it as being the gift that it is rather than being suspicious or negative.

After all, they are all on the same side. No one had (yet) shown themselves to be a fuck up like some people he knew before. ]
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[personal profile] generalflirt 2016-12-06 11:46 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Hah. ]

Wild, someone who thinks with their heart, is married, and is a magical girl? I'm pretty sure I could fill out a bingo card with you! Actually, to that end, what if we played an exchange game, and you see how much you can fill off my score cord! I'm twenty-one now, but when I was sixteen I was pulled away into another world at war, kept inside a bubble and experimented on. And soon enough, joined the war effort on the side of the ones keeping me there.

Of course, now I'm here. So I didn't really get to see it through.
alilyinthemoonslight: (Yuri - Sister knows best)

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[personal profile] alilyinthemoonslight 2016-12-07 04:22 am (UTC)(link)
I'm not sure there's any way to really describe "I turn into a magical girl with a sparkling frilly dress to fight monsters" in a way that doesn't sound dumb to start with. One just has to manage.
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[personal profile] alilyinthemoonslight 2016-12-07 04:22 am (UTC)(link)
Eh.. heh. Sorry. We might be just the slightest bit long winded, sometimes.

[Sometimes. Sure.]
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[personal profile] alilyinthemoonslight 2016-12-07 04:27 am (UTC)(link)
I'm certainly not going to complain about heat. But, nice to meet you as well. [Such as it is.]

I certainly wouldn't be opposed to that if it's something we can help with, though. Exactly how are you going about reclaiming it, if you don't mind my asking?
generalflirt: (2 Years to Orgrimmar)

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[personal profile] generalflirt 2016-12-07 05:05 am (UTC)(link)
Hey, hey, hey, I'm not sure that any gorgeous woman needs to knock something that's working for them. Weeeell, if it's working, anyway. Still, I'm here, so something caught the people's attention!
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[personal profile] generalflirt 2016-12-07 06:26 am (UTC)(link)
[ What made him want to stay... huh. He laughs a little, but there's only a slight, sarcastic mirth in it. In fact, he quickly corrects, ] Mahaha, I would never suggest that I'm any more tragic than a blooming winter rose! Any pretty woman can run my bingo card any day of the week, and I'll hand you a victory just for that!

[ Quick to apologize, this one. But maybe that's just still being formal ]

Still... you might have a few things backwards here, Winter-san. [ He hums, and brushes back his (slightly wet) hair, leaning back where he's sitting and shifting the camera angle. This, in turn, reveals a barbell on the rack ] Because my life in Tokyo and on Earth was pretty charmed, looking back on it. [ He lied, ] but that world I got taken to? The world itself pulls people in from across time, space, and possibility. Any dimension and reality could be repped there. In that respect, and with the curse that planet inflicted on so many who were from there, that bubble, thought to be our prison, was actually protecting us fro ma way wider world.

It was my responsibility to see it through - that world and everything on it.
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[personal profile] freedom_engineer 2016-12-07 09:16 am (UTC)(link)
Basically, we're doing it the old fashioned way.

We send in a team to kick the shit out of the shadows, bring in some light, and keep the shadows out until Ozuma can do his thing to claim the area. Stronger shadows tend to lurk in the queen's areas, so it's not an easy task, but the more we take back from her, the stronger Ozuma gets.

'Course, it also makes her angrier, but she's been making us angry for a year now. So it's a fair trade.
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[personal profile] jasminebloominginshadow 2016-12-08 01:07 am (UTC)(link)
Heh, nice to see you guys put yourselves out there. I'll probably introduce myself to the castle soon too.

You know, in addition to finding stuff out, it'd probably be a good idea to keep ourselves sharp. I mean we're all pretty clear this'll involve fighting, right? Right.

[...There's a pause before Jasmine clears her throat and continued.]

You need anything for your room, by the way? Something to liven things up? I'm going a bit crazy without something to work on. Lily, maybe I could do a picture of mom and dad...? If I find what I need, that is.
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alilyinthemoonslight: (Yuri - don't mind me)

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[personal profile] alilyinthemoonslight 2016-12-09 04:39 am (UTC)(link)
[Her eyebrows raise a tad on her side, before she laughs.] It seems to, so far. It hasn't scared my wife off, at least - that's a plus.

[Because said wife is just as long winded herself, but that's not something she marks as a bad thing. This one seems to like spreading the praise around, doesn't he? Peeking in on Winter's as she goes - given she's in the same room, it's not hard - she sees that much is consistent at least and-- ah, there she goes, already trying to psychoanalyze things. She should probably stop.]

So, what caught your attention, then? [She keeps her tone light enough, at least.]
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[personal profile] alilyinthemoonslight 2016-12-09 04:42 am (UTC)(link)
Kicking the stuffing [Okay, look. She's gotten better about lecturing Jasmine some people about their language over the years and slips herself sometimes, but she still keeps it to a minimum.] out of things and bringing light to shadows is sort of what we do.

Wild shot in the dark, but how do these things react to powers that can purify things? Like... malevolent energies and such. Or have you ever encountered people with powers like that?
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[personal profile] alilyinthemoonslight 2016-12-09 04:45 am (UTC)(link)
Mm! You're not wrong, there - we should probably all look at trying to keep a consistent training regimen here. At the very least, we kind of have more solid information on what we're dealing with... which is a change from the norm.

[She smiles a bit, and it's an attempt to look comforting.]

That would be very nice though, Jasmine. I certainly wouldn't say no.

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