coastal | voicemail.

[So... slowly, Leon's getting better at this "wandering cerealia" thing. Seriously. He is. Except... well, he still has an absolutely horrendous sense of direction.

Which is why he's absolutely lost.

It's at one of the intersections of the Entertainment District that he pauses, peering from one side to the other.

Uh...... ??????

Chal speaks up, long-sufferingly. "Young master, I think we were supposed to turn a few intersections back..." and Leon sighs, aggravated.

So yeah, it looks like he's talking to himself.]

I didn't ask for your opinion. I can find my own way, and this is certainly the right way--

[Probably.]

[Yona hasn't been able to stop thinking about that strange girl, the one who claimed to know her even though Yona had never met her in her life. What does her presence mean? Is or isn't her world destroyed? Despite Hak's attempts to explain what he's learned, Yona still feels like she understands nothing.

Certainly Lili won't be able to help her understand anything better. But for all the additional confusion the other girl has thrown into Yona's life, the most important thing she's given Yona is hope. Hope that her world is okay, that her friends are okay. And that's why she desperately wants to see the other girl again.

It takes her a few days, but finally she manages to track her down to the flower shop. She steps inside, hoping that she'll actually catch Lili here.]

[Because Kashuu just can't leave the tsuns alone, apparently. ANYWAY, she'll be getting this text early in the morning on a weekend! A cheery:]

Sent you some directions! Meet me there today when you have the time!

[Bossy...

That said, the attachment will indeed contain a set of directions! But no information about the end destination is present... Outside of the fact that it's apparently located in the park.]

[ Man, what the hell is texting, anwyay. Atsushi still has no idea how half the functions on his CereVice work, so he's going to default to good ol' talking.

It's been two days or so since he's seen Lili last, and he hopes that she still remembers him...? One thing the Agency taught him back in his world is to follow through on promises, so he's been looking for tea places around the city to take Lili to. Thankfully, he's found a nice place.

So. If and when she picks up, she'll hear a tentative: ]

Ah... is this Lili-san's phone? This is Atsushi, Atsushi Nakajima... do you remember me?

[BE HONOURED LILI because he has no idea how to use this tech, can't really make out anything on the screen, etc., so he just kept calling up random people's voicemails until he finally hit someone he knew (and, to be honest, he was hoping for her, so score!!).

... This is the result.]

Yoooo! I hope you're awake right now, and if you're not, then it's time to get up and start the day! Wake up, wake up, wake up!

[RHYS: YOUR PERSONAL ALARM CLOCK THAT YOU NEVER WANTED.]

[In the midst of everything going on, Takeru couldn't help but be amazed at everyone going on! Sure, this was CERES and anything bad could happen but that didn't stop him from giggling! The more he looked around, the more he wanted to try everything here at the carnival!

However, as he kept on running around, his eyes spotted someone familiar!]

Lili-san? Hey, Lili-san, is that you over there?

[You know what's not cute at all?

This uglyass mask that he has to carry around, since he made the fool's mistake of going to Aria's booth... He hasn't read the helpful timeline yet?! HE DIDN'T KNOW SHE WAS TROUBLE. He should have, but he let his guard down because the carnival food was pretty good and the rides were benign and now... he's stuck. At least it's not on his face anymore, because that was a truly horrific experience, but considering how attuned he is to the eyes of other people he definitely notices something is amiss now.

That's why, when he spots Lili, he approaches and gets RIGHT TO BUSINESS instead of indulging in greetings or "let's go eat some more parfaits" or suggestions of animal-watching at the zoo. (Those will probably come later, though.)]

Hey, hey— Did you go see that weird fortune teller, Lili?

[Apollo's somewhat grateful he defaults to the voice option when making these calls, because there's a small smirk curling at the corner of his mouth as he listens to her voicemail. He has a feeling she wouldn't appreciate his amusement.]

Lili, it's Apollo. I was calling to check up on you, but it looks like you made it out of the ViViD level alright.

[You know what you needed in your life, Lili.

You needed an extra mask.

Because there's one coming at your head as Leon tries to get rid of it and just sort of chucks it away in frustration.

Head's... up.......

(The blood is starting to disturb him despite himself. He doesn't want this, not at all.)]

[WHICH IS TO SAY--

It's been a little bit, enough to make it so the days they'd spent in the dark parts of town don't weight down on Kashuu quite as heavily anymore. But even before then, he'd kept his room open to Lili (because it's very lonely, being empty as it is now, and he's more attuned to that loneliness now than he'd like to be). That means she's subject to his dumb, clingy whims, though...

Regardless of whether she's petting Cupcake or trying to study, Kashuu suddenly sets down the magazine he'd idly been leafing through to address her.]

Hey! Which one of these d'you think would look better on me?

[Pointing to two ridiculously similar sets of earrings on the page...]

Lili, how are you fairing?

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[ About two days after they've all been put back where they belong like so many of CERES's toys, Rapunzel winds her way to the flower shop where Lili works, hoping there are no questions about how she's figured out the schedule or why she isn't at work herself.

All part of the plan to basically prostrate herself before Lili and beg for forgiveness for the rest of eternity despite knowing she is a horrible, horrible, no-good, nasty human being who doesn't deserve it.

NO BIG DEAL!!!!!!!!!!!!

Time to ring the bell (?) and do her best to look as ~~cute~~ sorry as she looks. ]

[ the following is sent from an identified "chat noir", but the person on the other end is actually just vanilla chat noir, aka adrien.

and he's tired, yes, worn and slightly grieving, yet he has things to do and people to check up on. her name's still fresh in his mind, so— ]

hey lili.
it's chat noir, if you remember me.
you made it back, right?

[ please have made it back okay. ]

ATTACHMENT

Lili!! Are you there? Please tell me, did you see the sunrise this morning?! It was so radiant and heartwarming that it brought tears to my eyes! And, it also filled me with hope! It was such a precious sight. And it reminds me of our friendship!! Do you agree?!

Edited 2016-03-08 00:35 (UTC)

Lili-san, are you well?

[It's time for a flower shop scene if you're gonna swordhaus top level /muscle.

Vietnam sometimes scout out the local competition just in case. It's not so much she considers them rivals (since it's posing as a teahouse as well and sometimes she purposely orders from other flower shops to make up for some stock). But she still has to keep a look out to make sure to make sure the shop stays on top of its game, else her boss starts whining.

On a day where she's checking out this one shop, she enters to look around. The other staff members probably already know she's the other flower shop, but wait she hasn't seen Lili's face before even though they texted WHOOPS.]

So that is in season...

Lili-chan, it's Ima! I have a question~

[ This is very important! Which why he sounds soft and sweet, to try and get a genuine response. Fingers crossed! ]

Which do you think would look good on a guy with smooth, dark hair: A hair tie, a hair clip, or a headband?

I can't really ask anyone around at home, the person I want to give this to would find out... that's no fun. Do you mind helping me?

[ Sometime during school hours, and because he's a terrible student who can't pay attention in class, Jaune shoots Lili a text. ]

hey
its jaune
monster guy
not monster guy as in im a monster lol
im not a monster
no im the guy who fought that monster
i think you called me a buffoon
anyway
i wanna help with the festival preps!
you remember me right?

[Neji wouldn't dare say he was settled, but he sure was looking better off. Turning on the video feed with a tiny sigh, Neji could be seen sitting in his room, stoic as ever.] This is Lili, correct? My name is Hyuga Neji. You accompanied me on the first day CERES decided to place me in ViViD. I believe I owe you something.

[Pausing a second, and then deciding he didn't care to wait for unneeded confirmation, Neji lowers his head enough to be polite and not a fraction more. He's not done with his... introduction, he supposes. Though it's not rehearsed, every word is well measured anyway.] I acted in a manner unbecoming of shinobi and I also doubted your honesty and knowledge in regards to certain matters.

[Different transgressions, really.] For that, I apologize.

I also must apologize for the tardiness of this- Lee's been keeping me busy. [Yeah sure why not.]

Lili? It's Otome-- it's been awhile since we've last talked, hasn't it?

[ She may be only slightly concerned, but... well, teens are busy, it happens. It doesn't necessarily mean anything's wrong. ]

( It's a pretty normal day in the colony when Lili stumbles on Mutsu. He's finished up a day at Vietnam's flower shop when he stops in front of one bakery. It's one that he stops by fairly frequently but today, he's stopped right in front of the display window, eyeing what looks like to be fresh loaves of bread... )

[ The first time he had met Lili had been around the shopping district, the second time...had been at the school -- he figured the accessory shop was an easier place to look for Lili instead of the post cultural festival school grounds. The shop bell does its usual little ring when he enters, Mikazuki not having to look too terribly hard to find the dark haired girl. ]

Lili! [ A+ for effort for managing to resist squishing her cheeks like he had wanted to. He's been so touchy feely lately...now is really no different except for the fact he restrains himself because Lili strikes him as the type to slap his hands and scold him for it! ] Aha, sorry to come over during work but I think you're the best person to answer my question...do you mind?

Lili!

[HARK, A ROGUE KASHUU APPEARS to interrupt poor Lili's peaceful(????) day with - just being a barnacle, honestly. Who even knows where he came from?! But here he is, reaching out without pause to latch on to Lili's sleeve, which he now has a death grip on.]

There you are! Hey, you're not doing anything today, are you? I'm on my way into town but since you're here too, we might as well just go together, yeah?

[ SO... looks like Lili wants to come out to see the puppy. precious shiba inu puppy, named Ume! well, Hijikata didn't have a reason to disagree, so he said come on by - the door will be unlocked because what are manners.

so when Lili comes by, whether she opens the door or not... she'll hear LOTS OF YELLING! maybe some crashes... maybe a dog barking really loudly too!

hmm! what could it be! you'll definitely hear a familiar voice (Hijikata's) that's yelling something like 'Stay out of my sight!'... yes. he's angry. the tiny puppy running around the room in circles, barking in a confused manner to add to the noise and ruckus.

you'll probably see him trying to shove her, err... double into the closet!? ]

[ so here tsurumaru is, standing in front of the door of wherever she lives... maybe he asked for instructions before, asked a friend of hers (what friends lili), or just plain followed her home, who knows? but it's been a while since their last meeting, and he's brought along not one, not two, not three, but TEN entire gold-leaf cakes. he's going to get her to eat them, no matter what.

it's a bit of a hassle to hold ten cake boxes, though, so he reaches for her doorbell with his foot, quickly lowering his leg after he manages to press the button.

but maybe that wasn't good enough! so he's going to tack along a shouted greeting, too. ]

Hiiiii, Lili! Are you in there?

action; A FEW DAYS LATER

action; 5/9