[did lili leave two lesbians in charge of rearranging her home while she went to go and find her partner?
yeah, yeah she did!
so whatever kaoru was doing was interrupted with the announcement of "we're going to watch a performance. there's tea and cookies waiting for us" and then with those amazing skills of persuasion, she started to walk away and expected him to follow.
right back to their own home.
she raises a hand in greeting to junna and nana as they wander back in.]
[THE WORST PART...is that yeah, he just falls into his usual role and follows right after her with zero argument. He has an inkling of what might be going on solely because the word "performance" and "cookies" only points to one person he really knows, but simultaneously he has zero idea what he's walking into.
They arrive and he steps into the house right after Lili, also lifting a hand.]
Actually, I wasn't here in the first place. [High chance he was dicking around in the boutique again anyway. Hello.]
They'll find that Nana and Junna have made quick work of commandeering their home to suit their needs. Most of the furniture in the room has been pushed back against the walls save their bed, and what looks to be a table which is in the dead center of the room with a chair propped up against it. ]
Take your seats.
[ Junna pulls off her glasses, and with a tug of her hand lets her hair down.
[Yeah the tall ass banana tree of a girl in the room has her hair down as well so that's how you know this is s e r i o u s. Theatre ain't no joke, kids.
Anyway upon hearing the ruckus, Nana turns her head and smiles, waving at the two owners of the home]
Hello, hello~ We'll start in a moment.
[Need to get some stretching done first, which she does, cracking her neck a little and rubbing out her limbs. It's not a strenuous part by any means, but it's habit for all the stage girls to keep loose and attentive.]
[but she'll? go with it? she'll go and sit down on the bed, leaving enough room for kaoru to come and join her because they're just barely trying to get along now]
[Their house has been commandeered by scary performers and Kaoru knows he's kind of outnumbered here. He doesn't comment on the fact that everything's moved around, regarding Junna thoughtfully before grinning at Nana and moving out of the way.]
A private performance? What an honor. [But he settles on half of the bed while leaving a pretty wide gap between himself and Lili, chin resting on the palm of his hand and eyes attentive. Who signed off on this?]
[ Junna definitely notices the wide gap left between the two of them– what? Does one of them have cooties?
Regardless, Junna clasps her hands together, demanding all the attention in the room. ]
This play requires a larger cast than what we have readily available us so you're getting an abridged version. But with that said–
[ She looks to Nana, wordlessly directing her to get on her mark. And then she closes her eyes, silent and still for a moment. ]
Starlight–
[ Her eyes open, and Junna is suddenly so unlike herself. Her expressions, her voice, the way she moves and carries herself are suddenly so much softer and feminine– without the cold edge and sternness that otherwise always plagues her features. ]
– the tale of two women, torn apart by a world that would not allow them more than it believed they deserved. Flora and Claire met one summer evening, and that encounter changed their lives forevermore. Together they climbed and climbed towards a forbidden place, in hopes of having their wishes realized. This is their story.
[ The two move in unison, almost performing a dance of sorts.
The scene shifts, and then they're sitting– both silent for a moment before Junna springs to life. ]
Flora– I feel like I've known you my whole life.
[ Gingerly, Junna reaches for Nana's hands, holding one and guiding one of her palms to rest against Junna's face. ]
I don't understand.. how you feel so familiar to me. We've only just met but somehow I feel as if we've never been apart.
[Also... noticing that gap? Come now, Kaoru, Lili-chan doesn't have cooties. Does she have to give you both the talk later this afternoon?
She'll put that aside for now. The play has finally started, and just as Junna sheds her edges, Nana sheds her overwhelming friendliness in an instant, expression soft and kind as she also sits down, a hand gently cupping the other girl's cheek, stroking it with her thumb.]
Mm... I feel the same, as if we are ... connected somehow.
How I wish we could remain here, together.
[Slowly, she removes her hand with a sad tenderness, as if the very words are crushing her chest, her ability breathe -- but it is short-lived as "Flora" bounds back with eagerness, taking both of the hands into her own, cupping them gently]
You'll be here next year, won't you? [A firm nod]
If so, let us meet again, here, on the night of the star festival. I promise I will come!
[it's funny that they're blaming kaoru when honestly this is probably learned behavior because lili doesn't want him all that close to her
it's fine
but regardless she'll be the perfect audience member, hands politely in her lap as she watches the play begin. the two are clearly skilled and for just a moment, lili will allow herself to forget the violence and confusion that lays outside these walls. it's alright to partake in a story, just for a little while.
she may even smile a little, seeing the two of them so in their element]
[Yeah, this is 100% not Kaoru's fault, Lili just has him trained. On the other hand he's not thinking about that because he's thinking about what Nana told him about Starlight, watching the two girls fall into a performance with ease and fluidity.
While he's immersed in the story, he's also watching the behavior of both Junna and Nana and how they engage with one another. Things make a little more sense to him, and there's a soft smile of understanding as he lets his eyes drift between them.
But knowing the end of Starlight, he wonders about the journey. For once he's still and equally polite, letting the scene play out.]
[ Even while performing her attention never fully leaves her audience– though she is careful to not let that be apparent. A rigid performance, she's learned, one that doesn't take into account the reactions and expectations of an audience, isn't a good one.
"Claire" nods, resolute. A soft earnestness in her smile that Junna herself does not usually let anyone bear witness. ]
Next year! I can hardly wait–
[ The two break away and separate. Junna addresses her audience again, voice firm and unlike "Claire's". ]
And so a full cycle of seasons passed– Claire counted the days, the months, the moments and seconds until she would see Flora again. She could never quite fathom what it was that drew her to Flora so, but some things needed no explanation.
[ She gazes at Nana from the corner of her eye, brief before she turns to her audience again. ]
Some people simply belonged together– complements, two halves of one whole, we all yearn for someone to discover and accept the parts of us we keep hidden away or do not dare to unearth.
[ Junna and Nana move again, and the scene shifts but takes them all back to the same festival at a different time. ]
Flora!
[ Again, Junna reaches for Nana's hands. There's a giddy excitement in her voice, like a child who can barely contain her glee. ]
It's been a whole year..but you've hardly changed! Your smile.. the way you move, even your perfume! It's all the same.. it's all familiar.
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week 1, monday
yeah, yeah she did!
so whatever kaoru was doing was interrupted with the announcement of "we're going to watch a performance. there's tea and cookies waiting for us" and then with those amazing skills of persuasion, she started to walk away and expected him to follow.
right back to their own home.
she raises a hand in greeting to junna and nana as they wander back in.]
Hey. We're back.
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They arrive and he steps into the house right after Lili, also lifting a hand.]
Actually, I wasn't here in the first place. [High chance he was dicking around in the boutique again anyway. Hello.]
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[ Someone's impatient!
They'll find that Nana and Junna have made quick work of commandeering their home to suit their needs. Most of the furniture in the room has been pushed back against the walls save their bed, and what looks to be a table which is in the dead center of the room with a chair propped up against it. ]
Take your seats.
[ Junna pulls off her glasses, and with a tug of her hand lets her hair down.
Looks like she's serious about this! ]
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Anyway upon hearing the ruckus, Nana turns her head and smiles, waving at the two owners of the home]
Hello, hello~ We'll start in a moment.
[Need to get some stretching done first, which she does, cracking her neck a little and rubbing out her limbs. It's not a strenuous part by any means, but it's habit for all the stage girls to keep loose and attentive.]
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[but she'll? go with it? she'll go and sit down on the bed, leaving enough room for kaoru to come and join her because they're just barely trying to get along now]
Very well. Whenever you're ready.
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A private performance? What an honor. [But he settles on half of the bed while leaving a pretty wide gap between himself and Lili, chin resting on the palm of his hand and eyes attentive. Who signed off on this?]
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Regardless, Junna clasps her hands together, demanding all the attention in the room. ]
This play requires a larger cast than what we have readily available us so you're getting an abridged version. But with that said–
[ She looks to Nana, wordlessly directing her to get on her mark. And then she closes her eyes, silent and still for a moment. ]
Starlight–
[ Her eyes open, and Junna is suddenly so unlike herself. Her expressions, her voice, the way she moves and carries herself are suddenly so much softer and feminine– without the cold edge and sternness that otherwise always plagues her features. ]
– the tale of two women, torn apart by a world that would not allow them more than it believed they deserved. Flora and Claire met one summer evening, and that encounter changed their lives forevermore. Together they climbed and climbed towards a forbidden place, in hopes of having their wishes realized. This is their story.
[ The two move in unison, almost performing a dance of sorts.
The scene shifts, and then they're sitting– both silent for a moment before Junna springs to life. ]
Flora– I feel like I've known you my whole life.
[ Gingerly, Junna reaches for Nana's hands, holding one and guiding one of her palms to rest against Junna's face. ]
I don't understand.. how you feel so familiar to me. We've only just met but somehow I feel as if we've never been apart.
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She'll put that aside for now. The play has finally started, and just as Junna sheds her edges, Nana sheds her overwhelming friendliness in an instant, expression soft and kind as she also sits down, a hand gently cupping the other girl's cheek, stroking it with her thumb.]
Mm... I feel the same, as if we are ... connected somehow.
How I wish we could remain here, together.
[Slowly, she removes her hand with a sad tenderness, as if the very words are crushing her chest, her ability breathe -- but it is short-lived as "Flora" bounds back with eagerness, taking both of the hands into her own, cupping them gently]
You'll be here next year, won't you? [A firm nod]
If so, let us meet again, here, on the night of the star festival. I promise I will come!
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it's fine
but regardless she'll be the perfect audience member, hands politely in her lap as she watches the play begin. the two are clearly skilled and for just a moment, lili will allow herself to forget the violence and confusion that lays outside these walls. it's alright to partake in a story, just for a little while.
she may even smile a little, seeing the two of them so in their element]
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While he's immersed in the story, he's also watching the behavior of both Junna and Nana and how they engage with one another. Things make a little more sense to him, and there's a soft smile of understanding as he lets his eyes drift between them.
But knowing the end of Starlight, he wonders about the journey. For once he's still and equally polite, letting the scene play out.]
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"Claire" nods, resolute. A soft earnestness in her smile that Junna herself does not usually let anyone bear witness. ]
Next year! I can hardly wait–
[ The two break away and separate. Junna addresses her audience again, voice firm and unlike "Claire's". ]
And so a full cycle of seasons passed– Claire counted the days, the months, the moments and seconds until she would see Flora again. She could never quite fathom what it was that drew her to Flora so, but some things needed no explanation.
[ She gazes at Nana from the corner of her eye, brief before she turns to her audience again. ]
Some people simply belonged together– complements, two halves of one whole, we all yearn for someone to discover and accept the parts of us we keep hidden away or do not dare to unearth.
[ Junna and Nana move again, and the scene shifts but takes them all back to the same festival at a different time. ]
Flora!
[ Again, Junna reaches for Nana's hands. There's a giddy excitement in her voice, like a child who can barely contain her glee. ]
It's been a whole year..but you've hardly changed! Your smile.. the way you move, even your perfume! It's all the same.. it's all familiar.