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Your Love Keeps Lifting Me Higher
Who: EVERYONE
Where: THE ACTUAL MOON
When: Friday, May 27th through Sunday, May 29th!
Summary: THIS IS YOUR MOD-PROVIDED OPEN LOG FOR FOURTH WALL PROMAGEDDON!
Rating: May vary by thread, please mark accordingly!
Log:
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☆ YOU ARE HERE ☆
LOCATIONS OF NOTE:
• REDUCED G MOON BALLROOM
Accessible only via the balcony that connects back through to the regular ballroom, this unusual section of the moon base is the only major room in which the gravity more closely reflects that of the actual moon, as opposed to being artificially enhanced to better simulate the conditions Earthside. The dance floor is situated approximately fifteen feet below the balcony, recessed into the moon's surface where the rest of the base sits at ground level, and overhead a massive domed ceiling lets in a magnificent view of outer space, the moon's surface, and all the surrounding stars. The acoustics are just as good as those of the standard ballroom, and this dance floor will feature the same music as the other; the only appreciable difference is that in the Reduced G Moon Ballroom, gravity is mostly optional and you're liable to find as many couples spinning through the open air as you are with solid ground beneath their feet. Try not to get trapped in the middle with no momentum, or you might just need a rescue from some considerate stranger!
• REGULAR BALLROOM
A more traditional ballroom for the more traditional partygoer on the moon base: hardwood floors, vaulted ceilings, crystal chandeliers, and tasteful music. Of particular note are the balcony doors at the north end of the ballroom, which lead onto the observation balcony that overlooks the Reduced Gravity Moon Ballroom! Please don't block those doors; they're the only way in or out!
• DINING ROOM AND BUFFET
GOOD FOOD, GOOD MEAT, GOOD GRIEF, LET'S EAT! The dining room is an area accessible from both the ballroom and the hallway that leads between the reception area and the dorms, featuring scores upon scores of tables of varying sizes that might seat as little as two or as many as eight. On days when the party isn't in full swing, buffet-style meals will be served over a period of two hours at three times during the day — breakfast, lunch, and dinner. When the party is jumping, however, the table will remain perpetually stocked with entrees, sides, and of course a full complement of magnificent desserts for people to feast and snack upon as they so choose!
• DORMS AND SLEEPING AREAS
Your moon base home-away-from-home for the next three days! In the massive dorm wing of the base, you'll find vast corridors of hostel-style bunks available to be claimed. Unclaimed bunks will signal their availability by having their curtains open and empty bunk displayed; though the privacy curtains and beds themselves boast no particular security features, each bunk does come with a reasonably-sized trunk for storing a guest's belongings. Upon claiming the bunk, a guest will be prompted to register their trunk with a thumbprint, which thereafter will be used to lock and unlock their trunk. If you're worried about something happening to your belongings or valuables, feel free to lock them up for safekeeping!
• INDOOR GREENHOUSE AND FLOWER GARDEN
A secluded place where partygoers can retreat from the festivities for a little while, whether it be to catch their breath, for a tête-à-tête, or anything else that might involve the desire for a little more peace and quiet. Featuring small walking paths, real fresh flowers, and even a small inches-deep artificial burbling brook, the moon base garden looks to be a little slice of the planet Earth preserved here in outer space. Seems like all that's missing are the wild Pokemon!
• LIBRARY, MUSIC ROOM, SPA, AND ARCADE
An assortment of four general leisure rooms in the western wing of the Moon Base, most of which are fairly self-explanatory! So, if you feel so inclined, take some time to stop in, poke around, and enjoy yourself in:
▶ THE LIBRARY, which features muted lighting, plenty of hardwood paneling, and a quiet atmosphere for reading a book in one of the cozy armchairs or piling up a dozen to peruse at one of the available tables. You're welcome to find the usual Pokemon-ified standard fare of books here; unfortunately, research-inclined people digging for secrets about the moon base, Pokemon, or other such nonfiction topics aren't likely to unearth anything of any particular note this time. Alas!
▶ THE MUSIC ROOM, which boasts a wide array of instruments available for the guests to make use of, including a grand piano, a few guitars (both acoustic and electric), and a general assortment of other choices from the brass, string, wind, and percussion families.
▶ THE SPA FACILITIES, where guests are welcome to unwind and relax in the various pools, hot tubs, and mineral baths available. Swimsuits and towels are provided in the built-in changing rooms for anyone interested in making use of the spa!
▶ THE ARCADE, containing plenty of video games, games of skill, and other such electronic amusements for patrons to pass the time away with. Skee-Ball and Dance Dance Eeveelution are, of course, particular standouts from the array, but there are plenty of other traditional games to be found in here. You can also find playing cards, board games, and other low-tech amusements in here, as well!
• CRYSTAL GARDEN AND TERRACE
A beautiful garden-like area filled with growing crystals located just outside the moon base, visible from the windows in the moon ballroom and accessible via a warm-lit terrace that leads out onto what appears to be the planet's surface itself. It appears that some unseen apparatus is maintaining an area of atmosphere over the expanse of the garden, rendering it safe for guests to wander and explore even without the benefit of space suits or oxygen tanks. However, being a part of the actual surface of the moon, it is possible that perusing among the crystals will net you an encounter with a wild Pokemon, so be careful where you tread among the crystals!
This is the only area where wild Pokemon can be battled and captured, and being that it is on the planet's surface, note also that this area is subject to reduced gravity, similar to the moon ballroom! The wild Pokemon you can find out here are as follows:
Cleffa, Clefairy, Clefable, Staryu, Starmie, Lunatone, Solrock, Elgyem,
Beheeyem, Jigglypuff, Togepi, Carbink, Boldore, Gigalith, Aron, Crustle
All Pokemon will be Level 20-30!
• HOLODECK
At first glance, the holodeck appears to be simply a vast open room criss-crossed with yellow grid lines, looming in the northwest corner of the moon base. However, once inside, a visitor may find that the holodeck is much more than it appears: a virtual reality facility capable of recreating familiar places by a combination of transported matter, replicated matter, tractor beams, and shaped force fields.
Though the holodeck comes with a variety of standard preprogrammed environments to play with and experience — an average beach, a deep forest, an unremarkable porch in someone's generic backyard — its greatest facet is its ability to recreate environments and places from its users' memories. Been missing home for a long time? The holodeck can take you (and your guests) back there — for as long as you've got it activated, at least. Please remember to use it sparingly and in small doses, lest you become addicted to the fantasy and not the reality!
(Mod Note: To clarify, the holodeck is here to indulge a character's (and by extension a player's) imagination. You are by no means limited to just the uses detailed above; if you'd like your character to fantasize about being in a 1920s gangster setting and play around with it as a prompt that takes place on the holodeck, you can feel free to do so! Note that the holodeck comes with safety features that will prevent a character from suffering serious injury (either from themselves, from the environment, or from other people using the holodeck simultaneously), but it is possible to get some bumps, bruises, and scrapes from the experience! Feel free to ask us if you're not sure what you can do with it, but generally speaking it's there to be played with, so don't hesitate to play with it!)
☆ IMPORTANT THINGS TO REMEMBER: ☆
• THE GENERAL PROM SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS:
Friday, May 27th — Arrival at the Moon Base; FREE DAY FOR OPEN EXPLORING!
Saturday, May 28th — Red Carpet Moon Gala!
Sunday, May 29th —route_29's 6-Year Anniversary!
• The premise for how your characters arrived on the moon can be found RIGHT OVER HERE! Feel free to be confused and bewildered by this...lunar-cy!
• We recommend putting your character's location in the header of your comment, or if you're doing multiple locations in the same comment, mark them clearly so people can find you more easily!
If you're a former or current player in Route and haven't submitted your Transfer Application for Victory Road, there's still time; you can find it RIGHT OVER HERE!
• To all of our players — whether you've been here for six years or six minutes, whether you've played a dozen characters or just one — thank you so much for playing here and making Route the great place it's been for all this time. We've had some great memories together, and it's been a delight and a privilege to play with and mod for all of you. ♥
☆ PROM DIRECTORY ☆
* Characters marked with an asterisk are not currently members of Route.
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☆ QUICK LINKS ☆
THE PROM-SPECIFIC INFOPOST | THE FOURTH-WALL-SPECIFIC INFOPOST | QUESTIONS AND INQUIRIES HOTLINE | WALK THE MOON
Where: THE ACTUAL MOON
When: Friday, May 27th through Sunday, May 29th!
Summary: THIS IS YOUR MOD-PROVIDED OPEN LOG FOR FOURTH WALL PROMAGEDDON!
Rating: May vary by thread, please mark accordingly!
Log:
☆ YOU ARE HERE ☆
LOCATIONS OF NOTE:
Accessible only via the balcony that connects back through to the regular ballroom, this unusual section of the moon base is the only major room in which the gravity more closely reflects that of the actual moon, as opposed to being artificially enhanced to better simulate the conditions Earthside. The dance floor is situated approximately fifteen feet below the balcony, recessed into the moon's surface where the rest of the base sits at ground level, and overhead a massive domed ceiling lets in a magnificent view of outer space, the moon's surface, and all the surrounding stars. The acoustics are just as good as those of the standard ballroom, and this dance floor will feature the same music as the other; the only appreciable difference is that in the Reduced G Moon Ballroom, gravity is mostly optional and you're liable to find as many couples spinning through the open air as you are with solid ground beneath their feet. Try not to get trapped in the middle with no momentum, or you might just need a rescue from some considerate stranger!
• REGULAR BALLROOM
A more traditional ballroom for the more traditional partygoer on the moon base: hardwood floors, vaulted ceilings, crystal chandeliers, and tasteful music. Of particular note are the balcony doors at the north end of the ballroom, which lead onto the observation balcony that overlooks the Reduced Gravity Moon Ballroom! Please don't block those doors; they're the only way in or out!
• DINING ROOM AND BUFFET
GOOD FOOD, GOOD MEAT, GOOD GRIEF, LET'S EAT! The dining room is an area accessible from both the ballroom and the hallway that leads between the reception area and the dorms, featuring scores upon scores of tables of varying sizes that might seat as little as two or as many as eight. On days when the party isn't in full swing, buffet-style meals will be served over a period of two hours at three times during the day — breakfast, lunch, and dinner. When the party is jumping, however, the table will remain perpetually stocked with entrees, sides, and of course a full complement of magnificent desserts for people to feast and snack upon as they so choose!
• DORMS AND SLEEPING AREAS
Your moon base home-away-from-home for the next three days! In the massive dorm wing of the base, you'll find vast corridors of hostel-style bunks available to be claimed. Unclaimed bunks will signal their availability by having their curtains open and empty bunk displayed; though the privacy curtains and beds themselves boast no particular security features, each bunk does come with a reasonably-sized trunk for storing a guest's belongings. Upon claiming the bunk, a guest will be prompted to register their trunk with a thumbprint, which thereafter will be used to lock and unlock their trunk. If you're worried about something happening to your belongings or valuables, feel free to lock them up for safekeeping!
• INDOOR GREENHOUSE AND FLOWER GARDEN
A secluded place where partygoers can retreat from the festivities for a little while, whether it be to catch their breath, for a tête-à-tête, or anything else that might involve the desire for a little more peace and quiet. Featuring small walking paths, real fresh flowers, and even a small inches-deep artificial burbling brook, the moon base garden looks to be a little slice of the planet Earth preserved here in outer space. Seems like all that's missing are the wild Pokemon!
• LIBRARY, MUSIC ROOM, SPA, AND ARCADE
An assortment of four general leisure rooms in the western wing of the Moon Base, most of which are fairly self-explanatory! So, if you feel so inclined, take some time to stop in, poke around, and enjoy yourself in:
▶ THE LIBRARY, which features muted lighting, plenty of hardwood paneling, and a quiet atmosphere for reading a book in one of the cozy armchairs or piling up a dozen to peruse at one of the available tables. You're welcome to find the usual Pokemon-ified standard fare of books here; unfortunately, research-inclined people digging for secrets about the moon base, Pokemon, or other such nonfiction topics aren't likely to unearth anything of any particular note this time. Alas!
▶ THE MUSIC ROOM, which boasts a wide array of instruments available for the guests to make use of, including a grand piano, a few guitars (both acoustic and electric), and a general assortment of other choices from the brass, string, wind, and percussion families.
▶ THE SPA FACILITIES, where guests are welcome to unwind and relax in the various pools, hot tubs, and mineral baths available. Swimsuits and towels are provided in the built-in changing rooms for anyone interested in making use of the spa!
▶ THE ARCADE, containing plenty of video games, games of skill, and other such electronic amusements for patrons to pass the time away with. Skee-Ball and Dance Dance Eeveelution are, of course, particular standouts from the array, but there are plenty of other traditional games to be found in here. You can also find playing cards, board games, and other low-tech amusements in here, as well!
• CRYSTAL GARDEN AND TERRACE
A beautiful garden-like area filled with growing crystals located just outside the moon base, visible from the windows in the moon ballroom and accessible via a warm-lit terrace that leads out onto what appears to be the planet's surface itself. It appears that some unseen apparatus is maintaining an area of atmosphere over the expanse of the garden, rendering it safe for guests to wander and explore even without the benefit of space suits or oxygen tanks. However, being a part of the actual surface of the moon, it is possible that perusing among the crystals will net you an encounter with a wild Pokemon, so be careful where you tread among the crystals!
This is the only area where wild Pokemon can be battled and captured, and being that it is on the planet's surface, note also that this area is subject to reduced gravity, similar to the moon ballroom! The wild Pokemon you can find out here are as follows:
Beheeyem, Jigglypuff, Togepi, Carbink, Boldore, Gigalith, Aron, Crustle
All Pokemon will be Level 20-30!
• HOLODECK
At first glance, the holodeck appears to be simply a vast open room criss-crossed with yellow grid lines, looming in the northwest corner of the moon base. However, once inside, a visitor may find that the holodeck is much more than it appears: a virtual reality facility capable of recreating familiar places by a combination of transported matter, replicated matter, tractor beams, and shaped force fields.
Though the holodeck comes with a variety of standard preprogrammed environments to play with and experience — an average beach, a deep forest, an unremarkable porch in someone's generic backyard — its greatest facet is its ability to recreate environments and places from its users' memories. Been missing home for a long time? The holodeck can take you (and your guests) back there — for as long as you've got it activated, at least. Please remember to use it sparingly and in small doses, lest you become addicted to the fantasy and not the reality!
(Mod Note: To clarify, the holodeck is here to indulge a character's (and by extension a player's) imagination. You are by no means limited to just the uses detailed above; if you'd like your character to fantasize about being in a 1920s gangster setting and play around with it as a prompt that takes place on the holodeck, you can feel free to do so! Note that the holodeck comes with safety features that will prevent a character from suffering serious injury (either from themselves, from the environment, or from other people using the holodeck simultaneously), but it is possible to get some bumps, bruises, and scrapes from the experience! Feel free to ask us if you're not sure what you can do with it, but generally speaking it's there to be played with, so don't hesitate to play with it!)
• THE GENERAL PROM SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS:
Saturday, May 28th — Red Carpet Moon Gala!
Sunday, May 29th —
route_29's 6-Year Anniversary!• The premise for how your characters arrived on the moon can be found RIGHT OVER HERE! Feel free to be confused and bewildered by this...lunar-cy!
• We recommend putting your character's location in the header of your comment, or if you're doing multiple locations in the same comment, mark them clearly so people can find you more easily!
If you're a former or current player in Route and haven't submitted your Transfer Application for Victory Road, there's still time; you can find it RIGHT OVER HERE!
• To all of our players — whether you've been here for six years or six minutes, whether you've played a dozen characters or just one — thank you so much for playing here and making Route the great place it's been for all this time. We've had some great memories together, and it's been a delight and a privilege to play with and mod for all of you. ♥
* Characters marked with an asterisk are not currently members of Route.
THE PROM-SPECIFIC INFOPOST | THE FOURTH-WALL-SPECIFIC INFOPOST | QUESTIONS AND INQUIRIES HOTLINE | WALK THE MOON
Rakka | Haibane Renmei
[The moon. The moon, the moon, the moon, the moon. Rakka couldn't believe it, she could scarcely believe anything that had been happening in the past few hours but, look. She was walking around on another new planet! Even the entrance is interesting to the young teen who's taken to giving a twirl to get a good look at it, and showing off the neat little dress she now has. A new sight for the normally, plainly dressed girl - and thank goodness; it even comes with wing slits!
Yes. This party seems to have, among it's varied guests, a young angel. charcoal grew wings and halo, the whole bit. After everything else this month has chosen to be, with it's weirdness and some of the talks she's had... getting to be what she used to be was a cause for celebration wasn't it?
There's an excitement to this, she thinks, along with that bursting curiosity. Time to explore! Which will take her through the side rooms, peering at the spa and greenhouse, and poking around the library's stacks. The buffet smells delicious, and the crystal garden is beautiful.
And through it all, Rakka's got one Pokemon at her side: a sprightly Togetic flittering around her shoulders, as excited as his owner is.]
B: Friday; Reduced G ballroom
[The first day has turned out to be a day of exploration of the highest order. The young Haibane has, by now, been through every room. Except one, and guess what that one is. And Rakka was not a heavy person to begin with, so when she finds herself stepping into the other ballroom she's very nearly walking on air already. and Naturally she nearly falls on her face. But only once!
Maybe twiceRegardless, you'll soon catch her making quick hops and strides across the room, flanked by her Togetic, Kuu, and occasionally a Tranquill. She needs to be careful about her dress, but that's a minor annoyance.
And it pales in comparison to being able to fly... or the closest Rakka's ever gotten to it.]
C: Saturday; Ballrooms
[The main event, the big bash... Rakka's never been to a prom before. And, frankly, she had only the foggiest idea what a prom is. As the party really commences, Rakka is not one of the people right out there. She's... not exactly what you'd call a wallflower, but... she's mingling by the walls for the most part. She's not that great at getting into the middle of it all, but hey she's still the pleasant Rakka. She's not going to just stick to one spot.
No, she'll be around, possibly even trying (keyword trying) to dance a little on her own. It's... understandably silly, but she's making the effort. And Rakka sticks around for most of the party, only breaking away to the other ballroom at a point. Where it's quieter, more then likely.
And it's just for a little while, really. Honest. She just wants to spend a few moments more looking through the glass domed ceiling. The moon is out there, and the world of Pokemon, and everything else. It's just all so big, and if Rakka thinks about it enough... She'll start to think about how small she is.
Only a few moments.]
D: Choose your own adventure!
[Rakka's all over the place around here, especially on Sunday. You want to find her? Go right ahead!]
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<Oh! Hey, Rakka. What's up?>
[Birdfriend is talking in her head, yes.]
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Which is followed up by another doubletake as she hears that familiar voice... inside her head.]
....Tobias? [She turns again, almost in a full circle. She's looking around the room, but she can't see...] I can hear you, but... where are you?
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[He looks up at her, tilting his head.]
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[There's a beat... blinkblink.
And then she gasps.]
Tobias! A-are you alright? Oh no...! [Whoops. now she's panicking.]
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[See? No problems here.]
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[And then panicked about this. Whoops again. Her Togetic also decides to land on the table, looking between his trainer and the bird. So many flying types recently.]
You must have turned back into a bird the same way I got my wings.
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[He looks up at the Togetic a bit warily. Hello...]
<I like having my wings back, even if it means I lose having thumbs.>
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I hope it is... [She wouldn't want to know that Tobias is stuck in a form that he disliked.]
So... this really is what you're supposed to look like most of the time? [Despite being, well, an angel in all but name, Rakka's honestly intrigued by this.] I've never seen a bird like this.
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<Yeah, it is. I'm a red-tailed hawk. Guess where the name comes from.>
[He fans his rust-colored tail out a bit, and hops around on the table.]
<I'm a bird of prey, so I hunt things for food. I've got territory at home in the wilderness behind the house of one of my friends.>
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Wooow, a red-tailed hawk? [There's something about it that makes Rakka's eyes light up, and she circles the table to get a better look at him.]
The only birds I've seen the most of are crows. I've never seen one like this!
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<Mm. There's a lot of different birds in the area where I live. There's an owl who I share territory with, but since he hunts at night and I hunt during the day there's not that much of a problem.>
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That's amazing! [And now she's repeating herself.] So that means... you were really living like a bird does.
[And it's kind of hitting her how real that is.]
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[Buuut that just raises the next question for her.]
Ax? Is that a friend of yours?
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Lien for your thoughts? [ She's smiling easily but hopefully that action didn't startle the winged girl too badly. ]
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ahem. That said, the poor girl does hop a little at the suddenness of Yang, a movement that might have gone unnoticed... if it didn't lift Rakka a good foot in the air.]
O-oh, Yang...! You're here. [And another face she recognizes! Her smile comes just as easy.]
Uh, I was just looking out at... the world? And everything else that's out there.
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I didn't want to interrupt. You're right though— [ Yang angled her head to look up and smile. Are her eyes somehow... brighter, now? It seems like it. ] —it's beautiful. I never thought I'd see something like this, ever.
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... Yeah. [She casts her gaze up again, not before cutting Yang a quick glance. She looked... happy. She should be, they both were!] So many stars out there, and we even get to be on the moon! I never thought I would be able to do something like this either. It feels like...
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She turned to Rakka and grinned. ] —like it's out of this world...?
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[...Okay, it takes her a few seconds, but that's definitely bringing a laugh out of Rakka. Puns, the highest form of humor!]
Hehe! Yes, exactly! [Literally, in this case. Whew.] If I didn't already know, I think I would just believe I'm dreaming right now. Being on the moon, and seeing all of these people, and all my friends again...
[It's just a little overwhelming. And part of why she's here in the first place.]
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Yeah, I know what you mean. It's unreal. No one I know back home would ever believe me! [ Not that they would believe her stories making poison lizards, dust birds, and fire dogs do battle against psychic cows and giant bugs either but hey. It's all relative. ]
You look like you're having a good time, though. That's cool. I... uh... [ And now that she's had time to look at more than just Rakka's expression, something else clicks in her mind. Something that was otherwise out of place. Yang cannot help but point, dumbfounded. ] Are those... real?
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I think some people would believe me if I did... [Kana probably, maybe Hikari. If she could tell Kuu and Reki about it...
But now Rakka's focus is on Yang, hearing her uncharacteristically slow down. Somehow, she knows just what Yang's looking at. It is of course what everyone's been so excited to point out these last few days.]
Heehee... [The first sound to escape Rakka's lips is a light laugh. Yang can obviously see her wings, but really the least she can do is spin on her heels and give her a better look. Her dress billows out in the light gravity. It is adorable.]
They are! [She looks back over her shoulder.] Do... you like them?
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That doesn't mean it isn't without some stumbling on her end, as she copes with what she's seeing. ]
Yeah, I do! They go great with your... [ She points up at the crown of her own head. What was the word again. ] Halo?
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Hehe! There's that too! But I have to let you know I'm not an angel. [or else she'll be going through that conversation yet again.] The truth is, I'm just a Haibane, which doesn't have anything to do with that.
[....] I think.