Scenario 2 [Action/Video]

[alchemistsquery.livejournal.com]

[The vine catches Alfimi approaching the lake. Next on her "do something I've never done before" agenda is "swimming." She takes a moment, just staring at the water from the shore. She walks a little closer and stares some more. Eventually she moves her leg and puts a toe in the water. She pulls back almost instantly, looking surprised. After several attempts, she's finally comfortable enough and sits down on the edge of the lake and puts both legs in the water.]

This feels... strange.

Comments

[runawayalot.livejournal.com]

Where'd you get that?!

[alchemistsquery.livejournal.com]

It is mysterious to me, but it seems to be one of three things that are all that remains of Persönlichkeit. They seem to be linked to me ever since it fell apart. I don't really know how to explain it.

[runawayalot.livejournal.com]

[What the heck was that? Not that Laura is going to betray ignorance.] What's the other two?

[alchemistsquery.livejournal.com]

Oh, they're... [Two strange objects that look like oni masks (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v147/hazardswake/onimasks1a1.jpg) appear on either side of Alfimi. They slowly rotate around her.]

These.

[runawayalot.livejournal.com]

[:O!!!]

Where'd they come from? How come you have skulls?

[This is totally unfair Laura wants skulls, too!]

[alchemistsquery.livejournal.com]

They are much smaller versions of the ones I could summon in Persönlichkeit. I can control them a little as well.

[She gestures with her left hand and both the masks go flying forward a few feet before returning.]

[runawayalot.livejournal.com]

Do it again!!!

[alchemistsquery.livejournal.com]

Okay.

[She points in a different direction and the masks once again fly forward a little bit and come back.]

I do not know of a use for them out of battle.

[runawayalot.livejournal.com]

You could scare people with 'em! [This is clearly the proper use of floating oni masks.]

[alchemistsquery.livejournal.com]

You think so? [Alfimi studies the masks for a moment.] Do you think people would be afraid of them?

[runawayalot.livejournal.com]

Are you blind or somethin'?

[alchemistsquery.livejournal.com]

No.

But I am very familiar with how these look. I have seen them many times. So they do not scare me.

[runawayalot.livejournal.com]

You could somewhere dark at night and then when someone walks by you could shoot 'em out and then they'd probably scream and run away!

[TOTALLY AWESOME]

[alchemistsquery.livejournal.com]

That does sound like fun. Or maybe I could make them run towards me and then jump out of the darkness and... ... ... [Alfimi's not sure what she's supposed to do next] hug them?

[runawayalot.livejournal.com]

[what NO Alfimi what is wrong with you] No, dummy, you jump out and go "RAAAAAH!" [She demonstrates, hands held up like claws.]

[alchemistsquery.livejournal.com]

Oh, I see. Like this? [Alfimi mimics Laura, though her face looks cheerful rather than scary.]

[runawayalot.livejournal.com]

[facepalm]

You gotta look scary. Like a ferocious tiger!

[alchemistsquery.livejournal.com]

Oh! A tiger. Like KoRyuOh! I can try! [Now she is making the same face but with her mouth open.]

[runawayalot.livejournal.com]

Like who?

...you couldn't scare a mouse. A scaredy-cat mouse.

[alchemistsquery.livejournal.com]

Oh, he's the manifestation of one of the Chōkijin. We were enemies, but I got the chance to fight alongside him. He looks like a big tiger-human who wields many weapons.

Hmmm. I have never needed to scare before. Especially not mice.

[runawayalot.livejournal.com]

Cool!

Maybe you're just no good at it. But I bet we could get you better by Halloween.

[alchemistsquery.livejournal.com]

That might be a fun thing to work on! ...How do I get better?

[runawayalot.livejournal.com]

Um... I guess you gotta watch a lot of scary movies. And practice.

[alchemistsquery.livejournal.com]

I have never seen a movie before! That sounds like fun!

[runawayalot.livejournal.com]

Were you living under a rock or somethin'?! [How do you never see a movie?!]