# video / action

[himemiya_anthy]

[There's a quiet rustle, and the blur of green gradually begins to separate into whites, blacks, browns. An eye fills the mirror, framed by a thin black rim.

Any minute now, the eye will blink.

Any minute now.]

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[himemiya_anthy]

[It's probably easier to keep things neat when the closet is usable, in any case. Regrettably, Anthy's octopus float didn't make the trip here with her.

She takes a few careful steps inside, far enough to leave room for Utena to follow, and stops to give the room a unhurried once-over.

It's clean, but nonetheless lived-in.]

Utena-sama...

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[revolutionized]

[She's moving to close the door, but she glances to Anthy and tilts her head.]

Hm?

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[himemiya_anthy]

[Anthy hesitates, but just for a moment.]

When...when was it that you came here?

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[revolutionized]

Huh. [Utena puts a hand on her hip and frowns, thinking back.] It's odd, but I've been here twice. I was here last winter...until the spring, and then I came back. I've been here since the summer.

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[himemiya_anthy]

[That is odd; it also wasn't quite what Anthy meant. She speaks more slowly this time, searching for words.]

When you came back here...what had happened? Before you came?

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[revolutionized]

Hm. [Utena frowns, thinks back...and then the memory returns to her.] Ruka-senpai had come back from the hospital, and Shiori-san...

[The thought of Shiori appears to make her uncomfortable, and she glances away, clears her throat.] After that, Juri-senpai and I had a duel. [She bites the inside of her lip. That had been a strange duel.] And then, well, I ended up here.

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[himemiya_anthy]

Ah, I see.

[She doesn't exactly relax, but she moves further in, returning her attention to the room.]

I don't think I am hungry, after all.

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[revolutionized]

[A blink.] All right. No tea, either?

[And Utena slips off her shoes, unwinds the scarf around her neck to put it away.] Do you need a tour? Er, but it's the same as our old dorm, so maybe you don't.

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[himemiya_anthy]

[Anthy's only answer is a vague smile before she begins to remove her own shoes, smoothing her the pleated skirt as she leans down. The white shift is folded neatly under a bush somewhere well behind them.]

It may not be necessary, Utena-sama.

[Mostly the same, but not caked with decades of dust. The requirement that each victor inhabit a different room can be inconvenient.

She spares a moment of regret for the octopus float.]

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[revolutionized]

If you're sure...

[She gives Anthy a quizzical look, but that's really nothing new. Many of Anthy's idiosyncrasies were lost on Utena, and their time apart hasn't changed that.] Once you settle in, I can show you around the Gardens...er, that's what everyone calls this place.