doctor, doctor, give me the news!

[beathollow]

Who: Kenkou and visitors
When: First night into Day 1
Where: Kenkou dorms
What: our sickly victorian children need rest
Warnings: TBA

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[selfportraiture]

[oh right, the turbo bitch--]

...

Okay, but isn't it creepy that they gave you something that you haven't owned in a long time? How did they even do that?

[beathollow]

... I don't know. It doesn't make sense. ... But it feels like... an old friend finally came back home.

[selfportraiture]

[... Oh.

She's still creeped out by the implications, but... "an old friend", huh? That's right. Mafuyu's plush rabbit. Mafuyu's lost childhood.

... She should just be happy for her, instead of stressing Mafuyu out unnecessarily over the situation.]

... Then I'm glad. Really. You deserve to have something nice from your childhood. When we get out of here, you should bring it with you.

[beathollow]

I want to. ... I might need to keep it elsewhere so it can stay safe, though.

( she'd been running to kanade's place, yes, but- what was her plan?



there was no plan. she had to get out of that house, and anything else was secondary at best. )

... I think you've seen everything of this place that is mine to show.

[undefinery]

I can't believe you both ditched me while I was being perfectly social--

[ Poking her head in. ]

[selfportraiture]

[And she just rolls her eyes.]

Don't be dramatic. We weren't that far away. These dorms aren't that big.

[beathollow]

Botan asked to see.

( after a moment, she looks down and then back up to blossom and holds up a dark brown rabbit toy. )

I got this.

[undefinery]

Oh, it's cute! Is that why you went with "Usagi"?

[selfportraiture]

Yeah, it does make sense... still, I think we can do better now that we're all together.

[Rude, Ena. But also.

Matchies. :(]

We didn't get to help with the brainstorming for you.

[beathollow]

No, Hoshimi suggested "Rabbit" as a name after something in my yearbook page when we were trapped. I just... tweaked it a little.

( she pauses. )

I don't mind it as a nickname. But...

( here she feels a bit... bashful? )

I feel a little left out somehow.

[undefinery]

Well, we can fix that! Not that I'm a flower expert, but between the two of us, we can come up with something perfectly cute and matching!

Yours Truly came up with a bunch of good ones.

[ Heheheheheh. ]

[selfportraiture]

[She wants to argue this just to be contrary but also... she can't........... Mizuki truly did come up with most of the good names.]

Then let's come up with something that matches, at least a little. There are winter flowers if we want to play off of meaning and your screenname, like Snowdrop or Camellia.

[A beat.

She thinks about Camellia's flower meaning and wrinkles her nose.]

Okay, maybe not Camellia.

[beathollow]

( she perks up a little at 'snowdrop'. )

... Hope, rebirth and new beginnings.

( given how symbolism leaks into their work as a lyricist and as an artist respectively, it's no question that she knows the meaning of a snowdrop. that... sounds. nice, actually. )

[undefinery]

Snowdrop is cute!

[ Mizuki won't be mad if it wins. ]

But let's see, if Botan's going winter flowers... then I'll go for purple ones! There's Wisteria, or Lavender, or Violet--maybe Sumire? I think bunnies like eating some of those, if you want to still keep that association.

[beathollow]

Mm.... Wisteria or Sumire both sound nice... But I think...

( ...

what does she think? she closes her eyes in thought, holding the little rabbit toy close. )

... I think that I like "Snowdrop".

[selfportraiture]

[Ena is going to be insufferable about this--but anyway, this is... fun? Spending this time together in this dorm room. Shitty situation aside...

It's kind of nice to just think about it being fun.]

Snowdrop it is. It does feel like it fits pretty well. And now we all match.

[undefinery]

[ Mizuki is already braced for it. ]

Mmhm! Even Botan can come up with some good names when she tries.

[beathollow]

Ah, you still have that energy...

( energy... to bully. )

... I also think that we should have a name for her, so we aren't putting her in danger. ... I think... "Carnation" would suit her?

[selfportraiture]

Hey! What do you mean "even me"?!

[rudeass.



Oh, we're talking about something important.]

Carnation... yeah, that's a good one. Good idea. It was getting awkward trying to talk around her, honestly.

[undefinery]

[ A little hum that doesn't answer Ena's accusation-- ]

That's all of us, then!

[beathollow]

Mm. ... It feels a bit lighter now, despite everything. But yes, it was- weird, trying to talk about her...

[selfportraiture]

[Don't mind Ena taking a moment to give Mizuki an ugly look.

And then she clears her throat, straightening. Right.]

Yeah, I think so too. And we definitely don't want to put her in any danger, no matter what. Hopefully she just never gets dragged here, though.

... It's already weird it's the three of us, isn't it?

[undefinery]

It's definitely weird. Why us?

[ Because we're cute-- ]

[beathollow]

That isn't the only mystery...

( ... )

Blossom. What is the last thing that you remember from back home?

[selfportraiture]

[definitely because they're cute.

But.

Oh right. Ena'd almost forgotten the weird time discrepancy thing; she grimaces, but stays silent for Mizuki to answer.]