▸ take a breath and relax

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Characters: OU!Minako Arisato; OPEN
Setting: Random hallways, music room
Format: Action this time around, please!
Summary: Minako's checking up on her dreaming friends, doing night patrol, and playing music. All the while quietly worrying.
Warnings: Should stay PG13.

MUSIC ROOM
[She's in her usual spot at the piano, playing a few songs half-heartedly. A while ago she'd told Minami that she wasn't much of a singer, and it was true-- she preferred humming. But all those nights alone spent at Mandragora wasn't for naught. She pauses after a moment and starts up a new song, her voice raising softly and gently with it.]

Kaze no koe hikari no tsubu madoromu kimi ni sosogu
Wasurenai yasashii hohoemi kanashisa ni kakushita hitomi wo...

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RANDOM HALLWAYS
[At the beginning of this fiasco, Minako wanted to help some of the people who were 'jumping' into dreams to awake up the dreamers. She knew the deep, dark secrets of her teammates, at least. Nothing they dreamed could phase her. But after she thought it over a little, she decided that she was better off protecting them outside in the real world-- their physical bodies were just as important as the state of their mind, after all. What if the Tower admins took advantage of the dreamers...? And she wanted the chance to think things over, besides. About Minami, about Strega Minato...about herself.

It wasn't like her to be so paranoid, but after being 'asleep' for so long, she's had enough. She keeps missing important events, keeps missing the things her friends are doing. She doesn't want to sleep anymore. She had enough of that when she was the Seal.

With a number of the Night Patrol guards dreaming, she'd taken it on herself to pick up their routes. She can be found hacking and slashing through monsters in the hallway during the night, an intense look on her face as she takes all of them down. Occasionally she'll pause by a doorway and peek inside, making sure one of her friends is alright.]

Comments

[complementing]

[When she finishes this song she turns back to her with a smile.]

Do you have any requests?

[saudadist]

I don't know any songs. [ She does, but she'd actually have to sing along to let Minako know how to play it and she'd rather not do that. ]

[complementing]

None at all? That's a bummer...music is a great way to relieve stress and relate to others. Would you like to learn some?

[saudadist]

[ She feels herself starting to sweat under the questions, and she makes a point not to look directly at Minako if she can help it. It's just so strange being spoken to like this. Regular conversation, someone treating her like a regular ol' person? Bizarre. ]

I...have to go.

[complementing]

[A worried expression goes across her face.]

Ah, wait, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to put so much pressure on you. I've been told I can be a little overbearing, but I just wanted to be friendly.

[saudadist]

It's...it's not that. [ She doesn't know what to make of this girl. So friendly and outgoing, reaching out to others like herself, and then she's so sincere too? Lucy's only come across such people a few times in her life, and she didn't know what to do for those other times either. ]

[complementing]

...oh, then...what is it?

[For her part, Minako is confused as to what might be driving this girl away. Unless it was the music after all?]

[saudadist]

Not exactly a...people person.

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...oh. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to put you on the spot. Can I at least know your name?

[saudadist]

[ A name . . . no one usually asks her for a name. They're always content to make up their own for her. ]

Why does my name matter?

[complementing]

So I know what to call you...?