cinq. [RL with Kuro]

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[ Sheryl waited outside on a park bench not too far from the hotel, soaking up the sun as much as her floppy hat and sunglasses allowed. It was a rare free day for her, and while relaxation was nice, she couldn't stand being bored-- and that cheeky little kid seemed like he'd be more than entertaining to explore the dome with. ]

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[ Kuro's feet had barely touched the ground before he was looking around in excitement for the Fairy. As soon as he caught sight of her a little ways off he was running towards her, calling out goodbyes over his shoulder to his brother. Yeah it was great to see Shiro again, but he was going to see a spaceship! He couldn't wait!]

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[ she laughed as she stood up and waved to the small missile running across the park ] That's the spirit~!

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[ He skidded to a halt right in front of her, grinning widely]

Hi Fairy!

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Hello there, kitten! [ she reached down and patted his head as a roving vending machine hopefully rolled towards them ] Are you ready for your Super Deluxe Sheryl Nome Tour Package? I don't do this for just anybody, you know!

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[ He batted her hands away and pulled a face, but was soon distracted by the vending machine ]

Huh? Oh, sure! It'll be-- hey, why's that vending machine moving?

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Hm? Don't they move on your world? How else would they get customers?

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[ Staaaaaring at the vending machine ]

Uh. People go over to 'em?

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How strange!

[ she waves the machine away and leads the way across the park, assuming that he's going to follow ] I'm in a good mood so I'll let you choose! City, or the observatories?

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Nuh uh, this's more strange!

[ hey wait don't walk off TROTS AFTER ]

Observat'ries

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This is strange? You have cat ears!

Hmm, if you get lucky, you might see some Valkyries out training~ Little boys love fighter planes, don't they? [ Sheryl Nome FEARS NOTHING we are off to the same little mini-dome that got attacked last time, take that aliens ]

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[ one ear twitches at that :| ] Yeah, well... --I got nothin'.

[ fighter planes, you say? ] That does sound pretty cool!

[ Also, this half-running to keep up is tiring, so don't mind Kuro just floating up into the air to fly after her~ ]

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Just as I-- [ excuse me what ] Since when were you able to fly!?

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[ smirkity smirk ] Since always~!

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[ yanks him down by the tail slightly B/ ] Act too weird and they'll drag you off to a lab, you know. There are laws about allowable species on this kind of ship, and "flying cat" isn't on the list!

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[ cries out and twists in the air to push her hands away ]

Hey! That hurts, you bitch! Not the tail!

[ -but he does obey and float back down ]

Well, why didn't ya tell me that before?! [ sulky catboy is sulking, tail flicking back and forth in annoyance ]

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I didn't pull it that hard! Why didn't you tell me you could fly?

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Tails are sensitive, dummy! An' i'unno, it never came up? Was I meant to be all, yo, 'm Kuro and guess what - I can fly!

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Yes!

You can fly when we get to the observatory, they don't seem to be that popular. There wasn't anyone there the last time I visited.

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Well, I didn't!

Huh? Why not?

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Don't ask me! Maybe everyone who lives here is so used to it, they never go. [ pats his ears ] I'm starving, let's get hotdogs for the trip!

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[ nudges her hand a bit, totally not on purpose >_> ] Mmm, hotdogs!

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Ingredients just taste so different here! It's my mission to try all the food I can! [ this is said as they come across a roadside vendor; she orders two hotdogs with everything on them, and passes one down to Kuro ] Maybe I'll even try some Zentradi cuisine!

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Diff'rent how?

[ takes the hotdog and takes a HUGE BITE out of it. And then proceeds to talk with his mouth full ]

wha's zentra-i c'sine?

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Naturally grown, of course! Nothing like Galaxy.

[ she giggles at him; she's basically in full-on WHEE HAVIN A FUN TIME ACTING LIKE A KID mode ]

Zentra-i c'sine? I don't know, I've never heard of it!

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[ swallows his mouthful and grins up at her. And why yes, that is ketchup smeered across his cheek ]

You know what I meant!

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[ takes a napkin and wipes it off, she's indulging a big sister whim today ] Zentradi are, oh, giants, eight or nine meters tall! So their food must be huge as well, right?

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[ --! Lets her, because she's actually being gentle instead of grabbing him by the scruff of the neck and firmly scrubbing his skin like Lucy would ] Wow, are there any here? [ looks around! ]

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Not here, do these streets look giant-sized? At least, hmm... [ she points to a few people in turn ] Blue hair, business suit! There's one. That girl with the pink's probably mixed, she doesn't have the ears. Blonde hair over there, you can see the roots, she's bleached the purple out. Now~ What's wrong with all that?

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[ blinks and stares at each person in turn ]

Uh. I'unno?

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They're not giants! Didn't I say the Zentradi were giants? [ is clearly enjoying this way too much ]

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[ totally oblivious to her amusement at him ] Ohhh. W-well. That was obvious!

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[ kawaii kitten-chan desu ] They micronize! They can shrink themselves down to the size of a normal human. I've heard that on the outlying islands there's enough space for them to live at their proper size, but I've never had the chance to visit.

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[ ............face of *u* ] Holy shit! That's awesome!

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[ hairruffle ] I know, it's like magic! I've only been on the parts of the dome ships that are human-sized before, so this time I'm going to see the Zentradi sections, no matter what! Oh, and watch your tail, this is an escalator! [ hello impossibly long staircase it's a good thing you can move ]

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[ raises his tail so that it's out of the way and grabs Sheryl's hand for balance while they're on the escalator ] I wanna see 'em too!

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Maybe if I don't get caught by Grace for running off~!

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Who's Grace?

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My manager! She always gets so nervous when I go out, even though I'm always back in time for work. [ the lights get dimmer as they get lower; before long they're in a closed tunnel, with lights along the ceiling ]

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Ohhh. [ yeah sorry he's not HUGELY interested in the details :'D Too busy looking around at everything ]

Where're we now?

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[ just hums a cheery little tune and doesn't answer; in the next couple of seconds the tunnel opens up again. This area has a glass dome over it as well, but there's no artificial sky; besides some gas lamps placed here and there, the only light comes from the stars. There's a fountain and plants and all the ingredients for a nice little park area, but it's empty of people right now. Fly free, little kitten ]

We're here!

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[ runs forward to look around in wonder ]

Holy shit!

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I thought you might say that!

[ also he might notice that there's what looks to be a patched-over hole in the dome, but she's not pointing it out ]

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[just staring at the stars for now]

They're so close!

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We are in space!