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 Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2007 7:08 pm
Momo just shrugged. "Whatever," she said simply. As she continued to pet the cat, she contemplated the situation. "Hmm... I guess he's kind of like Mr. Fuzzy, then. 'Cept Mr. Fuzzy's not really alive. Well, sorta..." Momoko thought aloud, not really to anyone in particular.
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Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2007 7:11 pm
Akane's grim smile slipped into a frown as she stared at the girl. "...Mr. Fuzzy?" she repeated doubtfully. Sei smirked, unable to conceal how amusing he thought it was. "Her rabbit," he snickered, jabbing a ghostly pale finger at the stuffed toy. He couldn't help thinking it was funny, that a girl in college was carrying around a stuffed animal. At least Akane's cat wasn't stuffed.
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Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2007 8:26 pm
Momo glared at Sei. "Hmph," she said huffily. "He's cute, and if you insult him, he'll bite you," she said glaring. She was entirely serious... Momoko did not see this as a joking matter. Still glaring, she hugged Mr. Fuzzy to her stomach and pouted.
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Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 8:58 am
Sei's smirk just grew wider at Momo's words. "Bite me?" he laughed, shaking his head. "I believe that's impossible, unless I allow it." He was a ghost, after all. The rabbit would simply go through him. Of course, Sei could make himself feel solid, like earlier when he'd picked up the food to throw at everyone, but there was no way he'd do so if it'd just result in an injury.
Akane frowned slightly, watching the bunny and then shifting her gaze to Momo. "Bite?" she echoed. "Did you put someone's soul inside him?" She looked perfectly serious, as putting a soul inside a toy was something she'd actually done before.
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Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 10:13 am
Momoko didn't answer Sei. She just glared, then turned to the girl when she spoke. "Yes," was all that Momo said, giving no details as to who or when it was. Shifting her gaze to her stuffed toy, she looked at him, as if telling him not to do anything crazy.
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Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 10:35 am
Akane's ears perked slighlty, only about halfway, but that was more than usual. She stayed silent for a moment, staring thoughtfully towards the rabbit. "Well then," she began, her voice still quiet. "Can he talk?How did you manage such a thing?" She was definitely interested at this point. She hadn't found someone with a power like her own in a while. She couldn't help wondering if Momo naturally knew how to do it, or if she'd taught herself like Akane had.
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Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 10:56 am
"I only heard him talk once... and it was when I was a little kid, so I don't remember too well. I just remember that he frightened me and I wouldn't touch him for about a week. So... I guess he can, but he just chooses not to or something like that." she pondered thoughtfully. "I did it a long time ago, but I can't remember how. Strangely enough, I was a lot stronger when I was a little kid. I don't really know what happened. I really wish I could remember though, though!" Momo said more to herself, than to Akane.
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Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 11:00 am
Akane listened quietly, and remained silent for a couple seconds after, allowing silence to fill the air. "Hmm..." she said after a moment. "So, he hasn't moved or spoken since then?" She blinked her dark red eyes a couple times, leaning slightly forward and towards the stuffed animal. Kuro, the kitten she was holding, reached out and pawed lightly at the rabbit, taking care not to scratch it. "Does he wish to be stuck in this form? Akane added, speaking more to the rabbit himself. Sei just watched them all quietly from where he sat on the table top, quickly growing bored. Though, he too was now watching the rabbit, waiting for it to do something.
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Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 11:18 am
Momo looked up in surprise. "Oh, no! He moves plenty. He just doesn't do it around people he doesn't know. And I honestly don't know if he can speak. He will write things down on paper every now and then," she replied. The stuffed animal was no longer limp, but he didn't move. He simply looked at them silently. "He's kind of shy..." Momo said, her voice trailing off at the end. Walking over to a table, she set him down but he didn't just fall back against the table. He motionlessly sat there, upright, with his legs crossed.
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Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 11:23 am
Akane nodded her understanding and smiled softly towards the rabbit, as if trying to reassure him. "Well, I certainly won't do anything to hurt you," she promised gently, setting Kuro down on the table beside him. "See? Kuro's the same way, sort of. He was hit by a car, but I patched him up and then put his soul back inside him." She rubbed the kitten's head softly, feeling the scar through his fur where the car had struck. Kuro purred happily under her touch, then once again leaned forward, sniffing couriously at the rabbit. He knew not to do anything though. Sei continued just watching, the smirk returned to his face. "What's he so shy about? We're all friends here," he grinned.
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Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 11:32 am
The stuffed rabbit turned his head towards Momo, as if asking her permission. She simply shrugged and nodded and he stood up. Walking over to the end of the table, he picked up a stray pencil and paper. Scratching out whatever elese had been written on the page by the previous owner, he began to write in large block letters.
FIRST OF ALL, MY NAME IS NOT MR. FUZZY... the large scrawl read. SECOND... MY NAME IS YUU.
Momo read the page and looked at Yuu poutily. "Well, you could've told me that. Now I feel stupid! Hmph. Then I wouldn't have had to call you some fluffy, girly name your entire life..." she huffed.
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Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 11:37 am
Akane smiled, biting back a small laugh as she saw what had been written. "That would've been my next question," she smiled. "What your name was. Well, it's nice to meet you, Yuu." She held out her hand, as if waiting for a handshake. She didn't seem the least bit surprised that this stuffed toy had just stood up and written down a little note. If anything, she was even more interested than before. She paused, still with her hand held out towards him, and then smiled again. "Do you like occupying this body? Because I know of a human male's that you could take if you wish."
Sei had been laughing quite loudly at Yuu's note, but then suddenly froze, fixing Akane with a shocked stare. "What?" he complained. "After we just spent so long burying him?"
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Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 11:48 am
Momo was still pouting. "Hmph," was all she said. She took a bit of interest in what Yuu would answer to the posed question, though.
Yuu sat down, putting the piece of paper in his lap and began writing again. NO, I ACTUALLY LIKE THIS BODY. I'VE BEEN IN IT SO LONG... I COULDN'T BEAR TO LEAVE IT. He wrote in response. AND BEFORE THE QUESTION IS ASKED, NO I CAN'T TALK ANYMORE. DON'T KNOW WHY, DON'T KNOW HOW. I JUST CAN'T.
Momoko was slightly relieved. She didn't want to stop having Yuu as a confidante in the form of a stuffed animal. He was much easier to talk to and be with that way. But, if one day he changed his mind and wanted a human body, she wouldn't object.
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Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 11:55 am
Akane shrugged slightly upon reading the answer, the faint smile still in place. "That's fine, I suppose. It would've taken a lot of work to transfer your soul anyway."
"And I bet I would've had to do most of the digging," Sei complained, but looked slightly relieved. He also would've had to drag Akane off to a dorm, since she most likely would've passed out from the effort of transferring Yuu to that knew body. Transferring a soul was a lot of work in itself, and she would've also had to heal the body before using it, thus tiring herself out even further.
Akane slowly reached out and pulled Kuro back into her arms, petting the kitten gently as she listened to him purr. "Well if you change your mind, just come see me," she said softly. "I imagine you'd be able to eat and talk again if you had a real body."
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Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 12:22 pm
EATING'S NOT A PROBLEM BECAUSE I DON'T GET HUNGRY IN THIS BODY, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO TALK. I THINK THAT I MAY BE ABLE TO TALK AGAIN WITHIN DUE TIME ANYWAYS, SO I THINK I'LL STICK IT OUT. I WILL REMEMBER TO ASK IF I CHANGE MY MIND, THOUGH. Yuu wrote out labouriously in his big handwriting. He looked around the cafeteria, as if searching for something. After a moment of seemingly not finding what he was looking for, he started back to writing. I'M RUNNING OUT OF PAPER SPACE. DO ANY OF YOU HAVE A NOTEBOOK OR SOMETHING? He asked.
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