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[adropofjupiter]

[Action - School]

[Marisa is sitting on top of the table in the cafeteria, legs crossed, as she's finishing up telling a tale to the other students sitting around her at lunch.]

...and that's why you need to be careful when you see lots of flowers just suddenly appearing all over the place, like they did here, ze. They could be a bunch of dead people just waiting for a lazy shinigami to take them across the Sanzu to Higan.



[Action - Makeout Point - Evening]

[Anyone attuned to the flow of magic with the capacity to sense it feel a surge coming from Makeout Point. In fact, this sudden concentration feels VERY much like Shana's Guren no Souyoku Unrestricted Method that grants her wings of flame.

Only it doesn't feel quite right. It doesn't feel like fire, but... starlight? A shimmering yellowish glow can be seen from the Point.]


[Phone]

So who wants to go to the Drive In? It's almost dark and I feel like seeing a movie on that really big screen with popcorn and some friends and b--

[She cuts herself off. No, no drinking tonight because... The phone is partially muffled as Marisa yells something back into her own house.]

Oi! Ciel! I'm taking the car tonight. No, I'm not going to drink. Yes, I know how to drive. And no, you're not stopping me. I already got the keys, ze.

[And back to talking on the phone.] So who wants to come with me? No boring people allowed.

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[wizardoftheweek]

I'm sorry... -She repeated. Again. And again and again. She felt absolutely horrid. She had, without any flowery influence to blame, spoken such a cruel thing to someone she loved so deeply... It was honestly far worse than any holiday mishaps could ever be.-

[adropofjupiter]

[After a moment, Marisa turned around, wrapped her arms about Patchouli, and pulled her into a hug. A possessive hug.]

Enough.

[wizardoftheweek]

-The hug, the word... It was simple enough out of context, but the gesture carried enough weight with it that it was all that was needed to break he bow of Patchouli's emotional control. She began to sob, and in spite of Marisa's simple request, she couldn't stop saying 'I'm sorry'. For the flower kisses, for the cruel reminder of her family, for anything.-

[adropofjupiter]

[That meant, with an internal sigh, the two of them were just going to end up sitting on the floor while Marisa cradled her girlfriend and soaked up the tears. Her hand stroked Patchy's hair and she rubbed her back. She pressed a kiss to the top of her head and held her.

Oh, Marisa was still upset, still hurt, but she was starting to realize what Patchy hurt herself with the damn flowers and stuff.]

[wizardoftheweek]

-It took her a few moments, but eventually she managed to calm down enough to realize that she was... well, being a bit hysterical. Sniffling, she pulled away from Marisa.-

I... I should make this up to you. But I can't think of how.

[adropofjupiter]

[Marisa wiped away the tears on Patchouli's cheeks, not even noticing the few that had fallen on her own face.]

I don't have any suggestions, love. Don't worry so much about it; it's not like I'm gonna break up with you or anything. We both say crap that's stupid when upset.

[wizardoftheweek]

... We could go on a date.

[adropofjupiter]

You want to go on a date?

[Give her a moment to process that.]

[wizardoftheweek]

N-nothing too fancy, just... the two of us.

[adropofjupiter]

So... like dinner and stargazing?

[wizardoftheweek]

Yes... Something like that.

[adropofjupiter]

Then that's what we'll do.

[wizardoftheweek]

Good... -And there's a smile, finally.-

[adropofjupiter]

[And that smile gets stolen by a pair of witch lips in a soft kiss.]

[wizardoftheweek]

-Oh, well that... that's good too. The kiss is returned, Patchouli humming a bit into the gesture.-

[adropofjupiter]

[Marisa savors it a moment.]

...alright, up off the floor, ze. Let's read for a bit and then we can go out.

[wizardoftheweek]

Mm... Of course. The bed is more comfortable, after all...

[adropofjupiter]

Totally more comfy.

[Onto the bed! That is, after Marisa grabs one of Patchy's magic books to read. One about mental manipulation.]

[wizardoftheweek]

-... That was kind of an odd selection.-

Sudden topic interest?

[adropofjupiter]

Nah.

[It wasn't sudden. She's been working on this memory spell for a couple weeks now.]

Just been a while since I read up on it. Never know with the abilities of the people here if undoing this kind of stuff will be necessary.

[wizardoftheweek]

Is there anything specific you want to read up on?

[adropofjupiter]

Memory alteration.

[Flipping pages and curling up on her side.]

[wizardoftheweek]

Well, yes, but I meant specific techniques.

[adropofjupiter]

Oh. I'm thinking either through hypnosis style techniques or elaborate rituals.

[wizardoftheweek]

Mm... I have some experience with the former.