4th Record ｢Bonds Formed｣

[guiding_starlight]

[ Phone ]
Good morning, Mayfield. This is Nanoha Takamachi speaking. [ How formal! But she has a question, so it's only right she does it this way. ] I have a request. I know that we can recover items from home, and such technology was not available in the era this town is modeled after, but does anyone have a more modern television or entertainment system available that I might be able to borrow? It would need to play video discs of DVD quality or higher. I promise to take really good care of it. [ And she is using her mature-but-cheerful voice for this call. ] It would either be that, or I would ask to borrow your property for a time, so that I might show off a film from home. I will even clean up when we are finished.

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[ Action : On the streets of Mayfield ]
[ Nanoha is out walking today, dressed simply but outside of Mayfield's usual standards. It's amazing the difference a shorter skirt makes. Those who know her can probably take a guess that her neighbor and friend, Hayate, is the one responsible for this alteration.

The woman is moving with a purpose in mind, but she'll still stop for some pleasant conversation if someone approaches her. ]

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[ Action : 945 Beulah : Closed to residents ]
[ There is a knock at the door! But this should come to no surprise as she had called ahead the day before to make certain everyone she wanted to see would be here. Nanoha would very much like to meet Fate's assigned "family". No reason they cannot all get along well, right? ]

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[ The woman does her best to keep up with this multi-directional conversation. ] "Remi"... is that your mother, or— [ A pause. ] Your sister?

[ Nanoha leans casually with her hands on the fence, not questioning why someone would leave a child this young to play alone. Clearly one that can clone herself in this fashion, or generate such a convincing illusion, can likely take care of herself. Though the lack of suspicion in speaking to a total stranger has her uneasy. ]

[then_there_were_none]

My big sister! [There's a solid bit of emphasis there, this time.]

[The one fetching the volleyball has obtained this bouncy thing and stands up--then chitters a bit, before stretching her wing out to rest the "palm" against Nanoha's hand. The wing is warm, and covered with some kind of thin peach-fuzz. The big thumb claw is resting off of her actual hand and on the fence instead.]

Soft!

[guiding_starlight]

I seeeee. [ It would be a lie that the sensation of that wing brushing her hand was not the slightest bit unnerving, but Nanoha just grips the edge of the fence to cover for the tension, shifting her weight to the balls of her feet as if stretching. ] That tickles a bit.

You're very smart for staying close to home, so as not to worry your big sister like that.

[then_there_were_none]

Hehe!

[The wing fluffs a bit as Flandre giggles, and then pulls away to fold back against her shoulders.]

I'm being good about that, now!

[Besides, there are things to occupy her right this instant that aren't in the neighbor's yard, so she was disinclined to wander.]

[guiding_starlight]

I'm sure she appreciates that very much! [ Genuinely meant. The physical differences aren't all that strange, now that she considers it closer. This is a woman who hangs around Familiars and the occasional summoned creature now and again. What's a cute little bat girl going to do; freak her out? Hardly. ]

Does it get tiring, playing together like this? You must have a lot of energy.

[then_there_were_none]

Only a little!

[Well, a lot sometimes.]

But I can take a nap when I'm tired anytime now, even in the daytime. The sun doesn't hurt at all!

[guiding_starlight]

[ Nanoha puts a hand above her brow as she looks up toward the sky. ] Does it usually bother you? The sun, I mean.

[then_there_were_none]

[Flandre chirps as she follows that gaze upwards. And keeps talking.]

It hurt and burned before, when I was awake. But then I fell asleep and came here and it doesn't bother me at all now.

[guiding_starlight]

[ Nanoha isn't sure what is going on, or what all that can mean (though she has ideas; lots of them). It isn't her place to make a call on it, anyway.

Smiling easily, she drops her gaze and her hand once more. ] It's good that it doesn't. You can have so much more fun outside, now, without that getting in your way.

[then_there_were_none]

[Flandre glances down again, after finding only clouds in the sky up there (though that one that looked like a flower was interesting). She giggles, and bounces from foot to foot a little. Goodness, but she is happy.]

I wish Remi could come out more, though.

[guiding_starlight]

The situation is the same for her? Mm. That's a shame. [ Curiously. ] Do you play at night, instead? That can be dangerous.

[then_there_were_none]

Sometimes! When I'm not sleepy. We can see in it, all the time, so it's not so bad.

[guiding_starlight]

[ So many interesting traits and she doesn't even have to do so much digging. It's almost intrusive. ] I suppose that gives you an advantage over many people. I hope you both keep safe during those times.

[then_there_were_none]

We will! Thank you, miss.

[Another wing-fluffing motion, as her hands were too busy to wave.]

[guiding_starlight]

[ Nanoha leans off of the fence, hands clasped before her. ] Take care of yourself, Flandre. I'm headed off to visit my daughter, but maybe I'll see you again, soon. [ This town does, at times, seem smaller than it should — must be the looping. ]

[then_there_were_none]

[Another little bob.]

Goodbye, Nanoha!

[And the one Flandre promptly throws the volleyball at the one sitting down, who throws it at the one following the ants again. It bounces off of her head and makes her squawk and chitter something vaguely French and angry, even though she had to have seen that coming, at least in a roundabout way. The others just giggle again, recover the ball, and the game of catch resumes.]