47th ♫ | i can't be a sunflower – i'm too clumsy, too timid

[serrata]

YUURI WAKSA CMO POST

by a wild coincidence it's A YEAR TO THE DAY since my last yuuri cmo so this was good timing huh

you all know who rii-san is by now anyway this is just a fresh and spicy update to her usual CMO so i can throw it at people to make her play them with me. Like my usual CMOs, I'm totally happy to roll with assumed CR, AUs, setting transplants, BASICALLY ANYTHING YA LITTLE HEART MAY DESIRE, I'M HERE TO GET ON WITH IT

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Meredith Baker | Children's Crusade OU/OC | murdergame trial, beach resort, she totally dunnit

[hurt_comforting]

[The announcement was made, the evidence incontrovertible. Happosai, displayed on top of his 'haul' of stolen lingerie in the middle of the laundry room, shot.

The Sifu is dead. A trial must convene.

The facts of the matter include these: Once of the Anchor's regains was a gun, and ammunition; though she was not the only one to have a gun. Meredith hated the old pervert and was not shy about saying so. She regularly offered to do laundry for those who didn't know how to work the machines.

It's damning, though not only to her; one could say similarly damning things about the Heir, Ranma Saotome - or about the Thief, Sekhmet Clanclan.

So, sighing, Meredith makes her defenses:]

I'm not the only one with a gun or without an alibi. And for those of you who assumed Sekhmet was too low-tech to know how a gun works, not only did she say she was from a Renaissance world, which would have guns, but we've all seen her use a microwave and the DVD player without difficulty; some of us have experience with other worlds, like my time in Keystone Station; do we know she was originally from a low-tech fantasy world?"

[The Anchor looks so, so exhausted right now.]

[serrata]

[ Meredith's not the only one who looks tired. Yuuri looks exhausted too, worn down to the point that she's almost all sharp edges, her previous softness gone. She hates trials, hates having to look people in the face and know one of them is willing to be a murderer however many times over. But they've been lucky so far and Yuuri intends to keep being lucky – you don't get a title like Survivor unless you're willing to fight tooth and nail to keep going.

And it's a shame, really. She'd liked Meredith, thought she was a kind girl who could be trusted. But she doesn't like her enough to throw herself under the bus.

So instead she just sighs. ]

Meredith-san. I'm not trying to target you unfairly or anything – you know I'm not stupid enough to try something like that when there's lives at risk. But if your only defense is "you can't completely prove it" then we're just going to go around in circles.

You really have no evidence you think could help? Nothing at all?

[hurt_comforting]

[...she takes a deep breath.]

No. No, this... there isn't any point.

Nothing exonerating.

I will say that It wasn't Ranma. I didn't want his secrets coming out. Thier secrets.

So much for thier secrets not getting out, hah. I hope that the mastermind is proud of themselves.

[serrata]

I see.

[ Her voice is chilly, frozen over with anger as it often gets during trials. But there's something else under it too, a little murmur of disappointment. Despite everything... she really had expected better from Meredith. Maybe it was silly to expect anything from the people here or to bother trusting any of them.

But she'd liked Meredith. And she's surprised by how hurt she is to be proven right. ]

Can I take that to be a confession, then? If you're so confident in saying who was and wasn't involved.

age-down

[pandorasbunny]

[Jamjar events are weird sometimes, that's just how it is. This time around, a bunch of people have suddenly gotten younger. Whether Yuuri is among them or not, a short girl shyly walks over.]

Hi... Are you lost too?

[serrata]

[ So, this is more or less Yuuri's personal hell. She likes children well enough and she's a capable babysitter, but the idea of being the sole grown up in a sea of confused children causes her almost too much stress for her to even breathe. Not that she's letting it show, of course – if Yuuri's an expert at anything, it's keeping a calm face when there's people who need her.

So she stoops down to Mai's level and gives her best smile. ]

Not exactly... but I take it you are?

[pandorasbunny]

[She gives a shy nod and shuffles her feet.]

I don't know where we are. There's a bunch of other kids, but I don't think any of them are going to want to play with me.

[Come to notice, it looks like she's got a pink bunny-ear headband in one of her hands, dragging the ears on the floor.]

[serrata]

[ ... okay, that's... concerning. She tries not to let her frown show but... have they really forgotten everything in this state? ]

Well... do you remember where you were before coming here?

[pandorasbunny]

I was in a phone booth. I was trying to call someone. [shiver] Do you live here, onee-san?

[serrata]

... Yes, I suppose you could say that.

[ It's true enough for right now, anyway. ]

Your name is Kawasumi Mai-chan, right?

[pandorasbunny]

[Her eyes widen and she gasps, then nods a few times.]

Uh-huh. Are you psychic? Or a witch?

[serrata]

[ Yuuri can't help but laugh. ]

Not exactly. How do I...

[ She thinks on it. Mai might be a child now, but she's not stupid and Yuuri needs her trust. ]

I guess you could say that when you grow up, you and I are going to be friends.

[pandorasbunny]

...Really?

[She grips the headband tighter and looks up at Yuuri, shaking a little.]

And you're okay with that? Lots of people aren't.

[serrata]

Do you want me to tell you a secret, Mai-chan?

[ Yuuri puts a finger to her lips, with a conspiratorial smile. ]

One of the best things about being a grown-up is being able to decide you don't care what anybody else thinks of you.

[pandorasbunny]

But even if you don't, people won't want to be your friend if they don't like you, so... [She bites her lip and shrinks back.]

[serrata]

But that's just it. Once you find other people who think the same way you do, making friends is easy. It's how it worked for me and you, after all.

[pandorasbunny]

[She looks up, wide-eyed, at Yuuri and cautiously relaxes a little.]

That sounds really nice, onee-san. Are all the other kids your friends, too?

[serrata]

They will be, eventually. Things are... a little complicated right now.

[ She gives Mai a weary smile and then offers her a hand. ]

Should we go and find someplace to talk properly?

[pandorasbunny]

[She smiles a little and nervously takes Yuuri's hand.]

Okay. About what stuff?

[serrata]

Well, we're going to have to work out what to do about... all this.

[ She thinks she can say with some confidence Mai would not want to be stuck like this for an extended period of time. ]

You don't want to be stuck here, do you?

[pandorasbunny]

Um... [She thinks about this for a moment.] My friend went away. And I don't have any more. But my mom probably wants me to come home, so I should.

[serrata]

... I guess we'll have to figure out how to make that happen.

[ Hah. As if. ]

Do you think we can do that, Mai-chan?

[pandorasbunny]

I don't know... Maybe? Is there a phone booth here? Or I can try and take the train.