[ somewhere, B-Komachi's dome performance ends before it can begin – in tragedy.
somewhere else, it ends with Ai on stage with B-Komachi, half-blinded by stagelights and an endless constellation of glowsticks waving back and forth. she doesn't remember much of the concert, just vivid tactile impressions – the unrelenting heat of the stage, the pounding of music up from her feet, ice cold sweat down her back and the burn of muscles pushed past whatever limits she'd ever dreamed up for herself before.
The standing ovations last for what feel like hours.
It is hours later when Ai is finally able to stagger back to her dressing room. There'd been an impromptu afterparty with all the staff and she'd done her best to stick it out despite every bone in her body crying for rest. But she knows her two most important fans will be waiting to congratulate her when she steps inside, so she allows herself a moment to rally her best smile before peeking in.
The commotion she'd expected doesn't come – Ruby's conked out on the sofa, worn out from all the excitement (and after insisting to Aqua, at length, that she'd be the first to congratulate Ai) and waiting for her quietly is... ]
Aqua. [ Her smile softens and turns a little sweeter and warmer, along with her voice. ] You didn't feel like taking a nap with Ruby?
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somewhere else, it ends with Ai on stage with B-Komachi, half-blinded by stagelights and an endless constellation of glowsticks waving back and forth. she doesn't remember much of the concert, just vivid tactile impressions – the unrelenting heat of the stage, the pounding of music up from her feet, ice cold sweat down her back and the burn of muscles pushed past whatever limits she'd ever dreamed up for herself before.
The standing ovations last for what feel like hours.
It is hours later when Ai is finally able to stagger back to her dressing room. There'd been an impromptu afterparty with all the staff and she'd done her best to stick it out despite every bone in her body crying for rest. But she knows her two most important fans will be waiting to congratulate her when she steps inside, so she allows herself a moment to rally her best smile before peeking in.
The commotion she'd expected doesn't come – Ruby's conked out on the sofa, worn out from all the excitement (and after insisting to Aqua, at length, that she'd be the first to congratulate Ai) and waiting for her quietly is... ]
Aqua. [ Her smile softens and turns a little sweeter and warmer, along with her voice. ] You didn't feel like taking a nap with Ruby?