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[daydreamy]

Kyouko Kougami/Reflector Heart CMO

A CMO/voicetest for Kyouko Kougami/Reflector Heart, an OC from a magical girl verse Daydream Reflection!

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SHINE GET

[shineinside]

[ As Reflector Heart explores the Imaginaerium one day early in her career, she catches something unusual: The sound of another human being off in the distance. Specifically, of someone crying.

Following the sound leads to a clearing surrounded by crystal trees. In the center is what appears to be another, totally unfamiliar Reflector. She's on her knees, clutching the hem of her skirt, tears pouring down her face. However, from this close up, there's a slightly different impression to her. It sounded like anguish at first, but when paired with the half-smile she's crying through, it almost sounds a bit like she's laughing, too. ]

[daydreamy]

[ Heart's first instinct is to think that someone must be hurt. Hurt or scared -- she was scared the first time she arrived here alone and with no idea of just what was going on. So of course she goes pelting in the direction of the sound, flowers and crystals speeding by in a blur until she finds the source and skids to a stop. She staggers a bit. It's still taking a bit of getting used to, being this quick, this strong. So she uses that momentum to jog lightly over to the other girl, piping up with a question before she gets too close. ]

Um! Hey! Are you-- whoa, finally there's someone else! I thought it was gonna just be me forever but -- no, seriously, are you okay?!

[shineinside]

Ah...!

[ For some reason, the idea that someone else would show up was the last thing on her mind - and on top of that, it's a really familiar voice. Wait... is that...?

It takes her a solid minute of calming down and making vague "I'm okay" gestures until she gets back to a point where she can string together an entire sentence out loud again. ]

K... [ Hiccup. Sniff. ] ...Kyouko...? Is that you? W-What is this place...?

[daydreamy]

-- um.

[ She's never actually thought too hard about what she'd do if someone recognized her as Reflector Heart. She's always just... assumed it wouldn't happen what with the pink hair and the flowing white dress and all. But now she's got a stranger calling her out right to her face like this she's a bit at a loss for how to respond.

For all of two seconds maybe. ]

How'd you know it was me?! I look totally different like this! My hair's pink! How'd you work it out?

[ Yes. That's the pressing issue here. ]

[shineinside]

[ It doesn't occur to her until after Kyouko points it out just how different she looks. That's... the same kind of outfit that she's wearing, right? Did the same thing happen to both of them? ]

Well, I mean... your voice is still the same, and I've talked to you enough times that it was pretty obvious from that...

[daydreamy]

We've... talked?

[ ... That doesn't help. If anything, her confusion just mounts. Kyouko's fairly sure she's never seen this girl before in her life and she's certain she would remember a girl this cute! ]

You mean at school, right? Aaaare... we classmates, maybe?

[ Smooth. She's the smoothest superheroine. ]

1/2

[shineinside]

Ah--

[ OH NO. She was so caught up in the moment that she let something slip. What to do now? Lie? Run away?

Actually... wait. If this is what she looks like, what she really looks like now, and if it's Kyouko, who doesn't even seem to really get what normal people would consider weird, then maybe...

Maybe there's nothing to be afraid of. ]

2/2

[shineinside]

[ She stands up, and gestures vaguely to herself - to her body - while avoiding eye contact. She's a bit shorter than Kyouko, and wholly unfamiliar. ]

It's... It's me, it's... Ryouma Ichijou...

/2

[daydreamy]

no wait i lied

[daydreamy]

[ are

are there multiple Ryouma Ichijous at her school??? that has to be it. Ryouma is super tall and this girl is very small and cute and

nnnnooo okay she needs some context for this ]

okay NOW it's done

[daydreamy]

Can you run that one by me again because I get the feeling everything I want to ask is probably super rude and you maybe don't need me to be super rude right now because you were crying and scared and I'm-- this is my first time doing this I'm sorry.

[ she says all this very fast and without a pause for breath. Good lord. ]

You're Ichijou? Ichijou, like, Ichijou-senpai, Ichijou? Wow, that stopped sounding like a real name all of a sudden...

[shineinside]

[ aaaand there it is.

But... she sounds like she's trying. Kyouko is a good girl. She'll definitely at least try to understand, right? ]

I know, it's... really weird? [ She idly clutches her arm. None of the old muscle tone. It's half the size it was before. ]

I don't really know why this happened, but... I've imagined myself... looking like this before. I spent years... quietly asking God to turn me into a girl...

[ It seems like He finally listened. ]

[daydreamy]

[ Okay. Okay then. This is... not as complicated as it seems, is it? The Imaginaerium is a mirror: it doesn't show anything that isn't already there in the first place. It can't turn an apple into an orange, a dog into a cat... a boy into a girl.

So, if Ichijou is here and Ichijou looks like this then... Hm. Well. That's new. It takes a few moments of mental re-calibration to properly adjust to this new information but it's not as though it's the most shocking new development in her life so far. ]

Well, uh. It wasn't exactly God that did this... probably? I'm actually not sure who made this place but...

[ She rubs the back of her head, looking a little awkward. Not because of Ichijou. Just all of this. She's never had to explain this world to anyone before and she doesn't know what words to use. ]

It's called the "Imaginaerium". It's a world where you can be your ideal self. The person you really are. That sort of thing.

[shineinside]

S-So then...

[ Those last words. "The person you really are." They echo in her head, over and over.

The person you really are. ]

The real me... really is...!

[ Uh oh, here come the tears again. She's not normally like this, she swears. ]

MUCH LATER THAN THE ABOVE THREAD

[shineinside]

[ It was always going to come to this. Ever since she walked away from the Reflectors, she somehow knew that this battle would be coming in the end.

At its current stage, Diamond's plan was at its most fragile. The monster forcing its way into the real world, huge and powerful as it was, was still just barely strong enough to act as a conduit. Once it got through, the fusing of worlds would begin in earnest, but even then it could be stopped. All it would take was for someone to chase the key monster into the real world and destroy it. Kyouko was probably strong enough. So, Reflector Shade's role was to stop Reflector Heart before she reached it.

Yuka stood at the top of the hillside, looking down at Kyouko at the bottom. Between them stood dozens of thin, spindly crystals reaching towards the sky, like a bamboo forest. It was raining. It never rains in the Imaginaerium. ]

Reflector Heart. [ Her voice, like her expression, was cold. ]

Diamond is just doing what's best for that world. Please... don't make me fight you.

[daydreamy]

[ It's cold in here. Kyouko's never felt cold in the Imaginaerium and she thinks the rain is only part of it. The air in here feels frigid and still today, like the whole world -- the whole of both worlds -- was holding its breath in anticipation of what was going to happen. There's already a flood of monsters waiting to go pouring into the real world, a hoard best left to the rest of the team. And Kyouko had been the fool to volunteer to go on ahead and do what she could to stop the crossing over happening in the first place.

But Kyouko's not here for the monster. Not really. ]

Yuka-chan! This whole thing is crazy and you know it! How the heck does she know what's best for the real world when she's been stuck in here the whole time?!

[ She's pulled up to her full height, shoulders raised defensively and her fists clenched at her side. But her eyes aren't angry -- they're disappointed and desperate. ]

There's still time to stop all this! All we have to do is get rid of that thing before it's too late and you can help us do it!

[shineinside]

I... I know she's right. I know it, because even if she doesn't live on Earth, I do.

[ She closes her eyes. ] There are so many people in this world with dreams that will never be realized. Those people who reality has abandoned... I want to see a world where they can have a chance at happiness.

I'm willing to fight for that world. Even... Even if it means fighting against you.

[daydreamy]

That isn't happiness! That's just-- all you're doing is taking away all the other chances they might've had! You can't say people are happy if you're not giving them a choice to be anything else!

[ She doesn't want to believe this is Yuka, saying all this. Yuka's been hurt and scared and afraid of what the world might do but Kyouko's never thought for a moment that she might have been able to go this far. But she sounds so sure of herself. So convinced.

Kyouko was hoping this wouldn't come to blows. Now she's not so sure. ]

Please, I'm... I dunno if I could fight you. I don't want to. But I can't just walk away and let either of you do this!

[shineinside]

Not everyone can just make a choice to be happy. The world isn't that kind. For all the people who have no choice to make, I'll gladly make one for them.

[ Reflector Shade begins walking down the hill. As she does, a circle of darkness gradually spreads from her feet. ]

If you think you can create a better world than that, show me your resolve, Reflector Heart.

[daydreamy]

You really won't listen?

[ She's stalling. She knows it's stupid to stall when Yuka is this close to making the first move. But she can't bring herself to be the first one who raises her hand here. It's one thing to be expected to fight a friend, it's another altogether to be expected to fight Kyouko.

But she has to. And isn't that just the worst part? ]

You'd really listen to her rather than me? After everything?

[shineinside]

[ She looks down. ]

I'm listening to her. I'm listening to you, too. But more than either... I'm going to listen to my own heart.

[[ BGM ]]

...Goodbye, Reflector Heart.

[ As she looks up, she gets close enough for the shadow expanding at her feet to cross where Kyouko's standing. From within it, a jet-black vine suddenly lashes upwards, wrapping itself around her wrist and moving at once to hurl her aside with great force. ]

[daydreamy]

[ Usually, Kyouko would be able to take a hit like that. She's strong enough to tank blows from monsters and come out not much worse for wear. But the idea that Yuka is her enemy has her knees weak. Her stance loose and unguarded.

So when she's thrown, Kyouko goes flying. She doesn't even have the time to give a proper cry of surprise. All that comes out is a yelp before she's winded by the impact of crashing into the ground. She skids a few feet, kicking up mud and water and shattered fragments of crystal, before she can stop herself and starts struggling up onto her knees. ]

Stop it! I don't want to fight you! I thought we were supposed to be partners, weren't we?! We're supposed to be fighting together, not each other!

[shineinside]

[ It hurts, watching her take a hit like that. She never wanted to hurt anyone, least of all her best friend. But... she had already prepared her heart for this.

Reflector Shade advances slowly but surely. As she moves forward, black vines grow from the ground in front of her, and fade and wither behind her, as the black circle follows her steps. ]

Then join me and Diamond, and help us rid this world of sadness. Join us, or face me. I won't let you answer me with half-hearted words alone.

[ It would make attacking her easier, if she would just hit back. ]

[daydreamy]

[ Kyouko grits her teeth. She hurts all over, her whole body feels like a massive bruise, but not enough to stop her from struggling back up to her feet. It isn't with the intention of fighting back, but instead pulling herself up to her full height and staying right where she is. ]

Then that just proves you don't believe anything you're saying! If you really, honestly thought this was the right thing to do, you wouldn't be trying to beat the message into me! You'd try and talk to me!

Paragon Diamond's been telling you big fat lies and you know it!

[shineinside]

[ Yuka stops, a pace short. She looks down, frustrated, teeth clenched. ]

What... am I supposed to say to you...?

What can I tell you that will make you turn back? That every morning, I dread having to look at myself, and remember that I'll never be the person I want? That I can't imagine any future where I'm truly happy?

[ Several vines spiral together behind her into one enormous vine, rising over her to smash down at Kyouko. ]

I don't know if I could make you understand or not. But I know beyond any doubt that, now that I've abandoned that world, I couldn't possibly bear going back!