37TH ♫ | so i'll say “hello” again, “hello – just who have i become?”

[mytarget]

YUURI WAKSA CMO POST

BECAUSE I'M GOING TO BE NICE TO YUURI EVEN WHEN CANON ISN'T!!!

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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[nojohnyouare]

[Mai gives a small nod of approval.]

He seems to be having fun.

[serrata]

Okay.

[ She can't keep a wobble out of her voice this time, but she thinks Ruu will understand. Being a normal kid isn't something Ruu should have to consciously try and make happen, but if it's asked of her, Yuuri will do anything to make sure it comes true. ]

Let's go find a mirror and some things for your hair, then. I know we've got a brush and some hairties somewhere...

[serrata]

That's certainly one way of putting it. You think by now everyone would've had their fill of being on TV, but I guess not...

I suppose acting isn't exactly the same as what happened to us, though.

[nojohnyouare]

Because he can control what happens now. Maybe that's good.

[serrata]

[ dryly: ]

Let's just say that "good" isn't exactly the first word I'd associate with his acting.

[nojohnyouare]

........

[laughing? maybe. maybe that was just a cough. it's hard to tell that too.]

He tries his best.

[sure.]

[serrata]

He's definitely enjoying himself, at least. And it keeps him out of trouble.

[ ... as far as she knows, anyway. She wouldn't put it past Ardyn to be stirring up shit and just not telling her about it so he doesn't get yelled at. ]

[nojohnyouare]

Out? ...Celebrity gossip magazines, though.

[serrata]

... Mostly out of trouble.

[ Thaaaat's more like it. ]

And gossip magazines aren't really that bad, are they?

[nojohnyouare]

...Relatively. No murder.

[serrata]

I wouldn't put it past them, if they thought it'd make a good story.

[ ... she's probably kidding. ]

Have you heard some of the stuff they've been printing about the rest of us?

[nojohnyouare]

"Scandalous arrangement. Secretly living together."

[She looks even more lineface than usual at that, probably because the article in question, beyond its clickbait title, was reporting the shocking fact that multiple Champions lived in the same apartment building, some on different floors.]

[serrata]

Oh, is that what they're saying now? Last time I picked one up, they were going over some evidence that had them convinced I was Ruu-chan's mother instead of her sister, but they just so happened to not mention exactly what the evidence was.

[ Siiiiiiiiip. ]

[nojohnyouare]

They say those things. Anything they think is a good story. ...Well.

[At least someone can make up a story. You know, without kidnapping people and passing off what they do as one.]

[serrata]

They do say truth is supposed to be stranger than fiction. In this case, I have to agree. Don't you?

[ Literally nothing any gossip magazine could make up at this point could be more insane than what actually happened in Airlocked. ]

[nojohnyouare]

Probably. ...At least you're all right.

[serrata]

We're busier than ever, and it's wonderful. Though I can't pretend I'm not looking forward to a little break once school is over and done with. Maybe it'll be a nice excuse to take a vacation somewhere...

[nojohnyouare]

Another world? Or a regular one.

[serrata]

I haven't decided yet! If we decided to go offworld, it'd be a nice excuse to visit some people we haven't seen in a while... but just a quiet little vacation somewhere in Japan would be nice and relaxing too.

[ Let Rii-san go to a ryokan!!! ]

[nojohnyouare]

Mm. ...Doing whatever you want? Something like that.

[serrata]

Exactly. Maybe we won't even make a plan – we'll just pick out an area that looks nice and see what happens.

[ You know it's serious when Yuuri's talking about forgoing a plan. Wild. ]

[littlestsurvivor]

[Ruu kept on smiling as she followed her beloved big sister, making her way to the bathroom. The mirror inside was dirty and cracked, but Ruu figured it would work.]

[It really did feel nice, letting go of her worries for just a bit and let Yuuri take care of her. Sure, they'd have to go back to work, but there was no harm in having just a little fun, right?]

I haven't done it in a while. It wasn't useful to us in Namekawa, so we got rid of it along with the other useless stuff.

[She didn't know if she had divulged too much right there, but took a seat nonetheless.]

[serrata]

Oh, really? There's nothing useless about keeping your hair nice and tidy, you know.

[ Her tone is chiding but in a playful, self-aware sort of way. The mood has lightened now and even if it's only for a few minutes, she hopes she can help wind out some of that ever-present tension from her sister. So even if it tugs at her heart to hear Ruu admit to something like that so casually, she won't let it show. Even if it breaks her heart, she'll smile and keep her tone buoyant.

With slow, careful touches, Yuuri starts by working her hands gently through Ruu's hair. It's so long and with all the work they do, it's no surprise there's a few tangles so she wants to work those out as carefully as she could. ]

Kurumi used to put hers in braids and tie them into loops if she had to do anything where she'd be running through crowds. But between you and me, I think she liked how cute they looked, too.

[littlestsurvivor]

That sounds useful...

[It was, wasn't it? Despite everything, Ruu had an attachment to her hair, enough she had not cut it like man of the other children did during their time in Namekawa. Even when her now ex-friends questioned why the Commander didn't cut their hair like they did, she just shrugged it off.]

There's not a lot of hostile groups left other than the Megurigaoka Tower and Prison guys, so people grabbing your hair isn't a big problem anymore.

[She paused, before writing again]

Neechan, has your group had to fight real people yet?

[She wasn't trying to make the tension rise again or anything, but it was a legitimate question that had been bothering her...]

[serrata]

[ Yuuri's hand paused, but only for a second. It was as though a chip in her guard had been momentarily jarred, but then just as quick as she'd been startled out of it, she regained her composure and finished working her way through Ruu's hair, trailing her fingers right down to the soft, wispy tips of it. ]

No, we haven't.

[ She doesn't say not yet because even though she knows it's an inevitability, she doesn't want to acknowledge it out loud, at least not yet. ]

But don't worry about that. Okay? Whatever happens in the future, we'll get past it. We've got you with us now, haven't we?