1434/Vampiric Star Readings

Vampiric Star Readings
Date of Scene:	01 May 2016
Location:	Pikarigaoka - Seiyou Public School
Synopsis:	When Norie goes in for her reading as she promised she would earlier in the month, Norie confronts Natsumi about her magical nature!
Cast of Characters:	Norie Okana, Natsumi Matsumoto

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Norie Okana has posed:
Norie Okana found herself coming to the Zodiac Club again. It's the first week or May, but it's probably too early to get a reading. Still, she's here, trying to come slightly late so she can catch Natsumi-san alone.

She knocks on the door, and then merely invites herself in this time, not waiting for anyone to answer the door. She purses her lips neutraly as she peeks around the classroom they use for the club room... seeking out that little nook again.

"Natsumi-san?" she asks out, calling out even.

"Are you here?" she asks.

Natsumi Matsumoto has posed:
The Astrology Club had actually had a meeting this week, instead of everyone just doing their own thing. Natsumi Matsumoto had walked her friend Jessica Torez to the school gates, and was coming down the hall from doing so to square away the club room.

She noticed the door open and poked her head in, spotting Norie. "Okana-san! Hello! Come for your monthly reading?". She seems incredibly happy to see the girl.

Norie Okana has posed:
Norie Okana blinks. "Yes. Something like that." she says as she faces Natsumi. She frowns just a little as she has herself a seat. She closes her eyes and opens them a bit as she says. She looks around a bit confusingly as she frowns a little deeper.

"Are we alone?" she asks. "I have things I want to talk about I'd rather not concern your friends with." she says softly as she crosses her arms a little, and looks down a little.

She mutters to herself, yeah.

Is she hiding something?

Natsumi Matsumoto has posed:
Natsumi closed the door with a soft *click*, nodding to Norie. "Um, yeah. Everyone else has gone home for the day. In this club at least. Why, is something the matter?".

She pulls a chair out from beneath a table against the wall and turns it about to face where Norie is standing, gesturing to one just beside her in invitation.

Norie Okana has posed:
Norie Okana gets up from the spot she picked and moves over to Natsumi. She frowns and sits down. She crosses her again.

"That power you used the other night." she says softly. "Does it fight darkness? Like others can do?" she asks. She seems to be talking about the fight with the creatures.

"What did you call those things again. Starnights...?" she asks. Yeah, she's misremembering.

"Something like that..." she says tapping her bottom lip as she frowns.

Natsumi Matsumoto has posed:
Natsumi stared at Norie in astonishment for a moment, before shaking her head.

"What do you mean the other night?". She hadn't seen Norie there, had she? Certainly not, it was just a bunch of magical people.

Norie Okana has posed:
Norie Okana frowns some as she waves a hand over her necklace-- that should be familar to Natsumi by now, and she lets her hair and eyes purple, and her skin turn that pale white. She's that girl that was yelling at Kukai. By extension, the weird vampire that night.

"Here." she says.

"I-I'm sorry you had to deal with my yelling the other night. Is your eye okay now?" she asks softly. "I just..."

"I was bothered..." she admits softly. "Kukai-kun just happened to be there and I was upset at him."

Natsumi Matsumoto has posed:
Natsumi flounders for a words a few moments, before finding some suitable ones. "Wh-what are you?".

It's rude, it's crude, but dude wouldn't you ask? She certainly would, a girl so curious about things. "If you tell me, I'll tell you about me...".

Norie Okana has posed:
Norie Okana frowns and crosses her arms again, though this seems defensive. "I already told you that night. I'm a vampire." she says softly. "Psychic Vampire. I eat energy... not blood." she says softly. "I don't like being this and I don't like hurting people but I don't have much of a choice..." she mutters.

"I was drawn that night by those things power. It was kindred feeling to me, but..."

"I don't think those things wanted to be my friends..." she says softly.

Natsumi Matsumoto has posed:
Contrary to what might have been expected of her, Natsumi starts to laugh. "The Starless are of one mind and one goal. They wish to darken the night, to make it their day. If that makes sense?".

She adjusts herself on her chair, the charm bracelet on her wrist clattering with a little chime as it moves with the motion. "As to you question earlier... I'm not sure it fights darkness? Other than their purpose, and my theory that they're made of some sort of dark energy because of where they seem to come from, I have no idea what the Starless are. Just that my purpose is to stop them, given to me by the Crab, Cancer.

Norie Okana has posed:
Norie Okana frowns. "I'm dark energy. So. That hurts me I bet." she says. She looks down and to the side. "I hate that power. It strips away my being. What it gets replaced with makes me act odd and wrong." she says.

"..not that I'm already acting 'odd and wrong' anyways..." she mutters.

"I used to be happy and--and be able to be happy and-- dance and---!" she just kind of flumps miserably. "This stupid power dulls all those feelings and I don't even have a choice." she mutters.

"Like..."

"Imagine... you can't feel happy anymore. But you can remember what it feels like...?" she asks. "That's what a lot of things feel like to me now. It's.. it's why your last reading worried me a lot suddenly. Wh-why it made me so upset and I yelled at Kukai..." she mutters.

Natsumi Matsumoto has posed:
Natsumi shakes her head gently. "It's not all that hard to imagine. I had a time like that, although I'm not sure it was dark energy of a sort. Just how things were. It abated when I was given my Gift.". She fingered at the charm bracelet on her left wrist, smiling.

"That probably wouldn't work for you, if it's magical and things... You used to dance, Okana-san? I bet you were beautiful.".

Norie Okana has posed:
Norie Okana looks down. "Yeah...I had to quit the dance club." she says. "I started... hurting people. At first." she says softly. "I didn't know how to handle my 'hunger' well. I handle it a little better nowadays." she says softly.

She looks down.

"We'll probably need to fight someday..." she says softly as she peeks over to charm braclet and purses her lips.

"People say I look graceful when I dance but I dunno how to handle that really." she says softly.

"...Are you able to give me a reading still?..." she asks softly.

Natsumi Matsumoto has posed:
Natsumi nods and pulls the ratty notepad from the messenger bag beside her chair, in an equal state of rattiness. She licks her finger and flips through it a bit before finding a page that is, once again, not in quite the same state as the rest with slightly crisper lines.

She begins to tell Norie of how the stars cast her month, this time looking up every few moments to see the other girl's reaction.

Norie Okana has posed:
Norie Okana listens to her horoscope, it's something like this:

There's no way around compromise on the 4th and 5th. You may have to give up something you really want in order for someone you care about to be happy, but the payoff is so worth it. Besides, your generous spirit is contagious, and you'll see it reverberate for many days to come. Your favorite pastime on the 8th and 9th is getting together with friends to talk about your lives, your hopes, your dreams, etc., and if ice cream (or insert your favorite food here) finds its way to the party you wouldn't be mad. Food isn't just nourishing right now, it's a pleasure, it's comforting and it's something to be shared. You may or may not be considered pretty or handsome in the traditional sense, but either way you feel the power of your beauty on the 17th, 18th, and 19th. You glance in the mirror every chance you get, but it isn't due to vanity, it's more of a passing fascination. You're excited to meet someone new at an event on the 29th, 30th, or 31st, but everyone isn't who they say they are. Trust should be earned, not given away for free.

Norie purses her lips as she frowns. "I dunno if all of this is applicble. I....don't... know... many people now I want to make happy." she admits. "And many of my old friends don't seek me out anymore since-- since this." she says softly. She looks down and closes her eyes.

"That last one though..." she says softly.

"Are there always undertones of that in every reading...?" she asks.

"I got.. bothered last time because. Even if someone was flirting with me... I wouldn't know it like I am now... or anything." she mutters.

Natsumi Matsumoto has posed:
Natsumi gives a gentle sigh at Norie's questions. "You can't have predictions of good without a few omens. That's how it always is, a suitable balance in life. Are you sure there is nobody you'd like to see smile? Those are friends, and you're talking to me about your life now. Although it's just the first....".

Norie Okana has posed:
Norie Okana looks down and sighs. "I always expect the bad now, Natsumi-san." she says softly as she closes her eyes and sighs.

She sort of waves her hand over her necklace, she lets herself return back to 'Norie', letting her burn some energy, hair going back to it's shorter black and her eyes back to blue and her skin less pale. She sighs.

"Just..."

"Like..."

"Nrg..." she says crossing her arms frustratingly. She's lost her words somewhere.

"I didn't ask to be cursed like this, you know...?" she asks.

Natsumi Matsumoto has posed:
Natsumi nods solemnly at Norie. "None of us ask for the things that happen to us.".

"It's sort of why I do astrology. It's a good way to expect what might come, even if it might be a little wrong.".

She pauses for a moment, looking at Norie closely before speaking up again. "Is there no way to abate the curse?".

Norie Okana has posed:
Norie Okana softly crosses her arms and frowns. "No. There isn't. I'm some sort of --- creature now." she says softly. "I wish there was a ncier way of saying that." she says looking down. "But it's the closest to the 'truth' I can get with you." she says.

"I need to eat energy and... things attract me like... other dark power. Stronger dark power." she mutters.

"But I'm not weak..." she says. "I just need to learn more." she says practicaly flopping down in the chair.

"Kukai promised to help me find a way to fix me.. but... I know there isn't a way. Not that he can help with." she mutters.

Natsumi Matsumoto has posed:
Natsumi holds out a hand, letting it hover in the air as if unsure if Norie will even let her touch her. Her face is slathered in very obvious worry and pity for the girl across from her.

"You just need to have a little hope. There's no way something so grievous could be without something to alleviate it. That's certainly not the way things should work.".

Norie Okana has posed:
Norie Okana doesn't seem to mind being touched. She's not super cold to the touch, not when the disguise is up, she does feel 'cool' though. Not everything can be hidden. She frowns a bit and shakes her head.

"I try. But. It's hard to feel those things." she says with a sigh. "I'm sorry. I just. Wanted to ask. Since I saw you that night and---"

"Apologize. I guess." she mutters softly.

"I just made things worse that night I think..." she says softly.

Natsumi Matsumoto has posed:
Natsumi shakes her head slowly at Norie. "Not at all. You tried to help, and that's what counts.". She seems to pause for a moment, lifting her hand to rest it under her chin and stare at Norie thoughtfully.

"You know... If you suspect you're the same sort of creature as these things, why don't you help people understand them a little? It's a way to help.". She watched Norie to really see what the other girl makes of the offer.

Meanwhile the crab charm on her bracelet seems to be moving itself, claws going up and down with little clicks.

Norie Okana has posed:
Norie Okana looks down. "What's to understand? We eat energy. We prey off good feelings and leave bad ones in thier wake." she mutters.

She sighs. "Look I--"

"Thanks for the reading but I should go." she says. "Just..."

"That magic you used, it probably hurts me. I probably shouldn't be around you when you're using it again." she says. "Just in case. I'd rather not find out if it can hurt me. I don't like burning." she says as she stands. She looks down.

"...do you dance, Natsumi?" she suddenly asks.

Natsumi Matsumoto has posed:
Natsumi quirks her lips at the suddenly question. She stares at Norie for a good moment, wondering about it.

"I'm afraid I don't, The closest I come to the arts is my starmaps.". Her cheeks tinge red a little, as if she's embarrassed by this fact.

Norie Okana has posed:
Norie Okana mmmmms. "I see." she says perhaps a little sadly. "Perhaps another time then." she says softly. Dance partners, always so hard to find.

She begins to leave. "Will you show me to the door?" she asks softly at least. "At least walk with me a bit." she says.

"No problems.. if you can't.." she says, trying to sound reassuring.

Natsumi Matsumoto has posed:
Natsumi stands, shouldering her messenger bag onto her shoulder and nodding to Norie.

"I'll happily walk with you to the door.". She holds her hand out to Norie invitingly.