538/Tennis Things! and Heartful Things!

Tennis Things! and Heartful Things!
Date of Scene:	06 November 2015
Location:	Uminari City - Verone Academy
Synopsis:	It's what Katsu-chan does, right!? <3. Haruna blurts out Katsu-chan's feelings to her crush, Suzuki Natsume. Luckily, things go very well!
Cast of Characters:	Mari Katsu, Suzuki Natsume, Haruna Kurosawa

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Haruna Kurosawa has posed:
Haruna Kurosawa is here sitting on the sidelines because she got super bored and decided she was gonna go seek out Katsu-chan-- Cure Victory! So she was sitting on the bench and waiting a yellow ball go back and forth with intensity because it was a lot better than thinking about her current situatiion which was terrible.

She would wait until Katsu-chan was done dealing with her matches as she sat patiently.

Corvus was on her head and was holding up a pennant and cheering for Katsu-chan on her head. Silver Ravens apparently like racket sports!?

Mari Katsu has posed:
    Admitedly, there wasn't much in the way of 'matches' as it was just a series of practice rounds with the rest of her team today - something that Mari enjoyed because it gave her a chance to see how much her friends were improving... Though the others of the team may or may not have shared her enthusiasm, given Mari's reputation. It was a well deserved one, at that, every one of her opponents were under constant preasure from Mari to try and make saves or returns from every concievable angle on the court, all the while Mari's energy seemed to stay peaked at full. It was definitely a sight to see, the 'demon' of Verone Academy in her natural environment, bouncing all over the court and returning her opponent's ball back stylishly, all the while that tiny little 'plush toy' remains seated on her shoulder, clipped to her uniform collar by a small chain.

    At the peak of the match, Mari intercepts a ball lobbed straight at her with her racket, and slams the ball back across the court hard enough that not only does her partner miss the final defense, the ball is left spinning on the ground for a few moments, while her team mate falls over from the failed attempt at a save.

    Before the match is called, Mari is already on the other side of the net, offering her hand to help her friend up with a goofy grin, while making a comment. "Nice try Hinata-chan. You're definitely improving!"

    The girl just gives a grin of her own, accepting Mari's help in getting up from the ground. "Maybe.. But you're always on another level, Mari-chan."

    Considering that for a moment, Mari smiles and shakes her head. "Nah... I just practice really hard... You guys are great too." She replies before she pauses and glances back at the cheer before she smiles and waves to Haruna. "Hey, Hinata-chan. Cover for me next round."

"E..Eh?! You're actually going to sit out a round?!" Hinata replies, even as Mari is already leaving the court to join Haruna on the side lines, letting her racket balance at the foot of the seats as she sits down. "Kurosawa-chan~ I wasn't expecting to see you out here. What's up?" Mari asks as she sits back, popping the top off of her sports bottle and laying back in a relaxed position while she starts downing the contents of the bottle.

Haruna Kurosawa has posed:
Haruna Kurosawa doesn't know much about Tennis. She sees a ball go back and forth and back and forth and it's hypnotic. Boop. Thwip! Bunk! Twhip! bunk! Smack! Then she realizes something ended and YAY! Katsu-chan is coming over~ She doesn't have much to speak with except for Coevus-chan at the moment and he's too busy watching the sport. He also seems enthralled for a bit.

Oh! She smiles as she watches Mari begin to chug down a bottle of water. "Are you okay!? That looked strenous! It's like when you use your racket to beat up a jerk!" she says vaugely. A girl can use a racket to beat up a jerk without being magical, right!?

She smiles and then looks down. "I wanted to talk to you about Cure stuff..." she finally says leaning in whispering. "Is that okay here?" she asks softly.

"Something is gonna happen this month..." she says softly.

Mari Katsu has posed:
    Mari just smiles a bit as she sits back quietly again, glancing to Haruna before she nods. "Most people are too tied up in the practice matches, and...." She glances looking around. "We seem fairly well alone for the most part, just keep your voice down." Mari replies, while the 'doll' on her shoulder facepalms.

""Keep your voice down."? That's still a pretty big risk, Mari-chan..." Raquel whispers.

    Mari just shrugs a bit before she grins. "It'll be fine. I promise, Raquel-chan."

    Looking back to Haruna she smiles before she crosses her arms. "As for the intensitiy... My sport is my passion, and my passion fuels my desire to protect the world... It's not really that odd at all that I try so hard in fighting and in tennis, knowing that." She replies before she winks.

"This month, huh..." She quietly leans her head back to look at the clouds. "Any plans on exactly when? Not that it matters. You give the word, I'll be ready."

Haruna Kurosawa has posed:
Haruna Kurosawa looks down... "I have a friend..." she says vaugely, immediatly talking. "Who figured out a way to copy Phantom's mirror portal to---that place he takes all the defeated Precures...." she says softly closing her eyes a lot. "Not a lot of people trust this person- but I'd be in a really bad place without her." she admits. "And she wants to see me back with--- Aki. With my sister." she says softly.

"Blue-sama already frowned at me hard over this- but says he can't stop me. He says that it takes a deep connection to save someone from--- one of those mirrors he uses--- that the only one we might be able to save is my sister."

"I guess I feel bad going there for my sister- but it's not like I can save everyone there anyways. I'd really like it if you could help, Katsu-chan. I understand that-- if you don't want to- because you'd feel bad, or you think I'm silly for doing this dangerous thing. This is a bad place for Pretty Cures to be, after all- right?" she says silently. Corvus is mostly quiet and listening to this. He peeks over at Raquel occasionally.

"I know you've faced that red headed jerk a lot--- so it would be really valuable to have you along. I mean. He's going to show up. You know.....?" she asks silently. She feels bad asking this.

Mari Katsu has posed:
    Shrugging her shoulders a bit, Mari takes another sip from her bottle of water then puts one arm around Haruna reassuringly. "Blue-sama wants to protect us, so that we can protect the world." She says before she quietly shrugs her shoulders. "I appreciate everything he's done for me, and would never assume that he didn't have our best intrests in mind when he gives us advice we don't like to hear." She continues as she closes her eyes. "... But at the same time, I don't intend to leave anyone suffering. Not your sister, not the other precures, not Phantom." She states, closing her eyes before she sighs. "I've felt it, before.. There's something there that needs our help... But I can't reach him yet.. Either i'm not strong enough or it's not the right time - or maybe i'm just not the one capable of doing so. But that doesn't mean i'm not going to try."

"So the short version is... I value Blue's advice and concern.. But i'm not going to leave anyone to suffer if I can avoid it. Even if that means going into certain peril to try and save people... After all - Every day we go into battle to protect the world, we're in danger.. It's just a matter of how much danger you're willing to risk to protect the people and places you love."

Haruna Kurosawa has posed:
Haruna Kurosawa looks down. "I asked Blue-sama about that. I felt that too. He wouldn't answer me. He just says Phantom needs to be stopped and to do our best. Sometimes I don't feel he's telling us everything- but I feel it's for good reasons." she muses.

She looks down. "Boost-chan is gonna try to come too. This is gonna be dangerous."

She keeps her arms crossed...

AND THEN- as the topic nintey degrees into another direction.

"Katsu-chan....whatcha know about dating...?" she asks softly and silently.

Mari Katsu has posed:
"...Not enough." Mari states as she quietly sighs putting her bottle down at that sudden topic change. "...I have alot of questions about that sort of thing myself." Mari replies in a tone that mimics Haruna's own, keeping her thoughts to herself as she does before she quietly shakes her head. "....I'm really not certain that I know how to tell someone I like that I like them.. or even if I should. What if they don't return the sentiment or worse, get weirded out and stop hanging out around me." She states before she quietly shakes her head. "...Sorry. If it's tennis related, I probably have the answer... But romance is.... not really something I'm good with.."

Haruna Kurosawa has posed:
Haruna Kurosawa melts down in the bleacher. "Darn. No one seems to have helpful advice for me and it sucks cuz I have two people I like and one I technically asked out on a date but he's also kind of a evil jerk and it won't really work- and the other one is my boss and she'd probably be scanadlized by it if I asked her and would gimme a head ruffle and stuff." she says lookin down.

"I didn't even know where to go for a date or anything." she crosses her arms and huffs.

Corvus is politely sitting on Haruna's head all nested up. Also he's now drinking from a tiny teacup. Magical Mascots are weirder than you think sometimes. You can smell the hot tea suddenly. It's pleasing.

"I'm sorry---is there someone you like...?" asks Haruna. She finds this an innocent question!

Mari Katsu has posed:
".....There's someone i've worked with a few times in the field." She states, giving a broad answer as she closes her eyes and frowns silently. "They're... very tallented, but I don't know if I have any business expressing the way I feel to them." She states, being very vauge about the whole ordeal before she glances to Haruna in silence. "..It's kind of a weird situation. I haven't even asked Blue about it because I don't really know if it's okay for me to feel the way I do about things..." She states before she sighs closing her eyes. "Plus... it feels kind of weird asking someone like Blue about that sort of thing, I guess."

Haruna Kurosawa has posed:
Blue would be like the WORST advice giver ever, also- you know- the whole 'Pretty Cures aren't allowed to fall in love' thing that he tells most Cures about at the last moment. "Well! I fought a jerk a few times! and I still asked him out! And he agreed to like one date!" she says putting her fists up in front of her a bit. "So I'm sure you could ask this friend out!" she says. "---the worst they can say is...No, or, you'll get to know each other a little better first before a date, right!?" she asks leaning forward with wide, perhaps sparkling eyes.

"I mean- asking--is the first step right? Nothing happens until either of you speak up!" she says!

Mari Katsu has posed:
"...I.. guess that's true but... It's... just..." Mari quietly sighs for a moment and shakes her head. "I guess when it comes to something I don't really have experience in at all, I'm... nervous and don't really know if I should make a move or not. I don't want to mess up..." She quietly sighs before she frowns. "Still... You're right, if I don't ask nothing will ever happen." There's a moment before Mari quietly tilts her head back to the tennis court.. if she had known that she was going to be talking about this kind of thing, she might have continued smacking the ball around to try and keep her mind focused without letting it drift off to her own doubts.

    There's a few moments that pass in silence before she quietly giggles and shakes her head. "Man... It's not like me to get so quiet, huh?" She states before she sighs. "I Guess there's things even I have trouble with." She adds before she shrugs. Of course that probably comes out more stuck up than Mari intended, she knows full well she has trouble with alot of things.

Haruna Kurosawa has posed:
Haruna Kurosawa leans forward and gives Mari a tight hug! It's encouraging and she smiles. "I'm sorry! I didn't mean to blindside you like that..." she says sheepishly. "I didn't really start thinking about who I might like until recently---when I started making friends and stuff." she says.

"and it's confusing... n' stuff." she says. "I'm sorry. Really! Let's um...."

She squints. "Corvus why are you having tea on my head." she asks. Corvus hrmphs. "Because it's delicious." he insists.

She rolls her eyes. "Corvus-chan can be silly sometimes~" she teases.

"Please don't be sad!" she pleads with Katsu-chan~

Mari Katsu has posed:
    Mari just blinks a bit before she quietly giggles. "No no. I'm not sad, I just.. don't really know how to deal with it I guess. ... I never really considered a serious relationship until I met this particular person.. and it's not really by any stretch of the means a 'normal' relationship, given.. what we do.." She states q uietly before she shakes her head. "...I don't even know if they'd be interested in a relationship, or for that matter, if they were, if they would accept me... ...I'm kind of intense to be around, and always focused on tennis when I'm not working.. so... I don't really know if I'd make a good relationship partner." Shaking her head she just giggles a bit. "Sorry.. You don't have to appologize. I just get weird when I start thinking about things I don't really know how to deal with."

Haruna Kurosawa has posed:
Haruna Kurosawa head tilts. "You are! You do Tennis things and then Phantom wishes he didn't mess with you!" she insists. This is how Haruna interuprts Cure Victory. "Also, your name is Cure Victory, right!? So of course your're intense! Winning is important to you!" she says with a smile.

"Um, do you feel comfortable telling me who? Maybe I can tell you some things!" she beams. "I know some people! Not everyone!" she says. "But I know people who know people so maybe I can be snoopy!" she says with a smile! Not mischiefous at all.

"I can do it all sneaky like too~" she says. "Maybe."

She taps her chin a bit in thought.

Mari Katsu has posed:
    Mari quietly glances to Haruna for a moment and a light red color passes her cheek before she closes her eyes again for a moment. "....I ... haven't even told her yet." She states before she blushes, her eyes opening a bit and shakes her head quickly. She hadn't meant to let that slip, but...

    Shaking her head a bit, she closes her eyes again. "...Storm Knight." She finally adds, before she quietly sits up and leands forward on her elbows against her knees, not having wanted to say the girl's 'non-combat' name, because she didn't want to reveal that to Haruna without her permission. "She's the one who i've become interested in..." She quietly adds before shaking her head. "But... work being what it is, i dunno if she's going to be willing.. or even into it.

Haruna Kurosawa has posed:
Haruna Kurosawa ohs! and blushes! "Oh! I only know her through others, I never actually met her!" she says. "But---this means I might be able to find out a few things! I think I know who I can ask and he kinda owes me at least one favor---though um...actually. I screwed up really bad last night so maybe I should ask and hope he doesn't hate me for making his date drunk last night..." she says meekly.

"You're gonna hear that soon probably. I did something silly and spiked punch at a dance at Infinity last night and I was an idiot and I was trying to do something silly for a change and It kinda backfired." she said closing her eyes and whines.

Corvus finishes his tea. "She's being too hard on herself. No one seems upset at her. Too much." he says.

She huffs. "Well, besides I can find out things sneakily! Like A-------!"

She holds up her PreChanMirror!?

<D-d-detective!~ Time to change!>

There's a flash and Haruna is in a seafoam green themed sherlock-holmes-homage outfit. It has a magnifying glass. Corvus is now dressed up in a black suit and bowler hat. He is Watson or something

"Sneaky Detective~"

Suzuki Natsume has posed:
     Speak of the devil, and she appears! Except she's not a devil, she's more of a knight, and she's not really being Storm Knight right now. Nope! Instead, Suzuki Natsume is presently making her way along the bleachers, her gaze half on the bleachers and half towards those people who were practicing. .o(I wonder if I should have called ahead or something to make sure it was okay to visit, since I'm from another school.)o. Suzu thinks to herself as she carefully navigates the bleachers. And then...

     There was a magical change just out of Suzuki's vision! If she felt the magic, Suzuki didn't show much sign of it. Eventually, though, her gaze /does/ fall upon the girl in the detective outfit! Was that... cosplay? .o(...How cute!)o. Suzu turns slightly towards them, beginning to approach, as the cosplay had also drawn her attention toooo... Mari! She gives one of those quietly reserved smiles of hers, bowing her head towards Mari. "Hello, Katsu-san, detective-san." Suzuki says, taking a few steps closer. "I half-expected to see you out training, rather than on the bleachers. Is everything okay?"

Mari Katsu has posed:
    Mari just giggles softly as she sits back. "Kurosawa-chan, it's fine.. I could have done that too if I wanted to..." She states before she blinks hearing Suzuki's voice and gets really quiet suddenly for a few seconds as her cheeks redden even more. .oO( OH GOD SHE'S HERE. DID SHE HEAR ANYTHING? )

    Mari is on her feet in seconds and giving Suzuki a friendly hug while laughing - albeit a bit stiffly - as she tries to cover herself. "Ah.. no, no! Nothing's wrong. I was just taking a break.. I had just finished up my seventh practice round and wanted to give Hinata-chan time to play against someone else!" She calls back to Suzuki before she quietly gives a wave of her hand. "And then I decided to talk to my friend about ... things! YES. THINGS!" She quickly replies while laughing a bit more obviously, then smiles. "Want to join us? I've got a few before my next round, i'm sure!"

    Of course, Raquel is just giving the flattest stare possible at Mari's sudden reaction. If she wasn't opposed to blowing her precure charge's cover, she'd probably have just flat out called her an idiot for that display.

Haruna Kurosawa has posed:
Haruna Kurosawa quickly helps. "Tennis Things!" she says with wide eyes and throwing her hands forward.

She throws up the Magnifying glass. "Hey!? Who are you!? What Are you!? WHATCHA DOING HERE!?" she asks peeking up at Suzuki through the magnifying glass.

Corvus quickly helps by talking. "Probably being scared at you for the sudden barrage of questions, excellent work Haruna-chan, you've solved the case." Corvus-Watson insists as the silver raven tips his tiny bowler hat down.

She blinks. "Aha-!? Sorry! I didn't mean to be so intense!" she says backuping up suddenly.

"I'm Detective Haruna-chan!" she insists- yes she's calling herself '-chan' becuase she's feeling goofy right now.

She's not silly enough to blow Katsu-chan's romantic cover.

"Oh--is this one of your friends Katsu-chan!? Hi! I'm Haruna Kurosawa~! But I am also being a detective right now." she insists.

Suzuki Natsume has posed:
     A stiff hug, along with a stiff laugh? Suzuki kind of stands there as she's hugged, as if she's not entirely sure what to do; eventually she does return it. Somehow, she probably makes it more awkward than Mari's own hugging! Luckily for her, she's acting that way in front of someone who is very bad at socialization, so Suzuki is completely oblivious!

     "I see; taking a break to recover. It seems like you might have overdone it a little from how stiff your movements were for that hug." Suzuki says softly. She figured that Mari was trying to hide that she /needed/ the break with the way that she spoke about giving someone else time to play against someone else! Possibly. Maybe.

     "I see." Talking to them about things! Probably private things, from the way she's talking. Suzu turns towards Haruna and offers a polite bow towards her, even as the magnifying glass is aimed at her. "Hello, I am Suzuki Natsume, a kendo club member from Seiyou. So far as I know, I'm human, and I'm here because Katsu-san invited me to watch her practice sometime." Suzuki says calmly and helpfully towards Haruna. She glances towards Corvus, listening to him talk.

     "Ah, it's nothing so bad as that, really... uhm. Hello, raven-san." She says, bowing her head slightly towards the raven. Her attention focuses back towards Haruna, smiling softly. "It's nice to meet you, detective Kurosawa-san. Have you solved any groundbreaking mysteries lately?" She asks curiously, moving to carefully take a seat nearby the two. "And yes, I would enjoy joining you two."

Mari Katsu has posed:
...A talking raven and Suzuki just blanks out and lets that fly. That probably wasn't the most strange thing she's seen, but it also points out - she's seen some weird things. Shaking her head a bit, Mari quietly smiles as she looks to Suzuki. "Ah... It's a long story. We were.. talking about relationship things and one thing lead to another.... Anyway..." She glances to the court again. "Suzuki-chan, did you intend to ask me along for training, today?" Mari asks, passing the topic of conversation along as she closes her eyes. "I'll have a few hours to practice Kendo with you... ...Um... If you don't mind me tagging along, that is. It'll probably come in handy pretty soon too since..." She pauses, glancing to Kurosawa, then back to Satsuki, then back to Kurosawa. "Um.... I have to help a friend move some mirrors." ...Yeah that probably wasn't the smoothest cover for either person there, but Mari wasn't really the best at clever ways of trying to keep two secret identities she knew about secret while still trying to keep both sides informed.

Haruna Kurosawa has posed:
There's a soft green flash- not blinding as the Detective outfit dissapears. So does Corvus's cute little watson outfit. She sits back down as she head tilts. She head tilts, and Corvus head tilts too as she looks between Suzuki and Mari. She smiles. "Oh! Right! This is Corvus-chan~ He's my friend." she insists.

Corvus waves!

She leans forward conspiratorially. "/Katsu-chan likes a girl named Storm Knight! We should be good friends and help her out! If you hear anything, lemme know! We can team up for Katsu-chan's sake!/" she says as she smiles!~

"Katsu-chan deserves a good girlfriend!" she insists as she crosses her arms and nods repeatedly.

Mari Katsu has posed:
    Mari raises an eyebrow as she watches Haruna just dehenshin right infront of Suzuki then she quietly tilts her head back and begins to drink from her b ottle again, keeping her head tilted back as she swallows... right up until Haruna suddenly spills the beans and she stops beginning to choke and cough on the water before she pauses and turns her head slowly to Haruna with a pair of eyes as wide as saucers.

    She doesn't say anything, she's just too busy /staring/ at the girl for saying that out loud like she did. It hasn't even registered to her that Suzuki is standing /right there./ Well it has, but she's more concerned with staring at Haruna at the moment. Even if it wasn't her fault for not knowing.

Suzuki Natsume has posed:
     A talking raven and a cosplaying if harmless girl meant that there was probably magic afoot, to be honest! But mostly Suzuki is just not too worried about it at present, since there didn't seem to be any danger or particular threat from the raven /or/ the cosplaying girl, and Mari seemed to be okay, so it probably wasn't dangerous! "Intend to take you along with me for training?" She asks curiously, tilting her head. "That ... would kind of defeat the purpose of me coming to watch you practice, wouldn't it, Katsu-san?"

     "Though I suppose if you really would like to, I could. But it wasn't in my plans for the day." Suzuki adds, her head tilting a bit as she looks towards the girl. "Move... mirrors? Well, I suppose the strength training that's part of kendo could help, but I'd assume you have similarly..."

     And then Haruna un-henshins right in front of her. "That's a neat trick." Suzuki says, smiling slightly towards her. Completely calm. Yep. She lifts her gaze towards her as she introduces Corvus. The raven... that waves at her. She bows her head. "Hello, Corvus-san. A pleasure to meet you." Aaaand then...

     Haruna says ... The Thing. "H...hah..? Storm Knight? She likes her?" She asks curiously, obliviously assuming the straightforward 'liking' than the love thing! That is, until, well. The girlfriend thing was mentioned! And Suzuki Natsume tilts her head as she looks towards her. "...I see..." She says, glancing towards Mari, her cheeks flushing red. "A-ah... uhm... well ... s-shouldn't she be talking to Storm Knight-san?" Oh god how to handle this!? WHAT THE HECK?!

Mari Katsu has posed:
    Poor little Raquel can't hold it in anymore, infact she just /falls/ out laughing, right off of Mari's shoulder and dangles by her keychain belt.

    Mari just /stares/ at Kurosawa still, before slowly turning her head back towards Suzuki once she 'feels' the girl's eyes on her, her own cheeks a deep red as she does. "I...I would have but I really didn't know what to say to her, and didn't want to do something... embarassing...." She states, honestly... not that that's much of a problem since something super embarassing happened both ways thanks to uncontrollable circumstances!

    Raquel, still laughing her fairy butt off, continues dangling from Mari's collar until the keychain pops free and she bounces off the seat into the row behind them, continuing to giggle widly.

Haruna Kurosawa has posed:
Haruna Kurosawa is all eye sparkling at Suzuki, eager for the help!----

Poor Haruna hasn't caught on what she just did. "I told her she should just ask her out- but- like! She feels lame and stuff- because she's so busy! So I'm going to go find out things!" she says. "Like a sneaky detective!" she says.

Suzuki hasn't said anything about Haruna's antics. She doesn't find this odd. Haruna sometimes takes the fact having a 'Secret ID' doesn't do much for her since so many people know her on both sides- both good and incredibly evil people.

"So if you know things, you can tell us!" she says. Poor. Poor Haruna. If she knew she'd feel INCREDIBLY terrible about all this. Luckily, she doesn't!

She blinks down and leans down to Raquel. "Raquel what's so funny!" she hrmphs! "A girl's heart is no laughing matter!" she insists seriously. Also yes, she's talking to the plush- she IS trying to be discreet about it.

Suzuki Natsume has posed:
     Suzuki shifts slightly in place, her hands resting on her lap somewhat demurely as she seems to think on that, her gaze shifting towards Haruna, and then glancing around afterwards. Let's see... anyone else nearby. Hmm... nobody really paying attention. She looks up towards Mari thoughtfully. "I hear she isn't well-socialized so would be in a similar boat." Suzuki comments.

     She looks towards Haruna after that, listening to her as she talks. "I wouldn't say that's a very sneaky way to go around it, to be honest, Kurosawa-san." Suzuki murmurs softly, rubbing her face slightly as she thinks silently. "You know what... I'm not very good at being sneaky either." She rests her fingertips together, poking them awkwardly as she thinks on it. Her voice lowers, even quieter than usual, "Hello, I'm Storm Knight." She mumbles quietly. Did she sound... shy about it?

Mari Katsu has posed:
"Guys... you do know we're in the bleachers. Right? And people are practicing on the courts..." She mumbles, luckily she doesn't think anyone's caught on, but... That's still a pretty big risk. She's also just /staring/ straight ahead and at the ground trying to keep her composure as she listens to the two chatter back and forth. After a few moments, she reaches down to pick Raquel up and covers her mouth gently. "She's... laughing because of that..." Mari finally comments, glancing to Storm Knight, then back to Kurosawa. "You... kind of told her what I wanted to say for me so... Yeah..." She states in a quiet tone of voice while her cheeks just burn the brightest shade of red yet.

Haruna Kurosawa has posed:
It looks like someone just took a belt and slapped it across Haruna's face suddenly and her suddenly go wide. It's like she feels her face is on fire! "A--ah!? AH!?" she lets out with wide eyes. She looks between Suzuki. And Mari. Back and forth suddenly and hard and fast.

"A--ah!? AH!?"

She can't formulate words right now and Raqauel is still giggling!? Oh---nonono what did she do!? What did she do!?

"Katsu-chan I'm so sorry! I was only trying to be a good friend and help! And she was your friend and she deserves to know too and she could had helped but she's also the girl you like andImsorryIdidntknowwwwwww!" she cries out.

Yeah there's actual tears right now. She hasn't known Victory-chan for very long and she already screwed up!

"I'm such a terrible Pretty Cure!" she whines! "How can I protect love if I can't even help make it!?" she says and then Corvus tugs her under the bleachers hard and fast because Haruna is getting loud enough to cause a scene. Corvus peeks up. "A moment~"

There's some mumbling and Haruna walk of shames out from under them on the far side and walks back and sits quietly next to Katsu-chan! "I'm really sorry----" she says more composed.

"Suzu-chan!" she says. "She likes you, you know! andand---she was worried you'd say no because you're also so worried and the stuff we do as magical girls is very important and dangerous!" she relates. "Don't be upset at her! You like her too, maybe, right?" she asks!? She's not using the term 'love' right now. Just like!

Her face is still red but she is more composed. Corvus hops back up and sits on Haruna's shoulder.

Suzuki Natsume has posed:
     "Yes. I know. That is why I'm talking very quietly." Suzuki says softly towards Mari, smiling very slightly towards her, shifting a bit nervously as she looks towards the girl with an awkward smile as she falls silent, thinking to herself for a few moments. Hmm. Now then, what to say about that. She rubs at her face thoughtfully.

     She looks towards Haruna, listening to her as she speaks, and freaks out, and says she's a terrible Pretty Cure. Silently filed away information. Suzuki moves carefully, standing and reaching to wrap her arms around Haruna as tears begin to show, intent on hugging her gently. "Shh shh shh." She says softly, doing her best to try to comfort her. "There is literally no way you could have known." She says softly.

     After she comes out of the bleachers, that is. Suzuki falls silent as she thinks on that a bit, her head tilting. "Why... would I be upset at her?" Suzuki asks curiously. "...Such a thing is not something to get upset over. Flattered, yes. A bit ... unsure how to respond? Also yes... but... not upset." She looks towards Mari. "And yes, I do like her." Suzuki says straightforwardly, not using love either, but she also didn't have that 'friendzoning' tone either. "Though I can't say how well I honestly know her yet..."

Mari Katsu has posed:
    Mari just flushes a brighter shade of red as she listens to all of that.. The fact that Suzuki isn't glaring at her is a deffinite plus, even if she is being level headed about the entire ordeal. A few moments pass before Mari quietly clears her throat, considering the rammifications of the sudden outburst.. There were /definitely/ people who heard parts of that, maybe enough to spread rumors.. Not that she really cared, at least people might spread something besides her nickname for a change.

"I... was trying to think of a way to say how I felt in a more discrete manner.. Maybe once I knew you a bit more closely or once I had a better way of expressing what I mean..." She states as she quietly shuffles her feet, giving Suzuki a glance with one eye. "...But I guess that is the best way to explain it.. in the open with no doubts, the same way I do everything else. You... make me happy." She states before she quietly clears her throat.

"I ... should probably get that out of the way now... sooner, rather than later. Because as I said earlier... I'm helping Haruna-chan move some mirrors. ...I'll be heading back to Phantom's mirror realm, in a few days. Even if there's the slightest chance I won't make it back out --" A very real possibility, considering the plan. "--I don't want to have not said something, y'know?"

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Haruna Kurosawa blushes----- and feels a little taken a-back. Even after almost ruining everything, Katsu-chan is going to help her? Now she feels guitly---but...! Well. This is going better than she thought she did. She smiles and nods matter of factly.

"Katsu-chan is coming to help me save my sister from Phantom's Cure Graveyard...." she says softly. "You were already there--- I know! The place with all the mirrors---the.. that's where he takes all the Pretty Cures he defeats. My sister is there. But--- my friend found a way to get there." she says.

"I'm... Cure Gull!" she says. She blushes and then leans against Katsu-chan friendly to say. "See-! I told you, you should had just asked!" she says nervously. She leannnns back towards Suzu-chan. "And--- you like her too. And--- I think it's best that- you guys go on a minor date to talk!" she smiles wide. "...did you know Katsu-chan's a magical girl, too?..." she asks softly. "She's a brave Pretty Cure...! She's one of the only ones to defeat Phantom directly! I--that's why I asked her to come along---but..." she says. "If she's important to you and you're worried--- I want her here with you!" she says to Suzu-chan.

She leans back towards Katsu-chan. "And---!" she says. "If she wants you here- I want you here with her!" she softly.

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     Suzuki shifts thoughtfully in place where she was, thinking quietly as she muses on that, hmmm. She looks towards Mari curiously a moment, and then towards Haruna... and then back towards Mari. Hrm. "I see... well... discretion would ... probably have gone over my head, since I have no idea how ... any of this works." She murmurs softly, "So... I might have hurt you accidnetally with obliviousness... so this might have been for the best." She says. There was a few moments of thought, but then... her gaze shifts. It goes from awkward to focused. "I see. You're going to go try to save them. Who do you plan to take with you?" She asks, her gaze shifting towards Haruna. She assumed her.

     She listens to her as she talks, mentioning going to help her save her sister. Her lips press to a thin line. "I see." She says. Though all she said was 'I see', the look on her face seemed to hint that she was resisting the urge to try to go there /now/ and plan instead. "Hello, Cure Gull." She saus quieetly, "Yes, I know. We met through such things. I suspected it beforehand though. The things she does with her tennis racket is a bit... well... not... normal." She says softly, chuckling. "Even if she wasn't a magical girl..."

     "What is the plan for rescuing your sister? Who are you bringing? How are we going to get there?" She asks softly towards Haruna. She pauses though, listening to her speak. "We are magical girls; it is our duty to act even when we are worried or afraid." She says softly, smiling thoughtfully. "Though... I do wonder if it's really a good idea to be talking about this here, in hindsight."

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    Mari quietly shakes her head. "We're fine.. everyone is focused on practice and we're the only ones within earshot of our lowered voices." She quietly frowns for a moment. "I'll be going with Cure Gull and Cure Boost.. Possibly another cure I know of..." She pauses, not including Suzuki in that sentence since she's not entirely too thrilled about taking Suzuki back to that place - Phantom isn't stupid, and probably is starting to recognize more than a few tells with her. So it's not a far leap to conclude he might figure out her crush and try to use that against her.

Of course... That likely wouldn't stop Suzuki from coming along anyway, since the whole magical girl thing usually comes with a compassion to help others... Another thing she admired about Suzuki.

    Shaking her head a bit she glances back to Suzuki. "She has a friend... who has somehow managed to copy how Phantom moves between dimensions.. They'll be taking us in." She states, considering that for a moment.. It wasn't the best way in or out... But it was an option.

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Haruna Kurosawa says. "They're probably thinking we're talking about a video game." she says. "People are like that. We're safe. We just gotta be ready if people come closer. We're fine." she says crossing her arms. "We can go under the bleachers though. That's private." she says. "I think the couple that was smooching under there when Corvus tugged me under it ran away in embarrasment!" she says.

She'll follow along if they decide this is a thing. "Lots are coming.... even though they know it's dangerous. The person helping me has a---reputation--- but. She's my friend and she's made me promises and I know she keeps them. She's White-chan." she nods matter of factly.

"Phantom isn't gonna know what hit him!" she says with a smile, a wide smile. She blushes a little.

She blushes a little between Mari and Suzu, because they do look super cute together next to each other. She still feels kinda bad- but--- at least she helped.... kind of?

Sometimes things are weird.

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     Suzuki listens quietly at the mention of Cure Gull and Cure Boost, and possibly a third person. Alright, so that's ... three people. Phantom has been able to take on three people before though. Suzuki's lips shift as she muses on that. Pursed very slightly as she does. "Do you have anyone to match his speed?" She asks softly, looking towards Mari thoughtfully. "Or a way to limit his movements?" She asks, looking towards Mari. And then, she pauses, before she leans towards Mari a little, her hands resting on her knees. "Uhm... and, um... when... are you going?" She asks softly. "Because if we do want to do a date-thing, we should... uhm... do it before, well..."

     "If there's a chance you can't come back, you should have some fun before that, right...? So that, well, uhm... you ... have a reason to make sure you come back." She says softly, her tone awkward, and her cheeks incredibly bright red as she shifts shyly in place. Oh god what did she just say that's so embarassing and even worse /what would her parents say/?!

     ... She honestly stopped caring what her parents said a while ago. She looks towards Haruna quietly after that, giving a small nod as she does. "I have an eye on the people nearby, Verdrehen Sturm will notify me if anyone approaches." She says. There was a quiet ping as Verdrehen Sturm speaks up, "Ja, Meister."

     Suzuki falls quiet again, thinking, listening as they speak. Hmm. The statement that it was White-Chan actually got a relieved look from Suzuki. "Miss White is going with you? That's excellent; she's very strong, and she can probably keep up with Phantom. She's as fast -- or possibly even faster -- than I am." She says softly, giving a firm nod. "She keeps her promises, and she'll probably get angrier than I at the thought of people being trapped like that." She states firmly.

     "Make a secondary team if you can, a group to stand-by and go in for backup in case things go south, either to fetch help if they don't come out within a set time, or to go in and try to rescue you -- hopefully while Phantom is weakened from your attack."

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    Mari was listening to all of this and doing some thinking of her own.. Planning her own ideas and things concerning the return to the mirror verse... It would be a good chance to brush up on some things about phantom.. maybe even learn a bit more about him or what's gotten hold on him. Of course that thinking doesn't save her from what Suzuki says next, and her eyebrow perks up. "F...Fun?" She asks as she glances over at Suzuki quickly. "....I...I don't need any reason to try harder." She states while blushing, even if the meaning did make her skip a beat in her heart before she quietly giggles and looks to one side. "...But... I wouldn't... mind a date... Especially not with you." She pauses and glances back to Suzuki. "...And since I know you're going to show up and insist on coming with us anyway... Let's make sure we make it back together, hm?"

    Mari then glances back to Haruna and smiles. "As for you..." She pauses, then reaches over and ruffles the other girl's hair. "You're silly.. and you might have a problem keeping secrets... ...But you did help me tell Suzu-chan how I felt..." She says, while even giving Suzuki a cute little name.

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Haruna Kurosawa crosses her arms. "I do. Blue and Procyon! Um. Blue is--um. He's---- a Guardian Deity. Who gives us the power to become Pretty Cure and protect the Earth! And Procyon is my friend who was also trapped in a weird tablet like Corvus was- he's a tiny raccoon spirit. Once White-chan knows where this is. So will Blue. He'll step in if there's no choice." she says.

"He actually doesn't want us to go. He's pretty much powerless wherever this place is- else he'd been able to get there long ago. He thinks this is a bad idea. We're only going to be able to save my sister... you have to have a deep connection with someone trapped in one of those mirrors..." she says silently. She does smile wide. "I trust in my friends! We'll make it back---and--- I will do everyone to make sure Katsu-chan gets back to you! Even if I don't!" she says fiercly!

She beams widely at Katsu-chan is lean in and tugs both Katsu-chan and Suzu-chan into a hug! "I am silly! But more importantly you know how you both feel! So now dates can happen! And you can both start learning more about each other!" she says, clearly excited. "I just want you to be happy Katsu-chan! And you too Suzu-chan! If you're important to Katsu-chan, then you're important to me! I mean. Not as important as you are to Katsu-chan but I will punch things in the face for you if Katsu-chan can't!" she says fiercely. She steps back and raises her phone and takes a quick snap of the two "Smile~" she takes a picture! "I'm going to send that to you later, Katsu-chan! You can see how cute you both are!" she beams.

Corvus chan is happy it seems, too!

"I'm going to have to go now---so. I'm not making things more awkward!" she winks. "But really... you two! I'm so happpppy now! Enjoy the rest of the day, okay!?"

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     Suzuki thinks on that quietly, what Mari was saying. Hmm. Well, she /could/ go, but... to be honest, that wasn't her first thought. It was more of a natural state of being that she'd probably go. "Actually... I was thinking of contacting Tuxedo Kamen to make sure there's backup in case something goes wrong, since I know he has contact with a large amount of other powered people." She murmurs.

     "Though yes, I am likely to go as well." Suzuki says, thinking on that quietly. She had honestly been somewhat laying low of late, being captured had made her more cautious, along with trying very hard not to get caught by her parents in her much more frequent sneaking out of the house. She turns her focus towards Haruna.

     "Frankly, going to Phantom's home is probably a foolish idea, which is why I want to make sure that there's backup; if it's his home, that's also probably where he's the strongest." Suzuki says softly towards Haruna. "So... I'll see what I can do to make sure that everyone comes back alive, hopefully with your sister." She says softly, giving a small bow of her head towards the girl. Which lifts up just in time for that picture, which she gives a shy smile for.

     And she mentions being important to her! Suzuki's cheeks flush again, as she shifts nervously. "I am not used to such things, so you will have to excuse me if I am bad at taking advantage of or being a proper ... 'important person' to you." Suzuki says, her tone an awkward mumble. "I was very sheltered growing up." She adds as a form of explanation. And then... suddenly Haruna takes off! And Suzuki is left alone with Mari!

     "Anno..." She frowns thoughtfully, her gaze shifting around a bit, looking towards the court. "...I really have no idea what to say or do now, but..." She shifts her gaze around, very briefly. And then leans in to quickly give Mari a little hug. Yes. She looked around to make sure it was safe to give Mari a hug. That is how shy she is.

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    Mari just... smiles as she nods her head. "Suzu-chan... I don't care if you're inexperienced. I'm not exactly an expert myself... I just.. know I feel better with you around..." She states quietly before she smiles and leans into the hug silently, not even trying to hide the fact that she rests her head on Suzuki's shoulder while keeping her eyes trained on the court. "I'm glad you know people to contact.. I've been so busy lately that I haven't been able to make contact with many other magical girls.. So... I don't really know anyone to call for backup in situations like this.. Just my group of friends." She shakes her head a bit as she watches haruna walk away quietly then smiles. "...I agreed to help her a few weeks ago, without even so much as a second thought, even after what we went through before in that place... I just know I want to help her and her sister."

    Of course, glancing back to the court, Mari just smiles as she slips her hand over to take hold of Suzuki's own. "....Suzuki-chan... I guess it's kind of silly to say this again now, after it's been revealed so suddenly, but I want... I want to say this again, in my own words." She quietly smiles as she looks back to Suzuki. "Meeting you was one of the best things to happen to me since I moved here to Verone Academy, and... Well... I like you.. and I'd like to get to know each other more personally... Maybe even... you know.... ...stuff...and things..." She seems to start breaking down at the end there and losing coherent sentences.

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     "...I suppose the only way to repair inexperience is with experience." Suzuki says woftly in response, shifting slightly as she listens to Mari talk and stuff. She closes her eyes thoughtfully. "Well, I know Tuxedo Kamen, and he knows people, so if nothing else... he should be able to arrange for help, and I trust him." Suzuki says softly as she smiles slightly towards Mari, thinking on things quietly. She lifts a hand to reach and briefly pet at Mari's hair.

     She lowers her hand quickly though, her hands resting on her lap as she looks towards Mari, listening to her intently as she speaks. She smiles slightly, "I'm... not entirely sure what I did to make it one of the best things to happen to you... but I'm glad to be that." She says softly, shifting a bit shyly. "I... I don't know how I feel to be honest, but we can only figure that out by getting to know each other... right? I'm willing to take a chance... I've been alone so long... having someone with me sounds nice." There is a bit of a ping. "Well... okay. Someone who I can understand better than Verdrehen Sturm at least."

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    Mari just gives a giggle as she looks over to Suzuki in silence for a moment. "You get along well with your partner, even if you don't fully understand him... Maybe we can help you with that. Languages are easier to learn when we're young, after all..." She pauses. "You're helping me learn to fight propperly rather than just randomly smacking things with my racket... So I guess I could return the favor by helping you learn... whatever language it is your partner speaks." She replies before she quietly stands up. "Let's... Go somewhere.. The mall, my room and play some games, to get some dinner and talk. Whatever sounds good to you." She smiles. "I've practiced enough for today." That's probably a statement that turned a few heads, with everyone who knows how Mari is about practicing.

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     "She speaks Belkan." Suzuki responds softly, thinking on things for a moment. "It vaguely resembles german, it shares enough similarities that my research has let me be able to know a few basics.... though it's a bit... difficult." She murmurs, straightening up slightly, smiling thoughtfully as she listens to her speak. "Okay... that sounds pretty good to me." She says, standing and stretching out slightly. "...You'll how to show me how to play games sometime. I've ... not really had a chance to have much fun growing up."

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    Mari just smiles as she gently loops one arm around Suzuki's waist. "I'll teach you everything I know, and learn everything I can from you, Suzu-chan." She giggles. "Though don't expect too much... I only play games with my little sister recreationally, so... I don't really have many skills to teach you. I'm more of a sports and outdoors girl... Maybe i'll teach you how to play tennis!" She giggles, having offered once before but figured she'd do so again as she starts leading Suzuki towards the dorms. "By the way.... I don't know if you've ever seen my room, but.. Don't freak out. I have a few mirrors..." By a few she means a decently large collection, several of which are dress mirrors. "...You'll figure out why, if you stick around long enough." She says with a grin.