Latest revision as of 08:21, 4 January 2017

Usagi Tsukino has posed:
After a quick hop and change in an alley near a local cafe, Sailor Moon lands in an alley near the OSA-P jewelery store. Usagi shivers in her hoodie dress and stockings, but one must suffer for cuteness! Especially when the hoodie dress has a hood with bunny ears and was a Christmas present from her boyfriend!

She shifts a small package under her arm along with a thermos of cafe-made hot cocoa as she uses her key to enter through the side entrance.

She gives a greeting to Mrs. Osaka, who is busy adding up today's sales. A grunt is her indication that her presence is known and welcome.

She gives a brief shiver as she adjusts to the sudden warmth before tromping up the stairs. Her elephant-like grace and delicasy is probably a good indication to Naru, several rooms away, that her bestie has arrived.

It's silly, but Usagi feels an odd sort of thrill at the visit. Though she's beyond happy with her oldest friend's newfound ability and the way she's handling herself, this visit means to Usagi that she can still be...useful?

Doors open and close. Shoes are removed and slippers equipped, mugs are grabbed from the kitchen, and finally she's in Naru's room!

"Okay also, your Christmas gift finally came in. Okay, so th estuffed bunny is what I got everyone, but the things in the box came in just today!"

She plops on the bed next to Naru, thermos and mugs and, of course, a back of warm pastries set on the dresser and the box thrust toward Naru.

Naru Osaka has posed:
Naru is, as promised, already in pjs. She's gone so far as to have settled into dino pjs, with the hood pulled up, clearly someone is cold.

Naru's room is, as Naru's room usually is. All neat and tidy, with art in progress (just light sketches yet) on the easel and a small piece on Naru's desk that is clearly a different style.

Naru had been texting when Usagi made her silent and stealthy arrival, but her phone is tossed aside on the bed as her bestie joins it.

"Oooh. Your present isn't wrapped yet, I was going to give it to you at New Year's." Naru notes as she reaches for the box, tucking her legs up to sit on the bed cross legged. She's always been careful about unwrapping presents. Not quite to Kunzite's degree of perfect paper by the end, but careful, and this time is no different.

Usagi Tsukino has posed:
Usagi waves her hand as Naru explains. "That's okay! I just figured since I was coming here, and it was already wrapped! And Mama and Papa helped me figure out which brand, because there's lots, and this seems to be one of the best!"

Copic sketch markers, varying colors, and there's even some nibs to replace the chisel points if she wants!

While Naru opened her gift, and Usagi is used to, even if she doesn't get why, Naru's careful removal of paper, Usagi pours hot cocoa into the two mugs.

Naru Osaka has posed:
"Eee!" Naru squeals in delight as she spots the markers. She knows that brand, even if she doesn't have any, or didn't until now. "Oh Thank you!" Naru leans over, to give Usagi a hug while aiming not to spill hot cocoa everywhere.

"I keep looking at these, and I've never used them, but they look /so/ cool." Naru is suitably delighted with markers, because of course she is. Pretty colours! And more art things!

Naru reaches for a mug of cocoa after Usagi's poured them, settling back on the bed again. A deep breath, and a sip of cocoa, and a touch of shy at continuing the conversation started in text messages.

Usagi Tsukino has posed:
Glee and joy! Happiness at Naru's happiness wells within her! She did good! "I'm so glad you like them! I was worried they were actually some horrible brand!" A tight, tight hug for Naru!

She sips her own cocoa, giving Naru a Moment, and pulls out some pastry. One of them is, she knows, at the top of Naru's Yummiest List, so that one goes to her.

Finally, she figures if she starts, it'd be easier for Naru!

"Okay, so like, it's easier to talk about than text. Because I didn't know but I also kinda knew. I've always had girl crushes, you know that, but some of them were a bit more...crushy, right? But I guess I just never really let myself think too hard about it, because even though my parents would be okay with it, not everyone would be? So its kinda confusing."

Naru Osaka has posed:
Oooh. Pastry! Naru takes another sip of cocoa and then nibbles on pastry. Mmmmm. Fritter and she listens. Her expression is thoughtful as she does, as it so often is, really.

"I've never really had girl crushes." Naru hrms softly. "Not a bit more crushy or not. And if you asked me, even like /right now/, I'd be 'yep. boys.'" She pauses. "Except that my confusing involves the most crushingly sort of crush, so very not on a boy."

Usagi Tsukino has posed:
Augh Usagi wants to much to know who! And she'll ask! Soon!

"It could be a case by case thingy for you. And the girl could have traits that are considered to usually be boy traits." Usagi taps her chin in thought. "There are entire posts on Tumblr dedicated to this. If we don't figure things out tonight, I could delve into that part. There are interesting charts and things!" She would face the scary people yelling at each other for Naru!

Naru Osaka has posed:
"There are entire posts on tumblr about being confused by your own brain's ability to change its mind?" Naru blinks, startled out of her own mini crisis by the whole new level of weird that is tumblr.

"I mean. Ultimately.. it's no big deal, right?" Naru sets down her cocoa, the pastry already gone to be able to flop back into her pillows. "When I'm not thinking about it, it's no big deal. She makes smile, I want to spend time with her. And then every so often, my brain catches up with it and goes 'oh by the way, this should be weird, you know', even when it isn't, like /any other time/." The sigh is longsuffering, as if her own brain is like an irritating relative that turns up at inopportune moments to say stupid things.

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Usagi sighs with her friend and reaches over to lightly scritch her hair. The scritch is meant to be both soothing and chastising. Soothing for Naru, chastising the brain for being all too thinky.

"Well..." She chews her lip for a moment as she tries to come up with an analogy. "Okay, so very simplistically talking. Let's say boys are abstract expressionism. Your favorite, right? What you normally enjoy. And girls are like abstract modern stuff. Not usually your cup of tea, right? But, on very rare occasion, there's got to be a piece that speaks to you. Maybe this girl is a piece of abstract modern art you actually, really like."

And suddenly she shifts, a bit shy and nervous. "What? I pay attention when you art nerd..."

Naru Osaka has posed:
Naru tips her head into the scritching with a little bit of a sigh and then Usagi is talking art. Art /theory/ no less and Naru tips her head back to blink at her bestie.

"You were actually listening?" Naru blinks again and then laughs softly, settling back down again and closing her eyes.

"At some point, I am totally going to tell her she's the best bit of modern art yet, and then totally have to explain this conversation." Naru comments, still laughing a touch, shaking her head.

If she's /trying/ to keep Usagi in the dark on who, she's doing a very good job of it.

Usagi Tsukino has posed:
More embarassed shifting! "Well...of course. I mean. I don't always get it, but you get the cutest little wrinkle in your nose when you get all excited! So to keep you talking, I gotta pay attention!"

And then, reassurances! "And don't worry! My girl crush on you is platonic!"

And then, a worry. "Um...if you decide you want to date the abstract modern, you'll let abstract modernism know, right?"

Naru Osaka has posed:
"I don't know /how/." Naru laments but she nods. "But I'd be a jerk if I didn't. I just am going to be a jerk telling him and a bigger jerk not telling him." There's a wrinkle of her nose, and it's not the excited kind.

"Not that we're dating." Naru hurries to assure. "Cause we're not. Just.. kinda teasing. And flirting?" She doesn't seem entirely clear on where the lines of flirting are.

Usagi Tsukino has posed:
Usagi sighs and leans against Naru. "It's hard."

She sighs a little more. "Mamo-chan was terrified when he told me he was interested in...a few other people. Thought I'd hate him. Like, he was shaking, the dummy."

She leans more. "I think, even if he didn't want an 'as well' but an 'instead,' I...okay, I would have cried a lot and would probably still be a sulking mess. But, well, I mean, he'd be happy. And it would hurt, but he'd be happy, and I'd probably be a bit mad at him, but he'd be happy, but, you know, if that had been the route it had taken, I would not like him a whole lot if he didn't tell me and just went off and did stuff."

Her eyebrows furrow in confusion. "Wow. How does any of this make sense?"

Naru Osaka has posed:
"Aww. I can totally picture Endy being all terrified that you'd hate him." Naru leans against Usagi, taking a moment to envision it.

"But you guys /do/ 'as well' rather than 'instead', and I.. don't." Naru sighs softly. "And I'm pretty sure Alex is going to be hurt and probably mad, and I hate doing that." She leans her head against Usagi's. "But I like her a lot."

Usagi Tsukino has posed:
"...yeah. I mean, when I kissed Ami, I was afraid he'd break up with me for cheating on him! ...Even if apparently it fell under the same thing. But I didn't get it at the time!"

Usagi sighs again and scritches Naru's hairsome more. "He will be. If he's not, then he never really deserved you in the first place." She hums. "And it might hurt, but we can still be friends with him. Okay, maybe longer for you two, but if he's not a jerk, which technically would be in his right but kinda...Ug so confusing."

And then she's bouncing and wiggling and finally explodes. "Okay I wasn't gonna ask but I gotta who is it do I know her?"

Naru Osaka has posed:
"Wait.. you kissed Ami?" Naru quirks her head at Usagi and blinks a moment. "When?"

That's a minor detail, especially as it clearly isn't a current thing, or probably isn't a current thing at least. Naru nods firmly. "Totally, I hope everyone stays friends with him. He needs friends, and /I/ hope I can still be his friend, but he might be fairly ticked at me, but even if he is.. you guys can keep track of him, right?" She sounds hopeful on that note.

And then then Usagi is bouncing and wriggling and Naru is all shy, and there's a hint of a blush even creeping up her cheeks. "Yeah, you know her." There's just a breath of a pause, as if Naru might possibly be making Usagi wait even a wee bit more. "You totally know Kyouko."

Usagi Tsukino has posed:
The color drains from Usagi's face as she becomes paper white and almost one dimensional. Then she's back to normal. "I...didn't tell you? Heh...it didn't lead anywhere but I still felt guilty because I'd just done it without telling him first! Even though I hadn't planned to do it..."

And then, at Naru's worried tone, Usagi squishes her. "Of course. He's a trouble maker! And even if he wasn't, he's a nice guy. And even if he doesn't want to be friends with us, Luna'd probably totally be willing to keep an eye on him."

Ohhhh she's on the edge of her seat! Wiggle wiggle wiggle! Who is it! Who who who wh---

"AIEEEEE!!!!!" Usagi jumps off the bed! "I totally know Kyouko! Oh, no wonder you like her, she's amazing!"

There may be a bit of gleeful hand clapping!

Naru Osaka has posed:
"I missed that bit." Naru confirms on the 'not telling' and 'Ami' part of the conversation.

"He /is/ a nice guy." Naru laments softly, reassured just a little that if nothing else, Luna might be willing to ensure he doesn't get himself squished. At least not too badly.

It's the squeal of delight that banishes the worry from Naru's face and that grin.. that /grin/.. probably says everything Usagi needs to know. "She /is/ amazing. And adorable and sweet and yeah." She watches Usagi bounce. "I am guessing you approve?"

Usagi Tsukino has posed:
More paper-white one dimensioning. "Sorry...I should have told you..." Because Besties tell each other everything! Even gross stuff they wouldn't share with anyone else! Like 'Ug why does x happen when I'm on my girly time' and other such things!

Usagi almost swoons at that grin! "Ug, yes! She is adorable and sweet! Too many people don't see that but you do, yay!"

It's that last question that causes her shoulders to droop as she sits back on the bed. "I do. I mean, Alexis is awesome. And I feel bad on his behalf. But at the end of the day...who and what makes you happy is one of my guilty pleasures! So like, of course I approve! And I approve on Kyouko's behalf, because duh, you're amazing and awesome."