143/Sugary Treats and Hungry Mouths
From MahouMUSH
| Sugary Treats and Hungry Mouths | |
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| Date of Scene: | 05 July 2015 |
| Location: | Mitakihara - Kikoku Street - North |
| Synopsis: | Nagisa has a bake sale and Kyouko buys some food and offers some words of wisdom. |
| Cast of Characters: | Nagisa Momoe, Kyouko Sakura |
- Nagisa Momoe has posed:
It's a nice hot summer afternoon and class has just been let out at many schools around the city. Infinity is one of these, and for many it marks the beginning of club activities. For Nagisa Momoe it's an exciting day because now she gets to test not only how people outside of the club like her baking, but also if they're actually willing pay for it! She has a lovely little stand set up among the apartments and small homes of uptown Mitakihara, strategically located a fair distance from the nearest convenience store but directly next to some vending machines that offer drinks of all kinds.
The stand has a sign atop it proclaims 'Infinity University Cooking Club Bake Sale' with little stars and hearts around it, and set behind a display case are all kinds of confections and other treats, from traditional red bean sweetbuns, to little hand wrapped lollypops, to muffins, small single portion strawberry shortcakes, and even a whole (save one piece!) freshly made cheesecake. Behind the counter is an excited and smiling Nagisa, wearing her school uniform save one change- a tall chefs hat instead to replace the standard one. At a register is a brown haired girl wearing the middle school uniform of Infinity, who seems to be handling the money and, oddly enough, doing little menial tasks asked of her by the elementary student!
- Kyouko Sakura has posed:
Kyouko doesn't go to school, so what time of day it is means little to her... other than the fact that she does a lot of her hunting at night, of course. It's notnight now, which means she is free to roam the city, searching for likely places to hunt later. Yeah.. her life has a pretty singular focus at the moment.. hunting Witches. And playing DDR at the arcade, but that's for when she needs some cooling-off time. Right now, she is 'patrolling'. Still, she's in her normal, civvie clothes, and you'd be forgiven for mistaking 'patrolling' for 'aimlessly wandering'. She has a stick of pocky hanging out of the side of her mouth, the box tucked securely into the pocket of her hoodie and still mostly full, indicating she hasn't been at it that long.
It's just by chance that she happens to be wandering along this particulsr road, and ends up walking right past the bake-sale stand. She gives it a passing glance.. then pauses, as she recognizes the girl behind the counter. Her eyes narrow just a bit. She's not particularly threatened by Nagisa, knowing the girl is a complete newbie, but on the other hand, /all/ other Puella Magi are competition, and she doesn't like that. "Hey, shortstack." She comments as she pauses in front of the table. "How much for a muffin?" Her tone is on the cool side of neutral, not threatening but also not overly friendly.
- Nagisa Momoe has posed:
Just as Kyouko is arriving a girl walking home from school is leaving, and both Nagisa and the girl at the register send her off, "Thank you very much for supporting our club!" One of her first sales! As she looks towards the new voice she begins, "One Hundred yen for the muffin, One Fifty for the sweetbuns, Fifty fo- ah!" She gives a bit of a start when she actually recognizes her, having taken a moment to do so with the different clothes and lack of spear, "F-fifty for two candies, and Two Fifty for a generous slice of cheesecake," she recovers.
She is certainly a little nervous, and her clubmate gives a quick glance over in her direction when the she stammers. She takes in a breath slowly and lets it out before adding, "All money from purchases go towards purchasing supplies for the Cooking Club!" Noticing the pocky she considers a moment before offering helpfully, "We offer free samples, if you'd like to try before your purchase!" The older girl looks over and gives her a 'we do?' type expression.
- Kyouko Sakura has posed:
"Nah, it's cool." Kyouko says, reaching into the other pocket that isn't full of pocky, and pulling out a hundred-yen coin. Where does she get money from anyway, if she doesn't have parents and doesn't work in the traditional sense? Better off not asking- you wouldn't want the cooking club getting in trouble for money laundering! She puts it down on the table. "I'll take one of those muffins." She says, her expression still rather cool and emotionless. She waits until the muffin is handed over, then takes a big bite (after rapidly chomping down the rest of her pocky).
"Mmf nnf. This aint bad, kid." She says, her voice grudgingly respectful. "Maybe you should stick to baking and leave the other sorts of stuff to people who know what they're doing, huh?" It's clear what she's talking about.. even if the cashier-girl will have no idea!
- Nagisa Momoe has posed:
Nagisa procures one delicious fresh muffin and hands it over while the girl behind the register takes the money and enters the purchase into the register which makes a satisfying ringing sound. The muffin is handed over and it's really good! Also very clearly having been made today. "Here you go, one fresh baked muffin!" the girl replies, clearly enjoying herself even with the added stress of being regarded so coolly by someone so dangerous.
At Kyouko's response she puts her hands on her hips in a proud fashion, "I'm hoping to be a chef when I grow up!" she beams happily. Though she pauses and adds, slightly less sure of herself, "Or a cheesemaker. I can't decide." She quickly shakes her head though and addresses the hidden meaning, "Making a living is one thing, but I have other responsibilities that I have no choice but to take care of." Her confidence melts a little then and she reiterates in a slightly quiet voice, "I have to if I want to keep living, right?"
The brown haired girl, misunderstanding the situation, steps away from her register with tears in her eyes before hugging tightly onto the small girl, "Don't worry, Momoe-senpai, you're going to be just fine!"
Well that's certainly odd! Also, 'senpai'?!
- Kyouko Sakura has posed:
"Real cute." Kyouko mutters at Nagisa's defiant plans for when she wants to grow up.. knowing full well that is unlikely to happen, although she's not quite cruel enough to come right out and say that to the little girl. She continues to munch on the muffin as the other girl comes over and hugs the littler one.. rolling her eyes a bit, but at least not making any snarky comments. She didnt get hugs when /her/ whole family died- not that she even knows what happened to Nagisa, only what she's gathered from overheard conversation.
She does take a step away then, though, not wanting to discuss Puella Magi matters in front of a civilian, so to speak, although she does add, "You just gotta learn how things work, kid."
- Nagisa Momoe has posed:
Nagisa is taken aback at the hug, knocked slightly off balance both mentally and physically by the girl, "It's okay, Miyamoto-san! I'm not crying, okay?" The girl releases her and makes sure this is true, blushing at her overreaction.
Then as Kyouko seems to be ready to walk away Nagisa blinks in surprise, "Miyamoto-san, I need you to cover for me for a few minutes, okay? I know you can do it!"
The brown haired girl nods and watches with a perplexed expression as the elementary school student runs after their last customer, "Does she know that girl?"
Nagisa moves quickly to try and catch up with Kyouko and then step in front of her. She knows it's a risk- she might get shoved aside, or walker through, or really piss the older girl off. "I'm trying! I'm trying to learn. I know I'm new, and weak compared to you. But if I practice and try my best I know I'll get stronger."
- Kyouko Sakura has posed:
Kyouko was all willing to let it lie for right now-when she's hunting, other Puella Magi are threats and competition, but right now this girl was just running a bake sale and that's not really her business. But Nagisa had to push.. chasing after her to deliver that message of her intent to get stronger. Kyouko pauses in her walk, munching down the last of the muffin as she regards the smaller girl with a flat expression on her face. It turns into a bit of a frown as she swallows, and then she reaches down and pokes Nagisa right in her forehead with a none-too-gentle finger.
"Listen kid, it ain't about you getting stronger. Here's the deal: We all need those Grief Seeds, right? Like you said- we need 'em to stay alive. Only there's only so many Witches to go around. Every time /you/ walk away with a Grief Seed, that's one less /I/ don't have, which means I'm that much more likely to not have one when I need one and to croak. Got it? I ain't about to let that happen, so I need to get all the Grief Seeds I can. And if that means I need to take 'em from you, or anybody else, that's what I'm gonna do. It'd be better for both of us if you just scarpered off and didn't get in my way from now on. Go get stronger in some other town. I'm sure you can find a place where other magi are willing to 'work together.'"
- Nagisa Momoe has posed:
The poke results in a squinty eyed face and sound of surprise from the girl, but it's along the lines of what she expected so it's not enough to make her topple or get pushed away especially far. "You're wrong," she says with a little shake of her head, "It is about getting stronger, because if I'm stronger I won't need to use as much magic to fight Witches and that means I won't need as many Grief Seeds, right? Maybe you'd still think I'm taking what should be yours, but it's going to be less."
That said, Nagisa takes a step back away from Kyouko. She doesn't think she can change the other Puella Magi's mind right here and now, and she isn't going to try. She just wants the older magical girl to understand her point of view. "I have to get back to my stand now. It won't be there every day, but when it is you'll always be welcome." She turns to head back, but before she starts walking she adds, looking out of the corner of her eye, "And Kyouko-san? If you needed one and were about to croak, I'd give you mine if I had one. Believe me or don't." Now she starts walking.
- Kyouko Sakura has posed:
Kyouko isn't about to stop her- she has better things to do than debate philosophy with a grade schooler. " Then you're a fool." She says to the smaller girl's back as she starts to walk awa. "It might matter to you how many grief seeds you need.. but from my point of view, even one is too many. You need to look after yourself first kid, and if you don't learn that lesson right quick, you won't be around long enough to get stronger. Just go look after yourself somewhere else.. because if I catch you going after one of my grief seeds again, I won't hold back out of pity. All my pity got used up a long time ago."
She doesn't feel the need to belabor the point any further though. If Nagisa is content to go back to her stand, then Kyouko is content to go on her way.. for now. But she's telling the truth- if she runs into Nagisa in Puella Magi form again, she won't be so polite.
- Nagisa Momoe has posed:
Nagisa gives a slight shrug of her shoulders when she's called a fool, simply accepting that the more experienced Puella Magi thinks it. There's a veteran that agrees with her, and one that thinks she's a fool- it isn't so clear cut that she can accept Kyouko's reasoning as the truth. The renewed threat does make her a little sad, though. "Then it is my sincere hope that we do not run across each other again in a Labrynth. I still mean what I said." Both about helping her if she was in need, and about selling her delicious treats.
She really does have to go back though, and soon she's once more selling baked goods and candy to the people on the street, though with a tiny bit less zeal- there's other things than sweets on her mind.
