[ Nonon may have tried to find Ryuko and Nui, but by the time she reached the Matoi residence all she would have found is a trashed apartment with no sign of either of the girls. It's only a few hours after that when Ryuko gives Nonon a phone call. ]
[ she screams into her device, she's been worried something happened between Nui and Ryuko, or someone ended up dead who wasn't a part of this. And maybe that Ryuko was hurt somewhere. Maybe. ]
Listen, someone calling themselves "The Grand Croupier" arrived today. She said you'd know what that meant. Any comment? Sss, sss, sss.
--Oh yeah! Don't forget we're reaching the deadline soon, so don't forget your column! I'll come by the day it's printed and leave a bundle at the Opera House for you to pass out. Sss, sss, sss!
Listen to me right now Cardboard Girl! Don't even go near her! This isn't some kind of joke, or a game! She is dangerous, to everyone here, just forget she exists! If she approaches you then run away and hope she doesn't notice you. Do you understand me?!
[ Nonon is biting her teeth down. For some reason she feels pity for Myriam, maybe because she seems like such a weakling. Nonon might have always shown it, but like when she helped the survivors from Honnouji get out of the city when the COVERS had taken over, she wasn't a little bit of a softy. ]
[ Luckily for Ryuko, her juice stand is right by the shopping district, so she had time to go swimsuit shopping by herself after work. While in the dressing room, she sends Nonon a selfie with the costume on, but strategically leaves her embarrassed face out of the shot. ]
[ Nonon has gotten dressed again, and is currently flopped on her giant bed amidst her stuffed animals making notes on music sheets, when her cerevice buzzes.
...There's no way she expected that picture though. ]
Did you really just send me a picture of you after freaking out about mine?!
I like it. Even if I wouldn't have picked lemon yellow for you.
[ Nonon had been trying not to listen, checking her own messages instead, legs curled up under her on the couch. Of course... things between them are slightly awkward, but better than they have been, at least for Nonon.
When she throws the phone though Nonon grimaces, looking at the broken device on the ground. ]
...Getting pissed off and breaking things isn't going to help, genius. [ She sounds snarky... but she understands. ]
[Myriam was having a bad week, she was already reaching her limit of tolerance for daily calamities and handling phone calls wasn't her idea of a break... but it needed to be done. Especially with the paper at stake.]
Hello? Nonon? Myriam Scuttlebutt here...
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[energy left her and she'd find herself trailing off]
...it's... it's been some week, hasn't it? Kahk kahk kahk...
I'm putting together the paper and need to know if you're going to have an article for your weekly music column ready. I fielded a few questions about it already, so let me know either way!
Other than that... what've you been up to? Did that CEO woman fire any interesting revelations at you? Just, y'know, curious.
[ Well, Nonon was having a lot of ups and down in hers, but when she calls Myriam back, she's in a LOT better mood... ]
I haven't really had a lot of time to write the column with the stupid shit that's been happening, but I think I'll get something to you. You sure anyone's even going to be reading it? Everybody's going to be wanting to read about some kind of explanation for all those glitches, beyond the bullshit excuses CERES gave us! Why were we able to just get pulled into ViViD at all like that?! What were those ghost things?!
[ Okay, so her good mood hasn't come out yet, just wait for it. ]
I asked Athena about the CEO. She said she wasn't sure if she was lying, and I'm working with a detective friend of mine to try to figure out more about who might have killed that old CEO guy.
[ ...Apple pies. Nonon eats them all and feels horrible about herself but loving every bite, before texting back. ]
Thanks for the pies, McSamurai. I'm surprise you remembered that. I didn't die or anything, but it was a pain in the ass dealing with everything. I take it you're alive too.
[ As much as she would love to call the more vulnerable Athena, she feels like calming Nonon down would probably be the better the choice for everyone involved. ]
Listen, I only have two minutes, but don't go berserk at anyone.
[ To be fair Athena isn't planning on blowing up the jail with her stupidly strong Goku Uniform to get Ryuko out. But the both of them miss her, at least that much is true. ]
W-What the hell is that supposed to mean!? You have a lot of fucking explaining to do!!
You might be disappointed that Ryuko is in jail right now, but what you did over the network was inexcusable. And it's Blackquill, Simon Blackquill. I'd appreciate it if you got his name right next time. Lastly, I hope your hangover isn't as bad as it should be.
[ this is the only text she'll be sending. if nonon responds, athena won't get back to it. ]
Who knows. Either they do, or this will just be waiting for Nonon whenever she gets out... Since Sanji doesn't know that's where she's spending her Valentine's Day lol.
In any case, he sends her something. ...Despite everything she said about not wanting or needing anything from a guy.
Sanji can't help himself.
It's just a small box of handmade chocolates, though. He's deliberately made sure it's nothing too fancy (at least, not fancy beyond his normal levels of ridiculous).
There's a note attached, as well:]
To enjoy with your girlfriend.
Hope she gets out soon, and that you manage to have a good day even if she's not by your side!
[ Sadly she will be in jail, but one of her mom-like figures in her life watching her apartment will be sure they are kept safe. And maybe eat one or two.
And when she's out Nonon will definitely think about something to do on White Day for him. ]
[ She's be right about that. After everything that had happened Nonon was back on the mean streets of Cerealia. Or more accurately floating above them in a makeshift raft that was getting more and more yachtlike as the time went on. ]
I'm fine, I don't need anyone checking up on me. I got out a little while ago. Where the hell are you?
[ to call the date a success would be ... more than an exaggeration, it would be a flat-out lie. but that has little to do with nonon's involvement.
instead of a status report, rin has attached a photograph: it's set in the gardens, under the dappled sunlight of a tree. nonon's string quartet are arranged off the right, clearly in the middle of playing their set; makoto and haru sit across from each other on the picnic blanket in the foreground. they appear to be looking in opposite directions, haru half-asleep and makoto focused on his food. there are white roses scattered across the scene, even an overly elaborate white candelabra as the centerpiece.
all in all, it's a picture perfect romantic ideal. ]
not bad at all
[ yeah, this is rin's version of a thank you card.
of course, this text just happens to arrive mere moments before their untimely transport into the middle of tarzan's jungle: cerealia version. sorry, nonon, you'll have to wait until after the event if you want any further details. ]
But hey. She recognizes one of those boys there. Recognizes him well. That's Worrywart, right there sitting across from some other boy she doesn't know.
So clearly something is strange here. And she will have to fix this.
But before she can reply shit-gets-real, as it were, and she's stuck without the use of her phone.
Welp. She will just have to find Makoto or Rin herself to give them a piece of her mind. ]
[ About a week after the event, a catalogue from the adult store in the pleasure district is mailed to Nonon with a voucher and a card attached. There's no return address listed. ]
Thanks for your help, Nonon-chan. I was thinking you probably need this sooner or later, so I might as well get it done now. You're 18 now, so you can enter yourself, right?
[ There's no name written anywhere, either. Nanoha forgot, okay? But if Nonon flips through the catalogue, there are a few toys circled. Also lube. ]
[ WHO THE HELL WOULD SEND HER SOMETHING LIKE THIS?!
Nonon just stares incredulously at it at first, before daring to actually look through it. Sure there's things in there she's thought about--WAIT A SECOND. WHY IS SHE LOOKING AT THIS AT ALL?! IT'S BEING SLAM DUNKED INTO THE GARBAGE WHERE IT BELONGS. ]
If I find out whoever sent this I'm going to beat them within one cent of their miserable life!!
[So Hiro was doing daily check ups on people and realized Ryuko was gone. He knew that he was going to speak to Nonon eventually. Though he had to wonder how to not make this too awkward sounding...]
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[ Nonon may have tried to find Ryuko and Nui, but by the time she reached the Matoi residence all she would have found is a trashed apartment with no sign of either of the girls. It's only a few hours after that when Ryuko gives Nonon a phone call. ]
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[ she screams into her device, she's been worried something happened between Nui and Ryuko, or someone ended up dead who wasn't a part of this. And maybe that Ryuko was hurt somewhere. Maybe. ]
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Listen, someone calling themselves "The Grand Croupier" arrived today. She said you'd know what that meant. Any comment? Sss, sss, sss.
--Oh yeah! Don't forget we're reaching the deadline soon, so don't forget your column! I'll come by the day it's printed and leave a bundle at the Opera House for you to pass out. Sss, sss, sss!
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[ Nonon is biting her teeth down. For some reason she feels pity for Myriam, maybe because she seems like such a weakling. Nonon might have always shown it, but like when she helped the survivors from Honnouji get out of the city when the COVERS had taken over, she wasn't a little bit of a softy. ]
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[ Luckily for Ryuko, her juice stand is right by the shopping district, so she had time to go swimsuit shopping by herself after work. While in the dressing room, she sends Nonon a selfie with the costume on, but strategically leaves her embarrassed face out of the shot. ]
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-M. Scuttlebutt
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[ It makes her think of something else though... ]
Do you have a picture of just me and Matoi from the waterpark? Don't pretend like I didn't see you taking pictures all over!
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...Getting pissed off and breaking things isn't going to help, genius. [ She sounds snarky... but she understands. ]
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Hello? Nonon? Myriam Scuttlebutt here...
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[energy left her and she'd find herself trailing off]
...it's... it's been some week, hasn't it? Kahk kahk kahk...
I'm putting together the paper and need to know if you're going to have an article for your weekly music column ready. I fielded a few questions about it already, so let me know either way!
Other than that... what've you been up to? Did that CEO woman fire any interesting revelations at you? Just, y'know, curious.
Get back to me! Bye!
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[ Well, Nonon was having a lot of ups and down in hers, but when she calls Myriam back, she's in a LOT better mood... ]
I haven't really had a lot of time to write the column with the stupid shit that's been happening, but I think I'll get something to you. You sure anyone's even going to be reading it? Everybody's going to be wanting to read about some kind of explanation for all those glitches, beyond the bullshit excuses CERES gave us! Why were we able to just get pulled into ViViD at all like that?! What were those ghost things?!
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I asked Athena about the CEO. She said she wasn't sure if she was lying, and I'm working with a detective friend of mine to try to figure out more about who might have killed that old CEO guy.
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Jakuzure-dono,
I hope you were safe this week. Contact me sometime.
For now, please enjoy these pies.
— Katsura Kotarou ❀
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Thanks for the pies, McSamurai. I'm surprise you remembered that.
I didn't die or anything, but it was a pain in the ass dealing with everything.
I take it you're alive too.
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Hello? Nonon? Scuttlebutt here...
Just... you know, wanted to see if you were... still angry?
...Gimme a call back. I still owe you dinner, don't I?
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How're you doing? Find out any new info about you-know-who? I've been poking around, but come with up with a whole lotta nothin'...
Anyway give me a call back sometime.
--Oh yeah, your pencil erasers came in at the shop. I'm holding them for you.
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[ She's not in the greatest of moods, as she hasn't been since Ryuko went away. ]
Nothing. I haven't seen anything from Harime at all, she might just be licking her wounds though. And no luck with any of the police yet.
...Bring them to me when you take me to dinner.
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And it's Blackquill, Simon Blackquill. I'd appreciate it if you got his name right next time.
Lastly, I hope your hangover isn't as bad as it should be.
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Special Delivery!! - 2/14
Who knows. Either they do, or this will just be waiting for Nonon whenever she gets out... Since Sanji doesn't know that's where she's spending her Valentine's Day lol.
In any case, he sends her something. ...Despite everything she said about not wanting or needing anything from a guy.
Sanji can't help himself.
It's just a small box of handmade chocolates, though. He's deliberately made sure it's nothing too fancy (at least, not fancy beyond his normal levels of ridiculous).
There's a note attached, as well:]
To enjoy with your girlfriend.
Hope she gets out soon, and that you manage to have a good day even if she's not by your side!
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Jakuzure-chan? This is Mako's mother, checking up on you!
[totally more legit than actually using her name]
Are you all right? I read in the newspaper that you were in prison! Were you able to swim to safety?
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I'm fine, I don't need anyone checking up on me. I got out a little while ago. Where the hell are you?
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instead of a status report, rin has attached a photograph: it's set in the gardens, under the dappled sunlight of a tree. nonon's string quartet are arranged off the right, clearly in the middle of playing their set; makoto and haru sit across from each other on the picnic blanket in the foreground. they appear to be looking in opposite directions, haru half-asleep and makoto focused on his food. there are white roses scattered across the scene, even an overly elaborate white candelabra as the centerpiece.
all in all, it's a picture perfect romantic ideal. ]
not bad at all
[ yeah, this is rin's version of a thank you card.
of course, this text just happens to arrive mere moments before their untimely transport into the middle of tarzan's jungle: cerealia version. sorry, nonon, you'll have to wait until after the event if you want any further details. ]
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So clearly something is strange here. And she will have to fix this.
But before she can reply shit-gets-real, as it were, and she's stuck without the use of her phone.
Welp. She will just have to find Makoto or Rin herself to give them a piece of her mind. ]
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Cardboard? What's up?
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Thanks for your help, Nonon-chan. I was thinking you probably need this sooner or later, so I might as well get it done now. You're 18 now, so you can enter yourself, right?
[ There's no name written anywhere, either. Nanoha forgot, okay? But if Nonon flips through the catalogue, there are a few toys circled. Also lube. ]
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Nonon just stares incredulously at it at first, before daring to actually look through it. Sure there's things in there she's thought about--WAIT A SECOND. WHY IS SHE LOOKING AT THIS AT ALL?! IT'S BEING SLAM DUNKED INTO THE GARBAGE WHERE IT BELONGS. ]
If I find out whoever sent this I'm going to beat them within one cent of their miserable life!!
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I think she'd really like it if you were there, so I wanted to invite you personally.
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PINKIEEEEE (/^▽^)/ HOW IS EVERYTHING GOING!?[GOOD ENOUGH.]
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How the hell do you think it's going?
I'm fine.
[ Liar. ]
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