[ Things have obviously changed between them, but neither seems to want to be the one to bring it up. It pisses Nonon off a little, that somehow she thinks that Ryuko might be trying to forget they held hands when it definitely happened. But...there is still the matter of worrying about Satsuki's opinion on this... and the fact that Nonon refuses to give in first.
...But she wants Ryuko to like her. More than anything lately she's been thinking about that. About how she she could get it out of her, but then as soon as she's in front of Ryuko again she forgets everything she was going to say. ]
...It was messed up, taking a video while the guys body was just there in the background. [ She pipes up reaching in to the box, which puts her close to Ryuko again, any smell from Nonon's floral shampoo likely to end up in her face. ] That's not even how things are supposed to work in a company. If the CEO dies usually the board has to have a meeting to announce a candidate and then make sure the stock holders get a vote.
[ Nonon sounds like she knows what she's talking about here. ]
It was too fast. It's like she was waiting for this opportunity.
[ Nonon almost succeeded in getting it out of her if she continued arguing. What terrible people.
Ryuko wants to bring up how Satsuki publicly impaled a certain CEO, however she is probably a sensitive subject for the both of them right now. Not when tensions are already sky-high. Not when... she's trying to ignore her scent. Dammit. ]
I don't fully trust her either. Think they're the ones who did it?
[ Getting Ryuko to admit she likes her by screaming at each other is really the least romantic way to confess, and Nonon cares about romantic stuff! Even if she knows how dumb it is to like Ryuko and expect romance.
And killing Ragyo was different. Ragyo was literally planning to kill the planet... maybe Julius was that bad but it doesn't feel like that. He was killed and no one was taking credit, that's different. ]
I don't know. She benefits too much. They know about us here though. They know about the things we've all done, and that just makes us me feel like we're animals trapped in a cage.
[ With Ryuko so close, Nonon wishes the other girl would just move between Nonon's legs, and lean back so Nonon could lean forward and rest against her... but that's not something she can do, not right now. ]
Yeah... they probably know about me, too. Long before I knew it.
[ Her being a Life Fiber monster, that is. Something she has yet to accept about herself, since she never got the chance to fight Ragyo and learn that her power is a key to saving humanity. It's a part of her that always makes her feel separated from her friends in Cerealia. The hellion in human skin, as Gundam called her.
She tries not to let that fact bother her as she watches Nonon snack. ]
And they had to have known about the monster that Harime is, and still brought her here. They either don't care that she might kill people here, or they have really have no control here. I guess from that whole Santa situation it's probably the latter...
[ Nonon doesn't care about Ryuko being what she is. She's Satsuki's sister, she's saved Nonon and they've fought side by side now. It would be a waste of time worrying about what's inside of the other girl.
She doesn't realize she's being watched though, reaching in for a few more marshmallows (she obviously only wants those pieces) and meeting Ryuko's eyes for a second before looking away hurriedly. ]
...It's a good thing you're out a phone for now then.
Like that makes a difference. [ Ryuko always prefers to tell something to a person's face rather than via phonecall. Though Nonon probably meant it's a good thing that Ryuko has no more phones to throw at things.
When their eyes briefly meet again, Ryuko makes another impulse choice. They're dancing around something they're both possibly aware of, so she pulls the cereal box away and out of Nonon's reach, and straight out asks her: ]
This Friday, we're gonna do something I like for once.
[ Okay it's not so much a question, really, but possibly a very awkward proposition for a date. Maybe. She won't label it in any case. What is romance. ]
[ Nonon was about to drop in a handful of the boring unflavored pieces of cereal back into the box when she sees it pulled away. She makes a face up at Ryuko only to hear that about a date. Well, she's pretty sure it's a date. It's a date right? What else could it be?
Dammit, why is her pulse racing so fast? She just stuffs the handful of marshmallow-less pieces into her mouth, trying to calm herself down. She swallows and puts on a smile, smug slightly, but honestly happy. ]
...So a night of batting cages and arcades? [ That's what delinquents do, right? ] Wait, batting cages could actually be pretty fun.
[ Maybe she knows, maybe she doesn't. But she is happy about Ryuko saying they should do something together. Even if all she was saying they should go beat people up she could probably be down for it. ]
I might be a rich girl, but I have varied tastes. I bet you didn't know that I love WcDonald's apple pies. Somehow they created the best dessert in the world without even knowing it.
[ She's saying it's okay to take her there or whatever the hell stands in for it here, that she wouldn't judge Ryuko. ]
...You want me to ride with you? [ Okay, that's not something she expected. She's never been on a motorcycle before. But the idea of it makes her feel...fluttery. She flushes, but nods a few times. ] I won't.
[ That's... kind of cute about the apple pies. Ryuko can definitely relate to the love of fast food. ] Well, we'll grab some of this "best dessert in the world", too.
[ Crap, this is a date... ]
I-It ain't what you think, though. We're still gonna talk about CERES, I just wanted to do it somewhere in my own comfort zone!
[ All they do is argue which results in some kind of physical abuse half the time... and then ending up on the news. Having fun "together", huh? She's surprised to hear Nonon say it out loud. ]
Probably not if you just talk about CERES the whole time. But I do know how to have fun.
[ Nonon has confidence to spare. As mildly hurtful as that simple question might have been, Nonon brushes it off. Even if they argue, they have good times too, unless Ryuko forgets how they danced, how they beat that monster together, how they won against Kuzuryuu, and holding hands... All the arguing didn't matter compared to how Nonon had felt just sitting with Ryuko, holding her hand.
Look, you don't choose who you like, so Nonon isn't second guessing herself anymore. She could say something more, about how she feels about the other girl, but for the moment she can't say it aloud. ]
Friday. Are you picking me up from here or from the opera house?
[ Ryuko hasn't forgotten about any of those things, even if she acts like she has sometimes. The nature of her biology might make her indestructible, but it doesn't mean her Life Fiber heart can't be exposed in a different way. Nonon Jakuzure is an incomprehensible person in her own right, and Ryuko is starting to like it. And it's scary. It's uncharted territory for the delinquent, but... she has never left a road not taken.
Smiling, Ryuko wipes Nonon's sugar-stained lips with the sleeve of her stadium jacket before answering decidedly: ]
[ That little move makes her face go red. It would have only been worse if it was Ryuko's fingers. But somewhere along the way apparently the two of them didn't feel like there was much distance between the two of them, getting into each other's personal space like that.
Hiding her face, turning away, she just nods. ]
R-Right. Then I'm going to take a shower before bed... make sure you clean up your broken phone.
[ Yeah, she really needs a cold shower right now. ]
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...But she wants Ryuko to like her. More than anything lately she's been thinking about that. About how she she could get it out of her, but then as soon as she's in front of Ryuko again she forgets everything she was going to say. ]
...It was messed up, taking a video while the guys body was just there in the background. [ She pipes up reaching in to the box, which puts her close to Ryuko again, any smell from Nonon's floral shampoo likely to end up in her face. ] That's not even how things are supposed to work in a company. If the CEO dies usually the board has to have a meeting to announce a candidate and then make sure the stock holders get a vote.
[ Nonon sounds like she knows what she's talking about here. ]
It was too fast. It's like she was waiting for this opportunity.
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Ryuko wants to bring up how Satsuki publicly impaled a certain CEO, however she is probably a sensitive subject for the both of them right now. Not when tensions are already sky-high. Not when... she's trying to ignore her scent. Dammit. ]
I don't fully trust her either. Think they're the ones who did it?
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And killing Ragyo was different. Ragyo was literally planning to kill the planet... maybe Julius was that bad but it doesn't feel like that. He was killed and no one was taking credit, that's different. ]
I don't know. She benefits too much. They know about us here though. They know about the things we've all done, and that just makes us me feel like we're animals trapped in a cage.
[ With Ryuko so close, Nonon wishes the other girl would just move between Nonon's legs, and lean back so Nonon could lean forward and rest against her... but that's not something she can do, not right now. ]
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[ Her being a Life Fiber monster, that is. Something she has yet to accept about herself, since she never got the chance to fight Ragyo and learn that her power is a key to saving humanity. It's a part of her that always makes her feel separated from her friends in Cerealia. The hellion in human skin, as Gundam called her.
She tries not to let that fact bother her as she watches Nonon snack. ]
It just pisses me off all over again...
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[ Nonon doesn't care about Ryuko being what she is. She's Satsuki's sister, she's saved Nonon and they've fought side by side now. It would be a waste of time worrying about what's inside of the other girl.
She doesn't realize she's being watched though, reaching in for a few more marshmallows (she obviously only wants those pieces) and meeting Ryuko's eyes for a second before looking away hurriedly. ]
...It's a good thing you're out a phone for now then.
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When their eyes briefly meet again, Ryuko makes another impulse choice. They're dancing around something they're both possibly aware of, so she pulls the cereal box away and out of Nonon's reach, and straight out asks her: ]
This Friday, we're gonna do something I like for once.
[ Okay it's not so much a question, really, but possibly a very awkward proposition for a date. Maybe. She won't label it in any case. What is romance. ]
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Dammit, why is her pulse racing so fast? She just stuffs the handful of marshmallow-less pieces into her mouth, trying to calm herself down. She swallows and puts on a smile, smug slightly, but honestly happy. ]
...So a night of batting cages and arcades? [ That's what delinquents do, right? ] Wait, batting cages could actually be pretty fun.
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It's nothin' fancy like some orchestra night, but I'm sure even a rich girl like you won't find it boring.
No limos or cabs for that matter either. It's gonna be a motorbike, so... dress accordingly, yeah?
And don't tell anyone. [ Unless they want a repeat of the swimming pool fiasco. ]
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I might be a rich girl, but I have varied tastes. I bet you didn't know that I love WcDonald's apple pies. Somehow they created the best dessert in the world without even knowing it.
[ She's saying it's okay to take her there or whatever the hell stands in for it here, that she wouldn't judge Ryuko. ]
...You want me to ride with you? [ Okay, that's not something she expected. She's never been on a motorcycle before. But the idea of it makes her feel...fluttery. She flushes, but nods a few times. ] I won't.
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[ Crap, this is a date... ]
I-It ain't what you think, though. We're still gonna talk about CERES, I just wanted to do it somewhere in my own comfort zone!
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It really is a date, Nonon figures, until Ryuko out tsundere's her, making her face scrunch up in annoyance. ]
We can talk about CERES and have fun together, genius! [ ...Yeah, she just said that. And she's not even pretending she didn't. ]
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[ All they do is argue which results in some kind of physical abuse half the time... and then ending up on the news. Having fun "together", huh? She's surprised to hear Nonon say it out loud. ]
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[ Nonon has confidence to spare. As mildly hurtful as that simple question might have been, Nonon brushes it off. Even if they argue, they have good times too, unless Ryuko forgets how they danced, how they beat that monster together, how they won against Kuzuryuu, and holding hands... All the arguing didn't matter compared to how Nonon had felt just sitting with Ryuko, holding her hand.
Look, you don't choose who you like, so Nonon isn't second guessing herself anymore. She could say something more, about how she feels about the other girl, but for the moment she can't say it aloud. ]
Friday. Are you picking me up from here or from the opera house?
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Smiling, Ryuko wipes Nonon's sugar-stained lips with the sleeve of her stadium jacket before answering decidedly: ]
Opera house.
[ It's a date. ]
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Hiding her face, turning away, she just nods. ]
R-Right. Then I'm going to take a shower before bed... make sure you clean up your broken phone.
[ Yeah, she really needs a cold shower right now. ]