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[technologic]

[Really, it was just an average patrol during the Dark Hour. Nothing strange or unusual about it and April was just about to continue patrolling after having finished a fight with some Shaodws... until she caught what looked like pale green glowing eyes in the reflection on a nearby window. That wasn't normal.

So, April responded in her typical manner; by jumping away and freaking out a bit.]

What the hell-?! [Wait.

Waaaaait that's... her? A closer examination of the reflection shows that, yep, the glowing eyes are her own staring right back at her. The glow soon fades and her eyes are back to her usual color, but that hadn't happened here before. Her eyes glowing were normal back home when she was using her powers though...]

What the... how did...?

[Of course, the loud yell she made and her not paying attention quickly lead to her being surrounded by Shadows. Cue a sigh as Iris appears behind her, her eyes taking on that glow again. She's strong enough to fight them off, but fighting them on her own won't be that easy.]

Comments

[gaveupfeeling]

Strange. But it's harmless enough.

[Hopefully. There's no reason why it should be a problem, anyway.]

[technologic]

Y-yeah... This only really happened when I-I used my powers back home, s-so I guess my eyes are gonna glow whenever I use my Persona from now on...

[She still looks a bit freaked out; it's strange having that glow from her eyes again after it was gone for so long.]

[gaveupfeeling]

There are worse side-effects than glowing eyes.

[technologic]

Yeah, that's true. Even though I've been told I look freaky when my eyes glow.

[Though now the glow has started to fade away again.]

[gaveupfeeling]

I don't mind.

[technologic]

Huh, really? [Considering that some of her close friends back home, who also have the glowing eye thing, had said she looked a bit freaky, April is a bit surprised at this.]

[gaveupfeeling]

Why would it bother me?

[technologic]

It's... cause it makes me look strange. My friends back home said it made me look freaky, even though some of them also had glowing eyes, and people who didn't know me got scared whenever they saw glowing eyes. So, I guess I'm used to it bothering people.

[gaveupfeeling]

The magi in my world cover their eyes completely. I'm not concerned much either way.

[technologic]

[She looks relieved at that, before she looks curious.] ... Magi? And why would they cover their eyes?

[gaveupfeeling]

The Seven Magi govern Asgard and communicate the will of the gods to the rest of us. ...I'm not certain why. It's the standard dress for them.

[technologic]

[Just tilting her head a bit.] Hmm, I see. I would ask how they would be able to see stuff, but I'm guessing they have some sort of magic or something to help with that.

[gaveupfeeling]

Sight spells are generally very simple, I'm told.

[technologic]

Then I guess they would be able to see, despite having their eyes covered. Still kinda weird though...

[She trails off in thought, and then looks as though she just remembered something and proceeds to look around.]

[gaveupfeeling]

...Justice is blind?

[He's just guessing here.]

[technologic]

[April stops mid-search and turns towards him, tilting her head in thought.]

... Yeah, that would make sense, since justice is blind, I guess. Like that statue I saw a picture of once...

[She seems to think on this for a bit longer, before resuming her search and soon picking up a rock with a sharp edge... which she uses to make a small cut in her palm and then peers closely at it.]

Huh... looks like I get my original body too...

[gaveupfeeling]

Something about your blood?

[He peers over at her hand.]

[technologic]

[There's a bit of blood on the wound, and even in the green light of the Dark Hour, her blood has an unnatural pale green tinge to it.] Yeah, the green tinge to it is due to the chemical that makes me what I am. So, for now, I'm an evers again... or a mutant, as I'm more commonly known as.

[gaveupfeeling]

I see. It occurs to me that I don't know much about your world.

[He's talked a bit about his, but never thought to ask.]

[technologic]

[April flexes her hand a bit and frowns faintly. She's all right talking about it, but it isn't much of a pleasant topic.] My world... isn't exactly a nice place. There's no laws, no culture, not even a history to look back to. So, you can imagine the type of chaos that goes on there everyday.

Luckily it's not all bad, but it's still really chaotic even on the good days.

[gaveupfeeling]

I see. Were you happy there?

[technologic]

[There's silence from her for a few moments, before she replies.] My friends and my allies back home make me happy, but my world itself doesn't. Even though good things have happened there, they don't make the horrible things that happened any better.

[gaveupfeeling]

I see. Is anything changing?

[technologic]

[Now she gives him a faint smile.] Y-yeah, I think so. I'm, uh, actually part of a group that's working to rebuild my home, and we have managed to make some progress. It's slow, but we're getting there.

[gaveupfeeling]

Excellent. I have faith in you.

[technologic]

[A blink in surprise, and then she grins cheerfully.] Ah, thank you, Ledah, that makes me really happy to hear. Home will probably take a long time to rebuild, but I'm sure it can be done.

[gaveupfeeling]

And if it can be done, it can be done by you.

We should keep looking for Shadows.

[technologic]

... Thank you. That really means a lot to me to hear.

And I agree. But... Um, the fact that I'm a mutant doesn't bother you at all? [Since she had gotten used to people usually being bothered by it.]

[gaveupfeeling]

No more than my being an angel would bother you, I assume.

[technologic]

Which doesn't bother me at all. [She rubs the back of her neck, looking sheepish.]

... I'm just too used to people judging me cause I'm a mutant, I guess.

[gaveupfeeling]

The only thing that would bother me is if you were a demon, and that only because of my mission. Anything else doesn't matter to me at all, whether you're a mutant, alien, human or sprite.

[technologic]

[She blinks a few times in surprise, before giving a soft smile.] T-thank you, Ledah. I'm really happy to hear that.

[gaveupfeeling]

Think nothing of it.

[technologic]

[Still, she leans forward to give him a quick kiss, before pulling back and readying her rifle.]

So, should we continue to look for Shadows?

[gaveupfeeling]

That would be for the best.

[technologic]

Right, then let's go. And, um, thanks again. [It's probably strange she's thanking him this much, but it's a massive relief for April to know that her being a mutant doesn't bother him.]

[gaveupfeeling]

Of course. [Lance in hand, he begins to pursue the Shadows again.]

[technologic]

[And April follows right behind him. The glow from her eyes when she summons her Persona seems to draw more of the Shadows attention to her, but it it looks like she can handle it.]

[gaveupfeeling]

[And if not, Ledah will kick their ass for looking at her funny.]