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yukiho hagiwara

track 001 ❅ can you heat it up ❅ video; action;

[ Good evening, Prospero. Do you know where your idols are?

It's the Dark Hour, as evident from the feed blipping on, revealing the sky in its eerie colors, only accented by the darkened buildings, upright coffins and absolute stillness in the background. Only the feed is on its side. And bobbing up and down. ]

Uuuu, everything is so scary right now...

[ Suddenly, fingers. Brown hair. Brown eyes. A young woman appears in front of the feed, tapping the screen. ]

How do you use these American phones?--Ah! Hello! [ Seemingly aware that she's broadcasting now... ] Yukiho Hagiwara here, and, umm, does anyone know what happened? It became midnight, and everything everywhere just froze!

[ A sudden crash of noise nearby causes her to cry out in fright, tossing the phone into the air as the feed spins dizzily for a few moments. ]

What was that?!

[ The feed is flicked in the direction from the sound, revealing--lo and behold--a shadow. The black, floating, fuzzy kind, probably iridescent with some odd pink/purple light and little beady yellow eyes. It's in a lit alley, and in its general maya stupor it apparently knocked over a trash can. ]

Eh? Is that... a balloon?... With... eyes?

[ The shadow's doing its own thing, oblivious to the quietly approaching girl apparently. ]

It's...

...

Cute?

[ On cue the floating shadow snaps attention onto the video broadcaster, does its routine angry flailing of the limbs and speeds at the feed. ]

Ah!! I-I'm sorry!! Sorry!!!! You're not cute! You're scary! Scary! Very scary! Hauuuu--

[ The feed gets jumbled again, bobbing up and down, bouncing side to side, catching a glimpse of the fear-stricken girl with a menacing level one balloon-type gutter-trash run-of-the-mill shadow in hot pursuit, and probably not looking for an autograph.

The feed cuts out. ]

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[ don't worry, Yukiho! For some inexplicable reason except maybe Best Friend Senses, Makoto is out and about and heading in your general direction.

Well, you know, maybe she heard you shrieking like you just ran into one hundred and one dalmatians, but that can wait until later. Especially because that isn't an adorable spotted puppy, it's a... a...

... well, it's not an adorable spotted puppy, which means Makoto will have no regrets in attempting to PUNT IT. ]

Yukiho!!

[And that shriek is going to net her a shout as well!]

H-hey! Are you alright!?

*Lucia runs over, stumbling as she does so and holding onto a cheap staff.*

Watch out!

[ As per the Best Friend Senses clause, Yukiho is already running in Makoto's direction! Never mind their tearful reunion and the counseling of how they've shown up in America overnight; there are more pressing matters at hand.

Yukiho tackles Makoto with the force that her body can muster, wrapping her arms around her bff and sliding behind her. The shadow stops before the two, peeved as it is glowing a bright purple and flailing its short stubby little arms. ]

H-Haauuuuuuuu!!

[ Translation: OMG DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT OMGOMGOMG ]

-m sorryyyyyyyyyyyyy!!

[ The video cuts back on again, still bouncing wildly... ]

I--

I--

I'm sorry!!

[ As Lucia runs to Yukiho, Yukiho swings a shovel into another nearby shadow. The blade of the tool slices into the soft black body deeply. ]

I don't think you're supposed to apologize to it! *Lucia thwacks one with the staff.*

[ Screaming girls are never a good thing, and it sounded fairly close, too. As fast as he can, he rushes towards the sound. In his mind's eye, the colored shapes that are shadows are certainly chasing something ]

Hey! You okay?

[ normally, most girls would have toppled over by now. However, Makoto is not most girls.

As most girls would not have been raised over their father's heads not long after birth on the hospital rooftop a la Simba to the declaration of "WITH EVERY OUNCE OF POWER I POSSESS, I WILL MAKE YOU MY SON!!"

... Well, there's really no proof that her father actually did that, but if it had happened like that, let's just say Makoto wouldn't be surprised at all.

The point of this story, mind you, is that Makoto is not like most girls, and so she not only stays upright, but she remains standing in front of Yukiho for a Mexican Stand-off with this fabulous purple lint blob.

It's kind of a shame that it's sort of cute. ]

Leave her alone.

[ well. She can at least ask it nicely not to devour their mortal souls before she actually has to beat it down. ]

[ OF ALL THE TIMES FOR HER TO BE AWAKE-- Yayoi hears Yukiho's distinctive wail from a LONG ways away, even plus this newfangled comm device-]

Yukiho-san, you're- you're also here!? A-Are you alright!? Please don't get eaten!!

I'll take that as a no!!!

[He's going to run around looking for the source of her screaming, can't be hard to find!

Right?]

I suppose it could be cute.

Do you require assistance?

But I really don't want to hurt them...

[ Yukiho pulls out the shovel previously impaled into the not-moving shadow, shifting its grip into both of her hands rather comfortably. She takes a deep breath. ]

I think... we're safe for now...

Somebody help meeeeeeeeeeeee!

[ A pathetic cry as Yukiho barrels down the road, sadly knocking into several things and running even close and closer! Is she even aware of the man standing in front?! ]

I'm sorry! You're not cute! Really not cute! Leave me alone!

Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee--i-it wants to eat me?!

[ Smooth, Yayoi, you just made it exponentially worse. Yukiho's wails get cranked to eleven! ]

Wha-What do I do, Yayoi?!

[ If there were any tumbleweeds in Prospero, you could sure bet that one would be rolling by between the three.

What is air, Makoto? Yukiho is hiding directly behind you and peering over your shoulder, but her grip on your clothing is tight. Extremely tight, effectively strangling her poor best friend. But she is shaking like a leaf, and understandably so! This big fuzzy floating thing looks way too dangerous--not everyday idol dangerous, like the threat of being assaulted by a fanboy, or getting caught with your finger up your nose in public in front of the paparazzi.

No, this is dangerous-dangerous. Yukiho has never been more afraid in her life--afraid of the unknown but clearly evil, monstrous intentions of the thing in front of them. ]

Be-Be careful, Makoto-chan!

[ Yukiho cries out, clenching onto Makoto's clothing even harder, as the thing wails out a fearsome cry! It dives in altitude as it dashes in toward Makoto for a straight head-on collision! ]

[ If she is or isn't, it makes no difference to him, since he can't tell anyway- he can "see" the Shadow, but he can't see her. He figures Lancelot can, though, and his Persona is always his best bet when it came to fighting these things. ]

Lancelot!

[ Having a rough night, Yukiho? How would you like a spectral knight just suddenly appearing and driving its sword into the Shadow? ]

[ Not.

At.

All.

As soon as Tsuna walks out of wherever he is, Yukiho runs screaming by, now with a minor shadow entourage in hot pursuit, trying to nip at her heels. Good grief! ]

Those things are definitely not cute! They want to hurt people! That's wrong! And scary!

[ Yukiho's eyes open upon the name calling--then bug out when suddenly this knight materializes out of no where and the man standing a few feet behind him. Yukiho barely has time to react as the Persona pierces its blade into the shadow directly behind her, successfully tumbling out of the way instead of colliding horribly with the monster-summoner.

Of course a hero's welcome would be received better if Yukiho had any clue on what was going on. Instead she tries getting up, still panicked, as she just saw a big armored dude shish kebab one of the angry floating dudes that was chasing her just now. ]

Wh-What is going on?!

[ after being at Yukiho's mercy several times before - and she still remembers those dark, soulless eyes and that tie and suit combo with a feather boa and a mask that had filled her vision before it became one traumatizing blur - strangling is hardly anything Makoto can't cope with.

... which might be worrisome in normal situations, but that's just how they roll. Truthfully, Makoto is less concerned about breathing (though yes, she still has a modicum of worry about that) and more concerned about how to properly deal with this Attack-Blob without taking Yukiho out in the process. At this rate, her movements will be--

Actually.

She doesn't need to use her hands, does she? In one swift movement, and thankful that Yukiho's already clinging like a koala with separation anxiety, she crouches enough to grab the other girl's legs and hoist her up onto her back. She then says something reassuring, like "Hold on", only with a distinct lack of air, it sounds more like "Hrrrk".

As for the Shadow, it's being greeted with a full-force spinning kick to the head/body/general mass.

Because, you know, what is a Persona. ]

[ Lindsey is a big guy, but that doesn't help him prepare for the collision. He goes crashing to the ground- this seems to be becoming a regular thing for him- hopefully not landing on her in the process. He flails about for a bit, and tangle of long limbs and long hair, trying to get a hold of her wrist or arm or something. The last thing he wants is for her to run off into the night and get mobbed by shadows again ]

Hey, hey! Stop! I'm one of the good guys!

Eh!? N-No, that's not what- h-hold on!!

[ OH MY GOD BAD COMMUNICATION WHY- at least the louder wails mean that Yayoi can triangulate onto Yukiho's position better, and soon enough, there's a pigtailed idol around the next corner, trying to flag the other idol down by FLAILING HER ARMS ]

- Yukiho-san! Over here!!

*sigh of relief* They're monsters. They just disappear when you defeat them, and if you don't, they come after you -- but I understand why you'd feel like that, sort of.

[...Okay so she's pretty close! Might as well give this a shot!]

Obariyon!

[A small orange figure is going to appear behind him and hit one of the Shadows, flinging it away!]

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