5th Cheer

[go-go-lets-go.livejournal.com]

[Action; Dark Hour]

[If you're out during the Dark Hour tonight, you may spy two identical twin cheerleaders having a spirited discussion with one another in the streets.  Well, identical except that one of them has yellow glowing eyes.  Sakurako's speech will be in black, and her Shadow will be speaking in red.]

Hey, wow!  It's like we're twins!

We're not twins, stupid.  I'm your Shadow.

Oh!  Nice to meet you!  I'm Sakurako!

I know that.  You're me, and I'm you, remember?

...Oh yeah!  So, um... what did you want?

Oh, you know... just to play around with you a little bit.  [The Shadow laughs playfully and winks.]  Remind you of some things.

Okay!  Like what?  Is there something I've been forgetting?

Yeah, lots of things!  Like how you're jealous of Kakizaki for finding a cute boyfriend first.

That's kind of a weird thing to bring up... I mean, she isn't even here!  But yeah, I guess I am a little bit jealous.  I mean, Kugimi and I are just as cute as she is, right?

[The Shadow blinks a little, nodding.]  Um... yeah!  That's right!  You - uh, we're definitely cute!  Isn't that why you joined the cheerleading squad in the first place?  To grandstand in front of the other students and get a lot of attention?

Well, yeah, of course it is!  That's what cheerleaders do!

[There's a bit of a twitch from the Shadow.  This isn't going the way she'd planned it.]  You secretly like it when the boys look at that short skirt of yours, don't you?  Admit it!

Hehe... well, sometimes!  [Sakurako laughs, rubbing the back of her head.]  But you know, it's not like those skirts were designed to discourage people from staring.

[At this point, the Shadow is sort of hunching over, clutching at its head.]  S-stop it!  Stop agreeing with me!

But everything you're saying is true...

Aaaaaaaaaargh!  [And with that final cry, the Shadow disperses into black mist, leaving the original Sakurako standing there confused.]

Huh... that was weird.  I wonder where she went!

Comments

[nomammano.livejournal.com]

[Miki sidles on up.]

W-wasn't there a mirror here a second ago? I though I saw two of you.

[go-go-lets-go.livejournal.com]

Yeah, she was my clone or something!

[nomammano.livejournal.com]

What?? You got a doppleganger too? This isn't fair.

[go-go-lets-go.livejournal.com]

A what?

[nomammano.livejournal.com]

It's like an alien that looks like you and tries to steal your fluids or destroy your friendships or something. They can do a lot of evil things in movies.

[go-go-lets-go.livejournal.com]

No, this one didn't do any of that...

[nomammano.livejournal.com]

That's good. You wouldn't want an evil version of you running around knocking over mail boxes and spraying graffiti everywhere.

[athngabla.livejournal.com]

[There is a tall man with blue hair and a spear down the street just...

...kind of trying to figure out what in god's name he just watched happen.]

[go-go-lets-go.livejournal.com]

Hi!

[Waving cheerfully!]

bluh bluh so late, I apologize

[athngabla.livejournal.com]

[Wavin' back nonchalantly, walking over and glancing at the spot the Shadow was at.]

...Huh. Your friend went home so soon?

[go-go-lets-go.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I guess so! She must have been busy.

[athngabla.livejournal.com]

Lotta people seem to be doing that at this time of night, nowadays. Did you say anything that might've reminded her she had things to do?

[go-go-lets-go.livejournal.com]

Not really... we were just talking about boyfriends and cheerleading.

[babel_hacker]

[Okaaaaaaay.]

What just happened?

[go-go-lets-go.livejournal.com]

I think I got cloned in my sleep somehow! It was probably aliens.

[babel_hacker]

I don't really think it's the aliens.

[go-go-lets-go.livejournal.com]

That's what the aliens want you to think!

[babel_hacker]

But maybe it's not the aliens but whoever did this want you to think that!

[go-go-lets-go.livejournal.com]

Oooooh, yeah! Maybe it's some kind of secret government conspiracy!

[greyerrant.livejournal.com]

[ Garviel watches impassively, then slowly claps. ]

Masterful kill of the Daemon. See, you're getting better already.

[go-go-lets-go.livejournal.com]

Huh? Kill? Daemon?

[greyerrant.livejournal.com]

That is what you just slew, is it not?

[go-go-lets-go.livejournal.com]

Is that what I did?

[greyerrant.livejournal.com]

Aye, that is precisely what you did.

[go-go-lets-go.livejournal.com]

But I didn't even use my Persona!