5th Cheer

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[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

[babel_hacker]

That's right!

...Once we find a lead!

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

So we get to be detectives now?

[babel_hacker]

Aren't we already detectives by just investigating the mystery here?

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

I haven't really been investigating anything, though.

[babel_hacker]

That's okay. But you can always start now.

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

Okay! So do I need to buy a magnifying glass or something?

[babel_hacker]

Maybe? You'd probably see clues better with one so..go ahead.

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

I'll have to get one of those Sherlock Holmes looking hats, too.

[Because this is clearly the most important.]

[babel_hacker]

Won't that make it suspicious?

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

But a detective needs to look the part!

[babel_hacker]

Yeah, they do. If they don't mind people going 'oh, hey, they're a detective!'.

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

Well, how else do you get famous?

[babel_hacker]

By being pretty awesome at whatever you're doing.

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

Maybe I should just stick to cheerleading, then.

[babel_hacker]

You're a cheerleader?

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

Yup! I even have my uniform here with me! Sometimes I wear it when I'm out fighting Shadows.

[babel_hacker]

I think there's better stuff to wear while fighting Shadows, you know.

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

Like what? I don't have a whole lot of other clothes yet.

[babel_hacker]

You can buy them, but not a lot of places sell armour here.

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

Can't I just use my Persona to defend me?

[babel_hacker]

Yeah, but sometimes you gotta be prepared or the Shadows getting past your Persona.

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

Isn't that why most people go out in groups?

[babel_hacker]

Yeah, but being too prepared's better than not enough.

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

I guess so...