From what you told me, she does seem pretty strong. But as her girlfriend, wouldn't you rather see her win?
[ but he can't help but admire nonon's straightforwardness all the same. it's leagues and leagues disparate from his own type of overbearing affection, sweet and terribly, terribly sentimental. ]
Oh! A tribe, huh. Maybe they practice medicine normally there? She could even be a doctor. Rin wouldn't send her over if he didn't think she could help.
[ it's one more fact he's aware of now, at least. with no reason to disbelieve her, he files that random bit of trivia away. he can't even seen her grin, but he can gauge the hint of a smile in her inflection. ]
I can't help it. If you'd stop landing yourself in trouble all the time, maybe I could find a reprieve. [ now he's teasing her, just a little, but he sobers up by the time she replies. ] I don't know. From what I heard, it seemed like they were against CERES. Maybe they're like us? They still thought the old CEO was in charge instead of the one we have now.
... It's weird. I've never even seen them around before, either. Do you think they've might came from outside the walls?
She could use the lesson in humility. Have you ever seen how loud she is?
[ ...Says Nonon of all people. But she still cares about Ryuko, this is how she shows it. She likes sentimental, overbearing affection, but that's all saved for Satsuki, and no one else is allowed to get it. ]
But I guess I'd rather not have her lose, I've seen how she can be when she's like that.
Hey! I got in trouble one time! And it was all thanks to that insane police chief who thinks she's better than everyone else. Next time I'm going to give her a real piece of my mind.
[ She means it too. ] From outside? I guess it's not completely impossible. If they hate CERES they should be working with us.
I've never met her in-person, but I have heard what she sounds like on the networks before, if I remember correctly. She seems very energetic.
[ to put it lightly. even if his cerevice hadn't been wonky and slightly out of commission at the time, he didn't know nonon's whereabouts/address/safety or whoever athena cykes happened to be, so it was a moot point. well, it'd be kind of disconcerting if nonon started lavishing attention on him, considering he didn't even win her that hello kitty collector's plushie she'd been pining after. alas. ]
... I don't know about that. They didn't really seem that friendly, though. I haven't seen them around lately, though, so maybe they went back home?
[ it's all pure speculation, at any rate. ]
Just try to keep your discussion with the police chief friendly, alright? I think I'd have a heart attack if you ended up in jail, too.
[ nonon, he still has no idea that she's been incarcerated yet?! please ... his life is truly #suffering ... ]
You don't have to be nice about her for my benefit.
[ Seriously, don't hold back. Because Nonon won't. She likes Ryuko, would probably defend her with her life if she ever had to, but that doesn't mean she goes easy on the other girl.
..And she hasn't forgotten that plush, he is still expected to deliver the goods. ]
The enemy of my enemy is my friend. I'm sure you've heard of that expression before. If they have the ability to mess with this place that much, maybe we should be working with them.
[ Oh right there's that... ]
...I was in jail, for a week. [ She adds, nonchalantly. ]
I'm not. If she's with you, then I know she must be really understanding.
[ is that a subtle jab ... nah ...
anyways, that's some fairly sound advice considering that makoto's a clinical pushover and all. granted, none of his emotionally dynamic relationships involve putting down the people he cares about most, but he does get competitive on ocassion, given the right impetus. makoto can respect that much.
when all of this is settled, he'll get her that hello kitty. maybe he'll even get her two as reparations for the delay, but that means forking over a ton of cash and playing claw machine slots until he manages to snag the plush of her (their) dreams. ]
I don't know about that. What if they —
[ and whatever point he'd been trying to make about nonviolence is abruptly lost to complete, unadulterated shock, because what. ]
[ did she just say jail??? nO ....... NO ...... !!!!!!
BRB, WITHHOLDING THE URGE TO GO OFF THE DEEP END AND LOSE HIS HEAD BABBLING AT HER FOR GETTING HERSELF TOSSED IN THE SLAMMER. ]
Y-Y-Y-Y ... Nonon, y-you were in jail?! Why didn't you say something sooner?! I could've bailed you out of there if I knew, I wouldn't let you stay in there for a night, much less a whole week ...
[ he might not be screaming, but given how pitchy his voice is becoming, he might as well be. ]
You really met with CERES? What did they say? You didn't pick a fight with them, did you?! [ and now makoto's jumping to the worse possible conclusions. ] Are you hurt? Give me your address, I'll go see you right now —
[ please, stop him before he blabs on and on for another eight years wringing his hands over her. ]
[ Nonon narrows her eyes, but she's almost... impressed that he's got it in him to say such things to her face. She likes people who speak their mind, so long as they understand they might not like the consequences.
Still she's not as nearly as surprised as Makoto is, leaning back just a little as he goes into all out freakout mode. Sure, she had been just as animated when she was told she'd be going to jail, but now that she's out, and still maintains that she's innocent, she doesn't get so worked up about it. ]
Mute your high note there, Worrywart. I was only in for a week, and then everything started to fall apart with the floods. But I was there with Ryuko. [ She snickers. ] Plus I had the place under my control in the first day.
I'm fine, I've been out since the flood. And I picked a fight with the police commissioner. Though next time I'm not going to let her threaten me, I'm going to pummel her jauntily, cheerfully, and utterly one-sidedly.
[ makoto's so conflicted. she's preaching to the choir, here — he's well-informed when it comes to tellus's public incarceration system, spending an indeterminate amount of time getting weird anecdotes from the jail's various other inhabitants.
it's the kind of thing that stains a record with lasting permanence, and for makoto, who experiences an acute sense of compunction for circumstances beyond his control, he can't help but overtly worry for her future. it's nonon's insouciance that puts him off, sharp and capricious. he tamps down on the rising octaves of alarm issuing out of him the further she speaks with minimal success. ]
N-No! Don't pummel her, you'll get in even more trouble! [ he's beside himself in the acute death throes of panic just imagining the backlash from attempting a hit. ] Anyways, now that you're out, you should be working hard to find another way to approach things. If not for Ryuko-san's sake, at least your own.
[ unspoken: makoto doesn't want to attend nonon's funeral any time in the immediate future. ]
[ These poor swimming boys and their inability to understand just how insane the world Nonon comes from is. Something like beating up the police commissioning here in Cerealia doesn't even phase Nonon as a really bad thing to do. Exerting control over others with a show of force is only natural. Her school would literally pack up an army and go to other cities and subjugate them under their rule. Nonon was practically a General with her own army of fighting band girls. ]
Now that I'm out I should be figuring out a way to destroy those stupid CERES robots. [ It's all too clear that Nonon won't be taking his advice, because hell, even her girlfriend is on her side here. ]
You really do worry too much. I'm not going to die that easily. I have someone I'm waiting for here, and I won't die until I see her again.
[ he wouldn't last a minute, much less a day in such a hostile environment. he isn't used to militaristic institutions paraded as the public education system, so he can't glean the reason why it might ever be beneficial to kick someone else to the curb, sorry. it's a sign of the times. maybe he's too dated for this; an anachronism of wishy-washiness and kindness that perforates the bones. ]
Just ... don't hurt the ones that haven't done anything wrong, alright? Working for CERES doesn't automatically make someone a bad person.
[ you know, considering a good majority of them are rigged up to tellus's employment system. the same basis applied to all sentient beings, not just the ones with a heartbeat.
her proclamation jars at makoto for a second. he doesn't need to probe further to know it's someone important to nonon. ]
[ She doesn't know what kind of school Makoto comes from, but she's pretty sure it's nothing like Honnouji at least. She's figured that out by now. ]
There will come a time when people have to choose sides. But I don't plan on hurting innocent people.
[ Clearly, Nonon thinks he's talking about real people and not robots, because she wouldn't hesitate to blow up any robot.
But then comes the question of who is Satsuki, and Nonon straightens up, as if filled with pride. ]
My best friend. The leader of our group, and the President of the Student Council that I am a part of. I devoted my life to her goals. And if anyone should be here it should be her.
[ yeah, his school doesn't usually feature reality-defying uniforms as a necessary staple of the public education system. it's pretty mundane in that regard.
still, he'll take nonon for her word. sometimes rolling with the punches is all makoto can do anymore, but as far as he's concerned, nonon sticks true to her promises. if all else fails, he'll storm in, all (metaphorical) guns blazing, and gently nag her into conceding to his demands. ]
Your best friend, huh? She sounds really admirable! And also kind of intimidating? I never knew anyone on the student council back home, but they were always running all the school events behind the scenes at my school.
[ his tone drops a vocal notch, soft and obliging. ]
It sounds like you really miss her.
[ makoto can empathize with that much, at least. ]
[ His school might have reality defining abs though. But she sees enough of those around her own school, and isn't terrible interested.
Though she already has a giant nag in the girl that she is dating, does she need another?! Apparently so, because she's terrible at actually telling Makoto off. Maybe she's got a soft spot for his type. ]
She may be the student council president, but she rules the school completely, all the faculty look to her for decisions and leadership. There's no one else like her in all the universe.
[ That little comment though makes her heart hurt. ]
...Of course I do. She's the most important person in my life.
[ that blanket assumption only applies to the swim team, and to a greater concentration, most of the student populace involved in iwatobi high school's various sport clubs. they're not all profane exhibitionists (even if haru automatically strips in front of large bodies of water like an incidental display of voyeurism in front of particularly large bodies of water). makoto, for one, abhors being goggled at.
oh, she's into laboriously nagging saps. good to know. he'll be extra obtrusive just for her. ]
I'm sure she feels the same way about you.
[ no, he isn't projecting, ha ha ha, makoto didn't just ruin his relationship with his best friend for good, nah. in other news: memories have a way of spectacularly backfiring at the most inopportune moments.
makoto talks past the impressive tremors in his voice, coaxing low-key amicability back into his inflection. ]
... What's her full name? I'll keep an eye out for her if she ever shows up in the CereVice.
[ And yet, as obnoxious as that reply is, there's a slight hesitation to it. Because it's been longer and longer since Nonon has seen or heard from Satsuki, and there's a tiny part of her that has to wonder if and when she might see her best friend again. For someone as devoted to her leader and friend as Nonon is, even a tiny sliver of hopelessness is enough to make her crack. ]
Satsuki Kiryuin. But anyone who doesn't know her should be sure to refer to her as Satsuki-sama, or Lady Satsuki.
to be honest, he's picturing her friend as royalty. satsuki kiryuin, reinvented as some sovereign queen from a far-off land who could cause someone like nonon to take offense at any sign of irreverence, derisiveness only tempered by painstaking respect. there's no vacillating doubt in her haughty proclamation.
he's a little humbled by it, actually. embarrassingly enough, it probably shows, which makoto attempts to write off as consternation over nonon's regular demeanor. ]
Okay! If I see her, I'll let you know. Stay safe, alright, Nonon? You better call when you need me, or else you'll never hear the end of it.
[ If somehow telling Makoto about Satsuki helps her find her best friend even a second faster, then it was all worth it. And well... she hasn't had that much of a chance to talk about Satsuki enough. She could never tire of that.
But as much as she wants to see her, she knows that just hoping one day that she will arrive here isn't good enough. Not for Nonon. But for now she just rolls her eyes one more time. ]
Great, I'm glad to have gained a nag on my side. I'll be fine, just worry about yourself.
[ it's cool, he literally shares the same reverent mentality when it comes to haru, although his predilection comes from an entire lifespan of deep, weirdly compromising friendship. ]
You can't blame me for trying, I'm just a little concerned, geez. I'll catch you later, then!
[ or else he's bound to fall to pieces if he can't badger her to the ends of the world and back. with that, makoto disconnects the call. ]
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[ but he can't help but admire nonon's straightforwardness all the same. it's leagues and leagues disparate from his own type of overbearing affection, sweet and terribly, terribly sentimental. ]
Oh! A tribe, huh. Maybe they practice medicine normally there? She could even be a doctor. Rin wouldn't send her over if he didn't think she could help.
[ it's one more fact he's aware of now, at least. with no reason to disbelieve her, he files that random bit of trivia away. he can't even seen her grin, but he can gauge the hint of a smile in her inflection. ]
I can't help it. If you'd stop landing yourself in trouble all the time, maybe I could find a reprieve. [ now he's teasing her, just a little, but he sobers up by the time she replies. ] I don't know. From what I heard, it seemed like they were against CERES. Maybe they're like us? They still thought the old CEO was in charge instead of the one we have now.
... It's weird. I've never even seen them around before, either. Do you think they've might came from outside the walls?
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[ ...Says Nonon of all people. But she still cares about Ryuko, this is how she shows it. She likes sentimental, overbearing affection, but that's all saved for Satsuki, and no one else is allowed to get it. ]
But I guess I'd rather not have her lose, I've seen how she can be when she's like that.
Hey! I got in trouble one time! And it was all thanks to that insane police chief who thinks she's better than everyone else. Next time I'm going to give her a real piece of my mind.
[ She means it too. ] From outside? I guess it's not completely impossible. If they hate CERES they should be working with us.
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[ to put it lightly. even if his cerevice hadn't been wonky and slightly out of commission at the time, he didn't know nonon's whereabouts/address/safety or whoever athena cykes happened to be, so it was a moot point. well, it'd be kind of disconcerting if nonon started lavishing attention on him, considering he didn't even win her that hello kitty collector's plushie she'd been pining after. alas. ]
... I don't know about that. They didn't really seem that friendly, though. I haven't seen them around lately, though, so maybe they went back home?
[ it's all pure speculation, at any rate. ]
Just try to keep your discussion with the police chief friendly, alright? I think I'd have a heart attack if you ended up in jail, too.
[ nonon, he still has no idea that she's been incarcerated yet?! please ... his life is truly #suffering ... ]
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[ Seriously, don't hold back. Because Nonon won't. She likes Ryuko, would probably defend her with her life if she ever had to, but that doesn't mean she goes easy on the other girl.
..And she hasn't forgotten that plush, he is still expected to deliver the goods. ]
The enemy of my enemy is my friend. I'm sure you've heard of that expression before. If they have the ability to mess with this place that much, maybe we should be working with them.
[ Oh right there's that... ]
...I was in jail, for a week. [ She adds, nonchalantly. ]
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[ is that a subtle jab ... nah ...
anyways, that's some fairly sound advice considering that makoto's a clinical pushover and all. granted, none of his emotionally dynamic relationships involve putting down the people he cares about most, but he does get competitive on ocassion, given the right impetus. makoto can respect that much.
when all of this is settled, he'll get her that hello kitty. maybe he'll even get her two as reparations for the delay, but that means forking over a ton of cash and playing claw machine slots until he manages to snag the plush of her (their) dreams. ]
I don't know about that. What if they —
[ and whatever point he'd been trying to make about nonviolence is abruptly lost to complete, unadulterated shock, because what. ]
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BRB, WITHHOLDING THE URGE TO GO OFF THE DEEP END AND LOSE HIS HEAD BABBLING AT HER FOR GETTING HERSELF TOSSED IN THE SLAMMER. ]
Y-Y-Y-Y ... Nonon, y-you were in jail?! Why didn't you say something sooner?! I could've bailed you out of there if I knew, I wouldn't let you stay in there for a night, much less a whole week ...
[ he might not be screaming, but given how pitchy his voice is becoming, he might as well be. ]
You really met with CERES? What did they say? You didn't pick a fight with them, did you?! [ and now makoto's jumping to the worse possible conclusions. ] Are you hurt? Give me your address, I'll go see you right now —
[ please, stop him before he blabs on and on for another eight years wringing his hands over her. ]
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[ Nonon narrows her eyes, but she's almost... impressed that he's got it in him to say such things to her face. She likes people who speak their mind, so long as they understand they might not like the consequences.
Still she's not as nearly as surprised as Makoto is, leaning back just a little as he goes into all out freakout mode. Sure, she had been just as animated when she was told she'd be going to jail, but now that she's out, and still maintains that she's innocent, she doesn't get so worked up about it. ]
Mute your high note there, Worrywart. I was only in for a week, and then everything started to fall apart with the floods. But I was there with Ryuko. [ She snickers. ] Plus I had the place under my control in the first day.
I'm fine, I've been out since the flood. And I picked a fight with the police commissioner. Though next time I'm not going to let her threaten me, I'm going to pummel her jauntily, cheerfully, and utterly one-sidedly.
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it's the kind of thing that stains a record with lasting permanence, and for makoto, who experiences an acute sense of compunction for circumstances beyond his control, he can't help but overtly worry for her future. it's nonon's insouciance that puts him off, sharp and capricious. he tamps down on the rising octaves of alarm issuing out of him the further she speaks with minimal success. ]
N-No! Don't pummel her, you'll get in even more trouble! [ he's beside himself in the acute death throes of panic just imagining the backlash from attempting a hit. ] Anyways, now that you're out, you should be working hard to find another way to approach things. If not for Ryuko-san's sake, at least your own.
[ unspoken: makoto doesn't want to attend nonon's funeral any time in the immediate future. ]
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Now that I'm out I should be figuring out a way to destroy those stupid CERES robots. [ It's all too clear that Nonon won't be taking his advice, because hell, even her girlfriend is on her side here. ]
You really do worry too much. I'm not going to die that easily. I have someone I'm waiting for here, and I won't die until I see her again.
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Just ... don't hurt the ones that haven't done anything wrong, alright? Working for CERES doesn't automatically make someone a bad person.
[ you know, considering a good majority of them are rigged up to tellus's employment system. the same basis applied to all sentient beings, not just the ones with a heartbeat.
her proclamation jars at makoto for a second. he doesn't need to probe further to know it's someone important to nonon. ]
... Huh? Who are you waiting for?
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There will come a time when people have to choose sides. But I don't plan on hurting innocent people.
[ Clearly, Nonon thinks he's talking about real people and not robots, because she wouldn't hesitate to blow up any robot.
But then comes the question of who is Satsuki, and Nonon straightens up, as if filled with pride. ]
My best friend. The leader of our group, and the President of the Student Council that I am a part of. I devoted my life to her goals. And if anyone should be here it should be her.
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still, he'll take nonon for her word. sometimes rolling with the punches is all makoto can do anymore, but as far as he's concerned, nonon sticks true to her promises. if all else fails, he'll storm in, all (metaphorical) guns blazing, and gently nag her into conceding to his demands. ]
Your best friend, huh? She sounds really admirable! And also kind of intimidating? I never knew anyone on the student council back home, but they were always running all the school events behind the scenes at my school.
[ his tone drops a vocal notch, soft and obliging. ]
It sounds like you really miss her.
[ makoto can empathize with that much, at least. ]
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Though she already has a giant nag in the girl that she is dating, does she need another?! Apparently so, because she's terrible at actually telling Makoto off. Maybe she's got a soft spot for his type. ]
She may be the student council president, but she rules the school completely, all the faculty look to her for decisions and leadership. There's no one else like her in all the universe.
[ That little comment though makes her heart hurt. ]
...Of course I do. She's the most important person in my life.
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oh, she's into laboriously nagging saps. good to know. he'll be extra obtrusive just for her. ]
I'm sure she feels the same way about you.
[ no, he isn't projecting, ha ha ha, makoto didn't just ruin his relationship with his best friend for good, nah. in other news: memories have a way of spectacularly backfiring at the most inopportune moments.
makoto talks past the impressive tremors in his voice, coaxing low-key amicability back into his inflection. ]
... What's her full name? I'll keep an eye out for her if she ever shows up in the CereVice.
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[ And yet, as obnoxious as that reply is, there's a slight hesitation to it. Because it's been longer and longer since Nonon has seen or heard from Satsuki, and there's a tiny part of her that has to wonder if and when she might see her best friend again. For someone as devoted to her leader and friend as Nonon is, even a tiny sliver of hopelessness is enough to make her crack. ]
Satsuki Kiryuin. But anyone who doesn't know her should be sure to refer to her as Satsuki-sama, or Lady Satsuki.
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to be honest, he's picturing her friend as royalty. satsuki kiryuin, reinvented as some sovereign queen from a far-off land who could cause someone like nonon to take offense at any sign of irreverence, derisiveness only tempered by painstaking respect. there's no vacillating doubt in her haughty proclamation.
he's a little humbled by it, actually. embarrassingly enough, it probably shows, which makoto attempts to write off as consternation over nonon's regular demeanor. ]
Okay! If I see her, I'll let you know. Stay safe, alright, Nonon? You better call when you need me, or else you'll never hear the end of it.
[ even his ultimatums are terribly Weak. ]
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But as much as she wants to see her, she knows that just hoping one day that she will arrive here isn't good enough. Not for Nonon. But for now she just rolls her eyes one more time. ]
Great, I'm glad to have gained a nag on my side. I'll be fine, just worry about yourself.
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You can't blame me for trying, I'm just a little concerned, geez. I'll catch you later, then!
[ or else he's bound to fall to pieces if he can't badger her to the ends of the world and back. with that, makoto disconnects the call. ]