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CALL ME OUT

Pick someone from my muselist and call them out!
If you're not sure what you wanna do, feel free to discuss it with me first or pick something from a meme instead. Come at me!

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random scenario
rain
angst
texting
insomnia
train to the afterlife
nightmare
stargazing

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[swordere]

"Ah, hold o--"

Aaaaaand she's gone. Makoto sighs, but of course she remains rooted in place. Mana asked her to wait, so she'll wait. Even as sudden as this all is, though, she can't help but smile a little to herself. That girl really goes at her own pace... much faster than everyone else. Maybe one day she'll learn how to match it.

Well. Nothing to do but wait.

[strongestheart]

Luckily, Makoto doesn't really have to wait long. She can probably hear some rummaging and things moving inside the room, before the door is slid back open fast enough that there's actually a little gust generated from it. "TA-DA~!" In one other hand, is a package not unlike the ones she's been passing out all day, but notably larger. It's a purple wrapping, tied together with an also purple bow very neatly, and tucked in that ribbon is a - you guessed it - purple flower. "Presenting Makopi's ultra super special home made Valentine's gift!"

[swordere]

"Huh?" That's Makoto's first intelligent response, as Mana is suddenly in her face again. It actually takes a moment more for her to realize what Mana is actually holding and that... Oh. "Ah-- Hah, really?" No, actually, it's Mana, this should have been expected. Always going the extra mile to make people happy. "You really worked hard to get the colors right, huh?" She giggles a little bit. "You're too thoughtful sometimes."

[strongestheart]

There is a moment of dead air as she waits for Makoto's own reaction to catch up to her. It provides Mana with a rare, fleeting moment of nervousness which starts to show briefly until Makoto gives a positive reaction.

"Of course, really! But it's not a problem!" She grins from ear to ear. "After everything that's happened, and the last year... I wanted to do something special! Besides, this is just about the last new holiday you'll see here..." She moves to place the package in Makoto's hands. "It needed to be special!"

Especially given that things around them were rapidly changing. The whole world was looking at them now, the Trump Kingdom was being completely renovated, Mana wouldn't even be student council president in a couple months anymore. Makoto was... free to basically do whatever she wanted now, on the other hand. Mana wanted to give her a good memory.

Especially after all the bad ones of late.

[swordere]

Aw, Mana... That really is way too sweet.

"...I'm definitely giving you something special next time." Makoto nods to herself, coming to a decision. "Count on it."

Well, when someone like Makoto says that, you know it's serious. Because she's always serious. Just wait until she finds out about White Day. But that determined expression softens then and she looks at the package.

"Ah, should I just..."

Right, she supposes she shouldn't just stare at it, huh?

[strongestheart]

Mana is really the type to not expect much in return. It's just... kind of how she's always operated. That said, she's a teenage girl and certainly not above gifts herself. As Makoto says that, she giggles and kind of bounces around her vicinity.

"Ah, a gift from a famous idol?" She grins. "Most people would be jealous! A year ago, that would've made me think I'd died and gone to heaven!"

She's joking only slightly. Knowing the real Makoto eventually toned down Mana's rampant fangirling a significant enough degree. It sort of had to, or their team never would've been even remotely functional.

Not that she wasn't still a fangirl, in her own way.

Regardless, she beams at the comment, motioning to the package. "It's up to you! But I put a lot of work into that chocolate, so I hope you can take time enjoy it, at least!"

[swordere]

"Don't be silly. I don't even have angel wings in this form." She winks while saying that, too. Makoto, you dork.

But there's a thoughtful pause, as Makoto considers this. Well...

"...Are you done handing out chocolate for today? I'm guessing you've been running around a lot."

[strongestheart]

"Ah, but most people also haven't had you save them when you did!" She grins, even if she was barely conscious then she'd be hard pressed to forget the fact she'd probably be dead if it hadn't been for Makoto inside King Selfishness.

She gives a quick blink then, and laughs a bit.

"Ah, yeah - I think I am! I had to go out super early to get Alice and Aguri-chan theirs, you were the last one I was able to pin down...!" She gives a wide smile. "It's totally worth it, though!"

[swordere]

"Does that make me your guardian angel?" Makoto giggles at the thought, imagining herself having to watch out for Mana from the shadows as she goes about her life. (Because we all know that's Rikka's job.) "Good. Then you can sit down with me."

[strongestheart]

"Honestly, it feels like I have lots of guardian angels!" She laughs. "I'd be lost without everyone, you know."

She tilts her head to one side though.

"Sit down?" she asks, as if it's a foreign concept.

[swordere]

"I know. That's why we're all looking out for you. Because you're far too busy looking out for everyone besides yourself." ... Makoto pokes Mana right in the forehead. "You still know how to do things other than rush ahead, don't you?"

[strongestheart]

Mana lets out a little squeak as she's poked in the head, and looks sheepish.

"Ah.. yeah, I know..." She may have, ah. Not emphasized everything she did to Rikka so as not to get an earful. Just a suspicious look. "B- but, this is a special occasion! Honest! I've been trying to do a little better!"

She coughs into her hand. "But... thanks for looking out, Makopi. Really! I'll ... take a rest." A little one.

Even if she is starting to feel exhausted...

[swordere]

"Ah? Aren't you Mana Aida, student council president, every club's most desired member, and Precure? You can do more than a little better." Yes, she is using Mana's overachieving against her. Don't think she's above such a thing. "Good. Right now. We can both take a break." In fact, let's take a seat right now. There's probably a good spot here. "And we can both have some chocolate."

[strongestheart]

Mana puffs her cheeks. Makoto is using her own nature against her, and she can't really argue against it.

"Are-- you telling me to overachieve at not overachieving?"

The words make her head spin a little as she says them, but she sighs a little and wanders back into the student council room, flopping down in a chair. Boy, when was the last time she sat down?

"I mean, sure! But I don't want to eat up the chocolate I made for you, either!"

[swordere]

Makoto smirks. Got her. "Hmmm. Is that beyond your ability?" She hums a little. "I'm almost disappointed." Wow, she's not letting up on this. And then she shakes her head at what Mana says next. Honestly, this girl. She's lucky she's so lovable. "Everything tastes better when you're sharing it with a friend. Isn't that the sort of thing you usually say?"

[strongestheart]

Wait a second. Is this what it's like to have the tables turned?! Mana has clearly underestimated Makoto.

"It's... not!" she insists. Weakly. "Gosh, that sounds like something I'd expect from Rikka...!"

She lets out a breath, but doesn't fight back. "Well... okay. I do want you to enjoy them." She is exactly right though - it is precisely like something Mana would say.

[swordere]

"That's how you know it's worth listening to." Rikka's opinion is a good baseline for that.

Makoto laughs a little and starts to get the chocolate ready. "Good. Consider it an idol's special request."

[strongestheart]

Unfortunately, Mana really can't argue with that. Rikka was usually right. Even when Mana doesn't listen.

Which is frequent enough as it is.

"You really know how to twist a girl's arm," she says, although it's light and meant as a joke. Though it was also true. Makoto had her number, here. "What self respecting fangirl could say no to that, hm?"

[swordere]

"Good. I'd expect nothing less from my number one fan!" Makoto is unwrapping the chocolate now. Ah, it looks so good... "You really worked hard on this, didn't you?"

As if Mana knows any other way to work.

[strongestheart]

"And don't you forget that!" She insists, watching intently as Makoto unwraps it.

Naturally, yes - Mana doesn't know any other way to work. All in or nothing, right? "Well, I tried! I'm used to making stuff for Rikka and Alice, but... this year was a bit special, right? I tried to put my all into it!" She beams, proud of herself. "I put my heart into it!"

Naturally, they are.

Shaped like hearts.

Because of course they are.

[swordere]

"I can see that. You took that saying pretty literal, huh?" Honestly, what else would they be shaped like. She takes a chocolate and flips it upside down, though. "It kind of works both ways, too." Close enough to a spade, right?

[strongestheart]

Mana grins, though still looking pretty tired. "Of course! You know right where it's coming from, then!"

As Makoto does that however, Mana sits up straight with a gasp. "...it kind of does, but I should have done that!" She furrows her brow a bit. That would have stood out even more, it's Valentine's, hearts are already everywhere!

[swordere]

"It still works, doesn't it...?" A slightly exasperated smile there. Mana... "I think they're perfect. And this way they work for both of us." Pointed stare. "You know, since we are sharing."

[strongestheart]

...Mana gives a nervous little laugh, her cheeks flushing a bit. She's overdoing it again. "Hehe, alright, okay - you're right! It does work both ways."

She picks up a piece herself. "Sorry, Makopi - I guess I've been going a little overboard, not just since this, but..." Honestly, since they defeated the Proto-Selfishness, she feels like she's been going full tilt ever since. Which raises a thought.

"Um, how do you... handle it? You know. Everyone's eyes always on you? I guess I got a lot of attention before, but that was just... as the Student Council President. Helping out! Not..."

Blurting out her identity to the entire world and Prime Minister now having you on speed dial.

"...you know."

[swordere]

"I guess being the Student Council President wasn't really... adequate preparation, huh? Then again, I don't think many things would be." Maybe her own life, but. Well. Makoto's life is nowhere in the vicinity of a normal one, so that's not entirely fair. "...For a long time, I didn't really notice it. Not in the way I should have. Because... they weren't the right eyes." Not the attention she was hoping to draw. "I guess... I don't think of it as people watching me and having expectations of me, now. It's more like..." She mulls it over for a little longer, trying to figure out how to say it right. When she thinks of the people watching her, paying attention to her... How does it feel? "...There's a lot of people cheering me on."