madoka kaname (鹿目 まどか) (
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Um.. hi, everyone!
[ Madoka is smiling on the screen, though it's definitely a faint smile. A smile with something awkward around its edges, like the girl is trying really hard to smile, even though it's difficult. ]
I hope everyone has seen the art car already.. I turned my points into votes so we could get it as soon as possible, and it seems like it really worked. [ Thank god for the train actually following up on its promises. ] The carriage is really nice, so.. please make sure to check it out. Even if you don't think you like art, it can be a good way to.. um, to just.. release your feelings a little, I guess.
[ And that's something a lot of people could maybe use right now, she thinks. ]
And.. there's something else too. Maybe some other people got messages from the Ministry too, but I also got one, right around the end of the mission.. It said..
[ ...
Madoka suddenly grows quiet. ]
.. It said my world is gone, just like I thought. I.. um. [ She bites her lip, obviously having more trouble speaking. ] I just thought I'd share that information. Because.. I think it's important to keep remembering that a lot could be happening back home while we're stuck here, s-so.. it'd be really nice if the people who want to go home could go home soon, and make sure their worlds are okay.
[ There's another pause, and then the girl sucks in a breath, shaking her head before quickly adding: ]
D-Don't worry about me, by the way! They said that they.. they'll try to see if my world can be restored somehow, s-so.. um, I'm sure it'll be okay! [ Look at her suddenly talking so much more quickly, like she wants to get saying this out of the way as soon as possible. ] A-Anyway, please enjoy the art carriage..!
[ Madoka is smiling on the screen, though it's definitely a faint smile. A smile with something awkward around its edges, like the girl is trying really hard to smile, even though it's difficult. ]
I hope everyone has seen the art car already.. I turned my points into votes so we could get it as soon as possible, and it seems like it really worked. [ Thank god for the train actually following up on its promises. ] The carriage is really nice, so.. please make sure to check it out. Even if you don't think you like art, it can be a good way to.. um, to just.. release your feelings a little, I guess.
[ And that's something a lot of people could maybe use right now, she thinks. ]
And.. there's something else too. Maybe some other people got messages from the Ministry too, but I also got one, right around the end of the mission.. It said..
[ ...
Madoka suddenly grows quiet. ]
.. It said my world is gone, just like I thought. I.. um. [ She bites her lip, obviously having more trouble speaking. ] I just thought I'd share that information. Because.. I think it's important to keep remembering that a lot could be happening back home while we're stuck here, s-so.. it'd be really nice if the people who want to go home could go home soon, and make sure their worlds are okay.
[ There's another pause, and then the girl sucks in a breath, shaking her head before quickly adding: ]
D-Don't worry about me, by the way! They said that they.. they'll try to see if my world can be restored somehow, s-so.. um, I'm sure it'll be okay! [ Look at her suddenly talking so much more quickly, like she wants to get saying this out of the way as soon as possible. ] A-Anyway, please enjoy the art carriage..!
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She turns, staring at Tidus. And then, once more, and also once more without meaning it, she might just be a little bit too direct about something here. ]
Tidus, you really like water, don't you?
[ Water and food.
Apparently Tidus's two interests, according to Madoka. ]
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[ W-what's with that look for! That observation! Like he's got some kind of obsession...! ]
Haven't you seen a wet dog? They're funny!
[ This has nothing to do with sports lyfe! ]
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[ She can't deny that. Who hasn't seen a wet dog in their lives, even if Madoka was usually more busy looking up cute videos of cats online? ]
I've just never thought they were funnier than regular dogs.. Maybe you've just got an eye for it, Tidus.
[ A.. an eye.. for funny dogs?!
Who knows. Maybe Madoka considers this a great talent. ]
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Hmm... so, what about real tiny, fluffball dogs then? That more your type? The cuter, the better!
[ Yeah, that's it! Madoka's here for the cute factor, not the funny factor! ]
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Because even though Madoka had already returned to slowly folding the paper again, slowly getting it into the right shape, she looks up again when the guy mentions that. ]
Yeah!
[ Zero hesitation in admitting it. Nothing wrong with loving cute fluffy tiny dogs, after all. ]
And when their bark is all high-pitched because they're so small.. That's so cute. They can sit in anything they want too..!
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But he hums, and then laughs a little. ]
Do you think you could keep up though? If you had to follow one of those lil' guys - they'd be taking you for a walk, for sure! Dogs've got way too much energy when they get excited!
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[ There's a momentary glance at him, but then Madoka turns back to her paper, carefully folding the cute dog some cute floppy dog ears... ]
Maybe the big ones.. But the small ones probably can't run that fast, can they? [ It's not like Madoka has had a dog before, so she couldn't know for sure. ] I bet even I could probably keep up with those!
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[ Is this a sly, sing-song voice he's putting on? A voice of doubt? It is, with Tidus feeling... uh, he probably folded a bit too short somewhere; probably as he was imagining Madoka with a dog. ]
How fast can you run? When's the last time you had some exercise, huh? [ He pauses, and changes his tune to be a little softer as he remarks: ] I meeean... you don't look like you choose to run around a lot for fun.
[ Is he wrong? ]
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Madoka isn't even the type to get angry or anything of the sort at such a thing. Instead her face just slowly starts to turn red enough to make her hair look incredibly pale in comparison. ]
H-Huh? [ Look at her. She's just flustered. And shocked. ] I.. I run around all the time on missions, Tidus..! You know that!
[ Even though he is 100% right that she doesn't run around for fun. P.E. wasn't exactly Madoka's favourite subject in school, after all.. ]
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That's it. It sounds like you need some help getting a workout! Just somethin' easy and light - Ken was telling me he wanted to get kids like you and him working out.
[ Not his exact words, but you know. ]
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B-But I never worked my muscles back home either..!
[ Please, Tidus.
Have mercy.
Bullying Inigo is one thing, because he deserves it, but harassing this sweet little girl? ]
I'm really not good at that kind of thing, I prefer drawing and doing other art so much more..
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Or- ] Haha, don't worry, it's not like I'm gonna make you do anything too tiring! But what about some light stuff? You can improve your speed a lot, you know - even just working out for half an hour! And I know a lot of cool tricks.
I bet Ple Two would be good at it! [ He done did it: he's bringing in the girlfriend. ] You could encourage each other!
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[ Look at that. The sound of defeat.
Because even light running around sure doesn't sound appealing to Madoka in any way. Not to mention there's heaps of insecurity that don't make her feel like she could ever do the cool tricks.. It's like Tidus has found the one minefield when it comes to Madoka.
(Aside from talk about destroyed worlds, anyway.) ]
And it'd be rude of me to let her do it by herself..
[ Madoka is basically that crying dog gif right now. It's the vibe. ]
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He gives Madoka a friendly pat on the shoulder, encouraging with it: ] Don't worry, I'll make it fun! I have been exercising for a long time. Y'know? Think about what you think needs work, and I can help you out! Do you have trouble jumping? Or what about heights? You get scared around heights?
[ Is Tidus willing to make a Madoka obstacle course? You bet. Everyone needs something distracting to do that isn't just making adequate paper dogs (speaking of his own, here....). ]
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run away cryingjust shut up entirely. ]No, it's more just..
[ Heights she can handle by now, she guesses. After everything. ]
I guess I get kind of tired easily compared to most people here.. [ But then again, she is a very tiny 15 year old girl.
It might be natural. ]
And I'm also not that fast, even when I do my best..
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Then we can work on that. [ There's Tidus usual confidence, but it's thoughtful, not being too gun-ho as he can get. ] You don't need to be naturally fast - what if we just made you quick to respond, and know how to move out of the way?
That's important too! You can even mix it in with your bow, and learning how to take shots - under pressure.
[ How about that? ]
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[ It's still not an answer that necessarily indicates any kind of enjoyment. After all, Madoka is a pacifist. If it weren't for these missions, she would have prefered to never have learned how to fight.
But she's still practical enough to accept that it's necessary under the current circumstances. ]
.. thanks for wanting to help me work on that, Tidus.. [ Look at that. It might just be the weirdest mix of genuine gratitude on the one hand and yet some sort of combination of disappointment and nerves on the other. ]
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I don't know how many of us do.
[ Plus, it's always better to take help if you can give it in turn - Tidus figures it would be easier for Madoka, if she gets to do something in return. ... or, she'll fret about being the one to do it, not considering herself an expert enough to be teaching anyone anything.
But, hey. As long there's some of the former, too. ]
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Would you want to learn..?
[ Not that she thinks he couldn't learn it - it's just that Tidus didn't exactly seem like a bow and arrow kind of person, since there's a lot of patience and aiming involved there.. while Tidus definitely seems more the type to hop around and do things on the fly. ]
I-I mean, if you do want to, I'd gladly do what I can..!
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[ Granted, his aim doesn't involve bows, but it'll still be interesting to give it a go. Meanwhile, let him try and balance this dog.... ]
I wonder how far we can get an arrow to go?
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I think that if you want to get really far, you have to get a special bow. One that's.. bigger, maybe?
[ That small pause is Madoka momentarily trying to consider the way bows and physics work in that sense.. But she thinks that's logical? Probably? ]
You know, just like how they could fire things really far away with those big catapults in the old days! [ .. even if Tidus's 'old days' might not be the same as hers. But Madoka figures catapults might at least be universal? ]
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Oh, yeah, I know about catapults. [ Thanks, Inigo. ] I... don't know a lot else, though. Except guns - I saw a bunch of those where I'm from.
[ In a battle that went disastrous, but let's not focus on that.
But it's a thinking session he's going nowhere with, so- ]
You know a lot more about bows than me! But I'll have to see when you show me. I've seen them in action, but not a lot.
[ He's seen a guy use a ball as a weapon, does that count. ]
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But when he says that, she nods, quickly realising something: ] R-Right, I should demonstrate!
[ So don't mind her as she's grabbing a bow and one of the arrows, moving to put the arrow on the bow. ]
It's not that hard, really.. You just have to put the arrow in there the proper way, or it won't shoot well. And then all you do is pull the string back and release it.
[ Madoka glances over at Tidus. ]
The rest is just all about aiming!
[ You know, Tidus.
Like you do. With a blitzball. ]
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Like this?
[ Tidus knows about aiming, but this way - this is a lot different from throwing a ball. Maybe she'll take a shot at one of the targets, show him how it looks in action. ]
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[ Madoka does figure the same thing though. She should probably show him the entire process, rather than just hold it like this. So she does go quiet for a moment, focusing as she does her best to aim for the targets. She's gotten pretty good at target practice here by now, at least, but she still doesn't want to miss and look totally stupid in front of Tidus.. Not when she's trying so hard to give the right example here!
So after that moment of concentration, Madoka releases the string she pulled back.. and the arrow flies through the air, hitting the target right on.
It makes the girl let out a sigh of relief when she lowers the bow again. ]
Like that.. It's not very hard when you get used to it. [ She looks over at him. ] I'm super sure you could do it too if you tried, Tidus!
[ Because clearly Tidus is capable of anything, right. ]
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