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Rabbit 18 [Video]

[A video comes on, showing the blank expression of a pink haired woman inspecting the camera closely; perhaps she was not even aware it was working right now? But after a moment she steps back, clearing her throat.]

"I do apologize if this is rather sudden; it took me quite a while to get this... strange device to work as I wished. Maybe if that kappa were here, she could have..." [She lets out a small sigh; this was so out of her element.] "Nevermind that; I have a different matter to bring up."

"A situation such as this has been difficult to process for me. I do not presume I am alone in the matter. Even that aside, I have noticed some passengers felt... stressed, when I arrived. I would have loved to alleviate such feelings, however at the time, I was preoccupied. But now..."

[The youkai spins around and makes a dramatic pose to the camera, rotating in another mask; she seemed to be getting excited.]

"It has been brought to my attention a new location on this train has appeared though; a stage of sorts! Such news has been especially exciting to me as I was a performer back home. I have put on a few different performances, but one in particular seemed to be the most popular. A comedy of sorts."

"I would like to raise spirits, my own included, by performing this at the earliest possible opportunity. I am unsure if such a thing would be popular here, but nevertheless, I wanted to extend an invitation out to all of you. If you could all let me know how interested you may be in it, I would greatly appreciate it."

[The youkai leans forward once more, to bow towards the camera.]

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[ If there's anything momentary odd in her composure, Tidus doesn't notice it over the screen. He just nods, a smile brightly worn. ]

"Alright! Where're you gonna be? The dance car?"

[Kokoro gives a gentle nod.]

"Yes, that would be correct. I will likely be rehearsing by myself until others arrive."

"Cool. See you soon then, 'kay?"

[ And with that - or with anything else the young ~~youkai~~ girl has to add or say, Tidus will leave the screen, that tickling idea of Romeo helping them out with a comedy not having left his mind. Maybe she can't be a teacher, but a young and spirited guy like him being her helper? He'd be a better one than Tidus, energetic and with plenty of skills up his sleeves to add to a performance!

But of course, Tidus can play his part - and that's by finding the youth and finding if he's in, and then taking the two of them to the musical car for a side trip. He doesn't know anything about what the girl's performances are like, but she was done for music, and there's plenty of fun-sounding chiming instruments to collect and introduce their performer to. Does she know about the triangle? Xylophones? Maracas?

Tidus doesn't, but he knows how to give them a ding or shake, and figure that a good sound for the job!

So it's with a box - taken from the luggage car - that Tidus arrives to the upper floor of the carriage, his eyes immediately taking in the sight of the space. The plaque immediately, reading 'Olivia's Studio' - it slows him to a pause, his cheery demeanour softening to the sight of it.

... there's someone he should be looking out for, and a person coming up behind him, but just give Tidus a second. ]

[There was indeed someone else just behind Tidus. A small boy skipping along, a grin on his face. He hadn't properly looked around the dance carriage yet, he'd spent the last couple of days trying to keep his gods' spirits up after miss Persephone disappeard.

But that doesn't mean he can't help a different friend as well and hopefully make a new one!

He looks up at the plaque.] Who is Olivia? Is that who we are meeting? [To do a show! Romeo loves shows, it will be so much fun!]

[Kokoro herself wasted no time at all after Tidus left the screen, heading directly towards the studio carriage to get a better idea of the space she had to work with. It was definitely different; she preferred holding these outside when given the chance, but it wasnt absurdly cramped here or anything; she could work with this.

Some time passed, and Tidus just happened to arrive when the girl was mid-dialogue, using one of her masks as a rehearsal partner.]

"I know now who my enemies are! Those who would toy with people's emotions-"

[She would pause, however, upon finally realizing she was alone no longer. With her attention diverted from her acting, she greets the two with a gentle wave.]

"Greetings."

"No, no," [ Tidus starts at Romeo's question, breaking him out of his moment, and him about to explain. But he hears the voice speaking confidently before he gets the chance, turning him back to the stage (but this time, lower down) to see the young girl on stage, in the middle of a performance.

That was certainly a different energy than what he's seen from her before. He gives her a wave back though, and walks more into the room. ]

"Hey! You practising another play?" [ He gives a fun grin, but quickly remembers, and turns his head to nod at his company. ] "This is Romeo! He's come to help out."

[She's not Olivia? He thinks Tidus is going to answer him- Tidus is a good adult who always answers questions, but then there is the girl in the middle of her performance and he smiles. He's seen lots of practising before, when he used to watch Elfnein rehearse for miss Hibiki's movie.

He waved.] Hello miss!

"Indeed I am. It has been a while since I last performed this, so I am attempting to remember some of the specifics..."

[Unfortunately, she didn't have anything like a script on her, so her own memory was all she had to pull from for this. She's done it enough times to remember most of it; and it certainly helped that she was very much familiar with the event the play was based off of; but everyone forgets some things, from time to time. Regardless, she turns her attention to Romeo, and dons a more cheerful mask.]

"Hello there. I'm grateful for your company."

[ She's got a lot of masks, hasn't she. As she switches over to the new one, there's interest, eyes looking at it for a second or two, but not becoming distracted by it.

But he has forgotten about Romeo's question, as he gestures to his lil' pal. Oops. ]

"Romeo here's got a cool trick if you ever need it - he can turn invisible!" [ Doesn't it just sound like a trick to use? But not forgetting the crate of instruments he holds, he gives it a rattle. ] "--And I thought I'd bring some stuff from the music room for you to check out. I met a friend along the way who can play stuff, but I figured seeing some of the gear'd be fun?"

[ He's a 'get an idea and go along with it' kind of guy, even if it isn't that helpful in the end. But playing around with things helps a person spark ideas, right? Right?? ]

[He blinked as she changed masks, but he's used to a lot of strange people and their ways of being. She seems very friendly though so he smiles at her greeting and nods at Tidus' words.

If his spell can come handy for her performance that would be really cool!]

We got lots of instruments in there! Can you play any?

[Invisibility? That was an interesting power, though Kokoro felt it was unlikely she would have a need for such an ability. There was a pause as she thought of how to really mention that; but her mind drew a blank, as another of her masks slotted itself into place subconsciously.]

"..."

[The silence, however brief, made her feel a little bad, so she turned her attention towards the crate of instruments, floating down from the stage to have a look inside. There were a lot she didn't quite recognize, but that couldn't be all there was, right..?]

"I cannot. I am not even wholly familiar with many of the instruments in this box."

[ Tidus isn't deterred by the answer. He gives a chuckle, sets the crate down, and moves to sit beside it on the stage side, one knee bent up. ]

"No problem! Trying new things are part of the fun, and we get stuck on these train rides for a long time - you might think about fun ways to use them in your plays. If you want to."

[ Since, you know, that's the more important part. He waves a hand towards the way he came. ]

"Quatre might have a few ideas too. He's the music guy." [ Then, he points a thumb to Romeo and himself. ] "But if you need us, we're free!"

Yes there's lots of time! [That was for sure.]

And I know some of these instruments so I can teach you too!

[Kokoro spent another moment sorting through the contents of the box, pulling out miscellaneous instruments and holding them up briefly for closer inspection. She could guess how some of them might work; pulling out a traingle and giving it a gentle ring before placing it back; but for how to properly bring out the full potential of their sound... she wasn't sure. And that wasn't her job. But from what she was being told, there were people here who could figure that out.]

[She turns to the two with a newfound determination.]

"I have been trying to problem solve how to approach hosting this one step at a time. The biggest obstacle for me at first was a place to host this; but of course we have this place now." [She says, gesturing to the space around her.] "Next in line was spreading the word. I have made an attempt at this, however I am unsure if it reached as many people as I would have liked. A way to assist me would simply be telling whoever you can about this."

[Its then that she diverts her attention back towards the stage, tilting her head to the side somewhat as she thought about what was next.]

"Music is also important, I believe. Although I am not the one in charge of such matters, so direction for such a task feels very difficult for me. And of course there is the performance itself."

[Normally, she'd feel extraordinarily confident in putting on this show; she's already done it countless times after all. But with so many of her masks gone, she felt as if her range of expression was severely limited.]

"...Normally, I perform alone. But I am unsure if that will be possible this time."

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Rabbit 18 [Video]

are you ok with this turning to action + tidus possibly inviting someone along?

yeah im totally okay with that!!

ty ty!! romeo will be tagging in after me :)

HI

sorry for the delayed response, i got overwhelmed by a lot the past few days x.x

it's okay! :) is the mask floating btw?

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Yeah, it's floating!

ty!

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