Voice-testing... ( don't look at me I'm shy /)_(\ )

[innocentflowerbud]

Ah--? Mundane-san...? Or... do you want me to call you mun-san instead?

It's okay if you don't have any plans for me yet--! I don't mind... it'll... give you some time to get my voice down, right? That is what you call it, right...?

[ She fidgets a little before speaking up again. ]

But... I would like to see my friends, too, if that's okay... please?

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[lostradiance]

What kind of friends do you have?

i just spent several minutes squinting and wondering who this was, thanks Liz

[innocentflowerbud]

I don't know if you've met them, but their names are Erika, Itsuki and Yuri...

[ She pauses as she tilts her head, seriously thinking of an answer... ]

Erika's, well... she can be a little loud and boisterous sometimes, but she's also really strong and very outspoken, too, in a good way. Itsuki's very cool, calm... and she's also very sweet, warm and caring. And Yuri's my senpai... she's very calm and collected, but she's also really kind, and she's very pretty when she smiles...

[ A beat. ]

They're all amazing people. I hope I'm just as good a friend to them as they are to me...

/rubs mustache

[lostradiance]

I haven't, but I'm really happy that you have friends like that, miss! ...er, what's a senpai, though?

[ Lumiere smiles, giving Tsubomi a friendly pat on the shoulder. ]

I'm sure you are! Have more faith in yourself.

/no villainous mustache twirl?

[innocentflowerbud]

Ah. That's what we'd call an upperclassman. Senpai.

[ She smiles up at Lumiere, giggling a little as she blushed in embarrassment. ]

I-I know! I try to...

/no, just me tying your waifu up on the train tracks

[lostradiance]

Oh, I get it! What kinda language is that? Do I have a senpai...?

[ Then, Lumiere will smile ear to ear, obviously in a good mood. ]

Well, maybe you just need someone to give you that vote of confidence. I know I wouldn't mind.

/wow, das rude 8| *frees her and flees with*

[innocentflowerbud]

Ah... it's Japanese! Basically a senpai is someone older than you that you respect and are close to! Kind of like a mentor...?

[ Oh, that's good; Tsubomi herself is now smiling more because Lumiere herself is smiling... ]

... thank you, miss. I mean it...

... ah, M-my name's Tsubomi, by the way! What's yours?

/DAMN YOU, ROCKY AND BULLWINKLE

[lostradiance]

No wonder I didn't get it. I don't know much Japanese myself. I think I do have mentor somewhere.

[ She practically radiates good cheer, Tsubomi. It's hard to not have her smiling. ]

Don't mention it, okay? We're friends now, Tsubomi!

My name's Lumiere, by the way. Nice to meet'cha!

/dohohohoho 83

[innocentflowerbud]

That's good! For me, Yuri-san's more than a mentor, she's as much a close friend to me, too...

[ Yaaaay all the smiling, then? X3 ]

It's nice to meet you too, Lumiere...! And I'm glad... you're very compassionate, and it shows...

/noooooo

[lostradiance]

I'm glad you have someone like that. For me, I believe Satania's my "senpai." She's a really great friend of mine who looked out for me.

[ Sure, why not.

Lumiere stifles a yawn and shakes her head. Damn tired spells. ]

I try to be! Someone's gotta be it in this day and age.

/ |3333

[innocentflowerbud]

Really? She sounds amazing... I'd love to meet her one day.

[ She really means it. ]

I see... you remind me of Itsuki-san, in a way. Because your view on things and your personality remind me of her, I think.

[lostradiance]

Hopefully you will be able to! She's really nice and I'm sure she wouldn't mind helping you out.

[ The elemental tilts her head at the name before sitting down. ]

Mind tellin' me about Itsuki, too>

[innocentflowerbud]

[ Tsubomi nods enthusiastically in agreement; she hopes she can meet Satania one day, too!

That said, she blushes a little before she starts to talk about Itsuki... ]

She's really amazing... so cool! She's the Student Council President at our school, an amazing fighter... and part of the Fashion Club with me and Erika, another one of my friends.

Itsuki-san's always calm and collected, and yet she's also very warm, compassionate and kind... and she's also very supportive of me in my attempts to be a little more outgoing, too. I'm really happy to have met her...

[ And now the Itsuki muse is blushing hard. r-rofl ]

where the fuck did that symbol come from? argh...

[lostradiance]

[ Now all we have to do is convince Lexi to make her an account... ]

It sounds like you've got yourself quite the little bunch of friends, Tsubomi! I'm really happy to hear that they've helped you out this much. A girl like you definitely deserves it, if I may say so myself.

[ COMPLIMENTS EVERYWHERE. And then Liz only plays the nice characters. ]

fucking keyboards, how do they work

[innocentflowerbud]

[ DO EET FOR GREAT JUSTICE, LEXI ]

A-ah, you think so? I'm glad you believe so... I admit, it's because I have them by my side that I can do so much. Both now and well into the future...

in-fucking-deed

[lostradiance]

[ YES. ]

Y'know, I'm kinda jealous. Here you have this pretty much star team of friends and all I have is a bunch of ragtags. I don't mind, though since we all work together.

Say, you wanna go get food or somethin'?

[innocentflowerbud]

... I may not know your friends personally, but I think that it doesn't matter where you meet or what circumstances you meet them under. They're still close friends, right?

[ Tsubomi smiles at that. ]

There's a Japanese proverb that says "When two people's sleeves brush, it was fated in another life."

... no matter how small or how fleeting the encounter, their lives can be changed forever by such a small thing, even... being written in the tapestry of fate, as it were. That's... that's how I feel about my friends, and I'm sure that it's the same with yours too, Lumiere.

[ Ah... that was quite a bit she said, wasn't it. Tsubomi looks up at her, nodding shyly with a smile. ]

Sure! I wouldn't mind... I'm getting a little hungry myself, actually...