Quote:There's that. And given Nagi-baka and things that happen later, having four out of twelve prepared to make genuinely informed decisions is a victory in its own right.
Way to make a first impression, though. Although, since nobody tried killing anybody else at the end there, it should be labelled a tenative success.
I'm actually kind of looking forward to that inevitable confrontation.
Quote:Since neither he, nor I, are really sure how sane she is - a lot of her actions really do look like a classic psychopath pattern modulo her feelings for Natsuki... there's at least one genuinely terrifying fanfic waiting in the idea that she is that crazy and Natsuki is only an obsession for as long as she's unavailable, though I don't plan to use that here - I'd say that he'll definitely let the biker-girl handle that little matter.
I'm wondering, though - will N!Tate leave explaining things to Shizuru to Natsuki, or actually talk to her himself?
*volley*
Letting Natsuki handle that step definitely turned out to be a good idea - she knew a lot more about the facts of what HiME were capable of and the mechanics of their abilities than I did, and had even stumbled across the existence of the Festivals...
"-and what are they, exactly? If you know?" she finished.
I took a deep breath. This was going to be a bit dicey... "In loose terms, they seem to involve the gathering and sacrifice of the twelve HiME, so that the power or influence of that Red Star you see by the moon can be controlled and prevented from essentially destroying the world - the series described its approach as causing flooding, earthquakes, landslides, volcanic eruptions, and pretty much every other natural disaster under the sun, with increasing frequency and intensity as time went on.
"However, controlling the Star's power would also be enough to do some... pretty incredible things - enough to reshape the world, or rule it - to do anything the person holding control could imagine... including raise the dead."
Mai didn't really react to that - I guess 'cause she was trying to wrap her head around it - and Natsuki looked thoughtful. "That's what the First District is after, isn't it?"
"Pretty much. They seemed to be one of three main factors trying to gain control of the last surviving HiME - the others seemed to be the central branch of the organization of which the First District is part, the Searrs Foundation, and a most definitely non-human entity calling itself 'Lord Obsidian', who was, as nearly as I could tell, posessing Mikoto-san's brother."
The youngest girl's face darkened, and I felt the hairs on the back of my neck stand straight up. "...for how long?"
"I don't remember it being either said or implied, but the timescale 'he' and the other two were working on would suggest that it might well have been anything from less than a year to all of his life."
Miroku sort of rocked in place where it was lying on the floor nearby, and the rattle of it made me jump. "Then, my training was..." she trailed off and snarled slightly.
I spread my hands. "They never said. But... it seems likely. The posession seems to work using the medium of a necklace exactly like yours - with the red bead?"
She raised her hand to rest over where I guessed the thing was hanging, then her head snapped up to stare at me. "He posessed me, too, didn't he?"
I fought the urge to squirm. I was beginning to think that the HiME shared at least two characteristics beyond their powers and marks - physical attractiveness and a personality that could, when they wanted it to, be forceful enough to use as a lethal weapon. "I'm afraid so."
She nodded and looked away. "I'm going to kill him," she decided, and her voice was perfectly ordinary and conversational.
Quote:LOL. I guess not. Of course, with a setup like that, you just know she's going to walk into his office at some point and get exactly the wrong idea about his view of her... After all, why else would he keep meeting up with her boss all the time?
You can take the fanboy out of the anime, but you can't take the anime out of a fanboy.
Nice girl, Haruka, but not that sharp.
Ja, -n
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"V, did you do something foolish?"
"Yes, and it was glorious."