Code 003 [video]

[doesnotgetit]

[Filtered to the Sabers]

I have a question for you. Both of you. I hope that's okay.

[Filtered from Extra Saber]

Um... I have a question. And a request. Is it possible to make things in the tower? Food, I mean. I know they provide us with food, but I'd really like to try making something of my own.

[She frets a little, but doesn't hesitate much when she speaks up again.]

... And that's where the request comes in. I was hoping someone would be able to teach me how to make something. A... a cake, to be exact.

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[doesnotgetit]

[She may not feel anything, but Hakuno does.]

... Are you sure?

[chainsawn]

Hmm, I am.

[ although she does notice the fact the girl is asking again, so she stares curiously. ]

... Why? Do you think I'm not sure..?

[doesnotgetit]

No. I mean... I don't know.

[She frowns a little.] It just sounds like something pretty intense to go through alone.

[chainsawn]

Maybe it is. I never really thought about it. [ her fingers move to twirl one strand of her bangs idly. ] But there was nobody to help me either way, so.. I never expected any help.

[doesnotgetit]

... What about now? Do you have any friends here who would be willing to help you?

[chainsawn]

Yes, I have some friends now. Some really, really nice friends, and a boyfriend too, but..

[ ... ]

I don't know if I want to bother them with that. They might get hurt. [ one already did before, too - for her sake, and she feels guilty over it even now. ]

[doesnotgetit]

[Any hint of a smile on Hakuno's face just sort of. Fades.]

... I can understand how that feels. Seeing a friend hurt right in front of you is one of the worst possible things.

[She can still recall, even several months after it happened, the sight of Saber being struck down by Assassin. The fear and uncertainty over whether she'd be able to continue living or not...]

But... even so. I think it would hurt them more knowing that there's a way to help you, but something is preventing them from doing so.

[chainsawn]

[ Maybe - for once - she does notice a change in someone else too. As if the other girl is getting a little more serious, or sad.. why? Is she thinking of it happening to her too sometime? It's the only explanation with those words, although the last part makes her think too. ]

... You really think so..?

[doesnotgetit]

[She nods.] Yeah... I know so. I was in a situation when a friend was hurt badly... it was almost certain she was going to die.

[Listening to Saber's pained, labored breathing as she slept fitfully that first night was another thing she'll never, ever forget.]

But despite the odds, despite the danger I had to put myself in... I still did what I could to help her. Since... that's what friends and partners are for, right? They're supposed to help you when you get stuck in really bad situations.

[chainsawn]

Yeah, I.. think that's true too. I think it's important to help friends, but.. when someone helps you and then gets hurt over it, it hurts, doesn't it..?

[ She's mainly thinking of the whale attack. Kidou had saved her, but.. that had also meant dying on his part, dying for her sake.. And then there had been Tara all the way back in the pods who had given herself up for everyone else's sake.. ]

I don't want to see that anymore..

[doesnotgetit]

... Then I think... it's important to get stronger, so that you can protect them as well.

[That's part of the reason why she made the original post. She wanted the Sabers to teach her some sort of fighting so that she won't be helpless, and that she can back up all her friends if she could.]

That's what I want to do. I'm sure you can too.

[chainsawn]

[ 'I'm sure you can too'.. ah, it feels.. a little nice, doesn't it? Having someone believe in her like that.. ]

If you'll try.. then I'll try my best too. We can both together try our best to become stronger..

[doesnotgetit]

[She nods.]

I definitely will. And if we're both trying hard, maybe we can help each other out. If... you don't mind that is.

[Hakuno has never had allies she didn't have to be initially suspicious of, so she's not really sure how acquiring them goes. Maybe she jumped the gun a bit...?]

[chainsawn]

... [ There's a pause, but instead out of hesitance it seems to come more from general slowness. But then she nods a little, not entirely smiling, but content all the same. ]

I wouldn't mind helping you out at all. You're kind..

[doesnotgetit]

[Hakuno doesn't really seem put off by the lack of smiling on Urotsuki's part, thankfully. One of her friends was severely lacking in expression and emotion, after all.]

... You really think so? Well... thanks. [It's strange to be complimented like that. Most people back in the Moon Cell would probably consider that attitude a weakness...]

I'm Hakuno, by the way. Hakuno Kishinami.

[chainsawn]

Urotsuki. [ Apparently she doesn't bother offering a last name. Or she doesn't have one. Whichever it is, it can probably be attribute to her being weird in general. ]

It's nice to meet you, Hakuno. [ ... ] Or should I still say Hakuno-san..?

[doesnotgetit]

I don't really care for formal stuff. You can call me whatever you want.

[chainsawn]

Hakuno, then.

[ a small nod. ]