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[psychedelica]

[ he is... knocking on Cardia's door! And hoping her roommate isn't the one who answers, frankly, because that would be awkward. ]

Hey. It's Hikage.

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[psychedelica]

Here.

[ without any fanfare, he holds something out to her - a dorayaki. It doesn't look quite as pretty as the one in the picture, since he made it himself, but it's the same thing! ]

I saw you crying before. You can have this.

[discardia]

... Did you make this too? For me?

[ Hikage???? ]

[psychedelica]

I had leftover dough from the manju earlier, and I didn't want to throw it out.

[ you can't make him admit it... ]

[discardia]

T-thank you... truly.

[ no, really, she looks like she might start crying again. ]

[psychedelica]

[ well clearly that's not because of him?? that would be weird?? ]

... They might not die. Someone in here can still save both of them.

[ sharpay's fuckin dead though so hopefully that's not what cardia is upset about ]

[discardia]

Do we... know anything about who? And how?

[ do we know anything, Hikage!!!! ]

[psychedelica]

[ he shakes his head. ]

No. But I have a guess. "Fairy Godmother" sounds like the right role for it.

[discardia]

Fairy Godmother?

[ has she read that one--

NO BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL CINDERELLA DIDN'T HAVE ONE. ]

[psychedelica]

[ DON'T TELL ME THAT AFTER I ALREADY HAD HIKAGE APPARENTLY KNOW WHO SHE IS!!!!!! ]

Yeah. Haven't you read Cinderella? It's a famous story.

[discardia]

I might have... a year or so ago, but I don't remember much.

[ GOD SIB IT WAS HER DEAD MOM'S TREE OKAY ]

[psychedelica]

[ WHATEVER HIKAGE JUST KNOWS ]

It's about a poor girl who sneaks out to a royal ball and falls in love with a prince. But the only reason she and the prince could be together was because the fairy godmother cast a spell that gave her everything she needed to go to the ball.

[ he shrugs, leaning a shoulder against her doorframe. ]

If the titles have anything to do with the characters are based on, maybe the godmother can bring people together.

[discardia]

... Oh.

[ odd, how relevant these titles apparently are. ]

I would have thought, if it was like that, then she would have been able to give people what was needed.

But that's a good point.

[psychedelica]

It's just a guess - I don't actually know. But Sharpay's title did have a power connected to the character it was based on, so I think it's a pretty good guess.

[discardia]

I think so, too. I'm not too familiar with all of the titles... but you're right, there has to be a connection.

[psychedelica]

I recognize most of them... I guess I read a lot of fairy tales when I was alive, or something.

[ weird!! ]

Mine's related to the character, too. I bet yours is the same.

[discardia]

It might be, if that's the pattern... but even though I've read some fairy tales, not all of those titles looked familiar to me.

[psychedelica]

Which one's yours?

[ enough dancing around, LET'S GET STRAIGHT TO THE POINT!! ]

[discardia]

...

I can't tell you.

[ wow. ]

[psychedelica]

You don't trust me?

[discardia]

No. But I don't think you should trust me yet, either. We haven't known each other for very long and we still don't know how everything works here.

[psychedelica]

The only way to learn is by investigating everything, including people's titles. Those two aren't going to tell us anything.

[ "those two" being Tiger and Dragon. ]

Are you one a princess? You look like the type.

[discardia]

Hikage...

[ Haaaa. ]

I'm sorry. I'm not ready to talk about it yet.

*ONE OF THE PRINCESSES......

[psychedelica]

[ hmmmmmm ]

Have it your way, then. I won't force you. [ he shifts backwards a bit, though his hand remains on the doorframe. ] ... Don't cry so much.

[discardia]

... Mm. Thank you. I'll try not to.

[ maybe people should stop killing, though. ]

[psychedelica]

[ good luck with that one!!

seeming satisfied, he nods his head, taking another step back to edge into the common room. ]

Get some sleep. I'll see you later.