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Kaname Chidori, age 16, has been living on her own ever since her father and younger sister moved back to New York sixteen months ago. Part of her figured she'd live alone in her apartment until she got married or something. Never in her wildest dreams did she ever imagine that she'd be forced to live on a military base.
Say goodbye to sleepovers with Kyoko. This whole moving business was something that she didn't even want to begin to explain to her best friend. She didn't bother to even try and explain it to her father. Instead, she just told him that there were problems with packages being stolen at her apartment complex and provided him with a PO Box to send letters to instead.
It was probably better if he and her young sister, Ayame didn't know what was going on, anyway. If they knew she was in sort of danger, they'd only worry. Her dad would probably move back to the US, and moving to this base was bad enough. She was still trying to come to terms with all of this, herself.
Goodbye, perfectly normal high school life.
Kaname shifts the box in her hands. Most of her things she had shipped off; they should already be in her room. But this box is filled with things that are special to her. Old family photographs -- especially ones of her mom. A few photo albums. Her childhood blanket. The Bonta-kun plush toy she's had ever since she was a baby. The box isn't exactly heavy, perse, but it's certainly large and unwieldy. That's part of the reason why she's having such a rough time carrying it.
Still, she's been walking around this base for ten minutes now, and she's still completely lost. And unfortunately for Kaname, her usual shadow, Sousuke Sagara, wasn't around. Thankfully, though, there's a figure up ahead.
"Hey!" Kaname calls out, as she quickens her pace. "Do you know where the dorms are?"
Say goodbye to sleepovers with Kyoko. This whole moving business was something that she didn't even want to begin to explain to her best friend. She didn't bother to even try and explain it to her father. Instead, she just told him that there were problems with packages being stolen at her apartment complex and provided him with a PO Box to send letters to instead.
It was probably better if he and her young sister, Ayame didn't know what was going on, anyway. If they knew she was in sort of danger, they'd only worry. Her dad would probably move back to the US, and moving to this base was bad enough. She was still trying to come to terms with all of this, herself.
Goodbye, perfectly normal high school life.
Kaname shifts the box in her hands. Most of her things she had shipped off; they should already be in her room. But this box is filled with things that are special to her. Old family photographs -- especially ones of her mom. A few photo albums. Her childhood blanket. The Bonta-kun plush toy she's had ever since she was a baby. The box isn't exactly heavy, perse, but it's certainly large and unwieldy. That's part of the reason why she's having such a rough time carrying it.
Still, she's been walking around this base for ten minutes now, and she's still completely lost. And unfortunately for Kaname, her usual shadow, Sousuke Sagara, wasn't around. Thankfully, though, there's a figure up ahead.
"Hey!" Kaname calls out, as she quickens her pace. "Do you know where the dorms are?"
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"What was I supposed to do?! Take on an army of giant robots single-handedly on foot?"
Kaname doesn't wait for an answer.
"Besides, it's not like you could have fought them all alone, either."
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Oh I totally couldn't, that's why I went with everyone else.
[It's been a while since he's gotten a reaction like this. Especially over something so minor, so he's going to enjoy this.]
Besides, there's nothing wrong with needing someone to save you once in a while.
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That was part of the reason why she agreed to stay here in the first place.
"Do you know anything about that freaky terrorist that kidnapped me in the first place?"
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[That's enough trolling for one day anyways.]
They didn't tell us anything about that. Just that it was important to rescue the both of you. The Captain of the other ship said that the other girl was kidnapped because she was a Newtype. So maybe you two have something in common?
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"What's a Newtype?"
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A Newtype is basically a human with psychic abilities. Precognition, sensing emotions and thoughts, that kind of thing. They were used in a war that happened about 15 years ago.
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"I know this probably sounds really weird, but I think that I sensed her during the battle." Kaname continues walking forward, her grasp tightening around the box.
"But that still doesn't explain a lot of things," she says. "I mean, if I were a Newtype, why wouldn't they just say so in the first place? I mean, they didn't have any problems with outing the other girl as one."
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[Willis just follows along, matching her pace.]
Maybe that means that whatever let you sense her is different enough to not qualify you as a Newtype. They weren't planning on putting you into a giant robot or anything right?
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"Me, in a giant robot?" Kaname lets out an awkward laugh, the same awkward laugh that falls from her lips whenever she really wants to change the topic. "You can't be serious! There's no way I could pilot one of those things!"
She takes a step forward, and then another. "I'm probably just some defective Newtype then, not worthy of any sort of special introduction, I suppose." This is her conclusion.
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"I heard they made a big announcement about that other girl, but they didn't say one thing about me."
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Does it worry you that they're not saying anything?
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"Well, yeah. Wouldn't it worry you? I mean, I just got kidnapped and I don't even have the slightest idea why."
That kind of reaction was perfectly normal.
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Personally, no. Of course, I already know exactly what makes me different from most normal people. I've also never been kidnapped in my life. So it's not really a fair comparison.
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"Oh yeah? And just what is that, then?"
There's something combative about Kaname's tone.
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It's my charming good looks of course.
[Yup definitely.]
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If this guy had been Sousuke, he almost certainly would have been thwapped with her trademark harisen right now.
"How did a guy like you get to have an ego so big, huh?! First the whole damsel stuff, now this?! You really think you're great, don't you?!"
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[Well, at least he's honest.]
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"I'm brand-new to this base, so don't you think you should try and make a good impression and be nice to me?"
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I just also happen to think it's way too easy to mess with you, so it's hard to resist.
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Those words are enough to draw a blush from the bluenette. Was he actually being serious?
"I-It's nothing," she says. "Besides, it's not like I have any choice but to deal with it, anyhow. I can't just sit around crying 'woe is me' all the time."
Even though a small part of her wanted to.
"And for the record, just because it's easy to mess with me doesn't mean you should actually do it." Her lips tug into a frown. "So, can you show me to my room, or what?"
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I've known people that have broken down from far less. People that are far older than you.
[His demeanor does seem to have completely changed. This doesn't last for long.]
Unfortunately, I'm not from this base. So I have no idea where any of the rooms are.
[Which makes any directions he could offer useless.]
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"Really?" she repeats dully.
Kaname lets out a weak laugh, then takes a few staggered steps forward.
"Guess I'm on my own, then."