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Post by Annabelle Greene on Jul 5, 2014 20:49:47 GMT
"How do I know?" Annabelle continued to stare at the pavement. "I've lived a lie. I had to just to get you people to not kill me. Everything about me is an invention. I've given you people no real reason to trust me." Her shoulders began to heave slightly.
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Post by Manami Mizushima on Jul 5, 2014 21:45:51 GMT
Manami stared at Annabelle for a moment before speaking. "He has a point... You gave up the Shadow, right?" she asked. "I may not have the strongest Imagination here... but I can say this with confidence: I can see you staying with us," she told her. "You aren't one of them anymore, okay?"
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Post by Annabelle Greene on Jul 5, 2014 22:09:42 GMT
Annabelle looked up at Manami. Twin streams of black crossed her cheeks, her eyes beginning to bear a resemblance to a raccoon. "Did I really though? Can I just give up something so central to my being?" She sank back down again, sobs now audible. "I'm a monster..."
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Post by Manami Mizushima on Jul 5, 2014 22:16:30 GMT
Manami frowned under her helmet and she picked up her hammer. "Fine... if you really are a monster... then fight me," she said simply. "If you really think that, you should have no problem killing me, right?"
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Post by Annabelle Greene on Jul 5, 2014 22:19:59 GMT
Annabelle looked up at Manami, an expression of horror on her face. "No... no..." She breathed, shifting her position and beginning to crawl away from this crazy woman with a very big hammer. She simply kept repeating the word, tears streaming freely. She didn't have the capacity to say anything else; she was spent.
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Post by Manami Mizushima on Jul 5, 2014 22:23:12 GMT
Manami saw her start crawling away, and she undid her transformation.
NOW UNTRANSFORMING!
She then smiled. "See? I think I proved my point. You aren't the monster you think you are."
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Post by Annabelle Greene on Jul 5, 2014 22:27:29 GMT
Annabelle pulled her knees into her chest, staring at Manami with eyes like saucers. "You... you were... going... going to k-kill me..." She barely managed to stutter out.
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Post by Manami Mizushima on Jul 5, 2014 22:30:49 GMT
"Like hell I was," she told her. "That's the last thing I'd want to do." Noticing the discarded Tokkyu Changer and Pink Ressha, Manami picked it up and handed it over to the Shadow. "Here. There's still an open spot for a Tokkyuger, if you still want to fight with us."
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Post by Annabelle Greene on Jul 5, 2014 22:33:54 GMT
It took a long moment for Annabelle to build up the courage to take her Changer and Ressha mini back. She held the two items to her chest, staying inside the shield her knees afforded her.
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Post by Manami Mizushima on Jul 5, 2014 22:35:04 GMT
"Come on... you're one of us. Being a former Shadow isn't gonna change that, all right?"
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Post by Annabelle Greene on Jul 5, 2014 22:39:14 GMT
"If I... act... odd," Annabelle managed some words finally, "Is that okay?"
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Post by Manami Mizushima on Jul 5, 2014 22:44:19 GMT
She nodded. "It's fine..." she told her.
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Post by Annabelle Greene on Jul 5, 2014 22:48:44 GMT
"With my powers back, it'll get... odd." Annabelle muttered.
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Post by Manami Mizushima on Jul 6, 2014 2:53:24 GMT
"We can handle it..."
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Post by Annabelle Greene on Jul 6, 2014 2:55:58 GMT
Annabelle stood slowly. A pause, before a flash of movement. Annabelle buried Manami in a hug, squeezing her tightly. In her head, she prayed she'd never have to lose this one person, this one anchor she had to the world.
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