[Well, it does stop her. Nobunaga's body goes completely stiff as she halts in place, yet rather than start yelling or, perhaps more likely from the warlord, throw the book itself back alongside whatever else is within arm's length...]
--eep!!
[She practically squeaks in fright.
And as if to save face she turns to confront Okita over it, but even then...]
Y-you should be more careful! You could hurt someone throwing books that way! Please be more considerate, Okita-san!
[Souji stalks towards Nobunaga with slow, menacing purpose. Gone is the girl who loves sweet things and children and her place is the feared member of the Shinsengumi.
The difference in height between them isn't great, but she seems to loom from on high all the same.]
I shall only ask you once, and it would do you well to cooperate with me. Who are you and what have you done with the real Nobunaga?
Well if we're going to be serious, [lol, maybe half.] this is still not typical for the Archer that I know. There could be many reasons for that, but to start, I think you should tell me something that only we'd know to eliminate the possibility of an imposter.
[She nods twice. Yes, this is good.
...
She also pokes her in the cheek and tugs it a little, just because.]
[She actually doesn't make any noise when her cheek is pulled, but her expression is clearly one of visible distress, and she does half raise her hands in protest as if she decided to stop her but neglected to go through with it.]
I-I can think of one thing...it's trivial, but it's something you never told me, but I know about you. It's something only I would care to learn, either...something no one else would think important, if they were to impersonate me.
[her boob game is stronger than arturia's ok But the horror does not slowly dawn on her so much as flashes immediately to noon, relentless and in full swing.]
Wh--
Why do you know those? How do you know those?!
[MUST BE TAKEUCHI'S FAULT, SHE IS IN HIS WAIFU-TIER AFTER ALL! BLAST HIM!]
I hope you didn't die carelessly! [Yeah, they do die all the time back home, and Nobunaga is reckless, but--] The rules here are different!
[She might hit her under normal circumstances, but instead she just pokes her forehead, even if she still looks stern, though it's not as hard as it could be.
That said, Souji tucks her chin between her thumb and forefinger, thinking.]
Hmmm...if you didn't remember, I would chock this up to a case of amnesia, like in manga, but this is entirely different.
[Oh well, it cannot be helped for the moment. Figuring this out could take a bit of time.]
[There are two likely responses Okita gets when it comes to offering tea. Either that she shouldn't because Nobunaga makes far superior tea blah blah superiority complex (to be fair, she knows her stuff, but still) or she's lightly threatened to make sure it's tea worthy of being served to Nobunaga, because blah blah superiority complex.
[If she'd been holding something she might have dropped it. And then recovered it, but still. It's startling, and Souji once again turns around very quickly, shocked.]
You are really so cute! [She holds her own face before all but running back to Nobu to all but crush her to her chest for a moment.]
[More like Okita will hold her hand the way there. MORE LEWDNESS.]
Hmmm...this is a stressful time for you so maybe something relaxing, but there could be a missing piece to this story, so something to stimulate your senses could be needed.
[She waves her hand carelessly and goes to pour some water into the kettle.]
Anyway, don't worry about it so much right now! You've had an exciting and trying day. Relaxing is probably the best and most responsible thing to do right now, so you can approach this properly with a calmer, clearer mind when the time comes.
[But then she goes ahead and say something like that. The panic on her face quickly fades to a smile, but it's not a smile Nobunaga has ever smiled before. There is no sharpness to this smile; it carries no intention to mock or deride. It isn't loud or manic and it definitely isn't the sinister smile of a demon king, scheming some scheme.
It's a gentle smile. A smile of pure delight, a smile that is only a smile and no more. It's accompanied by laughter, Nobunaga raising a hand over her mouth as if her laughter is some impolite thing meant to be hidden.
She's no longer a warlord; if ever there was any doubt before, let this clear it all away. With her demon's heart well and truly gone, only this woman remains now, and If Okita had ever met Oichi, a comparison surely could be drawn between those two sisters now, when before they were nothing alike..]
O-Okita...!! [She's trying to stop herself from laughing, still.] You really can be so silly, sometimes...!!
[But she said she'd help!! So she goes about getting their stash of tea leaves from a cupboard, sorting through them for something appropriate.]
[Okay, this is honestly super weird, but Nobunaga's very existence is stubborn and persistent so she has no doubt that by whatever means, whether they are proactive or passive, that she will return to herself. Okita does not doubt this, she barely even thinks on it, understanding it instinctively. It's why she allows herself to enjoy this shamelessly.
Half why, anyway; the arresting brightness of her smile puts a stop to the rest.
Before Nobu can go too far, though, Okita reaches to take her hand in hers.]
Hey, if you're going to laugh, don't cover your mouth. I realise it's polite and ladylike, but it can't be heard as well when you do that. It'd be a shame for such a lovely sound to be muffled, right? [She would sooner give up dango for a week than admit that, sometimes, very rarely, almost never, she enjoys Nobunaga's laugh for what it is, even if that means it's a harbinger of doom for everyone else, usually. Herself included, sometimes.
But this...this is nice. She wants to remember it.
She closes her eyes, smiles and lets go of her hand to raise a knowing finger.]
[Okita don't say something so embarrassing? Are you doing this on purpose???
Cause to be honest that would be easy to believe; at the rate Nobu says embarrassing things and almost gives Okita a heart attack, revenge would be sweet on her part.
For now though, while she still has the emotional fortitude of a small animal that would rather choose flight than fight 99% of the time, she actually looks pretty happy about Okita saying all of that. She's clearly feeling bashful about it still from the way she looks away (only with her eyes) to avoid eye contact, but...
Well, Nobunaga likes it when Okita is nice to her. When she's her usual self it might be hard to take that from her behaviour, considering she'd make some comment about Okita being cute or pure and inevitably fluster the poor shinsengumi, but it is nice to have a cute girl be nice and say nice things to you.]
...if that's how you feel, I won't do it anymore. [She reaches for her own wrist and rubs at it idly, as if she doesn't know what else to do with her hands right now.] If it means Okita-san will keep saying such nice things about me, especially.
[She will suffer the demon woman's judgement and be punished, she's sure. Hm, perhaps she should make preparations to mitigate that ahead of time? She'll make a mental note to find alcohol and handsome men, if she can be bothered. Anyway, for now, she's going to milk this for all it's worth. So yeah, she is sort of doing this on purpose, but that doesn't mean she also doesn't mean it!!]
You're very red, right now. It's so cute.
[She nods to herself, understanding Nobu!Classic a little more. She won't legitimise her teasing aloud, but a part of her Gets It. Even if she'll still argue that's different and that she ought to get a pass because...because! This is a once in a lifetime thing, so how could she not, right? Right.]
Alright, let's finish getting this tea out. I got special snacks today, too.
[RIGHT. R-RIGHT, RIGHT, TEA. OKAY. SHE IS MAKING A POINT NOT TO SAY ANYTHING ELSE, YOU DEMON WOMAN...taking advantage of her (currently) pure maiden's heart..........
She will just...return to their tea stash and find a suitable blend. And start making the tea...
Ah, but if she gets special snacks then--?]
Was there an occasion of some sort today for those snacks of yours...?
Yes, the occasion of Okita Souji discovering a new, delightful pastry shop! [Said without irony] But we can also now celebrate the birth of the Actually Pure Maiden. And, besides, I trust the you of right now with that information.
[Like, she always shares her stuff with Nobu anyway, pretty much, but she's a greedy woman, and Okita wouldn't have put it past her to just eat them if she was unsupervised and found them, first!!]
[Wow, this is an innocence party if there was one! Okita flashes her a charming, pure smile before retreating to fetch her delicately and lovingly wrapped box of pastries. Untying the box and retrieving a plate to complement the tea set Nobunaga's chosen, she begins to arrange the pastries in an aesthetically pleasing arrangement.
Nobunaga may be a master of tea, but this is her area of expertise! And, once finished, she'll place the plate onto the tray.]
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Date: 2016-05-30 08:56 pm (UTC)--eep!!
[She practically squeaks in fright.
And as if to save face she turns to confront Okita over it, but even then...]
Y-you should be more careful! You could hurt someone throwing books that way! Please be more considerate, Okita-san!
1/2
Date: 2016-05-30 09:07 pm (UTC)The difference in height between them isn't great, but she seems to loom from on high all the same.]
I shall only ask you once, and it would do you well to cooperate with me. Who are you and what have you done with the real Nobunaga?
2/2
Date: 2016-05-30 09:08 pm (UTC)[ o(〃＾▽＾〃)o Today is going to be super rad, she can tell!!]
I knew and I still laughed
Date: 2016-05-30 09:16 pm (UTC)[The most forlorn sigh.
Even so, she won't hold it against her.
Not until she's back to her old self. That's when she's gonna kick her ass.]
Please take this seriously. Something is wrong with me.
i aim to make you happy
Date: 2016-05-30 09:26 pm (UTC)and may succeed, but it'd be totally worth it.]
Well if we're going to be serious, [lol, maybe half.] this is still not typical for the Archer that I know. There could be many reasons for that, but to start, I think you should tell me something that only we'd know to eliminate the possibility of an imposter.
[She nods twice. Yes, this is good.
...
She also pokes her in the cheek and tugs it a little, just because.]
Just testing something.
[YOU NEVER KNOW WITH DOPPLEGANGERS!!!]
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Date: 2016-05-30 09:36 pm (UTC)I-I can think of one thing...it's trivial, but it's something you never told me, but I know about you. It's something only I would care to learn, either...something no one else would think important, if they were to impersonate me.
[Sounds foolproof, at least.]
But...you have to promise not to get mad...
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Date: 2016-05-30 09:48 pm (UTC)[lbr, it's Nobunaga, so that's not saying much.]
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Date: 2016-05-30 09:55 pm (UTC)73-53-76.
[Yes.
Those are
arturia'sher measurements]no subject
Date: 2016-06-01 01:46 am (UTC)her boob game is stronger than arturia's okBut the horror does not slowly dawn on her so much as flashes immediately to noon, relentless and in full swing.]Wh--
Why do you know those? How do you know those?!
[MUST BE TAKEUCHI'S FAULT, SHE IS IN HIS WAIFU-TIER AFTER ALL! BLAST HIM!]
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Date: 2016-06-01 01:55 am (UTC)[That does answer both questions, really.]
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Date: 2016-06-01 03:01 pm (UTC)That...really does explain it.
[Souji casually reaches for the book and plucks it out of the wall before dusting it off and setting it aside.]
Alright, so what brought this--[miracle]--miracle on?
[what did you think she would pretend otherwise.]
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Date: 2016-06-01 03:07 pm (UTC)She's tired, really. Between dungeon stuff and dying she's just...not going to keep this conversation going before taking a seat first.]
We fell off the tower and died. Yukari-san, Irisviel and I...
Ever since then I haven't felt quite right at all.
[Although it's not like dying is a big deal. They die like all the time back home.]
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Date: 2016-06-01 03:23 pm (UTC)[She might hit her under normal circumstances, but instead she just pokes her forehead, even if she still looks stern, though it's not as hard as it could be.
That said, Souji tucks her chin between her thumb and forefinger, thinking.]
Hmmm...if you didn't remember, I would chock this up to a case of amnesia, like in manga, but this is entirely different.
[Oh well, it cannot be helped for the moment. Figuring this out could take a bit of time.]
Wait here, I'll go make tea.
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Date: 2016-06-01 03:41 pm (UTC)Only this time:]
Would you like some help?
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Date: 2016-06-01 03:52 pm (UTC)You are really so cute! [She holds her own face before all but running back to Nobu to all but crush her to her chest for a moment.]
Yes, I would gladly accept help!
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Date: 2016-06-01 03:56 pm (UTC)Oh, uh...! Yes! Okay!
[When she is done being crushed she'll just follow her to the kitchen area, then...]
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Date: 2016-06-01 04:01 pm (UTC)Hmmm...this is a stressful time for you so maybe something relaxing, but there could be a missing piece to this story, so something to stimulate your senses could be needed.
[Decisions, decisions.]
Which would you prefer?
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Date: 2016-06-01 04:09 pm (UTC)I-I'll get to work on solving this first thing tomorrow morning, I promise.
[Nobunaga worrying about being irresponsible. Surprisingly, it did happen before Solomon destroyed reality.]
1/2 - sorry about ur inbox
Date: 2016-06-04 06:19 am (UTC)Critical, that's a critical hit!
[CARING ABOUT RESPONSIBILITY WHAT IS THIS?!]
2/3
Date: 2016-06-04 06:20 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-06-04 06:20 am (UTC)Anyway, don't worry about it so much right now! You've had an exciting and trying day. Relaxing is probably the best and most responsible thing to do right now, so you can approach this properly with a calmer, clearer mind when the time comes.
1/2 "wow 10 new notifs oh 7 of them are from vynd"
Date: 2016-06-04 12:53 pm (UTC)WHAT DOES SHE DOOOOOOOoooo...oo..]
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Date: 2016-06-04 01:09 pm (UTC)It's a gentle smile. A smile of pure delight, a smile that is only a smile and no more. It's accompanied by laughter, Nobunaga raising a hand over her mouth as if her laughter is some impolite thing meant to be hidden.
She's no longer a warlord; if ever there was any doubt before, let this clear it all away. With her demon's heart well and truly gone, only this woman remains now, and If Okita had ever met Oichi, a comparison surely could be drawn between those two sisters now, when before they were nothing alike..]
O-Okita...!! [She's trying to stop herself from laughing, still.] You really can be so silly, sometimes...!!
[But she said she'd help!! So she goes about getting their stash of tea leaves from a cupboard, sorting through them for something appropriate.]
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Date: 2016-06-17 11:54 pm (UTC)Half why, anyway; the arresting brightness of her smile puts a stop to the rest.
Before Nobu can go too far, though, Okita reaches to take her hand in hers.]
Hey, if you're going to laugh, don't cover your mouth. I realise it's polite and ladylike, but it can't be heard as well when you do that. It'd be a shame for such a lovely sound to be muffled, right? [She would sooner give up dango for a week than admit that, sometimes, very rarely, almost never, she enjoys Nobunaga's laugh for what it is, even if that means it's a harbinger of doom for everyone else, usually. Herself included, sometimes.
But this...this is nice. She wants to remember it.
She closes her eyes, smiles and lets go of her hand to raise a knowing finger.]
I think that's far more silly.
but will she ever accept that her kokoro is gay for nobu
Date: 2016-06-18 11:23 am (UTC)Cause to be honest that would be easy to believe; at the rate Nobu says embarrassing things and almost gives Okita a heart attack, revenge would be sweet on her part.
For now though, while she still has the emotional fortitude of a small animal that would rather choose flight than fight 99% of the time, she actually looks pretty happy about Okita saying all of that. She's clearly feeling bashful about it still from the way she looks away (only with her eyes) to avoid eye contact, but...
Well, Nobunaga likes it when Okita is nice to her. When she's her usual self it might be hard to take that from her behaviour, considering she'd make some comment about Okita being cute or pure and inevitably fluster the poor shinsengumi, but it is nice to have a cute girl be nice and say nice things to you.]
...if that's how you feel, I won't do it anymore. [She reaches for her own wrist and rubs at it idly, as if she doesn't know what else to do with her hands right now.] If it means Okita-san will keep saying such nice things about me, especially.
never!!
Date: 2016-06-28 12:10 pm (UTC)You're very red, right now. It's so cute.
[She nods to herself, understanding Nobu!Classic a little more. She won't legitimise her teasing aloud, but a part of her Gets It. Even if she'll still argue that's different and that she ought to get a pass because...because! This is a once in a lifetime thing, so how could she not, right? Right.]
Alright, let's finish getting this tea out. I got special snacks today, too.
even Shukuchi can't outrun your feelings...
Date: 2016-06-28 01:12 pm (UTC)She will just...return to their tea stash and find a suitable blend. And start making the tea...
Ah, but if she gets special snacks then--?]
Was there an occasion of some sort today for those snacks of yours...?
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Date: 2016-06-29 07:29 am (UTC)[Like, she always shares her stuff with Nobu anyway, pretty much, but she's a greedy woman, and Okita wouldn't have put it past her to just eat them if she was unsupervised and found them, first!!]
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Date: 2016-06-29 12:29 pm (UTC)[Stop bullying her wow.......
Even if newbunaga is clearly for bullying.
But she makes a note to find out the name of that new place and find it...y'know. In case she wants to buy something.
She puts the teapot, two cups, milk and sugar onto a tray, then lifts it off the counter.]
The tea's ready, Okita-san.
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Date: 2016-07-20 10:34 pm (UTC)[Wow, this is an innocence party if there was one! Okita flashes her a charming, pure smile before retreating to fetch her delicately and lovingly wrapped box of pastries. Untying the box and retrieving a plate to complement the tea set Nobunaga's chosen, she begins to arrange the pastries in an aesthetically pleasing arrangement.
Nobunaga may be a master of tea, but this is her area of expertise! And, once finished, she'll place the plate onto the tray.]
Alright, that should do for today's tea!