Shore Grumpiness [OPEN]

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Shore leave! A time to kick back, enjoy the sights, play around in the great weather, and maybe go swimming. Unless you're Satori.

Satori had, until coming to the ship in the first place, spent her entire life underground. After that, it had been the artificial glow of the ship. This place was, in fact, the first time she had ever come in contact with a real sun. It was too damn bright.

Nevertheless she had come down, both on principle and because hey, anything to get a change of pace from Stacy. Thus, she found herself down on a beach, parked on a towel under an oversized beach umbrella. In her hands was a glass of something that had been described to her as "iced tea," although she was beginning to question the validity of the "tea" part. Nevertheless, it was real, so she sipped it slowly, squinting into the eye-searing brightness of the sunlight shining down on the swarms of people all having a great time running around and playing in the ocean.

She was already starting to miss the caves.

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THERE was Satori! Operation "Make a new friend" is a go!

After disembarking, Sasami decided the first thing she needed was a new set of clothes. Going for a simple summer dress, she began looking around for some more elsewhere when she spotted Satori looking... pretty miserable.

Curiosity got the better of her and she went to approach the girl. "Hi! You doing okay?"

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"It's too bright here. I can barely see."

Before furthering any conversation, Satori turned the Third Eye to Sasami, picking up a bit of context for her sudden approach. "I gather you're a friend of my sister's."

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Sasami blinked a few times at what Satori had said next. How did she know?!

"I, um... y-yeah! Yes, I am! I'm Sasami! It's nice to meet you... Satori, right?" she said, trying to recover.

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"Satori, yes." Satori smiled wryly. "'How did I know?' I wonder."

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Sasami blinked in utter surprise. That was what she was thinking. H-How...?

"How did you do that!?" Sasami asked, jaw dropping in surprise.

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"Ah, so she didn't tell you?" Satori's eyes took on a slightly ominous glint. "My Third Eye can see into the minds of others with ease."

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Sasami pulled back in surprise. Satori could read minds? That would mean nothing would be safe in terms of secrets, but yet...

"...that's amazing!" Sasami said, surprised. She didn't have to ask if she could read her mind again - she'd done so earlier, that was enough. "But... isn't that a bit... wrong? Well, to do so towards others?"

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"Who would I do it to if not others?" Humans. Always fussing over the ethics of things. "Besides, it's not like I'm going to use anything I hear against you."

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"Y-You would do that? I-I mean, I..." Sasami stammered. Why is she so stubborn? I just want to be friends with her!

"But, still, it's not nice to do something without someone's permission...!" Sasami said. "...though... if you want to... you're free to do so with me. I... don't really have much to hide..."

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Satori was about to make a witty reply of some sort, when she caught that last line in Sasami's mind. She drew the necessary conclusions.

"Koishi put you up to this, didn't she?"

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"I, um..." Sasami stammered before lowering her head in defeat. "Yes... she wanted you to be happier..."

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"Honestly." Satori sighed in mild exasperation. "That girl ought to stop fussing over me so much. I'm the older sister, not her."

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"But, even still! She's worried about you! The fact that she wants you to make friends shows that she cares about you!" Sasami said. "And... and I want to be your friend! I really do...!"

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Friends? Hmph.

"Even knowing that I might be reading your mind at any moment?"

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"If that's what it means... yes." Sasami said.

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Satori gave Sasami a long, hard look, with all three eyes. She really was serious about this.

Then she leaned back, closing her eyes. "Do what you want."

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Satori shouldn't of done that, as the second she closed her eyes and said those words, Sasami reached over and hugged her. At this point, she's realized that this was going to be a long fight - but she was going to be dedicated to it, no matter what!

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"Wha-"

Satori reacts poorly to the sudden contact, simultaneously floating several inches into the air and struggling to escape the hug. "Stop that!"

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Sasami noticed Satori's reaction and when she told her to stop, the girl instinctively let go, then looked away, slightly ashamed.

"I-I'm sorry..." Sasami said, fidgeting a bit.

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"Thank you." Satori straightened herself out awkwardly. "That was rather sudden, considering we've known each other for all of five minutes."

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"I know, but still... I just wanted to show you that I was glad to have you as a friend, but... if you don't want me to do that again, I won't..." Sasami said, looking down.

First Alessa, now her... I don't want to upset anyone else now...

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Satori sighed again. Sasami was a fairly tiring person to be around.

"As you may have noticed, I'm not exactly an enthusiastic people person."