The Sinking Feeling You Get When You Eat Magic Food

[bears-omnitrix.livejournal.com]

Welcome meatship crewmembers to the instrument of pure silly.

It had been a long period of waiting, but a prank was about to be issued after these dire dark times. As such, tables were set up around the WITCH Bus and other locations, unmanned stands where Lemonade and Brownies were available with the compliments of your friendly companions.

Do you dare risk chocolately goodness or sour-sweetness to discover it's dark delicious secrets?

(ooc: tag around, bug others and feel free to continue to madness. IC duration is about a day. Unless you deliberately take more with you. As a reminder, Lemonade brings you up ages to a good looking adultish level. Brownies turn you into kids. GO NUTS. Refer to the ooc post for details and ask questions there.)

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[fanservicesnegi.livejournal.com]

"...What?" Asuna felt an urge to either cross her arms or continue looking up at Arika, her patience almost wearing thin due to what had just happened but she forced herself to remain focused.

"If you mean this, I know...didn't expect to eat a brownie and find myself Negi's age again!"

[queenofcalamity.livejournal.com]

All right. So maybe Asuna was, at the moment, a little older than when Arika remembered her. But still, it was so close...

She arched a brow, moving her hand away from her mouth and looking back down at Asuna. "Clearly," she said with a mild tone of indifference.

[fanservicesnegi.livejournal.com]

"?" Now Asuna was just getting confused, arms crossing of their own volition. Was there something Arika wasn't telling her, or did this have to do with things that actually did happen when she was a kid?

[queenofcalamity.livejournal.com]

"Will you speak now?" Arika asked, "Or stand there quietly?" She should get back to cleaning the Bus, but this situation had her still standing there, practically towering over Asuna.

[fanservicesnegi.livejournal.com]

"...You know a lot about me, don't you?" Asuna's curiosity had made it's way to the forefront and having noticed Arika's initial reaction to seeing her - it placed the idea of blame for her current situation aside. "From before?"

For the moment 'before' more or less translated to 'before I met Negi.'

[queenofcalamity.livejournal.com]

Arika was somewhat surprised by Asuna's question. But her face did not betray her emotions. She was still looking down at Asuna with the same look of mild indifference. "Yes," she said. "I knew you when you were small. You would constantly be around Nagi and I."

[fanservicesnegi.livejournal.com]

"I knew the Thou...Negi's father?" While the actual memories themselves hadn't quite yet surfaced, Asuna had vague recollections of what Arika was talking about.

[queenofcalamity.livejournal.com]

Arika bent to place a hand on Asuna's head. "We would take you many places, and you would be very close to me. You preferred when Nagi and I held your hand so you would not get lost." She remembered even times when she'd hold Asuna. Tell her things and comfort her.

[fanservicesnegi.livejournal.com]

"..." Asuna suddenly held out her hand as she looked at Arika, partly wondering why she did so but already knowing why in a sense. Glancing down at her other hand, she could just tell what Arika said was the truth.

[queenofcalamity.livejournal.com]

Arika was stunned. Yes. That was the same way Asuna would hold out her hand when she wanted it held. The same curious look (although she'd usually be smiling, and talking about something with a very excited voice). Arika tentatively reached out...and placed her hand in Asuna's. Just like old times...

[fanservicesnegi.livejournal.com]

As she felt Arika's hand in hers, Asuna couldn't help but allow a smile to cross her face before talking about a certain subject in particular - one in which she was very familiar with: a brave knight protecting a young mage from whatever dark forces threatened his life.

For now, she'd take one day off of being herself and try to return to her past - just like old times.

[queenofcalamity.livejournal.com]

Arika smiled softly as Asuna began to talk. She did love stories. Fantastical ones. Especially when Nagi told them. She nodded her head to each word Asuna said, saying "yes" at the appropriate times, glad to have that connection with the young girl back.