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Vivio wasn't in the best of moods.

That was probably an understatement right there - she was downright crappy. After her argument with Sherry, Vivio had retreated into the Sensoriums, mostly to work out her frustrations the best way she could - by training.

Bringing up a training room and setting herself up for practice, Vivio began by striking a punching bag, fists and feet flying as blow after blow connected. She could feel herself slow just a bit - Sherry's punch still stung. But, it was probably worse than that.

It's just that you're so stupid sometimes I can't stand to be around you!

Sherry hated her for a reason more than just being there. Vivio's reaction to that proved it, but she couldn't understand way.

Stupid...? Vivio mused to herself. H-How am I stupid? What have I done to make her think that?

As Sherry continued on, the words kept ringing through her head, kept calling her "stupid". Her face contorted in rage before, briefly, she took up her adult form and struck the bag hard enough to knock it off its chain before returning to normal.

"I'm not stupid! I'm not! You're the one who's stupid! You always will be!" Vivio shouted to no one in particular before slumping to her knees, sniffling as she did.

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As was Signum's habit, she's around the Sensoriums, and started paying attention to other rooms when they held someone interesting or someone she knew.

As was also Signum's habit, she's also mildly awkward when younger people are having an obvious emotional problem, but...it's Vivio, so she decides to try and help out anyway. Remembering to move 'punching to restore reasonability' down to a very last resort lest she get obliterated by Vivio's parents, she eventually walks over to Vivio's space and announces herself.

"Something wrong?"

Vivio blinked in surprise hearing Signum's voice. Trying to calm herself, she stood up to face the knight.

"I... had a fight with someone and... it didn't go the way I wanted it. At all..." Vivio admitted.

"Fights seldom do," Signum observes, "even for a Takamachi."

"What were you fighting about?" she asks, curious.

Vivio looked down a bit as she continued. "One of the kids here - the captain's kid - was upset and I wanted to cheer her up. Instead, she snaps at me, says that I'm just stupid and..."

A beat.

"I slapped her, because she was being stupid. And she punched me in the stomach."

It was probably a good thing she had stopped herself. Going Kung-Fu Action Jesus on the captain's kid is never a good thing!

Please forgive Signum if she smiles a little at that. "I can see it runs in the family," she says.

She quickly returns to her usual serious expression, though. "I haven't met the captain's daughter, but it seems like she simply didn't want help for some reason. Many people are like that at times, for many different reasons, some better than others."

"I know, but..." Vivio uttered, sighing a bit. "...I guess it's just frustrating to see her like she is and, well... not open up."

Signum thinks on this, trying to think of solutions other than escalating the violence, for once. "She either needs or thinks she needs something besides someone to listen to her. Do you know what she was upset about originally?"

"I... I wish I knew." Vivio admitted. "I had just found her upset and when I tried to talk to her, well..." She trailed off there. "...maybe she... just doesn't need my help."

"It sounds like she needs someone's help..." Signum says.

"...honestly, I'd ask your mothers," she asks, stumbling for good advice that didn't involve more punching. "I'm the wrong person to be giving advice about making friends. I do think she owes you an apology for calling you stupid, though. You're far from that."

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