ribbonbon | 004 [video/action] [Forward dated to Friday Morning]

[Video/Action for CH 4]

[When the video feed switches on, there's a bit of a bounce, as if the journal has just opened upon been dropped. When it finally stops, one can see a crooked view of a set of stairs. Seconds later, there's a sharp yelp and the camera catches a brief glimpse of a certain blonde teenager tumbling past, down the stairs, followed by the loud thud of her smacking into a wall. But fear not, this is no act of violence. Just a clumsy teen being clumsy.]

Ow...ow ow owwww...!

[For a minute or so, one can hear a few whines and quiet hisses of pain.]

Mmmrrrgghh... S...Stupid wings...! Ow... Okay. Just need to...get up. Ooogh, first my hair and now this...!

[Apparently, Pilouette has forgotten she even dropped the journal because after a few seconds, it gets some good footage of her feet shakily shuffling forward, right before she trips over it and, letting out a loud shriek, gets a nice faceful of STAIRS just as the feed cuts out.]

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[Later, after putting on a different set of clothes, Pils heads out to the grocery because there's one thing that always makes her feel better on a crappy day: BAKING~! At least the bad weather from the past week has cleared up. There's a chance one may run into her at the grocery or on the way back. Either way, with the way her luck is going, she's pretty paranoid and just trying not to make things worse for herself, so she'll be stepping carefully.]

[Later in the afternoon, Pilouette can be found sitting outside, behind the school, stuffing herself with sweets and generally being ~~A DEGENERATE PUNK~~ a mopey little sourpuss.]

((ooc: Feel free to indirectly/accidentally cause bad things to happen! It's like a big festival of bad luck!))

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Are you sure someone didn't hurt you?

[Pils just stares at her for a second, surprised. Wasn't expecting that.]

Yes. I mean, no. I mean, yes, I'm sure!
Not unless someone untied my shoelaces when I wasn't looking.

[Now that's kind of an amusing image. A rare smirk from Yuriko.]

You should be more careful.

[She gives a little pout. She's embarrassed enough as it is without people talking to her like she's a kid.]

Yeah, yeah, I know...I mean, I usually am! Really!

[Yuriko has nothing else to add, so figures she might as well introduce herself.]

My name is Yuriko. What's yours?

[Still standing slightly farther away than most people would for a chat, too.]

[Somewhat nervous, she nods politely. Pils wonders for a second if she should approach Yuriko.]

Um, my name is Pilouette. ...Nice to meet you.

[She totally should. Yuriko looks pretty lonely, and is feeling kind of awkward and considering just leaving.]

[Pilouette approaches her, holding open her small paper sack of cookies.]

Want some? They're really good.

What are they?

[Yuriko is somewhat taken aback. She's trying to be social, but she doesn't think she's ever been offered cookies before. She hesitantly reaches out and takes a cookie, eyeing it with almost-bewilderment.]

Uh...They're cookies? You know? I got them from the bakery.

[She picks one out of the bag and takes a bite out of it.]

They're good, really!

[Yuriko takes a tentative bite of cookie. The taste is familiar, stirring something somewhere in a long-forgotten memory best left that way.

She looks visibly pained at this feeling, but she isn't going to say anything.]

[The look on Yuriko's face alarms Pilouette a little, though what she assumes is a bit less serious.]

Are you okay? ...Oh, gosh, you're not allergic to something in these are you?! Omigosh, omigosh...!

[Yuriko looks up from the cookie to Pilouette. She's mildly confused at Pils' reaction, but perhaps it's better than it could have been.]

It's not an allergy. It's just... unpleasant.

O-Oh...

[Still, Pils can't help but be a little concerned. She's never seen anyone react to a cookie like that.]

Um. Are you okay?

I'm fine, I... [She looks down at the cookie and then thrusts it back at Pilouette.] I don't like this.

[Not knowing what else to do, she takes the cookie back and tries to think of something to say. She's a little intimidated by how serious this other girl is. A little apprehensively, she puts on a smile and tries to steer the conversation in a more positive direction. There's no harm in trying to make a new friend, right?]

Well, um...what kind of things do you like? If you don't mind me asking.

[Yuriko doesn't have a broad knowledge of food, but that didn't stop her demanding what she wanted back home.]

I like sushi, and ice cream. I haven't tried much food here.

You really should~! There are lots of people who are good cooks here! And they serve a lot of great stuff at Seventh Heaven. Not that I've eaten there all that much, but still...

Maybe someone there knows how to make sushi...

[Yuriko has seen other Japanese speakers on the journals. Someone must know how.]

What do you like to eat?

[There are way too many things. Give her a second.]

Well, I guess I like...cake. Brownies aren't bad either. Ooh, and eclairs! Uh, not that I eat a lot of sweets or anything!

I guess I really like potato soup, too. I can't get it quite right, though.

[It's okay, Yuriko totally likes sweets even if she's still acting surly.]

I've never had potato soup. You should make it for me.

[It's not every day that people ask Pils to cook for them, so she's a little surprised. However, she rarely cooks for anyone other than herself, so she's always really happy to have the chance.]

Sure! Once this streak of bad luck is over, I'd be happy to! I'll even make dessert, too!

[That doesn't quite get a smile out of Yuriko, but there's something there. She could say thank you, but instead?]

What kind of dessert?

[That's a good question.]

Maybe a cake...Ooh! Ooooh, or a pie! Yeah! And said you said you like ice cream, how about an apple pie? Nothing is better than a slice of warm pie with a big glob of vanilla ice cream, you know?

[A little smile from Yuriko.]

Good. You can contact me on the journal when you're ready.

[Pilouette you have made the weirdest friend ever. Congrats.]

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