2249/With Usagi! Obviously!

With Usagi! Obviously!
Date of Scene:	19 January 2025
Location:	Mamoru's Apartment
Synopsis:	Mamoru has news for Bow, and Bow has news for Mamoru.
Cast of Characters:	Mamoru Chiba, Bow

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Mamoru Chiba has posed:
Late afternoon on a wintery Sunday, and there's someone knocking on Bow's window before starting to open it. The someone is Tuxedo Mask so this is somewhat less alarming than it could be.

"Hey do you wanna come see my new place and find out my amazing news?" he asks as the window's opened.

Bow has posed:
Bow was in the middle of cleaning up the place when there comes a knock, knock, knock on his dorm room window.

Nevermore, quoth the... wait. Wrong script.

Glancing up as he sees Tuxedo, he laughs and opens the window. "I have a door! And it's cold!" he starts to protest, but, as the question? There's a pause, before he nods as he goes to grab his phone. "Let me change right quick!"

One henshin change later, and a grab of his winter jacket, "Yes and yes!" he offers cheerfully, making sure to close his window once he's out.

Mamoru Chiba has posed:
"Doors are for people who don't feel like a henshin sequence in somebody else's bedroom," Tuxedo Mask says mock-stuffily before laughing. "I was impatient. Yessss--"

And when Bow's out the window, he can see Mamoru swing himself up onto the roof before jumping from the roof to the high outer wall of the school's grounds. Honestly, he may be showy but he leads well, always making sure Bow can see him.

They end up on a rooftop with a little weighted-down plastic greenhouse with nothing currently in it, and a table with six chairs and an umbrella that's currently closed, and a door leading inside. Mamoru drops his henshin -- he's wearing a hoodie under his leather jacket -- and keys them in, and there are stairs down into a blast of warmth from below.

The roof entrance has its own little genkan, and there are absolutely slippers big enough for Bow there.

Bow has posed:
"If you hit me with doors are for losers who can't henshin, I'm gonna throw something at you." comes Bow's retort before he moves to follow Tuxedo. Fortunately, Mamo can't fly, so the rooftop to rooftop parkour is nice exercise to have as they make their way along. And yes, Mamo is being showy - but Bow's doing his best to keep pace.

Even if he doesn't have the flair for the theatric as Tuxedo Mask does.

Finally land on the last rooftop and Bow looks around, taking in the view of the snow covered environment as he lets out a low whistle. "Nice!" he offers in approval as he drops his own henshin, moving to step into the slippers as the warmth washes over him and he lets out a breath. "Oh, okay, very nice."

Mamoru Chiba has posed:
"I get it that warm by paying a heat bill," Mamoru says solemnly, then ducks aside, grinning. He takes off his jacket and hangs it up on a peg, steps into his own slippers, then walks him in past a door, then another door on the other side of the hall, and then -- a door! There's a vinyl stickerboard on it that's currently sporting a cartoon crown. Mamoru looks unimpressed and takes it down as they go in, and he puts it down in... a bigger genkan, outside of another door, this one with a big stained glass panel in it and one reaching across the top of it.

It opens into a very large space hung with tapestries and painted a cream color, and antique furniture, and a panoramic view out at Azabu-Juban's little downtown, and Mitakihara in the hazy near-ish distance, and the school not too far in another direction--

"So-- I have a daughter! With Usagi! Obviously!" Mamoru crows, standing there in the middle of a palatial apartment's living room in a punk band hoodie, skinny jeans, foggy glasses, and purple slippers with white masks on them.

Bow has posed:
"Well, that makes sense!" Bow sticks out his tongue as he follows Mamoru further into the apartment as he takes it all in. It's a pretty open space, and the view is... well, it's not the view from the spire of Brightmoon Castle, but it's pretty nice. He notices the childish drawings, but was assuming honestly, that was Usagi's art skills.

He can just barely make out the school in the distance... when...

I have a daughter!

Bow pauses for a moment, taking a moment to digest that, and then he OHS!

"That's great news! I didn't know you were trying! What magic did you use to get past the nine months that humans usually use? Is it because you're both from the magic of the past? Or because she's from the Moon," he starts off with asking, eyes wide and sparkling as he turns to Mamoru. "I mean, is it like it is on Etheria with children? Oh, oh!" he realizes.

"Are you going to have twelve more like my dads did? Are they going to be all girls? Are you going for another one?"

Mamoru Chiba has posed:
"Wh--" starts Mamoru, eyes wide. He's kind of frozen like what just happened, what button did he push, is Bow just messing with him, no it's Bow this is sincere; he remembers to blink.

"What? It-- no there's-- it was just time travel. Presumably there was sex involved?"

He turns to GLARE at a corner, then looks back at Bow, helplessly. "We weren't trying, she fell out of the ceiling..."

Bow has posed:
Bow is being very sincere! The young man is genuinely excited. "I mean, you're starting off a little young but you already have an apartment and she's living with you, a child is the next logical step! I'll have to find a present for her! Oh, do they make archery kits for children here?"

And then Mamoru is trying so very hard to explain things to Mamoru, and he goes it was just time travel!.

Bow pauses. Spooling. Spooling. Aha. One can see the exact moment when Bow's brain resets and returns to normal. "Ah. That explains why she didn't have her with her when Rashmi and her when they came to my dorm room with a lot of ice cream and to tell me I need to get over Glimmer and back out in public."

And then... "We weren't trying, she fell out of the ceiling..."

"Wait. Wait. Waaaaait." A long, momentary thoughtful pause. "From you're cieling?" he asks. "I'm not sure if I should be hearing this part!"

Mamoru Chiba has posed:
Mamoru stares again. He keeps his eyes on Bow and slowly tilts his head, as if he's trying to fit something into place to find absolutely any possible way to make what Bow is saying make sense.

Then there's a slow-dawning look of something close to horror: Mamoru's very concerned. "Bow, if you think that a baby falling out of the ceiling is something you shouldn't be hearing, I'm not sure you should be dating yet?"

Bow has posed:
Bow says, "Ooooh. It wasn't an euphanism! Got it!" Bow blows out a breath in relief, shaking his head. "But seriously, if a baby fell through your cieling? I know a couple of Pretty Cures that can help with that, because that sounds like some shoddy building." he points out with a glance around the apartment again.

"What's her name, anyway?" he finally thinks to ask. "Oh! I have my own news. Not as big as yours, but...""

Mamoru Chiba has posed:
"Usagi," Mamoru says, slightly embarrassed. "We're calling her Chibiusa...here--"

Uhoh the new dad is pulling out the pictures, he's got his phone unlocked already, he's opening the photos app, he's bringing up a folder...

...the prince looks up and blinks. "Oh, no, tell me!! But also look at her, she looks just like us, right? But also what's your news!"

The phone doom is being held out. On it are pictures of mostly Usagi and Chibiusa being cute, some with Naru in them, some at the beach with a bunch of other people, Amy and Haruka and Tamaki. A set of Usagi and Chibiusa playing in thick snow.

Bow has posed:
"Oh, it's find to name the child after one of the parents." Bow nods his head. "So... if you're the Earth guardian, and Usagi's the moon princess... is the new Usagi a Sailor Satellite or a Sailor Asteroid?"

It might be at this point that Mamoru realizes, as Bow scrolls through pictures, that Bow has gotten over the inital shock and is now doing his best to troll Mamoru.

Just a little.

"She does! Except the pink hair. It kinda reminds me of..." and he stops himself. Not suppsoed to mention Glimmer's name. "Awww, you all look so cute together. I wish I could get all the Etherians together like this." One can hear the sadness in Bow's tone without even needing empthatic powers. But his news. His news!

"So I invited Makoto to the cat cafe that you opened the other day. She made me a cream puff and we did some catching up." he explains as he passes the phone back. "And it was really nice to talk to her and I really enjoyed the conversation. So I asked her on a date. And she said yes." That last word still sounds surprised.

Mamoru Chiba has posed:
"--!" Mamoru's stuck staring at Bow again, but this time in startlement instead of confusion. There's definitely a :D attached to this jiiiii. As it were.

He has a few things to sort through though. "She's not a sailor anything yet," he says first, grinning and pushing Bow's shoulder. "Look, she's tiny."

And then that pushing hand tightens and he gives Bow a little tiny shake, like, good on you mate. "That's fantastic. She's such a sweetheart."

There's a pause.

"She's enough of a sweetheart that I'd be on her side if you fought and I got pulled in," he says apologetically. "So if it doesn't work out, please be honest with her. That's all you're getting in terms of shovel talk from me."

Then he says earnestly as he takes the phone back, "She really likes romantic gestures like roses and chocolates and candlelit dinners. And you should cook for her sometimes!"

Bow has posed:
Finally, Mamoru has figured it out, and Bow grins as he nudges Mamoru's shoulder back. "She's tiny, indeed. But I know small people with much potential, my friend." he responds. "So. I can tell you and Usagi seem excited about this. How's everyone else? Anyone you need me to run interference on? Because you two are my friends and if you have a time travelling child, well, I'll protect her too." he says solemnly, glancing aside to the Earth knight and bumps him again.

Now, comes the little shake as he congratulates her on Makoto. "She is. I remember what she did for the Prom... and what happened with the akuma thing. Kind of the reason I reached out. I remember when I was akumaized, and wanted to make sure she was okay." he shakes his head. "We haven't even gone on a date yet, can we not doom me to a breakup and civil war?" he asks with a hint of a laugh. "I already expected it from Usagi, but et tu, Mamoru?"

"I will be. I know we have things to work through, so there's no real... push?" he asks, trying to find the right words. "But I'll take any advice I can get... except for..." and then Mamoru suggests cooking and he laughs. "Oh gosh, I don't want to kill her!" he says in amusement.

"I was thinking about taking her ice skating for our first date."

Mamoru Chiba has posed:
'We probably don't get to keep her' is on the tip of his tongue, but he doesn't want to harsh Bow's vibe. 'Mako-chan has a thing for Nephrite' is another thing he doesn't say. If his brother in arms is too wishy-washy to make a move, that's not Mamoru's problem.

"Everyone else is good," he says instead, smiling, leaning against a couch. "Oh do you want dinner? I snagged you before cafeteria dinner. And... I'd love it if you helped protect her. She's in trouble, there are really violent bad guys from the future trying to kill her. So mostly she's staying on campus since they can't use dark energy there."

Then his tone and manner both gentle. "She's like a sister to me. I just wanted to let you know, that's all. And-- you can always make her golden kingdom hand pies!"

Then Bow says what he has in mind and Mamoru brightens up again. "Hey, let me know if you want to make that a double date. Or if you don't mind me copying, because what a great idea!"

Bow has posed:
That's a bridge - a pair of bridges that Bow will cross when he gets there. After all, there's worse things than having a few dates with someone and discovering you're better friends than a romantic relationship.

Like finding out that there is so much timey-wimey bullshit that even the Doctor would be like 'Nope, out, dueces.'.

"Ah, I should get back to the dorms." Bow admits as he takes one more look around. "I need to finish cleaning and study for a test." A sigh. World Geography blows. "I'll be more than happy to protect her. You and Usagi are dear friends, and I'll look out however I can."

"I'll make the hand pies!" That in response to bringing those back. He hasn't done those in a hot minute, but the subject turns to the date as Bow heads for the roof. "Double date? I'll talk to Makoto about it. If she doesn't mind, sure." A pause. "But, I've heard that...

... one, your dates with Usagi end up with a youma...
... and you usually have guards on your dates - and I think one of them is my date."

A teasing wink over his shoulder. "I'll ask, thouugh!" With that, he's away!