386/An accomplice

An accomplice
Date of Scene:	07 September 2023
Location:	Dorms #3
Synopsis:	Hinoiri... has to ask for help. Even if she tries to deny it, rationalize it and accept it. Still... she gets it.
Cast of Characters:	Hinoiri Kirara, Double Trouble

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Hinoiri Kirara has posed:
Hinoiri Kirara walked out of her room and went STRAIGHT to Dee's room. Knock knock, mother fudger. Yes, it was... early. Very, very early. And she was NOT panicked. In fact, she looked calm and collected as could be. DEFINITELY not panicking. In the slightest. Though, internally? She was freaking out a bit.

She was desperately trying to keep things under control. And now Takashi was getting involved. UGH. And he knew who she was. What if they figured out.... nah. It wasn't like they could HURT her... But... but it felt like it was all getting out of control. None of this had gone how she planned. Obviously that Naru girl had SOMETHING. But she didn't know what. And she felt like she was losing all of her time and just... she had to put a stop to that. Delay things.

"Dee, I swear if you're not in..." she said, the edge on her voice." Her impatience, at least, was telling. It had been, what. A second? And seriously, it was so early. WHO got up this early? People who were worried about their hostage getting sick, that was who.

Double Trouble has posed:
It takes a couple of minutes of Hinoiri's impatient knocking and swearing at the door before it swings open. Dianora is standing there in an over-sized, pink tee-shirt that comes down to her _ankles_ like it's a dress. Emblazoned across the front are the words "I'd rather be acting." Her hair is all messed up and her eyes look a bit bleary. You know. Like she just woke up.

"What on _Earth_ could be so important that you woke me up this early," she says, her voice _not_ full of cheer. Indeed, she is barely able to contain her rage, and so her voice is icy cold. "It had better be good."

Hinoiri Kirara has posed:
Hinoiri Kirara stared at her for a few moments. She looked SHOCKED. And she couldn't help it. Because she was still herself. "So, is this seeing beneath the mask, or is Dianora not a morning person?" she asked. Then shook her head. "Right. Right. It's pretty good. Role of a lifetime, actually," she said.

"One that can get you into the very center of a whole lot of magical girls." Magical girls who currently wanted her HEAD. But...

"Limited time offer, though. You're currently plan B. I need to know if you're interested or if I'm moving onto plan C," Hinoiri said firmly. Wait, what was plan A? Oh. Right. NOT having TAKASHI involved. THAT ONE WAS OUT THE WINDOW THOUGH!

Double Trouble has posed:
"This is early even for morning people, onee-chan," Dianora grumbles almost immediately, but then Hinoiri says 'role of a lifetime' and Dianora's interest clearly picks up. "Okay, but tell me about it while I get dressed, since _somebody_ woke me up before there was even sunlight out." Sunbreaker _indeed_.

Then she turns and walks back into her room, leaving the door open, and heads to her wardrobe to select her clothes for the day. Her options are a pink dress, a pink dress, or...a pink dress. Her wardrobe is pretty monochrome. "I'm listening," she says, as she starts to change clothes.

Hinoiri Kirara has posed:
Hinoiri Kirara has to suppress the urge to make a snarky comment. Time was of the essence. "So, right. Quick run down. I kidnapped a girl with weird, broken magic. Naru. Took her somewhere that, no, nobody is going to find her. And have enough enchantments on it that nobody is going to track her. Some girls are taking it personally."

She then held up her phone. "Apparently some of the folks at Obsidian are now throwing a tantrum since the sparkle skirts are having a panic attack over it and searching for blood. I can hardly work on this project AND deal with this school AND shove everyone out of my way AND constantly deal with a dozen sparkle skirts trying to find her. I'm already trying to cobble together magic pieces in this little backwater void of magic as it is."

"So, I want you to take her place for a few days, just long enough for me to finish my work. I had a few plans... but I know *you* wanted to meet some. And if so many magical girls are searching for this girl... They're bound to give a lot of information that someone of your acting skills can put to use."

"So... you want in?"

Double Trouble has posed:
Dianora changes her clothes rather quickly as she listens. Then she sits down in front of her vanity and starts brushing out her hair. She pulls a headband out from the drawer where she keeps them and pulls her hair back to be kept in place by a stripe of pink with a flower blossom off to one side. So cute.

Finally, looking all put together, she turns her attention back to Hinoiri. "So, to summarize, you are in way over your head and need me to bail you out," she says, plainly, with no judgement in her voice. The judgement's in her head. "Alright, I'm in, but you certainly made this more challenging than it had to be. Next time, come to me _before_ you bite off more than you can chew."

She gets up and walks past Hinoiri to the bedroom door, just assuming Hinoiri is going to follow, but then she pauses in the hallway. "I need to meet this girl Naru. I need to have little chat with her so I can pick up her mannerisms. And then _you_ need to fill me in on all of the details you left out, so that I'm not left holding your bag."

Hinoiri Kirara has posed:
Hinoiri Kirara blinked a few times, her hand on the wall. And there it was for a few moments. That ire. That dark energy swirling. She could feel that judgment. That voice. Telling her. She. Wasn't. Good enough. She was in over. Her. Head.

Hinoiri's eyes narrowed to small little pin pricks. And she listened. And she... took a slow. Deep breath. "I'm not... in... over... my head. I have three more plans. If they would stop interferring, this would already be done with."

"I don't need you. I saw an opportunity that I thought would interest you. My apologies, I won't trouble you next time. I'll deal with this myself."

She then turned and stormed away. Leaving a small trail of dark mist in the air for a moment when she walked. Just... how much of it was he swirling herself in right now.

And oh, she was petty. She'd really rather just let everything go to shit than admit she fucked up?

Double Trouble has posed:
Did Hinoiri really just wake her up, ask her for help, and then storm off in a fit because Dianora spoke the truth to her? Seems like it. Dianora sighs. She knew what she was getting into with this girl. It's all part of the egomaniacal villain archetype. How can she mess up if she's obviously the best? She can't!

"Okay, onee-chan," Dianora says, and then offers the stressed out Hinoiri a smile as she storms off.

One heartbeat later she calls out, "Good luck with Sailor Moon and her friends! I'm sure it'll work out better for you _this_ time."

Hinoiri Kirara has posed:
Hinoiri Kirara took a deep breath. What was wrong with her? Was she getting sloppy? Was this all her fault? A small crack formed. Did she need Dianora? Those words made her pause. She could handle Sailor Moon and her friends... A hand reached up to her forehead and she rubbed it. No no NO! She couldn't... wouldn't... UGH! She didn't need anyone. She'd gotten where she was on her own. She'd...

Then stopped. Dianora... thought she needed help. That was it. She gave a sigh. She lost track, that was what happened. Silly Hinoiri. She'd gotten... too tense. Too busy. Split in too many directions. Dianora thought she needed help. So she supposed she could just... pretend. She didn't need help. But she SHOULD focus on what was most important. Her development. Her power. Learning a new magic. Becoming stronger. If she had... to let Dianora believe she needed help just so she could deal with this... well... whatever.

"Fine. You're right," Hinoiri said, grudgingly. "I got in over my head. I don't need you to bail me out. But I do need your help to keep some of the moving pieces out of my hair. Apparently this girl is worth it to a lot of people. A lot more than I expected."

"As for meeting her... well... you can meet her. THAT'S easy enough," she said, turning to move after Dianora. And offering her hand. Once more becoming Sunbreaker. "I'll take you to her right now. As the great performer, do you want to go as you? Or would you prefer a different face? I'd suggest against Dianora. They might put it together, then."