The Dangers of Boredom

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Lady Crysiana

Ink Burns

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Published on 2005-01-07 15:19:46.

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The Dangers of Boredom

Someone takes an interesting walk. Drama, I-2

He supposed that he should be doing something more active than walking down the street, but with all the confusion lately, he didn't see that he had many options other than to entertain himself. After all, Ryouma was busy testing his limits on his own somewhere, and all his other playmates seemed to be wandering off in the wake of the Nationals.

He noted, suddenly, that he'd walked further than he'd planned, and looked around to see what kind of place he'd arrived in. Turning his blue eyes to the gate next to him, he cocked his head thoughtfully at the rose seal on top of it. The place felt of magic and foreboding.

Which probably meant fun.

Given that the gate resisted a polite touch to it, he had to find a way around it. If the feel of the place were any indication, it seemed that he'd annoyed something by bypassing the gate entirely. It was really quite unreasonable, though, for there to be a barrier that no one meant someone to overcome. He made a pleased noise to himself and went on, only to discover an interesting tableau.

A girl with pink hair who couldn't be more human if she tried was talking quickly to a girl who was a not-human, and attended by a girl who might never have been human...or alive, for that matter. The third girl turned inquiring, unnatural green eyes on him, but he simply looked back, waiting for her to make the first move. She crossed over to him, watching him warily, and reached out a hand to him. She commented that the barrier had apparently been breeched in two realms, now.

He answered her that barriers rarely concerned those people whose specialty was to walk through walls.

The never-human replied that she did not need distractions, particularly at this time, but that invitations might be issued for a later date.

He shifted, acknowledging her right to ask him to leave, and turned to head back towards the gate. At the very least, he'd remember where this place was, as it seemed to be a most interesting development. Perhaps he could bring Ryouma next time.

The pink haired girl turned to look at the never-human, frowning quizzically. "Anthy?"

Anthy turned back to Utena with a slight smile. "It was a cat, Utena-sama. It must have gotten in from the street. It's going home now."

"A cat?"

"Just a cat." Anthy smiled softly at nothing, and turned back to Utena and Kurai.