"Well. I don't want to gently kiss you beneath the moonlight, so there's that."
(Later, those words would bite Connie in the ass.)
Connie finally turns to face Akane. She's smiling through her tearstained face, albeit lopsidedly. "There comes a moment when you're looking at someone, someone you love and trust with all your heart, and then it'll just... click that you love them that way too."
(She would also regret those words.)
(Later, those words would bite Connie in the ass.)
Connie finally turns to face Akane. She's smiling through her tearstained face, albeit lopsidedly. "There comes a moment when you're looking at someone, someone you love and trust with all your heart, and then it'll just... click that you love them that way too."
(She would also regret those words.)
"I don't-- I don't think that's ever happened to me," Akane says, sniffling. "I don't. There's nobody I do trust that much back home besides my sister Kasumi and P-chan. Maybe Dr Tofu. I can't even trust Ranma that much, not about everything. It was just-- I started wanting him around instead of wanting him to go away."
She opens her eyes again. Looks up to see Connie smiling at her. Maybe she didn't destroy this completely somehow.
"Do you promise that your friends aren't-- hurting people?" she asks, biting her lip.
She opens her eyes again. Looks up to see Connie smiling at her. Maybe she didn't destroy this completely somehow.
"Do you promise that your friends aren't-- hurting people?" she asks, biting her lip.
"It's not always just one look. Sometimes it's a thousand little ones."
And then Akane asks her question, and it's a good thing Connie has an excellent poker face because she's internally screaming.
The mental math she runs before her next statement is some seriously graduate-level stuff.
"Not in that way, I can guarantee you."
And then Akane asks her question, and it's a good thing Connie has an excellent poker face because she's internally screaming.
The mental math she runs before her next statement is some seriously graduate-level stuff.
"Not in that way, I can guarantee you."
After a very long moment, Akane nods.
"Okay," she says. "Okay. I still— I don't really get it. But. I'm going to try to accept it. And I do... I do trust you, Connie. More than anybody. So if you say they're okay, I'm going to believe you."
"Okay," she says. "Okay. I still— I don't really get it. But. I'm going to try to accept it. And I do... I do trust you, Connie. More than anybody. So if you say they're okay, I'm going to believe you."
Connie just stands there for a moment, frozen. In what, exactly? Even she can't tell.
Then Chandrahas floats away to give her space, and that breaks the spell. She runs up towards Akane and hugs her closely, Japanese cultural norms be damned. "ThankYouIDon'tThinkI'dBeAbleToTakeItIfILostYouWe'veOnlyBeenFriendsForAFewWeeksButIFeelCloserToYouThanAnyone"
Then Chandrahas floats away to give her space, and that breaks the spell. She runs up towards Akane and hugs her closely, Japanese cultural norms be damned. "ThankYouIDon'tThinkI'dBeAbleToTakeItIfILostYouWe'veOnlyBeenFriendsForAFewWeeksButIFeelCloserToYouThanAnyone"
Akane's stiff for the first moment or two--it's not Connie's fault, it's just that she doesn't completely have good associations for being hugged out of nowhere--and then she relaxes into the hug, squeezing Connie tightly enough that it might partially knock the air out of her lungs.
"I really am sorry," she whispers. "I know-- I know it's important to you that I get this stuff and I just-- It's so confusing. And stupid. Your friend Carly tried to explain stuff to me and even your uncle said I should think about if it matters if people are perverts if they're not hurting anyone and they both said I should apologize to you. And I know-- I know I was the awful one. I never really thought you were a pervert, not after you said you didn't want to do that stuff, but I just-- None of this makes sense, you know? But I don't want to drive you away. I can't lose you, Connie. Not just because you're my only friend, but you're the best friend I've ever had."
She sniffles a bit. "I wish Mr Saotome had brought you home with him. Except not, because then he'd have been your dad and I don't think he takes training girls as seriously as he does boys."
Considering what Genma Saotome considers to be appropriate training, this is probably a good thing.
"I really am sorry," she whispers. "I know-- I know it's important to you that I get this stuff and I just-- It's so confusing. And stupid. Your friend Carly tried to explain stuff to me and even your uncle said I should think about if it matters if people are perverts if they're not hurting anyone and they both said I should apologize to you. And I know-- I know I was the awful one. I never really thought you were a pervert, not after you said you didn't want to do that stuff, but I just-- None of this makes sense, you know? But I don't want to drive you away. I can't lose you, Connie. Not just because you're my only friend, but you're the best friend I've ever had."
She sniffles a bit. "I wish Mr Saotome had brought you home with him. Except not, because then he'd have been your dad and I don't think he takes training girls as seriously as he does boys."
Considering what Genma Saotome considers to be appropriate training, this is probably a good thing.
how many "are you gay" quizzes is akane gonna take after prom
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2020-04-19 02:55 am (UTC)(link)
It's been a good, long while since Connie has had a proper bearhug; so if anything, she welcomes getting the air squeezed out of her lungs. She gives as good as she gets, at least—while Connie isn't nearly as strong as Akane, she's still a damn good hugger. Learned from the best, after all.
(It's also been a good, long while since a hug has felt this nice, but she's never going to dwell on that.)
"I... I feel the same way. About you, I mean. I just... gah." It's hard, learning how other people tick when you can't cheat your way through it with fusion, but... it's worth it, somehow. "I got so angry at myself for pushing you away that I cut down a bunch of trees." She sniffs. "We should probably go to the prom before somebody finds us and gets mad."
(It's also been a good, long while since a hug has felt this nice, but she's never going to dwell on that.)
"I... I feel the same way. About you, I mean. I just... gah." It's hard, learning how other people tick when you can't cheat your way through it with fusion, but... it's worth it, somehow. "I got so angry at myself for pushing you away that I cut down a bunch of trees." She sniffs. "We should probably go to the prom before somebody finds us and gets mad."
"I told the Ubird person to come back," Akane says, not letting go yet. "They came after you left. They said we have to pay twice. Sorry about that."
She leans her cheek against Connie's shoulder. "If it had been me," she says, "I'd have probably punched holes in all of them. You're not nearly as destructive as Ryoga is when he gets depressed, even before he learned the Breaking Point. Trust me."
Another squeeze, before she lets go.
"I'm sorry," she says one more time. "And-- I'll be thinking a lot about the stuff that Carly talked to me about? She's... she's really nice. Even if you hadn't promised me about your friends, I'd know she wasn't a pervert. Or--" she says hesitantly, trying a new word on for size, "an assaulter?"
She leans her cheek against Connie's shoulder. "If it had been me," she says, "I'd have probably punched holes in all of them. You're not nearly as destructive as Ryoga is when he gets depressed, even before he learned the Breaking Point. Trust me."
Another squeeze, before she lets go.
"I'm sorry," she says one more time. "And-- I'll be thinking a lot about the stuff that Carly talked to me about? She's... she's really nice. Even if you hadn't promised me about your friends, I'd know she wasn't a pervert. Or--" she says hesitantly, trying a new word on for size, "an assaulter?"
"...oh my stars, you actually used the correct term, Carly must've really gotten through to you."
Connie smiles at Akane. She could go on a long diatribe about how she feels so close to Akane despite and/or because of her flaws, but none of that matters. She just loves her so damn much.
(Later, she would look upon this moment and despair at her own stupidity.)
"We should probably head back. Don't want to keep everyone waiting, neh?"
Connie smiles at Akane. She could go on a long diatribe about how she feels so close to Akane despite and/or because of her flaws, but none of that matters. She just loves her so damn much.
(Later, she would look upon this moment and despair at her own stupidity.)
"We should probably head back. Don't want to keep everyone waiting, neh?"
Akane giggles. Connie still says ne with such a funny accent—but on her it's cute.
"I meant it that I'm going to have to think a lot about the stuff she said. It... might take a while. But I promise I'm going to think hard about it. And I'll keep trusting you."
She smiles. "Let's go back."
"I meant it that I'm going to have to think a lot about the stuff she said. It... might take a while. But I promise I'm going to think hard about it. And I'll keep trusting you."
She smiles. "Let's go back."
As her last Pokémon goes down, Connie stands there for a moment, completely dumbstruck. Is... is she okay? She's standing completely still, is she even breathing-
"I AM SUCH AN IDIOT!" she yells, falling on her back and groaning.
All the best laid plans of mice and men come undone when you forget the secondary type of a Pokémon, apparently.
"I AM SUCH AN IDIOT!" she yells, falling on her back and groaning.
All the best laid plans of mice and men come undone when you forget the secondary type of a Pokémon, apparently.
Akane kneels down and pats Connie's shoulder, gingerly. "She's really hard to beat?" she suggests after a moment of studying her best friend's face. "I mean... your uncle failed too."
(And they'd even been there to see it, since he'd done his match right before Connie's.)
(And they'd even been there to see it, since he'd done his match right before Connie's.)
"There's a difference between giving it your all with a well-rounded strategy and completely forgetting how type matchups work because you were too busy huffing your own fumes!" Connie groans, gently banging her head against the floor. "All of those hours up last night figuring out this strategy completely wasted!"
Whoops. She wasn't planning on telling Akane about her 4 A.M. study session.
Whoops. She wasn't planning on telling Akane about her 4 A.M. study session.
"Maybe you shouldn't have stayed up so late, then," Akane says tartly. "If you stay up late the night before an important match and come to it tired, of course you're going to have a bad time."
"I- cut me some slack, okay? My team isn't the best equipped to take on one that's so resistant against physical attacks, I needed to get creative!"
Connie sighs, deflating.
"...you're probably right, though."
At least she admits it, unlike a certain someone.
Connie sighs, deflating.
"...you're probably right, though."
At least she admits it, unlike a certain someone.
Yeah. At least there's that.
"I am," Akane says. She frowns. "She's weak to fire, right? I've got that. So when it's my turn, I'll avenge you, the way you did for me with Bugsy."
"I am," Akane says. She frowns. "She's weak to fire, right? I've got that. So when it's my turn, I'll avenge you, the way you did for me with Bugsy."
"Heh, thanks." Connie smiles up at Akane. "Honestly, T-chan could probably outplay a lot of my own Pokémon, with the bond you two have..."
...
...
wow they are certainly very close aren't they,
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wow they are certainly very close aren't they,
Yeah. Akane... kind of wants to kiss her, but there's other people around, so instead she stands up pretty abruptly.
"Yeah. I guess. I don't know. Does it matter if they don't evolve?" Because T-chan had wanted to stay cute and tiny for her.
"Yeah. I guess. I don't know. Does it matter if they don't evolve?" Because T-chan had wanted to stay cute and tiny for her.
Connie... kind of wants to kiss here, but that's always the case, so she's just going to have to deal with it like an adult. By stuffing all of her feelings in a tiny bottle and hoping they go away, because that's the adult thing to do. She gets up along with Akane and rolls her shoulders.
"They do get stronger and can learn more moves, but... it's more about the bond between the trainer and the Pokémon than anything else." No matter how much Connie obsesses about type matchups and relative strength in various areas, there's a reason why she trusts Naga, Artemis, and Cú Chulainn above all of her other companions.
"They do get stronger and can learn more moves, but... it's more about the bond between the trainer and the Pokémon than anything else." No matter how much Connie obsesses about type matchups and relative strength in various areas, there's a reason why she trusts Naga, Artemis, and Cú Chulainn above all of her other companions.
"And T-chan and I are very close," Akane says thoughtfully. "Even closer than with P-chan, because he was always getting lost, like Ryoga."
Connie knows enough about Akane's home and her stories about both P-chan and Ryoga to suspect something was up with the two of them, but she also knows enough about Akane to not bring it up. "That's right. Whether a Pokémon is 'strong' doesn't matter—you should always try to win with your favorites." She chuckles sheepishly, rubbing the back of her head. "That's what most trainer guides say, at any rate. I need to follow their advice more."
"But it probably does help that in this case, my favorite's Fire," Akane points out. "And-- you probably should. Even if you can't show off as much."
"Yeah. I just... yeah."
Connie wants to ask Akane out on a date. To wind down. But shit, there's no way- too forward- what was she supposed to-
Connie wants to ask Akane out on a date. To wind down. But shit, there's no way- too forward- what was she supposed to-
"Anyway," Akane says, with a brisk cheerfulness. "Didn't your uncle say something about taking us to dinner?"
What do you think of this?
[The video is Lust, in black dance leggings and a sports bra, going through one of the dance routines she's worked up for the club she's recently been hired for. It's highly sensual and acrobatic and appears to be filmed in Lust's living room. Sometimes a evolved Eevee wanders through the frame behind her.]
[There's no other context.]
[The video is Lust, in black dance leggings and a sports bra, going through one of the dance routines she's worked up for the club she's recently been hired for. It's highly sensual and acrobatic and appears to be filmed in Lust's living room. Sometimes a evolved Eevee wanders through the frame behind her.]
[There's no other context.]
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