[open] i'm like a biiiird

[kabloom]

WHO: mimori and potentially you
WHERE: various locations!
WHEN: throughout the month
WHAT: mostly mimori trying to figure out how being a magical girl works.
WARNINGS: none for now!



a. saturday 11th, tisse

[ early saturday morning, if you're wandering around tisse, you might spot a young girl in a wheelchair on the sidewalk near a traffic light. she seems to be waiting for the light to signal for it to be okay for her to cross the street.

granted, mimori is paying more attention to her phone than traffic light. she's staring extremely intently at it. kids these days and their technology, right? nothing really seems to be out of the ordinary, until she taps something on her screen and... there is a flash of light, and she is suddenly wearing some weird outfit. even more, the wheelchair is gone? is she standing? no, on closer inspection, it seems like those four weird long ribbons are standing for her, her feet danging a few inches above the ground.

if you're surprised, mimori looks downright shocked. she even drops her phone. ]

Oh!

b. throughout the month, anywhere

[ so, if you're not there for when mimori first discovers she is a magical girl, you can probably spot her various other times throughout november!

if it's closer to the 11th, you'll probably see mimori more hesitant regarding this. she's moving more slowly as the long ribbons walk for her, and she's clutching onto her (now cracked) phone pretty tightly. it's almost like she suddenly expects the transformation to suddenly stop on its own or something.

if you see her a little later into the month though, she isn't as slow or careful. in fact, she's moving a lot faster, and is even jumping pretty high into the air before safely landing! although, every now and then, she might crash into a wall or onto the sidewalk, like she misjudged the leaps? it's fine though, she doesn't really seem that injured. ]

c. wildcard

[ if you want to do something other than any of these with mimori, go ahead! if you wanna plot something out you can reach me at gatcha!! ]

Comments

a

[compendiem]

[ "Oh!" is pretty much all there is to say, the surprise evident in the way Minato's head jolts up when he sees the flash of light, rocking back on his heels when the wheelchair disappears and Mimori's entire outfit changes.

He has absolutely no idea what happened, and by Mimori's reaction, neither does she, but he's fairly certain people who sit in a wheelchair need to sit in a wheelchair, so he quickly steps forward in case she's only standing on the merit of her knees locking in surprise and is about to fall over at any moment. ]

[kabloom]

[ luckily, she does not tip over! the ribbons are pretty firm on the ground, so that's better than nothing!

despite this, mimori still seems panicked. ]

What's going on? Where did my chair go?

[ in case... minato saw where it went off to... or something. ]

[compendiem]

[ He shakes his head instead of responding, but even as his eyes shift off Mimori's face and onto the street behind her, there's no sign of the wheelchair having rolled anywhere, nothing in the sky but a wide, empty, expanse of blue. ]

Want to sit down somewhere?

[ He offers an elbow instead of an arm, because that's all he can offer with his hands still in his jacket pockets, not noticing the ribbons at all because who would connect them to being able to stand? ]

b - 11th

[unenvied]

[Ummm. Well, that sure isn't what he expected to see. What happened to her wheelchair??

Slowly, Bruno approaches Mimori, even if he doesn't quite know how to broach the subject.]

Are you all right, Mimori?

[kabloom]

I... don't know? I'm not sure. I just pressed something on my phone, and then--

[ wait. where's her phone. she looks around, before glancing at the ground and. welp. ]

[unenvied]

[............]

You may want to consider getting it fixed.

b, a little more into the month

[wantnotneed]

[ Manon was just enjoying her stroll in the afternoon, when she's suddenly startled by Mimori's sudden crash. She almost lets out a scream, until she squints and... what is this spectacle here.

The first thing she wonders is if Mimori is cold in that outfit. ]

Ah, jeez... You might make a dent in the concrete at this rate!

[kabloom]

[ she's dazed for a few seconds; she obviously did not expect that to just happen. but she's okay, and the ribbons quickly pick her back up. ]

The plan is to make less dents.

[wantnotneed]

[ Whoa. Sentient ribbons. Manon looks like she's in awe for a second before focusing on Mimori. It takes her a bit, but she matches her face with the profile picture on the Retrospec app. A look of realization crosses her face. ]

Are you... some kind of superhero?

[ She stares at her costume, which is interesting enough on its own. Manon looks genuinely intrigued by it all. ]

b

[me_matey]

-Or crash into May herself, as it turned out. The thudding collision of two bodies is heavy despite both girls' smallness, the momentum turning it into a tumble down a kill and a second crash into a chainlink fence, nearly through it, and onto the street.

May is barely able to stop herself, grabbing tightly to the other girl despite barely knowing what was going on or who it was. Thankfully, the fence seemed to hold up, but she could look over her shoulder and see a truck zoom by fast enough to stir up her hair violently. Too close...-

Holy crap... Hey, are you okay there?

[kabloom]

Ow... [ there's a moment where she blearily looks around, trying to figure out where exactly she landed and what just happened, before it hits her. ]

I-- I'm so sorry! I should have been more careful.

[ she bows her head in apology. ]

[me_matey]

I'd waste time whappin' your nose over it, but mostly I'm glad we're both in one piece. -May grumbled once the shock wore off, rubbing at her head. Great, now had grass stains on her nice throwbacks...-

What the hell was going on, there?

b

[handpuppet]

[Since getting the app, a lot of people had advice her to be careful and more or less expect the unexpected. Which Juri gradually tries to lean to, it's been a journey so far, and she's not entirely used to it just yet.

But, when she sees a girl around her age having ribbons walking for her and the hesitant look on her face, she can't turn away. She approaches the girl, a cautious hand overs near the floating girl's arm.]

Hey... are you okay?

[kabloom]

[ she starts a little when she notices juri, but she calms down quickly when she notices it's just another young girl. ]

Yes, sorry. I'm just... trying to get used to this.

[ she looks downwards at the... everything... ]

[handpuppet]

[She quickly retracted her hand away in surprise when she startled her, but her stance relaxes just slightly. She briefly looks at her from head to toe, curiosity loud at the back of her head.]

How do you do that? I mean, you're walking with those ribbons, is it some kind of magic?

a

[handstrike]

[That's not something you see everyday. One moment Ryousuke's walking briskly to catch the traffic light, the next he's forced to bring one hand up to shield his eyes, a familiar looking girl suddenly bathed in light and— emerging completely transformed.

It's a combination of instinct and quick thinking that has him step forward, snatching her phone out of the air before it hits the ground. He'd move to catch her too, but... she's standing now? Kind of.]

This isn't another dream, is it.

[It's phrased as more of a statement than a question.]

[kabloom]

I'm hoping that it is.

[ it's mumbled, mostly since she's still in shock. it takes another moment for her to even place ryousuke. she'd assume this was the older brother of the boy she saw before, but it's kind of hard to be sure of those things these days. ]

How am I doing this?

b

[cardcaptured]

[It was a nice day out, still a little brisk, but sunny and comfortable, which was good for some quiet, undisturbed study time in the park. With everything going on right now, it was easy to forget about schoolwork-- but with finals approaching soon and the heft of projects Xiaolang had decided to take on before all this Retrospec stuff, he wasn't about to let his grades slide because of it. It was good to just... focus on more normal, everyday things for once, even if it was something as dry as AP physics homework.

A rustle of leaves up ahead draws his attention from his work, followed by the abrupt and sudden arrival of a person in white touching down in front of his bench. It takes him a moment, enough time for said person to leap away again, to register just who that was, the shock of it scrambling his brain.]

... Mimori?

[The face certainly looked the same, along with the hair-- but how in the world was she doing that when she didn't have use of her legs?

... no. Just no. He was not dealing with this today.

Quietly, he packs up his books in his bags, preparing himself to leave. He was going to find another spot to study in, and pretend he didn't see anything. He had way too much on his plate for any more nonsense this city wanted to throw at him.]

[kabloom]

[ unluckily for xiaolang, mimori realizes who she just passed by a moment later. she stops, so she can turn around just in time to see him gathering all of his belongings. ]

Hello! [ it's said with a wave. she may be still confused over what all of this is about, but it's always nice to see a familiar face.

even one that is clearly trying to make a getaway right now.

still, she'll return to where he is, stopping right in front of him. ]

I didn't see you there.

[cardcaptured]

[The pencil case he was about to shove into his bag fumbles out of his hands at the sound of her voice, contents tumbling to the ground with a loud clatter. CRAP. He ducks down to try to scoop them back up, but there she was in front of him, blocking any chance for a silent and stealthy get away, both literally and figuratively.

Ugggh, she really was the worst.]

Well, you seemed to be preoccupied with other things.

[Pencils mostly in hand, he chances a glance up, getting a better look at the girl in front of him in case his eyes may have been playing tricks on him earlier.

... nope. She was definitely standing in front of him, on her own two feet, as improbable as it could be.]

... how in the world are you even DOING that? I mean, your legs, you were-- [--crippled, but he stops himself short. How he felt about Mimori aside, even he knew it was an unsensitive thing to say to her.]

And what's with that outfit, anyway? Aren't you cold?

a.

[odapologist]

[ Well. Yanagi was going to meet Mimori so he could have a better look at the app. Also, walks in Tisse are nice, and hanging out with a classmate who #understands is a good way to feel like things will be okay, fun even like a weekend should be. So essentially, an easygoing day in case something with her phone app goes wrong because it's still weird.

Something might have gone wrong. That flower app has taken another level in weirdness. ]

Uwah-!

[ Yeah, now he regrets being impatient and asking her to show it to him while they waited for the light to change. The flash of light and what looked a tornado of flower petals honestly has Yanagi draw back out of reflex, but he shakes it off because that came from her phone, is Mimori okay from being so close to it. ]

Mimori...? Um, let me... get that for you.

[ Those sure are ribbon appendages holding up Mimori instead of her wheelchair. He does pick up her phone though like mentioned because she's now standing, just clicking his tongue disappointedly at its state before handing it back to her. One wonders how often Retrospec is indirectly responsible for phone damage. Just because it's the vessel of weird apps.

Also... she's taller than him. She always was minus the inches she's up in the air, but now it's kind of obvious. ]

It's working still, but the screen's pretty cracked. Are you okay though?

[kabloom]

Thank you. [ she accepts the phone back, her brows furrowing at the damage. it is not going to be fun explaining to her parents she cracked the screen, but as long as it's still functional...

but there are more important matters going on right now, primarily the part where what the flying shit just happened ]

What am I wearing? And how am I-- [ standing.

on closer inspection, she's not the one actually standing, it's the... ribbons? just as she's thinking she wants to get a closer look at them, they bend downwards, allowing her a clearer view. mimori also lets out a surprised squeak at the movement. ]

What's going on?!

[odapologist]

[ The struggle of young teenhood: breaking stuff and having to come to your parents about it. ]

Uh... It's pretty? Like a cosplay...

[ He would respond if it wasn't Mimori something like, "How would I know!?" but that's not productive. Instead, the light finally changes, and he has to ask, because she kind of has... feet now? Also her wheelchair is kind of gone. ]

Mimori, can you move? Or do you think you can...

b

[crudest]

[It's that "little later into the month" that gets Baren to end up worried - for one he doesn't understand why his cousin is getting carried off on pseudo tentacles, and more so why they seem to have carried her right into a wall?! He immediately jolts, running for her and for once almost openly panicked - ]

Mimi...?! The fuck?!

[don't curse, baren]

[kabloom]

[ at this point she has probably crashed a lot, so there is less terror in her eyes and just the usual amount of confusion might have after they ran into something they did not mean to.

that confusion immediately transforms into concern when she hears baren (AND NOT BRUNO) before she sees him. ]

Oh-- hi. [ SHE'S NOT SURE WHAT TO SAY. SHE'S STILL A LITTLE DAZED. ]