ic inbox;

[heralded]

[ leave a message! ]

Comments

[heralded]

.. Flower King?

[ She pauses, then hums. ]

I kind of like the sound of that. [ Don't get too competitive now, Haruka.. Please.. ] But before we get too far into that, you should tell me about this tradition of yours.

[lightthedarkness]

Well, if you rather be Flower Queen?

Oh! Wellll... kinda by accident I've gotten a ton of people to wear kimonos and yukatas?

[heralded]

I mean, either is fine with me. [ If there's anything that's true about Haruka, it's that fact. It's more about the fact there's a title to win at all rather than what the specific title is, let alone how it's gendered. ]

And are you sure that was an accident? [ There's a teasing edge to it. ] I think you can't help but influence people naturally, just because you're you.

[ Just look how weak Haruka is for Usagi, after all. Even in this form. ]

But that sounds nice. I'll have to try and find one for me. I got to look good if I want to win that title, right?

[lightthedarkness]

Great! I'll nominate you for both! I'm not eligible because I won it already. I'll nominate all of you!

Ah... well.. I might have gotten all the girls who were living with me at the time to wear one and it went from there. It has less to do with me being me and more Sora being Sora. He got just as many people to wear one after I convinced him to match me.

And well, I actually already have that figured out, there's a tailor I go to who makes all of mine.

[heralded]

Well, that still means you're the one who started it.

[ Even if the credit technically belongs to someone else, Haruka is still going to give it to Usagi. Because she's very biased and doesn't care to be subtle about that, really. ]

So you're telling me I should go see this tailor, hm?

[lightthedarkness]

Well, I would like to be there, but yes, I am. Just mention my name and you'll get a discount.

[heralded]

Let's go together then. [ Do you really think she'd turn down an offer to spend time with her? No way. ] You can tell me if it looks good on me.

[lightthedarkness]

Everything looks good on Haruka-san! Haruka-san could wear a potato sack and look amazing if she wanted.

[heralded]

[ She laughs warmly. Not just at the compliment, but also just since it's still such an Usagi thing to say, no matter how different Usagi may look at this point. ]

Such flattery! You're right though. [ So humble, Haruka. ] But we really have to make sure it's the best outfit possible if I want to have a shot at becoming any flower ruler.

[lightthedarkness]

Of course I am. [Because Serenity is less humble than Usagi was and she's had several years of friends helping her in to stop deflecting.]

I would never let my friends be dressed in anything less than their best on my watch.

[heralded]

We're a lucky bunch.

[ It almost sounds a little like she's joking, but she means it, of course. They're all lucky to have their princess-gone-queen in their lives. ]

Do you have time to stop by there sometime soon then? We might as well make sure to be prepared well in advance.

[lightthedarkness]

We can go whenever you'd like. The advantage to owning my own business is deciding my own hours.

[heralded]

[ There's a slight pause. Then she laughs. It’s funny - normally she probably wouldn’t have cared all that much about a festival in his place, but Usagi’s enthusiasm is just too contagious, even now. ]

Let's do it as soon as possible.

[lightthedarkness]

Tomorrow then!

[heralded]

Tomorrow is fine. I'll make sure to reserve a spot in my very busy schedule for my favourite.. [ She hesitates - one of the side effects of the way Usagi has become Serenity is that it occassionally still feels a little harder to say this as casually. But she does manage to finish it. ] .. girl.

[lightthedarkness]

I appreciate your efforts to fit me in. [She winked.] Tomorrow then, Haruka.