Trial 15:

[pint_sized_carnivore]

[Not long after Blues' announcement, Chie opened her journal to make one of her own. It was one of those days where she was feeling a little social, so she went to surprise a few of her friends and drop by their rooms. She was surprised and also not, knowing how Paradisa just sweep people away at random, she should have expected it... ]

Hey, everyone. It's Chie... Sheesh, uhm, to those who knew Ib, Aradia, and Ohjiro-kun, the castle sent them all home...

[Chie sighed, obviously upset at the sudden disappearance of half of her friends in this castle.

Later, Chie can be found in the shooting range, where she now goes to vent off her frustration and practice shooting as Kate taught her]

Comments

[princelyspirit]

[sighs]

Well, that's something, at least. Not that it makes it any easier, but... hey, at least they're someplace where they'll be happy, right?

[pint_sized_carnivore]

Yeah...

[Chie doesn't know what to say right now. It feels like she needs some space, but also didn't want to be alone...]

[princelyspirit]

[She doesn't know what to say, but she's still worried about Chie. After all, she wouldn't make a big announcement like this if she wasn't close to them, right? But, talking's not working. Maybe a distraction would work better-wait, idea]

...hey, this is kind of off-topic, but are you going on that expedition tomorrow?

[pint_sized_carnivore]

Uhm, yeah... I uh, I'm all packed and ready to go. How about you?

[princelyspirit]

Oh, same, same here. Just...if there's anything else you need help with, just let me know, okay?

[pint_sized_carnivore]

Yeah. I'll let you know...

Oh, uh, where were you these past few days anyway? I tried to contact you but you weren't answering.

[princelyspirit]

Oh! Sorry about that, I was kind of dragged off for some surprise training. You know Mitsuru Kirijo, right? Long red hair, fencer, just a little bit older than you, I think?

[Also, the woman Utena was forced to dress up as for a couple days. Not that she's going to bring it up]

[pint_sized_carnivore]

[That brightened up Chie's spirits a little. Or at least made her sadness easier to hide now that Utena brought up a topic she's familiar with...]

Surprise training? Wow, I'm kinda jealous! It's with Kirijo-san too! How was it?

[princelyspirit]

Well, it was pretty different from what I'm used to, to be honest. I mean, not that my other training isn't tough, but... there's a reason she chose the forest. We weren't just practicing how to fight, we were practicing how to fight anywhere, if that makes sense.

[pint_sized_carnivore]

I understand. It's kinda like training in kung-fu movies. The forest part, at least.

[princelyspirit]

And the waterfall! We also had some endurance training, too.

[pint_sized_carnivore]

Wooow!

Dude, you got to show me this place! And maaaaybe ask Kirijo-san if I could tag along? I'm not sure if I could ask her myself, she's pretty scary sometimes...

[And you know, same mun]