First Stars All Over Again

[listenorbeshot.livejournal.com]

[1] Video

Hi everyone, I'm back. I had a restful trip and mom and dad send their best. I had to go back to refresh my excuse for staying with you all, and they seem all right with it. I brought cake, so please take some. There's about three in the fridge, and it's enough to feed everyone as long as they limit themselves to one slice each.


[2] Nanoha was back to full strength, despite the downer mood everyone was in. She had gone out to the practice rooms and she was knocking a juice can around with a Divine Shooter. Raising Heart was counting down the numbers as well.

[21, 25, 34...]

Once she got to 100, she knocked it into the trash, or at least tried to. "Awwww it bounced again?"


[3] Nanoha's been picking at her food, not really hungry as she worked on some math homework. She had returned with an armful of homework and she promised her mom and dad she would get it all done. Currently she was working on some mid-elementary math problems. The page was already half completed and she had scribbled trig equations in the lines.

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[orewagundamda.livejournal.com]

[Setsuna was helping himself to a slice of cake (after all, Gundam said it was okay to take one), when he saw the little white devil practicing with her magic.]

[He stood in the corner, mesmerized by the bouncing can before she bounced the can off the trash.]

You did well.

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[listenorbeshot.livejournal.com]

Ah thank you. [She picks up the can, and deposits it into the trash bin.] Were you watching long?

[orewagundamda.livejournal.com]

[shakes his head.] I came in at around 50, I believe. [he still has a bit of the cake slice left.] You work hard at this. [...yup, that's all he has to offer.]

[listenorbeshot.livejournal.com]

Well I do try. Back home I had to take a break so I'm just getting back into shape.

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[mecha_eihwaz]

I saw your video. Welcome back, Nanoha! Did you have fun?

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[listenorbeshot.livejournal.com]

Great I... [Nanoha trailed off, eyes growing wide in surprise.] Lily? What happened when I was gone? Did you grow older?

[mecha_eihwaz]

Well... You could say that! This is the side effect of another, ancient warrior merging with me. Her name is EVE.

[listenorbeshot.livejournal.com]

Oh wow...! Can she talk through you or are you one or...?

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[reach-for-self.livejournal.com]

[Gregory might not know Nanoha very well... but at the very least he recognized her from the mission where he swooped in to help save the day.]

Perhaps you could try to position the can in the hits leading up to the 100th to make it easier for you.

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[listenorbeshot.livejournal.com]

Oh I hadn't thought about that. That would be easier than trying to knock it in. [Nanoha smiled at him, recognizing him from the previous mission.]

You're Technica's friend, correct?

[reach-for-self.livejournal.com]

Correct.

Gregory Winthrop is the name. Or at the very least the name I'm going by.

I...

[He lets out a somewhat weary sigh.]

... Am trying to do the best in light of a rather significant identity crisis.

[listenorbeshot.livejournal.com]

Identity crisis? [A little confused about that.] Does it have something to do with your mission or...?

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[lightning-1.livejournal.com]

(Fate walked in earlier but stayed quiet as to not distract Nanoha. Once she finishes Fate makes herself known with a smile and wearing a black hat with a red band.)

You've gotten a lot better at that exercise. I'm glad you are back Nanoha.

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[listenorbeshot.livejournal.com]

Oh hi! Yes I've been hoping to polish it a little more. Thanks Fate-chan.

[Smiling a little, making a note of the hat.] The hat is new. Who got it for you?

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[lightning-1.livejournal.com]

Shou-onii-chan got it for me. I asked for one and he gave it to me. What do you think? Does it look good on me?

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[listenorbeshot.livejournal.com]

It suits you. I didn't realize you were getting a hat though or I would have brought something from back home.

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[coolblueiceman]

[Chrono's watching the training in progress, more than a little interest on his face. When she misses the finisher, he smiled for a moment.] You certainly seem to be doing just fine, Nanoha. I was worried after everything we went through before, but... Your skills honestly scare me a little.

How was your visit home? I can send my mother to talk to your parents if you need.

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[listenorbeshot.livejournal.com]

It seems like I'm 100% Chrono! More than that. I'm well rested too.

[Nanoha smiled at that.] Mom and dad are worried, but they let me continue along on this trip. They did send me a lot of homework though.

[2hell-weride.livejournal.com]

[[A pat on the head.]]

Hey kiddo. Yanno, for a bit, I thought you'd crashed out in our room again.

[[Cuz in there is the bed she rarely uses. But who would wanna room with the hot-blooded MarKus and a snoring President. Not some 9 year old girl, that's who!]]

[listenorbeshot.livejournal.com]

Oh no, I had to go home for a while. Part of the reason why I'm here is because I have permission from my parents.

[2hell-weride.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I heard. Looks like everyone's parents are starting to come into play.

It's like everyone forgot that we even had them, right!

[listenorbeshot.livejournal.com]

[A light giggle.] I certainly hope not! Some of us need time to be normal for a while.

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[wimpy-cure-ever.livejournal.com]

[And watching Nanoha practice was her almost-namesake. Hana sat in her wheelchair, watching the can bounce by the magic blast, only to miss the trash can barely.]

Aww, that was so close...!

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[listenorbeshot.livejournal.com]

It really was. [Turning to see Hana, Nanoha gasped.] What happened?!

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[wimpy-cure-ever.livejournal.com]

Eheh... [She blushes a bit.] Dita took me and a couple of others out on a walkabout after we defeated Adventus. Before we came back, we ended up finding a village under attack.

I, uh... took the brunt of it trying to protect everyone.