19th Bloom

[wimpy-cure-ever.livejournal.com]

[It had been a long month since the final fight with Adventus. In the span of a good two weeks, Hana had been punched in the gut, slapped in the face twice, kneed in the gut, threatened with a knife, had to climb a mountain and ended up helping fight off a small militia that left her bandaged and sore - and netted her an interesting flower-like scar on her back.

Now, she was tired of sitting around and waiting. On the deck of the White Chalice, the Desu Tsubomi, repaired but not been touched since Hana's return, stood on the catapult, ready to be launched. She wanted to see how well she could handle things now, Seiren's orders be damned. She knows that once she's back on her feet, Seiren was going to put her through some training. And she resolved to put her foot down and take back control.

For now, she wanted to fly once more.]

Nanohana Himesaki! Desu Tsubomi! GOOOOOOOOO!

[And with that, the Desu Machine rocketed off into the sky, the Desu Wing appearing once more, letting Hana fly through the sky effortlessly.]

Free... it feels good to do this again...!

Comments

[wimpy-cure-ever.livejournal.com]

Really? How so?

[of-10-faces.livejournal.com]

Stopped Arc, kicked him into the moon, proclaimed he didn't know how a ruler was supposed to be, the usual.

[wimpy-cure-ever.livejournal.com]

...[Hana can't help but giggle at that.] You taught him a lesson, didn't you?

[of-10-faces.livejournal.com]

Yeah definitely. It was a fake anyhow, so he kind of went boom anyhow. And the true Riders are on the throne now.

[wimpy-cure-ever.livejournal.com]

Well, that's good. Heh, I guess even devils can be angels, huh?

[of-10-faces.livejournal.com]

Heh yeah. I'm guessing that it went well for everyone else too.

How've you been? Recovered yet?

[wimpy-cure-ever.livejournal.com]

Just about, yes. I'm certain, though, that now I'm out here, Seiren would want me to train...

[of-10-faces.livejournal.com]

Can't imagine working under a chain of command like that, but sometimes it just has to be done. [Tsukasa flitted up next to her and shrugged.]

Perhaps there's some merit to training a bit.

[wimpy-cure-ever.livejournal.com]

...I dunno. She makes it seem that we're part of some army and it makes me feel uncomfortable with it all...

[of-10-faces.livejournal.com]

You should tell her that then. Or at least get Mio to talk to her. Last I checked weren't you girls NOT military?

[wimpy-cure-ever.livejournal.com]

Maybe I should. It's... worrisome, really.

[of-10-faces.livejournal.com]

If a leader can't see past their own faults, they don't make much of a leader. Seems to me like she's lost sight of your team's true direction.