abyssdressing | - 010 (Are you getting sick of her, yet? :|a)

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[You know, it's been a long time since Anise had been away from Tokunaga. And now, months later, she'd been reunited with her precious doll thanks to

engelgefallen returning him for her. Perhaps it was just the fact of having him back after so long that kept her from actually seeing if he functioned like she remembered, but today Anise can be found tromping through the streets on her massive dolly, testing his mobility and response to her fonslots.

Everything checked out fine there, which was awesome.

As she and Tokunaga left the city limits, she found a good, clear spot a short walk away from the city to test how her manages in a battle. He was still her weapon as well as her plush and best friend. So, anyone who follows the destructive sounds of crashing outside the city's limits can see Anise atop Tokunaga, testing various artes and even FOF changes.

She steps into one FOF circle, and powers up, Tokunaga gathering fonons into one of his massive plush paws. Liking what she feels, Anise cries out the attack name--]

Fatal punch!
Stone Dragon Ascent!

[Tokunaga drags his fist up in a brilliant uppercut, soaring up a few feet, the ground splitting and hefting up blasts of fonons and even some rock from the sheer force of her arte. Looks like Tokunaga checked out A-okay as her snuggly buddy and her super powered attack puppet.

Grinning, the girl hugged her doll, snuggling her face happily into his soft, squishy head. She really missed him.]

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[Away from the city? Well, gee, that's where Reiner has taken up residence. He goes to the city to get what he needs, but he's established his own little house out in the woods (And he even has a vegetable garden!).]

[Either way, don't mind him as he's on his way back from grocery shopping. He's got his arms full of groceries he needed, and Barrelow even has a small bag. and of course, those crashing sounds have Reiner rather curious as he checked out the clearing. Lo and behold...]

[... Oh god. It was that girl. AGAIN. Brb trembling and RUNNING at full speed towards his newfound house.]

BEEP. BOOP. ALERT ALERT. CANTOR REINER OUT OF LINE OF SIGHT. BOOP.

WARNING. LOAD TOO HEAVY TO CARRY AT CURRENT SPEED. WARNING WARNING WARNING.

[And the tiny bot goes tumbling with its small bag of groceries as it tried to keep up with the speeding Bravo. Watch as the bot's little legs grind and grind to get up again, but it's like a turtle on its back.]

[Reiner, you're such a hermit, just like your Conductor. ~~He'll be so proud.~~

Fortunately for him, Anise doesn't spot Reiner through the booming sounds of her training. She does, however, spot the little fonbot waving around and beeping on its back. For a second, she's reminded of that irritating thing from way back at the start of her journey with the others. She ignores it for a few minutes, scowling, then...looks back at it.

...It really looked so pitiful, and Anise couldn't help but feel for it. Sighing, she hopped off her puppet and approached the flailing machine, picking it up gently and setting it down on its teensy feet.]

There. That's a lot better, isn't it?

BEEP BEEP. SCANNING. SEARCHING IN DATABASE. FOUND: IONIAN SERGEANT ANISE TATLIN ORACLE KNIGHTS FON MASTER GUARD OF THE ORDER OF LORELEI, AGE THIRTEEN.

SEEKING CANTOR REINER, AGE SEVENTEEN. INQUIRING ASSISTANCE IN SEARCH.

Whoa. You know that much about me? [Anise feels a little weirded out. I mean...why would Dist want to know her age? That's kind of creepy. Still, kneeling before the little bot, she actually smiles at it. This one wasn't as grating as the one she remembered.]

Search--huh? Who? Oh! That guy we knocked out for the Flightstone! Um, I guess I could help you find him... [And apologize profusely for attacking him when she was all crazy a while back.] Where did you see him last, little guy?

BOOP BEEP. CANTOR REINER LAST SEEN RUNNING NORTHWEST AT FIFTEEN KNOTS.

LOAD DROPPED. REQUESTING ASSISTANCE. BOOP.

[Anise looks to the northwest instinctively, then back to the tiny fonbot. Y-Yulia, those beeps and boops were precious. Can she keep you if she doesn't find Reiner, Barrelow? ;A; ♥]

Load? Oh, this? [Anise picks up the scattered groceries and even the little bag Barrelow was holding before. She walks over to Tokunaga and placed them in his massive arms walking with him back to the little fonbot.] Okay, I got it. You want a lift? It'll be quicker on Tokunaga. Just tell me where to go!

[This is not an excuse to hug you.]

BEEP. INITIATING DIRECTIONAL PROGRAM. HEAD NORTH NORTHWEST ONE HUNDRED FEET. CONTINUE NORTH THREE HUNDRED FEET UNTIL DESTINATION HAS BEEN REACHED.

[~~GO TOMTOM!~~]

[Anise stares in awe at the little fonbot once he recites the directions. ...Whoa. How the hell did he know that?! When Dist makes them, I guess he really makes them. Anise plucked the little bot from the ground carefully, giving a not-so-discreet cuddle, and clambered atop of Tokunaga. She sat on his head, holding Barrelow on her lap with one arm while the other held onto Tokunaga's ear.]

Wow, you're pretty smart, aren't you? Okay, we're gonna go now. Don't worry, I won't drop you. [You're just gonna stay riiiight in her arms for a bit. ♥] You heard him, Tokunaga!

[And, upon her silent instruction, the doll begins its trek forward.]

[Simple. Reiner has a bug on him. Barrelow always knows where he ran off to. ~~Not really.~~ And Barrelow... does nothing. Anise is taking him to his destination, so he's good. And he doesn't feel the cuddles, being that he was in a cold, lifeless shell with no skin to speak of...]

[Reiner, on the other hand, is in his home putting his things away and keeping an eye out. He really didn't want to have to deal with that girl and her scary-looking doll. He's putting the bread and milk in the fridge when--]

Barrelow, could you hand me that--... Oh... Oh no...

[FUCK MY LIFE.]

[...No comment. Anise doesn't care if he's a lifeless bucket of bolts that cannot feel! This one is cute, even if he's really not very cuddly. As she trudges along, Anise can see a small cottage coming into view, she blinks, and points to the house, both instructing Tokunaga to move master and just indicating it.]

Is that it, little guy? I never knew there was a house way out here... Why would anyone wanna be so far away from other people?

[Eh, whatever. When they've within walking distance of the house, Anise shrinks Tokunaga and holds both him and Barrelow in her arms, shifting them around to knock on the door.]

[Reiner freezes at the knock on the door, going over to it to open it just a crack. ... OH GOD. SLAM!]

[He panted and leaned against the door, staring ahead blankly. Lorelei and Yulia, it was her. And... Wait. Oh no, Barrelow...! He opened the door again to peek out.]

C-Could you return Barrelow to me? ... Please? I-I don't want anything else, I promise.

Um--

[SLAM.]

[Oh, you rude, two-bit, son of a...!]

[N-No, Anise! You're here to apologize. And to return the little fonbot, remember? Plus, Reiner has ever right to be terrified of you. She Looks down, feeling extremely guilty, and holds up the little fonbot.]

Y-Yeah. I was just going to return him to you anyway. Um...that's why I'm here.

[Reiner's just going to take Barrelow, who's still beeping and booping, and set him down on the ground. And the little fonbot will go walking off to bring his beloved groceries to the kitchen.]

... O-Oh, um... Th-Thank you. You really didn't have to come all this way...

[Awkward. And he's still terrified of her. Some soldier.]

[Anise watches the little bot walk away with a little half smile, but it fades rapidly when she faces Reiner again. Awkward indeed. Anise looked away after a moment, fidgeting nervously.]

It's fine. I-I don't mind. [She pauses, then looks him in the eyes. Her face bore that of one suffering from extreme guilt.] Um...I-I'm really sorry. For before... You don't have to listen if you don't want to, but... Can I explain? Please?

[Reiner looked at her, debating what to do in his mind before opening the door to let her in.] Come in. Y-You can come into the kitchen to talk. I have to go help Barrelow put those groceries away.

[And so he'll gesture for her to follow after he closes the door and goes into the kitchen to take the bag of groceries. Barrelow was trying to get the door open, bjut he wasn't quite strong enough. Reiner smiled. Silly bot.]

[Anise followed him inside, curiously looking around the small house. It wasn't fancy, but it was actually really nice. Well, at least compared to how she lived before. When they arrived to the kitchen, she kind of hovered awkwardly in the doorway.]

Um...do you need any help? If you tell me where stuff goes, I can help you out. I-If you want. [She looked to the little bot as well, and giggled. He really was cute.] You worked for Dist, right? Did you give that little guy to you?

[Reiner shook his head at her, putting the couple things Barrelow was carrying away.] No thank you. I-I'm all right.

[He brightened upon the mention of Dist and picked up his ~~friend~~ bot.] Y-Yes, he did! He's my best f--... m-my best helper...! [Blush. Can't go around blabbing that his only friend is a fonbot that his ~~childhood idol~~ ~~beloved~~ ~~stalker victim~~ commanding officer made for him. In return for guarding the Flightstone, even.]

A-Anyway, y-you had something to tell me...?

[ Someone had wondered where you wandered off to, Anise, and of course that means he had decided to go looking in case trouble was lurking around the corner. ~~The fresh air didn't do any harm, either.~~

It only took posing the right question to nearby townsfolk for Asch to find out which direction Anise had gone, and soon enough he was on the outskirts of a miniature battlefield inhabited by one Anise Tatlin and her Demon Doll of Doom™. Never one to miss an opportunity, Asch seated himself on a bit of wreckage to watch. Needless to say he wasn't disappointed with the Guardian's prowess in physical attacks or fonic artes. There might even be a few things he could learn from her... ]

[ Unfortunately for Asch, he had underestimated the lifting power behind Tatlin's attacks until it was too late and, much to his chagrin, a mass of dirt and rocks had been sent in his direction like an earthen tsunami from the depths of hell itself. There's no sign of life when the dust settles, only a vaguely person-ish shape in the sea of sediment. ]

[It really is a shame that particular arte landed Anise in a position where she did not see her favorite, winged redhead get buried by dust and debris. Landing after her arte, Anise readies another one, but just barely catches that odd, lumpy shape in a bit of wreckage and a bit of red and...black.

Give her a second to make the connection.]

Asch!

[Was it her Asch?! Oh man, either way, she had Tokunaga grab the redhead gently and pull him oh-so-carefully from the aftermath of her arte. Spying the wings, Anise breathes a sigh of relief, but only for a second before her worry flares up all over again, twice as bad.

Placing him down, she hops off her dolly and checks the young man over for injuries.]

Oh, no... Are you okay? I didn't mean to hit you; I didn't see you!

[Asch has seen Anises around, and he's seen them with their (rather creepy, in his opinion) dolls. He's never actually seen any of them using those dolls, though, so he watches, curious, when he sees her with Tokunaga.]

...How do you do that?

[Anise blinks, commanding Tokunaga to turn once she hears the voice behind her, taking up an offensive pose. She isn't taking chances anymore. However, when she sees it's just...Luke? No, wait--]

Asch?! Wha--you shrunk! [She really should know there's more than one Asch around here, but she hasn't actually seen one in months.]

No I didn't. Everyone always thinks that.

Oh, um...th-then I guess you're another Asch. Sorry. [Aaaaawkward. Anise slinks forward on Tokunaga, pushing herself up to sit on his head, between his huge ears.]

And to answer your question...it's a lady's secret~

...It looks like fun. And like it's really comfy.

Huh? Oh, you mean Tokunaga? Hehe, yeah, he is! [She leans back, making the doll kind of shift from one leg to another in place. And now, she doesn't usually do this, but bitty!Asch was in dire need of a smile just as much as the older versions, so...]

Want a ride?

I can really have one?

Sure! Climb on!! [She'll even offer a hand to help.]

Okay! [He takes the offered hand and climbs up, hesitantly looking around from the higher view.]

Make sure you hold on tight, okay? He might not look it, but Tokunaga moves pretty fast when I tell him to. [Well, not that fast considering he was large and heavy, but fast enough. Anise had indeed gotten stronger on her journey, and made up for any shortcomings with Tokunaga.]

I'm gonna make him move now, so just keep your feet planted and hang on. [And off they go. Slowly at first.]

[Asch clings tightly to Tokunaga's head, especially once they start moving.]

Is this really safe?

[Anise makes sure they aren't moving too fast or too far, just plodding around in the area she was using to train. It was a decent sized field, though, so they had a lot of room to move around.]

Boo, of course he's safe! I've been using Tokunaga to fight with for two years now and never had any problems!! But if you're scared, Asch, I can put you down~ [Ho, ho, Anise's sourpuss!trolling is not limited to just the older ones.]

I'm not scared! I just don't want to fall and get hurt. Luke and Asch don't like it when I am.

Hey, have a little faith in me! I won't let you fall, and I especially won't let you hurt yourself. [Wait a second. Anise stops Tokunaga and stares at the other passenger beside her.]

Luke and Asch? Which ones? I haven't seen anyone else in a really long time, just my--um...! T-The Asch with wings.

The ones with the baby. Only he's not really a baby anymore, I guess, but he's still really little. Luke talks to everyone, you've probably met her before.

[B-Bab--oh...oh, wait. Yeah, she does remember that one! She hadn't seen her in a while, though, like so many other people.] Yeah, I have! I haven't seen her in a while, though. Do you live with her, Asch?

Yeah, I do. She and Asch take care of me.

Aww, I didn't know they were still here! Can you tell them Anise says hi when you see them next? Pretty please~? ♥

...Can't you just tell them that when you see them?

[...Damn, Asch, when'd you get smart? The other versions of you are still remotely stupid, cough.]

Um! W-Well, I guess I could, but...I haven't seen them in forever! And if we never meet for whatever reason, then you can just the give the message for me.

[Oh, he's still something of an idiot sometimes. He's just learned to pay a bit of attention to people and what they're saying.]

...Oh. Yeah, I guess I can do that.

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/SO LATE. I'm so sorry, I was away at the lakehouse for a few days. ;;

Don't worry about it~

And I also have to head to bed, since it's 2am, pffft. See you in the morning! o/

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