second; but you don't realize it yourself

[polyheroic]

Video;

[So, since no one discouraged spamming the network, Rose is posting, again. This time, she's indoors, at a shiny new apartment.]

Sooo, hey. I figure, I'm new here, some of you are new here, some of you are old hats, whatever. We should break the ice! And by that I mean I'm super bored. So. I'm having a party! Matisse, Genessia City, Room 102. Best way to break in a new apartment, right? Right. I've got snacks, soda, movies, and most importantly, we're gonna have a bunch of rounds of Truth or Dare and stuff like that. Everyone's invited as long as you have your magic pendant-y thingy. Don't think too hard about that part, please. See you soon! I hope? Seriously, everyone should show up, please.

Action;

[Rose has, true to her word, gotten a big party setup going in her apartment. Soda, snacks, etc of various types are around, she's got a bunch of extra chairs, the apartment is clean, there's some movies playing in the background for noise, and now she's just waiting for people to arrive.

If you arrive very early, you might hear her muttering to herself:]

Was this a mistake after all, are people really going to come, it's going to suck if I bought all this and no one shows, but it's probably fine, people here are friendly, but maybe....

[... Yeah.]

Comments

[polyheroic]

Got it.

[sorry, cute cat trumps literally everything else.]

Mikitty, huh... More like my kitty now, huh?

[She holds out her hand for Mikitty to touch first, though...]

[priceofmagic]

[Mikitty does just that: Shyly reaching out to pet Rose's hand. Then, with a little hop, he switches from standing on Satou to climbing along Rose's arm.]

He must really trust you. [Satou giggles,] He was super shy when I first got him... Are you a cat whisperer?

[polyheroic]

[don't say it don't say it do not say it. rose. no. do not say it. ROSE, DON'T SAY IT.]

Well, with my girlfriends, I guess I can be a cat...

[OKAY, NO SHE'S JUST

GONNA PRAY THAT'S GOING TO GO OVER SATOU'S HEAD.

meanwhile she's just gonna start petting this Espurr. kitty. she love.]

[priceofmagic]

[... Nope! She doesn't get it!]

Girlfriends, huh...? Are they here?

[Satou almost starts a downer conversation: It must suck to be here without her girlfriends. But maybe they are here? She sure hopes so, but doesn't want to make everyone sad if they aren't.]

Well, uh. I mean... Hehe. Sorry, I get ramble-y.

[polyheroic]

No, not yet...

[okay that's. good. But she looks a bit sad now.

This entire party, after all, was just Rose trying to distract herself from her loneliness. She misses them so much- How is she supposed to go back to living without them? They're the ones who saved her from her solitude. So to be without them... It's hard.

But even so, she forces her smile back on. She has to be positive. She can't just go to pieces so easily... She forces a smile, trying to pretend nothing's wrong, and continues to pet the Espurr, trying to scritch under its chin.]

I'm sure they will be before long, though! I mean, Vera's a demon lord, and Anya's a princess with some super-magic, so... I'm sure they'll find me soon.

[priceofmagic]

[Satou feels a pit of guilt for asking. She really shouldn't have... She knows how much it sucks to be alone here. She can remember those days where she sat on the bench by The Bay, waiting for Touka or Mikale or someone to appear. Getting excited over every network post as she hoped for her friends...

And then, punching Bakugou and beating him in a fight. And having someone to scold her out of her sadness and keep her moving. Until now, when she's Guardian and he's not here to catch up. Ugh...

Mikitty meows loudly in contentment, shaking Satou mentally. She puts on her own smile.]

Yeah! Genessia has this weird ability... It brings us to people who we wouldn't normally meet, and gives us friends we normally can't cross paths with. By the time they get here, you're gonna have soo many stories for them!

[polyheroic]

[Talking about them... Helps, in a weird way.She misses them, but moping won't help, and she does love gushing about them.]

Man, I don't know what I'm gonna do if I make too many friends here... The Chariot's cramped enough as it is.

[priceofmagic]

Can Chariots get upgrades? Oooh, like those side-cars that people put on motorcycles~!

[Absent-mindedly, Satou reached for the Russian Roulette chips and begins snacking on a few.

It's only a matter of time... But for now, she's having fun. She also needs to keep her mind off of her sulking.]

[polyheroic]

It's already been sort of upgraded! I made a couple ill-advised 'bigger on the inside' jokes around Vera, and then... Well, it sort of happened. We just... kept picking up more people...

[Rose will also start snacking, too.

The difference here is that she loves the spice.]