genessia | 3rd Chapter | Video/Action

[When Mikoshiba turns on the screen, he looks pleased with himself. His hair blows gently over his face in the wind, while he looks out to where the Bay used to be.] I've finally gotten sick of hearing everyone complain about the Bay missing, so I can explain what's going on. Just this once, so don't make me repeat myself!

This is what you would call a challenge event. You wouldn't collect just one ball in sports, so why would you bother to catch one star? [Because sports are normal. He's not comparing it to something to happen in a video game, not at all.]

Just like you'd get extra points at the end of a...sports...thing, if you manage to collect all the stars, or at least a certain amount of them, you'll probably get something cool. Like a sword or something. I was already here so I might as well try. [He shrugs, trying not to look nearly as excited as he actually is. This is his chance to get a legendary weapon! Which he will then keep in his room and never use.]

[That hole looks unsettling though. He stays away from it while he tries catching one of the lights. He has his sights set on one, but when it keeps evading him, he finally gets frustrated and puts his hands to his face to think. There's one nearby, so he runs after it, splashing through the water and trying to look as cool about it as he can. He finally manages to catch one, letting out a victorious shriek. But his excitement is short-lived when this memory (up to 2:26) plays. He falls down and seems to stare at nothing in particular, overcome with an elated feeling once it's over. Slowly, the euphoria fades, returning him to the present. He tilts his head down to look at his phone, otherwise still and mortified. It wasn't a bad memory, but it had been so real, enough to make him lose his composure in public. Realizing this, his eyes wide, and his face pales before brushing brightly. He scrambles to turn off his phone, his words equally rushed and panicked.]

Never...nevermind! Just stay away, it's a waste of time to try it!

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Why thank you. I do admit you are beautiful yourself. The Goddess Aphrodite shined down on you big time.

[Best way to put it anyway without being her civilian form right now.]

Memories? [She paused slightly. She was trying to catch one in order to study it a bit, but if it had to do with memories, maybe it wasn't a good idea. After all there were some she didn't want others to see.] Is that what these stars are?

[He blushes furiously, smiling at the praise.] Do you think so?

A friend of mine experienced some memories he didn't want to see again when he caught one. And the same happened to me. I don't think it will change by a third time.

I would know, after all I'm the guardian of love and beauty. I can tell.

[Well at least she learnt something about this that she was going to keep for if it ever happened again. But no one had to know about that.]

So it causes ones memories to be seen... I guess I could not touch the stars, but doesn't mean the jar still can't grab one.

[He laughs, pleased, and looks down shyly.] You might have incomparable beauty, but you'll need to try harder. I feel like we were supposed to meet though, as a guardian of love and someone who is always looking for it.

It's more like you see it for yourself. But there sometimes someone else might see it too.

[Personally, he doesn't want to risk seeing another memory, or a worse one from someone else. Now that he knows what the stars are capable of, it would almost seem wrong to stumble upon that.]

Your looking for love, huh?

[That at least gets her to stop trying to catch stars, if only for a moment.]

You know, I have a friend who might help you in that area. [She was talking about herself honestly, but you know keeping up secret identities is kind of a tough job sometimes.]

I see.. I should be careful then... I have memories I wouldn't want someone else to see. [Her smile fades slightly as she looks at the sparkling water. It was a sad thought really and there were some she never wanted to resurface again if she could help it.]

But I keep thinking I could find out more about these things if I could get one in a jar. Maybe it will get us a better understanding of this place.

Ah--I can't just settle on one love! A playboy like me deserves to have the best of them all!

[In dating sims. He's too scared to talk to real girls for too long. That, and he has some confusing feelings over a certain raven haired judo instructor.]

But if this friend of yours is even half as cute as you are, maybe I'd be willing to humor her.

[Did something embarrass her in the past? The guardian-goddess of beauty and love? No...if this was like a dating sim, it was probably something sadder, something that hurt a bright star like herself.]

[If he was the protagonist of this dating sim, he had to make a decision now:

1.) Comfort her
2.) Ask her to elaborate
3.) Rudely tell her he didn't care

He stands beside her, hands in pockets because he's starting to lose his nerve. But it's his duty to see this through, so he smiles so sweetly that he'd be surrounded by roses and pink lights if he had any control over reality bending.]

I'll help you. We can catch lots of stars if we're both trying!

Playboy, hm? [She gives a small smile. She wasn't that kind of girl herself. Even more so if she had to make that tough choice later on again. She would always pick her princess at the end of the day.]

Hey, she is good at giving advice, what can I say. You can humour her like that.

[She looked at the water once more, a small smile spreading across her face. Maybe help might help her after all.]

Okay, if you want to get down and dirty you can help? I will be grateful. [With that she was already in the water and finding the closest one she could get to.]

Yeah, I've lost count of how many girls I've been with. But I'll never forget the first girl who fell in love with me. [In a dating sim.]

I might. Depends on who she is.

[He brightens at her gratitude, but he ends up shy seconds later.] It's not a big deal...

[She smiled.] One may fall in love many times, but I agree that one will never forget there first love, or the love that they might not have felt before. [She wades further into the water before kneeling down the jar once more back into the water. She wasn't going to stop until she caught at least one if her bag of jars.]

There should be jars by the edge if you are so willing to help.

But I got bored with her pretty soon after she served her purpose. [He shrugs carelessly. Purpose being helping him understand girls better.]

[He goes over to the edge and takes one of the jars, chasing after the stars in the water. Pretty soon he's immersed in trying to catch one of the stars. He smiles, forgetting all about looking cool and just enjoying the game.]

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[That was enough give her pause. She wasn't going to bring it up, but that seemed like a harsh way to say that. For now though she knew it was better to just bring it up later, after they had collected some stars. Once she had managed to catch a couple she placed them on the side, happily.]

There we go. I think that is more than enough.

[Mikoshiba was proud of himself. He showed off the jars to Sailor Venus, smiling and blushing faintly.]

Look! Look at how many I caught! Wow, and you caught so many too! You must be really talented!

[Notice him, Sailor Venus, notice how good he is at the game.]

[She smiled happily, it really should be more than enough for her to study in an unknown place, only known to her. A top secret base for her.]

That is wonderful, you caught more than I did. What was your secret?

[She is being nice at least without slipping into her civilian self.]

[He smirked, running a hand through his hair and posing like his favorite video game dating sim protagonist. He practically made roses appear out of nowhere with his attempt.]

My secret was in my skills. That, and I didn't give up. If you wanted more, I could always catch a few more, since I'm so good at it.

No, this should be more than enough.

[She was just going to study it in her secret base after all. She needed a good amount to be able to do that.]

I owe you one, by the way, so whatever you want just let me know.

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