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[tiaraaction]

It's getting really cold now. It's definitely sweater weather.

[a sigh. ] I miss my heater at home. I miss mama's hot chocolate and super hot baths and eating hot pots.

[Winter is coming, you best prepare yourself for the endless whining of Usagi Tsukino, Anatole. ]

What were your favorite things to do in winter, everyone? Maybe we can do them together here!

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[mediumdrip]

Ice skating.

And you know, if you wanted to have some hot coco, I'm sure we could find some.

[tiaraaction]

Ahhhh - do you think there's little marshmallows here too? And whipped cream? Chocolate sprinkles?!

[mediumdrip]

I sure hope so. We could try to find some?

[tiaraaction]

Ohohoho, yes! I'll sleuth some out for sure.

[mediumdrip]

There's probably something like it? It's a little old fashioned here but hot chocolate has been around for a long time.

[tiaraaction]

Then I'll find it for sure! There's not a single hot chocolate that can escape me!

[mediumdrip]

I know some shops that might have it.

I know you said you wanted to earn everything for yourself, but would you at least let me treat you with this? Once you have your own income you can pay me back?

[tiaraaction]

[There's a not so subtle pink on her cheeks; Blaine is so nice, she can hardly even believe it. ]

I-It's okay! I got a job, just recently!

[Ordinarily, if there were Mamoru, Usagi wouldn't even think twice about letting him buy her hot coco. But Blaine isn't Mamoru, and Usagi is determined. ]

Thank you though! Maybe we could have together, though?

[mediumdrip]

That sounds great.

Where have you started to work? Are you enjoying it?

[tiaraaction]

Mhm! I work at Ramen Ya Soba, with Shinjiro-kun! It's super fun, even if I have to take a big nap when I get home.

[mediumdrip]

Is that a restaurant?

[tiaraaction]

It is! I think someone owned it before Shinjiro-kun, but he needed a hand with everything.

[mediumdrip]

That's cool. That means he worked hard and was able to become the boss, right? I don't know if I have that kind of dedication.

Did you know him from home or did you meet here?

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[madeinoblivion]

Yeah. It has been getting pretty chilly at night, huh? I guess I need to get some sweaters when we get paid ...

But at least it's warm in the noodle shop, right?

What makes your mom's hot chocolate special? Does she put something special in it?

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[tiaraaction]

Oh, yeah! It's really hot. Especially when you're moving about a lot.

... Mmm. I guess she makes it like everyone else. But she makes it because it makes me and Shingo really happy, even if she's mad at us. Or just me ...

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[madeinoblivion]

Shinjiro's pretty cool, for a boss, so I think if you asked he'd let you wear your sweater over the uniforms? Maybe?

Oh. So its just plain cocoa, not any fancy secret recipie. Is Shingo your brother, or sister?

[tiaraaction]

It'd definitely have to be black, right? There's no way he'd let me wear a cute pink one ...


.. Huh? Oh, Shingo is my little brother!

[madeinoblivion]

Yeah, probably black. But even black would still look cute on you. You're a girl.

It must be hard, to be stuck in a world like this with family somewhere way out there.

[tiaraaction]

It is.

[She says it without thinking. It's hard, sometimes, for Usagi to lie. Especially about when she's sad. But it is hard, it's incredibly hard and it's nice that someone else has said it out loud.

She glances downwards. ]

I miss them all the time. But, I can't be a crybaby here. Even if I really want to be.

[madeinoblivion]

But you're a girl, you can cry if you want to! It's okay to be homesick.

[tiaraaction]

Not every girl wants to cry! Crying doesn't - it just makes you sadder!

[madeinoblivion]

You must be a pretty brave girl, in that case.

[tiaraaction]

[ah yes, her ego is preening. ]

You bet I am!

[nolessthanseven]

It's not that cold yet. But I hear you on the hot chocolate.

[tiaraaction]

[Wistfully: ]

It's always little things you really miss, huh? You know yesterday, I kept thinking about all the cute socks and shoes I have back home, too.

[nolessthanseven]

[Isabelle just misses when things were normal.]

Good thing they sell cute socks here. You just have to look a little harder.

But yeah - it gets worse, the longer you stay. Soon enough you find yourself missing everything from life back home.

[tiaraaction]

I already miss everything!

[She's definitely whining. ]

- Oh. Cute socks? How cute?

[nolessthanseven]

I can only imagine what you'll be like in a month.

Pretty cute. Depends on when you go. Sometimes they're cuter than others.

[tiaraaction]

Do they have snowflakes on them? Cute bunnies?

[nolessthanseven]

I think one pair might've had snowflakes on them. I don't know how popular they were, though; it was, like, July.

[tiaraaction]

It doesn't matter how popular they were, they sound super cute!

[nolessthanseven]

Obviously the only thing to do here is go check out Berend's on a sock expedition.

[tiaraaction]

Yes, absolutely. Right away! Or - when I have a day off...

[nolessthanseven]

Your schedule is that full already?

[tiaraaction]

Well, I work for Shinjiro-kun, so ... It's pretty full.

[nolessthanseven]

I have no idea who that is. But I run the Patrol, and I manage to find a little bit of time every now and then.

[shrug.]

[tiaraaction]

Oh - you do? All by yourself?

[nolessthanseven]

Well, yeah. I'm the Commander. Commander Kuchiki runs the Police, and Commander Casca runs the S and R. This is seriously the first you're hearing off all this? We're obviously not doing our jobs right.

[tiaraaction]

E-ehehe It's not your fault, I just haven't really been paying attention ...

[She is ten times more embarrassed than she sounds. ] I knew they were around - I just didn't know who was involved!

[nolessthanseven]

[she smirks a little.] I have to say - you must live under one big rock if you didn't know who was involved. We're pretty vocal about it.

[deathtooboring]

[ Hikae just...laughs.

That rhymed, okay. 'Sweater weather'. Haha! ]

[tiaraaction]

Did I say something funny?

[it is safe to say, she missed the rhyme entirely. ]