uuing | ten. ☆ ( video / backdated to before the spring cleaning plot )

Uu-! Hi everyone..! Today Maria and Beato have a question for everyone!

[ Maria is practically as cheery as ever when she waves at the camera - except she's not alone right now, there's someone sitting there with her, and she turns to that person with a smile as if urging her to speak on.

Beato waves too, as excited about this as ~~HER TINY ONEESAN~~ Maria. ]

We thought of this some days ago, while watching the people in the tea house. You all come from very diferent places, are we wrong? I can only imagine how many wonderful stories you all have!

And so we want to hear e-verything about you and your world! [ she's just fistpumping here now, look at all this double excitement. ] Uu-, so everyone, please tell us your stories, okay? Beato and Maria re-ally want to know!

We'll be waiting! Thank you so much!

( ooc: replies will come from both Maria and Beato (

fathersbeloved) and will be a bit delayed (especially on my side, since I'm going to bed right now and will get to them tomorrow)! )

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--Sure thing!

[In fact, he has some visual confirmation for that (courtesy of Christmas)! He pulls out a photograph and brings it closer to the camera for Maria to see.]

These guys here are my friends! The one in the middle is Yuusei; he's a really great duelist, D-Wheeler and mechanic! We've known each other since we were little, and I owe my life to him. [In more ways than one.]

The tall guy on the left is Jack. He's an asshole and a moocher, but somewhere deep, deep, deep, deep, deep down he's a good guy, I think. When he ain't preaching 'bout being a King and crap like that.

The girl below is Aki! ... She can be kinda scary when she gets mad, but other than that she's really kind; her parents are pretty damn rich, but she ain't a spoiled brat or anything.

The two in the front are Rua and Ruka! They're twins, but aside from the looks, they ain't very alike. Rua's kinda childish, but he's got one heck of a fighting spirit! Ruka's much more mature and calmer than him. Both are nice kids.

And last but not least, the guy on the far right! His name is Bruno, and he doesn't know much beyond that -- he's lost his memory, y'know. But he's a genius mechanic, on par with Yuusei! He's helped us a lot in the tournament we took part in.

Speaking of which, the photo comes from after the seven of us -- Team 5D's -- won it!

[ Oh, she's just staring with great interest, even nodding along with his story - she likes hearing all of this, really. ]

Uu-, all of you guys really do look happy! Maria's glad to see everyone being friends, and then being so happy and lively..!

Same here!

[Crow laughs cheerfully... and then lets out a small sigh. He doesn't exactly look sad, since he's still smiling, but his tone seems to have dropped a bit.]

... Too bad I haven't seen 'em in a while.

[ Aww, Crow. Maria understands how you feel about this, really, but she mostly tries to keep on smiling. ]

But you're still not alone, right..? Uu-, Maria thinks nobody in Johto is alone.

[That's just-- so sweet of her Crow can't help but chuckle a bit.]

You're right! 'S hard to feel lonely when we've got so many people around, huh?

[... Even if he'd rather some of them were not here.]

Uu-! Maria thinks so too! Even though most of Maria's family isn't here anymore, everyone's always really nice! [ she giggles. ]

It's why Johto's the most fun place of all places!

[Fun.

This "fun place", as she calls it, took away almost everything he held dear -- his kids, his hometown, his family and friends back from his world, the new friends he gained here -- all of that was out of his reach now, courtesy of Johto. Sometimes he thinks he hates it for this, really.

But on the other hand, it gave him a lot of good things in the first place. And even if it snatched them away later on...

A smile sprawls across Crow's face as he props his head on his free hand.]

Yup. One thing for sure, I don't regret coming here at all!

[ Maria is oblivious to what he's thinking either way - especially with the way she keeps smiling and even nods along. ]

Maria doesn't regret it either..! Even if Maria goes home, she wants to keep the fun memories of this time!

Me too! There's no way I'd ever forget everyone I've met here.

[Or, well, at least he hopes that won't be the case when he goes home. Eventually.]

Uu-, maybe everyone should have a big goodbye party together when it's the time to finally go from here? Maria thinks that sounds like a lot of fun..!

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