Imaizumi City

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"But... I just... you came out of the store... and you were holding it... and I saw... and... I offered to pay you for it... and..." Ayako was now extremely concerned for the girl. What would cause such sudden memory loss so... out of no where? Did this girl have... some kind of illness? Ayako was horribly worried. "You called him... um... um.. Teddington? Something like that..."

[Vinestar]

"It is good to be confident as long as you aren't complacent, yes." Her speech a little formal, the new transfer continued smiling. "As you have gathered, I am indeed a transfer. This city- It is quite different from my town in the countryside. The sights, the sounds, the very atmosphere- It is like a new world. I guess I am still a little overwhelmed by everything here? I will say that Imaizumi has a good stock of sweets and desserts though."

Remembering about the last bite, the girl finished off her food with a delighted sigh before continuing her conversation. "In any case, this one is known as Asahina Tenri."

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"Eh, confidence isn't misplaced when the guys don't even have abilities. Of course, it wouldn't be misplaced otherwise either," replied Kameyo, grinning widely. Those people without abilities... she was very well equipped to stop them in their tracks. "Anyway, Imaizumi's pretty different from the countryside, yeah. And a good selection of sweets? Definitely! There's this crepe stand that sells the best crepes in the entire city."

Kameyo folded her arms. Educating the new girl about the city. This was pretty entertaining. "It's nice to meet you, Asahina-san. So, you're a student of Imaizumi Academy, too? With the uniform and all."

[Roxas]

"...Are you crazy, maybe?" Beatrix asked the girl, unable to stop herself. Really now, there was no way she would forget owning that teddy. That thing looked like it would be in her top three toys! Even if pity were involved, why would she ever give it up to this random girl she'd never met before? Unless...

"Hey, did you mind-control me into giving you that thing?" Beatrix demanded to know. "Because if you did, I will have to punish you, little girl! No one messes with my amazing mind in such a manner!"

...I feel horrible for some reason...

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"These really are the best crepes in the entire city."

After his encounter with that Yukimura lady, he'd felt like having something sweet, and he had nothing better to do with his day so far.

"mmm...if only everyone could taste something as delicious as this crepe, I'm sure the world would be a much better place. After all, it's pretty hard to wage wars, spew hatespeech and commit crimes while eating crepes...or at least be taken seriously at the same time."

As a way to test this theory later he paid for two more crepes that disappeared with a *pop* shortly afterward.

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"M-m-mind control?" Ayako was completely baffled by this course of events. She had just been talking to the other girl about all of this... and she had just forgotten in an instant. How did that happen? What was going on? How did it make sense? It didn't make sense. At all. Ayako had no idea what to do, and now she was being accused of mind control.

"B-but that's not e-even my ability..."

[Roxas]

"Well, then there's no other explanation as to why you think that toy belonged to me!" Beatrix announced dramatically. "If you can't control my mind, how else could you possibly explain this scene you're talking about? Maybe you're just delusional! Or you forgot! ...Wait, forgot..."

Frowning, Beatrix crossed her arms and paced, the wheels turning in her head. She was onto something... the key to unravelling this whole mystery... ah... right, now the answer was obvious! The answer was right there in front of her!

Ceasing her pacing, Beatrix faced the wheelchair-bound girl once more. "You can also erase memories, can't you?!"

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Ayako trembled. All these accusations, and... she hadn't done anything. She had just asked for the stuffed animal and offered to pay for it... was this older girl teasing her? Why was she doing this? The hadn't done anything to make her forget... had she even forgotten? Why was she being so mean all of the sudden?

Tears began to well up in Ayako's eyes.

"B-b-but..." she stuttered, "I d-d-don't... th-that's n-not... m-my a-a-ability..."

[Roxas]

...Oh god, this girl was going to cry. Beatrix had frozen, her face showing great amounts of fear and worry. She'd just made a girl in a wheelchair, clutching a giant teddy, cry. In public. Oh dear god, her reputation! Her image! It was all at risk! Oh, and there was some other emotion that may have resembled pity, but never mind that!

Taking the most logical course of action, Beatrix immediately leaped forward, placing a hand on each arm of the girl's wheelchair and leaning as close as she could to the girl with a large, stuffed bear in the way. "H-hey! Be quiet! Don't cry!" She whispered urgently.

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Startled, Ayako froze for a moment, eyes wide. The girl had just... suddenly grabbed her wheelchair and gotten very close, and Ayako didn't know why. She was asking her not to cry... and for a moment, the tears stopped when she was startled by the older girl's sudden actions. Then... Ayako began to tremble. This was... horribly upsetting and confusing. All she had wanted to do was pay the older girl for being nice and giving her the bear, but suddenly she had gotten so mean... the tears returned, freely flowing down Ayako's face.

The emotional duress caused Ayako's vector to manifest. It weakly and ineffectually poked the older girl in the chest.

[Roxas]

...Why was this girl still crying?! Was she ignoring a direct request from the Beatrix Alexendria Katherine Avalon?! And... what was that that had just touched her chest.

A faint blush rising in her face, Beatrix stumbled back, arms crossed over her body. "D-did you try and touch me?!" She hissed. "You tried to touch me and you don't even look happy about it?!"

Bea had kind of forgotten that, right now, she looked like a horribly crazy villain.

[Vinestar]

"Oh? I'll have to make sure to order crepes next time. I'm not all that familiar with western food, so I'll have to try them out. Thank you." Thinking the younger girl was quite nice to tell her that, her impression of the girl only went up. "Yes, I'm a student. I'm still making heads and tails out of the area though."

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"... Eh...?" Ayako blinked. Confusion took hold over most other emotions, and she stared blankly at Beatrix, sniffling a little as the tears began to slow. Touched... her? What? Touching people was rude... but why did it cause that kind of reaction? This girl was really very strange... Ayako sniffled again before speaking up once more.

"I d-didn't... w-wait..." Ayako felt it. Her vector had become active. She remembered that her teacher told her about how her ability would activate under extreme emotions... had she really been that upset? "... I-it's my ability... s-sorry, I m-must've poked you..."

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"You definitely should, yeah," replied Kameyo with a grin. Hmm... this girl was new, wasn't used to the area or anything... Well, Kameyo wasn't exactly on active duty or anything, even though she had to be prepared just in case. And even if the girl had just finished off a parfait... she didn't actually have to get any crepes. And Kameyo was feeling pretty charitable at the moment, so... why not show her around?

"Hey, Asahina-san, wanna get a guided tour?" Kameyo asked, "Since you're new here, and all, and I'm not doing anything else except going over to the crepe stand and shopping a little bit, so how about it?"

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"Your ability...?" Beatrix repeated, glaring suspiciously at the girl. "...You have a perverted power?"

Taking another cautious step back, Beatrix began to realise who she was talking too, and immediately began to feel guilty. Especially when she noticed the tears. Of course this girl would take the chance to touch her like that... maybe she had trouble finding people interesting in her because of her... well, condition? Still, that was a rude thing to do.

Faking a cough into her fist, Beatrix tried to regain her composure. "W-well... I forgive you, little lady. And... forget payment, I dunno why you owe me anyway."

[Vinestar]

"Yes, please. If it isn't too much trouble, can you show me around the area so I can get a feel for the place?" Smiling at the offer, Tenri packed up her stuff and called the staff over for the bill while waiting for the other girl's response.

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"I-it's called Vectors..." Ayako began, swallowing hard. The tears were beginning to stop... mostly because the mood had changed so much. She didn't want the girl thinking that she had some kind of perverted power... After all, that wasn't even slightly true. "I... I h-have an invisible a-arm... but it's mostly useless... A-a-and I h-have to pay you for the teddy b-bear..."

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Kameyo grinned.

"It's not too much trouble at all, come on!" she said, walking towards the door as she did. Certainly, this would be an entertaining way to spend the day, showing the new girl around town. After all, it was her duty as a student of Imaizumi Academy to get the new students acclimated to their surroundings!