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[leadinglady]

[ backdated to before the elves, just when the snow is really heavily piling up! SOMEBODY has just been dumped out beyond the village after her de-hiatus kidnapping, and gave up wading through the packed snow after like five minutes. so she's trying a different tactic.

wherever you are, there's suddenly a girl on an armored penguin calling out for you to WATCH OUT!! as she sleds down the slope, swerving to avoid hitting you....... and then crashing into a tree. awkward. the only way that could be even more awkward is if you'd been unlucky and stepped out from behind a tree, out-of-sight, so that you didn't even get a warning before the girl and her penguin crash straight into you instead. whooops. ]

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[acuity]

[ shakily does the same, wiping snow from her face in as ladylike a manner as she could. ]

I-I apologize for that. Ah... Miss Madoka!

[happyends]

.. Huh? [ .. Oh, this is someone she actually recognizes! The moment her eyes are cleared of snow, that is, and she shivers from the cold before she can even further talk on. ]

O-.. oh, hi! I'm sorry I was in your way..!

[ Isn't she the one who's supposed to apologize, Madoka. ]

[acuity]

No, I'm quite sure the fault is mine. I've never tried to travel this way, s-so... are you all right?

[ HAS GREAT COLD TOLERANCE 8|b ]

[happyends]

I'm.. I'm alright.. [ as if you'd expect doormat madoka to give any answer other than that, right. ]

It was just a little sudden.

[acuity]

Are you sure about that? You don't have any injuries, do you?

[happyends]

No! .. I.. I don't think so, at least, everything aches a little bit, but nothing too serious..

[ She can move normally at least, that's one thing. ] So please don't worry..!

[acuity]

[ just staring at, slightly skeptically, but hey. ]

... If you say so. But let's go back to the village together and make absolutely certain.

[happyends]

[ .. she's really that worried? ah, maybe it's a bad thing if she makes other people worry that much, she's.. pretty sure she's okay, but then again, she doesn't really want to protest either, so there's a weak nod. ]

If you don't mind..

[acuity]

Of course I don't. Now, the question would be whether to keep trying to sled on empoleon or not...

[ staring at penguinbro critically >:T ]

[happyends]

[ right, the giant penguin who bumped into her so rudely!! (except madoka doesn't think of it as rude, she's way too polite.) ]

Maybe you should try to find a place where there's absolutely nobody around?

[acuity]

[ penguinbuddy just chirps a sheepish apology, like SORRY MAN MY BAD. ]

You might be right. It'll take longer to walk, but the village isn't far, is it?

[happyends]

No, it's not. I.. I mean, I never go that far away from the village, after all, so it's only a little bit away from here..

[acuity]

You don't? Why is that?

[ picking a random and hopefully the right direction! ALLONS-Y o/ ]

[happyends]

[ IT ACTUALLY IS THE RIGHT DIRECTION. It's a miracle. So Madoka is just following behind until she catches up with the girl, then she walks next to her. ]

Um.. well, I thought it might get more dangerous the further you go out of the village.

[acuity]

That might be true. But in that case, you should simply bring a bodyguard or two with you.

[ nodding at penguin bff :V ]

[happyends]

[ it's true that penguin bff is sort of intimidating like a bodyguard.. but then again, there's one problem with that for madoka-- ]

But I don't have anything like that to help me out.. not the way you have.

[acuity]

A bodyguard doesn't have to be a pokemon. He or she could be a good friend, too. Someone who's willing to protect you.

[happyends]

But I'd feel bad dragging them all the way out there just to go on a walk..! I-I mean, they usually would have better things to do, I'm sure!

[acuity]

... Would they really think that?

[ are your friends total dicks, madoka, I am sure not!! ]

[happyends]

[ no, they aren't.. it's just madoka's continuous thought that she has to try her best to not be too much of a burden, pretty much. ]

.. I don't know, but.. still, I wouldn't want to keep them from what they want to do.

[acuity]

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If they're your friends, I should hope that they would want to spend time with you. That's what friends do, after all.

[happyends]

Yes, but wouldn't it be selfish to just ask for them do that..? Maybe I should wait until they offer it..

[acuity]

It'd be selfish...? I suppose I've never thought of it that way before.

[happyends]

Yes! .. I'm not entirely sure if it's selfish, it's just what I think, but.. I wouldn't ask my friends for too many favors without at least doing something for them in return too.

[acuity]

That's understandable! I just don't suppose asking for their company would be a favor, though.