text - Canon Bump - Seiren's Fake Friend Plan Aftermath

[wildmelody]

You know, I really thought for a moment that Sakura... no, Seiren actually was...

I don't know how to put it into words but I think she was genuinely happy to be my friend. Those weren't fake tears she was shedding when she got upset at being outed as Sakura.

[Hibiki turned the scrunchie over in her hands as she stared morosely into the ground.] But... if she really, truly wanted to be my friend, and Hummy's once more... and maybe even Kanade's...

Could she really be...

No... that's silly. No... I'm just clinging to hope now really.

There's no way, our enemy could be a Precure.

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[sunbloom]

I think you need to look very carefully at what happened. This isn't an assumption to be made carelessly. If you think she might honestly have a desire to get closer to you, then you need to keep an eye out for anything you can do. If she's just stringing you along, though, you need to realize that and shut her down before she does something you can't repair.

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[wildmelody]

I think so as well. She really felt horrible, and ran off when she was outed but... something tells me it's going to be on Seiren's mind for a while.

[sunbloom]

I agree. Only the best manipulator can worm their way into a relationship and not feel broken up about it later. Plus, some of us - you seem to be among them - have a way of bringing people around to their views. You probably affected her more than she was expecting, and when she was cast aside, it hurt her. So she ran off before she could be hurt further.

[wildmelody]

I didn't mean to cast her aside. I really did want her to be my friend I just... she rejected it, after Hummy saw through her disguise.

God I feel like the villain in this one. And I can't even make Negatones.

[sunbloom]

Keep reaching out. If she reacted like that, she'll come around. You just had bad luck this time.

Just realize that this isn't your fault. I know you want to be friends with her, and that's a good thing, enemy or not. Good intentions are never something to be ashamed of, Hibiki.

[wildmelody]

I know, I know. I'll have to keep at it. And really, if she is supposed to be one of the Precure, then its my job to make sure she gets used to us.

And thanks Itsuki.

[sunbloom]

That's a big "if," right now. Keep working on it, but don't get so involved that you miss the forest for the trees, or you'll have the honor of being the first Precure that has to call in reinforcements because they were ambushed.

Any time, Hibiki. I'm happy to help. Besides, I'd be a bad senpai if I didn't, right? And... I want you to keep this incident in mind with regards to Minamino-san, too. Don't forget that you and she are close too.

[wildmelody]

I know. And really, I think that honor goes to Yayoi's team who got everyone to help against the Bad End guys.

And yeah, true enough. I'm going to talk to Kanade later on, over the phone and all. None of this community stuff for the time being.

[sunbloom]

They knew what they were getting into, and we were all there anyway for the Tanabata celebration. No, this would be a different case entirely. Don't worry too much, though; I'm mostly kidding.

And I appreciate that. The community is great for talking to people on other worlds or timelines, but for people on the same world it's just a crutch. Communication is best done face-to-face, or over the phone, or... not over the internet.

[wildmelody]

That's true, and well, I guess it should be a given that we might need help one of these days.

Yeah, I'm not really into using the community to talk to her much, but face to face should help.