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Post by Kino Makoto on Jan 7, 2009 17:01:50 GMT -5
Minako thrust her brush into her purse and turned to face Makoto. “Well, yes, I mean, everything is alright. It's just that.” How did she tell Makoto what she needed to without sounding like an idiot? “Ok, hear me out. You know the white haired guy that joined Zach and I for lunch? I just get this strange feeling around him. Like he's familiar. But I know I don't know him. I would remember someone like that.” Minako shook her head. “I mean, I have millions of fans, but this guy wouldn't be the type to follow my music at all. He's a money man, investing in the film, even though to me it doesn't seem like his type of deal.” She was babbling and missing the point.
“I feel so uncomfortable sitting there with him, but I cannot fathom why. He's done nothing wrong, said nothing inappropriate, and aside from a few polite comments about my talent, I really don't think he knows much about me. So why do I get this strange sense....” Minako didn't want to run away from Khalid. In fact, when she'd asked him if he'd be on the set she had desperately wanted him to say yes. And knowing that she felt that way for no reason was creeping her out. “Do you know him?” Makoto peered at herself quickly in the mirror and tucked a couple loose strands of hair behind her ears as Minako put her brush away. She quickly turned her attention back to Minako as she began to speak, and was rather taken aback by how flustered she appeared to be. This was not like Minako. However, when she began to speak of the familiarity of this gentleman her ears perked up. Something was definitely going on around here. It was just way more than coincidental that all of a sudden people were springing up that they were finding familiar. And after her talk with Rei this morning… “Minako-chan, I didn’t really think anything of it at first as I was so busy rushing between your table and the kitchen, but now that you mention it, there is something about him that is kind of familiar to me. I cannot put my finger on it either…” She frowned as a pair of blue eyes crept into her mind, and lightly shook her head trying to wipe away the vision. “And you’re totally sure you’ve never met him before? You said he was an investor...could you have seen him at a studio or film set somewhere?” |
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Post by Aino Minako on Jan 7, 2009 23:34:18 GMT -5
"Mako-chan, I'm dead certain. I would know. I would remember eyes and hair like his. They're so... so... distinct." Minako stuttered. At least Makoto felt the same way about him as Minako. Or, she was trying to make Minako feel like less of a moron. Makoto was sweet enough to do something like that for her friend. She tossed her hands up in the hair in frustration. "I feel silly for even being concerned about this? I mean, people meet people all the time that they have weird I-swear-I-know-you feelings about don't they? And they don't freak out about it. I don't free out about it." Yes, Minako was trying to talk herself down, and while she knew what she was trying to accomplish, she was also fairly certain she was failing.
"Well, I'm going to have to go back out there. And I want to. I mean, I want to see him. I just want to know why I feel so connected to him. But I certainly can't ask. I'm a talented and poised actress after all." Minako replied. "What would you do?"
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Post by Kino Makoto on Jan 8, 2009 11:24:46 GMT -5
Makoto leaned back against the counter, crossing her arms and letting out a small sigh. “Minako-chan, it’s a very long story, but trust me when I say I know exactly how you’re feeling.” She wanted to tell Minako about the other guys, but wasn’t sure how to go about it without worrying her any more than she already appeared to be. She pinched the bridge of her nose as yet another image of the blue-eyed man floated into her mind.
She paused for another moment before answering Minako’s last question. What would she do? ‘If he gives Minako as bad a headache as I got from ol’ blue eyes, I’d run far far away…’ she thought to herself. “Just be yourself, Minako, and everything will be fine.” Makoto grinned. “Knowing you, you’ll have all the information you’re looking for charmed out of him in no time.” She gave her friend a quick side hug, lightly squeezing her shoulders. “I’d better be heading back to the kitchen. I need to get your next course out of the oven and onto your table.”
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Post by Aino Minako on Jan 12, 2009 23:48:30 GMT -5
Minako nodded, giving Makoto a smile. Her friend had to be right, and besides, she was idol Aino Minako, singer and actress. There was no man who could unnerve her. There was no man she couldn't face. So why should she even worry? "You're right Makoto," she replied, pausing for a moment.
But deep down, Minako knew that words alone wouldn't quell the butterflies in her stomach. She stepped back from Makoto and leaned lightly on the bathroom sink. Makoto's words replayed through her mind like an old CD with a skip, and Minako realized she'd missed something critical. "Wait, how do you know exactly how I feel?" the blond asked, her head tipping slightly to the left in question.
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Post by Kino Makoto on Jan 13, 2009 10:01:14 GMT -5
Makoto smiled and nodded at Mina’s agreement and stepped towards the door, ready to head back to the kitchen. That’s when Minako asked the loaded question. She froze, one hand on the doorknob, mind racing, heart pounding. How in the world could she answer this?
She turned and walked back to the sink and leaned against it next to Minako. Rubbing her temples, she sighed. “I met someone yesterday… well, I didn’t really ‘meet’ him. I don’t know if anyone told you, but this man who had visited Rei at the shrine decided to follow her to the chambers when she found out Usagi was gone. Somehow he slipped past security and managed to barge into the room. He was so achingly familiar, though I just know I’ve never seen him before in my life. And for some reason, the two times that I caught his stare, I wound up with a stabbing pain in my head. I barely slept last night from the headache I was left with.”
She looked down to the floor, grinding the toe of her shoe into one of the tiles. “I talked to Rei about it this morning. She said she got a very strange feeling after meeting him as well. Then she met another guy later on who also gave her that odd feeling of familiarity.” She stepped away from the sink, straightening her toque before turning to stand directly in front of Mina. “We don’t know why these guys are having this effect on us, but we know one thing…” She looked Minako straight in the eye, “We need to be very careful around them. It’s got to be something way more than coincidence that this is happening all of a sudden. Rei made me promise her that I would be careful if I ever saw him again. And I want you to promise me you’ll do the same around this guy.”
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Post by Aino Minako on Jan 16, 2009 11:44:15 GMT -5
"So you and Rei and me are all getting weird feelings?" Minako exclaimed. How oddly coincidental was that? She had not expected Makoto to tell her that other men were traipsing around Toyko spreading weird vibes to the rest of her friends. "So that's three. Khalid and your two... We've got to ask Ami if she'd sensed anything then. If she has, then it can't be coincidental."
Minako paused, "Didn't Usagi invite us to a get together tonight? Why don't we ask Ami about it there?" And the other inner senshi would be there. "Then again, if the outer show up, I'm not sure I'd want to have this discussion. You know how over-protective Haruka and company can be. Remember how they nearly killed Seiya for hounding Usagi?"
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Post by Kino Makoto on Jan 21, 2009 13:35:53 GMT -5
Makoto nodded an affirmative. “It’s definitely not coincidental. Hence Rei’s warning to be careful around these guys.”
She chuckled at the mention of Haruka and Seiya. “Yeah, I love ‘Ruka but… I think over-protective is putting it lightly!”
Nodding towards the door, she continued, “We really should be getting back out there.” Well, that and if she stayed to talk with Minako any longer she may wind up slipping and sharing something which she was sworn to secrecy on. “We’ll definitely ask Ami about it later tonight. Please keep in mind what I said though. Be yourself, but keep an eye on this guy. And be careful.”
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Post by Aino Minako on Jan 21, 2009 23:40:30 GMT -5
Minako gave Makoto a quick hug. "I will. And I'll see you at the next course." The blond's lips curled back into a smile as she breezed out the door, donning her confidence like a well-worn coat.
[ooc: continued in original post]
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Post by Kino Makoto on Jan 22, 2009 20:23:56 GMT -5
She watched as Minako left the restroom, the door closing softly behind her. Looking in the mirror one last time, she tucked another stray curl behind her ear and sighed, wondering for herself just what all this meant and why they were having such odd feelings towards these complete strangers.
It was no matter now. She needed to finish the lunch service for Minako and her guests. They'd definitely discuss this at their meeting tonight. Makoto straightened her toque one last time, then left to return to the kitchen.
[and we're done!]
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