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[ There is a girl in the village plaza who looks rather out of sorts as she sits on the ground, legs out to her sides, in a random sort of spot. She is kind of blank-faced as she stares at the other passers-by, with only a hint of confusion in her brow to betray how she's feeling.

Though it might be hard to see her face clearly under that short cape she's got on. It's black, with silver tassels. And though she's trying to watch what's going on around her, at the same time, it's like she wants to hide. But then, why isn't she moving away?

Maybe it has something to do with the carton of eggs on the ground next to her.

Though it probably has something to do with the fact that she now has white wings for arms. Can't really pick up a carton of eggs when you don't have hands, can you?

So the strange hooded girl with the feathered arms, at a loss, will just sit there for a while trying to figure out what to do.

God help you if you step on her eggs, though.

"'Poor little ugly duckling!" she would say. 'Why are you so different from the others?' And the ugly duckling felt worse than ever. He secretly wept at night. He felt nobody wanted him.

'Nobody loves me, they all tease me! Why am I different from my brothers?'" ]

(ooc; The Ugly Duckling, everybody. And yes, the pic is just a reference -- her feathers are actually white, not brown, and she's not wearing any other pieces of that costume. Cape, bird arms, and then her normal clothing beneath.)

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[ She is silent, and her silence underscores her doubt. ]

[sea-king-bait.livejournal.com]

[She gives her a determined nod.] I don't know if I can undo anything the Moss-o's have done, but... it doesn't mean we can't make it look good.

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... what do we have to do?

[sea-king-bait.livejournal.com]

Well, build a little confidence, to start. [She sighs.] But how about a new dress? You and Luke can go on a super fancy date, courtesy of your Fairy Godmother~.

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[ ... ] He wouldn't want to go on a date with someone as ugly as me.

[ Wait, that's not true, is it? Luke loves her. He'd never refuse to do something like that with her, no matter how she looked...

Nngh. She shakes her head. Something is weird here... ]

[sea-king-bait.livejournal.com]

Yes, he would! Lots of people want to see you and spend time with you, but they can't because you're sitting here feeling sorry for yourself for something that's not a big deal~.

[She waves her wand a few times, the magic lightly lifting Xion, trying to help her to her feet.]

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[ She gasps, to find herself hovering. It's not very far off the ground, but instinctively she straightens, getting her feet beneath her. She blinks a few times, then shakes her head roughly. ]

No, you're right. I don't know what came over me. Of course he'd-- [ ... ] Luke loves me. [ For just a moment, her mouth moves in what almost seems like a smile -- but it's gone so quickly it's hard to tell. ] I'm sorry, Keimi. I'm -- it's okay.

[sea-king-bait.livejournal.com]

[She giggles happily, nodding.] Good~! Now, promise you'll be okay?

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Um... I'll try! I think there's an experiment going on... that's why I'm acting so strange. [ ... she's not a duckling, she knows that much. ]

[sea-king-bait.livejournal.com]

[She taps her chin with her fairy wand.]

You're probably right. Some people are acting really strange. Good thing I was unaffected~.

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[ A single laugh escapes her -- much to her surprise, and she claps her wing-arms over her mouth. Blinks a few times. ... her eyebrows shift into a sort of dubious expression, though when she lowers her arms, she isn't smiling. ]

You seem pretty normal to me, Keimi. [ Playing along... ]

[sea-king-bait.livejournal.com]

[The mermaid's grin widens. She caught that, Xion.]

Of course~! My magic is too awesome for the Moss-o's to even want to try and mess with me!

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Right. [ The look on her face is almost a smile. Like a smile's sad, pale cousin. ] Thanks, Keimi.