Thursday, April 7, 2022

Valentine Fantasy Prologue Part 3 (Abridged)

Arc: Why won't you understand, Mom!?
Harlot: Arc, I'm doing this for your own good.
Surtr: Please you two, let's all calm down and talk about this slowly...
This is a fight that started from something trivial that usually would never get to this point. Today, however is a bad luck day and that argument has blown up.
Arc: This about me. I should get to decide.
Harlot: Why won't you understand? I'm not doing this because I want you to be mad at me!
Arc: ...ven...
Harlot: W-what?
Arc: YOU'RE NOT EVEN MY REAL MOM!
Arc instantly regrets their words, feeling they should never have said that. Harlot slaps them, but she too is shocked by her actions. Arc runs to their room. Harlot can't bring herself to say or do anything else.

Later
Harlot: ...and that's what happened. I shouldn't have pushed the matter so hard!
MC: Weird you two fought like that. / So you want me to help you two make up? / Oh. Just a family argument.
Harlot: It's not just that. (cries)
Surtr gives Harlot a tissue to wipe off with.

Surtr: I will take over explaining from here. So the morning after the fight...
Flashback
Harlot: A-Arc? I'm sorry for slapping you yesterday.
Arc: It's okay. I'm sorry I said something so terrible. I was a little out of it then, I don't mean it at all.
Harlot: ...something's wrong. Who are you and what have you done with my baby!?
Arc: What? I'm totally Arc.
Harlot: No you're not! We're under contract but I don't feel that connection to you! Talk, imposter!

Not Arc: Wow you saw through me? That acting was supposed to be perfect.
Harlot: Hey wait I think I've heard about something like this. Something about fairies from Tir na Nog?
Not Arc: Ding ding ding! You win the million dollar pr--(slammed into the wall)
Not Arc: ...t-threatening me won't help you. They won't come back even if you do something to me. Man they're gonna be mad when they hear I got found out. I might as well leave since there's no point hanging around now that you've noticed, so bye.
Harlot: NO STOP AND TELL ME WHERE ARC IS

Present
Surtr: And that's what happened this morning.
MC: So you haven't found Arc yet? / We have to find them! / I'm sure Arc's fine
Harlot: Since a Tir na Nog fairy took Arc, I want you to tell me about anyone you know who knows a lot about that world.
MC: I know someone! / I'll help too.
Harlot: Thank you MC. Next time I'll tell you about a good secret casino as thanks.
Surtr: Arc is no weakling. Anyone who took them away is someone you should be careful of too.
The group splits up. Harlot will go to Ueno to find Cu Sith, Surtr will go to Ikebukuro to talk to Fergus, and MC will go to Roppongi.

Roppongi
The rulers of Roppongi are normally the people who are given things, but with Valentine's coming they are making chocolate themselves.

Cait Sith: Meow!
Ophion: MY WIFE...will surely love this first class fruit chocolate bon bon!
The rulers who normally hate showing weakness have relaxed and let their guard down for this.
Cait Sith: Melusine, could you taste my chocolate please? Meow!
Ophion: I give special permission for you to taste mine as well. Only the best for MY WIFE.
Melusine: Understood. Please understand I will set aside my position as maid for now and give you the strictest of criticism.

Melusine tries Ophion and Cait Sith's chocolates.
Melusine: ...yes, these came out wonderfully. You can be proud to present these to anyone in the world. Especially if you compare it to these two...
Hakumen: With a taste of poison paradise, I'm addicted to you, don't you know that you're toxic? ♪
Lucifuge: And I love what you do, don't you know that you're toxic? ♫
Melusine: Please follow the recipe and refrain from overloading your chocolates with sugar or poison.
Hakumen: Oh come now, don't be like that. Can you explain it again for me?
Lucifuge: And for me after. I shall make something satisfactory in due time!

Knock knock, a bodyguard comes in.
Mobster: I apologize for the interruption. Lady Melusine, Sir Cait Sith, someone is here to see you.
Cait Sith: Uh, I didn't have plans to meet anyone today? Who could it be?
Melusine: We are currently busy, so please tell them to book an appointment.
The bodyguard whispers to the two who came to see them not wanting the other Tycoons to hear and cause a fuss.
Cait Sith: I'LL BE RIGHT THERE
Melusine: I have something to attend to, please wait until I return.
Both leave before anyone else can ask what's up.

In a nearby waiting room

MC: Sorry for the sudden visit. Am I interrupting something?
Melusine: Oh no, it's fine. We were just making chocolate all together. I feel as though I should apologize for coming out dressed like this.
Cait Sith: Welcome, MC! Have a seat.
MC: You two look great in those aprons. Valentine's huh.
Melusine: ...ahem, thank you. On another note, I've heard you wish to talk to us? Since you asked for us two, I suppose this must have something to do with Tir na Nog?
MC: Yeah. So anyway...

One explanation later
Melusine: ...yes, that is unmistakably related to the changelings from our world. But unfortunately there are many kinds of fairies, so it's not enough to determine who exactly did it...
Cait Sith: Yeah, I don't know many details either. There's tons of similar stories like that.
Melusine: Still, even fairies have their specific quirks. You said this happened because of a family argument?
Cait Sith: You've heard of stories of people being taken late at night, right? It might be a derivative of the ones who turn up after arguing with a parent or saying horrible things...
MC: Oh...not enough info, huh? What do we do?

Cait Sith: Don't give up that fast! We'll help, meow!
MC: Thanks, but how?
Cait Sith: Cats have great senses too! I won't be able to tell you how Not Arc got away, but my cats and I should be able to figure out where they went!
Melusine: I'll give what little help I can too! I will do some research and call you if I find anything.
MC: Thanks you two!
Cait Sith: Okay, lead the way MC!

Roppongi streets
Cait Sith: Time to go to Arc's house!
MC: You're in a good mood.
Cait Sith: Oh right that's kind of inappropriate when you have a friend missing...I've been busy lately though, so I can't help being a little excited to do something with you...hey where's Solomon? Normally he joins in to talk with me.
MC: Uhh...we fought last night. He won't answer if I try to talk to him since then.
Cait Sith: What!? Why!? He told me yesterday he was gonna give you a Valentine's present! ...oops.
MC: What!?

Cait Sith: I wasn't supposed to talk about that. But you two really were thinking of each other. I'm sure you'll both make up soon enough.
MC: Yeah, I wanna make up with him too.
Cait Sith: Good! It'll get worse the longer you take to get to it. Solomon must feel the same way, though he's stubborn. I hope he'll also forgive me blowing his secret away...
???: Naughty naughty, have you been a bad child fighting with those you love? Naughty children get taken away!
Cait Sith: MC, no! (jumps in)
MC gets wrapped up in an old rag, sending them through a door to another world and dumping them into a thick forest.

MC: W-what? What's happening now!?
End of Episode

1 comment:

  1. MC: "Cait Sith, it seems like we're no longer in Tokyo anymore..."

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