Other Rose (![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} akycha) wrote,@ 2003-03-12 12:27:00 |
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Shadows on the Wall: It Takes Two
[Scene: C-ko and Gir on swings]
C-ko: [Swinging back and forth] There's going to be another duel in the forest behind the school!
Gir: [Also swinging, but more recklessly] I saw a squirrel in the forest!
C-ko: But I wonder, brave warrior, if you know what you will find?
Gir: It was doin' like this! [Scratches behind ear with hind leg, nearly falls off swing.]
C-ko: For the forest contains many strange things...
Gir: Like squirrels?
C-ko: Kashira!
Gir: Kashira?
C-ko and Gir together: [Swinging back and forth] Gozanji kashira! [Gir lets go and flies off the screen into the far distance.]
Gir: Wheeeeeeeeee!
[Scene: in the Dueling Arena. B-ko arrives via the gateway to find A-ko there, dressed in the Rose Bride Dress.]
B-ko: [Looks around the arena. She is carrying a sword.] Where is your sword, A-ko?
A-ko: [In a quiet, even tone, hands folded in front of her] I am the Rose Bride. I do not use a sword.
B-ko: You cannot duel me without a sword!
A-ko: No, I cannot.
B-ko: Take off that stupid dress and get a sword! I did not give you a challenge rose to stand here and stare at you!
A-ko: I am the Rose Bride. You can fight over me, but you cannot fight me. You can desire me, or love me, or hate me, or even hit me, but you cannot fight me, for I will not fight back.
B-ko: Duel with me, damn you! I can't win if you won't fight me!
A-ko: I know.
B-ko: [Points her sword at A-ko] How dare you, you arrogant bitch! How dare you refuse to meet me? We were friends once, and now--! How dare you...
A-ko: I am the Rose Bride.
B-ko: [Continues to point the sword directly at A-ko, who stands, hands folded demurely in front of her, perfectly calm.] You are a person like myself. Pick up a sword.
A-ko: I am the Rose Bride.
B-ko: [Still pointing the sword at A-ko's heart] Pick up your sword, A-ko, or I will run you through. I will not play this game.
A-ko: I am the Rose Bride. I am not permitted to duel.
B-ko: [Takes a step forward. The sword is dangerously close.] Pick. Up. A. Sword.
A-ko: [Waits patiently, hands folded demurely, glasses perched on her nose.]
B-ko: [Throws her sword aside, turns her back on A-ko, and stalks to the arched exit of the dueling arena. By the time she reaches the stairs, she is covering her face with her hands and running.]
A-ko: [Continues to stand perfectly still, hands folded in front of her, the breeze rippling the skirt of the Rose Bride Dress. She stares ahead, not watching B-ko go.]
[In the foreground, the outline of Akio watches with field glasses, and laughs softly.]
[Scene: C-ko and Gir on swings]
C-ko: [Swinging back and forth] There's going to be another duel in the forest behind the school!
Gir: [Also swinging, but more recklessly] I saw a squirrel in the forest!
C-ko: But I wonder, brave warrior, if you know what you will find?
Gir: It was doin' like this! [Scratches behind ear with hind leg, nearly falls off swing.]
C-ko: For the forest contains many strange things...
Gir: Like squirrels?
C-ko: Kashira!
Gir: Kashira?
C-ko and Gir together: [Swinging back and forth] Gozanji kashira! [Gir lets go and flies off the screen into the far distance.]
Gir: Wheeeeeeeeee!
[Scene: in the Dueling Arena. B-ko arrives via the gateway to find A-ko there, dressed in the Rose Bride Dress.]
B-ko: [Looks around the arena. She is carrying a sword.] Where is your sword, A-ko?
A-ko: [In a quiet, even tone, hands folded in front of her] I am the Rose Bride. I do not use a sword.
B-ko: You cannot duel me without a sword!
A-ko: No, I cannot.
B-ko: Take off that stupid dress and get a sword! I did not give you a challenge rose to stand here and stare at you!
A-ko: I am the Rose Bride. You can fight over me, but you cannot fight me. You can desire me, or love me, or hate me, or even hit me, but you cannot fight me, for I will not fight back.
B-ko: Duel with me, damn you! I can't win if you won't fight me!
A-ko: I know.
B-ko: [Points her sword at A-ko] How dare you, you arrogant bitch! How dare you refuse to meet me? We were friends once, and now--! How dare you...
A-ko: I am the Rose Bride.
B-ko: [Continues to point the sword directly at A-ko, who stands, hands folded demurely in front of her, perfectly calm.] You are a person like myself. Pick up a sword.
A-ko: I am the Rose Bride.
B-ko: [Still pointing the sword at A-ko's heart] Pick up your sword, A-ko, or I will run you through. I will not play this game.
A-ko: I am the Rose Bride. I am not permitted to duel.
B-ko: [Takes a step forward. The sword is dangerously close.] Pick. Up. A. Sword.
A-ko: [Waits patiently, hands folded demurely, glasses perched on her nose.]
B-ko: [Throws her sword aside, turns her back on A-ko, and stalks to the arched exit of the dueling arena. By the time she reaches the stairs, she is covering her face with her hands and running.]
A-ko: [Continues to stand perfectly still, hands folded in front of her, the breeze rippling the skirt of the Rose Bride Dress. She stares ahead, not watching B-ko go.]
[In the foreground, the outline of Akio watches with field glasses, and laughs softly.]
