I'm Going to Stand By You

[lightthedarkness]

Who: Usagi Tsukino and OPEN
Where: All over Vista
What: Usagi is coping as best she can
When: All week
Warnings: None I can think of



A: Even if We're Breaking Down

It had been a looooong day. Too long, honestly. She rubbed her neck as she started the trek to her last delivery, hair filled with flowers. Thankfully Mrs. Ophelia didn't play the radio, Usagi was drained enough from the music without needing to hear it everyday from work as well.

She looked at the address and swallowed. Pride Tower. She could do this, she could do this. She was Sailor Moon, and it was JUST flowers, no one knew who she really was.

"I can do this..."

She dropped her head and her shoulders drooped.

"One foot in front of the other. Come on, all you have to do is MOVE!" she insisted although, she blushed widely as the person near her suddenly turned. "I DIDN'T MEAN YOU!" she suddenly exclaimed, blushing deeply at how that must of sounded. Oh crud. "I-" she sighed. Crud crud crud.

B: We Can Find a Way to Break Through

She didn't even remember how she got up here on the little stage they had at the festival. She didn't even remember how she got to the festival except maybe she was drawn to it because of the music. The thing that woke her? Well, that she was now suddenly on a small stage for fans to karaoke the songs in-between all of the acts.

"WAH! W-W-WAIT! I C-CAN'T!" the other fans, zombie though they were, gave slow claps of encouragement. She swallowed and then suddenly saw a musician and... for whatever reason, the magic in the air, perhaps, she suddenly found herself singing, eyes locking on said musician.

"♪ Hands, put your empty hands in mine
And scars, show me all the scars you hide
And hey, if your wings are broken
Please take mine so yours can open, too
'Cause I'm gonna stand by you..."

C: Even if We Can't Find Heaven

She was at the beach, trying to get away from the festival for some fresh air. She felt like she couldn't breathe in the city. It wasn't her precious Earth, but she still felt awful, like a fist was around her heart and stomach. Her shoes were in her hand and she tried to take deep breaths.

She could do this, she could save them. She would save all of them with all the help she had beside her. She could do it.

Deep breaths. She pushed stray fly aways back behind her ear, but the wind was strong. Usagi was rubbing her arm and figured she should head back. Someone was heading towards her, she figured they probably were going to spend the day at the beach, or maybe a romantic sunset stroll.

"Good afternoon," she offered with a smile.

D: I'll Walk Through Hell with You

She was snooping around the festival, several bouquet of flowers in her arms. The festival meant that she had constant deliveries from fans and companies alike to send to musicians. Even though Rei had said she should quit, it allowed her such good access to the musicians. And yes, she knew that was partially the problem, but she'd do what she could where she could. However, as she was trying to find the dressing rooms, the little piece of paper that had vague directions for it and her delivery forms for access, she heard the sounds of yells and screams.

She hurried over to it in case it was another attack, or, hope against hope, it was just excited fans cheering for the next musician.

It was a mix of both, at the moment. The zombie fans were rocking the gates holding them back from the path for the musicians and the guards couldn't keep it up, not when pure madness pushed them to try and get at the musicians. Hands reached out for the musician, grabbing, clawing, trying to reach, trying to grasp tight.

She gasped and hurried over to them.

"HEY! HEY GET OFF THEM!"

Comments

A

[iitrebel]

Slowly, he plucks an earbud out of his ear.

"Oh," Artolo says dully, "it's you."

The chick from the tv show. He remembers. About a couple of weeks ago, he'd awkward and mortified at her appearance after the stunt he pulled. Running away like a jackass thirteen year old who embarrassed himself in front of the girl he liked, or whatever. Right now, however, he can't be bothered.

Besides, he has a theory.

Taking a drag of the joint he has in his hand, he tilts his head at her. "So, flower delivery, huh?"

[lightthedarkness]

"That's right, to ah, a couple of different bands and singers, actually." She looked around. "Usually, I just leave them with the guards at the front desk."

She waved her hand in front of her face to try and waft the smell away. "Er... how are you?"

[iitrebel]

"Having a mental breakdown," he answers bluntly, watching her carefully from behind his shades before he slowly puts out the joint. Who else had been at the television show? That one weird guy who had triggered off that memory...

"You know most of the time, depending on the lack of narcissism or excess of dickery, those get thrown out, right?"

[lightthedarkness]

"Why, what's wrong?" her brows knitted together in concern, yes, he had been a massive jerk, but she hadn't been lying about holding out her hand. Hadn't been lying then, wasn't lying now.

At the mention she merely gave a small smile and an idle shrug.

"Cut flowers do eventually die," she offered, knowing quite well that wasn't what he meant. "But offer a bit of brightness at least for a little while."

[iitrebel]

Just an uncooperative noise and a shrug. He has no desire to spill out his life story in public like this. Still, he's not going to miss this chance either. He wants to actually start working instead of scaring himself.

"Want to go on a date?" he asks bluntly. "After you deliver the flowers or whatever." That answers approximately nothing she's said, he knows.

C

[psyvampexperiment]

She might come upon the pale fellow with whom she enjoyed a wonderful karaoke duet and ...who unknowingly is in her debt for saving his life (and also shaking him up in a good way), now approaching, clad in a white polo shirt over loose-fitting khaki shorts, carrying a red parasol over his head. He might pause, managing a wan smile as he spots her and recognizes her. He's had a rough time lately, but the sight of her raises his spirits. "Good afternoon to you, as well," he says. "I came here to get away from it all, and I found someone I wouldn't mind sharing the quiet with."

[lightthedarkness]

"Ah, well I was actually just about to leave, but I don't mind staying a bit longer with you," she offered with a smile. "The sunset should be soon, right? I'm sure that will be beautiful." She was a romantic at heart, even if half her heart was back home.

[psyvampexperiment]

He glances toward the horizon, a small, almost fey smile crossing his pale face. "I wouldn't mind sharing it with you, as things are better when they're shared," he says. Then looking back to her, he replies, "Unless you have some pressing matter calling you away: a proper gentleman doesn't keep a lady from her appointments." And knowing what he was, who he was, he wants to live the better parts of that, like his gentlemanliness.

[lightthedarkness]

"Nowhere to go, no appointments to keep... I just... needed to get away from the festival, from everything that's happened there." She wondered if the musicians were made to be as blind as the people to the music playing. "It's too much sometime. So I came here since you can still hear it, even in the parks. What about you?"

[psyvampexperiment]

"I had much the same idea: the festival is... as tiring as it sounds, if you're a performer," he admits. "I needed to set my back to it, for a moment, just to be myself, Kiernan MacLeod, instead of Sariel, the dark, earth-walking angel." He might sound... not frantic, as he carries himself with too much grace for that, but perhaps frayed fits.

A

[sublimelymagnificentblitz]

The guy she'd just yelled at turned slowly, revealing himself to be none other than a drummer for a heavy metal band. Usagi could, if she so desired, have a moment of terror at what she'd unleashed before Jecht smiled.

"Rough day, huh?"

[lightthedarkness]

"I'm so sorry! I wasn't yelling at you, just uh... trying to motivate myself ya know?" she blushed as she realized how weird that sounded. At his smile, she smiled back.

"Ah, yeah, with the concerts companies and fans are basically leaving us with empty shelves everyday. Great for business, bad for energy," she laughed.

[sublimelymagnificentblitz]

"Better be careful around here. A lot of people will just yell back... if you're lucky." Something in the air lately, something that had everyone tense and on-edge.

[lightthedarkness]

"I wasn't yelling at anyone, just myself..." which sounds as weird as it actually is. "But uh, seems everyone is on edge of late, I should have thought the whole... yelling thing through."

[sublimelymagnificentblitz]

"Some people just want an excuse." And on thinking that, Jecht took a look around -- making sure any of the people he was thinking about weren't in earshot. "And they'd hit a girl. Chivalry's dead, y'know."

C

[hearted]

[There's no hot date or quiet strolling here. Just a professional-looking young woman with short red hai in a loose top and skirt, her eyes carefully hidden by a big pair of shades. She could almost be a performer, but...]

Hey...if I was going to find anybody here, didn't think it'd be you.

[lightthedarkness]

Oh ah... [She blushed, not sure what to make of the woman's comment, or what to make of the woman. She tilted her head.]

Is there ah... something I can do for you, miss?

[hearted]

You can tell me what's up. You okay?

[The woman looks awfully worried about her for some reason. Seriously, Usagi, how do you not recognize her?]

[lightthedarkness]

Er.... [Well, she knew that Minako had her disguise compact and all the rescuers could ask Silver and Gold for the disguise hologram. So was this someone she knew?]

Um... just... trying to avoid the festival music, it's everywhere.

[hearted]

Yeah, it's freaky. It's already been getting to my head...

[She lowers her shades.]

Has it been hurting you, Serena?

D

[twoscompany]

Dear god, if Usagi thought Garnet's fans were bad before? They were practically ravenous for her presence, and Garnet was practically forced onto the roof of the car she'd been driving in with. It was a Hummer, so it was tall enough that hands couldn't just grab her, so long as she stayed in the middle. On the other hand, if too many more fans surged in, they'd tip the vehicle over, and Garnet with it.

She was glad Terry didn't have to deal with this, at least. But she was alone, and her agent wasn't helping much--wait.

Who was that on the edge of the crowd? Was that--

"Serena!?"

[lightthedarkness]

She's pretty athletic when she needs to be, like being able to sprint when she's running late. She can't use her senshi body in this case, but she can use those bursts, those feats of extraordinary athleticism. She does so now and uses her speed to get to Garnet. Several of Garnet's fans try to grab Usagi by the hair and by the arm, some even manage to grab long strands of golden hair in their hand or part of her skirt in their mitts.

She leaps up, not nearly as graceful in her current state as it would be as a senshi, but it gets the job done. She pants and looks around.

"Are you okay! We have to get you out of here!"

[twoscompany]

"I'm fine," Garnet huffs. "But we seriously need to stop meeting like this."

Oh, goody. Now they are starting to rock the car. Garnet's doing her best to keep her balance, but who knows how long she can. She glares at her agent to do something, but lo and behold, her agent's suddenly nowhere to be found.

Ugh.

"You see an opening?"

[lightthedarkness]

If it got bad enough, Usagi was willing to transform again without issue. But she wouldn't be able to carry Garnet out anyways... though a light barrier was not impossible. She was not nearly as balanced as Garnet, unfortunately and nearly toppled over, holding onto Garnet tightly as she almost fell into the fans claws.

"Ah no, but I- but I could make you one!" she didn't know how to drive, but she could get in through the window of the hummer, turn it on and hopefully scare the fans enough to back up. If nothing else, she'd use the car as a place to hide, transform, and get Garnet out with her powers.

[twoscompany]

"Ah, shoot!" Garnet tried to pull Usagi back up. "You sure? Will you be all right doing that?"