Unfortunate title is unfortunate.
The Switcheroo
A grey veil lay above the city as a pleasantly calm wind blocked out the sun with clouds. Lastation was used to this kind of rapid weather change, always covered in clouds of some sort. Inside the Basilicom the dimmed light was giving contrast to the two pairs of twintails that had met at last. The two pairs of red eyes were engaging in a contest of powerful gazes.
"I have a favor to ask of you." Ultra Noire said while putting one hand on her exposed waist.
"I am listening." The Noire of this dimension was crossing her arms in preparation for anything.
"The truth is that I need you to replace me for one day." She said with a neutral expression. Yet Hyper Noire noticed a small twitch of her eyebrow. Perhaps she noted these details, because they were ostensibly the same person in body and soul. "Something top secret came up and I can't be in two places at once… unless."
"Unless I stepped in for you." Noire nodded in understanding. She knew all too well the wish to have a dependable clone sometimes. "If you need me to take care of your work or hold a speech I should be sufficient for the job." After all how could she fail at something where her other self succeeded?
Ultra Noire bit her lip. That was a bad omen.
"Work is not an issue. I can take care of both at the same time." A Noire that couldn't handle additional work was a failure everywhere it seemed.
"Then… what do you need me to do?" Noire felt uneasy about the proposition all of a sudden. She put a hand to one of her pigtails and fronted a calm demeanor.
"It's actually that… I-I promised to go on a date with Plutia!" Ultra Noire finally forced herself to reveal the truth and leaned forward with closed eyes.
Noire kicked open the exit, jumped down the stairwell and kept running through the open Basilicom gates. In desperation Ultra Noire jumped out the window and caught her counterpart just as she was about to escape and the both of them rolled over the lawn until they were covered in leaves and their twintails tangled up.
With still spinning heads they continued their 'conversation'.
"Hear me out! I would never ever ask such an extreme favor of you if I could avoid it! This will be my one and only request to you!"
"Why do I have to go on dates for you?!"
"It's because Blanc and the others are also there!"
"Huh?"
"I am not too worried about Peashy, Vert and Copypaste, but Blanc is there. She will try to get Plutia under her thumb, somehow I just know it!"
"This is ridiculous." She said with exasperation. But hadn't she experienced very similar events before? Even if Noire didn't want to admit it, she felt sympathy for her other self.
Unlike her Ultra Noire had this one friend she had held dear since childhood. For Noire it had only been fairly recently that she had gained real friends. Or perhaps she was the only one who viewed it that way. But for Ultra Noire, Plutia was that special someone. Imagining the pain of growing distant from that person was unbearable. What if she lost sight of K-sha or Neptune in such a way?
Her heart was in pain at the thought.
Noire adjusted her skirt and blouse and wiped off some grass before getting up. She had returned to her prideful self.
"Fine. I will do it." She agreed sternly. Ultra Noire's eyes widened and she looked infinitely relieved. "So what is this date going to be like? Not to brag or anything, but I got some experience now." She crossed her arms below her bosom and grinned in self-satisfaction.
"We were all going to meet at the public pool." Her counterpart said and rose from the grass as well.
"Hm, I could show off my new swimsuit." It would have been a waste not to flaunt it a little, even if Neptune wasn't there to see it- She stopped herself and bit the inside of her cheek. Why did she have to be disappointed about that? Her glorious body was too beautiful to be for Neptune's viewing pleasure alone, even if she claimed differently.
"I will tell you the details of what we had planned and a few things that happened recently, so you don't get caught off guard during conversations." Ultra Noire was already in business mode. She had clearly spent a lot of time planning this in painstaking detail.
Makes one wonder what she would have done if Noire had declined?
At the end of the week Noire finally passed the dimensional portal and appeared inside the other Lastation. These portal devices MAGES. made were truly a godsend now. If someone had seen her come through the Share Bridge it could have caused questions.
Inside the unfamiliar home she first went to the wardrobe and put on one of the midriff exposing outfits that her counterpart seemed to prefer over anything else. Noire was hardly ashamed of showing off her body a bit, so she didn't dislike the look, but it was still lacking in style in her opinion.
Next she checked herself out in the mirror. Not to look at the outfit, but rather to adjust her expressions. It was nigh impossible to tell for anyone other than her and Ultra Noire, but they still had slightly different mannerisms. For one this version of her seemed to be more scathing and rejecting. Not that Noire could claim to be the most amicable of people herself either. It still showed in the way she creased her brow sometimes. And their sarcasm was slightly different in spirit. All these things had to be taken into account.
"Phew. This is nothing." She smiled confidently. How could she fail at being herself? Worrying about it so much was pointless this late into the game.
It was time to move to the pool now. She grabbed the bag she had taken along and put sunglasses on her forehead. A small beep made her look into her pocket. The display of her phone showed a good luck message from her other self.
"You should know that we never rely on luck." She smiled.
At the pool she was greeted by the abundant masses of cheerful people under the scorching hot sun. One could have mixed this place up with the beach during summer vacation. It wasn't cramped by any means, but they had to wait in line for a bit. She had arrived first (as expected) and was already done changing when the others finally passed the ticket counter.
"As swift as always. You've been looking forward to this apparently." Blanc commented with a normal expression. She didn't seem to suspect anything. That took care of the first hurdle.
"Not really. It's just that I took care of most of my work share early this week, so I was free." Noire replied with a shrug. According Ultra Noire that was important to mention. She didn't really get why, but a plan was a plan.
The red and white clad CPU of Lowee snorted and moved to the changing cabins.
"I'm soooo tired ~" Plutia was struggling behind the rest of the group. "The pool was really faaar away." She rubbed her eyes with her balled hands.
"Weren't you the one who wanted to come here in the first place?" Noire retorted automatically. That was what she had been told by her counterpart anyway.
"Yeees. It's so sunny and comfy on the benches ~" Plutia seemed delighted at the thought of lying down next to the pool. Predictably she hadn't come here to swim, but to nap at the sidelines under the parasols.
"Then get changed already. The others will leave you behind." Noire said a little more forceful than necessary. This is how she imagined childhood friends to act.
"Noire is so pushy…" Plutia looked at her lazily. Noire gulped. As unlikely as it was, she couldn't be sure that this sleepy looking girl wasn't seeing through their schemes. "Ehhhh?"
"W-what is it?!"
"You came here in the swimsuit alreadyyy?" She seemed impressed.
"No, I already changed 20 minutes ago!" Noire facepalmed. How could she possibly have overestimated this girl's perceptiveness so much?
In the background she saw Vert, Peashy and a few other less familiar faces go into the changing rooms as well. There were so many. Noire wondered if there was really any chance of Blanc doing anything with all these people around. Her other self was a real worrywart it seemed.
A few minutes later everyone was assembled, now swimsuit clad and ready for fun!
"I'm gonna splash!" Peashy was totally overexcited and immediately jumped into the pool, creating splash waves that disturbed the other pool visitors. Her bee-themed onesie swimsuit turned into a striped blur as she paddled her way through the water like she was trying to shovel it into the very heavens above.
"Wait for me little Peashy! Bert is on the way!" Vert was wearing a stylish green bikini with a yellow sash around her hip. Additionally her hair was bound and pushed up to not get in the way while swimming. Her shaking body as she rushed after Peashy attracted quite a few stares from the people at the sidelines. It wasn't clear whether the outfit would survive the stress until the end of the day.
"Those two…" Noire watched them move through the pool like they were water snakes and tilted her head. It seemed that Vert would always be Vert no matter the dimension.
"THE POOL IS A REFRESHING PLACE ISN'T IT?" The vibrations of a certain oversized robots shouts shook Noire's very bones. She turned around to see Copypaste walk over the smooth tiles of the pool area with what she suspected was a joyful expression. She had no idea why Blanc kept this thing at her Basilicom, but apparently he was a former villain who had vowed to repent and now served her.
"QUIET DOWN!" Blanc yelled from behind the robot.
"Oww… my eaaars…" Plutia also appeared, holding both of her ears shut with her hands.
"My apologies Lady Blanc! Lady Plutia!" He roared apologetically.
"I SAID QUIET!" Blanc punched the robot so hard that he was send flying into the water… where he twitched several times with smoke coming out of his joints.
"Is he not waterproof?" Noire raised a brow.
"Don't know." Blanc cleared her throat and returned to her quiet voice. The other visitors were superbly intimidated now and retreated into the other areas of the huge water park's premise.
Noire scratched her cheek and then turned towards the two girls that had just changed. For now she would not question this too much. Instead she took a look at their get-up.
The first thing that caught her eye was Plutia's giant straw hat. It provided decent shade for her porcelain skin and was clearly comfy enough not to get in the way. Plutia didn't intend to swim, so it was a perfect addition. In the same wake instead of a swimsuit, the dark purple haired girl had put on a light blue and white beach dress. It was light and aerodynamic, fitting tightly on her body shape. She had a similar figure to Neptune now that Noire took a closer look. Even her braided pony-tail reminded her of Purple Heart.
Neptune in a summer dress… Noire shook her head to get rid of the image.
On the other side stood a girl with an equally streamlined figure, but Blanc was actually wearing a swimsuit. It had a white base and red lines as well as a flower symbol on the back. Naturally it was a one-piece swimsuit similar to her HDD form, but with a frilly skirt like attachment. Seeing her without a hat was always a change of pace.
Overall they looked quite good in their outfits of choice.
"Oohh that's a nice bikini~" Plutia commented on Noire's swimsuit. She wasn't the type to give out false compliments, so Noire took it to heart.
She had picked out a new blue bikini with yellow ribbons at her hips. And she wasn't wearing it inside-out this time! As if she would make such a mistake twice.
But still…
"You already saw it just a few minutes ago." Noire replied to Plutia's compliment.
"….That's true!" She reacted with an overly late realization.
During their exchange Blanc was just fidgeting around and pretending not to pay attention. She was clearly conscious of herself, although Noire didn't get why. Her blue eyes glanced over to them again and then hastily changed direction.
"That dress looks good on you." Noire told Plutia with a nod. "And that's a nice flower motive." She added looking at Blanc.
"!" The small CPU looked shocked.
"Blanny's swimsuit is suuuper cuuute~" Plutia agreed with her hands pressed together as she smiled towards Blanc.
"Yours… too…" Blanc mumbled under her breath, clearly embarrassed.
"Ah ~ That spot looks really comfy~" Plutia happily tapped across the floor with her loose flip-flops into the direction of the parasols. She had brought a big towel to lie down upon with her.
"She said my swimsuit was cute." Now that the sleepy girl had walked ahead Blanc stood next to Noire and said such with a voice she couldn't quite interpret. Pride? Spite?
"Yeah she did." Noire replied absentmindedly. Her mind was revolving around the thought of what was so appealing about Plutia. Why did her counterpart like her so much? She seemed to be pleasant at least (except when she transformed), but to be so infatuated with her… It didn't quite click yet.
"Hm…?" Unnoticed by Noire, Blanc was eyeing her with suspicion. "You're awfully calm today."
"Huh?" Noire snapped back into the here and now with blinking eyes. Then she panicked a little and avoided the smaller CPU's glare.
That's right! She was acting too disinterested and different from this dimension's Noire. Obviously getting praised by Plutia was a big deal, right? And she had even complimented her 'rival' as well! She had to turn it around somehow.
Honestly, she had nothing against Blanc. She didn't think Blanc's underdeveloped body was appealing in the least, but she also didn't think she was bad looking. Usually she would never bring this up, because she didn't want any beef with the Blanc she knew. It was just too rude. But as it came to this…
"Plutia is right. You look absolutely adorable. Like one of the kids that arrived here with their parents to play! Are you sure you don't want to swim after Peashy as well?" Noire had put one hand on her waist and was giving her the arrogant treatment. It came a little too easily to her, like her voice was made to sound disrespecting.
"What did you say?" Blanc was already fuming. Noire's mocking had worked almost too well.
"Hah." Noire swiped through one of her pigtails and walked towards the pool, leaving Blanc in her dust.
"At least I'm not exposing my navel to everyone like a dirty attention wh-" Blanc was running after her and began her counterattack.
"No fighting!" They were both surprised by Plutia who had suddenly appeared behind them like a shadow. A shiver went down Noire's spine. Those words were spoken with the clear voice of the innocent Plutia… but wasn't there a hint of darkness in some of the octaves?
Both of them instinctively obeyed and sucked up any insults stuck in their mouth. Even Noire knew not to anger Plutia after all. Fear incarnate was not something you wanted to poke with a stick.
The trio was sitting below the parasol together and enjoying the view. Even though Noire and Blanc had brought swimsuits they still hadn't even so much as dipped their toes into the cooling water.
Ultra Noire had specifically instructed her not to move from Plutia's side today. It seemed like a waste to just sit here and watch the rest of the park be merry, but Noire had agreed to do as she was told.
She leaned on one hand and yawned.
In the distance she could see the giant waterslide that stretched throughout the entire water park. In fact this thing seemed to have more loops and turns than a rollercoaster! She had a good view from here. Soon she noticed the blonde duo climb the long spiral steps up there. Peashy was apparently just tall enough to be allowed on. Vert was taking her on her lap.
And so the pair slid off into the tunnels of the orange slide. They appeared every now and then during the open parts of the slide and Noire could see them both yelling in joy. Although it looked like Vert was resting her enormous chest on top of the poor kid's head. The longer the slide went on the heavier it looked.
"Bert… is heavy!" Suddenly the strong girl pushed the taller CPU off and accidentally hit her across the nose. Vert was flipped over and landed belly down on the slide. Now Peashy was riding her back! Two giant weights should have created more water resistance, but somehow they were increasing speed instead.
"This is going a little t-t-t-too f-f-fast, yes? T-t-they're get-t-ting quite hot!" Vert exclaimed.
Noire wondered what that was about, until the breeze carried over a green piece of clothing. She got up and caught it. It was a bikini top. Noire's face was covered in shadows.
"Sorry, I have to go save public decency." Noire apologized and jumped into the pool ahead.
Blanc looked after her with a raised brow, while Plutia was snoring away peacefully.
Noire moved her arms to swim as fast as she could, but at the increasing speeds (did they just catch fire?) that the blonde CPU duo rushed down the slide, their impact was almost immediate. The raven haired girl looked around to find any fast solutions. There!
"Hey Copypaste or whatever your name was!" She called out to the malfunctioning robot who had just managed to pull himself out of the water.
"At you service!" He yelled and saluted.
"Throw me towards the slide!" Noire requested.
"Throw you? MAY I?" He seemed surprised, but even more excited.
"Now!" They were running out of time. Noire propelled herself out of the water. Copypaste jumped ahead and caught her mid-air and then like an oversized baseball pitcher he used his throw arm to catapult her over to the other side of the park!
"GODDESSSPEED!" Copypaste cheered her on…. And then splashed back into the pool water. He had jumped ahead without caring for the consequences. "Bbrrhrhghhhghfhdhdh!" Once again his body began spasming and sparking.
The acceleration made Noire's eyes tear up, but now she was closing in on the slide at ludicrous speeds. Turned-surfboard-Vert and Peashy were just about to hit the exit ramp and fly across the sparkling water, clearly visible for all the gawking audience to see. And make no mistake, people noticed the fluttering bikini top and were awaiting the flight of the butt-naked-flies impatiently.
Noire twisted around and pulled up the fluttering green bikini top.
"Yaaaay! Go go go!" Peashy happily pushed them off the slide and they rocketed off into the air.
"Where are we?" Vert asked with spinning eyes completely out of it.
"You're in public you damn flasheeeeer!" Noire yelled and collided with the Vertorpedo mid-air. More forceful than necessary she encaged the unshackled and wobbling jellyfish twins in their green prison once more!
What she didn't account for was the incredible G-forces that pressed her against the two girls and took her along for the flight. After a way too long arc they started to descent and crashed straight into the edge of the pool. There were clear cracks in the pavement. Peashy had fallen off slightly earlier and was currently in the middle of a mini-tsunami of her own creation.
But Noire was buried below Vert with a bump bigger than her fist.
"Mrghm… do you happen to know what manner of vehicle hit me?" Vert was slowly regaining her senses and held her hurting head.
"Hothothothothothot….!" Noire was chanting something with a muffled voice. She was buried under Vert's still steaming hot breasts. Friction was the best way to set things ablaze.
"Oh dear, what are you doing down there Noire?" Vert questioned her without attempting to get up. Her sense of balance was still off.
"Ahr wyu swerwous?! (Are you serious?!)"
"Is that fun?" Plutia asked while kneeling next to Noire's head. She had apparently noticed the commotion and walked over.
"I didn't know you liked those so much." Blanc was also with her and stared at Noire with a mix of contempt and suspicion.
"Ish nhot wike swad! (It's not like that!)" Noire wanted to just keel over and faint.
The cooling water soothed her red face. Noire was splashing the sink water across her cheeks and forehead repeatedly until the burns didn't sting as much anymore. Looking up into the restroom mirror she could still see the traces of redness, but she didn't receive any high degree burns. More than her face she felt like her pride was hurt. At least Vert apologized several times to her. Peashy had just gone off by herself while they were distracted too.
"Haaah…. What am I even doing?" Noire sighed and adjusted her wet bangs.
"Ouuugh… I k-knew I shouldn't have come here." A different voice echoed her current feelings with the same amount of regret. Noire turned towards the stalls in the adjacent room. The stuttering words came from over there. "I t-told her I can't wear this… this thing. No! I c-c-can't say no to a new part-time job." She sounded positively miserable.
'None of my business.' Noire shrugged. This voice wasn't familiar and she really had her own share of problems.
"I h-h-hope nobody drowned yet. B-but what if someone did? Ouhhhh… I can't go out there now. I'm sorry for being useless. I'm sooorry!" She exclaimed pitifully.
"…" If her words were anything to go by then Noire had a suspicion as to what this new 'part-time job' was. Even if she pretended to not have heard that now, it would just weigh on her conscience.
Carefully she stepped in front of the bathroom stalls and knocked on the one that was locked.
"Ahem… Miss?" She tried to start out polite.
"EEEK!? I'm sorry! Please forgive me! I'm going back to my post immediately!" The reaction was so fearful and ridiculous that it was almost funny. Except the woman threw the door open right against Noire's knees!
"Ouch!" She squatted down and rubbed the hurting parts.
"A-a-a-aa-a-a-aah! I… I apologize, please do-don't sue meee!" The silver haired woman seemed to have a nervous breakdown. Then she realized who she had just hit with a door. "Keeeeh?! L-Lady Noire!?" Her glasses reflected the light and her face stiffened up.
"Urgh… sorry, do I know you?" Noire looked up, still distracted by the pain. Then she squinted her eyes. "Wait you are…" She tried to compare this mortified face to the maniacal crazy expression that she had seen some time back. It really didn't seem to fit. "…who are you again?" She gave up.
"M-me? I? Myself?" The woman gulped. "I'm so insignificant that nobody should know me. And this isn't even my dimension…"
"What are you talking about?" Noire had recovered and was straightening up.
"My name is Rei Ryghts." She bowed her head, making a white and blue hair accessory visible that sort of resembled a horn.
"Tari's CPU!?" Noire backed away and raised her hand in surprise as if to draw a sword she didn't have with her. So she had been correct? This sad excuse of a lifeguard was the ancient goddess that had given them so much trouble?
"T-Tari?" She was nervous because of Noire's reaction.
'Or not?' Noire went through the facts in her head. She hadn't actually had much contact with Tari's CPU due to very… shameful circumstances. If it was Neptune or any of this dimension's CPUs they could probably tell right away. Then again, could that lunatic really act so meek? They had completely defeated her, of that she was sure.
"Nevermind." She rubbed her forehead. "I'm sorry for listening in on your private talk, but did I catch it right that you are the lifeguard of this pool?" Instead she got to the actual reason she had even approached her.
"Ack!" She bit her tongue. That guilty reaction told more than a thousand words.
"Please take your job more seriously. It could turn into a life or death situation." Noire scolded her.
"Y-y-yes! I will do it immediately!" She shrieked and ran past Noire straight out the door.
"Was she wearing a business jacket… above her swimsuit?" She looked after the woman with confusion. She had definitely seen a grey and black bikini below that suit jacket.
Noire shrugged and walked out into the sun as well.
"Oh my. Whatever got cute Reisy in such a tipsy? That's not like her at all." An effeminate voice wondered. Because of that distraction they stopped in front of the women's bathroom door. Noire was basically fated to collide with them. To prevent her fall she hung onto the person.
"Ah… sorry." She apologized.
"Oh please, I was not paying attention, sweetie. Don't worry your little head over it." The person in a pink power-suit said understandingly. "If you could just let go of my bikini though? The straps are very delicate."
"…" Noire mechanically opened her hands and let go of the pink bikini straps. This person in a power-suit… was a wearing a bikini above said power-suit. The picture was so surreal that it took out her rational thinking power for a few moments.
"My my." Suddenly the voice got a tad more gravelly. "This must be fate. To meet you here of all places, Noire." Anonydeath made a feminine pose where he leaned his head on one hand and crossed his legs playfully.
"You…" Noire felt bile rise in her throat. Even if she had never directly met this guy who called himself a 'maiden', she was all too familiar with his past deeds! Ultra Noire would probably have beaten him to a pulp on sight.
"Ahhhn! That despising glare! It sends shivers down my spine." He sounded delighted at least.
"What are you doing here creep? Did you follow me?" Noire's red eyes penetrated his shell.
"Far from it." Anonydeath denied her accusations. "As lovely as your grim expression is to behold, I am more in favor of my Noire. I would feel bad for going after a taken lady." He chuckled.
"You know that I am not from your dimension?" Noire was surprised to hear that.
"Oh sweetie, it's nothing special when you work in my business." He stayed humble.
"Nothing less from a stalker I guess." Noire huffed.
"There is also that restraining order to consider, so I would not be foolish enough to come this close to her." He crossed his arms and sighed sweetly.
"I hope its a few kilometers at minimum."
"I see you two do think alike." He chuckled again.
"…you know the new lifeguard?" Noire nodded towards the direction of the pool.
"Little Rei? I would say she is one of my special acquaintances, but she acted very unusual today. Much more like her past self." Anonydeath actually showed a hint of worry. "A lifeguard you say?" He whispered.
"Whatever. Just don't spy on me or my friends." Noire was feeling decidedly unclean the longer she stayed in this pink creep's presence, so she moved on.
"Come by for a little chat whenever you desire. I will be in the solarium."
What was the point of sunbathing in a power-suit?!
Finally Noire returned to Plutia's towel to reunite with them. By now the water on her well colored skin had already dried in the sun. The cool breeze was quite enjoyable as well. Her mood had already improved after getting away from those weirdoes, so her smile returned. Basically she felt ready for anything now!
"Ahh… t-that feels weird Blanny~" Plutia moaned.
Crack.
Noire's smile cracked like an old stone bust under pressure.
"Does it feel good?" Blanc whispered quietly into her ear as she moved her hand even lower.
"….yeeees." Plutia admitted quietly.
She wasn't wearing her dress anymore. Her upper body was entirely naked. She was pressing her stomach and chest against the towel. The parasol gave them shade, but Plutia's skin was still shining in the water's reflection.
After Blanc's little roughing up of Copypaste most other people had left the area, so they basically had it all to themselves… but this went way too far!
"I'm doing this for your body. Just relax." Blanc kept moving her hands skillfully across Plutia's body. "You've become so wet and sticky…" She said with a thoughtful expression.
"That's because… because youuu~!" Plutia couldn't even think straight anymore?!
Whaaaaaaaaaaaaat had happened in the ten minutes while Noire was gone?! Her mouth was wide open and her eyes white. She had totally underestimated this Blanc!
'Don't leave Plutia's side even for a moment, got it?'
Ultra Noire's words rang in her head.
They had skipped so many steps! This was not normal! And it was all her fault for leaving them alone?! She had completely failed her other self…! The guilt and confusion were a toxic cocktail inside her heart that made her feel nauseous.
Could she really jump in there and intervene? Her personal stakes were high, but not that high, right? If someone walked in on her and Neptune's private moments… wait 'walk in'? This was a public pool for crying out loud! Blanc was depraved enough not to care about such things anymore? Well Noire still cared!
No way would she allow this to continue even another second!
"Stop that right now! At least get yourself a cabin or something!" Noire stomped into their view and embarrassedly scolded them.
"That's so far awaaay…~" Plutia whined.
"You're just jealous. I'm not going to do you next." Blanc grinned subtly while kneading Plutia's body some more.
"Who said I wanted to be… b-b-by you no less!" Noire blushed.
"I will do Noire neeext. Please don't be angry." Plutia looked at her with pleading eyes.
POLYGAMY?
Noire supported her weak legs by holding on to the parasol.
Was this a victory? Were they actually in that kind of relationship already? The innocent looking ones were always the scariest!
She stumbled a little and almost slipped on something sticky.
It was white and stuck to her toes.
"Careful, I spilled some sun lotion over there." Blanc said without stopping her spreading motions as she rubbed the last drops of the lotion on Plutia's back and arms.
"Yeah, what was I actually expecting? Like honestly?" Noire nodded completely self-derisively and sat down next to them. Who was she supposed to be, some kind of pervert? Of course they were just putting some sun lotion on.
She fell over and landed on Plutia's dress with empty eyes. Suddenly her increased heartbeat had slowed to a halt and she just fell into perpetual sighs.
"You look like you already got sunburned." Blanc remarked with some schadenfreude.
"Maybe." Noire laughed half-heartedly. She looked at the watch hanging on the close-by building. It had just turned noon.
This day was still far from over. Could her heart and mind handle any more of this weird dimension?
(To be continued)