"The Purple Rose Saga": An otakufic by King Reanna
Episode
Six: "Ohtori is a Character Gallery"
Written
Dec. 5, 1999, with modifications made Dec. 28-29, 1999
[Scene: Utena and Anshi's dining room. Grams: "Gakuen no Lyric." Anshi, Juri, Utena, Nanami, Touga, Miki and Akio sit around the table
eating curry]
Touga: Well, Utena, thank you for
inviting us to dinner.
Miki: I can't think of when I've
had better curry, Himemiya. It's a good thing you perfected your recipe. (He glances at Anshi knowingly and smiles)
Anshi: It's a shame Reanna
couldn't make it… Why was it again?
Utena: Well, when I called her…
she said she just wasn't feeling well. Maybe she'll be feeling better tomorrow.
Miki: Oh, I hope so. You don't
think she's sick, do you?
Akio: Most likely, she is simply
caught up in affairs of her own.
Juri: Affairs?
Akio: Personal affairs. I
sometimes find myself in similar situations.
Utena: It was very good, Himemiya.
Tasted… different. Is this a special recipe?
Anshi: Well, I did add a few
things into this batch. I should have written down exactly what I did to make
it taste so good.
Title: "Ohtori is a Character
Gallery"
[Scene: An elevator. Grams: "Densetsu: Kami no Na wa Abraxas." The
silhouettes of Juri, Miki, Touga and Reanna appear, one by one. Reanna is on
crutches]
Touga: If it cannot hatch from its
shell, the chick will die without being born. We are the chick; the world is
our egg. If we don't crack the world's shell, we will die without truly being
born. Smash the world's shell…
All: For the Revolution of the
World!
(We see
everyone sitting at chairs. Reanna's crutches are leaning up against her chair.
Everyone has a drink by them on the table)
Miki: Reanna-sempai, what happened? You
don't come to school for two weeks, then you come back on crutches. Did you
break your leg?
Reanna: …It's okay. I just… had an accident.
I've never broken anything before.
Touga: Anyway, I don't know how Chu-Chu got
a Bara no Kokuin, but he is now the new duelist champion. I can't believe the
Bara no Hanayome is engaged to that thing!
Juri: That really is no way to talk about
the champion of the duels, Touga-sempai.
(Miki
gives Reanna a lascivious look. Reanna looks puzzled. He squeezes Reanna's leg,
causing her to "eep")
Reanna: Micky! What was that for?
Miki: (not at all like Miki) It was for
you, my little Shining Thing.
(Reanna
gasps. We only see Touga and Juri as Touga speaks)
Touga: Well, *anyway*, Micky-kun has
challenged Chu-Chu recently. Reanna will be spotting the two of them.
Reanna: (offscreen) Micky! What's gotten into
you?!
Miki: You have…
(Touga
and Juri look on)
Touga: Reanna, I would think that by now you
would be used to Micky-kun acting like this. You're acting *really weird*!
Reanna: Micky never acts like this! Touga, is
something wrong? You're acting… kind of unusual.
Juri: Are you not feeling well,
Reanna-sama?
Reanna: "Sama?"
Juri: Perhaps you should lay down.
Miki: I'll join you…
Reanna: Micky!
Touga: Micky-kun, lay off already! Anyway,
Reanna, Micky-kun, the duel will be at two o'clock. The meeting is adjourned.
Reanna: Touga? Is… something wrong?
Touga: Of course there's something wrong! I
just realized that I'm late for lunch with my wonderful little sister! (Touga
gets up and runs offscreen)
Juri: (smiles pleasantly) Well, Touga-sama
sure was in a hurry.
Reanna: Since when is Touga eager to have
lunch with Nanami?
Miki: He's *always* had that "little
sister" complex. I feel sorry for him. And for Nanami.
Reanna: (to herself) "Little sister" complex?
[Scene:
The outdoors eating area. Grams:
"Panorama Ranman." Nanami sits at a table drinking something. She looks
very calm. (Touga-like, in fact) Touga runs onscreen]
Touga: I know I'm late! Forgive me, Little
Sister!
Nanami: Hello, Touga.
Touga: (sits down) You really are the
greatest, Little Sister.
Nanami: How did I get such an adoring
Oniisama? (smiles slightly)
[Scene:
The Rose Garden. Grams: "Bara no
Tameiki." Reanna walks by and decides to go in. She sees Juri watering the
roses]
Reanna: Hi, Juri… What are you doing here?
Where's Anshi?
Juri: Well, she said she didn't feel like
watering the roses, so I offered to do it for her. It really is beautiful in
here, don't you think, Reanna-sama?
Reanna: Uh… hai. Well, I had better get
going… I'm supposed to be the witness at Micky's duel.
Juri: All right. I'll see you later, then.
Reanna: Yeah… (Reanna exits the garden and is
slapped suddenly by a classmate, so hard that she falls to the ground. She
reaches for her crutches, but they are kicked away)
Classmate: What did you say to him? Why won't
our Micky play the piano anymore? All he does now is flirt with older girls!
And all Touga-sama does is hang around his little sister! We know it's your
fault! Weird things have been happening ever since you got here!
Reanna: … … (thinking) Could I have been
responsible for all this? (speaking) I didn't mean it!
(The
girl looks like she's going to slap Reanna again)
Akio: (offscreen) You there! What are you
doing?!
(Enter
Akio. He's holding a stopwatch and a notebook)
Girls: Akio-sama!
Akio: I… don't want to see you hurting
anyone again.
Girls: Of course not, Akio-sama! (They run
off)
(Akio
offers Reanna his hand. Reanna looks up at him fearfully)
Reanna: What do you want?
Akio: To help you up. Is… that okay with
you?
Reanna: You… promise you won't try to… kiss
me or… take my clothes off or anything?
Akio: (blushes!) I… I'm not sure I know
what you mean.
Reanna: Don't act like you don't know what
I'm talking about! Who do you think you are?
(Akio
hands Reanna her crutches)
Akio: I… don't really know what you're
talking about, but if I ever did anything to humiliate or hurt you in any way,
I'm truly sorry. (clicks the stopwatch) I'll go now. (Begins to walk away)
Reanna: Akio, wait. (Akio turns)
Reanna:
(as she gets up) Arigato. (looks at her watch) If you'll excuse me, there's…
somewhere I have to go now. Bye. (leaves)
(Akio
looks after her, confused. He clicks the stopwatch again [6:66])
[Scene:
Next to the dueling arena. Reanna observes the start of the duel.]
(The
dueling arena: Anshi stands to the side. Chu-Chu, holding a tiny Sword of Dios,
stands facing Miki, who stands with his fencing sword. Chu-Chu's rose is
lavender. The bells ring, a song begins, and the duel begins)
(Miki
charges Chu-Chu and swings, but Chu-Chu dodges and swings. Miki parries, but
with difficulty; it's obvious that he has trouble dealing with such a small
target. Chu-Chu jumps up impossibly high and swings at Miki's rose, but is
blocked)
(We now
see Reanna watching the duel)
Reanna: (to herself) So, does the Sword of
Dios adjust itself to whomever possesses it? Where did Chu-Chu learn how to
swordfight well enough to beat Utena and be a match for Micky, anyway? And
where did he get a Rose Seal ring?
(We see
Miki swing his sword. Lavender rose petals fly everywhere. The bells ring once
again. Miki is the new duelist champion. We see Reanna wearing a surprised
expression)
Reanna: Micky-chan!
[Scene:
A certain wall at a random sunset. Grams:
"Kashira Seijin." The Kagee Shoujo-tachi appear]
A-Ko: Kashira! Kashira! Gozonji kashira!
B-Ko: Oh, dear girl, what's happening now?
A-Ko: Everything is changing! Everything is
changing so quickly!
B-Ko: Yes, yes, but what of the girl? Can
she change quickly enough?
A-Ko: Or will she be left behind?
B-Ko: Time will tell, and sooner than you
think!
(Fade
out)
(Eyecatch)
(That
evening, at Reanna's dorm. She is talking on the phone)
Reanna: Hello, Akio? Hai, this is Reanna. I
just called to ask you if anything unusual happen last night or this morning?
You went where for dinner? Well who all was there? … Oh… Oh, no reason. Hai,
you have a pleasant evening, too. Bye.
(Reanna
hangs up with a thoughtful expression)
(The
next morning. Grams: "Jab Up Beauty." Anshi,
Miki and Utena are walking to class. Utena is eating [more like devouring] a
sandwich, and holds another in her other hand. Reanna comes onscreen, still on
crutches)
Reanna: Ohayou, guys. (looks straight at
Anshi) Anshi, do you remember when you invited everyone to dinner the other
night?
Anshi: Hai. That was the dinner you said you
were too busy to come to.
Reanna: Hai, I'm sorry I couldn't make it,
but… listen… the curry you served… what did you put in it?
Anshi: Curry? I… honestly don't remember,
Reanna-sempai.
(Reanna
facefaults. Anshi gives her the infamous, patented "Ice Queen" stare. Reanna
shivers)
Reanna: Well… is there any left over?
Utena: (chomps into her sandwich) If there
is, it's mine!
Anshi: I think there was one bowl, but it's
still at Utena's dorm. I thought you didn't like curry.
Reanna: Anshi, I know this will sound really
dumb, but…
Anshi: Reanna-sempai, it's too late for you
to worry about sounding dumb.
Reanna: (sweatdrops) Well, listen, could you
invite me, and everybody you had over the other night, to dinner at Utena's
dorm?
Utena: Sounds good to me!
Anshi: Baka…
Miki: Now, now, Anshi. That's not such a
bad idea. I do enjoy your curry. Do you know what else I would enjoy?
Anshi: If you can get Miki to stop coming on
to me, I'll do it.
Reanna: You'll do it? You really will?
Anshi: Do I have to invite my brother?
Reanna: … Yes. Akio has to be there.
Anshi: All right. I'll do it if it means
you'll leave me alone.
Miki: Alone with me, you mean…
(Reanna
sweatdrops)
Reanna: Oh-kay! Arigato, Anshi! (She goes off
on her crutches)
Anshi: (As soon as Reanna is out of earshot)
I wonder if all Americans that weird?
(Utena
just shrugs and takes another bit of her sandwich)
(That
night, we see the dining hall of Utena's dorm. All the same people sit around
it)
(We now
see the kitchen. Bowls of curry are laid out. Reanna enters)
Reanna: Anshi, Akio wants to speak with you.
Anshi: (sighs) What does he want? (Walks
out)
(Reanna
quickly goes to the fridge and finds the bowl of leftover curry sauce. Hastily,
she puts a spoonful over each bowl, and puts it away, just as Anshi walks back
in)
Reanna: Hi Anshi!
Anshi: (raises an eyebrow) Is… something
wrong, Reanna-sempai?
Reanna: Nothing. Nothing at all. (Yawns) You
know, I'd love to stay, but I am dead tired. I'm going home.
Anshi: You're the one who wanted me to do
this whole damn thing again!
Reanna: Sorry, Anshi, but I really am tired.
(exit Reanna)
(We see
Reanna in her dorm. She's wearing pajamas. She gets into her bed, putting her crutches next to it. She looks around
her room for a moment, then lies down. She sighs, loud and long)
(Fade to
"To be continued" screen)
Preview
of next episode:
(Grams: "Jikai Yokoku." We see
Reanna crumpling a letter, Reanna talking on the phone, looking concerned, and
Reanna and Miki dueling)
V.O.
Reanna:
Christmas is coming. I'm really excited but I really don't want to duel with
Miki on Christmas Eve.
V.O.
Utena: Would
you really refuse to duel?
V.O.
Reanna: …I
don't know …
V.O. Utena: Do you think you'll even be able to refuse?
V.O.
Reanna: I
really don't know. My first duel. I'm really scared.
V.O.
Utena: Next
time on "Shoujo Kakumei Utena:" "The Christmas Storm!"
Author's note: The scene where I ask Anshi to invite
everyone to dinner is perhaps one of the weakest scenes in this entire series,
but Miki's lines make it a little better, obviously. Note: In episode 8,
"Curried High Trip," Utena and Anshi switched minds. In this story, everyone
just switches personalities, not minds. I think this is far more interesting. I
had a lot of fun with my scene with Akio in the garden. One of these days I'm
going to draw a picture of Akio with a stopwatch, blushing.
Another
thing… The only major change to this story was the ending. In the original
episode 5, I never included the Kagee Shoujo. In the original episode 6, they
plot revenge on me for not including them.
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