xp Kippei vs. oob An: fight!

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balohite: And you should never have said anything about oob ann and xp kippei meeting.>>
balohite: Urgh.
aranamnasta: LMFAO
aranamnasta: I shouldn't, huh?
balohite: NO!
aranamnasta: *snicker* why's that?
balohite: Because it sounds cool. XD
balohite: And scary.
aranamnasta: yeah! that's why we should do it XD
balohite: Ann: >>; One Kippei is more than enough work.
balohite: Ann: On the other hand, that one does need some tender loving Ann.
balohite: ...I have issues with her definition of 'tender', I want this stated in the protocol.
aranamnasta: XDDD
aranamnasta: Ann should find a dimensional mirror or something and make a little sisterly visit <3
balohite: So Ann, would you have superpowers in that meeting?
Ann: ...none that I don't already have. I.e. supersonic wrath of Ann.
balohite: Right.
aranamnasta: *snickerfest*

balohite: Homura: Ah, please allow me to help. There's a nice little portal over here. *smirk*

aranamnasta: Kippei's mad at the xp version of her but he doesn't want her dead. he wouldn't use his powers on her.
aranamnasta: XD
aranamnasta: Homura <3
balohite: Yep, the one and only. Flaming sword and all. XD
balohite: Figures he'd show up to be "helpful".

balohite: Ann: *suspicious* I don't have any holy Buddhist scriptures on me...

Homura: I know. If you did, you wouldn't anymore. *smile* The portal will let you into Tachibana Kippei's closet at the Brotherhood dorms in the xp dimension. Have fun. I'll pull you out tomorrow.

aranamnasta: bwahaha~
balohite: *sends Homura off to annoy Atobe*

aranamnasta: Kippei: *hears noise in his closet* What the hell, is Shinji hiding in there again?

balohite: Ann: *can't see a damn thing and what the hell did she just step on* *bangs on the door, regardless of it it's locked or not* Oi! I'm coming out so you better be decent!

balohite: (Tachibana Ann: Subtle as a brick.)
aranamnasta: XD

aranamnasta: Kippei: *stares some more--a girl's voice???* What the fuck is going on? *strides over to jerk the door open, and stares at her* How the hell did you get in here? And what for? You know what, never mind. Get the fuck out, now.

balohite: Ann: *looks up at this guy who looks like a spitting image of Kippei* *glares laserbeams* What the hell kind of way is that to speak to your sister, aniki?! And I can't get outta here until you move your ass. *pokes him in the chest with a pointy finger*

aranamnasta: Kippei: *is also glaring, and opens his mouth to retort, then closes it again, frowning slightly* You better have a damn good explanation for this. *gets out of her way, going over and leaning against his desk with his arms folded*

aranamnasta: (you know what amuses me, they're the same age XD)

balohite: Ann: *hops out of the closet, looks back inside, decides that it is messy and starts tidying* Man, what a mess. You didn't use to be this much of a slob, you know. Christ on crutches. So. Yeah, I am, as you should have figured out by now, the real Tachibana Ann and you're in so much trouble. *slams the door shut and wanders over and into Kippei's personal space*

balohite: (Heee!

aranamnasta: Kippei: *stares at her and is utterly bewildered, then angry* The real An? Yeah, I can see you are, what I want to know is what the hell you're doing in my room? Doing your girlfriend's dirty work again?

balohite: Ann: I came in through a portal, and what girlfriend?! *stares, glares, facepalms with great aplomb* Aw jeez... Right, no. The local Ann-impersonator has a girlfriend, I don't. I'm trying to decide between chasing Atobe (again) or Sanada, in between chasing tennis balls.

aranamnasta: Kippei: What? Impersonator? Who the hell ARE you?

balohite: Ann: *punches him in the arm* I'm Tachibana Ann, also known as Ann-chan! The REAL Ann, not the wet hen that's pretending to be your sister here.

aranamnasta: Kippei: *is disturbed by the mention of Sanada and Atobe, neither of whom he knows well, but decides that is the least of his worries*

balohite: (He can find Homura to get to oob Kippei and give him the information. XD )

aranamnasta: Kippei: Pretending...? But. She's always been... *frowns deeply* If this is some kind of trick, I'm going to kick your ass, I don't care if you ARE my sister.

balohite: Ann: *grumpy* If she'd been a proper Ann, she'd have kicked your ass long time ago, not let you devolve into a fucking cave man! Technically I guess she was born from the same parents as you, but holy hell this world has messed up royally in the implementation. 'Cause she ain't nothing like she should be! Calling her a wimpy amateur is demeaning to amateurs...

aranamnasta: Kippei: *looks at her wide-eyed* This world? Ann-chan, have you lost your mind? You shouldn't be here! You do not belong in this school and don't you think you've done enough damage? *unhesitatingly pushes the guilt buttons, assuming she even has them anymore, because he is just that angry*

aranamnasta: (...he doesn't get it yet XD)

balohite: Ann: Enough damage? What the hell are you talking about, you dumb prick?! This is the first damn time I've set foot in this place, thank GOD! I haven't even BEGUN "doing damage" yet, but you mark my words that before I go back you will be a marked man. *folds her arms over her chest and glares up at him* *patiently, with short sentences* I came. Though a portal. From another world. To your closet.

aranamnasta: Kippei: *opens his mouth and closes it again* Huh. *eyes her warily, but uncrosses his arms and shifts his weight, reaching back to brace himself on the edge of the desk* Okay. Fine. You came through a portal. What the hell are you talking about the real Ann? My sister is at Ryuhana with her girlfriend, and I fucking hate her so you better have a good reason for looking like her.

balohite: Ann: *kicks him in the shin* Law number one: Tachibana Kippei is not allowed to hate his sister. The universe doesn't work that way, buddy. *digs out her wallet and pulls a photo out of it* Take a look at this. *it shows Kippei & Ann, current age, cheerfully fighting (wrestling) over consuming rights to a muffin*

balohite: (Kippei is winning, despite Ann having him in a full Nelson. She's too small. XD)
aranamnasta: (lmfao)

aranamnasta: Kippei: *takes the photo and studies it in grim wariness, looking doubtfully at the picture and then straightening slightly, staring at a picture of...himself?* What the hell... *mutters, tilting the picture as if to see better and then looking from it to her and back again* I didn't used to hate her. *sounding a bit sullen, since according to him he has good enough reason to now* She's not my sister anymore. Not the person I knew, not the one I remember. And she hurt Shinji. *scowls in remembrance*

balohite: Ann: *snorts* From what I've gathered of him, he's in dire need of a foot up his ass, same as you. That's a job for Ann-chan, and she has totally failed to perform. Thus and verily, I am here to kick your butts.

balohite: Ann: Also, just because she's a total failiure doesn't mean you don't have a sister. Hi, oniichan. ^_^

aranamnasta: Kippei: *stares incredulously at her* You came from another world to... to yell at me, because my sister is a total failure at being a reasonable and competent being? *frowns more and answers cautiously* Hi. Nice to... er, meet you? But you leave Shinji alone. He's mine and he doesn't need to change a damn thing so you just do your yelling at me and leave him the hell alone.

balohite: Ann: I dunno about reasonable or competent, but she's a total failure at basic Anness, which is the important bit here. Shinji is a mass-murderer and needs to stop being an ass. But don't you worry, you get to know me first~<3 You get to tell me why you're such an arrogant dickhead. ^_^

balohite: (Oh, Ann... Inanna really ran off with ALL the diplomacy skills, didn't she?)
balohite: (Ina: Nope! All Anns have 'em, but we also have some knowledge on when not to bother using them. ^^ )
aranamnasta: XD

aranamnasta: Kippei: *stares at her* Shinji needs to stop being an ass? There is not a damn thing wrong with him. YOU are being an ass. Where the hell do you get off judging us? You don't know anything about it. *glares at her, slightly hurt in spite of himself but mostly angry* You stay the hell away from him. I may be an arrogant dickhead but I don't let anybody talk shit about my boyfriend.

balohite: Ann: He's a lot nicer back in the other world, you know. So're you. And judging you is what I'm here for, niichan. Tell me this: When did you forget what being a big brother is all about?

aranamnasta: Kippei: Since my sister stopped needing one and decided I was the enemy. *grimly* And Shinji is nice. More than nice. *smirks briefly* He's incredible and amazing and brilliant and he hasn't done anything except fight the people who are trying to kill us. They started. We're just going to finish it.

balohite: Ann: *sigh* Oh, man... There's more to being a big brother than just being a pain in the ass, er, looking after his sister...

talanarende: Kippei: *stares suspiciously* What is that supposed to mean?

balohite: Ann: It means that . . . gah, I don't even know where to start! I . . . you . . . You've given up. You're taking the easy way out, chucking out all the big brother ideals about protecting and looking after those who're smaller and weaker. Even when all they do it yell and kick you in the shin for it. *disappointed*

talanarende: Kippei: *angrily* I don't have anyone to protect but Shinji and I do a damn good job of that. *frowns* Usually. *shakes his head* Nobody else needs me, and there's no one else I care about.

balohite: Ann: Every person out there caught between rampaging mutants and rampaging mobs needs you, Kippei. Whether they are mutants or non-mutants. Who's going to stand up for the underdogs if you don't anymore? And don't give me that shit about mutants being the underdogs, please. Yeah, you get shitty treatment in Japan but you have powers and talents that take you so far beyond regular humanity, that you're all big brother and sisters even when all the "young ones" are ingrates.

talanarende: Kippei: *scowls* And why should I give a damn about regular humanity? They hate us. There isn't any middle, there is them and us. They want us dead and gone. Forgive us if we object to that. *oh, the sarcasm bites*

balohite: Ann: No they don't. Some of them do, but not all. Most of them are just scared, and you're not exactly helping. There are loads of scared mutants out there, too. You're not helping them either. You sit here with your superpowers and your supersulk and you do nothing but stick a sign on your door saying 'you're stupid and I hate you all and I want you to die' -- like an angry child. Then you add a fireball or an earthquake for good measure, because you can. That is not worthy of you, Tachibana Kippei.

talanarende: Kippei: Fuck you. What do you know about it? There isn't any way to help it. I'm just one person even if I do have powers and there are too many of them. The scared or angry or whatever the fuck humans that think we are a threat outnumber everyone. A couple of mutants here and there who playact all nice and safe and shit isn't going to change enough minds. There are too many who hate the whole idea that we exist at all. And even if it did change their minds, that isn't who we are. We aren't nice and happy and we don't care about them. We don't want them to care about us either. All we want is to be left alone, but they can't do that. And you know what, even if everything else you say is true, I still don't care. They hurt Shinji and they're all going to die.

balohite: Ann: And you're going to stoop down to their level to do it. My God, Kippei, you are pathetic and weak. They hurt Shinji? Yeah, so? He hurt them back a thousand times. Just how many people did he kill? How many families are crying over their lost ones? How can you be such an egotistical bastard that you think killing even more people will make things better for you or him? That -- if nothing else -- proves that you are just another human being, because news flash: Regular humans aren't nice and happy either, but just like their offspring -- that's you -- they can be that too. You are giving in to your dark part and taking the easy way out. When the hell did you become such a loser, Kippei? Since when the fuck did overwhelming circumstances mean you're free to give up? That ain't what you taught me.

talanarende: Kippei: *yells at her* I never taught you anything! You haven't been here to... you haven't been here. You've never been here, you or her or who the hell ever. *bitterly* You were never there. You... she didn't care. I left, I stayed away so I wouldn't hurt them but they never called or tried to stay in touch. They didn't care when I left, and I've never had anyone but me until I found Shinji. You think I'm giving in to my dark side? *still shouting* I've never had anything else! Shinji is the only light I've got, and I'll kill anyone who messes with him. And I'm not giving up. That's what this is about, staying alive! You don't know, you have no idea, what it's like to be so far beyond everyone around you and yet they run the world and they don't want you in it. They're afraid of us, and they're always going to be afraid of us, that's why they hate us and it isn't going to change because they should be! We could wipe them out, and maybe we should.

balohite: Ann: *looks up at him solemnly and unafraid, even if he's got his scary face on* She messed up. I'm here to pick up the pieces and kick them back into shape. I care and I'm mundane as they come and I don't like the idea of being wiped out any more than you do. Good on you for staying alive, now whatcha gonna do with this life of yours? Waste it in a war of destruction or be smart and get back on the hard path? Who's gonna feed you all, if you wipe out all the mundanes? Do you know how to farm? Can you even catch a fish and clean it?

balohite: Ann: *acidly* Or are ya gonna keep slaves?

talanarende: XD ouch
balohite: >>;

talanarende: Kippei: *stares at her, still angry and breathing too fast with adrenaline* According to you you're from some other fucking dimension, so why the hell should you care? *looks back down at the forgotten picture in his hand and shakes his head bitterly* Go on back to your happy little world and save somebody else. I don't need it. *pushes the picture back at her* And yes, I can catch a fish and clean it if I have to. *grits his teeth* But now that I think about it, keeping slaves isn't a bad idea. Not much else they are good for. *so bluffing, but he's angry and hurt and determined not to let her win*

balohite: Ann: *laughs in his face* *now they're up against a core personality trait of every Kippei she's ever heard of and it's painfully hilarious that he thinks he can get away with a bluff like that* Oh, Kippei... *snicker* Get your head out of your ass and smell something other than your shit for a change, eh? I dare say there are plenty Brotherhood mutants who'd love to keep mundanes as slaves and cattle, to do mundane but critically important work and to breed new mutants. You, however, ain't one of them. If this war thing happens, and it ends with mutants taking over and herding what's left of the mundanes into slavery, you'd rebel again. *shaking her head* If there is one thing that will never change in you, no matter what world you live in or what background you have, it is that Tachibana Kippei is a rebel and hates oppression with the fire of a thousand suns.

talanarende: (XD<3)
balohite: (Ann <3s you, Kippei. Even when you're a big jerk. <3 )

talanarende: Kippei: *looks away, frowning, somewhat disturbed that she called his bluff; his sister as he knows her wouldn't have seen through it, because she doesn't know him that well* Maybe. *growls* Maybe I would. *glares at her again* You're just like all the rest of them, you think all the Brotherhood are wrong and evil just because some of us have no morals. *sneers at her just because she has the same face as his sister* We never blew up a hospital. And we wouldn't, not even a human one. *clenches his fists and tries to remember that she's not the Ann he knows* I hate her.

balohite: Ann: Again with the generalisations, dumbo. *pokes his chest* I said some, not all. I don't think mutants are any different than other people. Some are leaders, some are sheep and some do their own thing entirely. Blowing up hospitals is wrong no matter who does it and to whom. What I notice about both the Brotherhood and the other guys, is that it's mostly a bunch of kids lead by some grown-ups who try their hardest to convince you they're right and the others are wrong. It's ... unusual to see you follow anyone's lead -- especially on a supremacy path.

talanarende: Kippei: *frowns* I'm not following anyone. I don't like Sakaki any better than I like Hanamura. *pause* I don't think all the humans have to die, but maybe if we kill enough of them they will be too afraid to attack us. Maybe then they will leave us alone.

balohite: Ann: Again with the killing! *eyerolls* Killing is easy, you know. *sigh* So, what would you do if some bigass faction made such a wreckage of your life, your surroundings and everything you hold dear that you became afraid of this faction. *saccharine smile* Excuse me -- what did you do when this happened to you?

balohite: Ann: Mhm. And that fear will drive you to do anything, anything to prevent it, no matter what the odds and no matter what the price. Killing 'enough mundanes to keep the rest too scared to attack' is a cute thought, but deeply stupid. It don't work that way and you know it.

talanarende: Kippei: *eyes her* Did you actually have a plan, or are you just winging it? You're not being very convincing here, assuming you actually meant to convince me of anything, which I'm beginning to doubt. What is your point?

talanarende: (he's annoyed because she called him cute, and doubly so for the stupid. XD)
balohite: (well, it's true! XD )

talanarende: Kippei: *smirks grimly* The dark side, as you put it, is all about the easy way out. Why should I put myself and him at risk and do it the hard way? Destruction is more satisfying.

balohite: Ann: Is it? Do you really enjoy to watch people die? The good along with the bad? The defenseless along with the able?

talanarende: Kippei: *frowns and looks away* Depends on who it is. It's more fun when they're able. *shrugs* They're all pretty defenseless when it comes to us. I enjoy destroying things. Mostly I'm not close enough to watch, and I don't care. Why should I care?

balohite: Ann: You've got gifts. Huge, incredible gifts that make you even more special than you would be anyway. You _and_ him. Why should you not care? Kippei, for heaven's sake, you like to BUILD!
balohite: Ann: You're a natural architect, both in the engineering way and with people. Have you forgotten that?

talanarende: (I take it ALL BACK. XD I think this Kippei is even more messed up than tp5 in some ways.)
balohite: (Looks like! ;; )
balohite: (She wants to hug him. ^^; )
talanarende: (mmm, I dunno if that would help. he's... lost things. or never had the opportunity to find them, some of them.)

talanarende: Kippei: *blinks again and stares at her, feeling a bit trapped and hurting in ways he can't explain and doesn't want to think about* I like to... what? *shakes head, frowning stubbornly again* I'm not him, okay? I may look like him but that isn't me. I don't... do that. I want to... I... don't know. *rubs his face tiredly and looks at the floor; it's uncomfortable facing someone who thinks she knows him better than he knows himself*

balohite: Ann: *frowns, looking a mite concerned* *pushes at him, gently but firmly to herd him to sit on the bed so she can sit on him* *firmly embedded and entirely uninvited on his lap, she leans her head on his shoulder* ...you haven't really thought about what you really want, have you? Except to be with Shinji come what may?

talanarende: Kippei: *bemused, but awkwardly allows this since he is preoccupied with thinking* I haven't ever.... had the chance to want things. There's only been... things I didn't want. *can't explain this very well* Shinji is the first time I ever wanted something more than I didn't want something else.

talanarende: I was going to say, that last tag
balohite: Yah?
balohite: *listens*
talanarende: xp Kippei's whole life has been focused on preventing things he didn't want. the ideas (and they do exist) of building something new that he wants have always been pushed aside as pointless or impractical or just for something someday far in the future
balohite: Mhm. It figures and makes sense and Ann is HISSING at it! XD
talanarende: XD
balohite: Fangs and all.

Balohite: Unni: Ann: *grabs one of his arms and pets it a little* You've got a chance now, though. Though most of the Brotherhood philosophy is bull, this is still a school where you learn useful things. Like how to work and develop your gifts, and how to work with other people. I guess it's been curbed and pushed aside in this world, but with your talent for building and constructing also comes a natural talent for strategy. You're a leader type, and a damn good one. A charismatic who, like I said, tends to side with the underdogs and lead them to victory. And not in a destructive, world-shattering way. Shinji's always with you.

talanarende: Kippei: *still frowning* You're making assumptions based on your own experience. But you don't know... you don't know anything about me. *snorts bitterly* Destruction is the only thing I'm good for. That, and taking care of Shinji. Lucky for me they go hand in hand often as not.

talanarende: (and whee, oblique Mckinleyisms yo. "Yes I am letting my own experience color my opinions, which is what experience is for." XD)
Balohite: (Ann: *smilesmile* Precisely~<3 )

Balohite: Ann: *smiles* No, no, no and no. Just because destruction's the only gig you've bothered to try so far, doesn't mean it's the only thing you're good at. Just because you and I have never met before, doesn't mean I don't know you. I'm Tachibana no imotou, it's practically my job to know you. <3
Balohite: Ann: Plus general adoration and hero-worship, but I didn't say that, 'cause you don't need the big head. ^^

talanarende: Kippei: *stares down at her and then smiles, a bit sadly* Maybe. Maybe if my sister had been more like you...but it doesn't matter. Someday maybe when the fighting is over I can find out.

Balohite: Ann: Look, I don't expect you to magically change your ways overnight. For "my" Kippei, that took some pretty serious shit that got him right where it hurt the most. But I do expect you to use your brains and THINK and get your act together, because the way you are now just ain't right. 'Sides, I'll be around to check up on you and get drunk at and fight with and stuff. ^_^ *now that I have a way to get to you, you're kinda stuck with me as your very own Jiminy Cricket*

talanarende: (lmfao)
Balohite: (*hears oob Kippei groan in the distance*)
Balohite: (yes, she is going to use that drunken wibble against him some day. with love <3 )
talanarende: *snort* XD

talanarende: Kippei: *shakes his head* You're coming back? *isn't sure whether to be pleased or appalled* *pause* Mmm... what happened to him?

Balohite: Ann: *wicked grin* Oh, hell yes and you better believe it, buster! *grows more solemn at his other question* It's a few years back now, but... Well, he was a bit rough back then, a bit of a bully. -Not to me, obviously, 'cept when he nicked my muffins, but with others... And he was (and still is) a sports jock fixating on tennis. *she is, too, but that's clearly irrelevant* So in this match at the nationals one year, he played rough and dirty and wounded his opponent so bad that he went blind on one eye. No more tennis for him. That shook niichan up like nothing else, and he changed completely. Cut his hair, dyed it black and quit the team immediately. But he couldn't quit tennis, because that was the most important thing he had. We moved, went to a new school and there he made some serious waves by kicking senpai and coach ass and building up a new and better tennis club. Took a no-name, unseeded team all the way to the nationals.

Balohite: Ann: *damn proud of her niichan*
talanarende: <3

talanarende: Kippei: *blinks* *several times* ...Wow. I... *looks away, slightly embarrassed because he is still rough and a bit of a bully* Don't think I could do that. But I guess I haven't changed that much. *reaches up to run a hand through his hair, adding softly* I never had that much of a reason.

Balohite: Ann: Yeah, I guess. Sometimes you gotta make your own reasons, though. Black and white vision ain't gonna cut it in the long run. The way you're doing stuff now is only hurting you, long term. You shouldn't let yourself fall into anger and bitterness, and moreover you shouldn't let Shinji do the same. Gotta cook up something to win the nationals with, buchou~ *soft voice* Body count is not the way to win it.

Balohite: (Homura: *taking notes, smirking a lot and wondering if it'd be fun to let Kippei come through a portal to oob-verse, so he can meet the other Kippei and swap notes abt Ann*)
Balohite: (Ann: @_@ *will kill if that happens* )
talanarende: (XD)

talanarende: Kippei: *frowns, a bit frustrated* I don't know how to do anything else. Anger is how I've always... it just is. Shinji is my reason, and I... I can take care of him better this way. I'm not going to let anyone hurt him ever.

talanarende: (*headdesk*)
Balohite: (*snort*)

Balohite: Ann: Man, you're really annoying when you're being all defeatist, you know? *pokes his arm, then starts petting his fingers one by one* You gotta start planning your life, Kippei. With Shinji. Start thinking about what you wanna build, and then get off your ass and do it! Shinji, if he's anything like the other Shinjis, will be with you every step of the way. And he will get hurt now and then because he's a person who's got his own life and life always dishes out pain here and there. Plus, Shinji's very good at hurting himself and who're you gonna beat up then? *pause* I think . . . here, what would be good to have, is a faction consisting of mundanes and mutants together. *frowns*
Balohite: Ann: And that, my precious, wonderful, daft, stupid, brilliant niichan, is going to be an absolute bitch to pull off. ^_^

Balohite: (New Quest: Build up 3rd Faction, mixed of mutants and mundanes. )
Balohite: (When completed, you may level up.)

talanarende: Kippei: *listens with a frown, then starts shaking his head immediately as soon as she finishes* Bitch, nothing. That isn't possible. It can't happen. *is thinking about it warily anyway, but he's damn convinced it can't*

Balohite: Ann: Nothing's impossible. But the way things have derailed here in Japan, it's gonna be a steep, long climb. If anyone can pull it off, it's you. Because it's the biggest fuck-you to the biggest number of people possible.

talanarende: Kippei: *eyes her grudgingly* You really think I'm that much like him? *somewhere vaguely, faintly amused that she considers this to be a perfect motivation for him, but isn't about to admit that she might be right*

Balohite: Ann: I know you can be -- you're just underdeveloped. But fear not, I am frighteningly good at being your sister. ^_^ *she plants a smooch on his cheek for good measure*

talanarende: (lmfao)
Balohite: (Oh, Ann. Her unshakable faith in Kippei is really something. XD )
talanarende: (XD)

talanarende: Kippei: *wryly* I'm sure that frightening is the word for it. *still bemused* I'm not making any promises, but I'll think about it, okay?

Balohite: Ann: Excellent! Now let's start with something simpler: I am hungry and as my older brother, you must feed me. Reading you the riot act is hard work, yaknow? <3

talanarende: Kippei: *stares at her* ....Right. *shakes his head* Okay then. *stands up, dumping her off his lap and reaching a bit tentatively to ruffle her hair* Follow me.

Balohite: Ann: *lands nimbly on her feet and grins up at him* I always do~<3 *though she arrived lately for this one*