CONVERGENCE

"Huh?" Well that certainly came out of left field. She was another video game enthusiast, she was pretty, and on top of that they both just worked out part of her love life for the better. 

Why wouldn’t she want to make friends with Kakyoin-senpai? 

".........I don't really like getting too close to humans, if I can help it. I can promise you it's not going to go well for either of us."

She sighs. It wasn't hard telling people this usually--when it did come up. But she was beginning to want to go against the rule she'd made for herself again... even knowing it would just have the same results as before.

I’m not saying to make friends easily. I’m saying choose your friends wisely and sparingly. It’s not like you have to eat every single person you come across, is it?

I’m not the same as your Jotaro. We’ve established this. And yet, you still reached out to me. You still treated me like an actual person—like a friend should.

That doesn't stop them from being food. 

I... I was someone else back then. I was still human in a lot of ways. 

[She sighs, pausing for a few moments.]

I don't know... I'm really nothing like the person I used to be. I don't even know what I was thinking back then. I remember... it was a lot of fun, but... I don't really... know why I did it, if it wasn't because I missed her.

I guess there’s no use in complaining…

Not really, no.

Well, that's how it is!

You'll get used to it. Everyone does eventually. Just try not to think too hard about it.

[She laughs a bit.]

"Whaaat, you don’t think getting the willpower to open yourself up and tell someone you love them is worth celebrating?" There’s no way someone could say ‘yes’ to that; summoning up strength like that is hard work!

"...thanks, though." She looks away, feeling kind of bad that she doesn't have much else to say. She can't say she doesn't appreciate Usagi's help or enthusiasm--because that's not the case. She's just... entirely unaccustomed to making new friends. And still pretty sure it's not something she's interested in.

-Even with being affirmed that, well, they were both thinking the same thing, there’s a hug, and there she goes. There she goes, freezing up like a statue and flushing furiously despite herself. Noriko was always deceptively strong for such a small body, and it shows with that grip.-

-Not that she really minds.-

Yeah, I guess that’s what we’d be, I mean…

-A glance toward the vampire, finding herself smirking just a little bit.-

[She can't help but smile even brighter at the other's response. It was always so cute when Jotaro got flustered--mostly because she didn't really seem like the type. It was so uncharacteristic, but so adorable.]

[Her face is still red--at least, as red as the face of a vampire who's not recently fed can be--but she seems to be much less shy now, no longer scared of rejection.]

Then... then that settles it.

[There's a short pause and she smirks back up at the other, quickly picking her up and twirling--what she thought would be a cute, romantic gesture, but winds up... fairly awkward due to the differences in their height. Still, she twirls the larger girl around and then squeezes her again before pulling away to finally give her a bit of space.]

[The giddy vampire pauses for a moment, one hand raised to her chin as she thinks.]

—I’m not?! This doesn’t make any sense! How are you standing right in front of me?! Are you saying this is some time paradox thing like in those animes?!

"Vampire. So you know not to fuck with me, right?"

Another me….

[She repeated those words before promptly freaking out. This was some twilight zone type of shit.]

No, you're not. I guess I'm the first alternate of yourself you've met?

[That was weird. Really weird. Aside from her brother she’s never met someone who looks so much like her.]

Hello, another another me!