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[rabuends]

[Voice;]

H...How...

[Homura pauses, trying to find her voice. The camera is slightly obscured, but it's obvious she is wearing some form of a lion costume (minus the medal). Yes not even she is safe from the experiment and has been turned into the Lion from Oz. She has been hiding from much of the village since this began, too terrified to even get on the journals until now.

The girl takes a deep breath and asks, in a rather rushed voice-]

How does one learn to brave? I want to be brave like a lot of other people here, but I don't know how. I heard there might be a wizard who can give me bravery, but I don't know where he is. And I'm too frightened to go out to find him alone...

...That was all. Thank you!

[Action;]

[After making that post, Homura decided that she is going to try going out again. Maybe she can meet someone who knows where the Wizard of Oz is! ...Yet when she goes out, she is unable to even go on the main path of the village, too terrified of all the strange people.

So, she'll likely be found hiding. Crouching behind bushes, looking around from behind tree and buildings and all sorts of places. It isn't that she doesn't want to talk -- she's just too damn cowardly.]

Comments

[chronica.livejournal.com]

[She blinks. That seems...kind of sad.]

You shouldn't undersell yourself. I mean, you can be more than just a blue fuzzball!

[bamfing]

[... well, that attempt at encouragement is kind of a mixed message.]

... like what? [He's trying to be okay with who he is.]

[chronica.livejournal.com]

Well...[She thinks.] You shouldn't just say you're a harmless blue fuzzball, is all. I bet you can be really strong and you're probably a lot braver than I am.

[bamfing]

[... so it was the harmless part. He laughs.]

I just meant I don't want to hurt anybody, that's all. [HE COULD KICK LOTS OF ASS IF HE WANTED.]

[chronica.livejournal.com]

But, how will you prove that you are strong if you don't show your strength?

[bamfing]

The professor used to say that real strength and power is knowing you have it, but not needing to use it.

[chronica.livejournal.com]

Your professor said that...hm. [That does sound like something a wise person would say.] I still want to become braver though. There are things I have to do and I need to be brave to do them.

[bamfing]

Well, if you don't mind me spoiling the ending, I think the wizard will just tell you that you had the courage inside you all along.

[chronica.livejournal.com]

[wow rude kurt, spoiling the ending!!]

Courage inside of me? [Is that true? Would that really be what the Wizard says.] Are you sure? That he would say that? Do you know him?

[bamfing]

... yeah! Sure. I mean... not very well. But I know he'd say that.

[chronica.livejournal.com]

[...She nods.]

The Wizard is supposed to be a strange person, so maybe he would say something strange like that.

[Plus Kurt looks like a magical creature that would probably be pals with the Wizard anyway.]

[bamfing]

... exactly! So, you'll be alright.

[And he'll be taking off shortly. But before he does...]

Anyway, I'm Kurt.

[chronica.livejournal.com]

[...She smiles. He really was nice, despite his appearance.]

I'm Homura.

[bamfing]

Homura, got it. I'll see you around, yeah? Good luck with the courage thing.

[chronica.livejournal.com]

[She nods quickly.]

Thank you! I'll do my best.

[bamfing]

[He gives a small wave and steps away. And then vanishes with a bright flash and a puff of smoke. Yeah. That's a thing he does.]