revolutionarygirl | 3rd duel

[Should you come to the tea shop today, you'll likely run across one (1) Utena Tenjou enjoying a cup of tea. And she is enjoying it, but it tastes... off to her. Maybe it's because she's so used to Himemiya's tea--no other tea has tasted right since her arrival to Luceti. Still, tea's tea and this does taste pretty good.

She takes out her journal while she enjoys, writing up a letting to her current Hydra Social penpal--Edward Elric.]

Hello there!

You're Edward, right? I'm not entirely sure if you're aware of it, but we're penpals for Project Hydra Social this time around. The whole project is supposed to be about making friends, right? Well, hopefully we can be good friends.

But I guess I should introduce myself first before any of that. My name's Utena Tenjou, and it's nice to meet you. Before I was brought to Luceti, I was an 8th grader at my school, Ohtori Academy. [Let's see, what else...] I really enjoy sports! Basketball, baseball, soccer, stuff like that. And what about you? What are your hobbies?

I guess I shouldn't make this too long, so I'll just stop here. I hope to hear from you soon!

-Utena

[With that out of the way, she once again puts the tea cup up to her lips. Something still seems off, or even missing... wow, this is really annoying.]

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Edward,

So you're not a fan of Project Hydra Social? I don't know, it seems like a really good idea to me.

An alchemist? I think I've heard about alchemy a couple of times back home, but if I remember right, it's a dead science there. So science is something you're good at. Back at Ohtori, I was pretty good at math.

What sort of stuff have you seen on your travels, Edward? Was it fun? You see, I haven't done much of it myself.

-Utena

[He'll just bypass the intro-and-ending pleasantries since it's more like using the journal as normal, now.]

It's alright. I guess it works for some people, but I don't think it's all that smart to volunteer a bunch of people unwillingly just so they can "make friends". That's not something you should really be forcing. Nothing against you, though.

Alchemy's definitely not dead on my world- it's the most advanced form of science in my country, and maybe even the world. As for traveling, that's a pretty broad question. Travel is hard to summarize- it's really something you have to do yourself to understand. I guess it was fun sometimes, but since it was mostly for work, there wasn't as much time to enjoy it. I've definitely seen a lot more than most people my age.

[Utena follows suit.]

Wait, some people have been volunteered without knowing first? I didn't know anything about something like that. I know you said it's nothing against me, but I still hope you aren't bothered by the letters.

The most advanced? Man, I guess worlds really do differ from person to person here. Not that there's anything wrong with that. I guess traveling would be something I'd need to do myself to understand, huh? Maybe I'll get the chance to, one day. But I should probably finish school up at Ohtori first. What sort of work do you do?

I never volunteered for it. I don't mind, but I know some people have gotten pretty frustrating partners. And if you don't follow through with the letter-writing, that rabbit guy harasses you.

Back home I work for the military. I mostly traveled for research, but sometimes I had assignments to take down alchemists who broke the law, or other criminals.

Jeez, I wish I had known about that. Sorry it's been such a hassle for you.

The military, huh? Wow, I couldn't imagine doing something like that at my age. Sometimes it's just a struggle to get through class. [Because of the duels, but she's not about to tell Ed about those.] Hope you at least got a lot of research done.

It's fine, not your fault.

I probably did more research than they expected, and that's the problem. Exposing military secrets and all that. Some countries are really messed up.

Yeah, I guess not. But still.

Really? I wonder if it's like that in my world, too. [Spoilers, Utena: it is, and you don't even have to leave Ohtori for it.] Guess there's a lot I don't understand, but I hope it didn't cause you too much trouble.

Don't worry, it gets dealt with. And I'd like to think that somewhere out there is a world that isn't corrupted. I'm not holding my breath, but anything's possible.

That would be really nice, wouldn't it? A world where there aren't terrible things. [Because while Utena's completely oblivious to how corrupt everything is around her, there are still the duels to 'win' Himemiya. That's still something she dislikes, and she hates dueling. There's no joy in it. But it's to keep her friend safe...] Say, Edward. Are any of your friends here?

I don't think that's possible- terrible things will always exist as long as there's people. My idea of a perfect world is one with a true balance of good and bad for everyone. That way no one suffers or succeeds more or less than anyone else. It's equivalent exchange.

You mean from my world, right? I've got a few. My childhood friend is here- Winry, if you know her. We're taking care of a little girl, Elicia. I knew her dad back home. And Ling, May, and Ran Fan are friends from a country across the desert from mine.

Balance, huh? Well, I guess that makes sense.

I don't know any of them, but it must really be nice to have them here. Not that it's great that they're at risk of the Malnosso messing with them, but it's better than being alone, right? I wouldn't want anything to happen to them if they were here, but sometimes I really miss my two best friends from home.

I don't know if it's a good thing or not to have them here, but I have no reason to complain. Anyway, they've actually been here longer than me, so if you want to get technical, it's me who showed up for them.

Even without people from home, you can still make friends here, right? That's part of what it means to travel- see new places, and meet new people. If you think of it that way, you've already done it.

Huh, I never thought of it that way. Maybe if I do from now on, it'll be a little easier. [She's still homesick like crazy, though.] Yeah, I've already made a few friends here already. And who knows? Maybe we can be friends too, Edward.

Maybe. [He's not making any guarantees until he knows her better, but there's always a chance, right?] This kind of thing can take a while, you know.

Yeah, I know. You're right, friendship really isn't something that's instant. Still, having someone to talk to isn't so bad.

I can't promise I'll be the best penpal ~~or whatever you call this~~ but I don't mind giving it a shot.

Well, I'd say giving it a shot is the important thing here.

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[written] - feel free to ignore this because lol almost a month late

[written] - lmao well I don't have many ed threads, so I don't mind?

[written] - i guess that's good at least XD