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[tsugi]

[The silence drags on, indifferent. Juri looks up briefly, but only to let it be known that she isn't afraid. She wants it to be clear that she is not backing down from a fight so much as not allowing it to happen at all.

The rage tightens like a vise. It aches to be let free, but Juri holds it close.

She had struck the Rose Bride for getting this close to her, but that conversation and this were the difference between a dog barking, held by a leash, and a vine of thorns tightening at her throat. She would be petty if she let herself be riled up. She's past that kind of behavior.

She thinks.] Mm. Talk at the wall instead. Find your answers there.

[She pulls back from the wall, neatly sidesteps Ryuko, slips the phone in the pocket of her uniform jacket, and calmly walks off.]

[gotnaked]

[ Nobody walks away from Ryuko Matoi without getting yelled at. The wall would probably be a better target for her aggression, but she can't switch so easily. ]

Get back here! [ She doesn't make a very imposing figure, chasing after Juri in her pajamas, but she does it anyway. ] You might have a stick up your ass already, but you're about to have my foot up there too! [ Wow okay. ]

[tsugi]

[Sorry, Ryuko. You know that song about boots being made for walking and so on and so forth. Juri folds her hands behind her back, but other than that, she doesn't break stride. Doesn't speed up as if to run away, but doesn't slow down to listen to this diatribe either.

A strange world, she muses. The sky was the same, but the people were very different. Was this a life without the pull of the Student Council?

She would manage without that backing, but it would be work, if this was the sort of behavior she was going to be dealing with.]

[gotnaked]

[ To be fair, Ryuko's not exactly the most riveting conversationalist right now. Being ignored makes her angrier than any confrontation would — if Juri had actually taken the bait and yelled back at her, things probably wouldn't have gone this far.

Instead, she hits her boiling point as she stomps along, and her hand claps down on Juri's shoulder. If yelling won't get her the reaction she wants, maybe getting physical will. ]

Oi!

[tsugi]

[Juri stops, but she doesn't turn to face Ryuko. So far, all of this has been posturing, and she's not going to bend to it. This girl just wants a target, but Juri is no Rose Bride.

She's not going to lay herself out as bait.]

Yes?

[gotnaked]

[ At least getting a word out of her is something. She doesn't have her scissor blade — but she wouldn't use it even if she did. Her fists are enough for this. ]

Fight me. Right here. [ Problem solving with Ryuko Matoi. ] I'm gonna punch your face in anyway, so you might as well make it fun for me.

[tsugi]

[Long, long silence. The wind blows by, ruffling Juri's hair. She appears to actually give this demand some consideration, then shifts slightly, on one foot.]

No.

[Another pause.]

I won't be used as a distraction, and I've never fought without reason.

[gotnaked]

Who says it's a distraction? [ It sort of is, but... ] You just piss me off. That's reason enough.

[ She squares up behind her, for once looking every bit like the stupid hooligan she is. There's no real technique in her stance, but she still looks like someone who's survived her fair share of fights. ]

[tsugi]

[She does at least glance over her shoulder, unimpressed and (still) not frightened. Her own posture is relaxed.

She manages to sound patient.]

That's your reason.

If it isn't a distraction, what is it?

[gotnaked]

I already told you! You remind me way too much of that stupid bitch, so I can at least think of her stupid face while I'm beating yours in!

[ Ryuko you mentioned that approximately zero times out loud, she can't read your mind. ]

[tsugi]

You didn't tell me anything. Perhaps you imagined it.

[Gently shrugging the hand off her shoulder now...]

Your quarrel with the woman you're looking for has nothing to do with me. If you want to fight, find her.

[gotnaked]

I'm trying to!

[ And failing. Miserably. She clenches her hand into a fist and angrily punches it down at her side. ]

But you speak the same way she does! Even if you're not Kiryuuin, you still need to be taken down a peg!

[tsugi]

...

[She'd been mistaken in even her vague mental comparison of this girl to Utena Tenjou. She wasn't like Tenjou after all. Not even close. This one was a brute.

She's beginning to think that this Kiryuuin is the logical one, here.]

Unfortunately, that task isn't yours to take on. Please excuse me.

[She's walking away again...]

[gotnaked]

It is mine! I've spent my whole life takin' on people like you!

[ For someone who prides herself on being such a delinquent, Ryuko sure hasn't thrown any actual punches yet. That doesn't change, but when she reaches out for Juri's shoulders this time, it's less a grab and more an attempt to throw her down on the ground. ]

Don't look down on me, dammit!

[tsugi]

[The grab doesn't set her off. It's the words. Juri barely thinks about what she's doing — she only sees herself begging Shiori to let her help, and being told she had only shown up to gloat.

She had never looked down on her.

Her fencing skills serve her well today. Juri jerks her shoulder away lightning-fast and elbows Ryuko hard enough in the stomach to pull the air out of her lungs. She steps forward once, then again, faster, and turns to face the girl who has made herself an opponent.

When she speaks again, her voice is lined with steel.]

Don't presume to know anything about me.

[gotnaked]

[ She's used to pain — avoiding attacks has never really been her style — but this somehow hurts more than usual. She doubles over, and while she straightens herself back up almost immediately, the surprise on her face still takes a second to shift into anger. ]

I already know enough. [ A pause, and she turns her head to spit to the side. Her scowl deepens. ] What, you got somethin' to say for yourself?

[tsugi]

[The nerve of this girl. Juri is not accustomed to being threatened, or challenged, and most assumptions made about her don't bother her on this level. Having to defend herself to a stranger — one who fought with no provocation, at that — was beneath her.]

I don't need to explain myself to you. [It's snapped out, but she doesn't raise her voice.]

[gotnaked]

[ She snorts. It's not quite laughter, but she seems a little less aggressive than a moment ago. ]

What the fuck is your problem? [ That's rich coming from you, Ryuko. Funnily enough, getting elbowed seems to have calmed her down a little — probably because it's a step above no reaction at all. ] Heh, at least you're tougher than you look. Walking around like a stuck-up bitch all day must be good exercise.

[ Her stomach hurts, but she won't give Juri the pleasure of checking on it in front of her. Instead, she shifts her stance, trying not to pull where it hurts. ]

You got a name?

[tsugi]

You're the one that attacked me. I should be asking you that question.

[She makes an irritated noise under her breath, crossing her arms across her chest. She doesn't sound friendly, and hasn't since this bizarre non-conversation began, but she doesn't sound as angry as she had a second ago.]

Arisugawa Juri.

[gotnaked]

Yeah, yeah. [ Offering her own name first would have been polite — also known as the exact opposite of Ryuko. ] Matoi Ryuko. Ryuko's fine.

[ Being called Matoi will just remind her of Satsuki and her cronies even more. Somewhat reluctantly, she puts her hands back on her hips again, obviously not planning to continue the fight. ]

You should learn to treat people better. I'm not the only one who's gonna get the wrong idea if you keep talkin' like that.

[tsugi]

Hmph. [If Juri was only slightly less polite, she'd have a lot to say right now! Unfortunately, whatever rude as hell thing she wants to say is held in by sheer will.

That doesn't mean she's not going to say anything though.

Deadpan:]

If the idea I gave you was that of a person who listened to a hotheaded girl giving me a lecture on politeness, then I have made the wrong impression.

[She doesn't have any strong opinion on not being in Ohtori, but if this is the bull she's putting up with, she would have preferred to arrive armed.]

Arrogance is picking a fight without respect to your opponent.

[She would know. She'd done the same thing before.]

[gotnaked]

[ To Ryuko's credit, she's at least trying to keep herself under control now. She'd feel justified in throwing another punch, but she's made the decision not to waste time fighting, and her determination is slightly more powerful than her temper at the moment.

Her eye twitches slightly instead. ]

Don't push it. Landing one good hit doesn't give you the right to lecture me. [ It's not a lecture when Ryuko does it. She's just putting people in their place. ] I'm letting you off easy for now, but not everyone is like me. Even Kiryuuin might not like someone tryin' to out-snob her.

[tsugi]

Letting me off easy? Hm. So you say. [She absentmindedly dusts off her slacks.]

As I said...your Kiryuuin is of no significance to me. I don't have to explain myself to her, either.

[In other words, she'll deal with it if and when it happens.

She doesn't really care that much about helping, but since this impromptu pissing contest is over...]

Did you arrive with a phone?

[gotnaked]

[ Over for now. Never underestimate the trash that is Ryuko Matoi. ]

... Ah, well. If you won't take her shit, then I guess you're alright.

[ ... Nevermind. Saying that has pretty much given Juri a free pass for most things. ]

I got my cellphone, yeah. [ Wait. ] But don't think I'm gonna give you my number just 'cause I don't wanna break your nose anymore.

[tsugi]

[Really. She looks a little irritated.]

I don't want your number. [...] The contact list will have the names of everyone currently in this place on it. If the woman you're looking for isn't on the list, then...

[She figures that's clear enough.]