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Live Action Sailor Moon
(Twenty-fifth episode Synopsis)
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"I
swear to you I did put on deodorant."
Credits for the picture snaps goes to Serecindra |
Dosei's indisposed this week and will be taking care of the act 25 synopsis
the week the show takes a break (April 10th.) So Wasurenagusa and Nae
have once again volunteered their help in the meantime. A HUGE THANK YOU! to
the both of them for getting us this!
Introduction
Sailor Moon and
Tuxedo Kamen sit facing each other in the lobby of the science museum. Why…
thinks Moon, did I never notice it before? She reaches up to lift his
mask and finds herself face to face with Chiba Mamoru. He
takes the mask from her hand and stares at it. "I..."
she says. Her mind flashes back to just minutes ago, when she inadvertently
revealed to "Tuxedo Kamen" that she was in love with "Chiba
Mamoru. "His
name is Chiba Mamoru..." says Moon. She struggles to her feet. " I
told you before that there's someone that I wanted to give the muffler I made.
That's him."
She
gasps, mortified. "I—! " Bolting up, she runs for the door. "Usagi!
" Mamoru calls out. He stops her by grabbing her wrist. "You
knew…!" she breathes. He
says nothing. Lowering
her head, she starts babbling and trying to pull her arm away. "I'm sorry!
This was all a mistake! I...totally..." "I
also…!" he begins. She
looks up at him. "What? "
"I
also…" His voice trails off, his eyes pained. He slowly lets go of her
wrist. As
Usagi watches him, confusion and hope written all over her face, he puts his
mask back on, his expression losing all of the emotion that had been there
seconds before. For a moment, he stands there. Then, with a flourish of his
cape, he walks off, frustrated. Moon
watches Tuxedo Kamen's retreating back. "'I…also…'?" she repeats
to herself. A small smile spreads across her lips. That means…she
thinks, Maybe… !
Act 25
In
the Dark Kingdom, Kunzite slams Zoicite's head against the piano. "Why do
you care about the Master now?" he demands. "He's a man who deserves
to be taken out." He pauses. "Don't do something like this
again," he warns. "Got it? " Kunzite starts to leave the room.
"That's an
impossible demand," says Zoicite, picking himself up. Kunzite stops in his
tracks. "Especially," Zoicite continues, "if you’re planning
for destruction." Kunzite turns around and gives him a stony look.
"The one who lead this planet to destruction in the past was the Master—
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"You’re
wrong!" Zoicite snaps. He takes a step forward. "It was the
princess…If it hadn’t been for her… " "I'm going to finish off
the princess too," Kunzite announces. "Don't do anything else. If you
refuse to listen to me…" In one quick movement, he positions his sword
against Zoicite's neck. "Well, you can see that I'm serious."
Zoicite looks at Kunzite almost sympathetically. "Kunzite," he says,
shaking his head. "You've changed. " With one last threatening glare,
Kunzite withdraws his sword and leaves the room.
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Jadeite
kneels before Queen Beryl. "Beryl-sama, I’ve learned a little about
Kunzite," he reports. "Oh?
" she says. "He won't reveal his true intentions but he seems to be
targeting the real princess. " "The real one?" Beryl repeats.
"So you're saying that other princess is fake? " "Kunzite has his
doubts [about her]," Jadeite replies. "He thinks she’s a decoy.
" Beryl ponders the new information. "Is that how it is…?" she murmurs.
"Then where's the real one? "
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Minako
and Artemis sit in front of a mirror in what appears to be a dressing room.
"Sailor Moon and the others are awakening little by little," she says
to his reflection through the mirror. A small smile plays on her lips. "Yes,"
he agrees, nodding his head. "Fighting as senshi is bringing out their
powers. " Minako turns in her chair to face the real Artemis. "I feel
that the time is near," she says. "Definitely. " "Yes!
" he chirps. Someone knocks on the door. "Yes? " calls Minako,
standing up. Artemis gasps and goes into plushie mode. A man walks into the
room. "Minako-chan!" he says. "We’re ready for you."
"All
right," she replies with a smile. She starts to follow him out of the room.
"Hey…" the man says. "I thought I heard voices in here. So I
guess it wasn’t the manager. " "Really?" asks Minako, all
innocence. "I’ve been alone this entire time. " The door closes
behind the two.
Artemis
goes back to Guardian Cat mode and sighs in relief.
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Hina
drags a suitcase into Mamoru's bedroom. Kneeling, she bends down to open it but
finds it locked. "Ah, the key!" she says. She turns to the dresser
behind her and opens the top drawer, searching for the key to the suitcase.
Finding nothing, she opens the bottom drawer; in it lay Usagi's handkerchief and
the chocolate Sailor Moon gave to Tuxedo Kamen on Valentine's Day. Hina
picks up the handkerchief and stares at it, dismayed. "What’s this? " she asks out loud.
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In
her room, Usagi sits in her room, her elbows on her desk, her face in her hands.
"Chiba Mamoru is...Tuxedo Kamen," she murmurs. She thinks back to
Mamoru's words. "I
also... " says Mamoru. "'I
also'..." Usagi says again. "Maybe..." Suddenly, she frowns and
stands up. "Oh, this is bad!" she cries. "My thoughts are full of
him again!" Throwing herself on her bed, she buries her face in her
comforter. But...she thinks, turning her head to the side, if he
really...
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Mamoru
sits on his couch with his head thrown back in defeat, one hand on his stomach.
His cell phone rings. He answers it. "Motoki? " "Mamoru,"
says Motoki's voice. "About the farewell party today… " " Ah.
Is it already time? " "It’s not that," Motoki explains. "Hina-chan
came and said that she wanted to hold your engagement party. She seems to be
brooding over something."
At
the crown, Hina sits alone in a karaoke room in front of a banner that reads
"Mamoru and Hina-chan's Going Away Party." The walls are decorated
with tinsel and what looks suspiciously like turtle paraphernalia, and the
tables are littered with left-over decorations.
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Mamoru
rushes through the Crown doors. "Motok—" he starts. Finding no one
at the counter, he looks around. When he spots Motoki, his expression changes
from frantic worry to disgust. "Motoki? " he repeats in a WTF tone
(I'm sorry, there was no other way to describe this). Motoki dons a spandex mint
green turtle suit and a turtle shaped hat. "What? " he asks,
oblivious.
"What
are you doing? " "Me?"
Motoki grins and haphazardly squeezes a turtle squeak toy. "This is my
trick for the farewell party. " Mamoru closes his eyes and sighs. Motoki's
smile fades. "More importantly…" he says, walking over to Mamoru as
fast as his spandexed legs will carry him, "Are the two of you fighting?
" Mamoru is stricken by the question. "No? " he answers with an
uncertain shake of his head. Motoki gives him a stern look. "Hina-chan said
that she found a girl's handkerchief in your house," he reports. Mamoru
draws in a breath and looks away.
"Well,
honestly, I think this whole situation is okay to an extent," Motoki
prattles on, "but…Actually, I’ve really been thinking about it,
and—" He puts his hands on Mamoru's shoulders and says seriously, "Hina-chan’s
father is the benefactor who took you in and cared for you; Hina-chan believes
in you completely. I know those are the reasons you have a weak spot for them.
"
Mamoru
tries to brush off the speech. "Let go of me," he says. Ignoring him,
Motoki continues, "But if you marry her just because she's the daughter of
your benefactor, even though you don’t really love her—that, I have to
question. " As he is talking, Hina somberly walks out of the Karaoke room,
just in time to catch Motoki's last sentence. Her eyes catch Mamoru's. Mamoru
winces. "Motoki!" he shouts. Motoki lets go of Mamoru's shoulders and
turns around. Hina looks up at him for a moment, her eyes full of anger and
sadness. Motoki's jaw drops open in a silent expression of complete and utter
agony. Hina runs out of the Crown. "Hina! " Mamoru cries, running
after her.
Motoki
finds his voice and lets out a sobbing scream. "AAGGHH! Kamekichi! Punch
me! " He hits himself in the face with the turtle squeak toy. Meanwhile,
Mamoru runs through the streets searching for his fiancé. "Hina!" he
calls out. "Hina! " Ignoring
his calls, Hina continues running.
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Kunzite
stands on the roof of a building. Jadeite appears behind him.
"Kunzite!" he barks. "What is this interesting thing [you were
telling me about]?" Kunzite smirks, amused at having caught his interest.
"If you help me, you'll find out," he says easily. He crosses his arms
across his chest. "Don't misunderstand," Jadeite insists. "This
doesn't mean I’ve become your servant. [For that,] you can use your Sailor
Senshi." "Well, she's fickle," Kunzite responds. "When she
feels like it, she will come out." He turns to Jadeite. "What have you got to lose by giving it a
shot?" he asks.
Jadeite
looks at him for a moment. Then, having made his choice, he raises his hand and
calls on a youma. The youma stretches out and moans. Kunzite
smiles at Jadeite approvingly. "You’re bright—" he comments.
"Different from Nephrite. "
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Nephrite
sits alone in the shadows of the caves, clutching his damaged cape in his hands.
"I must have a victory at all costs!" he cries to himself. "If I
continue like this, abandoned by Beryl-sama, I will rot away!" He
thinks back to the moment when Dark Mercury gave him a new cape. Dark
Mercury holds up a cape, showing off its undamaged state. "You being alone
like that—" she says. "I don't like it." She throws the cape at
him. Nephrite
grits his teeth and looks at his new cape, which he is wearing. "To endure
pity from a Sailor Senshi..." he growls. He throws his damaged cape down.
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"Oh
I get it. The reason you don't want to inherit my dad's fortune and do
nothing for the rest of your life except for banging me is because you
want to go out with that underage high school chick. Yeah that's not pedo
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Usagi
marches purposefully down the sidewalk. "Just ask him directly, what he was
going to say after “I also…”!" she tells herself. "Because I
don't have time now to be troubled with this. I'm busy, after all! " She
punctuates each sentence with a self-affirming nod. Mamoru continues to search
for Hina. "Hina! " he yells. His eyes widen when he hears a scream.
Turning towards the direction of the sound, he sees civilians dropping to the
ground as their is energy drained. A youma drinks it all in from a rooftop.
Having caught wind of the youma's path of destruction, Usagi stops short on her
way to confronting Mamoru. She grabs her Senshi cell phone. "Luna? !"
she says. Rei and Minako snap their phones shut and run towards the scene.
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People
on the streets run screaming from the youma, as less fortunate victims drop to
the ground like flies. Mamoru spots Hina, standing still in the midst if the
chaos, her expression lifeless. Running to her, Mamoru yells, "Hina!"
He tries to grab her arm. "Hina." "Leave me alone!" she
cries, snatching her arm away and turning her back to him. Her voice trembles
with emotion as she speaks. "It would be better if I disappeared, right?
" "Hina ," he protests, wincing.
"I'm…really
an idiot, aren’t I?" she breathes. "Since I was little, I thought it
was only natural for me to be with you. I never once asked you how you felt
about me!" She starts to cry. "Well, that's enough!" She faces
him and screams, "Why don't you go be with somebody you actually love!
" "Hina!" Mamoru starts after her again. Meanwhile, Usagi runs in
search of the youma. "Where's it attacking from?! " she says to
herself. Suddenly, she stops in her track. Someone around her screams, but Usagi
remains oblivious as she stands face to face with Mamoru, who has just come
around the corner. The two stare at each other, waves of sadness and awkwardness
passing between them.
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Rei
and Makoto arrive at the building from where the youma is draining energy.
Nodding at each other, they head inside. When they reach the top of the stairs,
they find Kunzite and Jadeite waiting for them expectantly. "So you
came," Kunzute sneers. Rei and Makoto take defensive stances. "Have
you done this to lure us here? " Makoto demands. Kunzite smirks. "Who
knows?" he says cryptically. "Jadeite, take care of them."
Sweeping his cape over his shoulder, Jadeite advances towards them. The girls
transform. "Mars Power!" "Jupiter Power! "
Together,
they shout, "Make up!" The fight begins between Mars, Makoto, and
Jadeite. Kunzite leans against a column and grins.
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Outside,
Mamoru and Usagi continue to look at each other. Mamoru starts walking towards
her, as if unable to keep himself away. Taking his cue, she moves towards him as
well. But just as he is about to reach her, his face crumbles in restraint, and
Usagi watches him drag himself in another direction. He kneels down beside Hina,
who has passed out nearby. "Hina," he says, helping her sit up.
"Mamoru…"
she whimpers. "Mamoru. Be with me, always…" Her voice is pleading
and weak, her breathing labored. "My papa is your benefactor. If it
weren’t for him, Mamoru...that's why, even if you hate me, be with me. Please.
" "Don't talk that way," he says firmly. "Since I was a
child, I’ve treasured you—you, who has always been by my side. That feeling is
genuine. That's why...until you say you don't like it, I will stay with
you." Hina leans against him, seemingly uncomforted by his words. With
sinking spirits, Usagi watches the scenario unfold. Mamoru turns around to look
at her, his face contorting in guilt.
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Usagi
forces herself to smile at him. "Hurry…" she says. "Run. "
"Usagi... " Mamoru says apologetically. Hina realizes the implication
of hearing Usagi's name coming from Mamoru without a suffix attached (i.e. can
indicate a romantic relationship). Usagi's smile starts to waver. "Hurry!
Run away!" she says in a louder, more urgent voice. With that, she runs
from the scene. Mamoru watches her leave, as if wanting to chase after
her.
Once
at a safe distance, Usagi stops and lets the scene she'd just witnessed sink in.
She looks back in Hina and Mamoru's direction. I was so stupid... she
thinks somberly, to hope even a little. All I was thinking about was myself,
again...I forgot that Hina-san would get hurt. Not forgetting about
the youma, she transforms: "Moon
Prism Power! Make up! " With
one last look back, Sailor Moon takes off to fight with her friends.
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At
that time, Mars and Jupiter find themselves preoccupied with fighting Jadeite
and the youma for their lives. The youma takes turns choking both of them and
throws Mars to the ground. Jupiter jumps in front of her to protect her. Just as
the youma prepares to attack, Sailor Moon arrives on the scene. "Wait!
" she shouts.
"Usagi!
" Jupiter exclaims. She and Mars stand up. Kunzite slowly steps out from
behind the column. "Your opponent," he says to Sailor Moon, "is
me. " He raises his sword. He and Sailor Moon circle each other.
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It's a plane.
It's a guy in sweatpants jogging away from a fainted girl on a bench. Hmm. |
Mamoru
gently carries Hina to a park bench and lays her down. Taking off his jacket, he
wraps it around her, tucking her in with care. Convincing himself of having done
his duty, he turns to leave—but, Hina suddenly clutches his hand, pulling him
back. He carefully puts her hand down by her side and says reassuringly,
"I'll be back. " Slowly, he lets her go and runs off.
Hina
watches him leave, her breath short. "So...it was Usagi-chan," she
murmurs. Having donned his costume, Tuxedo Kamen pulls out his mask.
"This..." he promises himself, "is the last time. " So
saying, he puts his mask on and heads off.
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Kunzite
relentlessly pursues Sailor Moon with his sword. Dodging his attacks, she raises
her moonstick in the air. When he brings his sword down on her, she blocks it
with her moonstick but finds herself thrown off balance. Kunzite takes the
chance to stab at her. Sailor Moon squeezes her eyes shut and shrinks away from
him. This
time, it is Sailor Venus' chain that blocks his sword. She strains against the
pressure.
Kunzite smirks.
"Jadeite!" he calls out sarcastically. "The princess is here.
Greet her respectfully." Jadeite
pauses in his battle with Mars and Jupiter and gives the youma a signal.
Obeying, the youma sends out an attack right between Moon and Venus. The two
twirl out of its path. "Sailor Moon," says Venus, "you should go
help the people outside! "
"Huh?
" asks Moon. "We'll be okay, so hurry!" she orders. She turns to
the other two Senshi. "Mars, Jupiter, let’s go!" They nod at her and
kick Jadeite down. The three Senshi line up together to face Jadeite, the youma,
and Kunzite. Moon hesitantly prepares to leave. Mars
broods over the princess' behavior. Venus...she thinks. As I
suspected, you are...
"I
didn't expect you to make it this easy," Kunzite says haughtily. With a
wave of his hand, he forces all the doors to the building shut, trapping them
all, including Moon, inside. The youma sends a wave of ice towards Mars,
Jupiter, and Venus, freezing their feet to the floor. They struggle to move. Out
of nowhere, Ami appears, an ominous smile on her face.
"Ami-chan…
" Moon says breathlessly. "It’s been awhile, no?" Ami answers
coldly. "U. Sa. Gi. Chan."
Moon looks pained to be tauntingly reminded of her past struggles with Ami
regarding her name. Kunzite walks around her triumphantly, and Sailor Moon gasps
to find herself surrounded. Ami
transforms. "Dark Power! Make up! "
Still
struggling to break free from the ice, Venus murmurs, "Oh no…They have
been targeting Sailor Moon from the start…!" The youma lets out another
ice blast, effectively freezing Jupiter and Venus from head to toe. Mars stands
alone, fighting back the ice with fire. Luna and Artemis crawl into the room.
"Sailor Moon! "
Kunzite
and Dark Mercury trip over each other in their efforts to be the one to
successfully attack Sailor Moon. Mars' flames lose out against the youma's
blast, and she stands with the other two Senshi, trapped in ice. Moon dodges a
stab from Dark Mercury and pushes her away. Dark Mercury lands into Kunzite, who
pushes her aside as well and moves in for the kill.
Just
as he is about to stab Sailor Moon, Dark Mercury stops him. "Kunzite!"
she barks. "She's my game. " With his sword, he blocks her from moving
towards Moon. "Today's different," he says. "She's mine." He
lifts his sword in the air. Just then, Tuxedo Kamen flies into building. Shouting "Sailor Moon! " he jumps in front of
Kunzite's blade. The sword cuts deeply through Tuxedo Kamen's back. He falls to
the floor, letting out a cry of pain. His mask, sliced in two, falls with him,
leaving his face naked.
"Nooo!"
screams Moon. She crouches by a struggling Mamoru. Kunzite snorts.
"Master," he says, sarcasm dripping in his tone. "Good work.
" "Kunzite!" Mercury snaps. She flicks her sword against his
neck. "I don’t like being interfered with. "
"Mercury,"
he says coldly. Grabbing her wrist, he twists her arm so that her sword points
away from him and pushes her away. "Control your greed. " Dark
Mercury regains her balance. "I also hate being ordered around," she
says, her eyes spelling murder.
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"Really..."
he scoffs. "A thing like you... ?" Moon
grips Mamoru and shakes him gently. "Why? " she asks desperately.
"I..." Mamoru says through his gasps, his hand on her shoulder.
"...am unable to return your feelings. But at least..." His voice
trails off, and he winces even more. "No!" cries Moon. "Snap out
of it!" Mamoru struggles for a few moments. Then, he goes still. His eyes
close, and his hand falls from her shoulder to land lifelessly on the ground.
Moon stares at him, horrified. "No..." she breathes. "This!...
Ma...mo...Mamoru! "
As
soon as his name escapes her lips, a blinding light begins to shine from her.
Faintly, the spirit of the Princess appears in front of Usagi, and the the two
of them mirror each other, Moon bending over Mamoru, and Serenity bending over
Endymion.
"Endymion!
" Serenity cries.
The jewel on Moon's tiara releases bright rays of light
that engulf her and blind the entire room. Luna and Artemis gasp. The Villains
shield themselves, Kunzite taking pains to block Dark Mercury from receiving the
light to avoid having Sailor Mercury restored. With a groan, the youma
disappears, and the other three Senshi are released from the ice. The crescent
moon on Venus' forehead disappears, replaced by the Senshi tiara.
"Venus..."
gasps Mars. "She has awakened," says Venus, a tender and serene look
on her face. "Just as I thought," Kunzite mutters. Jupiter and Mars
stare at the light surrounding Moon, eyes wide. "Usagi is... " Jupiter
begins. "Remember!" encourages Artemis. "Remember who the
princess is! " "Yes...I remember!" says Luna. "Venus is the
leader of the Sailor Senshi... "
Mars
and Jupiter close their eyes, letting the memories return. Opening her eyes,
Mars says with wonder, "Our Princess is..."
Jupiter
follows suit: "The Princess is... " The piercing light surrounding
Moon fades to reveal Princess Serenity, holding Mamoru's head in her lap. Her
dress is off-white, with a poofy off-the-shoulder collar. Tears drop from
Serenity's eyes onto Mamoru's face. "Please," she begs tearfully.
"Open your eyes. "
A
lone tear starts to shine brightly on its journey down. Hardening into the
Illusionary Silver Crystal, it's light spreads beyond the building to the
outside, reviving all of the victims of the youma's energy-draining rampage. It
penetrates through the walls of the Dark Kingdom. Queen Beryl spreads her arms
and basks in its energy. "Oh!" she breathes. "This is the power
of the Illusionary Silver Crystal! "
The
Illusionary Silver Crystal floats between Mamoru and a crying Serenity. The
Senshi, the cats, and the Villains all stare at it in wonder. Dark Mercury
begins to squint and struggle against its light.
"Let's
go," Kunzite tells her quickly, and sweeps her away. Jadeite soon follows
suit. As the light from the Crystal shines on his face, Mamoru slowly opens his
eyes. His vision focuses on the image of Princess Serenity's tearful face.
"Princess... " he murmurs. His mind thinks back to the girl in his
dream.
"The
Illusionary Silver Crystal, please... " says the Princess.
"It’s
just like it was in my dream... " he whispers.
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Having
fully revived him, the Crystal fades back into Usagi's body. She smiles at him
through her tears. "Thank goodness..." she says. Mamoru sits up and
stares at Usagi/The Princess. Venus takes a knee and bows before her.
"Princess...Serenity," she says. Usagi and Mamoru turn to look at
Venus. "What?" asks Usagi. Jupiter and Mars
step forward and kneel before her as well. Usagi stands up, her eyes still
bloated with tears. "I'm the princess...?" she asks in a small voice.
The moon cycle closes in on her face.
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Kneeling
before Serenity, Venus says, "Starting today, I will return to being a
regular Senshi. "
"Venus...
" says the Princess. Jupiter
holds a star-shaped item in her hand. "This is...? " she begins.
Artemis explains, "I meant to give you a gift—from me. " In what
looks like an airport, Mamoru tells Motkoi, "I will try to find out who I
am…one more time. " "Sailor Moon!" calls out Nephrite. He
clenches a fist. "No—the Princess!" Luna's voice speaks over the
image of Serenity and Endymion lying dead with their hands holding each other:
"The love between the Princess and the Prince is ill-fated. " Amidst
the rubble of a destroyed palace, Jadeite, Nephrite, and Zoicite all lie dead.
Only Kunzite remains. He leans on a staff and lets out a blood-curdling roar.
Once again, thank you Wasurenagusa and Nae
from Shingetsu!
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