[FFML] [Sailormoon] Moonshadow, chapter 21 (the right version)

[Bert Miller]

Another nice installment.  I really look forward to these!


On 1/8/2011 1:18 PM, Mythril Moth wrote:
> With a determined scowl on her face, she stood and strode to the 
> stairwells that would take her to the ground level. En route, she 
> texted Ami and Makoto, not bothering to look at the phone she held 
> hidden in the pocket of her skirt as she did so--text by touch was a 
> talent she and Osaka Naru had perfected before they were even out of 
> elementary school.

This detail really struck me.  I like it.  Now she just needs a way to 
read the response without looking at the phone...

> //See, the thing is this: we're not what everyone seems to think we 
> are, and we really don't want the kind of attention we're getting. The 
> Senshi have a very specific mission, and every time some idiot dressed 
> up like a monster starts running around scaring people, or some jerk 
> decides to fake a suicide attempt just to get 'rescued', it's a 
> distraction we don't need. Not to mention it's dangerous. People could 
> really get hurt by these stupid stunts. So um...if anyone else had any 
> plans to try to get our attention, just...don't. We're not going to 
> show up for stupid things like what happened yesterday. We're leaving 
> it to the police to handle such things from now on. That's their job.//

A logical plan on Usagi's part.  Of course, people are sufficiently 
illogical that it's sure to backfire in some way.

>
> //Today, some hint of the 'mission' Serenity referred to made itself 
> clear, as a monster appeared in Shiba Park. Incredibly, five Sailor 
> Senshi appeared to battle the monster, and our team has exclusive 
> coverage of the battle!//

It'd be interesting in the next chapter to get a sense of what pundits 
and the government makes of the monster.

> "I'm not upset. I'm just surprised."
>
> "I was with..." Ami paused, then, steeling herself, she added, 
> "...friends."
>
> The next few minutes of motherly squee were sheer torture.

Heh.

>
> "It's been a while, Tuxedo Kamen."
>
> The thief froze, staring into the cold, sharp blue eyes of Sailor Moon.
>
> She wasn't alone.
>
> *Oh...shit.*

Heh.