Tokyo Night Encounter

[Aeri]

She’d softly exhale. Having given the money to the cashier,s she’d be somewhat content.. but suddenly black spots danced across her eyes, a blow crashing into her already cut up nose, re-opening the wound somewhat. Then a ringing slap sent her head snapping to the side, as Cassandra held her cheek in shock.

She was absolutely fuming on the inside. But she wasn’t gonna retaliate. At least not immediately. She’d look at the counter and bow a bit..

“I’m sorry for my little sisters actions..! She needs to know how to lose!”

Clasping the wrist of Saori, she’d TUG her off the chair and drag her out of the restaurant, before glaring at her. Her cheek was stinging. Her steps carried a slight stagger but.. she’d turn and give her an icy look.

“What.. is.. WRONG with you? How.. dare you.. slap me!!”

[dlamp]

There was a pause in the air after the slap connected. Saori's face was still twisted with rage, on edge and ready for the retaliation that'd come with her silent declaration of war. Ready to tear into her sister in the middle of the ramen shop. But... instead of striking back, Cassandra only politely bowed to the staffed and started pulling Saori by the wrist.

"H-Hey! Lemme' g-" Saori was still seeing red, taking the action as retaliation and ready to pull and strike at Cassandra, but she was already being dragged right out the restaurant. And all the while Saori growled and snarled, despising the treatment. And once the two were outside the restaurant and out of view they met eyes, Cassandra's icy glare against Saori hot temper. "Me?!" She shot back. "You think I wouldn't hit just because you-!" She paused, eyeing Cassandra's now-bleeding nose. A wound she gave her sister in their match, and seeing the blood flow... snapped her back to reality a little. "You..." She tried summoning her rage again, tried to remain hot and angry. But... they were outside now. Several people were staring. And... screaming in that restaurant while Cassandra dragged her out like a kid... "... ... ..." She looked away, her face now red with embarrassment.

"Sorry..."

[Aeri]

“Yeah, I expected you wouldn’t hit me! We aren’t in the ring! Get in there again, and I’ll take you down, but..”

She’d wipe at her nose, and checked her palm, noting Saori’s eyes flicking there. Blood. Her injury had opened, as she’d grumble.. lifting up her hand and ripping off the bandage herself.

“We aren’t in the ring. I just.. wanna have fun with you today..!”

She’d toss it at the bin. She wasn’t some little brat, she could deal with her injuries herself.. but, she’d pull out a smiley face band aid, and hand it to Saori. Leaning her face forwards..

“It’s alright.. and put that on form me! Where can we go from here now..? Unless you just wanna quit?”

She’d smile, though it didn’t quite reach her eyes. Trying to act like nothing happened, but Cassie was still fuming a bit. She’d cool down soon enough, but for now, she was still a bit annoyed at Saori..

[dlamp]

Saori flinched, Cassandra's sharp scolding cutting deep. It wasn't undeserved either. Her battle sister was right, they weren't in the ring. They were in public, and still beaten up besides. Starting a fight here and now would probably cause some truly lasting injuries. And seeing Cassandra's opening wound shocked Saori back into reality with embarrassment and regret, face red and pouting.

But, Cassandra proved to be the more mature sister, offering her a bandage to repair the physical damage at least, which Saori accepted with a smile. Okay, it was pretty obvious her little tantrum wasn't water under the bridge, but this would be a start! "Hehe," She placed the bandage over her battle sister's nose, the smiley face in the center smiling right back at her. "Nah, there's more competition to be had!" She proclaimed, pointing forward to the lights of the city ahead. "Next stop, the arcade!"

[Aeri]

“Arcade.?”

Now Cassie wasn’t an expert at games in any way. She’d only have some experience in the last year when she began living alone, a slight tilt of her head as she’d ponder it. But.. whatever, so long as it made Saori happy. Cassie nodded, slipping a hand within Saori’s.. she wanted more competition? Sure.. Cassandra privately vowed to beat her ass in anything she made them do, because she personally loved the idea of being the big sister while she was younger chronologically.

“Lead the way then.. imouto.”

She said with a slight grin. She didn’t know what it was, but she was going to assume it meant little sister in the way Saori used it last time.

[dlamp]

"Oh, let's see you say that again when I crush you in the leaderboards!" And so the two made their way toward the arcade, a short walk through the lit streets and glamour of Tokyo, hand-in-hand like honest-to-god sisters. The trip was a short one, but Saori's mind was buzzing with excitement. She might had shamed herself a little with her outburst in the restaurant, but a loud and bright arcade would be fair game for a bit of rowdiness.

"Aaaand here we are!" It might be near-midnight, but there were still a few arcades in the city that were nearly 24-hour places, and this one had a bunch of games. A shooting gallery, a few fighting game cabinets, crane games, racing games, but the one Saori was most interested in was the rhythm game. Just ahead was a machine playing loud pop music, two pads in front of it with four arrows in the cardinal directions. A dancing game where you pressed your feet to the prompted rhythm.

"We're gonna' work off that ramen with a dance game. Ultra-Hard mode." Time to see if this submission expert had the footwork to match Saori.

[Aeri]

She’d follow right after her, allowing herself to be led to Tokyo. Now Cassie pulled out a charger and plugged in her phone at a place in the reception, which she’d use eventually to get back home if Saori couldn’t see her off. Turning back to her battle sister, she’d get a hint of what she said..

“.. a dance game..?”

She’d blink. Now video games weren’t her forte, but Cassie knew how to formally dance. And between the two of them, she was definitely the more flexible at least. She’d give her a devious snicker..

“.. oh dear, I think you made a mistake..”

She’d step on the game, beckoning for Saori to follow with a wide smile. She’d look down at her, poking a finger at her chest..

“I wanted to be a dancer when I was younger! I think I still got the moves..!

[dlamp]

"Hah!" Saori puffed out her chest, pushing off Cassandra's finger as she looked her dead in the eye. "Let's see you keep that attitude after I dance circles around you!" Saori stepped up to the pad next, kicking her shoes off as she popped a few coins the machine. She set the song to random and the difficulty at its highest setting. Best to not actively choose something she might be familiar with so Cassandra didn't complain. Admittedly, Saori wasn't the best dancer, but her hand-eye coordination was top notch. She should be able to handle this fine. It was just moving to the rhythm at the end of the day.

"I'm gonna' destroy you." And with that, the song was choosen and the music started to kick on.

Three. Two. One. Go!

[Aeri]

“We’ll see, little sister..”

Smirking just a bit, Cassandra stepped onto the machine with Saori. She saw her slotting the coins in.. which was fine, she didn’t actually know how these things worked much and would take a while to figure it out. She’d lean forwards.. as the music began to play, a smile suddenly widening on her lips. She’d start to dance, closing her eyes and moving to the rhythm.

She didn’t know the song per se, but was already familiar with music and dance, so this wasn’t something rather difficult for her. She’d twirl around, matching her motions with what showed up on the screen, her feet tapping against the ground and his body dancing energetically..!!

“Hehe this is fun..!”

[dlamp]

"Heh," Saori only let out a short scoff before the arrow cues started to show themselves. And as the song played she followed along to the beat of the music, stepping along to the rhythm with the arrows as they appeared. The song was easy to follow, but the actual cues for the steps were tough. Up. Down. Left. Left. Right. Up-Down. Up-Down. The pattern was a challenge to track, and the speed of the arrows didn't help, nor did the bright lights against a dark room of the arcade. She could keep up, but barely.

And all the while Cassandra was dancing away with what looked like little issue. Relaxed, energetic compared to Saori's quieter and more focused state, a stark contrast between how the two handled their match. But... Saori needed to focus... She just had to keep going without missing too many steps.