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Post by Deleted on Sept 16, 2012 7:41:08 GMT -5
The angel smiled. She had started a food bank at the inn for anyone that needed food but couldn’t afford to buy enough for their families because they hit the poverty line, or was simply struggling. It wasn’t just for the orphaned children; it was a program for anyone that needed to use it.
As a registered nurse Mitsuko has seen emergencies happen, and she didn’t want anyone to go hungry. So one day she just took a cardboard box, took a black marker and wrote ‘food bank’ on it and from that day people started to put non-perishable items in that box.
It was getting so full now that when the angel gets back at the inn she needs to get an extra box. In the long run this will benefit anyone who needs help to ease their hunger. You can either sit there or watch people suffer or you can do something. That angel decided to do something. There is always more that you can do for anyone regardless of a job position and responsibilities. Even if the angel wasn’t a nurse she would still do this anyway.
“Oh Eve it isn’t just for the orphaned children, it’s for anyone that is struggling even for families that can’t afford to make enough money to eat. They can just take what they need from the box once a month and they just add it to the food that they already had previously.
The economy is so bad right now; I understand why everyone is just working so hard. But if I can do anything to help you know I will do it. A food bank goes a long way since canned goods don’t spoil, as long as the seal on them isn’t broken.”
“Even individuals in emergency situations have to rely on food banks, while I understand that it can be embarrassing for some people, since they can’t afford to eat food banks do help them.”
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Post by Milly Faye on Nov 1, 2012 4:37:02 GMT -5
"Eh?" Milly let out a bit quietly as Jean said Mitsuko used her power. There were a lot of things Milly still didn't know about, including such things as angels and demons and vampires and such that actually existed. She listened to Jean's explanation with a serious but sort of surprised look, with a hint of confusion and curiousity. Her expression dropped back into the normal serious look as she accepted that this girl had done something that drained her energy and caused her to pass out. The unknown specifics of what her abilities were only caused Milly confusion, so she simply let that go so she could look at the situation at hand.
Milly clenched her fists lightly in annoyance at the people who attacked this innocent cruise ship. She didn't know the girl who fainted or anyone else on the ship, but it bothered her greatly whenever someone was unjustly hurting innocent people. It was then that Duo's voice calling her name caused her expression to loosen into a more surprised look again. Her fists loosened also and she looked in his direction. Immediately as her eyes locked onto him, an eyebrow twitched down in annoyance at how late he was. Still, she was also glad that he wasn't caught up in the incident regardless.
Milly crossed her arms and looked at Duo with a serious expression as he went on guessing about what happened. At his final questioning conclusion, Milly let out a small sigh, glancing away. "It's actually better that you're late this time, so I'll spare my annoyance at that." She then looked back at him, still with a serious expression. "There was a bomb threat and that man behind me with the woman, Eve, maced the boat as a distraction. I caught him and handed him over to her then went to where Jean, the man with the girl who passed out, was trying to diffuse the bomb." As she spoke, her eyes slowly closed as she went on about the incident. "I took over and fully disarmed it then jean took away and destroyed the rest before coming back here as the girl who neutralized the mace passed out."
Milly then opened her eyes when she finished, now realizing that Duo had said a name referring to the girl who'd passed out. She glanced at the girl in Jean's arms then back to Duo again. "Wait.. Duo, do you know these people already?" She asked after a moment and after Duo asked about how she can purify mace.
Hearing from Duo speaking to Jean that his super speeding ability was apparently fine now, Milly's eyebrow twitched in annoyance as she turned away slightly. I am not going to get annoyed at that, he only just recovered and it's better that he wasn't here during all of this. She reminded herself, but still felt an annoyance anyway at how late he was despite the events that occurred. "If you're recovered enough to super speed again, you shouldn't have been so late." She muttered quietly in annoyance, just to let it out before letting out a sigh, looking over at Mitsuko instead of Duo, relaxing a bit now as she saw Mitsuko was coming to.
Milly's eyes widened in mild shock as Mitsuko proclaimed herself as an angel. eh? So... such things so exist? Milly thought to herself, averting her gaze inquisitively as she continued to think. Well, I suppose if I'm to believe things like shamans exist then probably anything is possible, right? she reasoned with herself as she tried to simultaneously listen to what Mitsuko was saying, looking back at the angel again.
Milly's eyebrow lifted slightly in curiousity at the mention of another person named Zero. Milly didn't inquire, though, simply considering it none of her business. When the idea of Duo getting blamed was brought up, though, Milly felt a flinch of annoyance and looked at Mitsuko with that kind of curiously annoyed expression, standing next to Duo now. "Wait, why would Duo even be blamed for this? He wasn't even involved at all." She said in a slightly annoyed and defensive tone. She didn't know who Zero was, but was clearly annoyed at the idea of him blaming Duo for Mitsuko passing out simply because he happened to be in the area.
Milly's eyebrow flinched in annoyance again when Jean asked Duo if he was enjoying community service. She then turned her annoyed glance over at Duo. "Community service?" She asked, trying not to jump to conclusions.
When Milly was thanked, her expression dropped back to neutral and she faced Jean again. She nodded her head to him with her serious expression. "Not a problem, Jean. Even outside of my own country, I still feel a sense of duty towards protecting innocent civilians."
Milly looked at Mitsuko and Eve with her usual serious expression as they discussed a food bank for struggling children and families. Her eyes slowly lowered to the ground as she recalled stories of poor people from movies and books that were just trying to get by. The idea of people trying to make a difference in the lives of people struggling like that caused Milly's expression to relax a little bit as she thought about it. She then looked up at Mitsuko again with a very faint beginning of a smile. "That's a great idea, Mitsuko." She said a bit gently to the angel, thinking that she would love to be able to help out.
Her expression dropped then and her eyes lowered a bit as she wondered for a moment how long it would take on her mission to help Duo. "I'll be busy for a while..." She began, then looked back up at Mitsuko again, trying to pull back that slight hint of a smile again. "But, perhaps later, I'll see what I can find to donate."
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Post by Deleted on Nov 17, 2012 16:48:44 GMT -5
Mitsuko could sense Milly’s annoyance when Zero was brought up and how the young bounty hunter would possibly blame Duo because of their previous encounter.
But the angel explained Zero’s possible reactions to Milly, in such a calm and gentle tone. Truth of the matter is Zero is often misunderstood due to his anger, and as Zero’s fiancé and guardian angel she didn’t want the person that is so dear to her to be misunderstood by people.
“You see Milly, there was an incident a few months back where Duo was caught in a really bad situation. Duo was innocently doing his job in delivering a package to where he was requested to go, but… Someone had smuggled drugs into statues so that no one could suspect a thing, not even Duo knew himself.
But.. when the bounty hunters showed up it truly didn’t look good for Duo, however… Someone defended him, to at least clear his name… Someone believed in him and his innocence.”
“That person was me. At the end of the questioning session Jean and the others couldn’t find who truly was responsible, and the only way to settle this and the evidence they had to go by was community service. Duo has been helping me out with the children that I teach ever since. The ones that were truly responsible for the Opiate drugs are cowards. From the way I see it, they just wanted to let Duo take the wrap.”
“It’s so easy to frame someone, and Duo is a victim. But he’s such a good sport about it and has been a big help to me. Jean has seen Duo’s dedication, but Zero.. When it comes to men being near me Zero has a huge problem, because a lot of men have hurt me in the past so he’s not trusting of them, and considering that Duo is an ex suspect then Zero would get upset if something happened to me here, and he sees Duo on the scene.”
“But I assure you that I will make sure that Duo doesn’t get blamed, and not have Zero’s anger go out of control.” Mitsuko nodded as she explained what she remembered from a few months ago.
The angel could also tell that Milly cares for Duo so her reactions are also understandable. The best person that could explain the situation a lot better would be Duo since he was there on the scene.
Mitsuko was overseas at the time, so she was just explaining everything she learned about Duo’s position while on a video chat with everyone, because the angel was so adamant about defending her friend, because she KNEW in her very beating heart that Duo is innocent and she didn’t like people ganging up on him.
When Milly offered to donate something to the food bank the angel smiled. “ Of course the food bank is always open all year round, so you will never be late in donating something, but thank you for having such a generous heart.”[/font]
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Post by Duo on Apr 6, 2024 3:41:31 GMT -5
Once Milly had helpfully filled Duo with what happened during his absence on the boat, his expression quickly morphs into shock. "BOMB?!" His voice heightened, alerting several others near their vicinity, causing them to turn to the group.
His non-injured hand is up scratching his head the more Milly divulged him of the case. It really seemed like before things really went out of hand, the bounty hunting group and Milly had managed to get things in order very quickly and efficiently. "Wow.... That sounds like a doozy! I'm glad you're here to help! Sheesh!" Though, he had to quietly agree with Milly that perhaps it's better that he's late...
Once Milly asked whether he knew the group of people, Duo nods. "Yeah! Got caught smuggling something really bad without my knowledge, interrogation and all. She's the one who bailed me out of the case." The braided man motioned to Mitsuko, just in time as the angel came to and barely struggled to retain consciousness.
Mitsuko then refuses his offer to bring her to the Bone Healers, so Duo can do nothing but respect her decision. Doesn't stop him from worrying, though. "Are you sure...? I mean, everyone else is fine but you here, Mitsuko. So now that everyone's fine, it's okay to get yourself a quick checkup.." He doesn't mind helping, but only if she accepts his help.
Duo's shoulders jerked in surprise once he realizes he outed himself for being so late to meet Milly. At that, he lamely lifts up his once injured arm that's been hidden behind him this whole time, holding a small bouquet of about fresh tulips. "I'm sorry..?" He squeaks lamely, intending for the flowers to be for Milly as a gift, not an apology. "I uh... I wanted to get something for you as thanks, but um... I got distracted, heh.."
He had practiced his lines on the way here, all about why he picked tulips specifically and how they're cute like her, but obviously he can't really recite his lines in the wake of a bomb case. "Really sorry, Milly! Please forgive me?" And coupled with the bouquet in his hand, he tries to give her his best puppy dog eyes.
Duo and his awkward flower-gifting circumstance happens right before Mitsuko ponders that she should tell her husband about this unfortunate boat event, so when the angel said his name in relation to the fact that he won't get blamed for this, Duo turned to Mitsuko in astonishment. 'It's kinda scary how she can sense my worries, to the point of correctly pinpointing them. Whew...'
However, he didn't expect Milly to voice out and stand up for his innocence. Duo looked at her standing tall beside him in genuine surprise, and despite himself, with an unconscious smile. 'Aaaaa, her strong sense of justice is so cuuuteee...!' Mitsuko took the time to patiently explain to Milly while Duo is completely starstruck, it took him a hot minute to snap out of it.
With a gentle touch on her shoulder, Duo tries to mend the situation on his end. "Thank you for standing up for me, Milly. But I was an ex-suspect. I'm so dumb, I smuggled drugs under my own nose. Who knows, I can probably smuggle a wholeass bomb thinking it's a nice wedding cake or something."
So when Milly turned to him, subtly demanding an explanation of how Jean phrased his community service, Duo simply raises both of his arms defensively and scoots a step away from her. "I uh... T-they were nice enough to not jail me and I uh, I get to enjoy volunteering...! I did my time! Like a good upstanding young man..!" Obviously, he's trying his best to paint himself as someone worth dating, or at least worth befriending.
Fortunately for him, Mitsuko does a better job in explaining the smuggling circumstance he found himself in some time ago. His explanation just sounded like a garbled heap of mess, and Duo himself realizes this. His shoulders dropped at his own failure in words at this moment.
He stayed quiet as Milly, bless her heart, piped up to help Mitsuko regarding the food bank she's talking to Eve about. Silently, he could only look over at Milly in awe, learning and seeing more and more aspects about her. 'Hot damn, this woman's amazing.'
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Mitsuko
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Post by Mitsuko on Apr 6, 2024 21:17:37 GMT -5
Mitsuko caught sight of Duo’s gaze on Milly- and the angel knew that was the sign of someone who was smitten, and upon seeing what could be potentially happening between Duo and Milly, Mitsuko smiled. She gently whispered some encouragement to Duo. “The flowers are such a wonderful gesture, but perhaps you can ask Milly out to dinner. Food brings people together. Seeing the way you look at Milly tells me a lot. I understand this because my husband looks at me like that too. Take care of Milly okay? She has a good heart.” After Mitsuko finished organizing the canned goods she asked Eve to take over from where she left off.
Seeing how Duo looked at Milly just ignited the angel’s heart to go and see Zero. She missed her loved one dearly, and figured that if they too share a meal together, Mitsuko will be able to share what happened today with her husband in a warm and secure environment, and it will help soothe Zero and remind him that his wife and unborn baby are safe and sound. Before she excused herself however, Mitsuko took Duo’s hand and then gently took Milly’s and placed their hands in each others.
The angel then closed her eyes as a way to pause, and figure out a song to sing to both of them- as a way to wish them the very best of luck of what seems to be the beginning of affectionate feelings, and then she sang softly, and slowly let go of their hands, so all that remained was Duo and Milly holding hands.
In the sky, the moon is shining bright,
Guiding us through the endless night.
I'll spread my wings and take flight,
Chasing dreams beyond the light.
(Chorus)
Looping through time, we'll find our way,
Across dimensions, we'll sway.
Hand in hand, we'll never stray,
Forever bound in this astral ballet.
The stars align, our fates entwine,
In this dance of memories divine.
Through worlds and ages, we'll define,
A love unbroken, a bond so fine.
Through the rifts of time, we'll soar,
Past regrets and closed doors.
Our hearts intertwined, forevermore,
In this eternal loop we explore.
“Take care of each other.”
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