Here in Wisconsin we have a bright blue ice cream flavor called “Blue Moon” – I had never heard of this while living in other, far superior states, so when some of the freshmen I was teaching during my first semester here all said Blue Moon was their favorite flavor, I was very confused and compelled to try it.
To my dismay, but likely Haruka’s delight, it does not taste like beer. It tastes exactly like the most horrifyingly sugary breakfast cereal I can imagine, Fruit Loops.
I NEEDED TO REBLOG THIS BECAUSE I WAS NOT AWARE BLUE MOON ICE CREAM WAS A MIDWEST THING. (Michigan has it too.) That would explain why I’ve never seen it out here.
But YES, Blue Moon is a flavor that was too artificially sweet for me to enjoy as a child, Haruka would be all over that.
So (after burning the first three bags) Usagi is drowning herself in popcorn as she settles herself down, clearly invading Rei’s personal space. Somebody hits play and everyone is looking forward to a cute happy little animated film.
Except this specific film is Lilo and Stitch.
Mako is in tears throughout the whole thing.
Because come on, a movie about a girl who lost her parents way too young, who has no friends and is a social outcast just for being herself? A movie about an extraterrestrial with no family, who is seen as nothing more than a threat because of his strength? A movie where–despite all odds–these two are able to come together, and find their place in the world, and build a family? That’s Mako’s whole life.
So for once Usagi isn’t the one crying the hardest at the sappy movie, and Mako wraps everyone up in her arms because SHE has a place in the world and SHE has a family and everything devolves into happy crying until everyone falls asleep in a big cuddle puddle the end.
So awhile back, someone (I think it was rosepetalrevolution) brought up a musical talisman arc/adaptation of 110.
And even ignoring the perfect hilarity of Eudial trying to sing a song into Haruka and Michiru’s answering machine, I’ve been thinking a lot about how amazing it would be.
Just imagine. Michiru breaks free in the cathedral and sings about protecting Haruka. Maybe a line or two about how she brought her into this mess but she won’t let it be the end. She keeps getting cut off by Eudial’s missiles, represented by the stage going dark and flashing red lights while the violins play more intensely.
Then the final line, “Haruka, I won’t let you die!”
And Eudial shoots, the entire stage goes black and silent.
The lights fade back in. Haruka stares at the talisman.
The pause is a few beats too long; it seems like the song is over. But then, against the silence, Haruka sings, “That’s not fair, Michiru. Going into your own world like that.
But I’ll follow you.”
She wrestles the gun from Eudial and knocks her out in the fight. Usagi runs in just in time to hear the second shot, but all that’s left on the stage now are the two talismans.
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