...! Heh. Even with all my efforts, I still have a long ways to go.
[She will not relapse back into that self-sabotaging, self-loathing, hopeless self that defined her for so long. She doesn't shrivel up in inferiority, looking at a real--in numerous meanings of the word--woman, something she couldn't be.
It does feel like she is walking a tightrope, however.]
I admire your feminine tenacity. I'll be taking notes from this inspiration.
Good. It won't be much of win if there isn't competition.
[It's... unclear if that is a threat. Is it encouragement? Hard to tell. Rin smooths out the skirt of her dress to make sure she continues looking picture-perfect. Anything less is unacceptable.]
Better not underestimate me, Miss Tohsaka. Once I have my mind set on something, I don't stop until I see it through!
[Does she realize that that 'something' is 'banging a whole lot of people'? She can worry about reality later. But as head-in-the-clouds as she may be, she is not lying about her stubbornness.]
--Oh, oh! Is this the beginning of a rivalry? Maybe even a rivalry...to more? Neat!
["Rivalry to more"? What the hell is that supposed to mean? Unwilling to unpack it, Rin simply decides to ignore it. Instead she simply frowns while looking over Elphelt body. To say that Rin feels no envy over it would be a lie. If her own body fat could even out some she'd be quite pleased, but instead it all seems to fall below the waist. Which is why she's insistent on keeping track of her calorie intake and exercise.]
Oh? I...I can! You're not underestimating me, are you? 'cause you shouldn't!
[Oblivious to the idea that anyone would envy her, even for her body, is such an alien concept that the possibility does not occur to her. If anything, not so long ago, she would have envird Rin--and maybe she still does, a bit. A real body and one that is her own, not a copy of someone else's--Rin has it better in Elphelt's mind.
After all, it is weird running around with someone else's face! At least with makeup and fashion she can make it her own.
Elphelt puts her hands behind her back and leans down, invading the personal space of Rin's face with her own. That deep, raspy, death metal voice comes out in a whisper.]
If you remember, I said "she's mine" and claimed my territory. A woman doesn't say things like that lightly. So, if you think you're calling my bluff, you may want to fold.
[Hello??? Where the hell is this coming from? Rin's back goes ramrod straight as a little color reaches her cheeks. She's quick to take a half step back in surprise.]
Are you sure about that? I think women say whatever is convenient for them.
I hope you know that will make it easier for people here to take advantage of you.
[Rin has to look away. After the placing of that rose she cannot look Elphelt in the eye, nor can she keep a straight face without blushing. Her hand rises to her face as if trying to palm her face in annoyance.]
Then let 'em try. I've decided to be true to myself no matter the path it sends me down and I'm not gonna let others change that. They'll just be bumps in the road, that's all.
[She smells blood! As a sharpshooter, she is not about to hesitate when she has a clean shot.]
...You give off a cutthroat persona, but if that were true, would you have warned me just now? I'm thinking you're a good girl, Miss Tohsaka. Will a good girl be able to keep up...?
[Unfortunately Elphelt has pressed the right button (good girl) at the wrong time (implying that she's kind). This kills any budding interest in Rin, and causes her sour behavior to bubble back up to the surface.]
I see. Well, consider it my one and only mercy as a repayment for your assistance.
[Tohsaka turns her back to the other woman, and doesn't even say goodbye as she makes to take her leave.]
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...! Heh. Even with all my efforts, I still have a long ways to go.
[She will not relapse back into that self-sabotaging, self-loathing, hopeless self that defined her for so long. She doesn't shrivel up in inferiority, looking at a real--in numerous meanings of the word--woman, something she couldn't be.
It does feel like she is walking a tightrope, however.]
I admire your feminine tenacity. I'll be taking notes from this inspiration.
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[It's... unclear if that is a threat. Is it encouragement? Hard to tell. Rin smooths out the skirt of her dress to make sure she continues looking picture-perfect. Anything less is unacceptable.]
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[Does she realize that that 'something' is 'banging a whole lot of people'? She can worry about reality later. But as head-in-the-clouds as she may be, she is not lying about her stubbornness.]
--Oh, oh! Is this the beginning of a rivalry? Maybe even a rivalry...to more? Neat!
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You have to be able to seduce someone first.
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[Oblivious to the idea that anyone would envy her, even for her body, is such an alien concept that the possibility does not occur to her. If anything, not so long ago, she would have envird Rin--and maybe she still does, a bit. A real body and one that is her own, not a copy of someone else's--Rin has it better in Elphelt's
mind.
After all, it is weird running around with someone else's face! At least with makeup and fashion she can make it her own.
Elphelt puts her hands behind her back and leans down, invading the personal space of Rin's face with her own. That deep, raspy, death metal voice comes out in a whisper.]
If you remember, I said "she's mine" and claimed my territory. A woman doesn't say things like that lightly. So, if you think you're calling my bluff, you may want to fold.
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Are you sure about that? I think women say whatever is convenient for them.
[Or at least that's how Rin (mostly) operates.]
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Oh? No, no, no. Not me. I'm a straight shooter. I wear my heart open carry, you could say.
[When she pulls one of her hands out from behind her back, it is suddenly holding a rose, which Elphelt immediately sticks into one of Rin's ribbons.]
On my honor as a woman, I stay true to what I say, even something said in the heat of passion.
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Fellas, is it gay to—]I hope you know that will make it easier for people here to take advantage of you.
[Rin has to look away. After the placing of that rose she cannot look Elphelt in the eye, nor can she keep a straight face without blushing. Her hand rises to her face as if trying to palm her face in annoyance.]
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[She smells blood! As a sharpshooter, she is not about to hesitate when she has a clean shot.]
...You give off a cutthroat persona, but if that were true, would you have warned me just now? I'm thinking you're a good girl, Miss Tohsaka. Will a good girl be able to keep up...?
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I see. Well, consider it my one and only mercy as a repayment for your assistance.
[Tohsaka turns her back to the other woman, and doesn't even say goodbye as she makes to take her leave.]
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[Elphelt scurries past Rin to slide in front of her, blocking the girl's exit.]
I thought I was doing pretty good there! What'd I do wrong?
[She had been wielding her feminine charm so deftly only for things to go kaput as soon as they started. Elphelt needs to know!]
Was it the rose? Was that too much?