Woolly Magic

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[When the feed starts, there is a gentle bleating and a rather harried looking Hibiki on the screen. Around her head, an agitated hummingbird zips around. Now, what could this possibly be about?]

U-umm... On the way to the hospital, I saw a lot of sheep eating away at the plants, and I thought I could feed them a little treat. To thank them for clearing the way. But...

[Her head dips and she moves the screen, giving a great view of a small flock of sheep that are happily following her.]

Th-they won't stop following me! What should I do? I don't think I can take them to the hospital with me...

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[Around the city, you may encounter Hibiki and her hummingbird buddy doing one of two things!

A. Dashing from one end of the street to the other, followed closely by the sheep, or

B. Sitting down for a break from all that running around, still surrounded by said sheep who are now nudging her affectionately. The little guys sure are attached to her for some reason!]

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M-maybe...!

[She'll try at least!! But at this speed, it's not going to take very long at all for her to tucker out, especially since she's already been running around some.]

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[It doesn't take a genius to realize what that means, and even Vyse can notice it probably wouldn't be too smart to push her for too long. So he tries to duck into a side street, Hibiki in tow.]

We've just gotta lose them! We... don't need to keep running the whole time!

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[She's surprised when they suddenly turn, but she does her best to follow!

L-lose them? You think we can?

[Her voice sounds hopeful-! Except there's some bleating coming from behind them, even in this street. Aaaaaaaah!!]

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[Oh no... OH NO... Sheep here, too?!]

Wh-whoa... Where are they all coming from?! [Jeez, how good were those treats?! He freezes for a moment, before quickly changing directions again, OH NO.] It's our best shot right now! And it's better than running all day!

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[And Hibiki is tugged along, doing her best to keep up with Vyse. Most of the sheep get confused this time, continuing to move forwards, but a couple do pause and look in the direction of the two with confusion.]

-! S-some of them aren't-!

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[Vyse slows down slightly to take a better look at what she's focused on. His eyes widen when he sees the sheep there and oh no, oh no, how did they even notice?!

They've gotta lose them. Fast. ...Which brings to mind one idea.]

...Hibiki! Do you need me to carry you?

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Eh- Carry?

[It's such an unexpected question, she doesn't even know how to answer. He may have to make an executive decision here - she's definitely starting to tire...]

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[And an executive decision is made...! He'd have waited for her to answer, but those sheep sure are closing in on them... He scoops her up to carry on his back, before gasping out:] Sorry, Hibiki! I'll get you outta here.

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Wah-

[She wasn't expecting it, but once she figures out what's going on, she wraps her arms around his shoulders to stay secure. As Vyse runs, she does her best to keep an eye on the sheep behind them!]

Th-they're still following!

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[He picks up speed as soon as she's held on to him securely. After risking one last glance behind them, he sets his eyes in front of them again, trusting Hibiki to keep him updated.

OH NO. THEY JUST KEEP CHASING THEM...]

But... Hibiki... What kind of treats did you give them?!

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Th-they were just oatmeal bars! I didn't think they'd like them so much!

[The bleating of sheep never sounded so ominous...]

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I didn't even know sheep ate oatmeal! [Not that he knows that much about sheep in the first place...

But nope, nope, gotta keep running!] Don't worry, Hibiki. We can at least go in one of the Houses!

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Are you sure? What if they follow us in?

[She's so busy fretting, she doesn't even realize that the sheep are slowly but surely starting to fall behind...]

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Wh-whoa, what?! They... They can't! [He shakes his head, his eyes still ahead of them.] ...They can't go up stairs, can they?

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Th-they followed me around on stairs a few times when I tried to run away before...

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[...Dot. Dot. Dot...

...Oh.] Um. But don't worry anyway! There'll be so many people there, it'll be easy to lose them!

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I-I hope so!

[She looks back again to check-!

...W-wait a moment-]

Vyse-san, I only see one left! But where did the other one go...?

[SMALL VICTORIES???]

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[--OH, THANK THE MOONS. One sheep is easy to deal with.

He begins to slow down, though he still takes another careful look around them. Then... he laughs!] Looks like we did lose most of them! We didn't do so bad, huh?

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I-I guess so!

[That sheep is still trotting gamely towards them, but she already feels less intimidated than she was when it was an entire flock.]

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I'm letting you down now. [He warns her before gently setting her back on the ground and crossing his arms. Aw, that sheep doesn't look so bad, does it...]

I guess we can say goodbye to this one now.

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Okay!

[She's more than ready to be back on solid ground again, although she does turn to look at the sheep properly.]

...Mm. If it's just one, I should be able to leave it behind.

[The sheep gives a 'baa', and judging by her expression, Hibiki feels a little bad about this...]

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[He laughs.]

It'll probably go back where it came from now. Or it'll go look for the other sheep.

[...And hopefully stay with them...]

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I hope it can find its friends again... It looked like they got split up while they kept following us.

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[A pause, where he crosses his arms.] Most of them were running in the same direction though, right? This guy's friends have got to be looking for it.

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Oh... That's true!

Then they'll all definitely be able to find each other!

[Since Vyse says so, after all!]