thursday pic prompt

[basslines]

the picture prompt meme

i. COMMENT WITH CHARACTER
ii. OTHERS LEAVE A PICTURE (OR TWO OR THREE....)
iii. REPLY TO THEM WITH A SETTING BASED ON THE IMAGES.

THIS POST WILL BE IMAGE HEAVY.

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Comments

[fanofladybug]

Ohh...once or twice. Interesting.

(Her interest is definitely piqued, but she'll leave it alone for now. The expression on her face might tell a different story.)

Didn't think about calling me up, seeing if I'd wanna check out this wonderful sight with you?

[coccinelled]

I mean, you know, one time was before I met you. And the other time you were busy....

[Busy filming for her Ladyblog. Marinette isn't sure mentioning that might out her or not.]

[fanofladybug]

Yeah...I have kept myself pretty busy on some occasions, but I would've dropped whatever I did for you. After we met, of course.

(Alya might've recalled that incident were Marinette to bring it up, but to actually put two and two together involving Ladybug...she might've needed to gather together some hard evidence first, and she would've had to suspect Marinette of having a sort of double life.)

[coccinelled]

I'll...I'll remember that next time then.

[Maybe. Hopefully. If she returns when not transformed and dealing with akuma for once. But please don't think or read too much into this Alya.]

[fanofladybug]

Thanks, Marinette. I really wanna enjoy this moment with you again, maybe sometime in the morning and even in the afternoon. Heh, I know that means we'd be showing up twice but the sun would be at 2 different points in the sky.

(Thankfully, at the moment Alya just wants to take her time and enjoy the view with her best friend. Any other thoughts are undoubtedly in the back of her mind for the time being.)

[coccinelled]

I'm sure we could manage that.

[Maybe over a weekend. Provided there aren't any surprise akuma she has to deal with. That kind of does make planning ahead for things a challenge at times, really.]

[fanofladybug]

Of course we could. Just like Ladybug, anything's possible!

(Not that she's implying anything by her statement, just that she's seen the heroine pull off spectacular feats to help save the citizens of Paris.)

[coccinelled]

Y-yeah! Just like Ladybug!

[Oh, if only Alya knew. Still, Marinette can at least try enjoy this moment and view with her best friend. She deserves this much, amid her hectic, sometimes chaotic life.]

[fanofladybug]

The stars look really pretty tonight, huh?

(Alya's used to the hectic chaos that is Marinette's life. She accepted it, and all other forms of chaos, since the first day Ladybug appeared. Either way, she could at least refrain from making her best friend flail too much. Unless she gave her an opening to do so again.)

[coccinelled]

Yeah. They sure are.

[They're lucky. Paris is a huge city, of course, but it isn't anywhere near as polluted with smog and all, like China or elsewhere at least. So they still have this view, even in the city. Marinette will never not adore her home for many reasons, the view among them.]

[fanofladybug]

I know something else...or someone else...who's just as pretty.

[coccinelled]

Huh? Who?

[It's instinctively out of Marinette's mouth before she can even stop herself or think on the potential implications or awkwardness depending on the answer. Because it is Marinette, of course.]

[fanofladybug]

You are.

(She walked right into it. Obviously it would only be as awkward as Marinette made it, which would be quite awkward once the answer registered in her head.)

[coccinelled]

E-eh? Me.....?

[She really did walk right into it, without even stopping to consider the obvious route Alya was going with this. At least she isn't quite as flailing or flustered over it as she might be if Adrien had said something like that.

Which probably still isn't saying much, really.]

[fanofladybug]

Yeah...you.

(She gave Marinette a soft smile, assuring her that her response was genuine.)

[coccinelled]

Oh, I don't know about that.

[But that isn't so hard to figure, with the likes of the more typically beautiful and blonde Chloe around and all. And models like Adrien at school. Marinette's more interested in fashion, clothing, than worrying much about the rest of her appearance for the most part.]

[fanofladybug]

You sure about that?

(She understands that perfectly. Alya also understands that, given time and work, that Marinette could give Chloe a run for her money on appearance.)

[coccinelled]

I--y-yes?

[Sure, she has a boost of confidence as Ladybug, but Marinette herself still has some way to go before getting there naturally out of costume. So she isn't quite so sure as Alya about this sort of thing, even if she's more assured when it comes to fashion and design.]

[fanofladybug]

Absolutely, positively?

(She turns to give Marinette a knowing look and smile. It might take time for people to come to terms with themselves, but for those who knew you well enough they'd see it right away.)

[coccinelled]

Absolutely.

[There really is something to be said for best friends. Best friends who know you better than you know yourself. Which is exactly the case with Alya, even if her friend is unaware of the Ladybug identity.]