[Video] - Continued from linked log

[bag_has_snapped]

[You rarely catch Tsubomi in tears, especially since she became a Precure. Even her first loss against the Dark Precure didn't hurt her as badly as what happened earlier. Having helplessly watched as Kaitou took away Potpourri, Tsubomi only knew one way to get him back:

Beg him on the comms. All she knew was that, somehow, somewhere, he'll listen and MAYBE, MAYBE reconsider. Hopefully, no one at home'll catch her - she had to sneak in through her balcony window just so her parents didn't see and she didn't even bother to tell her grandma what happened. This was something she had to fix herself.]

...DiEnd... DiEnd, please... if you're seeing this... please, give back Potpourri. He's just a baby fairy. You... you have no real reason to keep him. I don't care if you think he's some sort of treasure... he's... he's just a baby...

[She doesn't know how else to put it, especially as she's trying her best (and failing) not to break down into tears.]

Please, I beg you... give... give him back...

[It hurts too much to keep going and she just covers her face with her hands, bawling her eyes out. This was probably one of the worse moments of her life.]

Comments

[wildmelody]

He did WHAT?! That... that...!

[Cad.]

[bag_has_snapped]

[Tsubomi's going to look up, eyes still teary-eyed, nodding.]

He... he took Potpourri... The... the fairy saved me and Marine a-and, then... then he showed up and...

[wildmelody]

Oh he is so getting a beating for this. Your timeframe, right? He might still be there.

[bag_has_snapped]

R-Right... I... [She sniffles a bit.] I tried to protect him, I really did a-and...

[wildmelody]

First, you need cupcakes, and then Hummy's soft paws, and then I go find him and beat him up without powers unless Kanade comes with me. And even then I don't think she'll want to miss this.

[sunbloom]

Tsubomi. I think we need to talk.

[Well, here's someone you're familiar with, and she's got a familiar... yellow fairy on.. her... shoulder... how does she have Potpourri?]

[bag_has_snapped]

Itsuki! I... [Her eyes go wide as she sees whose on her shoulder.] POTPOURRI!

He's okay-desu! B-But how...?!

But... but DiEnd...!

[sunbloom]

It seems like as soon as DiEnd left you, he came here as Kaitou. And he just... gave Potpourri to me. There was something about unnecessary delays in Potpourri finding me, and he wanted to get him to his partner sooner.

I'm sure you were worried sick, and even though he probably won't say it, I'm sorry for that. I called you as soon as I could. [Well, after 45 minutes of reviewing her own canon. Not that she's planning to tell Tsubomi that just yet.]

[bag_has_snapped]

Get him to his partner sooner? S-So... you're...

I... [She doesn't want to burst out into tears again, even though she's just so relieved that Potpourri's safe now.]

[sunbloom]

[Itsuki is quickly starting to realize Tsubomi's in a bad way, but she's got an idea.]

Um... do you mind if I come visit? I think this will go a little better if I'm there with you, and not talking through a computer. I'll bring Potpourri, too.

[And nope, you're going to have to wait for an explanation.]

[unknownrival]

[See, Issei had very close phantom thief friends. And they were certainly above things like kidnapping. So he has strong feelings on the subject.]

How dare he?!

[bag_has_snapped]

I... I tried to stop him! Really, I did, but... I-It was too much! I-I was surrounded and... I've never screwed up so badly before...

[unknownrival]

It's not your fault. He's the one who should be punished for doing something so awful and impugning the name of phantom thieves...!

[bag_has_snapped]

I don't want him to get hurt, but... at the same time... I'm sorry, I'm just still hurting over this...

[unknownrival]

There's no way we'll let this go unchecked. I promise, Potpourri will come back safely.

[fightbymoonlight]

[There's a few seconds of silence before you can hear Yuri. And when you do hear her, boy oh boy...]

...I am going to kill him.

[bag_has_snapped]

Yuri...!

Th-this was my fault! I...I couldn't hold on to Potpourri, e-even though I was outnumbered!

[fightbymoonlight]

In a situation like this, I don't really care who's fault it is. If DiEnd doesn't return Potpourri, I will make him pay.

Do you have any clue as to where he might have gone?

[bag_has_snapped]

N-No... though... he... he might still be in this world, I think.

[fightbymoonlight]

I see. If he is, I doubt he's gone far. I'll go look for him.

I will not see any of the fairies harmed if I can help it.

[oceanicbutterfly]

He what.

[bag_has_snapped]

He took Potpourri... the baby fairy... he showed up, overpowered me and...

[oceanicbutterfly]

I'm going to kill him.

[bag_has_snapped]

I... wha... th-there's no need to go that far! I-I just... I just want Potpourri safe...

[oceanicbutterfly]

I didn't mean literally!