like a shot to your heart!

tba Rika Kawai from Wonder Egg Prority

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Rika Kawai || Wonder Egg Priority

app - stats - rules

my gremlin daughter

her series reverted her positive character development before it shit the bed, so i'm adopting her and dropping her off here

living proof that friendly =/= nice

only two modes: brutally honest or a lying liar who lies

are her cutting remarks because she means them or because she likes to keep people at arms length? who knows!

that's not a pet turtle! Mannen is her son, okay?! (he is not) she literally birthed him (he was magically summoned from a necklace) and she's going to be a better mother to him than her mother ever was to her!! (she is 15 years old)

she will shamelessly beg you for food and then follow you home like a stray cat if you give it to her

HOW are you so small??

[moonsreply]

@voxcutter

🌙 "Bunny...? Oh, right!" The bunny ears on Kaguya's head bounced up and fell down again when she realized what the younger girl was asking about. "I don't really have bunny ears and tail, I guess you could say this is like, my game avatar? Well, I use it for streaming and vtubing too!" It felt a little odd to think of it as her avatar again after 8000 years still.

"What do you think? Super cute, right?" She did a little hop before making the peace sign with her right hand. "But you're super cute too! Have you ever thought about streaming before? Well... I dunno how viable of a career that is here!"

[voxcutter]

“Sooooo cute~!” Rika squeals. “Lop bunny ears were such a fitting pick for you! Did you design your avatar yourself?”

Rika visibly preens when she’s called cute—it always feels better to be complimented by a cute girl for some reason.

“It’s funny you should say that because I was a junior idol a few years back! I think those skills would translate pretty well, right?” And while she’s definitely not interested in reprising her idol persona, she is interested in being paid so that people can pay attention to her.

“What sort of animal traits would suit me best for my avatar? I have it on good authority that my dog impression is very good!”

[umbrellaprince]

"H-huh? Wha-" Momoe puts her hands up, shaking her head. But while she was trying to assess where she had gone wrong, she then felt herself go red in the face at the compliment, bringing up her dress, "N-no, I don't have that here-" and then she can't help but laugh into the hands that were going up to cover her face, looking at Rika's face like that.

"No! It's not like that, usually...Well usually girls want me to dress a certain way. And, well, my only experience with a guy he...also wanted me to dress that same way-" Embarrassment colors her features at that mix-up as she recalls it.

"I did buy a dress last time we went shopping. If that's alright for me to wear, I'd really love to go with you, Rika!"

[voxcutter]

Rika’s observant eyes take in the genuine happiness in Momoe’s expression.

“Well, I think that everyone looks their best when they’re wearing what they want.” She points at Momoe’s face dramatically. “And I can tell by the look on your face that your new dress is what you wanted to wear all along!”

So caught up in her haughty triumph, Rika almost misses the part where Momoe accepted her invitation, but when she realizes, the noise of excitement she makes is so high-pitched that a dog starts barking from a few blocks away.

“Ohmygoshyaaaaay! This is going to be so much fun! I already know what dress I’m going to—!”

Suddenly, Rika gasps dramatically, her hands cover her mouth and then her eyes.

“Oh no! You’re not supposed to see each other the day of your date! It’s bad luck!” ...That’s definitely for weddings...

Turning around, Rika nearly tears the door to Momoe’s apartment off its hinges as she flings it open, running down the hall and calling back:

“Meet you at the party in two hours!”

---

Rika stands at the entrance to the manor, uncharacteristically nervous. Her dress has a black lace bodice and a light blue skirt that brings out the color in her eyes. She plucks anxiously at the fluffy layers of that skirt now—it’s been a long time since she’s worn a dress, and it brings back somewhat unpleasant memories.

Looking around, Rika tries to see if Momoe has arrived yet, her short stature not doing her any favors.

[daxned]

"I don't have a missing personality. Everything is intact."

She's weird. Weirder than Coco.

"And you're migraine inducing."

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"Thaaaaat's right~! At least, that's what my mom and all my teachers say!"

"You're looking at the 'Class Trouble-Maker' and 'Most Disruptive Student' for the last five years running!"

Instead of being insulted, Rika seems weirdly proud.

"My mom says she's had a headache ever since I was born-- but honestly, I think that's just because she's always hungover!"

[daxned]

"...." It's going to be a long day. She can already feel it.

"You're being overly dramatic. Are you not worried about some missing people? You should go look for them." Wow. Trying to get rid of Rika?

[voxcutter]

"Nah!"

"The only missing persons I have to report is the case of your missing personality!"

[daxned]

"Something bad always happens. Being loud doesn't change that fact."

"And I am not mad. Just not a fan of loud people."

[voxcutter]

"That's true, but yelling about the bad things make them more tolerable! It's been scientifically proven, you know!" ...By whom?

"Like this--!"

"I SLEPT WEIRD LAST NIGHT AND NOW MY NECK HUUUUUURTS!! EVERYTHING IS SORE AND I'M DYINGGGGG!!"

[daxned]

"....You're too loud."

"I liked it when it was quiet."

[voxcutter]

"Well, in movies when someone goes 'it's quiet, too quiet' something bad happens!"

"But, I guess the only thing that happened was you got mad."

[daxned]

"It's quiet."

[voxcutter]

"Too quiet..."

"..."

"AAAAAHHHHH!!"

Rika suddenly screams!

[amemecanique]

⚙ "Hah? Maid? SERVER!?" Well if the girl's intention was to make her even more upset, then she was certainly doing a bang up job of it. "The only interests I serve are my own. This is the dress I find most comfortable! You need to broaden your understanding of fashion if your first thought that a dress of this pedigree would be worn by a food server." If it wasn't already obvious that she was upset, her key turning at a high speed helped make that clearer.

Sandrone groaned as the girl's sudden "realization". "Not a mannequin! Mannequins can't move!" Technically dolls couldn't either. "I mean... They don't have movable joints! If we're being technical, and it appears I have to be for you, I am an advanced clockwork meka! Most don't look as lifelike as me, however."

"...And I wasn't programmed. I developed my own personality, thank you very much."

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“’Meka’... Mecha...?” (Like the anime?) “Where’s your giant robot, then? Did the Stars take it? Is that why you’re in such a bad mood?”

Rika watches the key turn on her back faster and faster with gleeful awe.

“’Cause you seem kind of...”

“...Wound up!”

She throws her hand up in a universal gesture of surrender.

“Okay, okay! Even I can tell when I’ve gone too far. I’m sorry about the personality comment. You’ve got, like, a ton of personality. Some of the most personality I’ve ever seen.”

The way it’s worded sounds like an insult, but Rika’s tone makes it clear that she’s got nothing but respect for that.

[kleinstar]

" Your mom was--- "

That's young. The shock has his irritation go wander a little. There had been parents like that visiting the orphanage sometimes, he thinks but that thought remains faint in the face of something fairly stupid. The mature and the childish side of him have a bout and somehow in the end the latter prevails as a victor, pushing the shock aside.

" I don't need handicaps, I'm like a new born baby!! "

"And just watch out 'cause because this newborn can fit so many parfaits in him -- "

No, not really. Just an average amount. His mouth gets a little loose when he's being hotheaded.

" Waiter, bring us two more parfaits ok? ... oh and thank you!"

[voxcutter]

It really is a valiant and heroic deed, Rika thinks, that she doesn’t outright laugh in this man’s face.

“Weird flex, but okay!” Rika swallows back a snort of laughter, but she can’t contain her amused grin. Surely, nobody’s acting skills are good enough for that.

“Don’t babies need, like, everything done for them?”

“But whatever gets you motivated, unc!”

Rika’s sharp eyes don’t miss the way the man goes out of his way to thank the server, and someone paying very close attention might be able to see the way they soften while observing the interaction.

She quickly steals another huge bite of his parfait, but leaves the last bite for him to finish off.

“Oops~! I couldn’t help myself~!” She chimes, innocently. “Guess you can add that one to your count too~!”

The waiter brings back two more parfaits, and Rika thanks them politely. The one set in front of her is half gone practically in the blink of an eye, shoveling food into her mouth before Eiden can argue with her.

[vcinglcry]

He doesn't like it when people doubt him. Doesn't like it more when his pride is bruised. Of course this is a child and no matter how much Pride whispers in his ears something crazy, Juliyah ignores it. Instead, he smirks, "is this what you do? Push people's buttons? You don't have any thing to do?"

Regardless, his gaze softens a bit. "I'll prove to you, since I have a real strong need to do so."

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“Pushing people’s buttons...? I thought we were just having a conversation, mister!” Rika’s tone is saccharine sweet and innocent, as if she’s truly concerned about the man’s mental well-being.

“I’m just a kid! What should I be doing with my time?”

“Don’t tell me you’re one of those people who think I should go back to work, are you? Let the idol industry exploit me before I have the legal rights that they give adults, and take all the money I earn? Burn out before I even turn 18? Is that what happened to you?” He didn’t say any of that, but Rika can’t help but let some of her cynicism overflow into her innocent facade.

Still, it’s rare that she gets to see someone else perform, and she doesn’t have to fake any of her enthusiasm as she claps her hands together and cheers.

“Wooooo~! Let’s go, unc~! I’m sure you still got it~!”

[amemecanique]

⚙ "What? Did I say I was giving it away? If someone was to say "I don't like the look of this shirt I'm wearing" then would you ask to tear it off of their back?" Putting the begging aside, Sandrone took her coffee extra strong. There was a good chance it would get wasted even if she gave it to her.

"Let's see. I took one sip, which means roughly 99% of the cup's volume should remain. I paid 400 dust for it, and so you can have it for 396 dust." It was only fair to compensate her for parting with it, right? "Don't worry about germs. My body isn't a very hospitable surface for them to grow upon like a human's is."

[voxcutter]

“That’s not very nice...” Rika pouts, pretending to be hurt. Little did this woman know that she was the third person to turn down Rika’s begging for handouts today.

“You’re pretty rude for someone who looks like they work for a maid service... Or do you, like, work at one of those restaurants where the servers are mean? Do you make good tips?”

At the mention of being less than human, Rika spies the key turning on the woman’s back. This information doesn’t seem revelatory to her, taking it extremely in stride.

“You’re one of those mannequin people! I guess if you’re hard-wired to be a cheapskate, it’s not your fault...” Rika barely keeps her faux-hurt expression in place, gleefulness bubbling up inside at her own bad pun.

[ostentumm]

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"What the heck is that thing? It looks weird. But in, like, a cute kind of way, y'know?"

[voxcutter]

Rika had been stroking Mannen’s shell, but her hand froze mid-pet at the sound of the boy’s voice.

“...Have you ever thought that maybe you look weird to him?” Rika’s cheerful smile, which she’d been directing towards her tortoise, is frozen in place as she turns towards the kid, but she’s giving off a dangerous and menacing aura.

“Like, maybe your big ugly teeth and mismatched hands and eyes look strange to him.”

“You know... 'in a cute kind of way'!”

Maybe most people wouldn't notice, but Rika is an expert at finding the flaws in people, as many teenage girls are.

[y-o-n-a]

[vcinglcry]

This kid...He can feel a little agitated.

"What the hell's that supposed to mean? I'll have you know I've been told I got a great voice and I play the guitar at a professional level." Shrugging though, he then adds, "not that I play for anyone."

[voxcutter]

The man’s obvious irritation only makes Rika grin wider. ‘Too easy,’ she thinks.

“Oh? And who was it that told you that, out of curiosity? Was it a murder of crows? A chorus of demons? The same people who told you that haircut looks good?”

“Well, if you don’t play for ‘just anyone’, I guess you can’t prove your claims to me~ Too bad~ So sad~” She adds in a sing-song voice.

[amemecanique]

⚙ "If you're going to kidnap one of the greatest minds in Teyvat, could you at least make sure to keep some half decent coffee on hand? Why does everything I've tasted here taste like hot garbage? Are the ingredients available here really that bad?"

[voxcutter]

"Excuse me, miss!" Rika puts on her sweetest smile. "I'll have it if you don't want it!"

Meanwhile, all she's thinking is: 'freefoodfreefoodfreefoodfreefoodfreefoodfreefoodfreefood'

Rika has never had black coffee before, but she's had sips from her mom's frappuccinos. How different could it be?

[sxnburst]

Food? he knew he smelled the delicious food from inside, but was he allowed to eat it?

"Are you... going on? Can I follow?"

[voxcutter]

"Follow? But of course~!" Rika says magnanimously, her good mood only bolstered by how easy it was to wrap this funny, pathetic man around her little finger.

"Stick with me~ I'll show you how to move among the upper crust. The real crème de la crème of society!" Rika puts on an exaggerated air of importance as she shashays in the direction of the refreshments table.