I may be a ninja, a king, and an all-around amazing guy, but I'm not Minako, so all I can do is struggle to be a very distant second-most-impressive overall! And clearly you exist because we need such an amazing girl to grace our presence and make our existences worthwhile!
[Birds of a feather. He's always happy to go over the top for her. And he even believes it all, a little, too! (Seriously, she's great.)]
Gonna swing it to me here, or should we meet up somewhere?
[He's also aware that Minako might be putting on a big show to hide how she feels. Memories aren't all good, after all, and he knows at least one or two bad things have happened to her...]
I think I should just tell you like this or your words might blow me away too much in person to get to it! [ Because she could definitely spend a while soaking in compliments and completely forgetting the point of why she came to him in the first place.
(And it's also definitely a slight coverup, since there's a part of the memory that feels too awkward to reveal to him and it'd be harder to hide in person. "Oh yeah, I think that maybe I got all upset when you confessed to me since I might have a boyfriend in the living world I totally forgot and still don't know much about!" Nope. No way. Not going there.
Especially since she's not even right about it to begin with, but sshh.) ]
It's just.. I remembered my special powers! Or rather, how to be able to use them!
[Considering that was a very real possibility he'd already considered, she ought to be open about it! He would totally understand that! (It would make more sense than anything else. Minako is such an amazing girl -- really! not just in over-the-top flirtatious ways! -- that he can't imagine how no one had made a play for her.]
Special powers?
I'm entirely not surprised you have special powers but tell me! Don't leave me waiting!
[ It does take a little bit, but then she's sending over a photo. It's definitely very much a Minako selfie - the wink and playful expression is the same as always - but she's dressed very differently, with a glowing mark on her forehead and somehow almost seeming a little older. ]
[Edge's response takes a few minutes. Not in the least because he very literally needs to catch his breath.]
You are beautiful.
[Maybe that isn't what he's supposed to respond with. Maybe he should've tried to go over-the-top some more, or kid around with her. But instead she gets his honest, sincere reaction, devoid of any flirtations or foolery.]
[ Not that Minako doesn't love absorbing compliments, but when it seems so genuine - it has to be with that pause and lack of dramatics, right? - it's enough to make even her a little bashful. ]
[Give him another moment before he can scroll down from that picture again.]
If you showed me that picture without any explanation it sure would be! So your power is looking even better than you already did? Because up till now I thought for sure you being prettier was impossible!
[ We'll have to fix that emoji problem sometime soon, Edge, because Minako won't stand for anyone she knows not appreciating their true value! ]
We should! Maybe once I'm a little bit more confident with them though, I don't want to blast you away by accident. [ That's not even a joke as much as genuine concern, okay.. Not because he's weak, but because no one would enjoy a magical near-explosion to the chest. ]
I think it's kind of like.. light magic..? I'm not super sure yet, but that's what it looks like.
I was going to say 'I knew you were something special!' But that isn't right! You were special even without this power. You'd be special even if you never had it. This just making you amazing in a whole new way!
[He said exactly what it was for! He was going to say he knew she was special, but then he thought twice about it because she didn't need powers to be special!]
I'll help you however you need it. I know you want to master this.
[That's Minako, after all. If he knows her at all, she's already thinking about how these powers will help her protect her goddess and all the people she cares about. She might pretend like she thinks the world revolves around her, but Edge has seen that other side of her.]
[ He's hitting the nail right on the head there. Minako isn't really as excited about finding out more about herself right now as she's just excited about just how much protecting she's going to be able to do with these powers. That's the really important part. ]
I'll be sure to ask you if I need help. [ .. Probably. Asking for help isn't her strongest suit, after all.. ] I have to hurry up and practice already!
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Date: 2019-01-22 09:50 pm (UTC)[Birds of a feather. He's always happy to go over the top for her. And he even believes it all, a little, too! (Seriously, she's great.)]
Gonna swing it to me here, or should we meet up somewhere?
[He's also aware that Minako might be putting on a big show to hide how she feels. Memories aren't all good, after all, and he knows at least one or two bad things have happened to her...]
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Date: 2019-01-22 10:03 pm (UTC)(And it's also definitely a slight coverup, since there's a part of the memory that feels too awkward to reveal to him and it'd be harder to hide in person. "Oh yeah, I think that maybe I got all upset when you confessed to me since I might have a boyfriend in the living world I totally forgot and still don't know much about!" Nope. No way. Not going there.
Especially since she's not even right about it to begin with, but sshh.) ]It's just.. I remembered my special powers! Or rather, how to be able to use them!
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Date: 2019-01-22 10:07 pm (UTC)Special powers?
I'm entirely not surprised you have special powers but tell me! Don't leave me waiting!
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Date: 2019-01-22 10:28 pm (UTC)[ It does take a little bit, but then she's sending over a photo. It's definitely very much a Minako selfie - the wink and playful expression is the same as always - but she's dressed very differently, with a glowing mark on her forehead and somehow almost seeming a little older. ]
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Date: 2019-01-22 10:41 pm (UTC)You are beautiful.
[Maybe that isn't what he's supposed to respond with. Maybe he should've tried to go over-the-top some more, or kid around with her. But instead she gets his honest, sincere reaction, devoid of any flirtations or foolery.]
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Date: 2019-01-23 06:24 pm (UTC)[ Not that Minako doesn't love absorbing compliments, but when it seems so genuine - it has to be with that pause and lack of dramatics, right? - it's enough to make even her a little bashful. ]
That's not the point here!
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Date: 2019-01-23 06:33 pm (UTC)If you showed me that picture without any explanation it sure would be! So your power is looking even better than you already did? Because up till now I thought for sure you being prettier was impossible!
[He's got a little of his groove back.]
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Date: 2019-01-23 08:03 pm (UTC)Nope, that's not it either!! (;｀O´)o
[ She's not offended for real - just Minako being Minako. And loving emojis. ]
It'd suck if it only changed the way I look, you know! I actually can use magical attacks when I transform!
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Date: 2019-01-23 08:06 pm (UTC)Nice! That's great!
[It really is! Now when she runs towards danger, she has something to do! Not that she hadn't helped him with just her presence alone, but...]
What kind? We should fight together sometime!
[No one can accuse Edge of being overprotective and trying to coddle her.]
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Date: 2019-01-23 09:18 pm (UTC)We should! Maybe once I'm a little bit more confident with them though, I don't want to blast you away by accident. [ That's not even a joke as much as genuine concern, okay.. Not because he's weak, but because no one would enjoy a magical near-explosion to the chest. ]
I think it's kind of like.. light magic..? I'm not super sure yet, but that's what it looks like.
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Date: 2019-01-24 02:13 pm (UTC)[Pause.]
[Edge is typing...]
I was going to say 'I knew you were something special!' But that isn't right! You were special even without this power. You'd be special even if you never had it. This just making you amazing in a whole new way!
I want to see it sometime!
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Date: 2019-01-24 06:47 pm (UTC)Sometime soon, alright? I promise!
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Date: 2019-01-25 12:10 am (UTC)I'll help you however you need it. I know you want to master this.
[That's Minako, after all. If he knows her at all, she's already thinking about how these powers will help her protect her goddess and all the people she cares about. She might pretend like she thinks the world revolves around her, but Edge has seen that other side of her.]
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Date: 2019-01-25 07:14 pm (UTC)[ He's hitting the nail right on the head there. Minako isn't really as excited about finding out more about herself right now as she's just excited about just how much protecting she's going to be able to do with these powers. That's the really important part. ]
I'll be sure to ask you if I need help. [ .. Probably. Asking for help isn't her strongest suit, after all.. ] I have to hurry up and practice already!
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Date: 2019-01-26 03:30 am (UTC)[i.e. not to exhaustion or past your limits or to the exclusion of other important things.]