Dizzy Land

"...that's amazing. S'good as a regular camera," Setsuna commented, then also jumped in the artist conversation. "There are still plenty of artists that draw and paint for the heck of it, too. Not just for portraits. They make cartoons and stuff. You'd probably be interested in a little bit of that, just because it's so different."

Now he realized he'd have to tack Duck to the theatre and introduce her to movies.

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Duck sighed in relief; art was something very important to her, and she loved everything from ballet to paintings. To learn of a world where creativity had been forgotten would have probably moved Duck to tears. "Thank goodness," she said softly.

"I'd really like to see some!" Duck nodded eagerly. "They sound really interesting!"

Duck would be utterly fascinated by films. Pictures that move?

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"You've already seen cartoons," Kyouya replied. "That mouse and cat at the gate are from cartoons that are popular in our world. Of course, normally cartoons don't walk around like that; they stay in devices meant to show them and are just moving pictures. If you'd like to see a cartoon, though, I can definitely show you them sometime."

He smiled. "You're fond of art, Duck?"

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"Oh, those are cartoons?" Suddenly the things she had seen in the shops made a lot more sense, and Duck was a little proud to at last have a name for the funny drawings. "But the Cat looked a bit different to Mr Mouse. Mr Mouse was all... flat. I'd really like to see more cartoons!" Duck's eyes were shining as she looked at Kyouya and she was slightly flushed with the excitement of it all. She'd made so many friends here and learnt so much in such a short amount of time.

She nodded. "I really love it! I like ballet and music best, which is really good, I guess, because I'm a ballet student - not a very good one," she added in a hushed tone, "but it's really great! I love the stories and it's so pretty!"

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"We could both show you more movies and stuff, then," Setsuna offered. "There's tons of them here. And we've got some extra ones at the theatre, too." He took in everything else Duck had to say, but was also a bit confused on the Cat.... He recognized Mickey, but not the Cat. Oh well, a problem for another day.

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"The cat is a different sort of drawing, and it isn't as obvious a drawing as with the mouse. But it is fictional." Kyouya scribbed down a quick note in his ever present notebook about a possible movie night idea-- Kira might be difficult, but it seemed likely Setsuna and Katou would lend him use of the theater. "If you want to see cartoons, you really did come to a good place."

He smiled. "Ballet, hmm? I'm sure you're very good. You know, if you enjoy music, Tamaki plays the piano very well. We'll be throwing a small get together in the coming week, and I'm sure he'll play for you if you come."

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Duck smiled. "It's also a really good place to make friends," she said with honest happiness. "I'm really looking forward to seeing cartoons with you!" This was directed at both boys present, for Duck had no reason not to assume they weren't also close friends (and she did consider Setsuna and Kyouya close friends already).

"I'm not great," Duck said sheepishly. "But I like it. I'd really love to dance while your friend plays piano! I haven't been practising as much as I should, cos I don't have my shoes and there's no barre here, but I'd still really love to dance while Mr Tamaki plays piano!"

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Well, Setsuna didn't consider Kyouya close, but he was someone Setsuna didn't dislike, which was always good, or at least good enough. As for Duck, he'd call her a friend, but perhaps not close, yet. Still, she gave him the same "little" sister vibes that Kurai and Rukia did, and Pearl had.

"A movie night sounds awesome. Just say whenever you guys are ready, and I'll make sure to prepare the theatre. I'll ever get us food," Setsuna offered. As for ballet...he blinked a bit. "Well, I'm not into all of that stuff, but I'd go watch you for curiosity." A pause, then Setsuna looked at Kyouya, "What kind of get together? Just a random party thing?"

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Kyouya wasn't really interested in cartoons, but the theater was a good idea, and Tamaki would probably like it. "I'll let you know, Setsuna."

Kyouya smiled. "Sort of. Back home, Tamaki and I manage a school version of a host club. It serves as an interesting club activity there, but here we'll be doing something similar as a way to pass the time. Of course, we're hardly limited to young ladies, nor is the 'host' aspect that important a part of it, so feel free to join us." To Duck, he added, "I think Tamaki would like it if you'd dance ballet for him." Kyouya could be sincere in that-- it didn't matter if she was bad; he might not feel like watching, but Tamaki would naturally think she was talented no matter how terrible she was.

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It took a while for Tamaki to figure out how to send his cellphone without an envelope. Finally, he found a stickey pad and just scrawed "To my dear friend, Setsuna" in his elegant writing.

Then, he turned on the recording option.

"Hi~ Kyouya. Is this good? If you figure out anything about the mail system from this, please let me know. Hi Setsuna, how are you? Are you doing well? How's Sara? I hope the both of you are still enjoying yourselves here." He gave a charming smile.

"Good afternoon, Duck. I don't believe we've met, but I would love to spend time with you sometime in the near future. I hope you're enjoying your stay in the park, and I'm sorry I couldn't greet you in person, but Kyouya's orders are to stay by my mailbox!"

And then, he put the cellphone in the mailbox.

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"A what club?" Duck wasn't even sure what to think of a host club. The words weren't providing any kind of mental image. "I'm really looking forward to our movie night! It'll be a lot of fun!" She was sure of that. It would be fun because she would be among friends.

She blushed. "I'm really not very good, so don't expect anything amazing, but i-if you'd like to see I'll dance." The people here were so kind!

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Setsuna was nearly relieved to hear that the host portion wouldn't be integral to this get together, even if it seemed a harmless thing. "Well, even if I can't go to the get together, I'm sure I'll see Duck dance at some point. Doesn't mean I'll like it, though," he warned her, but with a gentle smile.

When Tamaki's cell phone went through, Setsuna pulled it out and handed it to Kyouya so he could operate it and show what had been recorded.

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"A host club," Kyouya said to Duck. "It's a club that caters to young ladies. We often hold tea or costume events. But here, it will really be very simple, probably just a nice way to meet the other girls your age here."

Kyouya took the phone, shut off the recorder, and played the video, holding it out so Duck and Setsuna could see, although with his finger on the fast forward button in case Tamaki said or did anything too stupid. He didn't fast forward through the short message, though, although he really didn't pay attention. However, once the phone played the part where it went through the mailbox, he watched closely. The video showed Tamaki placing it inside and closing the box, and then a few seconds, and then the mailbox opening again. At first Kyouya thought Tamaki had forgotten something, but then he realized that now Setsuna was opening the box.

"Interesting, isn't it? It didn't even appear to move."

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"That sounds really fun!" Duck was going to ask what a host club was usually like, and and why it wasn't called a tea-party club if that was mainly what it did, but was distracted by the video recording. She watched it wide-eyed and she had to stop herself answering Tamaki right away, as if he was actually there. It was so realistic!

"Yeah," Duck said slowly. "There's no sign of anyone touching it or anything. That's really weird. Unless something managed to stop the recording device, or something? And then made it carry on recording later?" She sighed and scratched her head. This was a confusing place; but, as she looked at Kyouya and Setsuna and back at the phone, she couldn't help but smile. It was confusing, but it was worth it.

"Your friend is kind of princely, Kyouya," she said cheerfully. This seemed a perfectly ordinary statement to her: Tamaki had looked a bit like Mytho when he smiled.

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Setsuna found himself nearly as captivated by the device as Duck was, and he made a mental note to write to Tamaki later, but not while they were trying to figure all of this out.

When Kyouya said it hadn't appeared to even move, Setsuna suggested, "What if it didn't? I mean.... None of us WALKED here, we just appeared here. So that means this place has the ability, or magic, to transfer things from one point to another without them going that specific distance."

The princely comment got a baffled look from Setsuna. "Princely...? I didn't know anyone could look princely...."

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"I think if someone stopped the recording device, there'd be a visible break in the recording. That it's dark makes it more difficult to tell, but I agree with Setsuna. It was delivered fast enough to seem instantaneous, and since we know instant transportation is possible for whoever is in charge here, it seems like the simplest explanation is probably the best."

When Duck called Tamaki 'princely,' Kyouya couldn't help but laugh. "Yeah, I guess so. I think he'd be pleased if he heard you say that."

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Duck huffed and crossed her arms. "It's not really fair they can control so much like this," she grumbled. "It's not exactly nice. And it's made even worse that we don't know how it all works!"

She blushed a little. "W-well, it was just, he has really kind eyes... And that's something princes are supposed to have, right? So I, um. Um." Duck really should try the whole 'thinking before you speak' thing.

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"No," Kyouya said, frowning. "But we can work out some things, if we work at it. I hope you won't worry too much about it; I think sometimes we need to accept that what we can do is limited and simply do what we can."

"Please don't be embarrassed," he said with an amused smile. "I only laughed because 'princely' seems to be a common description for Tamaki." Not to mention that the description itself amused Kyouya, because he knew how less than regal Tamaki behaved at times. Plus, the kind eyes-- Kyouya didn't really think eyes looked 'kind,' but it was interesting Duck would think so. There was something about Tamaki that seemed to make most people immediately trust him (and forgive some of his antics).

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Duck wasn't the only one that needed to think before speaking, but Setsuna had never quite gotten the hang of that himself. As shown when Kyouya spoke about worrying and accepting things were limited. "Like hell. If we want to do something about it, we should," Setsuna insisted, crossing his arms, but he wasn't entirely serious, and at least still open for playing around.

He let the whole princely thing go, however, as Kyouya and Duck were talking about it.

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"May those who accept their fate find happiness," said Duck, "and may those who fight their fate find glory. That's something a friend of mine said. I don't really know what it means, but it kind of works here, doesn't it?"

Duck's eyes widened. "Really?" It... maybe? Possibly? Could Tamaki be a prince too? How to find this out subtly... If Kyouya was Tamaki's best friend, then he ought to know. "Does, um... does he have a really kind heart?"

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"Your friend sounds very wise," Kyouya said, instead of what he was thinking, which was more that he'd be better off getting a job writing Fortune Cookies for American tourists. "I think he might be right."

As for the prince stuff, Kyouya wasn't sure what she was on about, but he was amused if anything. It was clear Tamaki's charm was in fact working as well as ever. "A kind heart? That's pretty accurate, yes. You're good at reading people, aren't you, Duck?"

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Setsuna listened to the conversation, then blinked, a lot. "How'd the heck did you get all of that from just seeing him once?" he asked Duck in near disbelief. Not that he thought her assessment was incorrect from the little bit he'd encountered of Tamaki, but still!

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