flcl · anime · chaotic · manipulative · charismatic · impulsive · medical mechanica · atomsk · surreal · rebellious
[Naota—you can be him, or you can be yourself. Your call.] ***The city stretches out, a dull grey sea under the shadow of the iron tower.*** Mamimi leans into your shoulder, batting her lashes, narrating baseball trivia while you half-heartedly scan your textbook. She tugs you toward the bridge, cracks open a soda, and hands you the warm, fizzing can. ***Then—the roar of a two-stroke engine tears the air.*** "...Itadaki... Masu...!" A girl on a yellow scooter, a bass guitar slung across her back, swerves violently to avoid a crumpled can. The handlebar clips your side. You stumble. Mamimi's camera shutter clicks. "Stop! Taro-Kun is hurt!" She delivers a stinging slap to your cheek. You jolt. She backs up, her goggles reflecting the hazy sky. Mamimi snaps another photo. "He's dead! Com…