Past entries from when Mayfield was journal based end here!!

[roadroller]

[Well, Christmas has passed and Rin's robot body returned, along with her health. Now it is December 27th, a very special day for the girl... and her twin brother.

Very early in the morning, sometime after midnight and before the crack of dawn, she climbs to the roof. It is then she is reminded that there is an enormous space fighter over their roof. So she frowns a bit, and then decides to get up on top of that instead. Once there, she sits down, hugs her knees to her chest and sings quietly to herself to pass the time.]

[the sun begins to rise. As she watches it alone, water fills her eyes. She wipes it away diligently, but the tears don't ever seem to stop. Before she knows it, she's sobbing out loud. The sunrise is beautiful, but that only makes matters worse. Eventually, she just stops wiping them. Maybe they'll freeze to her face.]

[Today is her birthday. It's Len's birthday - Together, it's their anniversary as Vocaloids. Finally, it's been an entire year here in Mayfield that she's been here without him. The users on Nicovideo today will probably post new song after new song in celebration, but Rin won't be there to receive them with Len. She'll just be here, on a spaceship, without permission, trying to heal the scars left from that terrible, sick Christmas.
Worst. Birthday. Ever.]

[Late morning, phone]

[Rin's body has squeezed out enough tears for now. It's time to get her life back on track, starting with a promise she is late in fulfilling. She tries her best to sound like her usual, cheerful self.]

Hey, everyone! It's me, Rin Kagamine! I have my original frame back and so I'm completely back to normal. Thanks to everyone who stood with me and took care of me. So now, let me give back to you with the special announcement that Yosuke-nii mentioned a while ago. I would have liked to do this before my birthday, but you'll just have to forgive me for being a little bit late. Anyway, there's a stage at my house now, and I'm going to break it in with my latest concert the last day before school starts, January 2nd. With this, we can all celebrate the new year and the holidays together! Oh. But I promise there won't be any boring carols.

[aheh...]

Well, it's going to be at 947 Beulah Street! The one house you can't miss. I hope everyone will come! ♪

Comments

[gonnamarrydaddy.livejournal.com]

You never told me your birthday was coming up!

[roadroller]

Ah, well, things were busy, and I was human too, so I guess I forgot. ♪

[Not quite. Her birthday is well known in her fandom so she actually forgot that she needed to tell people when it is.]

[gonnamarrydaddy.livejournal.com]

Is it okay if I bring your present to the concert?

[roadroller]

[A birthday present? Interesting! She mostly gets special birthday songs from people.]

Of course! ♪

[gonnamarrydaddy.livejournal.com]

Okay, great! I'll see you there, then.

[roadroller]

Yuna-chan, how is your singing voice? If I invited you onstage in the middle, would you die inside? ♪

[gonnamarrydaddy.livejournal.com]

Whoa, really? Me? That would be awesome!

[doublerinbows.livejournal.com]

Yeah! So make sure you stand in the front, ok? ♪

[gonnamarrydaddy.livejournal.com]

Okay, no problem!

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

[Ruri peers at her on the space ship and clears her throat a little]

Rin?

[doublerinbows.livejournal.com]

[oh, she found her. Rin quickly wipes her eyes, no crying here, nope]

Ahaaah. G'morning, Ruri-chan... ♪

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

Good morning. Do you... Want a tissue?

[doublerinbows.livejournal.com]

I'm fine! ♪

[she stops. And her lip wibbles and she wipes one more time and then stops for good.]

I didn't wake you up, did I... ♪

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

I get up a half an hour before sunrise, so no. I was just doing my checks of Omoikane.

[roadroller]

Oh, right. I knew that. ♪

[Well then, she'll nod and ... slowly fall silent. And another tear sneaks out. She absently brushes that too. Damn...

Awkwardly, she decides to explain.]

Um. Today's my birthday. ♪

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

Hrm... Omoikane, give Rin full access to your overhead systems.

[She nods and peers at Rin]

Happy birthday, feel free to use the PA's here if you need amplification.

[roadroller]

Really? ♪

[she thinks this is something she should be immediately excited about, but she's still a bit distracted with her feelings. So she just kind of stares in confusion for a moment.]

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

Yes. Really. If I had known I would have gotten you a birthday gift. I just have a Christmas one to offer you though.

[phone]

[doudemoe]

Happy birthday.

...How much are tickets?

[doublerinbows.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

Hmm, I just want to sing, so I won't make it too much. $1.50 sounds good.... ♪

[you can do a lot with that with 1950's prices, though.]

[doudemoe]

How about just $1.00?

[Make it more fair for the little kids, Rin.]

[roadroller]

Eh, was that too expensive? ♪ Guess I still don't have the hang of American money and the time difference. Ok, I'll think about it.

.... But. ♪

Minato could have a backstage pass, if you want. ♪

[doudemoe]

[Really now?]
You want me to sing too?

[roadroller]

Mm! It would be fun, right? ♪

[and for unspoken reasons, having a Rin concert without any duets in it is just ... strange.]

[doudemoe]

I take it you liked the songs.

[roadroller]

Yeah, they're awesome! I had to thank you somehow.

... Although I'm trying to learn the rap and it's really harder than I thought! ♪

[for one thing because she needs a master to use her program properly, and for another because the program is Japanese, the rap is in English and programming her to sing English requires extra skill. Since they're all regains they aren't affected by Mayfield's auto-translator, or this would be a lot easier.]

[doudemoe]

Ah. You can't sing in English?

[That would be a problem considering most of his songs are in English.]

Leave that to me.

[roadroller]

Yeah. I've had Producers get me to sing in English but I don't really know how to do it by myself.

Thanks, I'll count on you then! ♪

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[perfectvoice.livejournal.com]

[Miku happens to be swinging by Rin's house, carrying a rather large sword. That, of course, she barely knows how to use.

Christmas has been terrible to her as well, but she's trying her best to soldier on, it seems. At least she didn't die or get erased, right? Even if her memory was tampered with...

She sighs, then looks up and chokes back a gasp. Oh, she recognizes that space fighter. And she recognizes the girl crying on it.]

...Rin-chan? [Damn. She'd almost forgotten that it was her birthday.]

[action]

[roadroller]

[she was so busy sobbing, she didn't even notice her sister approaching. So when the familiar voice calls her name, she gasps while she jumps in surprise and slides a bit down the ship - but quickly catches and stabilizes herself by putting her hands down. She gulps hard after that, and can't find the words to say to Miku yet. So embarrassing, to be seen crying...]

[action]

[perfectvoice.livejournal.com]

[Yeah, it's embarrassing, and she doesn't quite know what to say to it. It's been a year, hasn't it? And Len hasn't shown up. She can't help but feel both sad and somewhat relieved, because that means he's safe, but that Rin's alone.

...gah.

She waves, rather tentatively.]

[action]

[roadroller]

[huff. Rin looks away and ignores her for a minute.

.... but assuming Miku doesn't walk away from that display of rudeness, Rin sighs and weakly waves back.]

[action]

[perfectvoice.livejournal.com]

[She huffs, crossing her arms.]

Rude! You should treat your elders better, Rin-chan.

[She's trying to lighten the atmosphere, at least.]