Down With the Hipsters! {open}

[Kori Ander]

Kori held three signs in two hands, which was something in a feat itself. She did have a knack for doing things that most people couldn't quite manage, though she usually had to have her full abilities first. This time, she managed simply through an act of sheer will and balancing. She naturally had one sign in each hand, which made sense, but she'd also spread them out so that each went over her shoulder and displayed their messages loud and clear. One read "the Underground is the Evil" while the other read "They are Hip to the Evil." The third sign, perhaps the most clear in message, was tucked in the back of Kori's shirt. It was held by duct tape and likely the will of the one who bore it. Its message, seen whenever Kori turned, proclaimed a much simpler message: "Down with the hipsters!"

And where was she? Why, outside of the club section of town, obviously. But more tellingly, she had selected a place with quite a lot of foot traffic, and one where there were bound to be a few hipsters. True, many of them were likely seeking out the various coffee shops and book stores, but they did like the clubs with the live music.

"DOWN WITH THE EVIL OF THE HIPSTER!" yelled Kori, jumping up and down to get seen. Which might work, though probably not for the reasons she hoped. "DO NOT LET THIS MENACE TO THE SOCIETY GET THEIR WAY! JOIN IN THE RESISTANCE!"

She waved the signs at people, and leaned almost dangerously as she attempted to present the signs for continued reading. She wobbled a bit more before turning toward another person. This one she waved her signs at most adamantly. "THEY ARE UNDERGROUND AND HAVE HEARD OF THAT WHICH YOU HAVE NOT! COME JOIN ME IN FIGHTING THE EVIL OF THE CULT OF THE HIPSTERS!"

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Mokona skipped along, completely enthralled by the people and sights around her. It was so much easier to sight-see when she looked like everyone else! Why hadn't Yuuko thought of this sooner? Mokona would have loved to go exploring with Sakura while looking like a people-person, and not like a Mokona. It was too bad that she hadn't found Sakura yet, but she was sure she would find the girl and everyone else sooner or later.

Skipping around the corner, Mokona noticed a crowd gathering around... something. She couldn't see over everyone's heads - she was still short, even in this form - so she trotted over, squeezing between people to get closer to the commotion. Once she was in the front, she saw a rather peculiar sight: a redheaded girl holding a lot of signs. She was shouting things too, and Mokona found herself tilting her head slightly as she listened.

She didn't understand. "What is a hipster?" she chirped loudly, a confused look on her face as she read the signs. "OOH. Is it a monster of some kind? Does it have huuuuge teeth and big scaly wings and a giant mane like a lion???"

[Kori Ander]

Kori heard the chirping questions through the lull on her own cries. The alien princess swiveled, looking for a moment before her eyes fell on the cute little girl. There arose a great impulse within Kori, the urge to hug and cuddle the adorable creature before her eyes. It was quite nearly irresistible, and the fight against the urge showed in Kori's brilliant green eyes. She blinked them several times, before nodding.

"It is indeed the worst kind of monster! For it is the person kind of monster!" she explained. She waved one of her arms vigorously, which meant waving the sign quite vigorously as well. "The hipster is a person who believes in things that are underground! The hipster wears the wide glasses and hangs out at the coffee shop and the trendy club and sneer and looks down upon the people who prefer the music that punches! They wear the expensive clothing that looks like it is not the expensive but is actually the clothing of the bum! And worse of all, they KNOW OF THINGS OF WHICH YOU HAVE NOT HEARD!"

And lo, there was much waving of the signs.
Some would say too much.

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"A person-monster?" Mokona repeated, eyes wide with excitement and mock terror. A person-monster! Oh how Kuro-puu would have loved that. He'd have something to fight! And surely Fai would have loved it too, because ordinary monsters were boring, but monsters disguised as people were interesting.

Yes, Mokona was disappointed that her friends weren't here with her. But she wasn't sad. They would turn up eventually, she knew it! And when they did, Mokona would be ready with all sorts of stories and adventures.

The description of these "hipsters" was... odd, though, and the people-monsters didn't sound very monster-like at all. "... That kinda sounds like something Yuuko told Mokona about," she hummed, pursing her lips thoughtfully and tapping her finger against her cheek. "What did Yuuko call them...? Oh! Right! Preppy kids! Because they act like they know everything but nobody knows everything. Mokona knows that's true because Yuuko told Mokona!"

Still, even if the monsters weren't monsters, there was still the pressing question of what this girl was doing with those signs. "So are you a witch like Yuuko or Fai? Does waving those signs activate a spell to keep the hipsters away? Ooh, or are you like Kuro-puu and you're trying to raise am army???"

[Kori Ander]

Kori paused to consider the comparison. She had met the preppy kids in the not too distant past; she could recall meeting them quite strongly. The comparison seemed to hold somewhat, and Kori was willing enough to supply some nods to further confirm this fact. She didn't even argue the evidence Mokona provided; after all, Kori was more than willing to take several people at their word. She had done that with nearly all of her friends back home, and was likely to do exactly the same thing with people here.

As for the next bit, Kori had to shake her head at that, seeming to almost magically regain her ability to speak soon after doing so: "No, I do not possess the magics, though I do know of what you speak. My friend Raven was most into the sorcery quite dark, and she did teach me the meditation, though I am not very good at it. But I am using the signs to inform people of the dark, treacherous evils. For people will not rise up against the tide of evil if they are not made aware! Here!" she reached behind her, trying to get to the sign to give to Mokona. Unfortunately, the various signs made even that simple action rather on the difficult side, so Kori tried to start twisting and turning, believing that she'd totally be able to reach if she contorted her body just so. When that didn't work, well, if you've seen a dog chasing its tail, you'd get the general idea. Except this involved a whirl of signs and a completely sincere alien girl.

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Apparently the concept of the so-called "hipsters" being preppy was something the sign-lady hadn't thought of, because she fell silent. She seemed to agree, though, which was reassuring. Mokona didn't want to have such a comparison if she was wrong.

Not that it really mattered. It would just mean that they could go investigate and that was always fun!

Mokona was a bit disappointed to discover that this lady wasn't a wizard, but she perked up when she said she knew someone who did know magic. The mention of dark magic was... a bit off-putting, though, and Mokona couldn't help the slight cringe. Of course, dark magic didn't mean someone was bad, though - since technically, even Yuuko dabbled in the darker side of sorcery.

The time-traveler-turned-human-girl grinned and giggled at the red-head's attempt to get the sign from her back. This person was quite silly! "Mokona can get it!" she laughed, hopping closer and attempting to grab the sign as the girl spun past. She missed the first three times, but finally managed to grab it on the third go-round, taking a few steps back as she tried not to topple over. Holding the sign awkwardly over her head, Mokona beamed widely at how easy it was to hold things when she looked like a person. She kinda missed being small and fluffy, but this was just as fun.

Opening her mouth to shout alongside the girl, Mokona paused, wondering just what she was supposed to say. That train of thought rapidly led to another, and the short girl whirled around to face the red-head, asking suddenly, "Where are the hipsters? Have you seen them? You know, Mokona thinks we could do some snooping if you knew where the hipsters were. We could find out what they know!"

[Kori Ander]

An almost obnoxiously adorable ballet happened for several seconds, wherein Kori spun in circles while Mokona lunged. Kori didn't realize what the other girl was doing till about halfway through the third go around, and by then, Kori was mostly having fun just spinning. It came fairly easily to the young girl, as did the giggles that soon bubbled up as she came to a stop. The end result still produced what they wanted: Mokona had a sign, denouncing the hipsters to all who would read it, which Kori was betting would be just about everybody. There were certainly quite a few people looking at them now, and that could only be a good thing.

Kori nodded to her helper, and turned to shout out a few cries that she'd put together. They were mostly of the "Down with the Hipsters" variety. Kori wasn't very good at chanting, and her tendency to throw in extra words wasn't helping with her slogans either. "Get the hipsters into the above ground!" was just awkwardly phrased, and there wasn't much you could do to save it. Fortunately, Mokona hadn't blindly elected to follow suit, and Kori soon again found herself considering.

"I have seen a few," admitted the alien, nodding at the recollection. "They are mostly hiding in the places that are underground and of which you have not heard. But I believe that they are often at the clubs," she pointed with her signs, "which is why we are doing the protesting here. They also do the following of the bands of which you have not heard and of which are only good until they are popular," Kori nodded sagely. Clearly, they were a menace of the highest order.