BLUE PLANET
DIFFERING
“Lately I feel like something is different with you, Venera.” Visca had her chin up on the table in front of Venera during the break.
Venera raised her eyebrows in surprise, staring back at Visca.
“What do you mean, Visca? Let me see.” Voxy followed suit resting on her elbow on the side of Visca and stared at Venera fixedly.
“What's different?” Venera raised an eyebrow again, looking at her two friends.
“Hmm ... possible ... your hair?” Voxy tried to guess, touching the hair curls on Venera's head. “Did you change the order? It looks different than usual.”
Venera fumbled her hair with a slight misbehavior. “Eh... yes, it was this morning because there is still a lot of free time before breakfast, then I want to try something new. I added a little amount of braid in addition to this, so that it looks more clearly the shape. Not good, huh?”
“Good," said Visca fast. "It just gets better. But that's not what I meant earlier, Venera.” Visca was still thinking while frowning her forehead.
“Your face, Venera,” chirps Vla suddenly while approaching her friends, after a while was busy combing her slightly tangled hair in the Makeup Corner of Rest Room, he said, as a result of being caught by a tree branch in the garden Eosphorus Dormitory.
“Face?” venera asked confusedly and held both of her cheeks with both of her palms.
“Hmm. Yes, yes, you're right, Vla.” Visca nodded in affirmation. “There are different with your face, Venera.”
Venera raised her eyebrows even higher.
“Aha! Your skin looks brighter and flushed. Are you wearing floral powder makeup, Venera?” Voxy stuck out her hand and rubbed Venera's cheek.
“Dh. “Venera brushed off Voxy's soft hands and re-covered both of her cheeks. “Enak. No really. Am I a member of the Supervisory Board?”
“Hahaha..!” Vla. “There's-There's only you Voxy. Where else can Venera get the flower powder? The object is specifically given only to members of the Supervisory Board who have been appointed only.”
“True too, yes.” Voxy nodded.
“I think besides your slightly discolored skin; which I'm sure was due to too many walks outside, your facial expression also changed, Venera.” Vla tries to draw conclusions.
“Hmm...? What happened to my expression?” Venera hurriedly got up towards the Corner of Rias and reflected, observing her own face. After a while he returned to his friends.
"I don't understand what you mean" he said, "I don't see anything strange."
"I said different, Venera," protested Visca, "I didn't say weird."
"Ah, yes, I mean it," errat Venera.
Vla shrugs her shoulders. “We don't know either, Venera. But it was true what Visca said. You look different. More.. beautiful.”
“Ah, is that correct?” Venera slightly blushed at the words of her best friend.
“Vla is right." Visca nodded. "You do look more beautiful now, Venera. Besides, from your expression, you look like. But I feel like.. well, as if I'm lagging far from you,” Vicca said.
“Lost far? Left behind in what way?” Venera was getting confused.
“Your grades are indeed far behind Venera, dear Visca.” Voxy taunts her best friend.
“Not that I mean.” Visca glared while pulling the evasive Voxy hair ties while laughing. “I mean, it feels like Venera knows about things we all don't know yet. And it makes it seem more ... well, I don't know how to say it.”
“That's impossible,” objected Voxy. “Every day we learn together. Everything Venera knows, surely we know.”
“That's just my feeling.” Visca shrugged her shoulders.
"Hmmm..." Vla observed Venera in silence.
~o0o~
Venera stared at her face in front of the mirror until long inside the room. Things he never did before because he didn't feel the need. But he was still thinking about the words of his friends this afternoon. And it just so happened that the last class of jewelry stringing lessons today finished sooner than usual.
Maybe it's true what his friends say. There was a change in him even though he himself had not noticed it. What Visca said earlier really surprised him and thought to himself.
Is it possible that hiding a secret can make a face different? What's different? Face shape? Or expression?
And now Venera is beginning to worry that the change will cause the Supervisory Board to become suspicious of her. Because they have been trained to pay attention to everything and report it if they find suspicious things.
Ah, later I thought, Venera in a hurry to tidy her hair, because at this time Marxists must have been waiting for me in the park. And I don't want to make him wait long.
Venera's movement stopped for a moment.
The thrust was so strong that it felt almost to the base of the throat.
He felt like he was going to pull out his stomach.
Venera took a deep breath, trying to shake off the pain before stepping away.
~o0o~
Venera sat quietly by the pool staring at the splashes of water that were leaping away from the pool.
The roar of the sound of water rushing into the pool in a static rhythm, as opposed to the silence of silence surrounding it.
The flapping sound of the wings of the beautiful beasts flying back and forth seemed to resonate deep within Venera's head.
There's no sound other than that.
Venera let out a long breath many times. He straightened his tired back because he had not changed position since.
Then he jumped down from the rock he was sitting on, and landed his feet unsteadily on the green grass.
Slowly move his legs, go away.
Marxists are not coming.
~o0o~
Venera looked at the gloomy, starless night sky restlessly. His head feels heavy. Misty eyes.
Vla's voice beside her that was engrossed in discussing about today's skill lessons rang out and resounded from a distance; as if looking for a gap to enter into her ear cavity.
But Venera doesn't care. He was too busy with his own mind.
Why didn't Marxists come to the park this afternoon?
What the hell happened to him?
Was he found out that he had entered the forbidden forest area and then received punishment from King Ares?
Did something happen to the door?
Does the door to the park not open for him?
Or maybe .. he was attacked by his own game beast during hunting practice because he was too tired to walk the previous afternoon?
Then badly injured?
Oh, this is so horrible.
“Then he said, Valia who was always quiet was suddenly throwing tiara leaves on the table until Vidi's equipment fell to the floor.“ Vla keeps telling stories. “Dan Vidi must receive a stern rebuke from the Supervisory Board of the Beauty Division for having nosyly teased Valia. And do you know what Venera's punishment is?”
Lazily responding, Venera let out a smooth snoring sound; pretending to be asleep.
And a while later after Vla got tired of talking and fell asleep, then Venera really fell asleep.
~o0o~
