"Shoujo Kakumei Utena"
"The Purple Rose Saga"
: An otakufic by King ReannaEpisode Two: "Mysterious Girl"
Written November 5-14, 1999
[Scene: The music room. Miki sits at the piano playing- what else?- "Hikari Sasu Niwa." He’s so absorbed that he doesn’t see Reanna enter. She listens silently for a few minutes until Miki has finished.]
Reanna: You’re really good, Micky.
Miki: (looking up) Good afternoon, Reanna-sempai. I didn’t see you come in.
[pause]
Reanna: Uh, well, Micky, I used to take piano lessons back in America. This would be my seventh year. And… I was wondering…
Miki: Give you lessons? I’m really not that good.
Reanna: (looks concerned/sad) Micky, I honestly don’t know how good you are, but well I know you’re better than I am. [Reanna’s smile fades. She seems to be thinking very deeply about something.]
Miki: Arigato gozaimasu.
[Reanna smiles faintly]
Title: "Mysterious Girl"
[Scene: A certain wall at a random sunset. Grams: "Kashira Seijin" The Shadow Play Girls appear. A-Ko wears a backpack]
A-Ko: Oh, I’ve made a friend today. I’m so happy!
B-Ko: (walks up to A-Ko) But what do you *really* want?
C-Ko: (joins B-Ko) Yes, yes, what do you *really* want?
A-Ko: Oh, woe! I’m not sure!
B-Ko: She seems to know everything about everybody…
C-Ko: But the person she knows the least about…
B-Ko: Is herself!
All: Do you know? Do you know? Do you know what she wants?
[Scene: An elevator. Grams: "Densetsu: Kami no Na wa Abraxas" The silhouettes of Juri, Miki and Touga appear. The Seitokai music is still unusually loud]
Touga: (yelling to be heard) If it cannot hatch from its shell, the chick will die without being born! We are the chick; the world is our egg! If we don’t crack the world’s shell, we will die without truly being born! *Smash* the world’s shell…
All: For the Revolution of the World!
[We see the Seitokai sitting at chairs]
Touga: I got another letter from End of the World. It seems that we will have another duelist.
Juri: Don’t you think there are enough duelists?
Touga: It’s not my decision. We have to do what End of the World tells us to do in their letters.
Miki: I’m sure End of the World knows what they’re doing.
Touga: By the way, it’s been two weeks since Reanna King first arrived at Ohtori. She truly seems to know all about us.
Juri: She even knew that I’m-- *
Miki: (!) I thought you were… you know.
Juri: Of course not. I was just testing her. How does she know everything about us?
Miki: (clicks his stopwatch (:21)) I noticed something. Every time she shows that she knows something she apparently hasn’t been told yet, she acts as if she’s made some sort of mistake.
Juri: She’s hiding something.
[Miki starts writing in his notebook]
[Scene: The main hall of Ohtori Gakuen. Grams: "Gakuen no Scarlet" Reanna is walking with Utena]
Utena: So now that school’s out for the day, what are you going to be doing?
Reanna: I dunno. Go back to my dorm, do my homework… boring stuff.
Utena: Hmm. So when did you dye your hair brown? It looks real.
Reanna: Excuse me?
Utena: Well, what was your original hair color? Pink? Blue?
Reanna: (facefaults, gets up) Brown is my natural hair color. It’s always been brown.
Utena: I think a dark color like blue or purple would really suit you.
Reanna: (sincerely) You think so?
[Enter Touga. He steps in front of the two of them]
Touga: Good afternoon, Utena, Reanna.
Reanna: Hi, Touga.
Utena: So what do you want?
Touga: Nothing at all. In fact, I came to offer kendo lessons to King-san.
Reanna: Ano na. I don’t know anything about kendo.
Touga: That’s why I’m offering you the lessons.
Reanna: (slightly suspiciously) Hai. [Reanna looks at Utena.] Okay. I’ll do it.
Touga: Good. I can really tell that you’re interested. Can you meet me in the gym in an hour?
[Reanna looks at her watch.]
Reanna: (suspicious) Hai.
Touga: Good. …By the way, what was your natural hair color?
[Reanna facefaults]
(Eyecatch)
[Scene: The Gym. Reanna and Touga hold practice kendo swords. Reanna holds hers in one hand. With a little shout, she swings it]
Touga: The first thing, King-san. One fundamental of kendo swordsmanship is that you should use both hands.
Reanna: (looks at her sword) …
Touga: Two hands.
(Reanna places her other hand on her sword)
Touga: Try again.
(Reanna swings the sword, with both hands this time.)
Reanna: I’m really not very good at this.
Touga: You’re just starting out. You’re learning quickly. Now attack me.
Reanna: Huh?
Touga: Don’t be timid. Never, never be timid. Is there something holding you back?
Reanna: Well, mainly the fact that your shirt is unbuttoned.
Touga: (smiles slightly) Miss King, I believe you’re blushing.
(Reanna, in a small furious blush, charges at Touga and swings her sword. The blow is blocked easily.)
Touga: You’ll never do it if you don’t have control and confidence. Like this! (Touga shouts as he charges. Reanna screams and blocks his blow. Touga smiles slyly)
Touga: Well done. Your lesson is finished for today.
Reanna: Same time tomorrow, ne?
Touga: I’m not sure, actually. As the Seitokaichou, unexpected things often come up. What dorm are you staying in?
Reanna: (pauses first) Uh… Room 13, North dorm… next to that row of old trees and the Rose Garden. That’s the north dorm right?
Touga: Then I’ll come get you there tomorrow.
Reanna: (unsurely) Hai.
(The two shake hands. We see someone’s silhouette looking in on the two, who clenches their fists angrily.)
(Fade out)
[Scene: School. Reanna sits at her desk. She’s obviously very tired. She yawns.)
Teacher: Please turn to page 666 in your texts.
(Students open their books. Reanna wearily opens hers, but it’s filled with small, many-colored dots)
Teacher: And repeat: "Zettai Unmei Mokushiroku."
All: Zettai Unmei Mokushiroku.
(Reanna looks up at the ceiling, and to her surprise, sees the castle from the dueling arena)
Voice: (booming) ZETTAI UNMEI MOKUSHIROKU!!
(The castle begins to fall. Reanna screams)
(Reanna wakes up in her bed. It’s all been a dream. She breathes heavily and realizes that it’s morning. She gets out of bed and looks for a shirt to put on. There is a knock at the door.)
Reanna: (sweatdrops) Hai!
(Reanna hurriedly pulls a shirt on, and rushes to the door and opens it. It’s Akio)
Reanna: (seems very surprised, gasps) Akio-san!
Akio: Ohayou, King-san.
Reanna: (terribly nervous) W- what are you doing here?
Akio: Sorry for barging in. I wanted to meet the new student.
(Akio forcefully enters)
Akio: How are you getting along here at Ohtori?
Reanna: Fine! Just fine!
Akio: (sits down in a chair) And you’re from the States, ne?
Reanna: Hai. (Reanna begins making her breakfast. She slips a piece of bread into the toaster)
Akio: And are you… enjoying your experience at Ohtori?
Reanna: *Most* of the time. (She never turns to face Akio after this. In fact, we can tell that she takes care not to look at him)
Akio: Oh, good. And are you getting along with the other students?
Reanna: Hai. (butters her toast)
Akio: Well. It sounds like you’re doing well. If there’s anything at all you need… just ask.
Reanna: Right. Okay. Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to get ready for school.
Akio: Sou… well, have a good day.
Reanna: Yes. You too.
(Exit Akio)
(Reanna sighs in relief and continues to get ready. She looks out the window at the view of Akio’s tower.)
Reanna: (To herself) Dammit…
(Fade out to "To be continued" screen)
Preview of next episode:
[Grams: "Jikai Yokoku." We see scenes of Touga giving Reanna a Rose Seal, Reanna wearing a duelist fuku, and Reanna, Nanami and Miki in the music room looking up]
V.O. Utena: What? Touga wants to make you a duelist?
V.O. Reanna: Yeah, I don’t understand why. And some really weird things have been happening lately. I’ve got to figure out what’s going on.
V.O. Utena: You mean all the random objects that appear out of nowhere?
V.O. Reanna: Hai, they’re starting to cause all kinds of trouble!
V.O. Utena: Next time on "Shoujo Kakumei Utena:" "A Little More Intense!"