"Shoujo Kakumei Utena"
"The Purple Rose Saga"
: An otakufic by King ReannaEpisode Three: "A Little More Intense!"
Written November 15- ,1999
[Scene: The gym. Touga stands facing Reanna]
Touga: Reanna, do you realize that it’s been a two weeks since I began giving you kendo lessons?
Reanna: That long? Already?
(Touga takes something out of his pocket)
Touga: Give me your right hand, Reanna.
Reanna: (seems to know what’s coming, but can’t grasp it) My… hand? (She raises it)
(Touga slips a Rose Seal onto her ring finger. Reanna gasps)
Reanna: A… Rose Seal? But… only members of the Seitokai wear these. I’m not ready…
Touga: You’ve just been made an honorary member. That ring has an even more important significance. Do you know what that significance is, King-san?
Reanna: Uh… *well*…
Touga: It means that you will fight in duels scheduled by End of the World. Do you know who they are?
Reanna: End of the W—(Reanna goes into "thinking" mode and frowns deeply)
Touga: I’m getting ahead of myself, though. Come, I’ll get you fitted in a fuku.
(Reanna follows in a bit of a daze)
Title: "A Little More Intense!"
[Scene: A certain wall at a random sunset. Grams: "Kashira Seijin" The Shadow Play Girls appear)
B-Ko: Oh, dear girl, have you heard the news?
A-Ko: Oh, dear girl, what do you know?
B-Ko: The girl’s life has just changed completely, before her eyes.
A-Ko: The only thing is…
B-Ko: She’s too busy thinking about *other* things!
A-Ko: What could possibly be on her mind?
Both: Do you know? Do you know? Do you know what it is?
(Fade out)
[Scene: A hallway at Ohtori. We see Touga waiting outside the girls’ bathroom. Reanna comes out wearing a duelist uniform. Its dominating color is purple]
Reanna: (smiles slightly) How does it look?
Touga: It suits you. However, you will have to dye your hair purple. Your hair color must match your uniform color. Rules of the Seitokai, I’m afraid.
Reanna: (raises an eyebrow) Uh… okay.
Touga: There is a meeting scheduled for today. Are you ready?
Reanna: A meeting?
(Touga grabs her wrist and pulls her offscreen. We see the inside of the bathroom. Nanami has had her ear pressed to the door the whole time. She looks angry/upset)
[Scene: An elevator. Grams: "Densetsu: Kami no Na wa Abraxas" One by one, four, not three, silhouettes appear)
Touga: If it cannot hatch from its shell, the chick will die without ever 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 Touga standing with someone [obviously Reanna] who is wearing a blindfold to hide most of her face. Her hair is dyed purple!)
Touga: As promised, I have trained a new duelist, and she is here with us today.
Juri: So what’s with the blindfold?
Touga: Nothing at all. I believe that you have both met our newest member. I wanted it to be a surprise. (Touga removes the blindfold)
Juri: Well, this is… a surprise.
(Miki clicks his stopwatch (:15) and notes the time shown, and looks up again)
Miki: Reanna-sempai, you’re the new duelist?
Reanna: (nods) Mm-hmm.
Juri: Demo, naze?
Touga: End of the World knows what’s best for the Revolution. (looks to Reanna) Please, Reanna, sit down.
(Reanna does so, and notices four drinks on the table)
Reanna: Hey, I don’t think these here a moment ago. What is it?
Juri: (smiles slightly) It’s a random iced drink. Try it.
Reanna: (takes a sip) Tastes very… random. How did it get here?
Miki: I personally believe that all random objects, including iced drinks, come from another dimension.
(Reanna sweatdrops)
Juri: Is something wrong, Reanna?
Reanna: No, nothing.
Juri: I saw that sweatdrop appear next to your head.
(Reanna just takes another sip of her drink)
Miki: I’ve been seeing some really strange random objects lately. I found this (Miki holds up a Pikachu keychain) in my dresser drawer this morning. (Miki squeezes the keychain, which says "Pika-chu!")
Juri: Mou? Well, I found this (Juri holds up a Mr. Bigglesworth toy) on my table this morning. (Juri squeezes it, and it says, "We don’t gnaw on our kitty.") I’m not sure what it is, but what kind of a name is "Mr. Bigglesworth?"
Touga: Well, then, this is unusual. Until next meeting, keep an eye out for more of these random objects. I would also, again like to welcome Miss King to the Seitokai. The meeting is adjourned.
(Eyecatch)
[Scene: The sitting room of Utena and Anshi’s dorm. Nanami is already there. There is a knock at the door]
Anshi: (pleasantly, as always) I’ll get it!
(Anshi goes to open the door. It’s Miki and Reanna)
Reanna: Hi, Anshi!
Miki: Konban wa, Himemiya-san.
Anshi: Please, come in.
(Miki and Reanna enter)
Reanna: Hi, Utena! Hi, Nanami!
Utena: Reanna, is that a duelist uniform?
Reanna: Hai, Touga made me a member of the Seitokai. I’m a duelist now… I really don’t know what to think about it.
Nanami: I don’t believe my Oniisama made you a duelist!
Miki: (as he sits down) Is there something wrong, Nanami?
(All are now seated and getting out their books)
Nanami: Oh, nanimo! I was just surprised! I didn’t know that you know how to use a sword!
Reanna: Well, not really originally, I guess, but Touga’s been teaching me. He’s a good teacher. Look! I have a ring! (She holds up her hand) How can I learn to use a sword as quickly as Touga expects me to…?
Utena: That’s the Bara no Kokuin, all right.
Reanna: I have no idea why Touga made me a duelist. It takes years to learn how to use a sword properly, doesn’t it…?
(Suddenly, Nanami notices a huge statue of a penguin sitting next to her)
Nanami: (freaks out) Penguin! What’s a penguin doing here?! Penguins belong at the South Pole!
Utena: It’s a statue.
Miki: You’re right!
Reanna: Another random object, Miki?
Miki: I think so. No one ever sees them appear. You just kind of… notice them. What do we do with it?
(Suddenly an everyone notices an Oddish. It begins walking laps around the table)
Oddish: Odd-ish odd-ish odd-ish odd-ish odd-ish odd-ish…
Utena: Who’s that Pokémon?
Everyone else: It’s Oddish!
Miki: This is really strange!
(A great many random objects appear: A Darth Vader helmet over Nanami’s face, a potted plant, minus the plant, on Reanna’s head, a CD player playing "Shake Your Groove Thing," a Furby in Anshi’s lap, which begins saying "Ooh! Ooh! Again!", a kawaii Miki catcher doll on the table right in front of Miki, and a string of Christmas lights, which are somehow lit up, appear draped on Utena)
Anshi: (picks up the Furby) How kawaii!
Nanami: Don’t worry. My Oniisama will come up with a way to solve this.
Utena: Somehow, I doubt it.
Nanami: I find your lack of faith disturbing.
[Scene: The music room. Miki and Reanna sit at the piano. Reanna is just finishing playing "Hikari Sasu Niwa."]
Miki: That’s really good, but see, your fingering could really be better.
Reanna: Yeah, I…
Miki: See, here, you should start on your middle finger.
Reanna: (plays a few notes) Ahh. Okay.
Miki: (Turns to Reanna) You know, I told Touga about the random objects incident last night.
Reanna: And?
Miki: He’s as puzzled as we are.
(They notice two random iced drinks on the piano)
Reanna: I’m really getting sick of those. Why not a random strawberry shake or something?
(Suddenly, Reanna stands up, knocking over the piano bench and Miki. She begins dancing around)
Reanna: It’s cold! It’s cold! Something’s dripping down my back!
(Miki gets up, and as Reanna calms down, notices something pink on the back of the neck of Reanna’s uniform. He touches a finger to it and tastes it)
Miki: Strawberry. It’s pretty good. Where is all this stuff coming from? (Miki looks up, and his eyes go wide) Reanna-sempai, abunai!
(Miki pushes Reanna aside as a random Tiffany lamp falls to the floor where she was standing)
(An endearingly blushing Miki gets off an equally endearingly blushing Reanna.
Reanna: This is getting way out of hand.
(A random Beanie Baby plops down onto Reanna’s head. Then, approximately five hundred more follow, followed by the shouts of Reanna and Miki)
(Just as they dig their way out to the sounds of a random Steve Martin singing "King Tut," the door to the music room opens. Enter Nanami)
Nanami: Micky, I—hey! What’s half of my Beanie Baby collection doing here?
Reanna: (sprawled out with about two hundred Beanie Babies on top of her) (weakly) Half?!
Miki: We’re having another random object crisis.
Nanami: Well, then, I’m getting out of here.
(A shadow gets bigger and bigger over Nanami, who looks up and screams. Something round, about 4 feet in diameter and two inches thick, and is light and fluffy falls on top of her)
Nanami: (As she crawls out, we see that her hair is slightly disheveled) WHAT’S GOING ON HERE?! I WANT MY ONIISAMA!
(Miki and Reanna approach her. Reanna takes a piece off this new random objects and eats it)
Reanna: It’s a random giant pancake.
Miki and Nanami: Pancake?!
Steve Martin: Gotta condo made o’ stone-uh…
Miki: Who’s that guy over there? (Points with his thumb)
Reanna: He’s a ramblin’ guy.
Nanami: What’s next?—Never mind! I’m not staying to find out! (Turns to leave)
Reanna: (looking up) Oh, no!
(The others look up just before 20 gallons of random maple syrup lands on all three of them)
Miki: (coughs, wiping syrup out of his hair) Come on! Let’s get out of here!
Reanna: (wipes syrup out of her eyes) Good idea!
(Everyone slips and falls in the syrup, and in a POOF! The general area, and all three, are covered in confetti, party hats, streamers and balloons. Each one of them is also wearing a party hat. They help each other to stand up)
(We see the outside of the music room. Kozue strolls by to hear rapid knocking on the door)
Miki’s voice: Open the door!
(Kozue opens the door and balloons come flying out. We even hear a party whistle. A pile of Reanna, Nanami and Miki falls to the floor. Nanami is clutching several Beanie Babies.)
Kozue: (Kneels down) Micky! What kind of party were you having in there, anyway?
(Reanna, Nanami and Miki only gasp for breath)
Kozue: Never mind. I don’t want to know.
(Fade to "To be continued" screen)
Preview of next episode:
(Grams: "Jikai Yokoku." We see Reanna at the piano with Miki, a Seitokai meeting, Reanna with Akio, Reanna taking a drink of something, and Kozue looking smug)
V.O. Miki: Well, Reanna, you’re a member of the Seitokai now.
V.O. Reanna: Yes, but I’ve been having some troubles lately.
V.O. Miki: Troubles?
V.O. Reanna: Yeah, namely with the Dean. But I never expected to have troubles with Kozue!
V.O. Utena: Next time on "Shoujo Kakumei Utena:" "Reanna’s Moment!"