Preface

Ami in orange
Posted originally on the SquidgeWorld Archive at http://squidgeworld.org/works/61718.

Rating:
General Audiences
Archive Warning:
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Category:
Gen
Fandoms:
Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon | Sailor Moon [Anime & Manga], Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon | Sailor Moon - All Media Types
Relationships:
Aino Minako & Hino Rei & Kino Makoto & Mizuno Ami & Tsukino Usagi, Aino Minako | Sailor Venus & Tsukino Usagi | Sailor Moon, Hino Rei | Sailor Mars & Tsukino Usagi | Sailor Moon, Kino Makoto | Sailor Jupiter & Tsukino Usagi | Sailor Moon, Mizuno Ami | Sailor Mercury & Tsukino Usagi | Sailor Moon
Characters:
Tsukino Usagi | Sailor Moon, Hino Rei | Sailor Mars, Kino Makoto | Sailor Jupiter, Aino Minako | Sailor Venus, Mizuno Ami | Sailor Mercury
Additional Tags:
Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Orange [Color], Clothing, Sad Ending, One Shot, Canada, Japanese Honorifics, Japanese Character(s), Female Friendship, Female Protagonist, POV First Person, POV Tsukino Usagi | Sailor Moon, Crying, Computers, Word count: 100 - 500, Insults, Magical Girl, Manga & Anime, Sad, Dialogue Heavy, Miscommunication, Cross-Posted from AO3, Betaed – No, Autistic Author
Language:
English
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Published: 2023-09-30 Words: 449 Chapters: 1/1

Ami in orange

Summary

Usagi and Minako are surprised to see Ami dressed in orange. After unintentionally insulting her, Rei and Makoto tell them they must apologize.

Ami in orange

Hi, I'm Usagi! Mina-chan and I are surprised to see Ami-chan today. She's dressed in bright orange, from head to toe.

"Ami-chan." I said dubiously. "What's that?"

"It doesn't suit you at all." Mina-chan says. "What were you thinking?"

"But it's for a good cause!" Ami-chan retorts angrily. "It's the Day for Truth and Reconciliation."

"The what?" I asked.

"Where?" Mina-chan asks.

Our words make everything worse. Ami-chan starts crying. She calls us idiots, heartless, and runs off. Mako-chan and Rei-chan arrive later.

"Hi, Usagi-chan!" Mako-chan said.

"Isn't Ami-chan with you?" Asks Rei-chan.

"No, she left in tears after we talked to her." Mina-chan explains.

"What?!" Rei-chan said, anger rumbling in her voice. "What have you two done?"

"Nothing at all!" I retort. "I just asked her 'what's that?' because she was wearing orange and it was weird!"

"You insulted her." Mako-chan said. "Unintentionally, but you still insulted her."

"But that's ridiculous!" Mina-chan retorted. "We didn't say anything mean!"

"That's true!"

"U-SA-GI!" Rei-chan shouts. "You're going to find her and apologize. You too, Minako!"

No matter how much we scream, Rei-chan won't listen. She and Mako-chan force us to go in search of Ami-chan.

We find her sitting on a bench. Her laptop is open and she seems engrossed in her screen.

"Uh..." Mako-chan said. "It's true that it's strange to see Ami-chan wearing orange."

"Mako, not you too!" Rei-chan replies. "A little respect, please."

Rei-chan says hello to Ami-chan.

"Hello, Rei-chan." She replied, without taking her eyes off the screen.

"Usagi and Mina-chan have something to tell you."

"Really?" Ami-chan said a little dismissively.

"Yes. Come on, you two, tell her."

"We're sorry, Ami-chan." I said with Mina-chan.

Ami-chan doesn't answer. She keeps looking at her computer.

"Uh, Ami-chan?" Mako-chan asks.

"What's the point of apologizing if it's not sincere? You didn't even try to find out why I'm wearing orange today!"

"But..." Mako-chan wanted to say before being interrupted.

"Let alone what Day for Truth and Reconciliation is all about! Are you so insensitive to the causes of other countries?"

"But Ami-chan, we don't know..." begins Rei-chan.

"EXACTLY!" Ami-chan yells, as she closes her computer.

"Why don't you explain what it is?" I asked, thinking this would calm her down.

"That's a great idea." Mina-chan adds.

Ami-chan refrains from shouting at us, then sighs.

"It's not going to work. You won't understand, anyway."

With that, Ami-chan left again, leaving us in ignorance and frustration. Logic dictates that I should seek out and find out what this 'Day of Truth and Reconciliation' is. Then I could make amends with Ami-chan. But I don't want to do that and neither does Mina-chan. As for Rei-chan and Mako-chan, they're discouraged.  

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