>Unless this is a trick, too!
>Paper.
>You narrowly manage to not panic and act recklessly. Gathering your thoughts hastily, you realize that Cirno could be trying to bait a rash move out of you. Your mind quivers in the air for a moment, but just then, it all becomes very clear to you. With a serene spirit, you've seen right through hers.
>Paper. You must use paper. She'll either throw out a rock or a paper, you're sure of it! But just how are you supposed to switch to paper in this hopelessly small window of time? You have less time than the fraction of a fraction of a second, if even that much! You'll definitely be too late to throw out your move, and Cirno will call you out for cheating by delaying your move. It's absolutely impossible to switch to paper in time...
>...but who cares if it's impossible. You've completely seen through that smug ice fairy's trick. Did you really get this far only to lose just because you were 'too slow?' No. You can't play rock-paper-scissors halfheartedly like that. You can't give up now! Just like how the Sun never stops shining, you, Sunny Milk, the Shining Sunlight, will never give up! Even if it's absolutely impossible, you've got to make it work out somehow! You WILL be victorious!
>The flow of time decelerates further and further as you focus all your might on spreading your fingers forth. Try as you might, your fingers will not budge. But you do not care even if your body refuses to cooperate with you, you WILL make those fingers straighten out. The world is almost completely silent, you can only hear and feel your steady heartbeat. Your gaze is fixated on your stubborn right hand that refuses to listen to the command of your resolute spirit. An inexplicable warmness begins radiating from deep within your heart, spreading everywhere in your body, in every fingertip and toe. The surrounding air that Cirno's presence cooled down no longer feels cold. Your body has begun emanating a warm, red aura which flickers and dances around on your skin like a flame, and you can sense a newfound strength dwelling deep inside yourself. It is as if your hot emotions are materializing into reality itself.
>This is it. With this newly discovered strength, you can do it. With the strength of your will, you can turn the impossible into possible! With the required motion crystal clear in your mind, you gather all your might once again and concentrate on opening up your fist into a palm. You struggle for a while, but finally, your right hand's fingers begin extending! Yes! However, this is not nearly fast enough. You must push your body to the limit. Concentrating as hard as you can, even the sound of your heart beating fades away, leaving you in perfect silence. Only the thumping sensation inside your chest remains, becoming ever more rapid. The warmth that spread everywhere in your body increases in temperature, turning into a high fever, and the blood coursing through your veins burns. Intent on extending your fingers with utmost speed and perfection, you force every single muscle to act as one in your body, to lend their power to your fingers. Time returns to its original pace...
>You... you did it. Your right hand, engulfed by a partially transparent flaming aura, has its fingers fully extended into a paper. Cirno has a rock. You won!
>"Eh--"
>Suddenly, your right hand emits a bright white flash of light, conjuring a small explosion!
>"Gaahhh!", Cirno cries out and is sent sliding backwards down the deck by the force of the explosion while standing on her greaves! Upon stopping, she attemps to stay on her feet, but her legs give way and she just barely catches herself with her hands to avoid faceplanting the deck.
>Whoops, that definitely wasn't something you meant to do.
>_
