From: arioso	Date: January 14th, 2011 09:25 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Don't tell anyone, but Kenya was already looking at different universities, it was spring of her senior year and while having an extra year at CCI gave her an extra year to prepare, she wanted to know what she was getting herself into as soon as possible. After all, between her brother's 'donations' and her father's child support checks, she should be in the clear for just about anywhere she could get in.

However, such topics of conversations weren't the kind she really wanted to share with her roommate, and getting away from the school always helped her think. She would've used the auditorium, but the cheerleaders had claimed it, so here she was. Changed from her school uniform and surrounded by stacks of papers.

It wasn't until a little turtle bounced against her foot did she even remember there was anyone in this restaurant beyond the waitress, herself and 'mozart'

"And just who do you belong to?" She asked the turtle, keeping an eye open for whatever child must have dropped it.

	From: gimmeskittles	Date: January 15th, 2011 04:16 am (UTC)		(Link)

Michi stood and popped Isamu onto her hip to go in search of the turtle. "Here turtle, turtle," she jokingly called quietly as she rotated her angle. "Good thing I keep extra toys in my purse," she told the five month old who promptly giggled.

"Giggle McGee," she laughed. Isamu made grabby hands for her necklace. "Oh heeeeeeeck no," she pulled her necklace out of reach and scanned the floor with her eyes. "Aha!" she made her way over to the turtle with a single minded determination of getting it back.

"Oh sorry, can I just scoot in there and... yoink that turtle?" she asked the girl at the table. She looked familiar but she couldn't quite place her. It was probably someone she went to school with, whoever she was, Michi thought she had a cute fashion sense. "Oooo! Cute cardigan!" she beamed.

	From: arioso	Date: January 16th, 2011 04:03 am (UTC)		(Link)

"Yeah?" It was more than a question, an acknowledgment to the compliment and the reply to the turtle yoinking. Grateful for the distraction from the papers Kenya stood, offering out the toy to the small child.

"Thank you. I don't remember where I got it... how old is he?" Really, if there is a child in the room, it will take priority over just about anything else. Hopefully she wasn't distracting the other woman from anything important.

	From: gimmeskittles	Date: January 16th, 2011 04:39 am (UTC)		(Link)

"Thank you!" Michiko beamed as Isamu took the turtle from Kenya.

"Oh little man is just five months," she said brightly bouncing him on her hip. "This is Isamu," Michi introduced him and then remembered. "Oh yeah! And I'm Michiko," she extended her free hand.