weakerlink (weakerlink) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2012-03-17 02:13:00

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Returning home (Meme- Fluff, Meeting Again)
It was supposed to just be a week long trip to a dig site. It was going to help her finish off her degree so she could focus on her other duties full time. And really everything should have gone smoothly! It had. Mostly.

Except she got talked into staying for another week when they stumbled across a big find that was more of Kayura's area of specialty. It was really hard to say no because it was a fantastic example of mid-thirteenth century armor and it had been exciting.

Then she had wrenched her knee badly the day before she had to leave. She had to delay going back because of that. The site medic didn't want her to risk tearing something since they had to hike to and from the dig site. So now it was almost three weeks later and now she is finally back and so happy to just have to wait for the date to graduate more or less.

But boy was this a little embarrassing. Almost two weeks late coming home even though she had sent word explaining everything.

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	weakerlink 2012-03-17 07:14 am UTC (link)
	She's just going to pretend she didn't notice that. Well she'll try because she still looks sheepish. "Thank you Sempai." She's going to go hunting for that package now. Oreos really are one of her favorite things. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

get_medieval
2012-03-17 07:21 am UTC (link)

He doesn't look at her in the process. She's prone to those unseemly overexhuberant displays of emotion - which are relatively alright for teen girls, so long as no one is so rude as to draw attention to it. At least that's his understanding of it.

There might just be not just one, but a couple dozen jumbo packages of oreos. They had a bit of time to prepare for her return, and Hajime might have just made sure it would be a warm welcome.

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weakerlink
2012-03-17 07:26 am UTC (link)

At least they were normal Oreos. Kayura didn't like mint at all. And the yellow ones were just weird. Still the number of package has her raise one eyebrow very slowly.

That's sort of funny in a way. "No one else has touched them?"

Grogg might have. Then she just blinks and tries to hide any amusement she feels. She'll have months before she has to buy more.

"Thank you Sempai."

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get_medieval
2012-03-17 07:31 am UTC (link)

Its just one of those things - she said oreos. Not mint, not double whatever, not yellow. Oreos, so he was extremely clear with the people who could get such things, absolutely positive that had she wanted something else, she'd have said so. It doesn't even occur to him that all these things might be equally considered oreos by some people. That's not how these things work to Hajime.

"I believe that we obtained a few just for Grogg-san, but he is aware the rest of these are a present for you for your hard work. Thank Amiko-sama, she made most of the arrangements." Possibly at his suggestion - but he sees no reason a samurai should take credit for logistics when it can be passed on to his superior.

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weakerlink
2012-03-17 06:47 pm UTC (link)

And it really is just like him. Which is possibly why Kayura feels that wave of what she thinks of as just being fond of him quickly passes over her. She had missed that. She had been a little lonely while at the dig site because she had to hold back. There had been no choice in the matter.

"I am glad you mentioned it." She takes one of the unopened packages and shuts the cupboard and goes back to her seat.

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	get_medieval 2012-03-18 06:58 pm UTC (link)
	"Of course. You have been missed. It is very quiet around here without our training sessions." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	weakerlink 2012-03-18 07:53 pm UTC (link)
	She doesn't like admitting she did miss everyone here. But she feels like she should. She thinks of him as more than just a teacher. "I missed everyone here too." There. That works. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	get_medieval 2012-03-18 10:32 pm UTC (link)
	"Going to be ready to get back to work tomorrow?" Fond as he is of her, it always comes back to that, of course. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	weakerlink 2012-03-18 10:45 pm UTC (link)
	She nods happily. "I look forward to it even. I admit I missed it. I became.... used to the structure." She figured that was innocent enough to mention. She very well couldn't train like she was accustomed to at the dig site. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

get_medieval
2012-03-18 10:51 pm UTC (link)

That much is true. Hajime's training, even the 'beginner' work he's doing with her, is ridiculously intensive and focused. Unlike his own teachers, he gives some nod to the fact she has a life beyond the classroom - but he nonetheless puts a lot into trying to prepare her for her future.

As for structure - you could almost set a watch by Hajime and his habits. "Good. I have kept your space and practice weapons maintained. I will hope you have not allowed your skills to slide too much during your trip away."

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weakerlink
2012-03-18 11:04 pm UTC (link)

Kayura is less like him in that regard. She needs to be flexible enough to allow for the random things that happen to her.

"I have not let myself slide," she says with a small smile and sips on her tea. The Oreos will get nibbled at soon enough.

"It was difficult to have time to myself though. My Professor is.... very chatty and more excitable than normal outside of the classroom I discovered."

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	get_medieval 2012-03-19 03:20 am UTC (link)
	"Most people are, I have found, when you engage them about topics they are passionate about." he agrees. "I am glad you found some time to maintain your conditioning, at least. That will make resuming our schedule easier." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	weakerlink 2012-03-19 03:35 am UTC (link)
	"Hai. That is true.... I think he just rarely gets to get out in the field so maybe.... this was just different." That has her smile a bit. "The only time I didn't train was after I hurt my leg. It is good that the armor helps me get better. I do not like having to sit around." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

get_medieval
2012-03-19 03:51 am UTC (link)

"That is lucky." he agrees. "There have been times I would have appreciated that gift. The Kenku... insisted that when I was injured, such as when I fell when climbing the mountainside, that I should learn to practice and fight when injured, because an enemy would not let me take a break." Not something he usually talks about or admits. "But I agree, sitting around does no one any good."

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weakerlink
2012-03-19 04:03 am UTC (link)

"I never liked sitting for any period of time," she admits.
"It's worse now that I know I have things to do."

She still thinks it is a pity that she was an only child. She does know there is a remote chance she has distant cousins out there but she is worried about trying to contact them. What could she possibly say to them?

It doesn't matter, when the time is right she will continue the family as she was meant to. She shouldn't worry herself over that duty right now. She's still young.

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	get_medieval 2012-03-19 04:18 am UTC (link)
	He doesn't know about her duty to continue the family, nor would he comment on it if he did. "There are times sitting and listening is useful." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	weakerlink 2012-03-19 04:28 am UTC (link)
	It would be one of those things no one speaks of. "That doesn't always make something that's useful enjoyable. Sort of like going to the doctor's office. Sometimes it' pleasant but you don't do it because it might be pleasant." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	get_medieval 2012-03-19 05:20 am UTC (link)
	"Most of the things we do are not pleasant. It is the fun things, the enjoyable and the pleasant, that makes the rest worth it... while the rest are there to keep what is enjoyable in perspective and help us appreciate it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	weakerlink 2012-03-22 12:11 am UTC (link)
	That gets her to dip her head slightly and smile. She agrees with him of course. She just doesn't think there's anything she can add. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	get_medieval 2012-03-22 12:21 am UTC (link)
	He smiles, in that relatively slight smile way of his, nodding to her, before setting to serving a bit more tea to go with her oreos. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	weakerlink 2012-03-22 12:44 am UTC (link)
	"Thank you." Still she will be nibbling on an Oreo now though. She really does love them. And she couldn't have them on the dig site so she has missed these too. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

get_medieval
2012-03-22 12:50 am UTC (link)

They were, really, rather hard to get. Now, there's about a thousand things /like/ Oreos that are very easy. Knock offs of various qualities of all sorts abound here. Once again, that wasn't going to suffice at all. Hajime himself avoids them entirely, and truth be told, really usually doesn't snack, or otherwise eat anything outside of mealtime, especially at tea - but he doesn't say anything, and just appreciates what he views as a quirk.

"Very welcome."

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	weakerlink 2012-03-22 01:12 am UTC (link)
	That's why they have the Best Boss Ever. Kayura also looks really pleased to have tea. And no she won't dip Oreos into the tea. That would be gross. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	get_medieval 2012-03-22 01:19 am UTC (link)
	Of course, Hajime would never mention that Oreos are kind of gross- mostly the being filled with entirely unidentifiable... stuff. Not that a lot of what the kenku ate and served was pleasant, but he knew what it was. "So what is next in your studies?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

weakerlink
2012-03-22 01:26 am UTC (link)

"In two weeks I have to turn in papers I've been ready to turn in for almost a month now. Then I have to take a series of tests. Then I graduate."

She stares at her tea now.

"I think the dig was a pretext for my Professor to peak with me privately, Sempai. He is.... a bit puzzled I have refrained from applying to study for my Masters degree. I don't need it. It's something I would like but I don't think I have time."