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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	get_medieval 2012-03-22 02:54 am UTC (link)
	He doesn't, but doesn't particularly let it show. She can fill in what details she feels the need to. "I'm pretty sure I had a dog once. It seems a very long time ago. I understand they can take a lot of time too, yes." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

weakerlink
2012-03-28 02:55 am UTC (link)

"He's an interesting dog," she supplies. She does smile though at the mention of time. "He has not been so difficult to care for. A friend of mine from school watched him for me while I was on that trip. This summer I'll be looking in on her cat while she goes on a trip."

A favor for a favor was a very common thing. Se doesn't seem to like asking her uncle for things. She barely mentions him even in passing.

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	get_medieval 2012-03-28 03:00 am UTC (link)
	And even were he curious, he doesn't ask. Asking after possibly unfortunate family members might be construed as rude. "Very kind of her." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	weakerlink 2012-03-28 03:07 am UTC (link)
	She may twitch if he is mentioned. That man annoys her right now. "She's a good friend," Kayura agrees. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	get_medieval 2012-03-28 03:20 am UTC (link)
	That mention will likely never come from Hajime. He comes from a culture where the best thing to do with uncomfortable topics, if at all possible, was to pretend they don't exist. Kayura can bring such things up if she wishes. "A good thing to have." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	weakerlink 2012-03-28 03:33 am UTC (link)
	Which is so useful in modern times. It helps avoid very uncomfortable conversations by not starting them. Ever. "I find that being able to trust people on different levels is.... good. Pleasant even." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	get_medieval 2012-03-28 04:04 am UTC (link)
	Honestly, he's always surprised at how much that has changed, and how casually people nowadays casually bring up uncomfortable topics for people - and that's just Japan. These 'American' people sound particularly horrible. "I would suppose so. For obvious reasons, my social circle is kept very small now." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	weakerlink 2012-03-28 04:18 am UTC (link)
	Kayura is actually very glad she rarely deals with Americans. They are so much more worse than the very pushy people she sometimes must deal with. His words though get a small smile. "I am only close with a few people. I do not make friends easily, those I do I hold in high esteem. They are all good people." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	get_medieval 2012-03-28 04:21 am UTC (link)
	"And given your family's role, I am quite sure your family chose the children you would be allowed to associate with very carefully when you were little." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

weakerlink
2012-03-28 04:35 am UTC (link)

"Other families who have a history with what mine dealt with," she confirms. "My Mother made sure I interacted with them more after my very early days at school."

She really didn't get along with her classmates. "And we became rather close. Especially Ayaka and myself. After our first year her Mother switched her to my school so we wouldn't be too lonely. It was.... Good. Since then we've never studied at different schools."

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	get_medieval 2012-03-28 04:41 am UTC (link)
	"An interesting approach. So your family has a number of others with some shared history... interesting association." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

weakerlink
2012-03-28 04:52 am UTC (link)

"Not all of them are directly involved with things but.... My father was friends with them. It's not usual for parents to think that if they are friends their children might become friends if given a chance. With most of us that was very true."

She takes another sip from her tea. "I can say honestly it's good that a few of them and myself grew out of how we used to react to each other. With each other we very much acted our ages."

And she still recalls being very upset her doll had been a casualty of her not getting along with Jiro.

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	get_medieval 2012-03-28 05:01 am UTC (link)
	He nods thoughtfully, slowly working on his own tea. "I recall moving around a good deal, moving between living with my father at times for those lessons, and living with my mother, and knowing very different people depending on which I was living with. Either way, acting like a child was not encouraged for very long." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

weakerlink
2012-03-28 05:10 am UTC (link)

She will raise an eyebrow in a barely noticeable manner. That seems very unusual to her but she won't comment on that.

"I was.... Lucky? My Mother thought there should be a balance. Father agreed for his own reasons but I was still very aware they needed me to take things seriously." She smiles though thinking fondly of them.

"For someone who had no exposure to the supernatural before she met my Father Mother took to it very well. She was very good with a sword. A better archer though, I recall." She also recalls that flirting for her parents involved sparring but there's no need to ever share that.

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	get_medieval 2012-03-28 05:18 am UTC (link)
	He tilts his head a bit at her raised brow. "Is something wrong?" he asks directly, wanting to make sure he hasn't confused her. "And yes... a certain balance is good. My father saw to my training as a samurai, and looking to my talent with a blade, but my mother was the more comfortable hand in court, and a samurai must at least be comfortable in both worlds." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	weakerlink 2012-03-28 05:39 am UTC (link)
	"Ah. It's nothing Sempai." Besides he had explained it just now. "I always thought my Father just preferred to not disagree. Mother could be a force of nature compared to him." She takes after him that way. She doesn't like being loud. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	get_medieval 2012-03-28 05:46 am UTC (link)
	"Yes, I am still very much getting used to all of these couples who spend enough time with each other to argue so much. It seems very inefficient for the most part." He otherwise accepts her response with a small nod. "If you have questions... I know things have changed a great deal. I am always happy to answer questions." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

weakerlink
2012-03-28 05:56 am UTC (link)

That actually got a giggle from her.

"Oh no. I wouldn't have called it arguing for them. Discussions, yes. But not real fighting. There were things were she would obey Father unquestioningly though," says trying not to smile too much.

"She would go with him to help him fight when he needed back up. He needed her to listen if she was going to help."

She shakes her head. "It is alright Sempai. I sometimes forget how different the time period you come from was when it cam.... Comes to many things."

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get_medieval
2012-03-28 06:04 am UTC (link)

He nods. "My parents were not overly fond of one another. I do not recall many of the details now, but it was usually seen as a very good sign of a harmonious household. When people got on too well, they often attempted to live together too often, and either business was neglected, or there was more opportunity for argument." he explains, with no sign of irony in his tone. "She was left to run the house, while he attended to business and sent her his money so she could tend to his affairs."

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	weakerlink 2012-03-28 11:31 pm UTC (link)
	"It's.... Different now." She didn't want to go into everything. Just that it was. She also knew that women being home makers still was pretty normal up until recently. Her family had just been a little different. "Not that much different, I think." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	get_medieval 2012-03-28 11:33 pm UTC (link)
	"Yes, Amiko-sama has been trying to explain some aspects of it. Few marriages are arranged now, people choose their own spouse... very odd." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	weakerlink 2012-03-28 11:36 pm UTC (link)
	"But it works. My parents were both very happy and they..... chose each other." She quirks a amused smile. "Of course that brings the problem of trying to date. It's.... not enjoyable for me. I think I'd rather be working." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	get_medieval 2012-03-28 11:41 pm UTC (link)
	"I am certain it works in some cases, but it seems very complicated." He pauses, quirking a brow. "Date? What is that?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	weakerlink 2012-03-28 11:46 pm UTC (link)
	"It works if the couple is willing to work at it." He hadn't had that explained to him? She hopes she can explain it. "It's basically a part of courtship now. People go on dates to see if they like each other romantically and have things in common. Or later on to continue to bond while they decide if they want to continue things." She's making that clear, right? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	get_medieval 2012-03-28 11:50 pm UTC (link)
	"Ahhh yes, I see. That would take a great deal of getting used to. We knew of romance, of course... but it rarely had a great deal to do with marriage - though in many cases, the person staying home would see to it that appropriately disceet affairs were arranged for their spouse. In the system you have now, I can see the use for it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)