She was a beautiful girl, she'd thought as she first approached -- long hair, a lovely smile and a pretty laugh. Melodious almost, and it struck Orihime that it was one of the few, rare times she'd heard anyone laugh in this place, and the first time anyone has genuinely tried.
(Herself included.)
It was comforting in a way. In another, it roused the strangest sense of self-consciousness, of a fidgeting, prepossessing notion to relax and not let the large number of people trapped within the asylum become something that still got to her. It worked somewhat, when her present company smiled at her, as easy as they seemed to come, and offered her a seat. Orihime took it gladly with a matching smile and an eager thank you, scooting herself into the table without delay and pulling the game box open before them. They were all sitting ducks, there were monsters after sunset, but for now there was Monopoly and it was enough.
"Oh, yes, or at least I think so," she clarified as she set the game board down onto the table, "Tatsu-- a friend of mine played it with me once. Or we tried to. Instead, I took all of the money out of the box and ran outside with it, so we played another game called 'cops and robbers.' I don't think she was very happy with the fact that I tried to steal Monopoly money to fund a movement against the oppressive capitalist government and-"
... A poignant pause.
"Ah," she remarked, albeit lamely, turning to the other girl with a sheepish smile. "Sorry, I should've introduced myself in the first place, um... my name is Inoue Orihime... Thank you for the opportunity to ah... Monopoly with you."
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She was a beautiful girl, she'd thought as she first approached -- long hair, a lovely smile and a pretty laugh. Melodious almost, and it struck Orihime that it was one of the few, rare times she'd heard anyone laugh in this place, and the first time anyone has genuinely tried.
(Herself included.)
It was comforting in a way. In another, it roused the strangest sense of self-consciousness, of a fidgeting, prepossessing notion to relax and not let the large number of people trapped within the asylum become something that still got to her. It worked somewhat, when her present company smiled at her, as easy as they seemed to come, and offered her a seat. Orihime took it gladly with a matching smile and an eager thank you, scooting herself into the table without delay and pulling the game box open before them. They were all sitting ducks, there were monsters after sunset, but for now there was Monopoly and it was enough.
"Oh, yes, or at least I think so," she clarified as she set the game board down onto the table, "Tatsu-- a friend of mine played it with me once. Or we tried to. Instead, I took all of the money out of the box and ran outside with it, so we played another game called 'cops and robbers.' I don't think she was very happy with the fact that I tried to steal Monopoly money to fund a movement against the oppressive capitalist government and-"
... A poignant pause.
"Ah," she remarked, albeit lamely, turning to the other girl with a sheepish smile. "Sorry, I should've introduced myself in the first place, um... my name is Inoue Orihime... Thank you for the opportunity to ah... Monopoly with you."