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norainu ([personal profile] norainu) wrote in [community profile] damned_institute2007-09-26 09:14 am

Day 27: Lunch

Renji wasn't so certain what this grilled cheese thing was all about, but he liked the sound of some soup. Even if it was strange western soup, well... there wasn't anything bad people could do to soup, in his experience. His good mood was starting to fray at the edges, a little, from the strain of dealing with the Ichimaru issue, and even more from what had been on the bulletin board earlier.

He'd never had difficulty simply writing something before. But...

He shook his head as he entered the line. He didn't want to think about it. He wanted to hold on to the tenuous equilibrium he'd managed to find.

Renji got himself a large bowl of soup, water, and even one of those sandwiches, just to try it. Old habit, recently awakened, had him over to one side of the cafeteria, where the fewest people possible would have the chance to pass behind him. He sat there with his back toward the wall and started eating.

[identity profile] notmyfather.livejournal.com 2007-09-27 12:46 am (UTC)(link)
It doesn't have the same connotations as marriage, Valyn explained. And besides that, marriage on my world seems much different than marriage on other worlds. It's all about politics. And Shana's not young at all. Women younger than her get married quite often. But they aren't married. It was just a political move to ally my family with Shana's people.

He didn't like having to explain all this. Or the way that Max was looking at him.

I don't want to talk about last night.

[identity profile] transgenix.livejournal.com 2007-09-27 12:55 am (UTC)(link)
"So it's a political agreement. I get that," Max answered, still looking thoughtful. "This is all about the elves and the halfbloods and stuff, too, right? The conflict you and Keman were telling me about? So your cousin's an elf, I'm assuming, since that's what you are, and she's a halfblood, so this was like some seal of truce or something?" she guess, trying to puzzle her way through it.

"Sucks to be them, I guess. And alright. That's an answer enough about last night."

[identity profile] notmyfather.livejournal.com 2007-09-27 01:07 am (UTC)(link)
No, Shadow is halfblooded. Like Shana. And yes, it's simply a way to to pave the way to peace between our races. The politics of our world are very complex and fraught with tradition and centuries of tradition. And it's all very dull.

Valyn wasn't in the mood to talk politics. Ancestors, he'd rather deal wit Shana right now than with where this conversation was going.

[identity profile] transgenix.livejournal.com 2007-09-27 01:10 am (UTC)(link)
"Alright, alright, sheesh," Max relented at his abrupt writing. "We won't talk about that either. Is there any topics you won't snap at me for bringing up? You're not the easiest person to find a common topic of conversation with, you know."

[identity profile] notmyfather.livejournal.com 2007-09-27 01:18 am (UTC)(link)
I'm not in a pleasant mood today, Valyn wrote, forcefully. And no one seems to be able to simply leave me be! I apologize that I don't make things easy for you, but I was unaware I existed solely to make conversation with irritating females!

It was proper to storm off after something like that. But all Valyn managed to do was turn his wheelchair to the side and back it into the table.

[identity profile] transgenix.livejournal.com 2007-09-27 01:24 am (UTC)(link)
"Alright, alright, spare me the temper tantrum," Max replied, sounding a little miffed herself. Irritating females her ass. "I'll leave you be, if that's what you want. If you didn't want company, then just say that. Being polite just gets you shit you don't want anyway."

She slid out of her chair and reached for her tray, determined to give her the privacy he'd not so subtlety demanded.

[identity profile] notmyfather.livejournal.com 2007-09-27 01:28 am (UTC)(link)
Valyn knew he should apologize. He knew he was acting like a spoiled brat, and that there had been no call for that sort of behavior. But damn it all, he hadn't recovered from the night before and no one would leave the subject alone! Or any other subject that he just plain didn't want to talk about.

Besides, Renji had told him he needed to let out his emotions now and again.

So rather than saying anything else, he just looked away and glared at the wall.

He'd apologize later.

[identity profile] transgenix.livejournal.com 2007-09-27 01:32 am (UTC)(link)
Max merely rolled her eyes and said nothing more, moving off to find a quiet corner and finish her lunch by herself.

[identity profile] notmyfather.livejournal.com 2007-09-27 01:36 am (UTC)(link)
Wonderful. She'd actually gone. Of course she had, Valyn had drive her away.

And now he was moody, in pain and alone. And all he really wanted was someone to offer him some comfort.

[identity profile] notmyfather.livejournal.com 2007-09-27 01:49 am (UTC)(link)
(moving here (http://community.livejournal.com/damned/211721.html?view=14877193#t14877193))