damned_institute | Day 29: Cafeteria, Brunch

Hitsugaya left the chapel no less frustrated than before. The head doctor once again had chosen not to hide his face, yet promised he would be making an appearance at some time in the near future. He didn't like being patient, but there wasn't much choice. Either the head doctor would show his face, or he wouldn't. Renji had already seen him, and knew how to find him. That was enough.

The thought of eating made him slightly nauseous as usual, but he knew he needed to get his strength up. He could either be weak and try to force his way through brunch without eating anything, or he could be smart and actually give himself something to eat. And there was rice. Rice and fruit. He took a heaping pile of rice, and grabbed as much watermelon as he could fit on his plate, then proceeded to an empty table. He scanned the room, watching for Momo. He wasn't exactly looking forward to their conversation, knowing how she'd acted yesterday; however, he knew he had to speak to her, and there was a good chance that she would show more restraint now that the drugs were out of her system.

Thoughtfully he consumed his rice and waited.

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"You're pulling my leg," Artemis groaned and ran his fingers through his hair in dismay. "It can't get any worse than it is now! I'm throwing fits like a five-year-old child, thinking about the women of the Institute more than I should! Such behavior is surely to get me beaten within an inch of my life one of these days.

"Tell me," He leaned forward, "How do you combat it?"

Harry had to think about that for a moment. How did he combat it? By having a completely horrible time on his first 'date'? He frowned slightly.

"I had more important things to do, and for the most part that distracted me enough." But it hadn't stop him from taking out his father's map at night when he was on the run and staring at Ginny's dot on it as she slept. "It's embarrassing, but eventually you get the hang of it."

"Ah yes, that whole 'saving the world from imminent doom' thing," The boy smirked and took another sip of tea. Harry was probably the most upstanding, cavalier young man Artemis knew--and it amused the hell out of him. The whole 'hero of eternal glory' song and dance made him giggle--internally, of course.

"Well yes, I understand it's embarrassing--I'm living through it right now. But is there some way that I could 'get the hang of it' faster?" He thought for a moment. "Do you suppose sex would help?"

Harry looked indignant for a moment but then Artemis' last question threw him off again. "No," he said shaking his head and somehow saving face. "Not unless you've found someone you like that much, but from what I understand that only makes it worse."

"Really..." Artemis thought for a moment. "What varying opinions. An acquaintance of mine said that it wouldn't matter how much one cared about your partner--their level of skill was important." He shook his head, "Which is correct, I wonder?

"Anyway, I suppose that I'll just have to figure out what I should do on my own. Perhaps they have a book on it in the library..."

Harry shook his head. "I really don't think they'll have a book like that in there," he paused a second, trying to think how to word this. "And if they don't let you drink tea, even if they did have one, I don't think you could read it."

He really didn't like the idea of someone telling a kid that they should sleep with someone they didn't love. It seemed wrong to him, but he really didn't want to keep talking about with this Artemis.

"Ach, you're right," Artemis leaned back in his chair, running his hands through his hair in frustration. "The curse of looking so young, I suppose. But I digress--"

He took another sip of tea, "There was something you wanted to talk about with me, wasn't there? You humored my questions, I should do the same for you."

Harry shook his head. "I was a little curious about the things you were talking about on the board, but I'm not so worried about it anymore."

The idea that people thought he belonged with Draco was disconcerting, but it didn't matter as much when he had to worry about surviving the night in this place.

"Good to hear it," Artemis said with a smile, "It won't do you any good to think about things that have no bearing on your life. I believe it's similar to one's friends or parents suggesting what you should wear, who you should date, what academy you should attend, et cetera. In the end, it only matters what you believe is best for your own well-being."

Harry considered Artemis for a moment and then grinned. "I care about what my friend's think of me," he said after a while, "But I've never had parents to tell me how to dress."

Day 29: Cafeteria, Brunch

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