http://heraldric.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] heraldric.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] damned_institute2008-05-16 01:44 pm

Day 32: Sun Room (2nd shift)

After the couple glasses of water Leon managed to gulp down during breakfast, the mage felt immensely better. He was still a bit tired, but that was nothing a little lounging on one of the sofas wouldn't cure. Stretching his arms above his head, he couldn't help but wish he'd had the chance to grab one of his new doctor's coats before leaving his room that morning. Maybe they would have let him get away with wearing it. Maybe.

He grabbed an empty sofa, pulling out the journal he tried to keep on him at all times. It was nearly complete now. Just a couple more pages to go. It might not improve his spellcasting that much, but any improvement was better than none. It was getting to where it might be too dangerous for him to use spells at all, if it left him so worn out without even finishing a monster off.

[identity profile] akarusa.livejournal.com 2008-05-20 04:14 am (UTC)(link)
Oh! "Microscope," Hokuto corrected. There was something she wouldn't have expected Falis to get interested in. "I'm always assigned to a team at night, but I usually don't find out what the plan is until late in the day."

She paused. "So... what do you plan to look at in that blood?"

[identity profile] himetsuru.livejournal.com 2008-05-20 04:19 am (UTC)(link)
"Well, that kinda sucks if you want to do something fun instead," Falis said casually, rubbing the cat's ears.

"I hope it's something interesting and not with that guy that was with her last night. He was being an asshole, so i socked him one; she didn't take too kindly to that."

As for the blood... Falis shrugged. "I dunno what to look at. I've never seen it, so I just want to get a good look so I know."

[identity profile] akarusa.livejournal.com 2008-05-20 05:06 am (UTC)(link)
"I--I can always ask for time off," Hokuto managed, as less than smoothly as ever. "The higher-ups don't ask people to make any long-term obligations." So is that a "maybe not tonight, but tomorrow"?

She was going to suffer another actual nosebleed at this rate.

[identity profile] himetsuru.livejournal.com 2008-05-20 05:11 am (UTC)(link)
Interesting that a group she figured out through the grapevine as being a lot like the military wasn't expecting or even asking their members for commitment. Not that Falis had too many issues with that since she tended to be similar.

"How kind of them," the princess said, her voice dropping just a little as she rubbed the cat's ears again. "All work and no play makes Hokuto an unhappy girl, I bet." A small smirk sat in the corner of her lips.

[identity profile] akarusa.livejournal.com 2008-05-20 09:16 am (UTC)(link)
"Well..." Hokuto smiled, but she was turning bright red yet again. "A break would be nice." Daytime didn't really count, with all the surveillance they were under. If she made plans with Falis at night, however... anything was possible.

Which was another reason part of her was seriously bemoaning her lack of firsthand experience.

[identity profile] himetsuru.livejournal.com 2008-05-20 04:41 pm (UTC)(link)
"Ah." Falis' eyes shifted from the cat to Hokuto's. "Should you decide to take... a break, let me know."

Removing her hand from the cat, she leaned forward (carefully) and slipped her fingers into Hokuto's hair. She brushed the dark strands back from her face, nails grazing lightly across the girl's temple, around behind her ear and then trailing off across the side of her neck.

"I'm sure you deserve some relaxation with all those missions you've been on..."