Day 53: Sun Room

[gald_digger]

When the intercom came on to announce the shift change, the feeling of dread returned. Anise had calmed down considerably since the morning, and she felt more ready to discuss the previous night with Ilia... but not as ready as she wanted to be.

Since the Music Room was bound to be noisy and crowded, Anise opted for the Sun Room instead, hoping that Ilia would come to the same conclusion. She took a seat on one side of a couch in the middle of the room, and waited there. If Ilia didn't show up after a while, she'd go try the Music Room.

Even though this talk had been on her mind all day, Anise still didn't know what she would say. And if she explained the truth behind her shadow's words last night... what would Ilia think? On the one hand, Ilia had shown herself to be a compassionate person, and it was hard to picture her treating Anise differently. But on the other hand, Anise hadn't known Ilia that long... and Ilia was a soldier. She would understand the gravity of Anise's actions, and the sorts of consequences that usually waited for people like her.

With these worries weighing on her mind, Anise leaned against the arm of the couch as she waited.

[For Ilia.]

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[fuzzy-diablo.livejournal.com]

"Y-yeah..." Kurt said, peeling the pizza off of his shirt before he took Sakura's hand and pulled his feet under him. "I fall all the time. Like, when I do extreme stuff like that. Just part of jumping over stuff and walking on... walls."

It wasn't as lame as, 'I meant to do that!', but it was pretty close.

"I'm Kurt," he said, trying to diffuse the awkward while cradling his pizza-casualty. "I'm not usually such a spaz, too much pent up energy," he laughed a little. Back home, he would have gone on two or three missions in the past week alone--just hanging around and loafing while fighting to keep his identity secret wasn't action enough.

[see-my-back.livejournal.com]

Was he trying to kid around? Or could he actually walk on walls? The idea wasn't at all alien to her, so it was hard not to take it at face value. She'd learned that much when she was just barely out of school.

"Sounds like you just need to work on controlling your chakra. I had trouble sticking at first too, but-..." she trailed off when he continued, introducing himself. The more he talked, the more she had to wonder if she knew him already. A ninja was perceptive, looking beneath what was obvious, noting small details. And too few people had a voice that sounded quite like that. Still...

"Sakura," she replied, "nice to meet you Kurt-san... are you sure we haven't met before? You seem awfully familiar."