Tensei Kaori
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Post by Tensei Kaori on May 30, 2010 20:00:25 GMT -5
Why was Tsutomegi choking? WHY was Tsutomegi choking!? Had she done something wrong? What had she even done beside walk through the door? "Utsuro, are you okay!?" she gasped, dashing over to the bedside. "What's wrong? Wait, what am I doing?" she asked herself, turning to go back out. "I should go get someone..."
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Post by strangevisitor on May 30, 2010 20:11:53 GMT -5
Reaching to grab her hand gently so she wouldn't run off, he quickly drained the remainder of the glass of milk, pounding on his chest a few times before taking a deep breath. "S-sorry....talking and swallowing....do not really work well together, it would seem. Let me try that again. "Ohayo, Ayaka-san."
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Post by Tensei Kaori on May 30, 2010 20:16:18 GMT -5
"G'morning, Tsutomegi," Ayaka replied hesitantly. She tried to smile as best she could, but she just couldn't wipe the anxious expression off her face entirely. "Uhh... are you sure you're okay?" she asked, giving his hand a concerned little squeeze. "Do you need any more to drink, or...?"
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Post by strangevisitor on May 30, 2010 20:28:42 GMT -5
"F-fine. I am fine. Thank you, though." He replied, squeezing her hand in return to try and dismiss the concerned look from her face. "I was not expecting to see you this early...did....something happen at work? Is everything all right?" It was his turn to look concerned, it would seem.
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Post by Tensei Kaori on May 30, 2010 20:34:14 GMT -5
"Ah, yeah," Ayaka said reassuringly, finally starting to calm down. "Everything's fine. I told Oyaji about how you're in the hospital, and he and Obaa-chan gave me the day off to come be with you. I have to go in tomorrow, though. "But when I got here," she added with a sigh, "I realized I'd forgotten to change out of my work clothes. But I was already in front of the hospital, so I just came on in."
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Post by strangevisitor on Jun 5, 2010 19:49:09 GMT -5
"Ah...I..I see." Oyaji and Obaa-chan had given her time off work just to go visit him? He knew they were kind people..but..that was rather amazing to him. Surely just an extended lunch would have been plenty.. "W-well...it..is not that bad, really. Without the apron on, it rather looks like....a nice dress. Of sorts...that is... "Thank you for coming, though."
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Post by Tensei Kaori on Jun 5, 2010 22:20:50 GMT -5
"You think?" Ayaka asked about the dress, fussing with her hair a little. She'd taken the barrette out of her hair, but she wasn't allowed to have her hair in her face while in her uniform, so she'd left the headband in, and it felt strange having her face so exposed outside the cafe. It felt awkward being dressed like that outside the cafe period, but if she was around only Tsutomegi, maybe it wouldn't be so bad. "Of course I'd come," she insisted, sitting down in the chair next to the bed. "That's what friends do, right? If someone's sick or something, don't their friends come and see them? And you don't like hospitals, but you said having company makes you feel better, so of course I'm gonna wanna be here. "Are you feeling okay?" she asked a little nervously. "And... Ichi-san didn't give you any problems while I was gone, did he?" Just then, a flutter of movement outside the window caught her eye, and she blinked at what she saw. "And is that crow looking at us?" she asked, more than a little hesitantly.
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Post by strangevisitor on Jun 15, 2010 20:48:21 GMT -5
"Ah...I am...well enough...and Ichi-sama.. well.." He was cut off by the reserved inquiry. Turning his head towards the window, he was rather shocked to see one of the branches of the tree just outside so heavily occupied by a crow no less massive than the one outside the cafe just days ago. If he didn't know any better, he would almost wager it was the very same one. "Y-yes. That is indeed a crow. Karasu-sama, it is very impolite to stare. Do you not have better places to be?"
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Post by Tensei Kaori on Jun 15, 2010 20:56:51 GMT -5
"D'you think he heard you?" Ayaka asked curiously. "I mean, the window's shut, right?" Just then, there was the sound of a door opening, and a rather hearty voice startled Ayaka so much she nearly tipped forward out of her chair. "Gooooood morning, you two!" said a voice that Ayaka knew instantly to be Takeo-kun. "Jeeze, Tsutomegi. Here I come by first thing in the morning to see how you're holding up, and what do I see? A piping hot breakfast in front of you and a pretty girl by your side. Looks like you didn't need me at all."
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Post by strangevisitor on Jun 15, 2010 22:21:41 GMT -5
"Ah...well...wh..." Utsuro shifted to prevent Ayaka from tipping forward too far, as the room suddenly doubled in the level of chaos at Takeo-sama's entrance. Right..after... Utsuro frowned a bit, looking back over to the window. And there it sat, just outside, watching them all with beady little eyes. Or...was it watching someone in particular? "Um...Ohayo, Takeo-sama. Are you having a problem with crows lately?"
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Post by Tensei Kaori on Jun 15, 2010 22:28:44 GMT -5
"Herrghhhahhh, I guess," Takeo said with a shrug, trying to look casual after almost choking on nothing. He just had to go and see Tsutomegi of all people when he was having this issue, didn't he? Well, it's not like he was going to let a little bird problem get in the way of being a good friend, but maybe he should have thrown a few rocks into the trees beforehand. Just in case. "S'not that big of a deal, really," he continued, hoping Tsutomegi would take the hint and just drop the subject already. "They pop up every now and then, but that happens with some people. One of my buddies in the Academy was constantly having squirrels steal his food. Y'know, that kind of thing."
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Post by strangevisitor on Jun 15, 2010 22:51:58 GMT -5
"W-well...yes...animals do behave as such sometimes...it is just.." Utsuro paused for a moment, as if wrestling with his own words. " Crows?" He looked warily in his friend's direction, trying not to meet his gaze moreso than usual.
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Post by Tensei Kaori on Jun 15, 2010 23:02:19 GMT -5
"Yes. Crows," Takeo agreed flatly. "Is there a problem with crows?" "Um... I think... I'm going to get a drink of water," announced a very uncomfortable-looking Aya-chan. "I'll be right back." Takeo just watched her go before turning back to his friend. "We talked about this before, Tsutomegi," Takeo said once she was gone, struggling to keep his voice under control. "You're my friend, so I don't wanna be to hard on you, but jeeze, man! Did you have to bring that up again?"
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Post by strangevisitor on Jun 15, 2010 23:34:07 GMT -5
"I..I k-know.." He responded, wilting slightly under his friend's gaze and tone. He was really upset this time, it seemed. And how on earth was he supposed to explain it to Takeo-sama without breaking his promise to the Hokage, of all people! "I just....I am worried. Tsutomegi are...a very superstitious bunch. Too much reading of the old stories.."
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Post by Tensei Kaori on Jun 15, 2010 23:43:10 GMT -5
"Yeah, I know," Takeo agreed wryly. "It's because of people reading those old stories that the Elders freak out on me when stuff like this happens. You think I or anyone else knows why it does? I'm telling you, man. Just drop it, okay? I've got too many people breathing down my neck right now because of our little friend out there, and because someone's just arrived in the village who might actually believe in those old legends. And you know very well that's the last kind of rumor we need floating around here."
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