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TEXT&VOICE MESSAGE POST ❧ gargleblasted

❝we can play charades when there is nothing to say❞

❝Testing, one, two, three. Testing, one, two, three. Testing, one, two...

...Elizabeth? Elizabeth! I don't think it's working.❞

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[he sounds like he knows the answer]

Aa? What is it?

[He boots it the rest of the way in.]

Trash.

I do not want it on my ship, then. I just finished taking out all the garbage.

...If Sakamoto-san were here, I'd just re-gift it to him.

[the man on the ship's balcony above intones flatly, with no trace of sentiment]

That kind of gift can't be given in the pure spirit of gift-giving. He can buy a new one.

[although he adds, perhaps sensing something in the boy's tone (or perhaps sensing he himself was thirsty)]

...Would you like to come in for some tea?

A-Ah...if it's no trouble.

I don't want to impose.

It is no imposition. The door is open.

[and he disappears from the edge!]

[He enters the ship momentarily and takes his time wandering its corridors.]

[The fact that it's so empty now resonates with him.]

[He really should have stopped and saw Sakamoto-san more...]

[the kitchenette is on the second floor, along with two guest bedrooms (one occupied, one acting as a room for storage)]

[the kitchen is too modern for Katsura's tastes, but that doesn't stop the tea from tasting any different, he's found]

[the quiet shuffle and clatter of cups is the only sound on the ship; although Zura has his moments of loud passion, he could never fill a room with sound like that idiot could]

He peers around the doorframe curiously at the very modern kitchen. Wow, Sakamoto-san had things like this?]

[Of course he did, he was pretty well off by the Thor's standards. How else would he have been able to donate that much money to...]

Is there anything I can do to help?

Aa... if you would like, there are some gyoza in the refrigerator that can be heated.

[patiently, neatly pouring the cups]

Alright!

[He pads over to the refrigerator and retrieves the gyoza.]

Katsura-san?

Why are you here, anyway?

Tatsuma left his ship in my care, during his absence. I have been cleaning and upkeeping it, as well as keeping an eye for would-be parts thieves.

[the cups are placed on the table, the teapot in the centre]

I have had my own room on the ship since his arrival, and stayed often enough. It is little trouble.

...Oh. You're taking care of it?

[...There goes his idea of keeping the ship maintained to pay off his debt.]

Yes.

[as well as the more important item -- his sword -- hidden in the bedroom a floor above]

I-I see.

Well, I'm glad to see it's in good hands.

[hums an idle response, lifting his cup to drink]

[those gyoza smell nice]

[That's because they're done! He sets them out on a plate in the center of the table and takes a seat opposite his elder.]

Ah...thank you for inviting me in, Katsura-san.

Have you...been well, lately?

[Zura considers the question, swallowing the warm tea]

[Takasugi's constantly draining influence, the resulting tension between he and Gintoki, Naruto's unexplained comings and goings, and Sakamoto's abrupt departure]

[all in all -- ]

It has been pretty crap.

[sip]

[...That sort of abrupt honesty took Shinpachi by surprise. Even when things were bad, Katsura-san always tried to keep all of the burdens on his own shoulders. He'd never complained or...at worst, merely sidestepped the question at hand.]

[He must be exhausted.]

Ah...I'm sorry. It's been rough all around, I've noticed.

I've been trying to keep myself as busy as possible...

[he shrugs off the apology, keeping his own counsel on it being rough all around; no matter what he's slowly, painstakingly begun to learn of the merits of selfishness, there was no way he was dragging Shinpachi into any of the tangled mess]

[Katsura may be exhausted, but he is still, undoubtedly, Katsura. to claim one was not getting wet from a rainstorm would be foolish, and a lie, although one certainly did not have to lead others out into the rain]

Aa? It is good to be hardworking and upbeat in the face of adversity. Although I had not noticed a huge influx of job opportunities at the Yorozuya...?

I've...been doing other things. I do work on the Thor each month for some extra money, and I'm working as Une-dono's secretary for Preventer. Zechs-san and Noin-san are very nice...and they understood that I wasn't looking to join as a sword-for-hire.

[He calmly sips his tea.]

And then there's school and studying with Lemina-dono...

Edited 2011-06-13 07:23 (UTC)

Ah, three jobs? You are getting serious about restoring your dojo.

I don't know how successful I'll be but...Lemina-dono seeking to restart her Guild sort of inspired me to work twice as hard!

Or three times, it seems.

[smiles a bit, tired, but faintly proud, definitely approving]

I am sure you will both succeed, with such work ethic.

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