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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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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.

A-Actually...Sakamoto-san really helped Lemina-dono out.

Before he...left...

He apparently wired an incredible sum of money into her account using my name...

Edited 2011-06-13 07:38 (UTC)

Did he?

[a fonder, more private smile]

I do not see why such a generous gift should cause such a glum expression.

Because I can't ever hope to pay that much money back to him...and it would be a complete dishonor to the act if I didn't try and pay back that debt.

Sakamoto-san...I guess he really believed in me. He really encouraged me a lot...even if that encouragement was a bit on the lecherous side.

In the end...I feel like I only took from him...and I couldn't give anything back...

[Katsura selects a plump looking gyoza, popping it in his mouth]

[after he finishes chewing, he comments, quite amicably]

I see. That is somewhat stupid of you, is it not? Waah, these are still a bit hot...

What do you mean?

[Though, calling him stupid so calmly clearly irritates him.]

Somewhere between "frying an egg for the two-eggs-over-rice-and-sweet-sauce breakfast you are preparing" and "mid-August afternoon when the public pool is resolutely closed and there is a city-wide ban on lawn spinklers."

Not about the gyoza being hot! About being stupid! Stupid!

Ah, yes.

You are being it.

How?

Tatsuma is a very savvy businessman. He knows the difference between gifts and loans.

He did not give to you nor Lemina-dono an obligation. He gave more encouragement. He is very good at it.

I...still.

I'd still like to do something to thank him.

He practically made Lemina-dono's dream come true. All in my name.

He single-handedly did the one thing I wanted to do...but couldn't...

[snorts]

You sound as if you wish to thank him in a young yankee fashion, which is to say 'thank' rather than 'thank.'

I just want to do what I feel is right!

Distort the intent of the gift? Although if you truly resent it, I suppose my best advice would be to aim low, and stun him.

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