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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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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.

I don't...I don't resent it. I'm thankful.

[He shifts uncomfortably.]

I guess the one I resent is myself...and how I'm never able to do anything until it's too late.

Ah, now that is dishonourable. Being discouraged, when all he wished was to spur you further on.

One cannot wish to do the right thing while holding resentments, even towards oneself.

It's all so confusing!

Have a gyoza?

I wish it was all that simple.

[He does take one though, and he pops it into his mouth thoughtfully.]

[hums, sipping his tea]

I know, I know.

It is that simple, I'm just over-complicating it.

[nods, saying shortly]

It is a waste of energy that could be better spent in pursuit of your goals.

Yeah but...I'm not even sure what that goal is right now.

I do want to reestablish my dojo but...

It feels weird doing it here and not in Edo. Like it's...wrong. Like I should wait.

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