ridestherider | (no subject)

She'd probably come to you before she'd come to me, the way I've been the last few days.

There's a reason I was avoiding people.

Experience says that doesn't always work out well.

[ but he's crawling out of bed and setting to work ]

I'll see if I can't get her out of whatever hidey-hole she's in.

Thanks, Jiu Wu.

[Crawling out, herself, and starting to pick things up some, closing drawers and moving things around.]

It's no trouble.

[ meanwhile he'll start poking around in corners and under furniture for this elusive kitty ]

[She's going to try not to clatter around too much in case kitty's under something.

The poor thing is actually huddled under what was Tsukasa's bed, though, curled in a white ball in the back corner of the gap between the bed and the floor.

[ and he's halfway under it with a hand outstretched and making some calming, encouraging noises, but without moving too fast or trying to force her ]

[She's hesitant, but eventually she'll slink up enough to rub her face against his hand, flipping over on her side.]

Found her?

[ just petting for a few moments before slowly gathering her up and scuttling his way out from under the bed ]

In one piece, and everything.

I figured she would be, she's just mad.

[ cuddling this kitty up to his chest ]

She seems alright to me.

At me, not you.

Well, now you can make up with her.

Once she's cooled off, maybe. I've seen what she does to Tsukasa-kun for bothering her.

[Moving past to make up that bed, with a little hesitation.]

Mm, we'll see.

[ he'll go back to sitting on your bed and just watching you, rubbing at these here kitty ears ]

[She's mostly just trying to focus on getting things reorganized for now, not spending too long on one thing so she doesn't have to think too hard.]

[ eventually this kitty will be transferred from his lap onto your pillow and he'll get up to follow you around ]

Anything I can help with?

It's mostly a matter of straightening things up, and ... making it look less empty in here.

. . . Come stay with us, then. We have another room, and you wouldn't be the only girl there.

[Shaking her head a little.]

I couldn't.

You'd be more than welcome to.

You haven't even asked anyone else you live with, and Yuriko doesn't get along well with dogs, remember?

We don't ask when camp assigns people to our cabins, either, but fair enough. It's just . . . I know how lonely it gets, being by yourself all the time.

All the more reason to give them a choice, I'd think.

I've done it before, I'll just have to do it again. I should get used to it, it's better that way.

I'd be lying if I hadn't said the same exact thing before. And yet, here I am.

Well, I mean it. They're not coming back just for me, I better get used to things on my own.