022 - Before You Finally Go, There's One Thing You Should Know

[chasingstars201.livejournal.com]

[Misaki is in the bar, nursing--a cup of coffee. Plain old coffee, no alcohol added. It's not even coffee so much as drinkable mud. She looks tired and angry and upset, and vaguely like she's been crying and is trying to hide it. She stares into space for a moment, looks down at the mug, and then lays her head on her arms and to all intents and purposes falls asleep.]


[[SO Misaki traded her voice for one of the translation notepads. So she can't talk, but she can communicate! The pad translates whatever is written on it into an acceptable language for the reader.]]

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[salvagestime.livejournal.com]

[he glances at the pad and a brief smile flickers over his face] I think it's part of my genetic code. [he walks forward, sitting next to her, frowning again] Sorry. To both of you. Sometimes you feel like there's something you should do, otherwise you're not really helping, you know?

[chasingstars201.livejournal.com]

[Shakes her head and scribbles some more] I do. He's just...

[A pause] He said something. He said that when it came right down to it, no matter what they did or how they did it, who they hurt--you would still choose them. The Masters. Choose to save them, choose to be with them.

He understands that. Believe me when I tell you he does. But he can't deal with it right now.

[salvagestime.livejournal.com]

[nods a little, propping his head up in his hands, elbows resting on the bar] I know. It's...well, I really doubt you want to hear about it right now. Want me to get you some tea? Could even find some biscuits if you like.

[chasingstars201.livejournal.com]

That sounds nice, actually. [Tired smile goes here.]

[salvagestime.livejournal.com]

[hops over the bar counter, looking through the shelves before frowning] Blimey, they don't have anything good here. Just a tick! [disappears off the plane and reappears with tea and a bag of biscuits] Vanilla cinnamon tea and chocolate biscuits, how's that?

[chasingstars201.livejournal.com]

Sounds fantastic.

[She takes a cup and inhales, giving a silent little sigh of appreciation. Yeah, she looks VERY tired.]

[salvagestime.livejournal.com]

[smiles, except this was the extent of his attention span] Sooo, what's this pad, anyway?

[chasingstars201.livejournal.com]

You've been wanting to ask that since you saw it.

It's a translator.

[salvagestime.livejournal.com]

[grins a bit] Can't help it. It looked interesting.

[tilts his head] Where did it come from? Any idea how it works?

[chasingstars201.livejournal.com]

No idea. It came from someone who arrived here recently.

[salvagestime.livejournal.com]

Oh, really? Who?

[chasingstars201.livejournal.com]

.....I don't actually know her name.

[salvagestime.livejournal.com]

Well, generally good to get names. What'd they look like?

[chasingstars201.livejournal.com]

Female, mid to late thirties, maybe? Extremely thin. Above average height, brown/possibly red eyes, straight black hair with Cleopatra bang. Very well-dressed.

[salvagestime.livejournal.com]

Cleo! Hm. Might be that Yuuko woman. She mentioned having a shop that sells all sorts of things.

[then he remembers her prices] ...Misaki? Why aren't you talking?

[chasingstars201.livejournal.com]

[Raspberries]

I don't know what you mean.

[salvagestime.livejournal.com]

That's actually quite clever. Trading a voice for a voice.

[chasingstars201.livejournal.com]

You're the first person who hasn't asked me what I was thinking or called me an idiot.

[salvagestime.livejournal.com]

[a bit amused] Would you rather I did?

[chasingstars201.livejournal.com]

No, thank you.

[salvagestime.livejournal.com]

Actually I think it's rather interesting. She said her prices were a bit different and there you have it. That's clever. The pad turning out pretty useful?

[chasingstars201.livejournal.com]

I got to communicate with Li. Actually communicate, which is worth the two weeks on its own.

[salvagestime.livejournal.com]

[smiles] That's good. And there's always the 'I have laryngitis' excuse.

[chasingstars201.livejournal.com]

Well, it's not like I have work to go to right now anyway.

[Oops. She starts to scribble that out but uh--nope, already translated.]

[salvagestime.livejournal.com]

[frowns] Why not?