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 Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 8:30 am
"... I'm fine," He mumbled as he pushed himself to his feet. He rung out most of the skirt, giving up after a while and just standing there like a wet rat. His tail was still sitting in the water, but he didn't seem to notice.
"Did we get away from him?"
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Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 8:45 am
"of course, everything is fine- except you." Abruptly, Seon became aware of the attention his friend was getting- none of it very nice. He drew himself up, fixing the onlookers with a cold, flame-colored stare- disgusted with them all.
"Don't you have something better to do?" He bit out, tone acidic. He knew how to talk like someone of rank- he didn't use it often around Win, but it came back easily to snap at the crowd. Face with his cool contempt, most of the people moved on; he took off his uniform jacket, throwing it arund his friend's shoulders as his voice softened.
"Come on, the bakery's close...you can dry out there, where it's warm."
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Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 8:55 am
Win slipped the coat on, freezing as he stepped out of the fountain onto the edge beside his friend.
"Thanks," He dropped down to the ground and began walking towards the bakery, shoes making squish squash sounds as he walked.
Thankfully, the bakery had an outside sitting area in the sunlight. Winston found a nice spot and parked himself there, ear flicking the bit of water off of it. As he waited, he carefully pulled the headband out of his wet hair and set it aside with a sigh.
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Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 9:02 am
Seon moved to speak with the owner of the bakery, conversing quietly with the woman for several minutes before returning with an armful of warm towels. "Here- these should help a bit, at least."
He took one and started working on his friend's hair, careful of his ears. "The owner is bringing us hot tea, as well. We can order lunch when you're a little bit more dry." He went quiet then, knowing full well that the situation was at least half his fault. "....I'm sorry about this."
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Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 9:10 am
"Eh, it's alright- at least it wasn't mud.. right?" He waited until Seon had finished drying his hair to stand up and carefully peel the wet apron off and hang it on one of the other chairs. He removed the little tie and undid his shirt before he realized he looked like a girl about to strip out of her maid uniform... and people were starting to notice. O_<
"Gah, I hate being a girl." He quickly wrapped the towl around his shoulders, hanging Seon's coat to dry beside his apron.
"Thank you for the help, Seon. Warm tea sounds really good." He rubbed at an ear, yawning a little. "What sort of good things does this place have, beside hot tea?" biggrin
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Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 11:01 am
More than slightly distracted by his friend stripping out of his uniform, Seon didn't hear him at first. He shook off his distraction as much as possible, turning slightly red when he realized he'd been staring.
"Next time, we'll make sure you have the right uniform," he assured his friend, taking a seat across from him in one of the un-draped chairs. "The soup here is very good, as well as the pastries...they have ones for lunch, too, not just sweet things. We have to take some of the bread back with us, I swear there's no better in the world."
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Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 11:10 am
Win nodded, huddled in the warm towels.
"A-alright," His teeth were chattering. "Go ahead and o-order whatever sounds g-good." His ears perked as the owner appeared with a tray of steaming tea and two cups. He thankfully accepted the cup, curling up in the chair and breathing the steam in. The hot cups helped.
"With your cousin out wandering around it adds a little danger to our adventure, don't you think?"
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Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 11:17 am
"If you want to look at it that way," Seon replied dryly, stirring cream into his tea. "When I wrote to Mother for my permission slip, she agreed to leave me in peace...but Nero is sort of law unto himself. He's just slightly older than I am, and I think he's angry because I managed to get away...and he is stuck here having to work with the family."
He sipped at his tea, eyes thoughtful, and ordered soup and sandwiches for them both. "I didn't want to get into a fight out here with him, especially not on a school-sponsored holiday- and you might have gotten hurt, too."
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Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 11:21 am
His ears flicked, standing up straight in his half-dried hair.
"I can defend myself AND protect you if it became necessary." He finished his tea, pouring himself another. It was getting warmer now, with hot tea in his belly and the sunlight beaming on him. He shrugged the towel off and relaxed.
"Did you have martial training, Seon?"
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Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 11:29 am
"Does regular scrapping with my cousins count? I certainly had enough bruises, scrapes, and cracked bones for it," Seon snorted, but he eyed his friend with interest over the edge of his teacup. That wasn't the sort of thing he'd ever expected to hear from easy-natured Winston.
"Otherwise, no, I haven't. What about you, Winston? You've never mentioned anything like that before."
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Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 11:45 am
"Well, my parents are tacticians... they know a lot about stratagy and all that..." He shrugged. "When I was sent to live with me Aunt, she thought it would be best that I know how to defend myself and her, since I was the 'man of the house'... so she let me take some training at one of the local schools. It was lots of fun, and I enjoyed learning- though I'm pretty sure Auntie could defend herself if anything DID happen."
He laughed a little setting his tea cup down. "I don't like to fight, if I can find a way out of it. It's better to speak about your problems then to just pound your opinion into someone." o_<;
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Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 12:03 pm
A slow blink later, and everything finally clicked. No wonder the last name had seemed so familiar! "I didn't realize that you came from THAT family," Seon murmured, fascinated. He leaned forward slightly in his chair, not even noticing their food as it arrived.
"I know of your family, of course, but I suppose I didn't notice the connection until now. That's wonderful- but it would still be a bad thing for you to get into a fight with one of my cousins!"
This really was GREAT news. Far from being a casual friend Seon's family might not approve of...his friend was actually respectable! His mother couldn't possibly argue with that!
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Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 12:23 pm
"Don't worry.. I don't think I'll be fighting your family anytime soon," Winston grinned at him, nodding thanks to the waiter who brought them soup and things.
He tasted a spoonful of soul, eyebrow arching at the flavor. It was different, something he'd never had before at home.. but really good.
"Mm! I could get used to eating in the city, everything's so good." ^__^ "Great choice, Seon!"
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Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 12:34 pm
Smothering a laugh, Seon grinned at his friend and turned his attention to his own food. He didn't have many friends at all...so this was a nice experience, touring the city and watching Winston's reactions. He was now SLIGHTLY more horrified that his friend (from a very good family) had been wearing a maid's uniform for the last few days...but that was okay. Hopefully Nero wouldn't blab to the family about him wearing the maid's headband.
"From here, we can go shopping," he said, gesturing down the nearby street with his spoon. "There's a few glass and porcelain shops down that way, a couple of tea shops...all sorts of interesting things. I need to stop and get some new stationary, mother goes off on tirades if I write her on plain paper."
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Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 12:37 pm
"Oooh! I'm glad I saved up my allowances from the last few weeks..." Winston's tail thwapped excitedly, eats perked as he mentally tallied all the gifts he needed to get. "Something for Auntie... and-" He bit his lowerlip lightly, setting his spoon aside- soup bowl empty.
"Are you getting any gifts for your parents?"
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