While waiting for Lisbeth to arrive, Taiki has taken up aura-watching. A lovely, vibrant silver sits off in one corner -- it belongs to a young woman and, presumably, the adoring man she's with. Being a near-hermit himself and keeping company almost exclusively with other men when he does venture out -Lisbeth as an exception-, it's rare for Taiki
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The chopsticks are picked up and he goes through the motions, dipping ginger in soy and then arranging it on another piece of the eel roll. "I really have no reason to be otherwise. And you -- will you be happy here?" Eyes finally flick up to glance at her. He's a little concerned, especially given the things she had to do in Sweden and her current aimless state. But Berger won't be bothering anyone anymore -- not on any plane of existence. Taiki went to work that night after the pizza, using the information Lisbeth gave him.
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"Ja, I will be," that's what she keeps telling herself. Despite being aimless, she'll find an aim and if not she'll go visit him to get her aura realigned and to get herself back on track. "You don't need to worry about me, Taiki."
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"Of course I need to worry about you. I do it in Lisbeth's place." Finally a little smile. "Though you have Mr. Goren now so that is good." Hopefully Bobby is someone who will keep her company and make her wear protective gear while she rides death-and-terror-on-two-wheels.
...And if not, then Taiki will have something haunt the cop until he does his job to Taiki's satisfaction.
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"Don't let him hear you call him Mr. Goren, it's either Bobby or Detective Goren." She said that a lot when he was in the hospital, because people would forget or the staffing rotation would change. "Who worries about you, Taiki?" She can!
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Detective Goren it'll be then. It feels better, more respectful -- he doesn't know Bobby and first-name basis seems like a privilege. There's also a cultural difference at work here. "I can worry enough for all of us." He assures her. "I will be concerned so no one else has to. Besides, my life is boring."
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"I don't think it works like that," that he worries for everyone. "Plus you're always being chased around by evil spirits, I have every right to worry about you."
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To be fair, he's not into females just as much as he isn't into males. An equal opportunity apathetic. A confused, uncertain look meets her amusement. "The fatigue?" Taiki thinks about this, rolling the chopsticks back and forth a little against his fingers. "Still, I would not want it to continue to disrupt your natural cycle. I hope it resolves soon, though if not please let me know and I could recommend a few things that may help."
"Why not?" The most genuine question ever. Why doesn't it work like that Lisbeth? Clearly it's gone so well thus far. "I am very rarely chased by anything -- which is good since I am not a fast runner. And coming across something truly evil does not happen often, either. My biggest problem is the wayward papercut. There is no reason to worry."
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"If it continues I will let you know," she promises because Lisbeth has come to find that if she doesn't he will continue after her until she does. He is as stubborn as she is. Maybe even more. It's taken her awhile to figure out that it's a good thing and not a bad thing, even if it does rub her the wrong way sometimes. It's not easy to adjust to people who care about you especially when people have not cared for a very long time.
"Because people rarely have good perspectives on themselves." It works for a lot of people, people rarely reflect inward but are quick to spot worry or trouble in others, sometimes anyway. "You have scratches on your arm," she points out because that is more then a paper cut.
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A satisfied nod. Victory. And people have cared about her for a long time... but they just haven't been around. Taiki wishes they could have stayed together when they were kids but it just wasn't canon.
"I am different," he assures her. "I can see my colors." Of course at this point it's all theory since he doesn't actually pay attention to his aura.
When Lisbeth mentions his arm, Taiki nods. "Yes." Because that is a sufficient answer. Good job, tinypsychic. He eventually picks up that piece of sushi that he's been preparing for the last fifteen minutes and eats it, chewing slowly.
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"You can see them but do you pay attention to them?" Lisbeth is highly dubious because if he paid attention to them he probably wouldn't have wound up in the hospital. Which was horrible. To see him there and for him to be in there, hospitals are horrible places. He of course could tell her whatever he wanted to about his seeing abilities and she would probably believe him.
"How is your sushi?" She is nearly finished with what she picked out, sushi is surprisingly filling, it's all the rice.
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Moving on.
"It is fine. And yours?" Taiki replies pleasantly. Reduced to small talk since he avoids everything else. The miso soup will be the only thing he finishes since it's his favorite. One piece from each of the three varieties is downed -- there's a lot of leftover but he's eaten something, at least. Progress is still progress and he's not as sickly looking as he was a couple of months ago. It's hard to give up that control...
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"Delicious, this is very good." She didn't know about this place, so his pick was a good choice. Picking up her water she takes a long drink and sits back in her seat as she watches him for a little while. Still not sure how this whole aura thing works she starts thinking random things at him (like he is telepathic). She starts with, eat another bite.
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She sits back and looks at him and he... does the same. A few blinks and a stretch of silence before he gives in with a little frown. "Just say it." He knows she wants or expects something from him and is a little frustrated that she's not coming out with it.
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Plus it's just a little bowl, not like it hurts her or anything. Bah she is going to spill out the booth.
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And if Lisbeth is drunk then Taiki will get that second hand. Woo, cheap date.
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She's not drunk yet but she is feeling a warm buzz around her eyes.
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