Video or In Person | Garden
((ooc: purple is Lenalee, red is ghost!Anita.))
[Lenalee is sitting on a bench in the garden, hands folded in her lap. Behind her is a gorgeous woman in ornate robes that cover just a little bit too little, comb in hand. Her wistful smile is almost motherly as she brushes Lenalee's hair out.]
Your hair is getting long again.
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[Lenalee is sitting on a bench in the garden, hands folded in her lap. Behind her is a gorgeous woman in ornate robes that cover just a little bit too little, comb in hand. Her wistful smile is almost motherly as she brushes Lenalee's hair out.]
Your hair is getting long again.
Yes. There's still a ( Read more... )
[Well, there's someone who looks like a softer version of uppity whore, and it's a someone he's never been before, not to mention both she and Lenalee seem perfectly comfortable with the situation and it is quite weird.]
[Lenalee, why did you bring a classy hooker into the garden?]
[Better yet... WHY IS THERE A CLASSY HOOKER?]
[He steps out into the view, but he can't exactly phrase a coherent question and just blinks, tilting his head and staring at them.]
[EXPLAIN, PLEASE.]
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[It takes a moment for Lenalee to notice Kanda, lost in memories of her last time spent with Anita. It's wrong, to have someone dead come back to life. Nothing more than a trick of the Millennium Earl, Lenalee knows better than to trust it. But Anita is not truly alive now, and Lenalee knows of the existence of ghosts just as well. This meeting is far, far more enjoyable than her last encounter with one. Like all things in the Manor, it's sure not to last. But Anita's company is worth enjoying while she can, even if it is a constant reminder of all the people she couldn't save.]
[Lenalee glances up, and brightens when she takes note of Kanda, waving him over. At first she attributes his confusion to the fact that there is a dead woman behind her, but then it dawns on her that Kanda never got to meet Anita. It's a strange thought, given what an impact Anita had on her during the brief time they were together. But it isn't a memory that Lenalee had ever shared with him.]
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[Kanda stares some more, looking quite dumbstruck, but finally takes note of the waving and steps closer, almost in a sneaky manner, before stopping still a few meters away and her dead hooker mother figure.]
Who is that.
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This is Anita.
[Lenalee gives her an apologetic look, before moving her gaze back to Kanda.]
This is Kanda.
[Anita nods, amused, though Lenalee isn't sure how she could have known about him.]
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[He's almost tempted to ask how they know each other, but that's really none of his business now is it.]
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[Some explanation is in order, but that suffices, doesn't it? Not that Lenalee is embarrassed to include that Anita is also a brothel owner, it's more that... it doesn't feel necessary, and she isn't sure that she would be able to get the words out without blushing profusely.]
[Anita seems to understand, chuckling and giving Lenalee a pat on the shoulder. The way she is dressed should be enough indication that she is not merely a sailor.]
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[His expression doesn't change.]
...I didn't see any ship.
[Nope, completely unaware of the rather tactless thing he just stated. Not at all. In fact, he looks almost a little offended himself.]
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It sunk, with a lot of people on it.
[Nearly the entire crew. She considers explaining how Chomesuke carried them to shore, but the story seems needlessly detailed and even more depressing.]
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[Since Lenalee and the others got to Edo, it means they escaped that somehow. And he's not that curious of a person. The result is what matters, after all.]
[He's not sure how to deal with this now, though, and shifts his weight in a bit of discomfort. He should be civil to Lenalee's dear dead hooker mom, but he has no idea how to go about it.]
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