Day 40: Sun Room [Fourth Shift]

[clockmongler]

Well, that was... special. No wonder he was losing respect for this place--the fearful Martin Landel was coming undone, most probably with boredom. So scary. Even Nursey seemed a little exasperated, though that most likely had more to do with X's constant insistence to stay in the Sun Room rather than go inside the Greenhouse

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[bewarethecute]

"I don't know." Ururu wished she did, but the truth was, she didn't have any idea of where they might be. And there was something else too, something that made it worse. "And no one works like a team, even though we're supposed to be friends. Kurogane-san goes off by himself a lot, even if he didn't last night. And Fai-san...I don't know if he always tells the truth like he should." Orihime hadn't seem to think he did, but she didn't know how to tell. "And Yukito-san is nice, but Yue-san is grumpy. And a lot of them think I shouldn't fight, because I'm little." At least Kurt-san didn't think that, but he didn't work with them much at all.

Thinking about being too little reminded Ururu of something else, and she was quick to think about that instead. It wasn't that it was something better. It was just something different from all the things she'd been thinking about for a very long time.

"What about your friend, Ken-kun? Did you help them?" Ururu hoped so, especially considering what she asked next. "You didn't get in too much trouble for the stuff we asked about on the bulletin, did you? Oh, and don't ask about puberty. That's related to sex too. I found that out while you were asleep."

[rectifies]

It wasn't the most promising situation to hear, but Ken couldn't bring himself to feel remotely surprised. Most people--especially the adults--could not be trusted to handle situations where something like this occurred. He hated thinking it, but from his experience, the thought was truth. "That's no good," he muttered. The temptation to ask his senpai for help suddenly came to mind, only to be shot down in the next instance. Now was probably too late to request assistance; they probably already had plans.

Great.

Ken blinked at the transition in subjects, before he shook his head. "I meant to do some more research last night, but it didn't happen." He tried not to bring a palm to his forehead. "And not yet." Which could change the moment he met with the seniors. "Was puberty pretty confusing, too?"

[bewarethecute]

Ururu shook her head in quick agreement with Ken, because it wasn't good. But Ururu didn't know what she could do to change it, since no one really listened to her. And now it was even harder because she'd been wrong.

Being able to offer something to Ken was good though, and Ururu spoke up immediately. "I'll go with you if you want. I can't read very well, but I can fight if any monsters show up." That was something at least? And that way, she could make sure Ken stayed safe. "But I need to check on my friends first, in F3. I want to be sure that they're okay." And that they were still there.

When Ken asked about puberty, Ururu thought about it carefully before she answered. "Sort of. People wrote long replies with hard words I didn't know. But it's supposed to be how boys and girls change when they're old enough to have sex. I think." She didn't want to be wrong about it. That would be bad. "Maybe we can research that too."

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"Are you sure?" Company would not be a problem on Ken's end (especially since Mitsuru requested he stay with someone during nightly excursions), but he kind of felt bad. Ururu had already helped him a good deal. "I'd hate for you to fight on account of me."

If she insisted on accompanying him, though, Ken wasn't going to stop her. "Why don't we meet up at F3, then?" he suggested. "My room isn't far from the female block so getting there shouldn't be a problem. Oh." The expression on his face suddenly shifted to sobriety. "If you have to find me at night, my room is M85. If I'm not there, try F35." Of all rooms available, Mitsuru's seemed most probable for a S.E.E.S. gathering. This should help in the event of an emergency, such as last night.

He figured Ururu would receive some pretty complex answers regarding puberty, if their earlier notes were of any indication. "Hmm, do you remember any of the words? If so, we can look for a dictionary..." But where? Ken mulled it over.

Something finally struck. Oh, yeah. That room with the tables. It had held a plethora of medical books, if he recalled correctly. "And I think I know just where to look for one."

[bewarethecute]

Ururu was very sure, and she nodded her head quickly when Ken asked. "No, don't worry. Fighting is what I'm best at, so I don't mind at all. Plus, it's bad to go out by yourself at night. And this way we won't be."

It made sense to her at least. And Ken wasn't telling her no, so that was good. She again nodded at his suggestion of where to meet, and took care to memorize the room numbers he gave her. "Okay. My room is F30. The other place I go sometimes is Fai-san's room, and that's M99."

There were some things that Ururu remembered from the bulletin, but she didn't want to tell Ken the wrong words. She thought about it for a moment when the boy asked, then suddenly moved to her feet. "Stay here, okay?" With no more than that, Ururu went over to the bulletin, searching the notes until she found the one that she was looking for. Taking the paper down, the girl then brought it back to Ken for him to review. "Here. It's been up for awhile, so I don't think anyone will mind if you hold onto it now."