Stake 019 [action]

[fivebyfivebaby]

[Despite the snow, Faith is in the shorts the house gave her and a tank top, in the games room, stretching her muscles out and trying to make sense of the past week.  True to what Willow had said she'd been in Las Vegas with Robin, staking vampires and partying.  Regular apocalypse averted deal and yeah, maybe he had turned out to be way better

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[patheticx100]

[Hanatarou, desperately scrounging around to find something warm in his closet, managed to find a black, waterproof jacket that fit him as well as a bright pink muffler. The pants he was wearing were slightly big on him, and with the hood up and the scarf over his mouth and nose, he looked a bit suffocated.]

Faitph-san?

[Was what came out of his mouth when he saw the familiar Slayer.]

[fivebyfivebaby]

[Faith turns when she hears the voice, brushing her hair away from her face where it's been clinging thanks to sweat and the damp from the snow. She spies someone familiar under the layers of clothing and tilts her head.]

Hanaster?

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[Hanatarou nods, momentarily pulling down his muffler. A worried expression overcomes his frail features.]

A-ah, Faith-san! You must be f-freezing! W-wait, I'll go find something r-right away!

[Hanatarou does an about face and runs in the other direction, only slipping on the snow and falling into the ice face-first.]

O-ow...

[fivebyfivebaby]

Yo!

[Faith crosses the room quickly, still sweating and blinking it and snow from her eyes with a muffled curse. When she hears Hanatarou fall she heaves a sigh and leans over to him.]

You okay there Squeaky?

[She grabs the back of his clothes to haul him to his feet.]

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[Hanatarou rubs his nose, which is a little reddish blue. Red because of the cold, blue because of a bruise that was forming.]

A-ah, I'm fine... I'll b-be okay! But it's really not good for you wearing those kinds of clothes, you're body will get weak and y-you'll get sick!

[fivebyfivebaby]

[Hanatarou's lucky that Faith really does like him - anyone else insinuating that she is anything remotely resembling weak would get an active demonstration that she's very much the opposite of that.]

Dude, look at me, seriously.

[She gestures to herself and the red cheeks and the sweat dripping off her.]

I'm freaking hot right now because I'm working out, probably will be for the next few hours.

[patheticx100]

B-but, still... Once your body comes to terms with the incredibly cold atmosphere, it will probably react badly to the sharp difference between your body temperature and your surroundings.

[Hanatarou looks at the ground.]

I don't want you to g-get sick, but I know you can endure a lot...

[fivebyfivebaby]

[She sighs again, raking her hair back and folding her arms.]

Look, I know you mean well and shit but trust me, I've had way worse than any of this so my body can cope with anything here.

[She gestures to his face, wanting to get the attention away from her.]

You should put some ice on that before you bruise more.

[patheticx100]

O-okay...

[Hanatarou nods, realizing that Faith will probably want to be left alone.]

I will.

[fivebyfivebaby]

[Faith softens her expression just a little so that it shows in her eyes widening a little from where they've been set in a glare pretty much since she got up.]

Any other time kid and things would be cool but...just not today.

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It's okay.

[Hanatarou starts towards the door.]

There are days when you just don't want to talk to anybody... I-It's fine.

[fivebyfivebaby]

Or weeks if you're me.

[She shrugs and bends to tighten the lace on one of her shoes before heding back over to the gym equipment.]

[patheticx100]

Or years, for some.

[He leans towards the door.

[fivebyfivebaby]

[The years comment almost makes her start and it doesn't seem like something someone like Hanatarou should say but she gives another shrug.]

You too Squeaky. Go curl up someplace warm in case your fingers fall off.

[She softens the statement with a smile.]