Twenty-one ~ Video

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[The video shows Himawari’s hand drawing back from the NV after turning it on, seated at the Tower Apartment Office in the main Lobby. She is not smiling as normal. She hasn’t really been chipper or smiling for weeks now. The necklace cord sits around her neck still, her hand giving it a small tug before she speaks.]Hello and good evening everyone

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[She might actually look a little surprised, for a moment here. To say the least, that was not something she expected to hear. After a pause she tried to give a bit of a smile, hand rubbing at her neck (and the mysterious necklace around it). She really had been in a odd mood lately.]

Yes, well... I hadn't realized my mood needed soothing. I suppose I have been a bit out of sorts lately. Perhaps I should just take a moment tonight and catch one myself.

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[To say yes and put him in danger of her own bad luck, or to do as she would normally do and say no thank you, make up some excuse, weasel her way out of this and forget to watch the sunset at all... that was the question. Lately she didn't care who got hurt around her however.. so:]

I suppose, if it's not an inconvenience to you. Though I don't know if seeing the sunset would help at all anyhow. It's a silly notion to sit and watch the sky when there is so much work to do.

[That in itself isn't much like her at all, but she has been concerned about all the blasted work she has found to do lately. She looked slightly at odds with herself.]

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Perhaps I was just being ridiculous.

[This should defiantly be the point where she found excuse to politely back out, or, at least give some worry to the hazards it might cause him, or even just steel herself to worrying about that silently and dealing with her bad luck on herself.]

[Instead she glanced at the stack of papers she had, then the time and... nodded.] Alright. Where would you like to meet?

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[That first reply did make her stop and just watch the video for a moment. It wasn't something she expected him, or anyone to say. She didn't seem to have the energy to protest though, as her heart wasn't into protesting the fact that sunsets are beautiful. Even now she did like them.]

[Instead she simply just gave a small nod. A verbal battle being her normal form, today she just went into agreement]

Yes. I'll be at the lobby, if you do show up.

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[There is just a firm nod to his reply at first, a moment in the back of her mind telling her that this was a bad idea (for him mostly), but she dismissed it.]

I will see you then.

[and as the feed finished, she returned to work, forgetting that perhaps she should be concerned with his luck and not the fact that who ever write up this last list of evictions did them wrong.]

[Upon his arrival he would find her leaning on the counter of the lobby office, looking down into a pamphlet stack she held in her hands. Hearing the lobby doors open she glanced over then stood up better, a surprised look as he had in fact shown up]

Ah, hello again.

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[she gave a small polite bow, sitting most of the stack of pamphlets to the desk behind the counter, but keeping a handful and picking up a black book. Holding these in both hands, close to her chest she appeared ready]

Yes. I suppose sunsets don't last very long and a small break can't hurt.

[She made to move for a small blue katana, paused as if deciding against taking it and then in a last minute thought grabbed hold of it. There was still some time before the darkness fell, but if they were out after sunset it might be needed. Coming around the counter and closing the half door with her hip she gave him another light nod, to confirm she was ready.]

To the roof then, or elsewhere?

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[She thought about it for a moment. Yes, she suppose there was a metaphor in her words, but she wasn't too sure she wanted to bother picking it apart.]

It wasn't meant to be to be a metaphor or anything deep. Just a simple truth.

[Though she was armed and had a bit of schooling, she wasn't the best at it. Still, she could fend for herself for a short time and took exceptional care for her gift given sword]

I used to sit on top of the first base side dugouts to watch the sunset, long ago. But now that the voids guard the areas they don't care much for my presence. The roof however... is tall and has a good view, as long as you don't mind 14 flights of steps.

[Action]; sleep well <3

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[A challenge? That she could be, depending on how much she gave away at times. A mask to cover her true self was almost always worn. lately however it was just something else being complex and horrible.]

It might be safer for you if we were around the voids, but I find them cold and don't care much to be around them anymore. [She made for the steps closest to them, the side closest to the view of the baseball field next door. She paused only to make sure she wasn't leaving him behind.]

I was first placed on the fifth floor by I had friends on the tenth and twelfth floors. I some how managed to move into the 3rd floor?; but I still go up and down countless times a day.

[To this she even gave the faintest of brief smiles. In the last three years of being away form home she had built up some very good stamina.]