[OPEN] Have you ever been ashamed and felt society try to keep you down?

[daddys_bear]

Characters: Kurosaki Isshin [daddys_bear] & OPEN to all on the Silvana.
Content: Their ghostly crisis averted, its back to normality for one Kurosaki Isshin. Though fate may have other things in store for him.
Setting: All around the ship.
Time: Most of the day.
Warnings: Isshin, secret seriousness, possible daddy shounen, Isshin.
OOC Note: Just as promised,

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By Agrias' cabin

[daddys_bear]

After managing to finish up some work around the living quarters with Sara, Isshin had left the girl back to her own devices after bading her a cheery farewell. Sure, they hadn't talked a lot and mainly just did work, but it was still nice to spend his time with the youth regardless. Even if Sara was silent most of the time - she was still a nice girl, in spite of her tendency to drift away from other people. Isshin made a mental note to try and get around with her more often as he went down the hallway he was at currently. With his shift over and not much to do, a walk around the ship seemed like a good idea - with the occasional pause to help around, of course.

It was a lucky chance he was down to the first mate's place by accident did he meet up with the woman, though he didn't notice her until she called out his name. He perked up and looked over then, grinning as he usually did once he caught sight of her.

"Ah, Agrias-san!" the man greeted with his usual cheer, grin turning into a smile as he responded to her question. "Busy? No, I'm quite free at the moment! Is there something you wanted from me?" The first mate of the Silvana certainly didn't just call up people for nothing, after all.

[stasis_sword]

If there was something Agrias could rely on Isshin for, it was bringing a smile to her face. The man's cheerful attitude was terribly infectious, (for her, at any rate) and he was a diligent worker; a credit to the Silvana's crew. She would like to spend more time with him on non work related issues, but that was something she could bring up another time. Business before pleasure, of course, and there was a lot for her, and probably him, to do in order to get the ship and crew in working condition once more.

"First of all, I had heard you did a wonderful job assisting in the handling of the ghost in the engine," she said. "I wish to congratulate you on your hard work."

[daddys_bear]

Isshin only beamed at that, feeling quite pleased at the compliment; proud man or not (and he certainly wasn't), one really had to be quite happy when given such praised by one's superior. Even though Agrias was much younger than him, he did still treat her with a lot of respect, since she was the first mate. As oblivious as Isshin may be at times, he was actually far more level headed than most of the other crew members. Not that it was anything the man was displaying unless necessary - he'd rather be the cheerful, dorky self everyone was more used to seeing.

"Ah, its nothing at all!" the doctor returned, "I just did what had to be done for the crew and ship." It was just another day for him in the end - even if the whole thing had ended on a rather strange note. He really needed to keep an eye out on the spirit world when he could in order to prevent anything like this from happening again.

[stasis_sword]

It was the kind of reply that Agrias expected. Most people, when given such praise, would respond in a similar way. Humbleness aside, Agrias could see that Isshin was pleased with himself and his work, and she was glad. Sometimes the crew needed some encouraging words to keep up with the daily grind of living on an airship. While she wasn't working on an airship when she was younger, Agrias did once live in an environment that was taxing on her both physically and mentally. Little things like words could go a long way.

"That is good to hear," she nodded. "During this whole mess of a situation, was anyone badly injured?" While she needed to know in order to adjust the distribution of work accordingly, she was also genuinely concerned for the crew.

[daddys_bear]

The man took a moment to respond to that question, since he had to run through his list of people who had come to the infirmary - which was a lot. At least there were three doctors on the ship; otherwise the workload would have been seriously stressful. Isshin could handle it - and he knew Ryuuken could as well, being the director of his own office and all - but he wasn't too sure about John... well, at least that thought was for another day.

Once he got his thoughts organized, Isshin looked up at Agrias, grinning slightly as he responded. "Nobody, really - most of them just needed some plasters and antiseptic. Nothing that warranted bed rest or surgery." Which was of course a totally good thing, though still rather frustrating. He should have known better than to let a ghost remain here for so long, even though he couldn't sense it at all until it decided to show itself.

[stasis_sword]

"That is quite the relief," Agrias said. The crew was, for all intents and purposes, in good shape and Isshin's words put her mind at ease. She didn't have to worry about anyone in the crew and, provided that things went along smoothly, the Silvana was going to be up in the air once again quite soon. "We were quite fortunate in that most of the damage was done to the ship and not to the crew." She could easily imagine a much worse scenario, especially considering the fact that they had a vengeful ghost on their hands.

She paused for a moment before continuing. "And you seem to be doing all right. I suppose I don't have to worry about you."

[daddys_bear]

Isshin nodded at that, showing his agreement to Agrias's statement. It really was a very good thing that the ghost had directed most of its vengeance on the ship and not the crew, or otherwise things would have gotten complicated pretty quickly. Unlike the ship, it was much much harder for people to get better - at least a ship could be fixed properly, as well as quickly with the right knowledge and tools on hand. Still, this whole situation did make him think a bit about the strangeness of this issue...

Ha paused in his train of thoughts when the other spoke up, and the man looked up and grinned briefly as he returned in kind. "Of course! It won't be good if the doctor himself needs to be doctored, after all," he remarked with a laugh at the end.