Just sunshine and blue sky//Is this all we get for living here

[weaver_girl]

Characters: Kagerou (weaver_girl) and OPEN
Date/Time: 14 February AND 16 to 19 February 2011, all day
Location: Section Three/ Smoke's Bar/ Dojo Island/ around Edensphere
Rating: G for Kagerou, might go up to PG-13
Summary: Kagerou goes about her week, meeting people old and new that she's been sort of neglecting.

[OOC: In other words, the player owes logs

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Breakfast time- February 14th

[pompous_today]

Simon hummed quietly to himself as he made breakfast on Monday morning. He had a late shift at the clinic later, so he had time to make a proper breakfast instead of merely grabbing something quick at his house or stopping at the Bazaar for a bag of doughnuts on the way there. Still, it was simple- bacon, eggs, and toast, with a pot of tea on to boil. He made sure to make plenty, more than just for himself and Qi- he always reasoned that he could use the leftovers in other things. He was dressed in casual clothing- a sweater and cargo pants, his feet bare- not wanting to bother with his usual attire before his shift.

Simon's heart still hurt a little from all of the losses he had endured lately, but as he'd thought the other day, he no longer felt like being miserable. Even in spite of them, he knew he still had a lot to be thankful for.

Breakfast time - February 14th - House of Simon and Qi

[weaver_girl]

Kagerou balanced the paper bag with a still-warm loaf of bread in the crook of her arm and gave the front door a brisk rap. She'd promised Simon she would come by some day, and sooner was almost always better than later. You never knew in which shape or form the next inconvenience or actual crisis would arrive.

"Good morning!" she called as soon as the door was opened, managing a smile in honest delight, not just for the sake of appearances. "Um, I brought bread, and I hope this is a good time?"

[pompous_today]

Simon jumped a little when he heard the knock on the door, but he brightened when he saw who it was.

"Good morning, Kagerou. There is never a bad time," he said sincerely, stepping aside to let her in. "Come in, come in. As you can probably smell, I was just cooking breakfast; would you like to join me?"

[weaver_girl]

She reached to give him a one-armed hug, brief but warm, and shucked her shoes and coat. She was dressed for work at the Clinic, but there had been time enough for a detour.

"I'd like that very much," she said, following him to the kitchen. The house still echoed of Koi sometimes, but she was beginning to see it more as the place where Simon and Qi lived, not the place where their father no longer lived.

"You look better," she said and meant it. "Well, not that I've seen you properly in a while."

Clinic, Feb 14th

[wayofflowers]

Bellflower didn't always run into Kagerou on her shifts - they worked different times, or different areas of the clinic - but it always seemed like she was in a rush the last few days. A smiling rush, but... busy. This morning they were working together, however, and Bellflower gave the younger woman a warm smile. "Good morning, Kagerou."

Slightly later morning, then. :)

[weaver_girl]

Thankfully, it seemed to be a quiet morning. Kagerou liked to rise early when she could, but her working hours tilted heavily towards night, and so she appreciated days that did not start in too high a gear.

"Good morning!" She slanted a smile at Bellflower. "Oh, it's been a while, hasn't it? This month hasn't hit you too hard yet, hopefully? It's been a little mad, even for the Sphere."

[wayofflowers]

"I have been luckier than most, I think," Bellflower replied with a smile. "Only a brief clothing swap, and it was less... ostentatious than the last time it occurred, if unsuited for the weather." Well, and there were those floating bottles, too... but she still wasn't sure if they were following her or just around.

"And you - have you been keeping well?"

[weaver_girl]

Kagerou nodded, not entirely hiding the twitch of her mouth downwards. "I... lost some friends recently. It never really stops hurting, even though I've been here so long it's happened a few times now. But otherwise, yes, thank you for asking."

Absently, she touched the thick braids wound around her head in a sort of crown, to keep her mass of hair out of the way. "Ms. Bellflower? Could I ask you something? You know... about medicine, right, I mean the way Simon does? Do you think you were a doctor back where we came from?"

Kagerou's Home and the Bazaar- February 16th, 11:46

[its_me_hooray]

For the last few days, it had been a real test of strength and willpower, the very best kind for him! ...Only not. He hadn't quite noticed, moving around so much during the average day that he somehow managed to avoid embarrassment. Today, however, amid the light flurries adding to the powder that covered the ground, Night decided to spend his day off mingling.

And who better to mingle with than a very good friend? He hoped she wasn't busy today, though he had a little bit of a nervous sinking feeling when he knocked on the door.

With a crinkle of cellophane, he hid his arms and a vibrant burst of color behind his back. He hoped she didn't have an allergy or anything... wait, crap, what if she did!?

[weaver_girl]

Kagerou had returned from her morning visit to Wellspring and the recovering Toushi, and was currently giving serious thought to keeping the bar closed for today. Yesterday's events had rattled her, and she was sure Axel worried, too, even if he was much more apt at hiding it than her.

The knock on the door was a welcome distraction. She rose from her seat at the kitchen table, hastily straightened her ponytail and her skirt, and hurried to the door.

"I'm coming--oh, hello!" The sight of her friend pulled a smile to her tired face, her eyes sparking with gladness. "Come on in, I'm sorry it's a little messy, yesterday was..."

[its_me_hooray]

"Hello and pre-emptive good afternoon!" He didn't quite catch the visual cue, far too tied up in worrying to do so. He did accept her invitation and step inside, however.

"Please, Kagerou, don't worry about it! You should see what's left of my place!" He then said with a shake of his head and a laugh. He was quite used to sleeping outside at this point, and just in time for the weather to start warming up for spring! After two instances of his home being blown to bits, he was tired of that little shack, anyway.

"I won't pry, either, but I hope things are looking up for you! ...And I brought you some... uh," He brought a bouquet of spring flowers from behind his back, looking them over for a moment while looking absolutely perplexed

[weaver_girl]

"Oh!" Kagerou blinked, then extended her hands to accept the bouquet. "Oh, that is awfully kind of you. Let me find some water for them, I'm still not sure if we have a vase, but I can borrow the pitcher for a good cause, I'm sure..."

With that, she bustled towards the kitchen, still speaking over her shoulder. "Lunch sounds really wonderful, actually. I had a bit of a scare yesterday. You know how some people have had trouble with, um, people who are very much like them, but kind of nasty? One of my friends ran into his, and... it got sort of awful.

"I'm sorry, I'm prattling your ear off. Lunch, yes, right now, yes. That sounds good."

Scavenger's Yard, Monday Evening

[unevoked]

"Here good?" He glanced back over his shoulder, having found a relatively decent place in the Scavenger's Yard-- really, for any nice place, the Scrapyard was not the place to be looking. But there was no one shuffling through the heaps of assorted oddities just nearby, the footing was stable enough, and there was enough space to lounge, make a fire, and generally spend some time with someone he didn't know as well as he felt he ought to.

He had almost been worried that Lin had scared the girl off, at first. Between her initial vindictive accusations and then the sheer anger at his intervention in their argument-- Well, he'd just be glad that the crazy woman was no where to be seen or heard. Still, Kagerou's persistence had definitely won her points.

He shifted where he stood, hands tucking back into the pockets of his coat to escape from the faint chill. It wasn't terrible, of course, but still noticeable. "We can find someplace else if it ain't."

[weaver_girl]

The Scrapyard was still something of a novelty to Kagerou. She didn't venture there often, and even then it was always in the safe company of someone else. She imagined Castor counted as that, if it was a requirement.

"That's fine!" she called, skittering the last steps to catch up to him. The piles of jetsam and flotsam inevitably drew her eye every which way, but she was here to socialise in some sense. "I'm sure there's something around here we can use as seats. It's a little cold to sit on the ground."

She paused then, squinting a little. "You really don't mind, just coming down here and making a fire? I mean, this is sort of an adventure for me, but..."

[unevoked]

He nodded- seats were good. He glanced down to the ground around the area for anything large enough or cloth enough to serve as a seat for her-- he could scrounge up something for himself afterwards. "Nah, I don't mind," He glanced back over his shoulder to offer a short, reassuring look. If anything, it was an excuse to get away from the Spa for a second, give Rain some time to recover from his illness, and get away from having to constantly watch the animals there-- though the Pollux-Rabbit hadn't been very happy to be left behind in the room.

"It's more interesting than just grabbing something to eat, at least." And a little less informal. It was just time spent between friends, rather than creating any need to impress, or worry about misunderstandings from others. He paused, crouching for a moment to grab what appeared to be half of an old couch cushion, stuffing and foam sticking out the torn end sadly. Better than nothing, though he continued looking.

"Fires're nice in the winter, anyway."

[weaver_girl]

She nodded at his glance, her mouth turning up in a brief smile. That was good, then. She'd originally done this--bid on him in the auction in the first place--to have a solid excuse to try and cheer him up a little, so she'd be doing a poor job of it if he wasn't happy with her choice of place.

She unshouldered her satchel (with the hot chocolate and marshmallows, she could hardly claim to be hosting this outing without something by way of snacks) and looked around. They had the room to make a fire, but without fuel it wouldn't do much good. Finding a foothold, she scampered up a pile of junk towards a likely-looking, tattered cardboard box.

"Um," she said, peering into the box. "We have... I think old phone books of some kind? They should burn pretty well, though." She gathered the box in her arms and slip-slid rather dangerously down the heap, but ended up on her feet.

"It is a little different. To be honest, I kind of wanted a bit of a break in the routine. The bar is a lot of work."

Evening, February 16th

[viva_la_materia]

All right, take two. Marbles grinned to herself as she opened the door of the bar and the sounds and smells of people having fun spilled out into the night around her. Slipping inside, she picked her way across to the bar and leaned on it, looking right and left for somebody to take her order. Newborn drink, coming up.

She'd left Wolf at home for this round - if it worked, she could always drag him back for his, but she figured it was worth scoping out solo. Anyway, he'd complain and tell her not to go near the pole this time (not her fault, it had been wacky Tree stuff) and generally be disapproving at her for trying again. It wasn't her fault the Griff guy had, um, y'know, and she felt awful about it in the detached way you did, typically, about people you didn't really know but who seemed like they'd deserved better than that, but...nobody could fault her for seeing a window of opportunity and sticking a foot in, right? Maybe she could toast to him with it or something, she decided, and with that, attempted to set aside the

[weaver_girl]

Kagerou pushed a brimming glass at a waiting patron, hastily wiped off a splash of something that was beginning to stick to the counter top, and spun to meet the next person missing a drink.

"Good evening, what can I get you?" She smiled, doing her best not to let her creeping weariness show. "Something not too strong, maybe? We don't really card visitors here, but you do look a little young, if you don't mind my saying."

[viva_la_materia]

Okay, well, that explained why she hadn't seen the barkeep. Marbles briefly stared across the bar - the new owner, or whoever she was, was a girl who looked maybe as old as Marbles herself and was barely any taller. Her hair wasn't quite red, at least not in the sense that Marbles thought of red hair (which was as literal as you could possibly get), but it was gingery and long and quite pretty, really, and she was bustling around the bar fast enough to make it fly out behind her.

Overall this was so completely different from what Marbles had been expecting that she wasted a long second or two gawping before she remembered that that was a good way to trap flies and quickly shut her mouth.

"Hi!" she chirped. "You work here? Seriously? That's crazy, you're so lucky. I'm Marbles, I just came for my newborn drink

[weaver_girl]

"Yes, I do." Kagerou stopped for a moment, with a perfunctory glance around to make sure there was no one hanging about the bar antsy for a refill. "I'm Kagerou, nice to meet you, and I will find you... a fruit cocktail drink, yes. It might be a little wobbly, I'm still getting the hang of them, but no one's complained about the taste yet!"

And she would hold the alcohol, she decided as she looked the girl over. She had never asked Grift if the newborn drink offer extended to virgin drinks, but her best judgment was what went in this place now, and her best judgment said Marbles was probably a little young to be served the full order, as it were.

With that, she turned towards the assortment of fruit juices and liqueur bottles at the back of the bar. "Any preference for the fruit? We have at least apple, orange and cranberry, and I can probably dig up pineapple, too..."