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[payback]

[Backdated to quite early in the morning

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[exanimatus]

[he'll have to be there when she turns a corner, leaning up against the wall opposite of his door on the third floor. his arms are crossed and he looks kind of... contemplative? so chances are that he wasn't waiting around for her to show up like a creeper.

but he looks over at her anyway, so that won't save him many points.]

Good morning, Missy.

[payback]

[Her eyes narrow somewhat, and she immediately takes a small, reflexive step back. She's not SCARED, exactly, but she doesn't want him to be RIGHT THERE.]

Zelman.

[exanimatus]

Visiting?

[don't mind him, he's just... standing around.]

[payback]

[A thin smile. Sadly, she's already thinking of backtracking to just take the long way around... all just to avoid him.

That is ridiculous, and she's promptly annoyed at herself for thinking it.]

For the holidays.

[bogusmagic]

[is in the lobby, reading a book. Because she never sleeps and all that]

[payback]

[Passing through the lobby... Yuki rates a greeting.]

Hey.

[bogusmagic]

[looks up from her book]

Hello.

[payback]

I'm going to be back in, for Christmas and stuff.

[honorinflames]

[Zuko's hanging out on a bench near the kitchen, with some pastry thing that is probably meant to be toasted. But, since he doesn't understand trust any of the appliances in the kitchen, he's warming it up himself. With fire.]

[payback]

[New person new person! With neat fiery skills, which even in her quite directed walk Rin will pause to admire.]

[honorinflames]

[and then, with a sizzle, some of the sugar begins to caramelize, and the pastry chars. Damn it.]

...Ugh. [blowing on it now, waving the little bit of smoke away]

[payback]

... You could just toast it, you know.

[endthem]

[guess who's back to normal, Rin. Aren't you glad? He's heading through the halls, heading back to the lobby after having lurked around the castle in the eerie pre-dawn hours of the morning.

Turning the distant corner in the hall, looming there in the quiet early light, and heading in your direction]

[payback]

[She has by now figured out that the halls are way more crowded than she likes, and has picked it up to a near-run to get back to her room.

But she skids to a halt when she sees him.]

YOU. Stay back!

[endthem]

...

[he can't help but look a little surprised at that. honestly.]

That's a little rude, don't you think?

[payback]

[At least if they're discussing her rudeness, they're not discussing her finding him as a traumatized sad little thing :I so. :(]

You know what time of year it is, don't you?