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Who: Akechi and Sylvia
When: Early September
Where: Monster House + Tea House
What: Talking
Warnings: None so far.

It hadn't been hard to miss Sylvia's mood last night, even from a different neighborhood. When the two of them are normally so conscientious about monitoring their Bond those sorts of sudden surges are impossible to miss. But she's not dead and she's not in danger, and though her bad mood has persisted it's also mellowed out considerably. So. Time to do something.

Akechi is not a considerate person. He just isn't, and making sure his Bond partner is feeling stable is as much to his benefit as it is to hers. Still, he makes a point of heading over at what he knows to be a reasonable hour for her. Saburo accompanies him this time, perched on Akechi's shoulder and carefully preening his incoming winter plumage.

Sylvia is easy to spot before he even reaches the house. Akechi lets himself into the front garden (they really need to lock their gate more often) and towards the flower bed. He stops short of stepping off the path, though Saburo lets out an excited caw and launches himself at her. At least now he doesn't need to announce himself.

"The tea house is debuting some seasonal blends today." Maybe it's abrupt, but if she wants to talk about her feelings she'll tell him - and if she just wants a distraction, she won't. Easier to just start with this.

Comments

[stardustish]

Sylvia's distracting herself from all of Bailey's....everything, just because she's still fuming about it all and somehow watering plants in the front yard is helping her calm down. She's still sort of stewing in her anger though, and really, she should be making more of an effort to move past it and help Bailey recover from it instead...but that is not the case. Not today.

She's a little on-edge, and thus a little jumpy even when she hears a familiar caw in the near distance. The sound of wings flapping gets her to jump a little, but it's just Saburo, and the crow lands on the top of her head. She can't help but smile a little at the display of affection.

Then, she turns her attention to her Bonded. She can take a guess at why he's here, and it's...well. It's a little embarrassing.

"Oh yeah?" Sylvia blinks. He's asking her to hang out, isn't he? "Gimme a sec to get changed and we can head there, sounds good?"

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Akechi's aware that it's a little embarrassing, which is why he's not going to bring up the whole... whatever that happened before she does. He nods at her request to wait up for her, content to wait outside now that it's starting to cool off.

Saburo seems intent on sticking around for the ride, however, though he'll at least get off her head and perch on her shoulders instead if she fusses.

"Don't take too long," Akechi advises, in a tone that's just light enough to make it clear he's teasing. "The lines for seasonal drinks can be chaotic."

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"Yeah, yeah, you got it," she says, waving her hand at him dismissively before she disappears into her house. She's true to her word, though -- a Puca always tries to be, after all -- and comes down in a timely manner. Her outfit is much more appropriate for going out to a tea shop, too, and she closes the door behind her.

"Alright, let's roll out! ... And hope that the line isn't too long!"

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Well, at least she's feeling well enough to sass him back. It's not groundbreaking, but it means that whatever went down probably wasn't truly devastating.

"If it is, we'll know who to blame." Everyone else in line. How dare they they be there when Akechi and Sylvia want to be? But for now, Akechi moves on to a different subject. "Did you hear about the celebration in Dorchacht later this month?"

[stardustish]

Not devastating, just...kind of aggravating. She'll tell him about what happened eventually; he does deserve an explanation for her kind of losing her cool, after all. For now, though, she's glad to talk about Dorchacht.

"I did, yeah! Are you thinking of going? I know I am..."

She sure is. It sounds like a nice thing to celebrate, and she'll never say no to having a good time.

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"I was. I didn't arrive until whatever event they're celebrating had passed, but it sounds interesting." He's not exactly a partying sort of guy, but it seems interesting enough all the same.

As much as he says that he doesn't care much for how food tastes, he does still enjoy trying new dishes.

"I visited once not long after I arrived, but I didn't have the opportunity to stay long."

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"Me neither, but I'm pretty sure you knew that." She gives him a little chuckle, then adds: "Still, we should go! It sounds interesting, yeah, and definitely like something to celebrate!"

It's going to be a fun time, she thinks. Surely nothing will go wrong.

"I'm gonna stuff my face with aaaall the good food there, too!"

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Alright, okay. At least she's not doing so terribly that she can't bounce back. Which means...

"All of it? Don't I get any?" It's time for a joke that even Akechi realizes is pretty lame, but even if Sylvia only laughs at how bad it is, it's worth it.

They get to the tea shop right around then, and despite Akechi's earlier warnings it's crowded but not packed. They're able to get a seat without much trouble, and the hostess assures them without prompting that their seasonal blends are all still in stock.

[stardustish]

Nah, this conversation's doing a great job at taking her mind off of her anger. She can't help but let out a "Hah!" at his remark, and she puts her hands on her hips and tilts her chin up.

"I'll give you some if I'm feeling generous!"

She's joking too, of course. Once they're at the shop and get seated, Sylvia immediately orders one of those seasonal blends for herself. Good thing there aren't a whole lot of people around...!

"Oh man, we got lucky with our timing, huh?"