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Chupacabra cabin steps: Friday morning

There were clouds scuttling across the sky as Karal sat on the cabin steps, yawning while he considered what he'd brought outside with him.

Mug of Karsite tea? Check, and he took a long sip and sighed, the strong flavour reminding him of home.

Pot of tea and some spare mugs? Also check, sitting on the bottom step.

Butterflies swirling in his stomach? He definitely had those, summoned by the thought of attempting to learn the sword. They would be why breakfast was tea and nothing more.

Inexplicably rabbit shaped tea cosy? Yes, and Karal stared at it, snuggled over the tea pot, wondering why a rabbit?, while he drank his tea and tried not to be nervous.

[ooc: Karal is waiting to meet Setsuna, but open before hand if you like. There is tea.]

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Huh. Imagine that. Setsuna was at Chupacabra cabin by her own volition for a change. The feeling was a little surreal. "Good morning, Karal," she greeted him simply as he approached.

"Good morning, Setsuna," he replied, smiling warmly and trying to hide his nervousness. "Would you like some tea?"

"Oh." Setsuna blinked. She'd almost forgotten about the tea, having used most of her brain power to consider varied approaches to today's lesson. Of course it was at this moment she noticed the teapot. And the cosy. And figured that some things you just left out of polite conversation. "Yes, thank you. Tea is always nice."

Tea was good. Tea postponed the nerve inducing moment. Shifting over, he nodded at the stairs. "There's room if you'd like to sit?" he offered, while he pulled the rabbit cosy - why a rabbit? he thought again, deeply puzzled - off and poured her a mug of tea. "Are you well this morning?"

Setsuna nodded as she took a seat beside him on the steps and took up her mug of tea; she spared the briefest of moments to take in the aroma before responding. "I am," she said, "thank you. Last night's mission was quite successful, and now I have the honour of a new student, so I can't complain.

"Last night's mission?" Karal paused with his mug half-way to his mouth, expression a complicated blend of puzzlement and concern.

Rolling her eyes and shaking her head slightly in an attempt to show Karal she was not entirely serious about it, Setsuna explained as best she could without specifics, "Well, just a silly assignment for class and an attempt to do something for a friend. It was a success on both accords, I'm glad to say." She hid a small grin in her mug of tea.

"Well, I'm glad it went well," he said, smiling as he realised it wasn't anything serious. "A bit of silliness can be good for you."

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"A bit, yes," Setsuna said, a bit too seriously for what the conversation was calling for, but, really, such was Setsuna. She took another sip from her mug, taking in the taste before commenting, "This is very good tea, Karal..."

"It is from home," he explained. "Karsite tea." He took a long sip, and closed his eyes briefly. "I brought several boxes with me. I can give you one, if you'd like."

"Oh!" Setsuna said, surprised by the offer, her shoulders caving in a little over her mug. "Oh, no, that's quite alright. I mean, I have more than enough tea of my own, definitely, and I'm sure it's a little harder for you to get tea from your home that tea from mine. So, I...thank you for the offer, but I'd feel bad taking it. Besides, this way, when I have it, I know I'll appreciate it more and not just because the company is so nice."

He was a bit surprised at her reaction to the offer, but he didn't let it show, and her last words wiped the surprise away and made him flush, just a little. "I, thank you," he said, smiling into his tea. "And you will simply have to visit regularly so I can make it for you."

"Well, it certainly hasn't been a problem before," Setsuna pointed out with a small grin. She quickly had to take another sip from her tea before the grin made her start to feel rather embarrassed and shy.

"True." He finished his tea and set the mug down, tempted to refill it, but it would just be another delaying tactic. Which would be especially foolish, seeing as he was the one who had asked her to teach him. "We may have to make you an honorary member of the cabin."

[Not a worry at all! SP is love, after all :)]

"~~Just as long as there aren't any t-shirts~~ I think," Setsuna admitted with a small smile, "you're really the only one who lives in the cabin I actually know. Or, at any rate, I know you live in this cabin, but I'm not sure about any others." Still having some tea left in her own, she sipped it quietly.

"~~Awww, and I was thinking hot pink, with 'Goatsuckers Forever' across the front~~ They are good people, some are becoming good friends," he said, picking up the rabbit tea cosy and turning it over in his hands. "I was not expecting that. I will introduce you to them, if you like."

~~"No, no, Asuna already designed them (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dclvX7vv1zU) (first few minutes)"~~

"I would like that, yes," Setsuna's head nodded. "I need to meet more of the new people anyway; there's a good chance I probably know some of the older students if they're living here." She paused a moment, with a thoughtful sip. "Why didn't you expect them to become friends?" she asked.

"We are all new, apart from Peter. I feel for him, sometimes, trapped in this cabin full of confused new arrivals," he laughed, then held the tea cosy up at eye level. "I'm not sure. I guess it's simply that I am not used to being accepted so easily."

"Which Peter?" Setsuna asked. It was, after all, a very important question, even if it did seem that having to distinguish between Johns was quickly becoming more prevalent than distinguishing between Peters.

"Peter Petrelli," he answered. "Is there more than one?"

Setsuna let out a small hum, because she really didn't know Peter Petrelli very well. "There's English Peter, for one, who's actually a wonderful swordsman as well and a good friend of mine, although we don't talk as much as we used to. I...think Peter Parker just graduated, and I'm not sure if he's still hanging around the island or left for other things. And then, my...um, my exboyfriend used room with another Peter, but I don't think he's here anymore...and then there was another one who got expelled for shooting someone in the head, I believe, and I'm not sure if there are any others...."

Karal blinked at the litany of names. And the rest of it. "That's quite a number of Peters. And actually, I have met another Peter, though it was my first day here, and I was rather overwhelmed. Peter Pevensie?"

Setsuna nodded. "That would be English Peter, titled so because, well, he's English." She lifted her mug. "And a true appriciater of tea, at that, of which there are too few around here. Coffee seems to be the preferred drink overall."

"He was also good with Trenor," he offered, setting the tea cosy down on the step. "Coffee is common in Valdemar, in Karse we generally drink tea." Not the least, he was sure, because Valdemaran goods were, until recently, difficult to find in Karse. "I am learning to enjoy coffee, but it makes me jumpy."

Setsuna's nose wrinkled. "I'm not a fan at all. Especially not when there's good tea perfectly available." Smirking slightly, she lifted her mug as if to show her continued appriciation before taking another sip. And realizing that she had finished it with her last one. "Oh. Gone already...."

"There's more," he said quickly, waving at the pot in what was an obvious attempt to prolong the inevitable.

"Mmmmm," Setsuna looked down into her empty cup thoughtfully. "...No...well..." She frowned. "More tea would be very nice, but I haven't had much for breakfast, and too much tea with too little food when training is usually quite a volatile combination. It's been a lovely respite before the storm, though, so to speak, and, if you're ready, perhaps we'd best be heading to the gym to get started?"

Karal swallowed his nerves and nodded. "Let me just put the tea things away." He gathered them up and disappeared briefly into the cabin. "All right," he said when he emerged, "I am ready, I think."

When Karal had gotten up, Setsuna thought she'd sensed some nervousness, but was willing to dismiss it because she didn't want to assume things and she didn't understand why anyone would be nervous about something like sword training. As he returned, though, she felt her suspicions were confirmed. She stood up, adjusting her skirt a little, and gave him a small smile. "I promise I won't be too hard on you," she assured him.

It did make him feel better and he ducked his head in acknowledgement. "I trust you, but this is a very new experience," he explained. "It will take same time to become comfortable with it. Even if it was my idea!"

Setsuna nodded. "I will keep that in mind. And, also, with that, if you feel I am moving too quickly, or pushing too much, just let me know. Sometimes I can get a little caught up..."

"I will," he promised and bounced on his heels. "Shall we?"

"We shall." And, with another nod, Setsuna turned and started toward the gym (http://community.livejournal.com/fandomhighdorms/1125694.html).

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