The Gym, Sunday Early Morning

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Ino... still wasn't in the best of moods really. But it was routine, and hopefully she'd find that comforting. And it was Liir. Which would be comforting.

Doing her stretches quickly, her heart not really into them, Ino considered how to spend the time until Liir showed up.

Meditation. That'd help, right? Stop her from feeling so out-of-sorts. Hopefully.

She made herself comfortable on the floor and closed her eyes. Breathe in, breathe out. And repeat.

[Ino's here for Liir, yes. But totally open for all your gymish or Inoish needs!]

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He trotted down not too much later, in a rather good mood for the most part.

"Morning, Ino."

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She didn't answer him beyond the smallest tilt of her head to show that, yes, she'd heard him come in.

She'd just be a moment, would he mind waiting?

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He looked at her again before starting his stretches as quietly as he did when Andrew was sleeping.

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Quiet or not, didn't really matter to her. Ino was good enough at meditation that she could do it through most of anything if she made the effort. But it was the thought that counted.

It wasn't so very long after that she opened her eyes, and smiled at him. "Morning."

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"It is," he agreed, settling into the last of his stretches.

"How has your week been? I haven't seen you since you were male."

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...

That was one way of putting it. But it sounded really odd.

"Honestly?" Ino said, with a shrug. "It's been a pretty awful week all around. You?"

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He blinked.

"What's the matter? My week's been just fine."

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"It's just been a bad week," she said with a shrug that pretended to be casual. "Bad conversations. Bad topics. My mood's been all over the place."

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"Anything I can do?" he asked almost instantly. He looked rather, well, cross at the thought of Ino having a bad week. As if there was someone he could look up and talk to about it, report the world for bad behavior, and have something Done about it.

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"I don't think so," Ino said, looking rueful but also touched. "Not really."

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"Do you need a hug, perhaps?" he questioned carefully.

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"I could do with a hug," she admitted.

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He stood up, gave one last superficial stretch, and held out his arms.

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She got up off the floor and went to him, burying her face in his chest, and clinging a bit. "At least the week is over, right?" Ino said. "So things have to get better."

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"They do," he agreed immediately. After all, he wanted to reassure her.

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"Well," she amended. "I hope they get better."

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He gave her a squeeze.

"When things are low, they can only get better," he said with a smile.

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That wasn't true, and she knew it. But she let him reassure her with that.

"I'll keep that in mind," she said, with a determined little nod. "And see what I can do 'bout making it that way."

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"All right."

At this point he patted her shoulder.

"So... more stances?"

He grinned almost manically though it was obvious enough he was laughing.

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She wrinkled her nose at him. "You're laughing at me."

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He shook his head firmly.

"I'm excited at the educational opportunity of learning from you and enjoy your company," he said primly.

He even meant it.

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That got an even longer stare. "You so are," she said, though amusement glimmered in her eyes.

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"I so am," he said, the words sounding mildly amusing just because they were coming out of him.

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She blinked.

Then shoved him lightly. "Now you're laughing at the way I speak!"

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He hopped back a few times from the force but looked back innocent.

"I'm totally not."