The Roof - Monday morning before classes - 11/24

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

After a week(end) of near-hermitness in his room, subsiding on tea, hot soup, and other such things as he could make in the confines of his room, Liir was in two very different states than he'd been in when he'd gone in:

He was well, of body if not of mind or soul, not that that was odd.

And he was thoroughly sick of his room.

The bedsheets had been stripped off and put in a pile with the laundry for him to do after classes, and the window had been opened to let in fresh light, but it hadn't been quite enough. That said, he wasn't quite sure he was exactly up for company yet, and so he left it to the whims of chance; people came up to the roof almost as often as they went to the common rooms, after all, the view was lovely, and the breeze was nice enough when one had a steaming hot cup of tea and was wrapped up tight in a thick Munchkinlanderwool cloak.

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[shyest-eyes.livejournal.com]

Hinata shivered a bit.

"It s-sounds unpleasant," she said, flushing slightly. "If only f-from my biased point of v-view."

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

"I don't disagree with you. It was just... where I lived."

He had more attachment to it than he'd say, especially considering what he knew now, but it was also true in a way. It was just where he'd lived. It hadn't really been much of a home.

"I like it here better, especially the warmth. That's why I had my birthday picked in the summer.'

[shyest-eyes.livejournal.com]

She nodded, then tilted her head curiously. "Your b-birthday was picked?"

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

"Ino picked it for me," he said, leaning back, "since I didn't have one. I didn't even know who my parents were at the time, any of it; how old I was or any of it. So I asked her to pick a date, one I'd like, one when it was warm."

He grinned a little.

"It was a very good birthday, when I had it. No complaints."

[shyest-eyes.livejournal.com]

"I will have to a-ask her when the next one is," she said lightly. "I am s-sure Yei would care to attend."

Her as well, though that went unspoken.

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

"I could tell you," he said. "But you're welcome to ask her as well."

At which point, his attention went back to the kitten a little since his scritching had strayed a little from her ears down to her chin and this needed observation.

[shyest-eyes.livejournal.com]

Yei definitely agreed that this needed both more attention and observation. But then, admittedly, Yei generally thought that and this was not new.

Her wee eyes were nearly squeezed shut in pleasure and her purring was very loud for such a small creature.

"I w-would not mind hearing f-from you," she said, smiling at the both of them.

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

"July 19th, as this place reckons things," he told her. "A very warm day that was very lovely this year, especially while up on the roller coasters."

[shyest-eyes.livejournal.com]

"Roller coasters?" she asked curiously, making a mental note to remember the day.

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

"They're large mechanical boxes on a track, almost like minecarts, where they strap you in and then take you on all manner of ups and downs and upsidedowns going very fast.

"It's a little like flying, only you don't have to think."

[shyest-eyes.livejournal.com]

"...I do not t-think I would dare to try one," she said slowly. "Though, I i-imagine, that it is something exciting."

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

"It is," he told her with a smile.

"Though not as good as flying."

He was biased.

[shyest-eyes.livejournal.com]

"I've n-never been," she admitted. "So I c-couldn't say."

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

"Would you like to?" he offered immediately.

[shyest-eyes.livejournal.com]

Hinata thought that over, despite her immediate first refusal.

Fear, after all, had to be fought.

"It's q-quite safe?" she asked warily.

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

He nodded.

"Very much so. And someone who used to be afraid of heights has said she very much enjoys it."

[shyest-eyes.livejournal.com]

Hinata bit her lip for a moment, before nodding her head.

"I w-would not mind trying t-then," she said, flushing a bit.

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

He grinned.

"Whenever you're like, just knock on my door, then."

[shyest-eyes.livejournal.com]

"I will," she promised.

A pause.

"And Yei w-will be most p-put out at being left b-behind."

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

He made sure to give the kitten a good scritching.

"I'll make sure to bring an offering of tuna to make her smile again."

[shyest-eyes.livejournal.com]

"She will be your f-fan forever with that," Hinata agreed.

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

"Which will make my life worthwhile," he joked before shifting to scritch her other ear.