James A. Garfield cabin roof; Tuesday night (05.12)

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Kenshin had had an interesting day. Interesting enough that the relative quiet and darkness of the rooftop was a relief. He sat with his back to the light of the campfires, and stared out into the night, emptying his mind, so that hopefully he could sleep. He wasn't worried about anyone sneaking up behind him; he would hear them before they got close enough to be a threat.

How long his solitude would remain solitude...

Well.

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"Well, no," Tahiri had to concede. "But . . . look, how many people have you gotten a chance to meet around here so far?"

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"Only a few," he admitted.

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She nodded. "You probably got the 'people come from all over' speech from your big sibling, and around here that's really, really true." She was building up momentum now, and from the rapid flow of her speech it might be pretty easy to see how she used to have a reputation for being a nonstop chatterbox. "When they say all over, they really mean all over. It's sort of like that in my galaxy, with all the different cultures that butt heads, only here there's multiple universes and different versions of the same universe on top of that. And not everybody can agree on how to define 'responsible,' or when it is or isn't an appropriate time to get into a fight."

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"But there are some people who fight best without any weapons at all," he pointed out. "And those who cannot fight without weapons are at a disadvantage, in this situation. In what way is that fair?" He paused a moment. "And they're also implying that we cannot abide by a code of honourable conduct."

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"It's not that," Tahiri said, grimacing slightly; Riina agreed with his assessment, and she was trying to stifle the grumbling going on in her head. "It's a matter of too many people interpreting that code in too many different ways, if that makes sense. And there's plenty of hotheaded idiots around here who have no business touching weapons but would if they could get their hands on them. Don't get me wrong, I don't like it either. I can just understand why they made the rule."

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"Just because it is a rule, doesn't make it right."

His eyes were cold, hard, yellow-gold that glinted stubbornly as he looked at her.

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"No," Tahiri answered levelly, meeting his gaze. "That doesn't necessarily make it right."

Didn't necessarily make it wrong, either, but . . .

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"Who can I take my... disagreement to?" he asked quietly, looking away.

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"You'd probably have to talk to the principal," Tahiri said, "although I'm not sure how much good it'll do honestly. Sorry about that."

[[D'oh, I fell asleep last night. D:]]

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"I guess I'll just have to spend a lot of time in the... salle then," he muttered.

(('soki. That happens. <3))

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"It's a good place to be. I spend a lot of time there myself," Tahiri assured him, smiling slightly.

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"I think you're not the only one who thinks so," Kenshin replied. "There were a few others, when I went there."

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"Yeah? Who'd you meet?" she asked. "I know Arthur's down there every Monday like the world's most accurate chrono."

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He nodded.

"I met him," he replied. "He told me about something called 'teevee' and 'radio.'"

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"Did he warn you about the squirrels?" Tahiri asked.

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"Yes. He mentioned them." Kenshin grimaced.

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"Not thrilled by that idea either, are you?" Tahiri asked with some sympathy. "You and half the island."

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"Do you know why they're there?" he grumbled.

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"No idea, other than they're probably native life. Of the special Fandom kind," Tahiri said. Wow, he was grumbly, huh? "It's just one of those things you have to get used to around here."

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"...It's like being surrounded by miniature ninja at all hours of day and night," he said with a sigh.

Grumbly, bad-tempered, teenaged killer, yep.

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"I'm pretty sure they're just nosy, not deadly," Tahiri offered, "unless you're actually in the radio booth and they don't like what you have to say about their newsgathering. So anyway . . . what's your world like?"

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"There's a war," he replied. "Blood and death in the streets. But under all that... It's beautiful. I believe that we can win, and make a world where people can live in peace and freedom."

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She made a face. "Your world too? That's how mine is. We've been at war for three years or so now. Sometimes I wonder if that's how it always is, and the peace is just an occasional break."

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"I hope not," Kenshin replied. "I'd like to make a lasting peace, if I can."

Even if he had to bathe himself in blood to bring it.

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"I hope you can too," she answered sincerely. For his world, anyway -- she wasn't holding out much hope for hers. "You've been fighting in it too, haven't you? I can kind of tell."