The Roof, Saturday Afternoon

[shyest-eyes.livejournal.com]

The roof, and the open air, was peaceful as Hinata slipped over to sit on the edge of the roof and just… enjoy the day.

There were things to be done, of course, but there were always things to be done and a little while to indulge in nothing more than fresh air and her thoughts would harm absolutely no one. Not even herself though she had to banish the thoughts of what her father would say of the sloth Fandom had induced in her.

She had a book with her, Hinata nearly always did, but for the moment... well, just watching over the roof and the area below was enough for her.

[Open roof, yes yes!]

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[shyest-eyes.livejournal.com]

"Some of the time he hides them under a coat," she offered. "Before he came here, he'd hid them almost all the time."

[itsjustlanguage.livejournal.com]

"I don't think I would blame him. If I had feathers, I would spend a lot of time hiding," said Hoshi. "But it sounds like he's come to the right place. After all, this school used to have a unicorn as a student! I don't think anything can top that."

[shyest-eyes.livejournal.com]

She glanced sideways, amused. "The unicorn was more accepted th-than poor Robin seems to be some days. Especially when he's never been nothing but kind."

[itsjustlanguage.livejournal.com]

"Has someone been mean to Robin?" asked Hoshi, surprised.

[shyest-eyes.livejournal.com]

"Not lately, I shouldn't think," she said, shaking her head. "But always when the new kids come in you hear about 'that felt frog' and I know there's a few students who've never warmed to him."

[itsjustlanguage.livejournal.com]

"Is that any different from referring to 'the unicorn' whose name I can't seem to remember?" asked Hoshi.

[shyest-eyes.livejournal.com]

"Attitudes," she said finally, "make the largest difference in it. Unicorns are well loved by many people."

[itsjustlanguage.livejournal.com]

"And people have a much different perception of frogs," said Hoshi, nodding.

[shyest-eyes.livejournal.com]

"That's it exactly," she replied. "Luckily most people here get over it rather quickly though I can't imagine Robin is too fond of the days when it seems half the school is new."

[itsjustlanguage.livejournal.com]

"It does seem to be a never-ending parade of new students," said Hoshi. "I'm not even sure I got around to meeting everyone from the previous batch that came through!"

[shyest-eyes.livejournal.com]

"It's difficult to be sure," she laughed softly. "So many of them and then they mix together and no longer can you tell who is new and who is old because all of them are 'Fandom' and are familiar to the sight."

[itsjustlanguage.livejournal.com]

"At least I've gotten better at dealing with large crowds," said Hoshi. "There was a time that the idea of a full classroom would lead me to a panic attack!"

[shyest-eyes.livejournal.com]

She just shook her head.

"Take that as a measure of growth," she said, smiling. "And r-remember that when a whole new place has you fretting."

[itsjustlanguage.livejournal.com]

"Well, I hope there's nothing to fret about in Brazil, but I'll try to keep that in mind," said Hoshi. She may be singing a different tune after getting a look at tropical insects.

[shyest-eyes.livejournal.com]

Her grin was tiny.

"Don't wish for perfection," Hinata suggested. "It seems counter-productive but if you set your sights on lower than everything going perfectly it works better. Less of a sh-shock if things go wrong and a joy if they do not."

[itsjustlanguage.livejournal.com]

"I'm sure it won't be perfect, but I don't mind dealing with little issues here and there," said Hoshi. "I already suspect that I'll be living elsewhere and commuting, since they don't really have a lot of housing available."

[shyest-eyes.livejournal.com]

"Not a lot of housing on campus?" She shook her head. "That seems silly to me, but th-then, this is the only school I've gone to in any world like this."

[itsjustlanguage.livejournal.com]

"They are a fairly new operation and they're in the middle of the rain forest," said Hoshi. "I don't really mind, though. It will be nice to go home at the end of the day and be somewhere completely different."

[shyest-eyes.livejournal.com]

"As long as there's a home," she said, smiling. "Having a home to go back to makes everything better."

[itsjustlanguage.livejournal.com]

"As far as I'm concerned, Fandom is my home," said Hoshi. "That makes it so much more difficult to leave."

[shyest-eyes.livejournal.com]

"You'll be able to visit," she said hopefully. "And I will expect you to do so. It's amazing how the time has flown."