Re: Forging a Finer Blade [Private | Serenity]

Wed Dec 27, 2017 3:50 pm

TEN THOUSAND SWORDS

ERIKA MASAMUNE

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Naturally Erika stopped her course, she turned to face Midori just as the woman got up and said it wasn't a waste of time. The solemn girl listened obediently to the captain, she did hate when people pulled her flaws out into the open and made her look at them but she couldn't deny Midori's logic and reasoning, in fact she could only respect those honourable qualities about her which made it that much harder to be mad at the woman.

She seemed to hesitate for a moment, arguing with herself and her thoughts before finally conceding and moving back to sit down opposite the captain again ready to continue about their little talk if Midori wanted to.

"Can... we not talk about all the ghosts in my past.. please?"

She found the topic a sensitive one and it wasn't something she wanted to describe in full to her, Erika hoped maybe just knowledge of the problem would be enough but waited silently for another question or conversation to arise, looking for her own questions to ask Midori that might take the heat off her and drive the conversation elsewhere.

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Wed Dec 27, 2017 4:32 pm

TEN THOUSAND SWORDS

ERIKA MASAMUNE

She watched the older woman sit down, pleased that Midori still was happy to be in her presence as she looked a little thoughtful towards the garden whilst trying to come up with a topic of conversation. The future being brought up was a little hard to explain, honestly Erika couldn't answer that very well she could tell that Midori shared her thoughts on the Gotei changing, Erika found it rather confronting to come back to. She did want to stay with Tsubine but... she bit her lip for a moment as she wondered if she should talk about it with Midori. There would likely be no promises again but Midori did just have that way of making Erika want to open up to her.

"I wanna stay with Tsubine... if she stays with this place then I'll stay, if she wanders then I'll wander. At least, that's what I want to do. I don't know Midori. Ever since Tsubine came back, she feels different and less like the woman that I knew or I thought I knew beforehand. I don't hate her and I forgave her when she came back because I wanted her back more than anything but she seems different. Is that just me being stupid?"

She looked up at Midori questioningly, waiting to see if it was truly just her own opinion or Midori felt the same way. She knew it was possible for the words to get back to Tsubine but she didn't care so much with this part. It wasn't something she thought they should keep buried forever.

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Wed Dec 27, 2017 5:05 pm

TEN THOUSAND SWORDS

ERIKA MASAMUNE

Erika listened to Midori explain, there was... a lot of information for her to try to absorb, understand and take in. Erika had forgiven Tsubine but not the man that she loved. She still hated him, not for making Tsubine happy like the way he did - she actually was pleased that someone could make her mother happy in a romantic sense as little as she understood about it. No she hated him for the fact that he made her choose, he asked her knowing full well about Erika and all the people in Tsubine's life. That is what she hated about him, Midori would probably see a glimpse of it on her face but given the lack of context it was unlikely she'd figure out exactly the cause of it.

"Midori... can you explain Tsubine's story to me? She briefly told me when I found her but I didn't listen and can't remember all of it and... I want to know."

She looked up shyly, obviously Erika had heard or knew it from their previous encounter but she was a crying and emotional mess during it. All she really remembered was "you didn't belong there", fell in love with what's his name, he asked me to run away. She wanted to know the full story and not just the brief one even though doing so would likely open up a few old but fairly new wounds for her. She got up and moved to sit next to Midori and wait.

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Thu Dec 28, 2017 5:30 am

TEN THOUSAND SWORDS

ERIKA MASAMUNE

Her eyes gazed over the other woman as she tried to explain, it was simple and short but Midori's obvious pain at retelling her friend's story made Erika not want to press for details. There was a little bit of confusion for her though, how could Tsubine not have been able to help him? Her mother was fast, like super fast as in, could probably cross a few kilometres in a matter of seconds with shunpo alone. She thought on it a little more but couldn't figure it out.

"How..."

She stretched and trailed off, looking back at Midori before leaning over and hug her to comfort her. the woman had such high empathy and sympathy for her mother, she felt like a bitch that she couldn't feel the same that Midori did as she laid against the taller woman's shoulder.

"I'm sorry I asked that, it was wrong for me. I should be asking Tsubine not you."

For a moment she hugged the woman a little more before pulling away and looking up at her. She stood up and dusted herself off while looking around, she had lost track of time. She wondered how long they had been talking and she politely bowed.

"Thank you Midori. I'm sorry I bothered you but it was a good talk, I should stop keeping you from your work. I don't want to get you in trouble. Until I see you again I suppose."

Once she said her farewell Erika would turn and head back to her room, she was a little worried about if Midori would tell Tsubine the secret she spilled but either way, she couldn't be mad at Midori for actually giving genuine care towards it so one way or another she'd go to her room and try to relax while thinking of what she might say to her mother if the topic came up.

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