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[blue_wayfinder]

Characters: Aqua and whoever she runs into
Location: Special mention of the library, the super market, and the Outer Quarter, but feel free to catch her en route to any of these places or near Death City Heights!
Rating: PG
Time: February 19, all day
Description: Aqua's keeping busy.


Aqua's morning was spent running errands. The fridge needed restocking and other supplies that needed replacing. That she hadn't noticed until she was nearly all out said a great deal about her life recently. Sometime after that she'd parked her bike outside of the library intent on getting some reading done. What she ended up doing was falling asleep on a book for a few hours. Later in the evening she would be out and about in the Outer Quarter doing patrols.

Honestly, after everything that had happened, she felt exhausted, but what else can she do but try to keep going?

Comments

[blue_wayfinder]

You don't need to do that. [Because there wasn't actually anything she needed to do.] Really, Haruka, I can take care of it myself.

[hoennmaihime]

[Oh no, had she offended her?]

I'm sorry!

...I can't help even a little?

[blue_wayfinder]

[Wait. Why was she apologizing?]

...you don't need to apologize. [She sighed. She was making a mess of this, wasn't she?]

There isn't actually anything for you to help with. I'm just trying to keep busy.

[hoennmaihime]

[Haruka's just... even more confused now.]

A... ah...?

[Eloquent.]

Well... sleeping would keep you busy!

[She can push the question of why Aqua wants to keep busy later.]

[blue_wayfinder]

[Except sleeping was exactly what she was trying to avoid.]

Haruka...[There was no way out of this, was there? She looked away.] Thank you, but I don't really want to sleep right now.

[hoennmaihime]

[The girl's expression turns to one of concern.]

...Have you been getting a lot of nightmares lately?

[blue_wayfinder]

[She was quiet for a moment.]

...is it that obvious? [She thought she'd been hiding it pretty well.]

[hoennmaihime]

[Oh no.]

Well... I can't think of many other reasons why somebody wouldn't want to sleep if they weren't busy.

Doesn't this world have animals that can eat nightmares?

[blue_wayfinder]

I think they only exist in legends.

[She'll take this change of topic, thank you very much.]

Was there something like that in the world you came from?