[Closed] "The burgers are really good"

[hoennmaihime]

Characters: Duo and Haruka

Location: Outside Casualty Communal -> an out of the way diner.

Rating: G

Time: 20th of February, middle of the day.

Description: Haruka and Duo meet, chat and eat.


[Haruka sat on a bench outside the Casualty Communal, crutches resting against the side, softly humming a tune while she waited for Duo to arrive. She had so many things she wanted to talk to and ask him about and that combined with the prospect of great food had filled her with a great deal of anticipation. But the weather was great, she thought as she soaked up the sunlight, and made patience come easily. Not only that, it was more than warm enough for her to wear her regular clothes from home - a major plus. She liked the clothes she'd gotten from the arrival basket well enough, but her few possessions grounded her. No matter where she went, if she had something familiar with her, it put her just a little bit more at ease.]

Comments

[braidedwonder]

I won't, promise. [ He holds on to her hand with a light pressure, enough to ensure that she had a nice support, other hand at the side just in case. But he smiles as she thanks him, giving a little shrug but waiting to release her until she has her crutches in hand. ]

No problem. Got a good footing?

[hoennmaihime]

Mm-hm!

[Haruka nods once in confirmation, letting go of his hand once her crutches are positioned securely under her arms.

She's having fun though, and she doesn't want to split up just yet.]

Hey, do you want to go to the park? The paths that run through it are smooth, so they're easy for me to walk on. And besides - today's a beautiful day.

[braidedwonder]

Uh - [ Well, he really doesn't have much else to do, does he? After all, he wasn't in war time and no one else was here that he knew. ]

Sure. I just have to keep a watch out because this whole real sun thing is a new element for me.

[hoennmaihime]

[His hesitation is hard to miss, so naturally she tries to reassure him.]

Don't worry. It doesn't have to take long. And there's plenty of shade in the meantime!

[It's not until they're outside again that Haruka brings up a topic she's been itching to ask about, her expression neutral and her tone inquisitive:]

So, I was kinda wondering about, from your post... what were the debatably illegal things you were considering?

[braidedwonder]

[ Duo looks a little bemused at her asking that, one brow raising as he turns to look at her. Of course he would tell Haruka all of the gruesome details about what he'd been trained in before the war and during it, what he'd learned on the streets verses from the Doctor, but well, there was always a way of glossing things over. ]

Don't get yourself tied up in what I'm plannin', uh?

[hoennmaihime]

Aw, why?

[She sounds more curious than disappointed.]

You wouldn't do it if it wasn't for a good reason, right?

[braidedwonder]

No, I wouldn't. Don't worry about that.

I just don't trust coming in to a place and then falling in line with whatever powers that be without... investigating first. [ He turns to give a little smirk, but well, this is Duo and at the moment it's hardly as threatening as it could have been. ]

[hoennmaihime]

[She hums contentedly.]

Mm~ then that's all I really need to know.

...Could you do me a favor, though?

[Her expression turns very serious.]

If you find something, that isn't quite right... please, let me know.

[braidedwonder]

Let's put it this way - if it's pertinent and might pique your interest, I'll let you in on it, mm? [ Duo still seems as relaxed and almost playful as ever, hands in his pockets and laxly walking beside her. He's been there done that with so many intelligence missions that it doesn't really phase him outwardly, anymore. ]

[hoennmaihime]

Sounds good to me. Thank you.

[And with that, she returns to smiling. She thinks it's funny, how relaxed and... happy? cheerful? kinda? he's stayed, regardless of whatever. But then again, if he'd lived through a war, then... maybe it was like when after you rode a giant roller-coaster, the smaller ones just weren't that scary anymore? Sorta. It made sense.

And for a while, she's content to just walk on in silence towards the park.]