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Post by Reiichi Murakami on Jun 12, 2015 2:19:53 GMT
"Well, actually." Reiichi's hand slid up to his glasses again, fidgeting with the edges of the frames. "I didn't quite mean to find you, Munro. I was going for a walk, as I often do during this time of day, and this time I wandered way out here." He made a sweeping gesture around the stables with his arms. "And there you were. And I didn't recognize you."
He shrugged. "I don't like to see students miserable. Impacts their performance."
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Post by Crystal Emmerson on Jun 12, 2015 15:39:15 GMT
Crystal smiled to Michi and nodded. She turned back towards Murakami, looking shocked at his words. She gave a nervous laugh at his words before looking to Kage. "Will you be alright now, Treasa? I warned Murakami-sensei to make his presence known along with making sure you see him. I hope that's okay with you..." She said hoping that Murakami understood not to mention knowing about what really happened.
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Post by Treasa "Kage" Munro on Jun 14, 2015 19:20:44 GMT
Kage raised an eyebrow as she listened to Murakami explain why he'd come up behind her. Miserable? Ah, yes, he must have seen her crying. She weighed the options in her mind. She could tell him the truth, that she was being bullied, but she doubted anyone would believe her. She was an outsider. A sassanach in Japan. The thought grew bitter in her mind. No. He didn't need to know what was going on. Crystal explained that she had told Murakami not to sneak up on her. Kage nodded, wondering if Crystal had told him more than he needed to know. She pulled herself from her brooding and shook her head.
"I was just missing dachaigh...er..." She looked to Michi and Crystal, searching for the right word. "Home?" she asked them in English. When one of them would give the answer, she'd look back at Murakami and correct herself, "...home. I was missing home."
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Post by Michiko Fujiwara on Jun 15, 2015 18:28:16 GMT
Michiko spent the majority of the exchange thinking about things. Art, mostly. Costume ideas came to her head like clockwork nowadays. She had to thank Wakahisa-san for that. What was Wakahisa-san doing right now? Would she be coming to rehearsals again? That would be nice... Dress rehearsals were starting soon, and while Michiko knew her designs were nice, they looked even better when they were being worn. There was a difference between clothing draped on a hanger versus being draped on a body, lit by the stage...
She just hoped she wouldn't get so embarrassed the next time she and Wakahisa-san met. That'd be nice, t --
Why was Kage-chan looking at her like that?
"Home?"
... oh!
Michiko ducked her head, muttering that she wasn't sure. She wasn't the best at English.
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Post by Reiichi Murakami on Jun 26, 2015 13:58:58 GMT
Reiichi briefly looked over at Crystal, then back at Kage. She seemed like she wanted to say more, but Reiichi wasn't one to pry. Fujiwara looked quite distracted, until Kage said something.
"Ah. Yes. You were...homesick?" He nodded sagely, then checked his watch. He'd have to hurry back to do prep for the next class. "I...apologize. I need to get ready for my next class. Take care." And he turned on his heel and began the long walk back to the classroom buildings.
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Post by Crystal Emmerson on Jun 26, 2015 14:07:40 GMT
Crystal listened and looked between everyone. When Treasa was trying to explain how she felt, Crystal smiled. "Yes, it's home." She said, letting Kage finish with her words. When Murakami-sensei said he was getting ready to leave, Crystal nodded. She was filled with relief that he didn't say more about why she might have acted the way she did. Maybe after class, she could thank him? She'd have to at least try later when Treasa wasn't around.
When he left, she turned to Michi and Treasa, giving a very light and small smile. "Treasa...was it just because you're homesick?" She asked softly.
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Post by Treasa "Kage" Munro on Jun 29, 2015 13:45:18 GMT
Kage nodded as she watched Murakami walk away. Suddenly, her shoulders sagged as relief washed over her and she suddenly felt more comfortable. The fear waned and she gave a week smile to her two friends. Then Crystal asked her question. Of course it was more than just being homesick, but Kage couldn't bring up the bullying. She could handle herself. She wasn't about to go complaining to her girlfriend that people were being mean to her.
"Aye. That was all it was. I miss me Da. He still hasn't gotten the phone turned back on and he hasn't written back ter me at all."
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Post by Michiko Fujiwara on Jul 1, 2015 22:46:20 GMT
Michiko gazed at Kage, her lips pursing. She had the faintest feeling that Kage wasn't telling the truth, though she couldn't justify it. She just remembered all the times Kage had come to vent to her. Far more things had come up beyond her being homesick, or missing her father. Had someone been mean to her again? Slowly, her teeth grazed over her bottom lip. She hesitated. Was this something that was okay to bring up? Did Kuri-chan know about it? Michiko didn't want to risk telling Kuri-chan something Kage-chan didn't want her to know, even if Michiko felt like she should…
"Have you tried…" Wait. No. If Kage-chan's father didn't have a working phone, there was no way an email would reach him. "Ah, never mind."
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Post by Crystal Emmerson on Jul 2, 2015 2:37:30 GMT
Crystal frowned as she looked at Treasa and Michi; something seemed off. She sighed and shook her head lightly. "Well..." Crystal couldn't shake off that something wasn't being said. "All right." She said softly.
She looked to Michi and smiled. "I had thought about offering e-mails as well, Michi-chan. That was some time ago though. It's okay if you were going to suggest that."
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Post by Treasa "Kage" Munro on Jul 2, 2015 2:45:45 GMT
"Emails are well and good, but," she looked up at Michi, "...dinnay I ever tell ye? Befer moving here, I never owned a computer. Da said it was just something ter rot away our brains. He preferred us ter spend time outside or studying."
She shrugged. "I'll be alright, I promise." She stretched and looked up at the clock. "What say we go somewhere and do something?" she asked. "I donnay really wanna go home right yet."
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Post by Michiko Fujiwara on Jul 2, 2015 20:33:04 GMT
"Oh."
That was right. Michiko let her gaze drop toward her shoes, her fingers curling tighter around her sketchbook. She only allowed herself to look back up, just barely, when Kage mentioned going somewhere. Ah… it did sound nice. Ever since Wicked started up, they hadn't had the chance to all go out together, among other reasons.
She nodded. "What do you want to do, Kage-chan?"
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Post by Crystal Emmerson on Jul 2, 2015 21:32:18 GMT
Crystal felt a little bad now. Maybe she should have said things a different way to Michi. She knew that Michi was much more soft spoken and from what she's know so far, not as confident as she should be. Michi was a great person and Crystal definitely wished that she could give Michi more confident in herself.
"Well, I don't mind doing something. I don't have much to do as of today." Crystal said smiling to her friends.
Maybe I can find out if something else is going on....
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Post by Treasa "Kage" Munro on Jul 9, 2015 0:02:14 GMT
Kage looked thoughtful. Anything aside from going home sounded good to her. She was getting hungry, too. It was nice to not have any clubs today. Well, she did have Dance Team, but she'd been avoiding it since tryouts happened. She was tired of the glares, that was for sure. She tapped her chin as she thought of a place to go. There were tons of places to eat on the way home, but she knew of one place she'd love to stop by.
"What about the bakery?" she asked, giving Crystal a side-long glance. "Haven't had any of yer baking in quite a while, Gael, and it'd be nice ter just sit and talk about normal things."
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Post by Michiko Fujiwara on Jul 11, 2015 22:45:26 GMT
Michiko nodded along, eyes wide and eager. She liked bakeries, but she was sure she'd like the Emmerson bakery even more because it was Kuri-chan's family. Oh, she hoped there would be cake there! It was a bakery, so of course there would be cakes, but what kind? She hadn't had castella in a long time. Or maybe --
… oh…
Right… Kage-chan wasn't looking at her at all.
Michiko piped up just loudly enough to be heard. "I'd like that, too."
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Post by Crystal Emmerson on Jul 14, 2015 0:28:20 GMT
Crystal listened to the two, blushing as her baking was brought up and gave a smile.
"Well, I don't mind at all. You girls don't mind waiting a little bit? I can make some of the small quick things so we can sit in the little dining area and talk for a while. My Nana won't mind."
She looked to Michi as she agreed and smiled a little wider. "Alright! Let's go get anything we need before heading there, okay?"
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