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thenearshore2016-12-11 10:26 am
young_oldman) wrote in thenearshore2016-12-11 10:26 am
There's nothing that I'd take back
Who: Sanae and Meng Lu Lu Meng
What: Prayer 7
Where: The Near Shore
When: Night-time, May 22nd
"For some reason, the neighborhood just won't stop getting loud every night. It looks like there's something more than loud people around."
[It looks like it wasn't just pigeons that were keeping the children up at night. When Lu Meng and Sanae return to the neighbourhood for a second round of investigations, the street lights immediately begin to flicker. The playground where they'd held their night-time vigil is cast sharply in the blinking light, long, distorted shadows that cut starkly across the ground flickering in time with the lights.
And for all the complaints of noisy nights, a heavy silence has settled upon the area instead. No buzzing of electric lights, no crickets, not even a rustle of the leaves, even as the air feels cool upon their skin.
Lu Meng looks about them warily, pulling out his phone to type a quick message to Sanae but not sending it out, for fear that any sound will alert any hostile presence. Instead, he holds it out to her so that she can read the message on the screen.]
Should we flush out the ayakashi? Or wait for them to attack?
What: Prayer 7
Where: The Near Shore
When: Night-time, May 22nd
[It looks like it wasn't just pigeons that were keeping the children up at night. When Lu Meng and Sanae return to the neighbourhood for a second round of investigations, the street lights immediately begin to flicker. The playground where they'd held their night-time vigil is cast sharply in the blinking light, long, distorted shadows that cut starkly across the ground flickering in time with the lights.
And for all the complaints of noisy nights, a heavy silence has settled upon the area instead. No buzzing of electric lights, no crickets, not even a rustle of the leaves, even as the air feels cool upon their skin.
Lu Meng looks about them warily, pulling out his phone to type a quick message to Sanae but not sending it out, for fear that any sound will alert any hostile presence. Instead, he holds it out to her so that she can read the message on the screen.]
Should we flush out the ayakashi? Or wait for them to attack?
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...strange that he should feel this bad. After all his advice, he's still affected by this new argument between them.
But although he promised her that he'd be more open, this isn't the time and place for him to share his own sadness. That would be just be selfish. All he can do is salute her.]
I don't deserve that praise now, my lady. But thank you, for taking my feelings into account. You are too good to me.
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But she doesn't move away just yet. She offers her hand to him, as well as a tiny smile. He knows what this means. A friendship handshake is always due after a prayer, and their argument doesn't change that fact. ]
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It didn't feel right to him to perform the necessary motions. And although he's again spot on with each action, no amount of sharp attention to each clap and snap is going to replace sincerity and enthusiasm.
When it's over, his hands linger on hers, and a strange expression flickers across his face. But again he says nothing, and instead only draws his hands away.]
Sleep well, my lady. I'll prepare breakfast for you and your guest tomorrow morning.
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Mm. [ She nods, stepping back. They've another guest in the temple now, and she should make herself look more presentable before ensuring that he's alright. ] ...Have a good night, Lu Meng.