"....Bastard."
Yūrei puts down the binoculars, absolutely fed up with Jiro earning yet another medal. From her position on the 4th story of a building overlooking tghe temple she'd been able to see it all. The Abbott praising Hawkeye for 'protecting our sacred soil' that pompous blowhard bowing and saying it was all in a day's work.

Her shoulder stung to Tengoku as she gingerly tried to move it. No chance she was getting out of this under construction flat and into there anytime soon in this condition.

With a sigh her good arm pulls out her communicator, flicking over to Sakura's number. The screen flashes, her picture for Sakura is from a couple years back at a party, both of them flushed and beaming at the camera.

"Oh I am not gonna hear the end of this."

She starts awkwardly hitting typing a message

'Hi babe. Had a drone accident. Could you come with the repair kit to 43 Ancestor Way?'

Still grumpy with herself she hits send and picks up the binoculars again to watch Jiro strut around the complex.

Sakura had a different plan for the evening. Read a book. Clean up the room. Go out and meet someone cute.

But nupe. The ghosts of the past never relented.

Good thing she had a "drone repair" kit on her for "accidental drone discharges".

She followed the instructions on where to meet. She finally found the right apartment. 69, seriously Yurei-chan? Really 69?" She sighed.

She entered without knocing. "Hi honey." Her voice was slightly bitter with sarcasm. "What have you gotten yourself into?" she moved as she asked, old habits dying hard. While she wasn't classically - or at all - trained, she did observe it enough times in back alleys to know the basics. Spray the wound, ignore the yelps of pain, bandage, pat it, give a lollypop. Sadly, she had no lollypops.

"There there dumpling, now you should feel better." Yep, still some sarcasm.

OOC:
D3 EE Medicine/Intelligence, VP for Phantom rank, 1 CR for more healing, TN20 | 5k4 ⇒ 32 (TN: 20)

D3 EE Wounds healing from Medicine, +1k0 from 1 CR | 2k1 ⇒ 17 (TN: ?)

Hotaru Sakura wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 08, 2022 9:18 am

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"Hey Sak-! Ow! Ow! That stings!"
Despite the yelps of pain and the lack of a lollypop, by the end of it Yūrei has full motion in her arm again, the sharp white of the bandage distinct against her darker skin.

"...You know I hate being called dumpling."
She tries her best to look annoyed, she really does. But with one arm hanging out of her tunic and Sakura clearly having been dragged from her duties the best she can manage is sort of a sad puppy look.

"Thanks for coming and bailing me out though. I know you were probably eating cake or-" guiltily "-doing something important. I ran into that Hawkeye guard again and just shot me, twice! He's going to end up Clan champion if they give him a promotion for every ronin he's shot."

Yūrei wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 08, 2022 9:23 am

"Hey Sak-! Ow! Ow! That stings!"
Despite the yelps of pain and the lack of a lollypop, by the end of it Yūrei has full motion in her arm again, the sharp white of the bandage distinct against her darker skin.

"...You know I hate being called dumpling."
She tries her best to look annoyed, she really does. But with one arm hanging out of her tunic and Sakura clearly having been dragged from her duties the best she can manage is sort of a sad puppy look.

"Thanks for coming and bailing me out though. I know you were probably eating cake or-" guiltily "-doing something important. I ran into that Hawkeye guard again and just shot me, twice! He's going to end up Clan champion if they give him a promotion for every ronin he's shot."

"And I hate having to run to get your wounds disinfected. Again." She raised her hands on her hips. "Dumpling."

She relented though. "You and your puppy look." She muttered under her breath, before sitting down, and pulling in Yurei for a hug. "Jiro? Again. Why did you go when he's on shift?! You know he's just looking for excuses to shoot people! He even shot a Yogo once!"

For a moment, a streak of real fear entered her mind. "Yurei-chan, be. Careful. No koku is worth you dying. Not to me."

She looked away sadly, the cute make-up on her face visible in the light shining through the sneaky window. In fact, her clothes seemed to be on the cutesy side, nothing elegant, but well made. "Wasn't doing anything important either way."

Hotaru Sakura wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 08, 2022 9:27 am

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"Of course, I know that, it's just a lot of money is all. Life changing sorts. I thought Jiro was off shift, but he volunteered to work an unpaid double! Hate him."
Gears whirring in his head.
Wait...."
Holding Sakura for a moment before gently prying her off to look the Firefly in the eye

"You were going out on a date! You're all dressed up and looking cute! Now I really am the worst friend ever. Promise me there's a way I can make it up to you?"

Yūrei wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 08, 2022 9:30 am

"Of course, I know that, it's just a lot of money is all. Life changing sorts. I thought Jiro was off shift, but he volunteered to work an unpaid double! Hate him."
Gears whirring in his head.
Wait...."
Holding Sakura for a moment before gently prying her off to look the Firefly in the eye

"You were going out on a date! You're all dressed up and looking cute! Now I really am the worst friend ever. Promise me there's a way I can make it up to you?"

"Not a date. Just..." She gestured into the Void, indicating nonsense. "Just figured maybe I'll go out, meet someone cute, like in the dramas, you know? The Festival is tonight and it's...not fun to go alone. I know you're on a job, and the others have plan. I know I can join them, just...not the same, you know? Now, tell me more about what you're pulling here, and why specifically there." She gestured to the Temple to the Ancient Dead People.

Hotaru Sakura wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 08, 2022 9:32 am

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"You'll meet someone. Kind, smart, street surgeon. It's only a matter of time. And it will be better than the dramas since he won't secretly be a tengu or something."

Shifting gears back to the job, handing Sakura the binoculars.

"Typical info extraction, need to make it to the good stuff in the basement."
With a little more emphasis than her usual job descriptions.

"All the info about families and genealogies that's been buried is in there."

Yūrei wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 08, 2022 9:37 am

"You'll meet someone. Kind, smart, street surgeon. It's only a matter of time. And it will be better than the dramas since he won't secretly be a tengu or something."

Shifting gears back to the job, handing Sakura the binoculars.

"Typical info extraction, need to make it to the good stuff in the basement."
With a little more emphasis than her usual job descriptions.

"All the info about families and genealogies that's been buried is in there."

"Street surgeon? Why not a magistrate?" She smirked, and looked through the binoculars. "Uh-huh. And nothing specific why you're doing this besides the customer, right?" There was a hint of doubt in her voice. "Nothing about genealogies interest you."

Hotaru Sakura wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 08, 2022 9:39 am

"Street surgeon? Why not a magistrate?" She smirked, and looked through the binoculars. "Uh-huh. And nothing specific why you're doing this besides the customer, right?" There was a hint of doubt in her voice. "Nothing about genealogies interest you."

There's an awkward pause which stretches on for a few painful moments.
"I've...got my reasons for wanting to get in there as well. You know how I got that stuff that needs doing?"
Gesturing out the window

"This is part of it."

Yūrei wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 08, 2022 9:41 am

There's an awkward pause which stretches on for a few painful moments.
"I've...got my reasons for wanting to get in there as well. You know how I got that stuff that needs doing?"
Gesturing out the window

"This is part of it."

"Stuff that needs doing implies you haven't done your laundry yet." She took a sniff. "Which you haven't, by the way. Maybe Jiro smlled you out." She leaned in to bump her with her shoulder.

"I'm always here if you want to talk about it. Otherwise..." she let out a sigh. "Can't really offer more. Don't want to drag the Firefly into it. I can patch you up though."

Hotaru Sakura wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 08, 2022 9:43 am

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"Had to choose between using the water for a bath or for laundry. Sacrifices had to be made."
She sniffs her tunic..yeesh, okay that was some sacrifice. She bumps back a little gingerly.

"You know, if there was anyone, anyone."
For a moment Yūrei's just tired, all she wants is to crawl into her futon, maybe with a tub of ice cream and tell Sakura everything.

"It's family stuff. Your dad, he was a good man right? You've told me so many stories about him."

Yūrei wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 08, 2022 9:47 am

"Had to choose between using the water for a bath or for laundry. Sacrifices had to be made."
She sniffs her tunic..yeesh, okay that was some sacrifice. She bumps back a little gingerly.

"You know, if there was anyone, anyone."
For a moment Yūrei's just tired, all she wants is to crawl into her futon, maybe with a tub of ice cream and tell Sakura everything.

"It's family stuff. Your dad, he was a good man right? You've told me so many stories about him."

"OKay, once you get this done, get your laundry done, and I'm inviting you to Tamori-sama's baths. I'll scrub you clean." Any implication seemed to pass her by, as she turned more serious. "He did the best he could do. Mom...helped some, but, you know. Celestial Hierarchy is weird."

She turned her attention more fully to Yurei. "What about yours? Do you wanna talk about him?"

Hotaru Sakura wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 08, 2022 9:50 am

"OKay, once you get this done, get your laundry done, and I'm inviting you to Tamori-sama's baths. I'll scrub you clean." Any implication seemed to pass her by, as she turned more serious. "He did the best he could do. Mom...helped some, but, you know. Celestial Hierarchy is weird."

She turned her attention more fully to Yurei. "What about yours? Do you wanna talk about him?"

"I'll pay for the shampoo and the lotion, or at least find someone else who will."
Like jigoku she was buying that 3 bu stuff herself.

"It's-"

she grimaces.

"It's more like, you know who your father was. What he did, what he believed, what happened to him. You can be rightfully proud of him and your mom. My folks, I don't. I know something happened and that's it. It could- I mean, maybe something bad happened. Maybe they were bad people."
She swallows, clearly having thought about this for some time.

"Traitors even. But I don't know. Once I know, well then I can start moving forward."
Looking over at Sakura.

"That's not crazy, is it?"

Yūrei wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 08, 2022 9:57 am

"I'll pay for the shampoo and the lotion, or at least find someone else who will."
Like jigoku she was buying that 3 bu stuff herself.

"It's-"

she grimaces.

"It's more like, you know who your father was. What he did, what he believed, what happened to him. You can be rightfully proud of him and your mom. My folks, I don't. I know something happened and that's it. It could- I mean, maybe something bad happened. Maybe they were bad people."
She swallows, clearly having thought about this for some time.

"Traitors even. But I don't know. Once I know, well then I can start moving forward."
Looking over at Sakura.

"That's not crazy, is it?"

"It's not crazy. You're not crazy." She leaned in for a hug. "I never knew you never knew. You deserve to know." She glanced back towards the Temple. "Just not when Jiro is on shift, please."

She smirked. "I'm here with anything I can help with."

Hotaru Sakura wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 08, 2022 10:15 am

"It's not crazy. You're not crazy." She leaned in for a hug. "I never knew you never knew. You deserve to know." She glanced back towards the Temple. "Just not when Jiro is on shift, please."

She smirked. "I'm here with anything I can help with."

"Well, a wise samurai once said 'You don't know what you don't know'."
She sighs, resting her head on Sakura's shoulder, silently appreciating the support.

"You just being here with your head on straight is the help I needed, well, that and the bandaging my multiple gunshot wounds. They were both equally important."
Yūrei squeezes tightly to confirm her point.

"Maybe...I dunno, tell me about the cute samurai I stopped you meeting tonight, whoever was gonna sit down next to you and offer to buy you a drink?"

Yūrei wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 08, 2022 10:23 am

"Well, a wise samurai once said 'You don't know what you don't know'."
She sighs, resting her head on Sakura's shoulder, silently appreciating the support.

"You just being here with your head on straight is the help I needed, well, that and the bandaging my multiple gunshot wounds. They were both equally important."
Yūrei squeezes tightly to confirm her point.

"Maybe...I dunno, tell me about the cute samurai I stopped you meeting tonight, whoever was gonna sit down next to you and offer to buy you a drink?"

Sakura let out a small laugh. "Well, my cunning plan was to go out, look cute....and wait to see if anyone offered to buy me a drink." She glanced Yurei. "I'm an evil mastermind, aren't I?"

She extended an arm to hug Yurei.

Hotaru Sakura wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 08, 2022 10:24 am

Sakura let out a small laugh. "Well, my cunning plan was to go out, look cute....and wait to see if anyone offered to buy me a drink." She glanced Yurei. "I'm an evil mastermind, aren't I?"

She extended an arm to hug Yurei.

"...I have a juicebox? Does that count? Is it evil enough for the mastermind?"
She shakes a purple coloured box at Sakura, taking her arm around her shoulders.

Yūrei wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 08, 2022 10:28 am

"...I have a juicebox? Does that count? Is it evil enough for the mastermind?"
She shakes a purple coloured box at Sakura, taking her arm around her shoulders.

"Well....you are cute." She winked and snatched the box, and drank.... seductively? (Weirdly) from the stra.

"Mhm, cranberry!"

Hotaru Sakura wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 08, 2022 10:34 am

"Well....you are cute." She winked and snatched the box, and drank.... seductively? (Weirdly) from the stra.

"Mhm, cranberry!"

Yūrei squints, impressed the straw and Sakrau could bend like that but deciding not to unpack why.

"I've got some dashing bandages now, really helps it all come together."
Snorting quietly

"Yeah yeah, cranberry's the best flavour. Followed closely by orange, this is just fact."

Yūrei wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 08, 2022 10:37 am

Yūrei squints, impressed the straw and Sakrau could bend like that but deciding not to unpack why.

"I've got some dashing bandages now, really helps it all come together."
Snorting quietly

"Yeah yeah, cranberry's the best flavour. Followed closely by orange, this is just fact."

"Mhm. You have a good doctor." She smirked. "And here I thought it was just the cheapest."