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 Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 8:53 pm
Hitsuga had opted out of sharing cake with Rika and Baikou, trying to keep himself from retreating back into his own head as conversation began, first tentatively, and then seemed to flow more easily as time went on.
When there had still been no sign of Setsushi when they were finished, Baikou had asked if she could see the perfumery. Hitsuga had faltered on the issue, worried at being impolite to Lady Rika.
...Rika, however, had suddenly been very interested in something in the kitchen. Something she did not need any help with. Something they should not worry about and take all the time they'd like across the street.
And so that was where they had headed.
As Hitsuga pauses, hand on the knob, he warns Baikou that things are still in a state of setting up. He's only begun to work in earnest on stocking the shelves a few days ago...
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Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 9:01 pm
Despite feeling a little bit more energetic after giving herself a little boost, Baikou moves slowly down the street, stepping delicately along almost in the manner of an old woman, not the almost-still-a-youth she really is. She smiles at Hitsuga when he looks back at her, though, and assures him that it will be fine. She's seen the storefronts of many a perfumery, but what she's really interested in is how Hitsuga is preparing his shop from an inside perspective...
"Hopefully you've been remembering to take care of yourself as well," she murmurs. She adds a mock threat, "If I find more oils than food in your kitchen..."
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Imperial Princess Rika Vice Captain
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Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 9:10 pm
He flushes a bit at this, opening the door to let them both inside. This one's been doing his best, he assures her. He had a rather rough settling here, and a lot of bumps along the way, but things have begun to level off finally.
....he thinks, at least.
Seeing the bottles he'd forgotten on the floor of the storefront, he winces, a twinge of embarrassment rising from him.
....and did he mention he was still laying out the shelf displays...? sweatdrop
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Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 9:14 pm
Baikou lets out her breath in a little expression of wonder -- even only half-finished as it is, the shop is already...
She stops in the middle of that thought, as if looking for the right word, and steps daintily over to one of the populated displays, peering into the colored bottles. Does he have a bottle-maker contact in this city already, she wonders?
She leans a bit closer, sniffing the air, as if trying to detect scents escaping the seals, but all she can really pick up is a light, muddled fragrance from various different perfumes being opened and closed in the area.
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Imperial Princess Rika Vice Captain
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Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 9:21 pm
Well, not a custom one, he admits. The bottles he's using, or....rather, -was- using until he'd run out of them, were just generic models for now. Lady Rika had found a supplier and had had them delivered to get him started.
He supposes he really ought to get in contact with them and order some more, but....
He lets his projections trail off as he watches her at the shelves for a moment.
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Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 9:26 pm
"I see," Baikou murmurs, leaning back from the shelves and rubbing her chin. It would be nice if he commissioned a glass-worker for custom bottles, though -- then he could request special shapes to complement the scents...
... she stops herself from saying, 'like you had at your shop.'
Clearing her throat, she turns around... and blinks quizzically at Hitsuga watching her. Moving back to rejoin him, watching the floor carefully so she will not crush or trip on any stray items, she asks, "And the perfumes themselves -- any of which you are particularly proud?"
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Imperial Princess Rika Vice Captain
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Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 9:39 pm
It is something he plans to look into, he assures her, dropping his eyes away again self-consciously. It requires becoming comfortable with using the tele-phone on his part to place orders and....well, to be honest, he's not quite sure what sort of demand Gaia has for a perfumer just yet.
If things go well, that will be one of his priorities...
At her question, he seems eager for the subject change. There is one he's been working on as a special order. And, as today was the first he's seen of Lady Rika in a little over a week, he's not been able to bring her the sample for approval.
But...he thinks it came out nicely, given what he was asked to work with. 3nodding Would Baikou like to see it...?
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Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 9:47 pm
Baikou laughs. "I think once they catch a whiff of what you can do, they will make a demand."
Baikou would indeed like to see what he's made so far. Specially crafted scents are, to her, much more interesting than generic ones... "Perhaps I can trade you some jewelry for one for me?" she says, in a lighthearted tone but with no special indication that she is jesting.
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Imperial Princess Rika Vice Captain
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Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 9:55 pm
He feels heat in his cheeks at the compliment, and then shakes his head a bit at her offer of barter, giving her a smile.
He would be happy to take on such a project and would not take any sort of payment for it. His payment is seeing her again after all of this time....perhaps moreso her willingness to see HIM again.
It is offered in a similar pleasant tone, though likewise devoid of jest.
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Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 9:58 pm
Baikou smiles softly, looking down at the floor and slowly stratching one cheek with a finger. "You should take the payment," she says, too gently to be really scolding, "you need to eat, too..."
A long pause.
"... But, really, I'm not anything but happy to see you."
... Immediately after saying those words, she feels like smacking herself. Errr... Baikou's not making much sense, she's afraid... sweatdrop
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Imperial Princess Rika Vice Captain
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Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 10:08 pm
His brow furrows a bit in puzzlement. He wonders what, exactly, she is not making sense about...? Unless its something he doesn't understand, or she would rather not talk about.
Regardless of that, he goes on, waving a hand a bit at the air as if to shoo away the awkwardness. He's happy to see her too. He truly is.
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Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 10:12 pm
Ahhh... Baikou is a bit giddy with excitement herself, it has been so long since she last saw her... her Hitsuga.
"But tell me, how have you been," she says, leaning towards him; "All these years? And how about your health?"
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Imperial Princess Rika Vice Captain
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Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 10:24 pm
He's seen better years, he tells her, pointedly not expanding further. But his health has been holding up as well as can be expected, he thinks... sweatdrop He's suffered few fits. ....though admittedly, he's had two since arriving in this world. They were due to a string of poorly-timed shocks and incidents. ....they were his own fault, really.
But...what of her own health, he inquires? The question is tentative, not wanting to pry, but the careful way she moves now, the aches and pains that ring up from her....
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Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 10:31 pm
Well, being suddenly thrust into an unfamiliar world with no clothes on would surely be a shocking experience for anyone. sweatdrop
As for Baikou, well... She thinks for a while on how to present it, then begins, "I developed this... a few years ago, but it's only been bad the past couple of years. Essentially... everything hurts, the doctors say I'm crazy, and then they give me medicine to make me stop complaining."
She smiles, her lighthearted expression at odds with her words. "I wonder... These Gaian analgesics work quite well. Perhaps their doctors can give me a more useful diagnosis than that."
... Other than that, Baikou has been fine, physically. Her life has mostly been quiet... Days flying past surprisingly fast, deadlines to finish research so she bring home a purse coming up much too soon... and...
She trails off, her expression slowly turning melancholy.
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Imperial Princess Rika Vice Captain
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Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 10:38 pm
He imagines the blush in his face MUST be noticeable as she mentions his state of arrival in this world. ....apparently -everyone- knew about it redface
Nonetheless, he listens attentively as she speaks, offering to help her look for a Gaian doctor if she should like. For as much as he can fault this world for, they -do- seem to be a bit more advanced in some fields than their own is...
As a pall casts over her mood, however, and her thoughts slow to a trickle, the smile he's been wearing slips some.
.....and? he gently nudges.
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