not_meatbuns | Rebel 22 [Voice/Action] Forward-dated to late evening

[It's been a very long day. Litchi has been up since before dawn, tending to patients, straightening up the clinic, helping lost little boys, and overall working herself half to death. Only she's looking a ton more energetic than usual, and even as she's leaving the clinic for the night, she's still upbeat and smiling and cheerful.

~~No, she hasn't gotten into the drugs.~~ Just before heading out to walk home, she'll open up her journal for a quick message.]

Well, it's certainly about time things returned to normal, don't you think? I've had more than enough excitement for quite some time.

Mr. Goroh, David, Miss Yayoi... make sure you're all home within an hour or so, okay? Just because Tao isn't home to eat all your food right now doesn't mean you can be late for dinner. I should be home soon; it won't take long to get back from the grocery store.

[[ooc: AU info this-a-way~ :D

Also feel free to run into her anywhere in the plaza or on her way back to her house. ♥ Or... well, in the house, for her housemates.]]

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Come to think of it, has anyone else in the village struck you as... different, today?

[Oh thank god. She was really hoping she'd have a chance to talk to someone about this.

Her tone is a mixture of relieved and freaked out.]

Have you heard from Mr. Goroh at all? He's acting really strange.

[He pauses his cutting, and looks straight ahead, almost into space.]

No, I haven't. But I was up at my normal time and Goroh was already up and gone by then. Usually he's been up a couple of hours after me every day... I thought it was a little weird.

But I didn't really give it much substance until you said he was acting off. What'd he do?

[Litchi is looking really uncomfortable.]

He's been really... polite. And he keeps calling me "Dr. Faye-Ling". I've never known him to be this formal.

[She gives Thirteen a worried look.] You don't think he's up to something, do you...?

Goroh? I doubt it. Not to you, at least.

Though that does strike me as rather odd. Guess we'll see if he starts calling me "Colonel Jordan" instead of "Dave".

[...Colonel is not his rank as he's told Litchi. He was a Major before...]

[That is striking her as odd, but she decides not to call attention to it. Though confusion does briefly flicker across her face.]

Yes, I suppose so. I'd certainly hope I'm not the only one he's going to be so formal with.

[All these changes all of a sudden really are bothering her, though. Her chopping slows to a stop as she stares blankly down at the vegetables.

Just what is going on...?]

[He glances over to her, noticing her stop.]

Guess we'll see. ...But I'm sure everything will work out. It has for us so far, right?

[She snaps back into reality with a small jump and a sheepish smile.]

Yes, I'm sure everything will be just fine. After all, we made it through much worse in this past week, hm~?

[Now THAT brings a smile to his face now that it's over.]

Oh, man. Between the earthquake and all of those monsters, I am done with excitement for awhile. I'll take some peace and quiet now, thanks.

[She laughs lightly, pausing for a gentle teasing before she can get to putting together the salads.]

And you seemed like you were having so much fun with that bird of yours~

Alright, you've got me there. That time with Lugia was a once-in-a-lifetime sort of thing, and that's something I'll always remember.

[Shaking her head amusedly, she turns her attention back to the salad.]

I'm glad you found something to enjoy about it, at least.

[And he'll finish up his chopping.]

Nothing quite like being in the sky like that. Hey, you got to experience it in the F-15. How was that for a rush?

T-that... was a rush, alright.

[And she still unconsciously tenses up just thinking about it. That entire flight was spent clinging for dear life to poor David. Definitely not something she's sure she would repeat any time soon.]

I have to say, it would take me a long time to get used to that kind of speed.

Hey, you did really well. You're a very tough woman, most people would've blacked out at the Gs I was pulling when those winged bastards showed up.

You handled it exceptionally well, especially for someone who's never been in an airplane before, let alone a state-of-the-art fighter aircraft.

[She blushes lightly.] I don't know about "tough." I just do my best.

Besides, I've been on airships before, they were just... incredibly slow.

Heh, riding on an airship's almost as slow as riding on an actual ship.

But hey. I'll be honest with you, you did a lot better than some of my recruits at flight school. Some of them get airsick in the first five minutes.

[Sheepish laugh.] I suppose that's something of a reassurance.

Still, I'm sorry for hanging on so tightly. That had to be distracting.

I didn't mind.

You really are quite the pilot to be able to focus so well even with your passenger carrying on like that.

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