Feverfew - RL for Ken and Aya

[minesprettier]

[He didn't expect to get the gift from Eris this soon, but he's certainly not going to complain. Chloe opens it, grabs the shimmering globe from inside, sets it in his pocket, and grabs his crutches. Time to tell Ken and Aya that he got what he needed for them to make special deliveries. There's no need to mention the more serious reason he got it.

Chloe doesn't pass a mirror on his way to find them, so he has no idea that his hair's changed to be the intense red he works hard to hide.]

Comments

[redlikecrimson]

I take it the one you intend to handle is Makoto.

[Yes, he was watching.]

You should know that her version of Japan is not our own. Neither is the one for the boy named Touma.

[He just wants him to be aware of that.]

[wasabloodknight]

[Hearing that a trip to Japan might be a possibility perks Ken up a bit more. As much as he likes where he's at, there's still a part of him that misses Japan.]

Makoto's a sweet girl. I met her the other day. I'd be willing to help with her stuff.

[minesprettier]

I know they're not identical and I don't expet them to be. Yui's world wasn't even close to ours, despite her seeming to be Japanese.

[Somehow, he knew mentioning Japan would make this suddenly more interesting for Ken.]

She's very nice. I wouldn't mind some help gathering what she wants -- she's apparently interested in flowers native to Ireland for a friend.

[redlikecrimson]

I think we can provide that. Wouldn't this mean we have two orders though? One for Makoto and one for Touma?

[wasabloodknight]

[He knows the delivery aspect is something he more than likely won't be able to get out of, so for now, he listens in.]

[minesprettier]

"I first said one for you two, and one for me. But who does what might be changing now that Ken's actually interested now."

In the end, it didn't matter who went where as long as the work ended up done.

"Everything's gathered and arranged already. I didn't have much else to do today."

[redlikecrimson]

You realize that your argument about being unable to do this is going out the window right quickly, right?

<small.[He just wants to point that out.]

[wasabloodknight]

[Lips pursing in a frown that's becoming a regular sight on Ken's face, he shoves himself up off the couch.]

It's not that I'm not interested. I just hate being volunteered for crap without my prior consent. I hate deliveries. Everyone knows that, but delivering to people from the community? Hell no. Especially not now.

[minesprettier]

[He can guess what the 'not now' is referring to.]

Schuldig will never be able to see anything I post about the business or deliveries to the community. I'm better with security than that, Ken, and I thought you trusted me more than that. I also wouldn't accept delivery to a world that seems dangerous at the moment.

[And if they're in other worlds, they can't be harassed.]

I have reasons for this if you want to stop being angry and enjoy the chance to see other worlds while delivering flowers.

[redlikecrimson]

[Aya lifts a brow at that and glances over at Ken. He personally thinks Chloe's arguments are sound.]

[wasabloodknight]

[As loathe as he is to admit it, Ken knows Chloe's right. Of course, that doesn't mean he's very graceful in accepting it.]

... yeah. Alright.

[minesprettier]

I'll be able to do more as my leg heals, too.

[But he thinks there's one more thing to mention.]

And one final thing. In case anything ever goes wrong and you don't feel like you can return here or stay here safely, a young man named Issei Ryudo lives at a temple that also works as a sanctuary. He seems trustworthy to me.

[Chloe can guess that they'd rather not involve Side B with their past enemy if possible, so the option is there sooner rather than later.]

[redlikecrimson]

[He blinks at that part.]

We have a temple we can go to for sanctuary?

[wasabloodknight]

[Ken does pretty much the same thing before he stretches and gives Chloe another quick look.]

... look, I'm just going to be playing delivery boy with all this, so I'm going to go and see if I can stand to do a decent workout or something. Aya can fill me in later.

[minesprettier]

I'd rather you stayed, but I can't force you to.

The place is a sanctuary for anyone on the community, and he won't tolerate people staying there being put in damger.

[redlikecrimson]

[Aya's eyes narrow as he watches Ken. He won't stop him but he's clearly unhappy with his attitude currently.]

That's a positive. We'll have to keep it in mind for the future.

[wasabloodknight]

[And Ken clearly doesn't care that Aya's not happy with his attitude. Aiming a tight smile at Chloe, he shrugs.]

I trust you two to work out the details. As for me, I'm going to go work on getting back into shape.

[minesprettier]

[Chloe sighs as Ken walks out. At least Aya's accepting of his plan.]

I would've thought he'd enjoy the chance to visit new places without having to be afraid of enemies emerging.

[redlikecrimson]

I'll deal with his attitude later.

[His tone suggests that that is a promise.]

When should we get the arrangements made so we can deliver them?

[minesprettier]

Within the next couple of days. I didn't expect the world hop device to arrive this soon.

[redlikecrimson]

That will give us time to do some research on Irish flowers.

[minesprettier]

I took care of most of that already, since I'd planned on making the delivery myself. I might not be able to do as much until my leg heals, but I'm doing what I can.

[redlikecrimson]

That helps actually. It will mean less work for all of us.

[minesprettier]

I try to do my share and modern Japan, even if it's different from ours, felt like a safe place to navigate on crutches.

[redlikecrimson]

So long as you avoid the crowds in the cities.

We'll need to work on your accent a bit though.