apping @ hiddenbygods. EVENTUALLY.

[soldiernoclass]

A bathhouse, huh? Now what's that saying you like so much - 'beggars can't be choosers'? Well, that part's not so bad, to be honest.

But maybe I should've been a little more specific when I said to go for it. You barely even tried to find someplace that doesn't mandate playing target practice with my past and plucking out whatever you land on. Y'know, if it'd just been the bad stuff- But I like some of those memories you're putting down, there. And you know I'm still using the name.

...Speaking of which, we really oughta talk about the new one you wanna slap me with. Flowers? Tell me you're not serious.

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[geniustheveil]

[It's a lesson Ami could stand to learn when it comes time to hit the university and job markets. But his wording is even more interesting to her.]

SOLDIER? Do you mean you're with the army?

[soldiernoclass]

Yeah.

[ Except that's an automatic response, and he has to stop and think about it a second later, a measure of that confidence withering into uncertainty. ]

Or- I was. It's pretty complicated, right now, actually.

[geniustheveil]

[She hadn't quite meant to delve into something complex, but if he doesn't mind it, and if he wants, she can be a good listener.]

If it's something on your mind, I'll hear you out, if you want.

[soldiernoclass]

[ He looks honestly surprised by that, for a second or two, before he snaps back out of it, shaking his head again and smiling. ]

Thanks, but- It's sort of a long story.

[ And most of it he doesn't like to relate even to the few people he knows well. ]

I wouldn't wanna bore you with all the details.

[geniustheveil]

If you're a soldier, will your mun have you become a guardian here?

[soldiernoclass]

She oughta! It's my best suit, after all.

...Though I think I'd make a pretty great entertainer, too. I wonder if I could work that one part-time? Yeah, then I'd buy my way out in no time at all! Probably on tips, alone.

[geniustheveil]

[There's that confidence again. Ami, who is not confident, can't help admiring it, and a smile breaks out again.]

Good luck to you, whatever she decides.

[soldiernoclass]

Thanks.

[ And his smile is plain and earnest for about a second and a half, before he's grinning, once more. ]

And here's hoping we meet again!

[geniustheveil]

[Something about that smile...]

If it's here, we probably will.