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Tell me, network, what do you think of when I say "law"? Alternatively, how do you view the law here?

Also, hello, I'm back. Actually, I have been back for a few days but upon my return I discovered I had far more homework than I remember having. Isn't that always the worst?

Metricog was quite interesting, wasn't it? I would like to start a petition that all City Hall members begin carrying bandaids on their person. Please think of the young girls who may or may not skin their knees in alternate universes in the future.

Thank you.

Voice; Private to Kanaya
Kanaya -- are you free tonight? There was something I wanted to give a few days ago, but naturally what with my being away and coming back, I've had some ... work matters to catch up with and also far more homework than should be lawfully allowed.

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You realize, I hope, that you've just doomed me to worrying about it for the rest of the day.

Will you be perfectly jittery when you arrive?

I'm not going to tell you that!

[ mostly because the telling is far too open for her tastes, but this is effectively a "yes". ]

I'll see you at nine, Kanaya.

[SHE IS LAUGHING. ]

[ there's a half-facetious groan as she hangs up. she will be anxious, yes, but at least it'll be mixed with a fair measure of excitement. the whole day at work she'll be inflicting everyone at the office with the stupidest little smile. shinji's eyes may well roll right out of his head. ]

[ she was working quickly all day, trying to get as much done as she could so she could leave early. so she may have to stop in for a bit before school tomorrow to make up for it, but that's worth it. she can handle that.

she gives herself about an hour to get ready, pick out a nice dress, brush her hair, touch up her makeup. rites and rituals, like a liturgy practiced in observance to the occasion. how she presents herself is very important to her, and she isn't about to make the same mistake she had the last few times this happened. one first date uncomfortably overdressed, the other egregiously underdressed. she goes for something casual, not too above her regular wardrobe just in case she was reading too much into it, but still a step or too above in case she wasn't. she was going to do it right this time.

the moment the last green hairclip pinning pack her bangs is placed, she's through a portal and on rose's porch. she pulls her phone out to check the time, knowing she was running close. 8:58. she's early.

shit.

this is a possibility she hadn't accounted for. does it look desperate if she's early? how much worse will it be if she waits till the moment the clock changes to ring the bell? maybe she should wait until 9:02. maybe she should wait in the bushes. that would be weird.

the time issue having thrown her off entirely, she ends up standing awkwardly on the porch for four minutes. ]

[what rose is doing during this: finishing off math homework. rose is not so fancily dressed. she is wearing a pair of jeans, a teeshirt that is five sizes too big, and a scarf that is obscenely giant. her room is a little cold, and her tea has gone about as cold too. she has very nearly lost track of the time.

on her bedside cabinet, is kanaya's gift. it is wrapped in pink paper, which is incredibly embarrassing. there is absolutely no hiding that this is a late valentines. god.

at nine, rose moves herself to the living room. she catches sight of kanaya out on the porch and sort of

stares in confusion for a moment. kanaya maryam: utterly baffling. rose opens the front door, just as confused. ]

[ the door opens, kanaya loks up at it like she's been caught in the act. on some level, she has been. she did not ring the doorbell. she should have waited by the bushes.

an eternity seems to pass before she has the presence of mind to do anything. she turns off her phone and drops it in her purse, turning to properly face rose and straightening her posture. should she have brought flowers? maybe she is still a little overdressed. ]

...Hi.

Kanaya ... have you just been standing here this whole time?

[rose has no idea what to do with this ridiculous girl. she steps aside to let her inside, mostly looking baffled and amused. ]

That would depend on what you mean by "this whole time". Such a vague collection of time could really be anything!

[ she fidgets a moment before following rose in, but stops not more than five feet through the door to turn around to face her again. only she doesn't really face her, she looks at the floor. ] I just...got distracted. That's all that happened.

I see. Distracted, of course.

[rose tries not to smirk. rose actually smirks a lot. ]

How are you?

I'm...better.

[ and as she says it, she realizes how true it really is. the dark days of february are behind them, and things over this past week have already improved. she had a good talk with nepeta that was long in coming, she's heard from karkat, jenny isn't dead anymore, and she's started sleeping properly again. then there's that rose isn't gone forever, that she's here tonight.

things are starting to settle, and she's deeply grateful for that. ]

I've been in touch with people I needed to be. I think the future looks favorable at the moment.

Edited 2013-03-07 17:30 (UTC)

Well that sounds refreshingly positive.

[Rose leads her to her room. She does not trust that Dave has not set up firecrackers somewhere in the house. Rose is not entirely sure how she feels today; nervous, mostly. She is sure Kanaya will like the gift. She is not sure how she will react to receiving it. ]

[ she follows tentatively, with no small amount of nervousness herself. rose said she'll like whatever it is that's waiting for her, but the mystery's still a little daunting. ...and it's been a while since she's been in rose's room. not since october. ]

I think a period of darkness necessitates one of light to follow. Something to send the accumulated shadows into hiding.

Though it may have taken a while yet to fully shine until now.

I'm glad you're feeling better, Kanaya.

[Rose sits down on her bed. The gift is not subtle at all. Rose pats the spot beside her. ]

[ kanaya takes a seat on the bed, reeling with anticipation and anxiety. she got her a gift and wrapped it in pink paper. she should have brought flowers, at the very least. she bites her lip as she pulls the paper away, careful not to tear it, but the contexts...aren't really what she'd expected. her eyes go wide and her eyebrow shoots up. ]

Miss Lalonde, are you... [ somewhere along the way a connection is made, an uncertain smirk curls its way on her lips. ] Are you trying to get me drunk?

No -- well.

[Rose turns a little red. ] Kate suggested going to the blood bank? But I thought, asking for blood would have seemed really strange, especially for Valentines day?

[SO RED. ]

SO this seemed like a good alternative. It is very easy to fake your age online.

[ is that... is she...? wow. kanaya isn't sure she's ever actually seen this happen before, rose being the flustered one for a change. of course she handles it with more grace, no stammering or shutting down. she wants to laugh, but that would be as rude as mentioning her preference for red wine.

instead, she leans over and kisses her on the cheek. ]

It's perfect, I love it. It has such a charming bottle, too.

Do you?

[later, she will deny blushing. blushing is not cool. ]

Oh -- well. Yes, I'm happy you like it.

[ she will wish she took photographic evidence, but she didn't have the foresight. her phone isn't even on. ]

Do you think it's too early for a nightcap?

Absolutely not.

[ she gives it a quizzical look as she pops off the cap. it's a very aesthetically appealing bottle, but it looks like it'll be awkward to drink from. ]

...Are those gold flakes?

Yes! I'll get us some glasses.

[THE GOLD FLAKES

GET YOU DRUNK FASTER. ]

[ glasses sound wonderful. she wonders what it will be like to drink gold flakes. she wonders how much they cost. she still doesn't know what pink will taste like. ]

I hope this wasn't too expensive.

[she's gone and back within in minutes, with two glasses. ]

Not very.

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