http://soulofocean.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] soulofocean.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] tampered2009-05-17 10:58 am

Tea Party || log; ongoing

When; Sunday the 17th, afternoon
Rating; PG-13 for possible language, violence(!?) & moody magical girls
Characters; MKR crew plus guests
Summary; When Road's and Umi's long-awaited tea party finally occurs, the former doesn't truly expect that long guest list to be much of a problem. Why should she?
Log;

The house smelled of roses and homemade bakery. In, fact, the apartment had never felt as much like home as it did on that very moment. Umi looked around and felt completely satisfied with the arrangements. At least she'd managed to get the place to feel cozy in time to play host.

Right, so there'd been a couple of obstacles to overcome, like that annoying sleep curse. Umi made a face as she set down a plate of freshly baked scones on one of the decorated tables. The damn thing had had her off snoring all Thursday long. She'd needed to run to catch up once she'd recovered the spirit to crawl out of bed. It'd been a small miracle that the invitations had been written and delivered (a miracle made possible by Ken's and Rin's assistance) and the last minute shopping done.

Fortunately everything was in place and awaiting their friends' arrival. The tables were beautifully arranged with all sorts of homemade pastries. Several varieties of tea were available for the guests to choose from. C's and Kimihiro's help at the kitchen had been invaluable, and Road had done quite a great job at making the place look more festive. There would even be sake as a stronger choice of a drink for those Umi knew would appreciate it, thanks to Misao's own contribution.

The water Knight sighed with accomplishment. Finally a small celebration to make up for all the messes The City had put them through during the last weeks, including her fateful trip Underground. She smiled as she smoothed the skirts of her dress. Nothing could go wrong from here.


[ooc: I'm off to bed for tonight, guys. @_@ Please feel free to assume Umi wandered off and will be around bringing tea and cake to the guests. Take this wherever you want~ ♥]

[identity profile] concept-killer.livejournal.com 2009-05-17 11:29 pm (UTC)(link)
"I planned on just staying like this. If I don't use my eyes, they can't get worse so I just won't use them at all unless I need too."

[identity profile] mypace-musume.livejournal.com 2009-05-17 11:30 pm (UTC)(link)
"So you're not going to look for a way to fix your eyes?"

[identity profile] concept-killer.livejournal.com 2009-05-17 11:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Shiki lowered his voice to a whisper so if anyone was listening, they wouldn't hear.

"Look. I made that trade because it was a life for a life. I gave up my life to save Akiha's. If I find a way to fix my eyes, wouldn't that just invalidate the trade?"

[identity profile] mypace-musume.livejournal.com 2009-05-17 11:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Konata met Shiki's voice level, giving their surroundings another quick glance.

"I have no idea. Depends on the terms, right? I assumed you'd traded away your glasses, and that was it."

[identity profile] concept-killer.livejournal.com 2009-05-17 11:38 pm (UTC)(link)
"I clearly traded a life for a life. Not a pair of glasses for a life."

[identity profile] mypace-musume.livejournal.com 2009-05-17 11:40 pm (UTC)(link)
"A life for a life? Then what does that have to do with your glasses? Are the deities just gonna wait until your eyes make you self-destruct and call it a fair deal?"

[identity profile] concept-killer.livejournal.com 2009-05-17 11:41 pm (UTC)(link)
"I don't think anyone cares about what the deities think."

[identity profile] mypace-musume.livejournal.com 2009-05-17 11:42 pm (UTC)(link)
"You lost me. If you made a deity trade with your life, then... why aren't you just 'City Dead' but with your glasses like always? I don't get it."

[identity profile] concept-killer.livejournal.com 2009-05-17 11:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Shiki didn't answer. He could handle little white lies but not big black lies.

[identity profile] mypace-musume.livejournal.com 2009-05-17 11:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Konata just stared quietly for a moment, before she realized that Shiki wasn't searching for words but just wasn't going to say anything at all.

"... If it's something you can't tell me about, then..."

[identity profile] concept-killer.livejournal.com 2009-05-17 11:50 pm (UTC)(link)
"It's not that I can't. I just don't want too."

[identity profile] mypace-musume.livejournal.com 2009-05-17 11:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Konata wasn't sure what to say for that for a moment. Except... "Oh."

[identity profile] concept-killer.livejournal.com 2009-05-17 11:53 pm (UTC)(link)
"...I'm really an idiot. Look. Don't tell anyone and I'll tell you but if it gets out, I'll know it's your fault."

[identity profile] mypace-musume.livejournal.com 2009-05-17 11:55 pm (UTC)(link)
... "I don't think you're so good at keeping secrets yourself that I can take responsibility for whether the truth gets out or not. But nobody will hear a word from me."

[identity profile] mypace-musume.livejournal.com 2009-05-18 12:12 am (UTC)(link)
... ... ...

"Oh."

Konata paused. It wasn't really clear whether that was better or worse. For what she knew about them, not having made one herself, deity trades seemed to be pretty straightforward. But while Yuuko was more likely as a person to want to help Shiki, how her trades worked exactly was a mystery.

"I... Huh.

"I still think there's probably some way, somewhere in the City, to fix things. But if you don't think that you can get better without breaking your agreement, then... I guess it doesn't matter."