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Reno of the Turks ([personal profile] raspberryturk) wrote2011-01-05 02:29 pm

Office Hours, #7, Wednesday

... Aw, shit. It had been so long since Reno had spent time in his office. He'd gotten kinda familiar with it, what, back when the parents were on the island, way back? But he'd gone and told the Rookie's Rookie that he'd be here today, in case she wanted to talk. And anyhow, there was always shit to do.

Maybe he could hammer out lesson plans that would give him some kind of edge over that jerkass in the red coat.

Yeah. And he could write it in the dust that had settled on his desk over the months, too. Jeez.

[Reno's door is open!]
withoutverona: (all stubbly and grrrr)

[personal profile] withoutverona 2011-01-05 07:29 pm (UTC)(link)
"It was horrible. I wept an ocean every second I was there," Romeo teased, then relented. "In truth? I think it did Yurika some good to get away from Tokyo. Things have been difficult for her at work of late. It did well to be elsewhere -- especially an elsewhere with schnapps and snowballs to throw."
withoutverona: (emo on the beach)

[personal profile] withoutverona 2011-01-05 10:12 pm (UTC)(link)
"Some of the people she works with have been hurt," Romeo said vaguely. "She would be better to speak on it than I would. I just -- worry for her. They found a bullet, Christmas week."

Which meant he wasn't sure how much he could talk about, and was limiting himself to the most basic facts.

"She said nothing to you?"
withoutverona: (not trusting this)

[personal profile] withoutverona 2011-01-05 10:20 pm (UTC)(link)
"Now I know you aren't dating Ino," Romeo said as he leaned back in his chair, because that would be wrong on about eighteen levels. "And neither of them has said anything to me. The news turned into a slug before it found me. What has happened?"
withoutverona: (now that you mention it...)

[personal profile] withoutverona 2011-01-06 12:09 am (UTC)(link)
"Is that a bit like saying I used to get in the way of Arthur's fists when we trained?" Romeo said, in a dry tone that couldn't cover his genuine concern. "Are you all right? Is she?"
withoutverona: (not a hero)

[personal profile] withoutverona 2011-01-06 12:27 am (UTC)(link)
"If you could have, why didn't you?" Romeo asked, more because the news upset him than because he wanted to bait Reno. Poisoning was a sensitive subject with him, still. "And ... oh no. Ought I to call her? It's been months."
withoutverona: (Looking down)

[personal profile] withoutverona 2011-01-06 12:50 am (UTC)(link)
"But why was she using deadly weapons in a friendly spar?" Romeo asked tightly. He thought it was silly that Reno was making it his responsibility. "It's as if I asked you to stand by the paper the next time I practice with my guns. I could shoot around you" -- because cocky was a Romeo thing, too -- "but if I misaimed by even an inch..."

He trailed off. "Tell me how to talk to her without making of it a lecture, and I'll call."
withoutverona: (Hawaiian shirt bzuh?)

[personal profile] withoutverona 2011-01-06 01:10 am (UTC)(link)
"As did I," Romeo answered quietly. Guns or poison or knives or fast cars -- none of it was good to have on hand when tempers were high. "I doubt she knew what she was doing, if it's half as bad as you tell it. You were lucky it wasn't worse. I suppose Rikku told you as much."
withoutverona: (from a distance)

[personal profile] withoutverona 2011-01-06 01:27 am (UTC)(link)
"How did you manage that?" Romeo asked, envy tinting his voice. "Yurika would have the whole story out of me before I said 'I feel ill.'"
withoutverona: (white t-shirt)

[personal profile] withoutverona 2011-01-06 01:42 am (UTC)(link)
Both of which made sense from Reno, so all Romeo could do was cluck his tongue. "She won't hear it from me," he said, off-handedly. "How is she, these days? Is her shop going well?"
withoutverona: (not ashamed)

[personal profile] withoutverona 2011-01-06 01:58 am (UTC)(link)
"Not much about it," Romeo said. "May I say it's adorable that the two of you are old schoolteachers these days?"
withoutverona: (not laughing at you rly)

[personal profile] withoutverona 2011-01-06 02:07 am (UTC)(link)
"You, old man," Romeo said breezily. "You'll be 21 in a bit. Then you'll need a cane."

Of course, Romeo would also be 21 before the year was out. Hmmmm.
withoutverona: (not ashamed)

[personal profile] withoutverona 2011-01-06 02:14 am (UTC)(link)
"I'd have a special walker that made rude noises at you," Romeo said, undaunted. "Perhaps with racing stripes painted on the sides."

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