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protential) wrote2014-08-10 12:52 am
protential) wrote2014-08-10 12:52 am
every two people cause an intersection. every person alters the world.
Akiiraaaa...
[The train ride from Tokyo to Tamano, even including a layover to switch trains near the end, shouldn't have taken more than five hours total. They set out early that morning, after double- and triple-checking they had everything packed, and they were in pretty high spirits, all told. Then came the delays. As in, more than one delay. As in, it took over an hour just to get on the first train, and then another hour for that train to get moving--what fucking kind of train is late in Japan? There was some huge accident up the line, or down the line, or whatever, and all this other shit was going wrong, too. Anyway, to make a long story short, their five-hour journey ends up taking something like ten goddamn hours, which means they're a pair of frazzled crabs by the time they reach their beachside inn. Originally, they were going to go check out the water, maybe grab a bite to eat, but they just decide to crawl into bed and take a nap instead. Or, in Akira's case, it's more like she's mimicking a piece of driftwood for how stiff and lifeless she is.
Again, Hikaru pushes at Akira's shoulder, still rubbing the sleep from her own eyes. The room is not quite awash with twilight, but it's starting to get there. Out the nearby window, the sun is sinking into the calm, seemingly endless sea, with these great big bands of gold and orange, and even a sheen of green, to announce its passing. There are seagulls circling in the sky, barking at each other. Somebody's yacht is ringing its bell. Akira's steady breaths, though...]
Hey, Akira, [Hikaru says, and she aligns their heads together, so she'll be the first thing Akira sees when Akira finally decides to wake up.] If you don't get up soon, I'm gonna bite you right on the... [She yawns a little.] Right on the nose. [Well, not really. She can't say she's all that upset about their original plans being dashed like this. It's a good thing to have Akira getting some rest right now, since it seemed like she wasn't sleeping at all while over there in China. Stupid idiot.]
[The train ride from Tokyo to Tamano, even including a layover to switch trains near the end, shouldn't have taken more than five hours total. They set out early that morning, after double- and triple-checking they had everything packed, and they were in pretty high spirits, all told. Then came the delays. As in, more than one delay. As in, it took over an hour just to get on the first train, and then another hour for that train to get moving--what fucking kind of train is late in Japan? There was some huge accident up the line, or down the line, or whatever, and all this other shit was going wrong, too. Anyway, to make a long story short, their five-hour journey ends up taking something like ten goddamn hours, which means they're a pair of frazzled crabs by the time they reach their beachside inn. Originally, they were going to go check out the water, maybe grab a bite to eat, but they just decide to crawl into bed and take a nap instead. Or, in Akira's case, it's more like she's mimicking a piece of driftwood for how stiff and lifeless she is.
Again, Hikaru pushes at Akira's shoulder, still rubbing the sleep from her own eyes. The room is not quite awash with twilight, but it's starting to get there. Out the nearby window, the sun is sinking into the calm, seemingly endless sea, with these great big bands of gold and orange, and even a sheen of green, to announce its passing. There are seagulls circling in the sky, barking at each other. Somebody's yacht is ringing its bell. Akira's steady breaths, though...]
Hey, Akira, [Hikaru says, and she aligns their heads together, so she'll be the first thing Akira sees when Akira finally decides to wake up.] If you don't get up soon, I'm gonna bite you right on the... [She yawns a little.] Right on the nose. [Well, not really. She can't say she's all that upset about their original plans being dashed like this. It's a good thing to have Akira getting some rest right now, since it seemed like she wasn't sleeping at all while over there in China. Stupid idiot.]