[ ... dammit she's cute doing that. David reaches across the table to gently grip her hand while he tries to figure out a topic to fill the silence until their cake and drinks arrive. ]
[Luckily for him, she never runs out of things to talk about. She smiles at him over their joined hands.]
What about you? If we go to a place I want to go to, then we should go somewhere you want to go to after that. Or before that, I guess, since we have games scheduled well into November.
[She hums as she lets his hand go, leaning back for the waiter.]
I'm still planning on teaching you cooking, but what else could there be...sports? You're so athletic already. [She takes the whipped cream from her chiffon cake and plops it into her hot chocolate.] Rock climbing, go-kart racing, hiking...
Now would be one of the best seasons to start. All the fall colors are gorgeous right now.
[A laugh.] And hey, if you ever want that experience again? [She waves to herself.] Your girlfriend is still in college! We can take a walk around campus whenever you want.
True - and it'd be nice to enjoy it instead of running around all over the place.
[ He lets out his own chuckle before finally eating, smiling around the fork while it's still in his mouth before he starts to chew. ]
Oh man, that's ... definitely tempting. Haven't been back to my old alma mater in a while. Or at least long enough for an actual visit. I never did ask you what your major is, though.
It used to be a Criminology and Psychology double major. [She frowns into her hot chocolate for a moment.] I really wanted to be a policewoman for some time. But then...I don't know. Recently I realized I'm better suited for something else. So now I'm starting my first Management classes as a junior.
Huh. [ That actually does get him to laugh once he's swallowed. ]
I mean, switching majors isn't that unusual honestly, I'm just more amused because if you stuck with it, you'd share majors with me. I went for Criminology, myself.
[She goes quiet for a moment, fingers running along the rim of her cup.]
I've always wanted to help and protect people. When I went into Criminology, it was to prepare for when I'd eventually go back to Japan and become a policewoman in my home city.
But after everything with Retrospec...after that month of going through Ryoji's death and revival? I realized that protecting people and helping them can be vastly different things. [A wry smile.] I could never be a good policewoman, the way I want to protect people. I'd run through so much red tape. So I decided that I would focus on what I've loved all along, and keep doing my work at ReVA instead. My father, Lucian, suggested I go into Management for that.
Makes sense. That was kind of a similar train of thought I had.
[ He frowns a little as he continues to listen, nodding slowly. Honestly a lot of what she was saying resonated with him, especially with everything going on lately. ]
Yeah, I can see that. I don't know if I'd actually go for a police job now that I've done this for a few years either. I was prepared for the red tape starting off, but protecting one person and trying to keep him safe under any circumstance gives you a hell of a lot more freedom than most of the bureaucratic bullshit you'd normally deal with on the force.
[ He snorts. ]
And even beyond that, as long as you love what you're doing, it helps. A lot. I might gripe about Yoon-sung being a pain in the ass but I don't regret my decision accepting the position.
Being best friends probably helps a lot, too, huh? I love working with Ryoji on ReVA projects, even if he sometimes drives me crazy with how he skips around all the practical parts of event planning.
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[ ... dammit she's cute doing that. David reaches across the table to gently grip her hand while he tries to figure out a topic to fill the silence until their cake and drinks arrive. ]
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What about you? If we go to a place I want to go to, then we should go somewhere you want to go to after that. Or before that, I guess, since we have games scheduled well into November.
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I've been lax on any hobbies that aren't somehow work-related.
[ He'd add more, but by this point, both of their orders have already come up, and he nods to thank the waiter as they're set down. ]
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I'm still planning on teaching you cooking, but what else could there be...sports? You're so athletic already. [She takes the whipped cream from her chiffon cake and plops it into her hot chocolate.] Rock climbing, go-kart racing, hiking...
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Maybe hiking? I do miss having the time to take walks like I used to back when I was in college.
[ God that makes him feel old, saying that. ]
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[A laugh.] And hey, if you ever want that experience again? [She waves to herself.] Your girlfriend is still in college! We can take a walk around campus whenever you want.
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[ He lets out his own chuckle before finally eating, smiling around the fork while it's still in his mouth before he starts to chew. ]
Oh man, that's ... definitely tempting. Haven't been back to my old alma mater in a while. Or at least long enough for an actual visit. I never did ask you what your major is, though.
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I mean, switching majors isn't that unusual honestly, I'm just more amused because if you stuck with it, you'd share majors with me. I went for Criminology, myself.
What exactly sparked the change, if I might ask?
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I've always wanted to help and protect people. When I went into Criminology, it was to prepare for when I'd eventually go back to Japan and become a policewoman in my home city.
But after everything with Retrospec...after that month of going through Ryoji's death and revival? I realized that protecting people and helping them can be vastly different things. [A wry smile.] I could never be a good policewoman, the way I want to protect people. I'd run through so much red tape. So I decided that I would focus on what I've loved all along, and keep doing my work at ReVA instead. My father, Lucian, suggested I go into Management for that.
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[ He frowns a little as he continues to listen, nodding slowly. Honestly a lot of what she was saying resonated with him, especially with everything going on lately. ]
Yeah, I can see that. I don't know if I'd actually go for a police job now that I've done this for a few years either. I was prepared for the red tape starting off, but protecting one person and trying to keep him safe under any circumstance gives you a hell of a lot more freedom than most of the bureaucratic bullshit you'd normally deal with on the force.
[ He snorts. ]
And even beyond that, as long as you love what you're doing, it helps. A lot. I might gripe about Yoon-sung being a pain in the ass but I don't regret my decision accepting the position.
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Being best friends probably helps a lot, too, huh? I love working with Ryoji on ReVA projects, even if he sometimes drives me crazy with how he skips around all the practical parts of event planning.
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[ He grins again, eating a bit more before he continues. ]
That sounds eerily familiar, honestly. Only Yoon-sung can't really get out of his meetings most of the time.
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At least that holds him accountable! I'm laughably weak-willed when it comes to Ryoji, unfortunately.
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There's a reason why I joke about being his personal babysitter most of the time.
[ David takes a sip of the latte - not nearly as good as what Tarr would make, but not terrible. ]