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[grimauxilatrix.livejournal.com]

Characters: Kanaya and YOU
Setting: 4th floor (lounge) , 7th floor (pool)
Format: Starting in action tags, will match you
Summary: Kanaya sews, Kanaya swims
Warnings: None, will update if need be

4th Floor

[Kanaya had carried her sewing machine to the 4th floor to get some work done and to get her mind off of things. It's been a while since she let herself just sit and sew, take her mind off of things.]

[She threads her needle and readies her black fabric, the familiar action was calming and even though she had no particular plan in mind, she began]

[Until the needle snapped]

How unfortunate. It seems there is no relaxing here.


7th Floor

[It wasn't outside but it would do. The forest the floor below had set of an instinctual mental warning, a forest in a building was wrong and asking for troubles. While the pool wasn't much better, it seemed a tad safer.]

[Not that she was worried about her life. If she were to die, she died but prolonging her life may prove advantageous for others in the future]

[For now she took off her flats, placing them neatly by her side, pulled up her skirt a bit, and dipped her feet into the water.]

[In retrospect, she should have brought a book]

Comments

[salamancer.livejournal.com]

I was already on my way there before I was taken to the Tower. It is a situation that I most certainly can not turn back on, now.

...Thank you, Kanaya. [She leans forward a little, bumping their foreheads together gently.] It is not that I don't wish to listen to your suggestions, I just... There are things that must be done. This is one of them.

...I told you that I did not have many friends beyond the internet, did I not?

[grimauxilatrix.livejournal.com]

But you aren't there anymore! Perhaps when you get back it'll be a previous time. Promise that if you have the option to not take the mission, you will take it.

[she leans against Rose] You do what you must, I respect and admire that trait.

Yes, you did?

[salamancer.livejournal.com]

I appreciate the thought Kanaya, but I doubt it will happen as such. [She's going to gently rub Kanayas cheek with her thumb.]

The more accurate statement is that beyond the internet, I had no friends. You see, Kanaya... John, Dave, and Jade... they are my best friends, and the family I did not have with my own Mother. My moirails, as it were. I do not want them to be harmed, and I want to give them the chance to live on and succeed in life. That is why I am willing to sacrifice myself as such. If myself being gone will allow them to live on, then that is something I am willing to do. That is why I did not want Dave to take the mission-- it is my mission.

And now... I have found others in which I want to save aswell. Like you, Kanaya. Like your friends.

[grimauxilatrix.livejournal.com]

Timelines can be faulty, it is always a possibility. [she closes her eyes and leans into Rose's hand]

You do not need to see people face to face in order to be friends. But if they are your moirails, would they not be happier with you alive with them? Dave's fighting against your decision is proof enough of that.

[she opens her eyes and looks, really looks, at Rose] Don't go on with the mission.

[salamancer.livejournal.com]

[Wry smile.] I am quite sure Daves objection isn't because he wishes for me to be alive. But I suppose he is rather unpredictable, so I can't say for sure.

If Jack is going to be destroyed... someone must die. There is no escaping this fact, Kanaya. [She bites down on her lip slightly, eyes aching to break the contact yet unable to.] I... there is no other way...

[grimauxilatrix.livejournal.com]

I am sure Dave wishes you to be alive. All of your friends would rather have a live Rose over a dead one. Your actions are noble, yes, but it does not quell their emotions and feelings for you.

Death is inevitable, yes, but please do not go looking for death. Searching for Jack and heading towards your inevitable demise are different things. [she lets out a breath] Be careful, I will wait for you.

[salamancer.livejournal.com]

[Rose is going to inhale deeply, averting her eyes from Kanaya for a moment.] I'll be looking forward to it, once we return home. [And she's going to tentatively lean forward, giving a light, yet lingering kiss to Kans cheek. Then immediately not get flushed cheeks.]

[grimauxilatrix.livejournal.com]

[Kanaya blushes a bit but otherwise does not react to the kiss, instead she leans lightly on Rose's shoulder, being careful not to poke her with her horns] Let us for now enjoy our time together.

[salamancer.livejournal.com]

I agree. [She's going to close her eyes, leaning back against her with a sigh.] I am quite happy to finally see you.

[grimauxilatrix.livejournal.com]

Yes, I was positive that we would not meet but very grateful that we have had this opportunity.

[salamancer.livejournal.com]

Let us... make use of our time, shall we?

[grimauxilatrix.livejournal.com]

Is there anything you would like to do?

[salamancer.livejournal.com]

For now, perhaps we can enjoy the water, and share the book I have brought with me.

[grimauxilatrix.livejournal.com]

Well as the book is not waterproof we cannot do both activities simultaneously, that is if you are suggesting a swim, which you may be.