[D11, LA: Kheree's Room] Big Bro Checks In (Closed)

[Shosuro Hikimasu]

People call that being reliable

But he didn't put words in her mouth. "Maybe it's our understanding about pretense...in the end, I didn't care how it looked, I just wanted to help." He looked back at her, putting his cup on the table and looking for tea. "You know, about that...the first time we met at the dojo I was trying my hardest to sound like a Scorpion, I was actually fairly nervous, but then the next time with Yudaina-san, you understanding him like that threw me off so hard that I lost that feeling and was able to be more...hm...honest, I suppose."

He poured himself some. "That's why, I guess when I saw you in the garden like that...I knew I had to do something, and it didn't bother me if you found it sudden or strange. Some people can just tell when they need to act, I'm glad I did."

[Utaku Kheree]

"Meeting you and Yudaina there did score points, because he was a good way for me to judge your character”, she says with a somewhat stressed laugh. "And you acted like a proper hero there, and I am quite thankful for it."

[Shosuro Hikimasu]

"Well, as Yudaina-san is literally all of my best characteristics, having none myself without him, I am not surprised", he replied, amusement evident in his tone. "Though relax now, Kheree-san", the Scorpion said gently. "You can let go whatever you'd like around me, after what we've been through."

[Utaku Kheree]

"Oh and here I thought you wanted to keep me dressed in my kimono" she says as she moves over to his side to pour him some more tea.

[Shosuro Hikimasu]

"What I want and what I'll do aren't always in harmony", he said, sliding the cup to her so she could pour. "It's one of the things I find troublesome about being a Scorpion, but...there are things I enjoy just the same."

[Utaku Kheree]

"Desire is one of the three sins after all, even if I might be ordered to refrain a bit from it after this . Clearly, a visit to some temples might help me there."

[Shosuro Hikimasu]

"Yes, that's all quite proper", he allowed, lowered his mask and sipped the tea. It was indeed a bit cold. "But how are you really feeling about that? Changing is not simple, we often stumble on our own ideals."

[Utaku Kheree]

"I am not sure? Our garden talk still remains , and so there is the question of being a hunter, and a fear that being like that spirit is what I would be myself."

[Shosuro Hikimasu]

He thought about that, her admission was a strong one. He had to give it weight as she did, but also needed to find something she could hold onto about herself that would be a good guide.

He looked at Khar for a moment, but he couldn't talk to birds.

He reached up and put his hand on her head, giving it a pat, trying to smile at her.

"That's a great thing, you are addressing the challenge." Then he let his hand fall away and shifted to face her, tea cup in hand. "What do you need to face it with strength instead of worry?"

[Utaku Kheree]

"Surety about where I should let the arrow fly that is my life, as I ... am not the strongest person of character as you might have seen already ." she says as she moves a hand over Khars feathers and blushing a bit under his pat.