[09:14:42] * Now talking in #Hisame [09:31:42] * It's been a few hours since the end of the last session. The day's homework's been fairly light, since school's just starting to get ramped up, so you didn't have very much to do when you heard a knock on the door. [09:35:16] * Hisame blinks, and walks over to look through the door's little hole thing to see who it could be. [09:40:23] * Millicent is standing at the door, dressed somewhat differently than when she's engaged in serious RA business. Her hair is down, she's wearing a long coat over a sleeveless t-shirt with an abstracted skyline, and a plaid skirt. When you look out, she pauses for a second, then mouths "Hello". [09:41:41] * Hisame smiles, then opens the door. "Ah, Hello, Millicent." [09:44:11] * Millicent smiles. "Evening, Hachiko. I was wondering if you were up for a walk." [09:45:23] Ah, that would be alright. [09:46:45] * Millicent nods and turns, heading for the central stairwell. "Follow?" [09:47:08] * Hisame follows along. [09:50:41] * She leads you out of the dorms, and then off-campus. As you head out into town, you notice that it seems kind of empty. People are clearing off the street. [09:54:10] * You notice that the people seem to be specifically avoiding you. They cross the street or duck into businesses to keep out of your path, and even the people behind you seem like they're evading you. [09:55:10] * Hisame walks along, kinda confused. She checks for ears and tail, but finds nothing that would make people wander off [09:56:53] Ah... do you know why they are avoiding us? [09:56:58] * "They're afraid of us." Millicent mentions it in a conversational tone, but you get the impression that it worries her. [09:57:20] Why? [09:59:55] * She shrugs. "I'm not sure. It seems like... Something's happened before. Once burned, and all that." [10:00:20] * Hisame blinks. [10:05:03] (...Is Hisame planning to elaborate on that?) [10:05:16] ( Ah, she was. Whoops. Got distracted by apartment talk ) [10:05:20] What does that mean? [10:08:32] * "Once burned, twice shy. Something happen here before, and they're afraid of it happening again." [10:08:49] Ah... can you tell what? [10:10:41] * She shakes her head. "Not without spending time with them. And I doubt they'd want to spend that time." [10:11:46] * Hisame nods. [10:13:29] * Shortly, you get to a park entrance. Millicent heads inside, soon walking off the trail. [10:13:51] * Hisame follows along. "Where are we going?" [10:15:25] * Millicent shrugs. "I'm trying to find a hill. The sun sets in-" She pauses briefly. "Twenty minutes." [10:15:33] Ah... [10:15:42] I like watching sunsets. [10:17:49] * Millicent nods. "It's one of those things that's universal. There's not many people who get angry at them." [10:18:16] * Hisame smiles. [10:21:15] How long have you known this area? [10:22:48] * Millicent finds a hill and climbs to the top, taking a thermos and a few tupperware containers from her pockets and laying on the ground. "I used to like up in Boston. I came here once or twice before, but before I moved in, I never really got to look around." She uncovers one of the containers, and picks out a strip of fake meat. "How about you?" [10:24:41] * Hisame has a seat. "I have not really looked around outside of the school... this is a big city, so it is a bit overwhelming. At least, right now. [10:26:37] ( Striking the second half of that sentence from the record. ) [10:28:26] * She nods. "It's an alright town. It'd be better if we weren't hated and feared out of hand, but you can't get everything." She eats the meat, and idly reaches up to scratch Hisame's head. [10:28:56] * Hisame leans into the scratching, finding it comfortable. [10:31:18] * "What's it like where you're from, anyways?" [10:35:13] It is a quiet city. There are some forests nearby, and mountain, and a temple. [10:38:45] * Millicent nods. "That sounds all right. I'm thinking of leaving once I graduate. I've pretty much exhausted Boston for myself." [10:41:05] Ah? Where do you want to go? [10:43:33] * She shrugs. "Elsewhere. Someplace nice where I can spend a few months and leave without much work." [10:44:40] * Hisame nods. [10:44:58] I guess it is nice to see new places. [10:45:34] * "It's kind of my job to figure out what my job is. I can't really do that by staying in one place." [10:48:19] What sort of job are you thinking of? [10:50:09] * She smiles. "I'm the next buddha. Mind you, I didn't ask for it, but I can't really quit it, either." [10:50:46] Ah... [10:52:10] Well, wherever you go, I am certain you will find something to learn from. [10:53:47] * Millicent nods. She offers the fake meat. "What about you? Aren't you supposed to me a messager to the gods?" [10:55:59] * Hisame accepts the not quite meat gratefully and eats. "That is what has been said, but I have not been provided with any skills to do so. I have not heard from any god for direction either." [10:57:55] * Millicent nods. "They're elusive bastards. Personally, I won't have anything to do with them." [10:58:04] Ah... ? [11:00:07] Well, I have been able to see some. Small ones. I do not think I have seen any since coming here, though. But the stories and the shrines say that my god is Inari, but she has not spoken. [11:03:20] * Millicent nods. "It might be for the best. I wouldn't want to be a member of any club that'd have me, and I wouldn't want to follow a god that talks to me. That never works out well." [11:03:37] * Hisame nods. [11:05:51] * She looks up. "How about being an aharant? You seem helpful, and it seems like your god's not having anything to do with you." [11:06:02] What is an aharant? [11:08:33] * Disconnected [11:08:40] * Attempting to rejoin channel #Hisame [11:08:41] * Rejoined channel #Hisame [11:08:50] * Hisame (~demota@c-24-6-131-192.hsd1.ca.comcast.net) Quit (Killed (NickServ (GHOST command used by Dicething))) [11:08:53] * Dicething is now known as Hisame [11:08:54] [11:05:51] * She looks up. "How about being an aharant? You seem helpful, and it seems like your god's not having anything to do with you." [11:08:54] [11:06:02] What is an aharant? [11:09:01] * She pauses, looking for the translation. "It means 'noble one'. Someone who works with and studies under a buddha." [11:09:01] * Dicething has joined #Hisame [11:11:17] Ah... [11:13:46] I am honored that you have asked. I will be glad to do so for the time being, while we are together at school. Afterwards, I am uncertain. I have not yet thought over what I would like to do in life. [11:17:15] Millicent smiles. "So long as you consider it, then. I'm glad that my first follower's as loyal as you, Hisame." [11:17:25] * Hisame bows. "Thank you." [11:20:02] * By this point, the sun has set. "We ought to get back. Nox noctis et cetera." [11:20:28] * Hisame nods, and gets up and prepares to walk back with Milly [11:24:27] * You walk back. By this point, the streets really are empty, and Millicent walks down the middle of the road in silence. You get back to the campus, and head for the dorms. "Thanks for coming out," Millicent says when you return, and she heads for her room on the third floor. [11:24:52] I would be pleased to accompany you any time. End of #Hisame buffer Fri Jul 28 11:28:49 2006