Room 202, Tuesday afternoon

[soniaroadsqueen]

Ringo had been in Alluka's room before, so it wasn't like it was wholly unfamiliar. But after a mostly-sleepless night with little to do but worriedly look over at where Nanika sat on the floor and stare around the room, Ringo was coming to know every sparkly sticker on the walls as if she'd put them up herself.

The more time she had to dwell on what had happened yesterday, the more panicked she was getting. She didn't know enough about Nanika to be sure she was being at all helpful, but at the same time she didn't feel like she could leave the room. Nanika didn't seem like she could take care of herself, so Ringo didn't want to leave her alone. Unfortunately, being in the room only made it more and more clear that Ringo wasn't actually doing anything particularly useful.

"Do you want something to eat?" she asked hopefully. Except that Nanika didn't seem to be listening. Or if she was, she didn't think Ringo's question deserved a response.

What in the world was Ringo going to do about this?

[ooc: Door cracked open. Room and Alluka/Nanika modded with permission. Open for anyone who wants to wander by.]

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[soniaroadsqueen]

Ringo blinked. "Sad carrots?" She snorted. That sounded pretty ridiculous.

[greenexorcist.livejournal.com]

Shiemi nodded, shaking a finger at Ringo-sempai. "They really want to be eaten, you see. It's their goal in life. Their whole job is to grow big and full of vitamins Then one day, if they're good enough and work hard, they may be picked and cooked into a delicious meal. When you don't eat them, you make them sad, disrespect all their hard work, and leave them unfulfilled as a vegetable."

[soniaroadsqueen]

It was hard not to snicker at that, but Ringo somehow managed to keep a mostly straight face. "That," she tried to sound solemn, "is a very sad story."

[greenexorcist.livejournal.com]

"Well, I don't feel bad about eating carrots now?"

[soniaroadsqueen]

"Anything else she convinced you to eat with stories like that?"

[greenexorcist.livejournal.com]

Shiemi laughed. "Why? Are you a picky eater, Sempai?"

[soniaroadsqueen]

Ringo laughed. "Me? I'll eat just about anything, you know."

She grinned. "I mean, I'm sure there's some stuff I won't eat, but nothing major?"

[greenexorcist.livejournal.com]

"So you just want to hear more stories about me so you can tease me, then?" She made a sad face. "Really, Sempai? That's just mean."

[soniaroadsqueen]

"Oh no!" Ringo exclaimed, far too innocently to really be believed. "I mean, I just want to know more about my kohai!"

Uh huh.

[greenexorcist.livejournal.com]

"Oh no you don't," tsked Shiemi, catching that tone. "No more funny embarrassing stories from my past. Anyway you'll have enough embarrassing stories to tell when you start teaching me to skate."

[soniaroadsqueen]

"Awwww." Ringo put on an exaggerated pout.

"A good kohai would give me plenty of ammunition for teasing."

[greenexorcist.livejournal.com]

"There's not really a lot. I was too shy to do much more than stay at home and help in the garden." Shiemi laughed. "When you finish building my skates, I will tell you about the time I replanted the crabapples trying to grow them larger."

[soniaroadsqueen]

"Ooooh, that one sounds fun." Ringo didn't really know anything about plants, so she could imagine all sorts of ways that could be fun.

[greenexorcist.livejournal.com]

"You'll have to wait and see."

She looked back over at Nanika-san. "Do you skate, Nanika-san? Ringo-semapi is going to teach me."

[soniaroadsqueen]

Nanika didn't even look at Shiemi. Instead she turned to stare at Ringo. "Kathy," she demanded.

Ringo sighed. "Nanika doesn't, but Alluka's been learning. She's getting pretty good!"

[greenexorcist.livejournal.com]

"Oh. That's great. I'll have to ask her to help me too."

Shiemi hated to be rude but... She shifted a little closer to Ringo and lowered her voice. "Uhm. Is everything all right with Nanika-san? Should I make some medicine?"

[soniaroadsqueen]

"Well, I don't know Nanika that well," Ringo admitted. "But I think this is normal for her?"

She shook her head. "And you should definitely ask Alluka for some tips when you get a chance. I bet she'd love to help."