∞ 52: Patience [action]

[chikaidestroyer]

[Considering what's been going on with his housemates recently (that is, Raine working herself into sickness), it should come as little surprise that Albert is out of the house. Unlike most of his other outings, he is notably astride his white horse as he travels through the village.

The horse seems to want to wander off and look at the various things in the village square. Albert tries his best to be patient with his steed's curiosity, though he did have somewhere he wanted to go.]

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[kendama-pro.livejournal.com]

... You know, I'm not sure why? [He frowns thoughtfully] I dunno; but she likes cooking for others.

And about the ruins ... Goddess, Raine. You and your Ruin Mode. [And this is Genis facepalming]

... Yeah, it's likely it'll happen again. Sorry you had to see that, Albert. It's just- she gets a bit... excited around anything related to archaeology.

[chikaidestroyer]

If she likes cooking for others so much, she should work on making food that's ... ... edible. [It's said with a good deal of hesitation.]

She can't help herself in those kinds of situations? It's odd, to say the least.

[kendama-pro.livejournal.com]

She should, though I'm not sure if that's going to help any. Apparently sticking to the recipe makes the food boring. My sister just likes being... creative.

Yeah, well... She's got a special place in her heart, for ruins. [he shrugs] We were abandoned by some, after all.

[chikaidestroyer]

Surely there are other ways that she can be creative.

Is that so? And thus she looks to all sorts of ruins in the same way? [Strange quirk. Obsessive.]

[kendama-pro.livejournal.com]

[He pauses, thinking this over.] ... My sister needs a hobby.

Well, abandoned isn't really the right term to use. But - yeah. I guess. Somehow.

... Go ahead and say it's weird; I know it is. [Sigh.]

[chikaidestroyer]

[Even spoken fairly softly, Albert can hear that.] She needs something to do that won't add to her stress.

[Rather than outright acknowledging that it's weird, Albert sighs.] Is there anything else about the professor's ... quirks that are fairly worrisome?

[kendama-pro.livejournal.com]

Yeah... I'm not sure what she else it is that she could be doing, though. She's always been working...

Quirks? Eh, none that are worrisome. Unless you count how she's prone to backhanding me on the head. Does that count?

[chikaidestroyer]

Perhaps reading? [pause] Learning how to follow recipes? Or even communicating with the spirits here in this world. It would take her mind off her journal, certainly.

...I suppose it would. I don't see much of a temper from her at all.

[kendama-pro.livejournal.com]

Reading things other than her notes, you mean. And following recipes is a bit of a long shot for her, but I guess we could try that. And I've been meaning to ask her about the spirits here, and learning the magic, though that might just add to her stress...

Cloud says we should take all her coffee away from her, though!

[chikaidestroyer]

I would argue that learning about the spirits here is a completely different type of stress than what she puts herself through on a daily basis. It also carries with it less chance of whittling time away with busywork, as she's so prone to doing.

I haven't seen her as very reliant on coffee, but that's a good point as well.

[kendama-pro.livejournal.com]

I guess that's true. She gets to caught up with her busywork, so that probably works. I'll ask her about it when she's better!

[chikaidestroyer]

[He nods, pausing as he realizes how long they've been conversing.] I shouldn't be keeping you distracted right now; we both have errands to finish before returning to the house. [Who knew what Raine would do if she woke up and no one was around?]

[kendama-pro.livejournal.com]

Ah, right. I'll see you later back at the house, then!