chikaidestroyer | ∞ 97: Peace and routine [action]

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∞ 97: Peace and routine [action]

[Things have been fairly quiet in the village with the draftees away on their escort mission. House 42 is especially quiet, with its lone remaining resident spending each day feeding his housemates' pets and then taking care of the horses in the nearby stable. It keeps him busy enough.

He gets around to opening Sheena's tea house around noon today -- later than the last two days he has gone in. He never spends a whole afternoon in the shop; perhaps a few hours a day, just in case anyone is curious enough to look inside. Kogoro stays with him in the tea house, usually content with chewing on a milkbone toy he found in the item shop. Albert himself taps away at his laptop at one of the tables with a cup of jasmine tea nearby.

If anyone looks for him on this somewhat cold day, he can be found at the stables in the late morning or the tea shop for the early afternoon. He is also available by journal.]

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[Well, he could understand why his brother would want to see them given that this is actually a possibility, but... Eh. It's not like he wouldn't be out there anyway.]

Fine. Tomorrow, you'll have your pictures. We don't see too many of those jerks at night. There aren't a whole lot of those Shift Hunters out here, either.

Curious how they do not in the same numbers at night. [And even more curious was the whole idea of the cargo they were still guarding.] I'm sure the low number of Shift Hunters sets you somewhat at ease.

You can say that again! I was actually starting to worry about those things, but I guess we lucked out this time around. [Of course, he only saw them as a concern because his brother saw them as a concern. As long as he didn't get stuck anywhere by himself, he would probably be okay.]

Indeed. Your task is an easy one, and you have more than enough numbers for what you had to do. [Which either spoke to the importance of the cargo or the sheer amount of residents who happened to have shift compatibility at the same time.]

That sure doesn't stop them from doing anything stupid, though. Some geniuses thought it would be a brilliant idea to hijack some of those boats. Not only was it reckless, but it was completely unnecessary!

[Like, completely. With their numbers, the biggest problem they should have encountered was that storm.]

With the number of sailors out there, I cannot imaging them taking over more than one and manning it properly. [And then they would need to divide the able fighters.]

Not to mention that those people would be better put to use elsewhere. [But then again, his ship probably had the best crew there was, so he can't complain that much.] I'm just glad that everyone else could still handle themselves despite that mess.

Hn. Of course. They are versatile. You should know that by now. [This was hardly Caesar's first draft.]

I can't help but wonder just how "versatile" they are sometimes, you understand. [Boy, did he doubt them. Often.] A reminder every once in a while is somewhat appreciated.

Would you be somewhat at ease if they actually appointed generals and divisions?

No. There's no guarantee that they'd be capable! [He likes making those decisions himself. Even if he wasn't impressed by many potential "leaders".] It simply puts me at ease to see them working well together and not acting like total idiots.

Indeed. [So very brave, Caesar, saying such things while you are still sharing that battlefield with them.] Is that all for your report?

[Hey, he's just being honest.]

Yeah, I guess so. There isn't anything too unusual here. I can tell you all about it when I get back.

I'm sure you can. And there will be others to fill in the holes in your observations. [He turns his attention away from the journal again as Kogoro comes up with his milkbone toy, the dog standing up on his back legs like he wants to play fetch.]

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Of course, of course. [He's just slightly annoyed by the implication that he'd need others to "fill in the holes." Oh well. He sighs.] What are you doing right now?

Feeding your dog. [Except that's not what he's doing at all -- he's pouring himself tea while glancing down at the dog trying to get his attention.]

How exciting. [He's teasing, of course. From what he can tell, it certainly seems like that's what Albert's doing, so he doesn't doubt it.] I hope he's not giving you any trouble.

He found himself a toy, so he has been keeping himself busy with it. I hardly need to watch him. [Except for when he went off to feed Raine's kitten. Kogoro would get very curious of the feline smell once he returned from that task.]

That's good to hear. I would feel just awful if he was making things troublesome for you. [Despite the sarcasm he uses, it's true. He knows it would spell trouble for him, too.] Nothing unusual going on in the village, either?

Nothing unusual at all. It's very quiet. [He finally relents after setting the tea leaves to seep, crouching briefly to take the bone from Kogoro. He tosses it the edge of the kitchen, and Kogoro takes off after it.]

I'm sure you will return to a perfectly boring house.

Quiet is all right. It'll be nice to be back in that perfectly boring house. I could sleep in for a week!

Was the journey that strenuous for the noncombatant head strategist? [He wryly thinks about the last draft that had taken place in the jungle.

...And there's Kogoro with the bone. He sighs as he lightly tosses the bone for the dog to chase.]

No. But it's a good reason to stay in bed, isn't it?

You never need a good reason to stay in bed.

Of course not. But it certainly helps, doesn't it? [He sounds so pleased with the idea, though he isn't completely serious.] Don't worry. I'll still wake up early enough to help in the stables.

[Maybe he'd just, you know, take a nap afterward or something.]

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