001 ☀ Stahn Aileron, Otome Yanagiya

[majinken]

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[mombastic]

That's right.

[ And because Otome is still very much a mother-type, she's pulling a handkerchief out of her coat pocket to get to work delicately dabbing at Stahn's eyes. ]

I may not know how I got here, but I'm glad I was able to see you again. It's been far too long, hasn't it?

[majinken]

[she dotes just as much as he remembers her doing, and it only makes him smile a little wider, relieved that some things never change.]

Yeah... it's been a really long time. Close to a year, I think...

[mombastic]

Mm... I thought you'd grown.

[ He seems like more of an adult now, even if he's always been taller than her. ]

[majinken]

...Have I?

[he sounds a little puzzled as he asks that, because... well, if he has, he sure hasn't noticed it.]

[mombastic]

Just a little. Rather... you look like you've been through a lot.

[ He's probably had quite the journey. ]

[majinken]

Yeah... that's true. A lot of things really did happen.

[he has a lot to tell her.]

[mombastic]

... Did you want to talk about it?

Er-- [ and she pauses, glancing around as she finally realizes people are staring. ]

... In a bit?

[majinken]

Ah...

[he'll draw back a bit more, gaze shifting before letting out an awkward laugh. he sure is going to have a lot of explaining to do later.]

Ye... yeah. I'll take you back to my house, and we can talk more there. [clearly, he's forgotten about his errands already. which were going to be useless anyway since he dropped the list when he say her.

(lilith is going to be pissed, but it's fine.)]

[mombastic]

Sorry to intrude, [ and she says it automatically, with a rueful smile. Stahn probably didn't expect his day to include a doctor from another world making a surprise appearance, and she can only imagine what his family will think. ]

[majinken]

You're not intruding. You're family, Otome... you're always welcome here.

[where else would she even go? he could never dream of turning her out.]

[mombastic]

... Thank you. I have to admit, it's a lot better than thinking about trying to camp outside or in a hay bale tonight.

[ Even though she would have done it. ]

[majinken]

You won't have to do anything like that. There's always room for you here.

[though she'll have to deal with a staredown from lilith, probably.]

[mombastic]

[ She can handle staredowns, she's Otome. ]

Well, for as long as I'm here, please don't treat me like a guest. I'd be happy to help out around your home where I can.

[majinken]

You're a guest, Otome... We can worry about that if it changes, but nobody's going to want you to pick up and start doing work. We have a lot to figure out before that, don't we?

[like how she got here, if there's a way back, how to even explain this to his family...]

[mombastic]

You mean how to send me back home after figuring out how I got here in the first place?

[ the hardest questions of all, considering she can barely remember a change in the air. ]

[majinken]

[he nods.]

Yeah. I'm happy I can see you again, but... we still need to figure those things out. [maybe there's some way they can control it, so they can see each other sometimes—wouldn't that be nice?]

[mombastic]

That's fine. I'd like to meet your sheep, too.

[ His family is hopefully a given. ]

[majinken]

[the sheep are family, otome.]

Mm, mm! You can meet Jonathan and all the others too!

[mombastic]

Do they all have names?

[ Is she going to have to memorize an entire flock? ]

[majinken]

Uh-huh! It wouldn't be right if we didn't name them all. Jonathan's just the one I spend the most time with!

[mombastic]

... Well, I'll make sure to do my best remembering them all...

[ She knows the names of seventy-plus medical diseases, she can do this. ]

[majinken]

It's not like you have to memorize them all at once... You should at least meet Gramps and Lilith first...

[look at stahn, having his priorities in order!]

And I guess we really need to figure out the other stuff too.

[mombastic]

... Ah. Will they be all right knowing I'm from a different world entirely?

[ Does she need to dampen the truth a bit? ]

[majinken]

It might take a little bit of explaining... and Lilith may have a hard time with it, but I think it'll be okay.

[it's not like he can lie about it; he's a terrible liar and they see right through him, after all. of course, that's also the reason they may actually be able to believe it, he thinks.]

[mombastic]

I guess we'll just have to see for ourselves, won't we?

[ ... this might be awkward. ]