ext_158887 ([identity profile] seta-suzume.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] 31_days2007-06-23 12:34 pm

[June 23, 2007][Xenosaga Ep. 2] Peach-Influenced Thoughts

Title: Peach-Influenced Thoughts
Day/Theme: June 23, 2007 "Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad."
Series: Xenosaga Ep. 2
Character/Pairing: Shion
Rating: G



Shion was exhausted. As soon as it seemed polite to leave chaos in the company of her brother, Shion excused herself, slinking away to take a long, hot bath. On the Elsa there had been a fairly strict three minute shower policy, so this was a welcome change. With limited water supplies and an extra amount of passengers aboard, Shion could not blame them, though with the suddenness with which the captain had laid down the law after Shion had given her hair a thorough washing, she had to wonder how often the four men of the crew bathed at all when no women were around...

Her bottle of peach-scented bubble bath was still under the sink where she had left it- not that she had expected Jin to do anything with it.... The gentle scent of peaches spread slowly throughout the room as bubbles rose along the surface of the tub. Shion slipped into the welcoming waters with a sigh of relief. It was real. She was home. After all the wild events of the past few weeks, it was hard to believe everything on Second Miltia could be so calm and normal, and yet it was.

Steam was fogging up the mirror like it always did. Her shoulders were sagging from the stress. ...It hadn't been quite right to dump everything on Allen like that. She would be sure to try and make it up to him tomorrow with a kind word or two and her own hands applied to the task. It was impossible to know what would happen now. After Dr. Mizrahi's data stored within MOMO was analyzed, the motley group of travelers could easily drift their separate ways... The only sure thing was work. There would always be something for Shion to busy herself with at Vector. ...Although it might not be KOS-MOS anymore.

What is KOS-MOS were with her now? Well, she might be telling Shion what particular kind of peach produced this scent and where it was grown or engineered. Yes, KOS-MOS would be scientific as usual, but human or not, Shion liked her just the way she was. Despite the work she had done on KOS-MOS, the things Kevin had done and the way the programs worked out in reality continued to amaze and fascinate her. Just thinking of KOS-MOS she felt a little better.