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[Jan. 21][Suikoden III] Haphazard Plans
Title: Haphazard Plans
Day/Theme: Jan. 21, 2009 "there's a low moon caught in your tangles"
Series: Suikoden III
Character/Pairing: Sasarai, Nika, Stephen
Rating: PG
Continuing from "Why Should I Fight?", etc.
Stephen arrived that afternoon, clearly having departed Riverway as soon as Mino delivered Sasarai's message. He had been happy to take a seat in Sasarai's room after the long walk. He didn't have the money to pay for any kind of transportation, so now his feet were aching. The dry wind had tangled his long, loose hair. He reached back to give it a quick run through with his fingers as Sasarai finished his explanation of the situation, "...So I'm going to Viela and I wanted to know if you'd come with me."
Stephen didn't hesitate at all. "Of course," he gave a polite smile.
Sasarai smiled back, looking strangely amused for someone discussing such serious matters. Stephen started to pull back nervously as the bishop reached toward him before realizing that Sasarai was trying to pull a crinkled brown leaf from his hair. It was an elliptical kalbo leaf. Sasarai laughed softly and Stephen's lips crinkled into a mild smile of embarrassment.
"Well then," Nika spoke up, doing her best to keep the two more whimsical men on track, "Unless you want to get Dios or Lena involved, it's the three of us, then." Because Dios and Lena had families, she suspected that Sasarai wouldn't want to bring either of them into this. (That and their jobs weren't directly tied to Sasarai's goodwill. Even if he found himself in trouble with his colleagues for his actions, if they were uninvolved, they wouldn't face any repercussions.)
"Huh?" the bishop turned his attention to his assistant, "I wasn't forcing you to come, Nika." He hadn't expected this sort of response from her, particularly after all her earlier resistance to the idea.
"Well, uh, it wouldn't exactly feel right to let you two go off alone," she shrugged. It felt cowardly. And sort of irresponsible. ...And if she didn't go with Sasarai, who would look after him? (Sure Stephen was there, but he didn't take care of things for Sasarai every day. He didn't know Sasarai like she did.)
"Thank you..." he sounded sincerely pleased with this turn of events, studying her face carefully for a short, silent stretch of time before returning to the process of outlining his plan one small piece at a time. "So, first we need to buy some medicine. Even if we can't cure any of these people, we can make them feel more comfortable. I can personally attest to what a big difference that makes."
Nika nodded. She could attest to it second-hand, from watching over him.
"I'm going to say that I'm taking a vacation to the coast, like I usually do. I just won't mention the fact that Viela is my destination. Everyone knows I love Casimari and that area, so I hope they'll just assume that I'm going somewhere of the sort."
It was true. Whenever he managed to make time for a break, this was exactly the sort of area he ventured off to. "Not bad at all!" Nika complimented him, feeling optimistic for the first time since his talk had turned toward this plan.
"You really are something else, Sasarai," Stephen agreed, eternally awed by the capabilities of his friend.
"N-no, don't say that," the brunette shushed them awkwardly, "I can't do nearly enough." Whatever the outcome of this mission, it was bound to be, to some degree, a disappointment. Ultimately, they were all helpless in the face of the disease. This hands-on method was little better than prayer, as far as actual results were concerned.
That was probably all for now. Anyway, it didn't seem as though he could think of anything else. "Oh!" Sasarai gasped, suddenly hit with yet another realization. "Somewhere on the coast we'll need to buy or rent a boat. I think that's the only way we can reach Viela now- by taking a boat and climbing up the rocks." He looked up into the blank faces of his companions, both just beginning to consider the situation. "...Can either of you row a boat?"
"Err, maybe," Nika replied. She'd never taken a boat out on the ocean though. She'd only paddled around in a rowboat in a lake.
"A little," Stephen chuckled nervously. Neither Nika or Sasarai had any idea what his boating experience might be, but his manner did nothing to inspire much confidence in them.
Trying to be gentle about the whole matter, Sasarai threw up his hands lightly, "Well, I guess that will have to do. I can't really swim, so don't let me down, you two."
"Don't even joke about that, Sasarai," Nika shook her head.
Day/Theme: Jan. 21, 2009 "there's a low moon caught in your tangles"
Series: Suikoden III
Character/Pairing: Sasarai, Nika, Stephen
Rating: PG
Continuing from "Why Should I Fight?", etc.
Stephen arrived that afternoon, clearly having departed Riverway as soon as Mino delivered Sasarai's message. He had been happy to take a seat in Sasarai's room after the long walk. He didn't have the money to pay for any kind of transportation, so now his feet were aching. The dry wind had tangled his long, loose hair. He reached back to give it a quick run through with his fingers as Sasarai finished his explanation of the situation, "...So I'm going to Viela and I wanted to know if you'd come with me."
Stephen didn't hesitate at all. "Of course," he gave a polite smile.
Sasarai smiled back, looking strangely amused for someone discussing such serious matters. Stephen started to pull back nervously as the bishop reached toward him before realizing that Sasarai was trying to pull a crinkled brown leaf from his hair. It was an elliptical kalbo leaf. Sasarai laughed softly and Stephen's lips crinkled into a mild smile of embarrassment.
"Well then," Nika spoke up, doing her best to keep the two more whimsical men on track, "Unless you want to get Dios or Lena involved, it's the three of us, then." Because Dios and Lena had families, she suspected that Sasarai wouldn't want to bring either of them into this. (That and their jobs weren't directly tied to Sasarai's goodwill. Even if he found himself in trouble with his colleagues for his actions, if they were uninvolved, they wouldn't face any repercussions.)
"Huh?" the bishop turned his attention to his assistant, "I wasn't forcing you to come, Nika." He hadn't expected this sort of response from her, particularly after all her earlier resistance to the idea.
"Well, uh, it wouldn't exactly feel right to let you two go off alone," she shrugged. It felt cowardly. And sort of irresponsible. ...And if she didn't go with Sasarai, who would look after him? (Sure Stephen was there, but he didn't take care of things for Sasarai every day. He didn't know Sasarai like she did.)
"Thank you..." he sounded sincerely pleased with this turn of events, studying her face carefully for a short, silent stretch of time before returning to the process of outlining his plan one small piece at a time. "So, first we need to buy some medicine. Even if we can't cure any of these people, we can make them feel more comfortable. I can personally attest to what a big difference that makes."
Nika nodded. She could attest to it second-hand, from watching over him.
"I'm going to say that I'm taking a vacation to the coast, like I usually do. I just won't mention the fact that Viela is my destination. Everyone knows I love Casimari and that area, so I hope they'll just assume that I'm going somewhere of the sort."
It was true. Whenever he managed to make time for a break, this was exactly the sort of area he ventured off to. "Not bad at all!" Nika complimented him, feeling optimistic for the first time since his talk had turned toward this plan.
"You really are something else, Sasarai," Stephen agreed, eternally awed by the capabilities of his friend.
"N-no, don't say that," the brunette shushed them awkwardly, "I can't do nearly enough." Whatever the outcome of this mission, it was bound to be, to some degree, a disappointment. Ultimately, they were all helpless in the face of the disease. This hands-on method was little better than prayer, as far as actual results were concerned.
That was probably all for now. Anyway, it didn't seem as though he could think of anything else. "Oh!" Sasarai gasped, suddenly hit with yet another realization. "Somewhere on the coast we'll need to buy or rent a boat. I think that's the only way we can reach Viela now- by taking a boat and climbing up the rocks." He looked up into the blank faces of his companions, both just beginning to consider the situation. "...Can either of you row a boat?"
"Err, maybe," Nika replied. She'd never taken a boat out on the ocean though. She'd only paddled around in a rowboat in a lake.
"A little," Stephen chuckled nervously. Neither Nika or Sasarai had any idea what his boating experience might be, but his manner did nothing to inspire much confidence in them.
Trying to be gentle about the whole matter, Sasarai threw up his hands lightly, "Well, I guess that will have to do. I can't really swim, so don't let me down, you two."
"Don't even joke about that, Sasarai," Nika shook her head.