[Time: 4:00 p.m.] (Taki's going to seduce Haruko!) (She's not _that_ tired) [Haruko gets to Taki's place. She can describe. Her dad's at work so he won't be here. Aww.] (There's a level of tired at which Taki will try to seduce Haruko? ^_~) [Taki's apartment! It's on the fourth floor of a lower-middle class apartment building, more description to come when Haruko gets let in.] (Yes, yes there is, but fortunately for us all it's right next to the one where she passes out.) * Haruko heads up to Taki's floor and knocks on the door. [There's a pause, and then a rattling noise, and Taki opens the door. She's wearing a loose fitting pair of jeans, an oversized white blouse, and her hair is tied at the base of her neck instead of at the top of her head as usual. Other than that she just looks tired. She sounds tired too. "Hi Haruko."] * Haruko looks Taki over with sympathy. "Hi Taki." * Taki takes a step back and lets Haruko in. To her right is a small kitchen with a fridge, stovetop/oven, sink and not enough counter space and to her left is a living area with a low table, sagging couch, and an old TV. On the wall behind her is a couple of doors and a bit of hallway. (Haruko should remember all this from the mess with the stove.) * Haruko steps in and removes her shoes leaving them where its appropriate. "Feels like a long time since I've been here." * Taki nods and lets go of the door, trusting gravity to shut it. "Yeah... an' Dad managed to boil water last night... so I guess it worked. I... I'm... sor... I..." She shakes her head and sighs. * Haruko looks oddly at Taki. "Sorry? And, you should probably find somewhere to sit or to lie down." ( Woo. I misread that as "She shakes her fist and taunts." ) * Taki rubs the visible side of her face and then walks over to the couch and collapses into a sitting position. * Haruko takes a seat on the other end of the couch. She waits a moment to see if Taki has more to say. * Taki doesn't look at Haruko, but she does try to talk again. "I... yesterday... I don't..." She eventually blurts out. "I was fine one second and the next I couldn't even stand!" * Haruko nods. "That was the field right? We did stand there for a while talking." * Taki starts to shake her head and then stops and blinks a few times. "It wasn't for that long and I've had it up for a while before, it... last time it... I... I don't want to spend another week and a half not being able to remember half of what happened!" * Haruko nods. "Well, I'll be sure you get the emails I send Kyon." She then thinks for a moment. "So do you know what tired you out if it wasn't the field?" * Taki slowly shakes her head. What happened after you left? Or is there something else you'd rather talk about? * Taki rubs her face and speaks quietly. "Katie... she... she was still burning and Saki gave me The Cup... but I felt like I was too tired to move, but, but there wasn't any time... So I did... I think I filled it and there wasn't enough time to get back..." She pauses for a few moments and then continues. "Wh... when I woke up Katie was... talking to Satoshi and Saki." * Haruko nods. "Did you teleport back? Maybe another field popped up? And can I get you anything from your kitchen? You seem like you could use a tea or something." * Taki nods slightly and then mechanically starts to list the cupboards that the tea leaves, pot, and other necessities can be found in. * Haruko gets up and makes tea for the both of them, following Taki's instructions. * Taki doesn't say anything non-tea related for a while. * Haruko comes back after a bit and gives one of the teas to the Taki and keeps the other one. * Taki takes a cup of tea and holds it with exaggerated care. So, think you ported back? You woke up in a different place right? ::Haruko sips on her tea:: * Taki nods slightly. "I... don't think I had The Cup anymore... Saki might have gotten me if... I might have." * Haruko nods. "Have you been able to keep up your notes? Aside from yesterday at least." * Taki takes a sip of tea. "I... yeah." * Haruko nods. "Well, you can keep working at figuring it out. And try to hold back when you're getting really tired, as you porting then collapsing has happened before. * Taki makes a noise that might have been the start of a laugh. "Holding back... isn't something I'm good at... when I'm tired." * Haruko chuckles and nods. "At least you realize it." * Taki takes another sip of tea. "It... the same thing happens when I get drunk." She blushes a bit. * Haruko grins. "Well, at least you're probably better than Eriko." * Taki nibbles at the bait. "Eriko?" * Haruko nods and giggles. "She lets people know how attractive she thinks people are. And pokes to emphasize." * Taki blinks a couple of times and then turns her head to look at Haruko. "... You... you're kidding right?" * Haruko shakes her head still giggling. "Nope. I do want to go drinking with her sometime, but I'll have to cut her off before she gets that far." Ye... yeah. [Haruko's phone rings.] * Haruko looks puzzled and picks up her phone. * Haruko answers it. "Hello?" [Matthias is on the other end. "Queen of Cups?"] * Taki looks back down at her teacup. * Haruko loses the giggling and looks serious. "Yes, what can I do for you?" [Tune in next time to find out! XD]