04-02-2020, 08:21 PM
[font=trebuchet ms]At least today, she had gotten out of bed shortly after sunrise. Bit by bit, she was returning to her normal schedule. The fact that after she retrieved what she needed, she would probably return to her room and not come out for the rest of the day was far from the front of her mind right now. Maybe after she completed the first task, a second task, perhaps even a third would seem within reach. Baby steps. She would accomplish what she could with her energy today.
Walking into the greenhouse, Rin looked up- and felt the urge to walk away upon seeing Tena. Were a few sprigs of thyme worth ruining Tena's day? Probably not. Still, she was already here, so walking away would just seem unnecessarily avoidant, but... she settled for reflecting to herself, See, I told you Tena was still here.
She hadn't, really. She'd been fully prepared for the reality that Lavi and Tena had skipped town.
Forget it. Only subconsciously cognizant that she'd been standing there staring for several seconds, Rin walked past Tena and into the foliage, her eyes wandering the plants for the short, white-rimmed leaves characteristic of thyme. Everything was green upon green upon green, but soon enough, a patch of white broke up the monotony. Twitching her ears, Rin turned to look at it.
A patch of chamomile plants stared back at her, white-petaled yellow resembling physical eyes a little too closely for comfort.
She couldn't break her gaze away from the chamomile, feeling its scent sap her energy. Once upon a time, she'd been able to look at chamomile without spiraling downward, but... today was not one of those days. Already weighed down by an undefined burden, what was one more reminder that everyone was gone? Lessa, Imperia, Moonmade, Shininglight, Roman... four dead and one traitor. Wonderful mentor, she'd been.
Something pricked at her eyes, and she swallowed. Reaching past the chamomile, she took some thyme from behind it, and placed the sprigs in her bag. Turning away from the chamomile, she stared at the greenery on the other side, her brain slowly moving onto the non-delineated next task.
Go right on ahead. Offer her help. Ruin her day. Maybe the anger will be enough to get you moving.
"...Did you need help finding something?" Rin asked, adopting a neutral expression and looking at Tena. She could pass off the previous sluggishness as having just woken up. Now, she was fully awake, or at least pretending to be.
Walking into the greenhouse, Rin looked up- and felt the urge to walk away upon seeing Tena. Were a few sprigs of thyme worth ruining Tena's day? Probably not. Still, she was already here, so walking away would just seem unnecessarily avoidant, but... she settled for reflecting to herself, See, I told you Tena was still here.
She hadn't, really. She'd been fully prepared for the reality that Lavi and Tena had skipped town.
Forget it. Only subconsciously cognizant that she'd been standing there staring for several seconds, Rin walked past Tena and into the foliage, her eyes wandering the plants for the short, white-rimmed leaves characteristic of thyme. Everything was green upon green upon green, but soon enough, a patch of white broke up the monotony. Twitching her ears, Rin turned to look at it.
A patch of chamomile plants stared back at her, white-petaled yellow resembling physical eyes a little too closely for comfort.
She couldn't break her gaze away from the chamomile, feeling its scent sap her energy. Once upon a time, she'd been able to look at chamomile without spiraling downward, but... today was not one of those days. Already weighed down by an undefined burden, what was one more reminder that everyone was gone? Lessa, Imperia, Moonmade, Shininglight, Roman... four dead and one traitor. Wonderful mentor, she'd been.
Something pricked at her eyes, and she swallowed. Reaching past the chamomile, she took some thyme from behind it, and placed the sprigs in her bag. Turning away from the chamomile, she stared at the greenery on the other side, her brain slowly moving onto the non-delineated next task.
Go right on ahead. Offer her help. Ruin her day. Maybe the anger will be enough to get you moving.
"...Did you need help finding something?" Rin asked, adopting a neutral expression and looking at Tena. She could pass off the previous sluggishness as having just woken up. Now, she was fully awake, or at least pretending to be.
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