I don't know that I'd call this a vacation. Does your downtime usually involve getting into fights and running for your life?
[ A beat as she considers both what she's just said and who she's just said it to and allows herself a short laugh. ]
Never mind, actually. Don't answer that.
[ Something jostles unpleasantly behind her eyes with the laugh but it's nowhere close to being as bad as it had been before she'd lay down – a persistent tapping compared to a relentless jackhammer. She'll be surprised if it doesn't clear up before much longer and she looses a sigh of relief. ]
... Taeko-san really did have the right idea with this. It's worked much better than I expected.
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[ A beat as she considers both what she's just said and who she's just said it to and allows herself a short laugh. ]
Never mind, actually. Don't answer that.
[ Something jostles unpleasantly behind her eyes with the laugh but it's nowhere close to being as bad as it had been before she'd lay down – a persistent tapping compared to a relentless jackhammer. She'll be surprised if it doesn't clear up before much longer and she looses a sigh of relief. ]
... Taeko-san really did have the right idea with this. It's worked much better than I expected.