[ She's calm as she says this, and she gestures for Okuni to sit down where she'd like. Shinobu keeps her decor and furniture comfortable but with simple elegance. ]
Where have you been that you haven't heard about the kidnappings? Should I have tried harder to reach you? I know you're better than this.
[Okuni takes a seat on the couch, making enough room so that Shinobu can either sit next to her or across. She feels like she should be on her knees on the floor actually... But she knows Shinobu well enough that her words matter more now than just simple gestures. She does hang her head a little, she can't help it.]
Shinobu-chan... I'm sorry. [SHE IS!! SHE REALLY IS!!] I don't have any excuses for my ignorance.
[It really gets to her that she hadn't tried to find out, or even ask around for anything suspicious happening... Things have been... a lot, lately, but that's no reason not to pay closer attention. She's not Xie Lian's bodyguard in the way Jiang Cheng and Kara are, but she has to do her part. For her family, for Xie Lian, and for Baren.]
...I've been shutting myself up this past week. Did Kara-chan tell you.... He probably hasn't, but he and I went to a fortuneteller two weeks ago and got... cursed. I thought it was just silly superstition, but too many stupid things happened to me last week. And I didn't want to get anyone around me hurt because of my carelessness.
[and then kara went and got his arm broken... Okuni purses her lips at the memory, and then sighs.]
Whatever that curse was, it looks like it's worn off now. I guess I was just so relieved that it was gone that I didn't think twice. I saw Haku and thought it'd be fun to get him and Mizuki on a date that wasn't set up by that stupid auction. But I forgot to tell anyone... so... I'm sorry about that too.
[ Shinobu settles onto the couch next to Okuni, and she takes hold of both of her hands. It's not often Okuni expresses remorse so openly like this.
She is right. Ookurikara told her nothing about bad luck or fortunetellers, only a pain addled account of a car chase. ]
If so many bad things were happening around you, I would've liked to know.
[ It is what is at this point, though. It does sound like Okuni realizes where most of her mistakes were, but Shinobu has to try to drive a point home. ]
You need to tell people about what you want to do, if it's something big or important. I know you like an element of surprise, but people worry about you as much as they worry about what you'll do, Okuni. Spur of the moment or not, it doesn't need to be everyone or even a lot of people, but you have to tell someone.
[ More than being stern, Shinobu lets more of her compassion peek through. Her tone isn't harsh, calm but not her unsettling calm. It's what she thinks will reach Okuni more. ]
Even if there weren't so many kidnappings going on, Haku isn't your child to do whatever you want. More than apologizing to me, you should apologize to Lan Wangji. [ And Haku probably. ] Have you done that?
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[ She's calm as she says this, and she gestures for Okuni to sit down where she'd like. Shinobu keeps her decor and furniture comfortable but with simple elegance. ]
Where have you been that you haven't heard about the kidnappings? Should I have tried harder to reach you? I know you're better than this.
[ They wouldn't be friends if she weren't. ]
I want to hear your explanation.
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Shinobu-chan... I'm sorry. [SHE IS!! SHE REALLY IS!!] I don't have any excuses for my ignorance.
[It really gets to her that she hadn't tried to find out, or even ask around for anything suspicious happening... Things have been... a lot, lately, but that's no reason not to pay closer attention. She's not Xie Lian's bodyguard in the way Jiang Cheng and Kara are, but she has to do her part. For her family, for Xie Lian, and for Baren.]
...I've been shutting myself up this past week. Did Kara-chan tell you.... He probably hasn't, but he and I went to a fortuneteller two weeks ago and got... cursed. I thought it was just silly superstition, but too many stupid things happened to me last week. And I didn't want to get anyone around me hurt because of my carelessness.
[and then kara went and got his arm broken... Okuni purses her lips at the memory, and then sighs.]
Whatever that curse was, it looks like it's worn off now. I guess I was just so relieved that it was gone that I didn't think twice. I saw Haku and thought it'd be fun to get him and Mizuki on a date that wasn't set up by that stupid auction. But I forgot to tell anyone... so... I'm sorry about that too.
[can she spiritually dogeza]
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She is right. Ookurikara told her nothing about bad luck or fortunetellers, only a pain addled account of a car chase. ]
If so many bad things were happening around you, I would've liked to know.
[ It is what is at this point, though. It does sound like Okuni realizes where most of her mistakes were, but Shinobu has to try to drive a point home. ]
You need to tell people about what you want to do, if it's something big or important. I know you like an element of surprise, but people worry about you as much as they worry about what you'll do, Okuni. Spur of the moment or not, it doesn't need to be everyone or even a lot of people, but you have to tell someone.
[ More than being stern, Shinobu lets more of her compassion peek through. Her tone isn't harsh, calm but not her unsettling calm. It's what she thinks will reach Okuni more. ]
Even if there weren't so many kidnappings going on, Haku isn't your child to do whatever you want. More than apologizing to me, you should apologize to Lan Wangji. [ And Haku probably. ] Have you done that?