ic Late Admissions

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Haruko relaxed as Casey picked her up, placing her arms around the other girl's neck to keep herself secure.  She had been telling the truth about whether she could develop feelings for Casey- in truth, the other girl reminded her too much of her cousin to really develop feelings for her.  

 

Except American.  And right down to the... infectious sense of joy that Casey gave off.  Haruko found herself laughing, the pure laugh of delight that Casey had heard earlier, and grinned, enjoying the ride.  As her roommate set her back on the ground, she smiled radiantly.  "Indeed, Casey-san, let's eat."

 

She walked in, a slight bounce to her step.  "Say... what hobbies do you have?"

[Heritage]

The two new students were escorted to a booth by the hostess, where Casey started hungrily eying the daily menu. "Oh wow, I'm really gonna like it here!" She paused to lower the menu and consider Haruko's question. "Oh, I have lots, really; I've been a Girl Scout since I was five, though to be honest I think of that as more like a 'calling' than a hobby." She grinned and winked. "So yeah, anything outdoors I love; hiking, camping, white-water rafting. I also just got my student pilot's certificate, so I can actually fly airplanes, too."

 

The blonde was lost in her contemplation of the menu for a moment or two, idly squeezing her lower lip as she tried to figure out what she was going to devour. "I'm sorry, just...so what hobbies do you have, Haruko-san?"

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Haruko smiled.  "Hmmm... most of my interests are artistic.  I like drawing... and I have developed a recent interest in designing clothes.  Some musical interests as well, but I'm more interested in visual arts.  I might end up turning one of those things into a career, I think."

 

She looked at the American girl.  Having a pilot's license required one to be quite smart, if Haruko recalled correctly, so it seemed like Casey had a lot more than it seemed to her.  Then again, everyone did.  "Of course, that would likely take me to Paris at some point, given the reputation it has as fashion capital.  Given the rate of repatriation from that particular city among my countrymen..."  She shuddered, although obviously in a rather overblown way.  "Hmmmm... what to have..."

[Heritage]

Casey frowned thoughtfully at Haruko's last comment. "Uh, you lost me there; is that a thing? Sadly I haven't spent much time out of the country."

 

The conversation was briefly interrupted by the arrival of the waitress; before she placed her order, Casey sheepishly fished a small card out of her wallet. "Uh, I have this thing, a special diet request...?" The server looked it over, nodded and returned it back with a polite smile; clearly relieved, the blonde grinned as she sat up a little straighter in her seat.

 

"Great! So I'll have the Yankee pot roast dinner, please, with the baked potato, bleu cheese dressing on the salad and the French onion soup...and the spaghetti and meatballs ala carte, with garlic dressing on that salad. Oh, and a Coke, please. Thanks!"

 

She handed her menu back to the waitress and politely waited for her roommate to order.

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Haruko giggled.  "It is 'a thing', mostly due to a difference in culture- my cousin visited Paris last year, which is why I know about it.  I was more commenting on the fact that a job like that might be... high in stress, perhaps?"

 

She blinked at the menu, tilting her head quizzically at Casey's diet request.  "I must admit, I am not entirely sure what to have... a hamburger with some vegtables might work best.  Unless you have any suggestions?  And a vanilla milkshake."

[Heritage]

The waitress took their menus and went off to place the orders. Casey idly checked her phone before returning to the conversation. "Yeah, I could see that, at least based on the bits of Project Runway I've seen. So do your parents live here in the States now? My family's all back in Colorado; well, my dad's parents live in Miami."

Suddenly a thought hit her, and the blonde reached out and grabbed Haruko's arm, an excited grin on her face."Oh my God, I have to show you Miami sometime! It is so crazy and amazing!"

Edited October 26, 2014 by Heritage

[horngeek]

Haruko nodded. "Yes, they do. In Freedom City itself, actually, I am here for a… few reasons."

She paused for a moment, enough for Casey to interject… before the American leaned forwards.

Ah. Right. Culture clash. Haruko figured it was mostly that the other girl didn't know, so she tried subtle cues, leaning back a little first. "That might be nice… isn't it quite hot there?"

Edited October 27, 2014 by horngeek

[Heritage]

Casey realized too late that she had probably breached some Japanese social more or other, and gently released Haruko's arm; she guessed it would probably be best not to even mention it, so she continued talking.

 

"Oh yeah, it gets super hot and muggy in the summer, but in the fall and winter it's great; that's when we always used to visit growing up. We visited Grandma and Grandpa every winter, then hit one or two of the parks; Universal Studios and Disneyworld are my favorites."

 

The waitress returned with their drinks and both of Casey's salads, which she tucked into with gusto; between crunchy mouthfuls, she began to ask Haruko all kinds of questions about life back in Japan; what school was like, what she did for vacation, how the seasons were different from the States. She was a little less forthcoming about her own life, or at least her family; she said her father was in the military, but became uncomfortable and quickly switched the subject back to her new roommate.

[horngeek]

Haruko smiled, answering Casey's questions and asking some of her own- although once she realised that Casey wasn't comfortable talking about her own family, she quickly switched away from that and talked about safer topics.  The two girls talked, quick friends- a good thing to have in a roommate.  

 

It was fortunate for the both of them, given what might come.