11th Inversion [Vine/Action]

[ritsu_kouyou]

[It's a bright, beautiful day in the Gardens. The sun is shining, the birds are singing, yet the Vine shows one very soaked Akiha Tohno. In fact, it seems to be raining on Akiha, plastering her white blouse to her torso (sadly she's flat as a board so it's not like it shows anything other than the lines of her camisole) and water drips off her hair. She's also, surprise, glaring at the mirror.]

If anyone needs me, I'll be out about the Gardens today and not at the mansion.


[For anyone looking for Akiha or just crossing paths with her, she's fairy easy to spot with the little black raincloud hanging over her everywhere she goes, constantly showering her with rain.]

Comments

[grandtheftmecha]

Hey, hey, I can be satisfied with just those. Your hair feels really nice y'know.

[ritsu_kouyou]

I take painstaking care of it. [It is an older kind of status symbol anyways.] Start with the shampoo.

[She turns her back to Katina.]

And I didn't say no to the question you haven't asked. Remember that.

[grandtheftmecha]

I can tell.

[ Katina squirts a little in her hands, lathering it up. ]

So should I grab my stuff later?

[ritsu_kouyou]

Mm. Yes. Later.

And massage the shampoo in gently starting at the scalp and then slowly work down the length to the ends. Do not do to my hair as you do to yours; mine is far too long.

[grandtheftmecha]

Right! I'd hate for yours to end up like mine anyways.

[ When she bothers listening, Katina is good at following instructions - and at being gentle. ]

[ritsu_kouyou]

I'd have to kill you then.

[Is she joking? Who knows...]

[grandtheftmecha]

Making me promise not to die and then killing me yourself is a hell of a move.

[ She wouldn't completely put it past Akiha, but she doesn't need that motivation to slowly and carefully wash her hair, trying not to linger over the strands too long. ]

[ritsu_kouyou]

[Akiha laughs lightly.] Then don't tempt fate.

[grandtheftmecha]

I try not to make a habit of it.

[ Katina's made good progress on Akiha's hair without rushing it. ]

[ritsu_kouyou]

Well... sometimes tempt fate. Just not in the way that will get you killed.

[grandtheftmecha]

Oh, good. Broken limbs alright?

[ Now she's just teasing of course. ]

[ritsu_kouyou]

Depending on the situation. You never know.

[grandtheftmecha]

I've had enough that they aren't a big deal anyways.

[ritsu_kouyou]

I've never had a broken bone. They look so inconvenient.

[grandtheftmecha]

Well yeah, but it's hard to avoid sometimes, especially for very special children like me.

[ritsu_kouyou]

That's because you're reckless. [And human.]

[grandtheftmecha]

Ha, yeah. Still learning my lesson after all this time.

[ If Katina wasn't, she'd just find something tall enough to break a limb falling off of anyways. ]

[ritsu_kouyou]

Tch. Idiot. Perhaps you should pay attention to your lessons more.

Are you almost done?

[grandtheftmecha]

Like I said, I've gotten some of it through my skull.

Taking my time like you said. [ Though now she's just lingering because she likes Akiha's hair. ]

[ritsu_kouyou]

Good.

[A long pause.]

There are two more treatments to my hair, Katina.

[grandtheftmecha]

...two more, huh?

[ Worth it. So worth it. ]

[ritsu_kouyou]

How else do you expect me to maintain my hair's beauty?

Now, release it so I can rinse.

[grandtheftmecha]

I guess I should've expected it'd be a bit involved.

[ Hair released. ]

[ritsu_kouyou]

Of course.

[Akiha turns to face Katina again so she can properly rinse her hair. This will take a bit given how much hair she has.]

[grandtheftmecha]

[ If her eyes aren't closed, it's pretty obvious that Katina's checking her out during all of this. Not like she hasn't seen it all already, but bodies change, right? ]