[079] - [Video]

[wavesoakedlegs]

[It is a very groggy samurai that appears in the SFC feed. Over a week of sleeping has left Mitsuhide with many aches and a great hunger; he has not eaten yet, but has obviously washed himself. His hair, loose about his shoulders, has a sheen to it that suggests it is still a little damp. He runs a hand through it as he talks.]

This is perhaps the third time in two years that the cursed sleep has affected me. Odd, how Lord Motochika is often affected at the same time...

[A pause, and then Mitsuhide turns his head away from the feed to yawn quietly before getting to the main point of this post:]

Tama, I wish to talk to you as soon as you are free.

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[wavesoakedlegs]

Futon is not at fault, Tama. You are. You are aware of the rules of the household. We have discussed them many time before.

[Sorry, Gracia, but Mitsuhide's frown does not lessen one bit. His tone of voice has gained the quiet edge of steel it always does when he is angry.]

[Her pets frequently cause her to do things she knows she should not.]

If you wished to have your dog for company you should have returned to your own room to sleep. This is disrespectful to both myself and Lord Motochika.

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[kagayakashi]

[ Oooooh, look at that guilty expression. She just takes his reprimanding without a word, her gaze glued to the floor. She swings her arms around slightly, and her feet shuffle awkwardly too.

She never really liked getting him angry, but then she wasn't thinking about this at the time. She merely slipped; telling him about Futon......but then that was always Mitsuhide's problem with her, right? Not thinking. ]

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[wavesoakedlegs]

I am disappointed that you tried to shift the blame to Futon as well.

[Mitsuhide shakes his head, his own gaze fixed on her. He does not like being angry with her, but it is necessary right now. Actions have consequences.]

That is something a child does, not a grown woman.

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[kagayakashi]

[ Gracia shakes her head in vehemence. ]

I'm...I'm not a child! I am a grown woman!

[ But they are but words. She sighs and rubs at her arm. She's still extremely apologetic, so obviously there was only one other thing to do. ]

I'll go apologize to Futon too.

[ OBVIOUSLY. ]

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[wavesoakedlegs]

Physically you are a grown woman.

[What he doesn't say is that mentally, she is not. It is likely he does not need to. The comment almost hangs in the air.]

[Mitsuhide sighs deeply. He has just woken up, he aches all over; he is not ready to have the discussion they are currently heading for.]

Thank you for the sandwich, my dear.

[A pause.]

My body aches, and I need to wash now. Go and see to Futon, and perhaps take him for a walk. I am sure he would appreciate it.

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[kagayakashi]

[ And she wasn't ready for that conversation either...they've been having the same fight for so long now, Gracia wonders if he would ever stop calling her a child. Even though she tries - and she tries so very earnestly - she can't seem to completely understand what he wants from her.

So for now, she nods silently, runs over to him and gives him a hug. Right around the torso, quick and tight. ]

I'm really sorry.

[ She mutters against his clothes, before she steps away and leaves the bedroom. ]