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lt_bladeShe'd left an message in Jane's mailbox. It was true that she and Sonya had little in common, but she still enjoyed talking with her. Most of Sonya's friends were guys and though she had no problems with that fact, she also saw nothing wrong with having at least one 'non career oriented' female friend. The main problem was trying to find ways to relate to them: for all the contrasts between them, at least Jane gave the impression that she wasn't judging her, and she was also honest-both of which were things Sonya greatly appreciated. Especially right now, when she felt she needed to talk to someone female, if nothing else, an afternoon chat would've been just as welcome.
It had been little over a week since the Bennet ball, and Sonya found herself still mentally torn about Scorpion. She had long since come around that after Lance was killed, she'd remain single for the rest of her life: back home in the army, that was perfectly fine for her as there wouldn't have been any time to devote to family, but here, even with both of her jobs in the club and the ITF, it was entirely possible to 'start over'. From her time with Scorpion, he was more than open to the idea himself.
She arrived at Jane's home that afternoon, as she said she would on the paper. It didn't feel right to just to arrive there, even if she did ask first, so she stopped over at her own hut for a container of dried raspberry leaves. As a tea, Sonya found she enjoyed it more than regular because it didn't have the caffeine content of the regular black kind, but it also didn't taste as bitter as green tea either.
Sonya knocked on the door and waited.
One could argue that was she was doing in general was crazy, but then Sonya never denied that she was every wholly sane.
It had been little over a week since the Bennet ball, and Sonya found herself still mentally torn about Scorpion. She had long since come around that after Lance was killed, she'd remain single for the rest of her life: back home in the army, that was perfectly fine for her as there wouldn't have been any time to devote to family, but here, even with both of her jobs in the club and the ITF, it was entirely possible to 'start over'. From her time with Scorpion, he was more than open to the idea himself.
She arrived at Jane's home that afternoon, as she said she would on the paper. It didn't feel right to just to arrive there, even if she did ask first, so she stopped over at her own hut for a container of dried raspberry leaves. As a tea, Sonya found she enjoyed it more than regular because it didn't have the caffeine content of the regular black kind, but it also didn't taste as bitter as green tea either.
Sonya knocked on the door and waited.
One could argue that was she was doing in general was crazy, but then Sonya never denied that she was every wholly sane.
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on 2010-05-29 12:37 am (UTC)"That's what we agreed on awhile back actually, both of us are too practical and cautious to jump into something like that." Sonya may've not had much of a love life, and what she did have was a case of rotten luck, but she did take the idea of marriage rather seriously. "I've no problem either way personally, but at the sametime, I'm not going to lie and say that there's no physical attraction either."
She looked around a bit out of habit, making sure they were really alone-military paranoia making itself known-before facing Jane again.
"Most of our hesitence stems from home, if even one of us were to go back." The tea in her mug was lukewarm, but still drinkable. "It'll make more sense if I give you a briefing of Scorpion's past and his present state if we were back home, but it's up to you if you want to listen."
Sonya only hoped she had the time and patience. It wasn't so much that Scorpion didn't tell some people already-it was just a long story.
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on 2010-05-29 04:47 am (UTC)ooc: gah..I really tried to condence this
on 2010-05-29 06:31 pm (UTC)Sonya took a deep breath, mentally preparing herself. "Back home, Scorpion's undead-not a zombie, because he was still able to think independently-but not alive either. Here, he's human and able to feel compassion, love, and take enjoyment in things, but if he were to ever go back, or I would and face him again, he would be a hell-spawn, unable to feel anything except a sense of honor and indifference. No one deserves that, and.." she paused. "I'm not so sure I could see him in that state, knowing what I know now of him, let alone being in that sort of relationship."
"To start at the beginning, he once belonged to what was a long lived ninja clan in Japan-that is, an assasin and thief who's skilled in steath and combat. On what would be his final mission, he was sent to retrieve a sort of map. Failure in the mission would've meant death, and up until then Scorpion never failed on a task he was assigned on." She paused, as though asking if Jane could imagine what happened next. "He was killed in battle, and his soul sent in Limbo."
Sonya really tried to keep her expression and voice calm, but what she was going to say next struck a personal nerve with her. It was only her training that kept her in 'nuetral'
"From there, he saw his entire clan, as well as his family killed by the warriors were killed by the rival clan, and in vengence he made a deal with the demons of the realm: they would give him a physical form and the powers of hellfire. They just didn't tell him that he would sacrifice his human memories-save what was needed to goad him into revenge, but by then it was too late."
"Most of what I knew I was told, and he himself was told of his 'past life', but then hellspawns don't feel sympathy or remorse, so it didn't make any difference at the time. Since coming here, he's been slowly regaining his memories and asking my help to piece them together."
Sonya managed to remain calm, but her grip on the tea cup strained a bit.
"It's childish because I don't have any say in the matter, but I don't want him to vanish, not when it means reverting back to what he was. It also gets on my nerves whenever he mentions that this is only temporary."
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on 2010-05-30 02:18 am (UTC)Re: ooc: gah..I really tried to condence this
on 2010-05-30 02:29 am (UTC)"I should apologize. I'm normally better controlling myself and not rambling, and for some reason I just wanted to talk to a woman instead of a man."
Sonya took a deep breath. "Let's just say that, if Scorpion and I do decide to go all the way, I'm worried about going home and suddenly none of it will matter anymore."
She looked at her empty mug. "More tea?"
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on 2010-05-30 05:05 pm (UTC)Re: ooc: gah..I really tried to condence this
on 2010-05-30 05:43 pm (UTC)Seeing it on the other hand, that drove the message home.
"Talking things over just helps me think things over,and.." She rubbed the bridge of her nose. "This is going to sound very cliche, but talking with you is like talking to the sister I never had-outside of the few women I've worked with in the army. The fact that you've been here for a long while," And must have had to cope with losing loved ones, she added mentally. "It makes it a little easier for me to talk with you."
It didn't matter that Jane was from a different time and even lifestyle from Sonya, she listened and didn't condemn her choices.
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on 2010-05-30 11:15 pm (UTC)Re: ooc: gah..I really tried to condence this
on 2010-05-31 03:35 am (UTC)"Actually, I do have an idea of what I'm going to do, waiting does entail it, but I'll talk about it with Scorpion next time I see him."
She smiled, almost relieved. "Well, having someone listen and not really judge or give critism helps too-otherwise I would've just been talking to myself."
Sonya changed the subject, the matter more or less resolved.
"How've you been lately? I know I had something to get off my chest, but it seems unfair for me to do all of the talking."
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on 2010-05-31 06:21 pm (UTC)Re: ooc: gah..I really tried to condence this
on 2010-06-01 01:49 am (UTC)"You're taking classes then, right? I remember seeing you at the school last term, but all of my classes ended during the day."
Because of training and bounching, Sonya was only able to teach one of her courses, but then no one signed up so she exchanged teaching for being a student.
"What classes are you taking?" She couldn't help but feel some interest in learning what Jane was interested in learning.
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on 2010-06-01 08:27 pm (UTC)Re: ooc: gah..I really tried to condence this
on 2010-06-03 02:38 am (UTC)"Have you tried any of the art classes? Some of the art classes take in younger children as students." She thought a moment. "I heard that very young kids have an easier time learning different languages." Hell, they usually repeated whatever you said anyway. "Could have her take one of those eventually." She suggested.
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on 2010-06-03 11:14 pm (UTC)no subject
on 2010-06-04 12:30 am (UTC)Thanks to-or rather just because of- Lydia getting chicken pox, Sonya's always going to remember the month of her birthday.
She did become serious as she thought a bit. "I think your best bet is number games to get her used to math, then learning letters and colors. That sort of think." She tried to think back. "I don't remember learning anything science related till I was six or seven years old, but she might enjoy something like a nature walk."
Sonya was just going over personal experience and the few times she babysat, but it all seemed practical enough.