[ She goes to get her toiletries as well as a fresh set of underwear and a nightgown. The underwear are carefully placed between the folds of her nightgown. She's not gonna be weird about this!! Once she has her stuff with her, she heads back to the kitchen. ]
[ He starts leading her to the back area where the tworoom bathroom is and opens the door. He's going to show her where the towels are before he leaves her to her own devices. He plans on going upstairs to change his sheets out for a fresh set. He was going to do it in the morning before he left so he would come home to clean sheets, but he'll change it before Weiss is in there, he thinks. ]
Towels are here. Wash cloths are in here. There's a hair dryer underneath the sink if you need it.
[ With Midorima showing Weiss in the bathroom, she does take it as a signal to get comfortable. She'll get dressed up while Midorima prepares, although she realises upon putting on her nightgown that it feels a little tight. Oh well.
(And yes, she did pick out more modest clothing for this outing.)
She comes back out five minutes later and heads to Midorima's room. Her hair is down now, too, and with it being braided earlier on, falls down above her waist with light wavy curls. ]
[ When she comes back, he'll have taken out a few books. He's not sure what kind of things she likes, so there are a couple of fictional ones and non-fictional ones he's picked out. Though his eyes decidedly move down to her chest for two seconds before he steels his gaze back at her face because Weiss that night gown does not fit your bosom when did it get so-- Focus, Midorima. ]
We can read together if you'd prefer.
[ Midorima likes reading better too in most cases, even if he has his nifty little theater. He's never read with someone, but just thinking about putting an arm around Weiss and letting her turn the pages doesn't sound too bad... it sounds pretty good actually. ]
[ Her expression turns mellow as she walks over to where the books are. She's not sure just how much she'd be able to read if they read together, but it sounds fun nevertheless. It wouldn't be about reading so much as it's spending time together, right?
The one she ends up picking is a fictional one about an adventurer who stole magical seeds from a giant and fed everyone with its fruit... and turns out the fruits were aphrodisiacs. Of course, you can't get that story from the title... or the synopsis in the back. They'll have to read 'til the end. ]
[ Midorima definitely wouldn't have brought it up as an option if he'd known what it was really about. But it sounds good based on what it says it's about, so he nods. ]
Fine. I set up one of the futons on the floor in the bedroom.
[ The pillows are against the wall and the rest of it is on the floor. It's more comfortable to read sitting up! ]
[ Great! Weiss heads on over to the bedroom and gets comfortable on the floor with the book. She doesn't open it until Midorima's next to her OuO she's gonna make him hold the other side. ]
[ Midorima sits down relatively quickly. He's already done most of his preparation, but he's got a different idea in mind than Weiss does about how he's going to hold the book. Let her never ever complain about him not showing affection okay, he's doing his best?? After he sits down, he puts one arm around Weiss. She's short enough that he can see over her when they're seated, so he pulls her in as close as he can, then takes the book to hold both sides. ]
[ Sorry, Midorima, did you wanted to get started on reading? Once Weiss is settled and comfortable? She rests her head on his chest and nuzzles him for a second or two. Let her stay here... He's big and comfy??? Like a bear. Once she's had her fill, she opens the book and turns to the second page. There's a message from the author. ]
[ That's fine, he guesses. She's soft. She doesn't say anything that would cause him to disrupt this either. ]
After.
[ To Midorima, when it comes to works of fiction, it's better to go in blind. If they know the author's intent or history, they may come up with a different understanding of the material. It's important to have a blind perspective, then an informed perspective. He ends up rereading interesting parts more than once because of it sometimes. ]
[ Weiss doesn't mean to, but between the slow but constant flow of Chroma, the quiet time in between pages, and how comfortable she feels, she actually falls asleep after maybe seven or so pages. She'd appreciate being woken up to sleep on a proper bed when Midorima decides to sleep, but honestly, she's too tired to even care if she sleeps on the floor. Just give her a pillow and a blanket!
The following day has her recharged, at least. Apart from it being the day they leave, it's also when Weiss decides to stop being a chicken and tell him about what happened in Remnant. He... deserves to know, she thinks, and if it changes anything and he doesn't want to go to the cabin anymore or even have anything to do with her, then... that's fine. It's his decision, even if Weiss knows it would hurt her.
She doesn't heat their breakfast despite waking up early. Instead, she just stares at the ceiling wondering if she should wake Midorima up and tell him already. Or maybe she should just sit down somewhere and have some time to herself before Midorima gets out of bed. They can talk before eating, if he's not that hungry, or after, if he is. Either way, Weiss is determined to tell him before they leave.
In the end, she opts for the latter. She slips out of bed and gives Merlin a pat on the head before heading down. Midorima showed her the tea room before, so she'll stay there while waiting. Maybe cuddle with Merlin before the inevitable... ]
[ Midorima notices, but keeps reading for a while because he isn't quite ready for bed yet. Beside that, holding Weiss is warm and nice. He's enjoying the moment. Eventually, they end up in bed though.
As for waking up, Midorima wakes up at the exact same time every day like clockwork, with or without an alarm clock or dog to bark at him (as Merlin absolutely followed Weiss downstairs instead of bothering Midorima-- Weiss may have to be the one to let him out to pee as he does get a little whiny about it the second she's gone downstairs and *not* opened the door for him.) Midorima gets up on his own though and instead of checking on them, goes through his morning routine. Wake up, glasses on with his right hand, morning stretches, brush teeth and hair, wash face, change into active wear, and head downstairs. (The shower is planned for after his jog.) He's getting his water bottle out of the fridge as he checks his horoscope for the morning. Cancer is in 11th place. Don't be impatient! Take a deep, slow breath and cool down. If you keep calm, you'll see a breakthrough. Lucky color: White, lucky item: Pancakes.
He looks over at Weiss. She's braiding her hair now, he wonders if she pancakes it? With Cancer in 11th he doesn't want to risk not having the actual item, though. ]
Weiss, do you want pancakes? I'm going to pick some up on my run.
[ He's going to come home from his run with 30 pancakes she might as well have some. ]
[ Merlin can go to the bathroom, then! No big deal. Weiss will tend to the dog's needs before she sits down and relaxes in the tea room.
Although she's momentarily distracted by Midorima looking like he's about to go out. Ah... now when will she tell him? And weren't they going to have the bread from last night for lunch? That's just spending even more... Weiss doesn't think it's necessary. ]
No, it's— it's okay. [ ... She kind of wants the pancakes, but there's food already. 😔 ] Are you leaving now?
[ She doesn't look like she wants him to go just yet. Is there a problem? With the frown on her face, it seems like there is. ]
I run every morning and need to fetch my lucky item. I won't be gone long. I didn't expect you to be up this early.
[ He's explaining it, but he definitely notices something is off with Weiss. He watches her for a moment before adding: ]
You can come and tell me what's wrong.
[ She's going to have to say if she wants him to break his routine, because he's not otherwise. That's not the kind of person he can really easily be. ]
[ He visibly looks like he doesn't Like it. This is messing with his routine, and that's something Midorima doesn't really like to do, but it happens enough that even if it makes him cranky he can adjust. Weiss also gets a special pass by being one of the people he actually like-likes, so while he does look visibly perturbed by being asked to throw off his routine, he nods. It seems important. ]'
[ Weiss almost doesn't want to say anything and just let Midorima go because he doesn't look so happy at being told to stay, but she's decided on this. If he's gonna have a bad mood over something important then that's not her fault. ]
A lot of things happened in Remnant, but the end of it all is that I don't know when I'll be able to see my sister again and the Atlas military has branded myself and my teammates as criminals for being opposed to martial law and other plans the General has.
I don't know how that affects my life here, but... you're part of it, Midorima. [ She's looking at him now, asking an unsaid question as to whether or not he wants her in his life still despite the risk. Or despite what Weiss is now. ] I'm not saying this is going to put you in danger, but... it... things might be difficult for a while.
[ Midorima stays quiet for a moment. He hasn't had to make any decisions about this. He's avoided criminals here. Weiss isn't a criminal. Except she is? ]
What did you do?
[ That makes a big difference. He doesn't know what he thinks of his life getting more difficult, of the potential danger (the fact that she has to say it means its a possibility, even if she doesn't think it will yet). Voicing dissent does not a criminal make-- and if it does, then yes, he is in danger because someone who would view that as a criminal act is someone who wouldn't stop at doing the wrong thing to get what they want. He can't just say everything's okay to something like that- he barely has any information, and it's a lot to just drop on him when he's never had to deal with something like this. Eichi's got a lot of guilt, but nothing he did was criminal. Minor annoyance, sure, and nothing Weiss can say is something that he can hold against her but... he needs to know what that means here. ]
How is it going to affect you here?
[ Is him standing by her side going to put the other people he cares for in that "difficult" situation too? ]
He wanted fo lift Atlas up higher in the skies, leaving Mantle—one of the Kingdom's territories—behind. He said it's for the good of the people, but it's also leaving so many people behind... and preventing the world from being united.
We were against it, so he had the Ace Operatives corner us in his office to apprehend us, branding us as criminals for committing treason. We fought our way out.
[ Weiss can't say they didn't do anything... but they didn't. They didn't commit any crimes, as far as she's concerned. They just wanted to protect the people, as Huntsmen and Huntresses should. ]
I'm not... really sure what happens now. I need to talk to Winter eventually. My teammates don't know anything about this yet, either. I don't think I can talk to the General in such a friendly manner anymore, though. It's just that... I don't know who I can trust now.
[ Right or wrong aside, what she's saying is that she tried to prevent a government from acting as their elected leaders decided to by force. She fought to protect people who were being abandoned by their government. Right or wrong is way beyond his head on this right now. It's a lot, and Midorima has been very forgiving of a lot in this world in order to move forward with his life. This wasn't something he foresaw having to deal with. He just.. he needs time to think. ]
Am I going to put other people I care for in danger if I continue to associate with you?
[ He continues his motions to go on his run. He needs to clear his head and properly think this through once he has the answer to that. Because ultimately, that is the most important factor here. ]
I don't think you're in the wrong to protect people, but I need to know.
[ And she won't ever let that happen. Though that but is left unsaid. What's also unsaid is that Weiss will do everything she can to make sure he's not put in danger too. That's something she intends to make known—not just felt and seen—if he lets her stay with him.
[ They look each other in the eye for a second or two. Weiss feels like a heavy weight in her chest is gone now, but... ]
I'm sorry, but I thought you should know all this now. It wouldn't be right to enjoy ourselves and ignore what's actually happening.
You can go on your run now.
[ She'll... clean up, maybe pack up in case Midorima tell her to leave when he's back. Merlin seems to notice Weiss' mood and he hops on her lap for nuzzles. ]
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[ She goes to get her toiletries as well as a fresh set of underwear and a nightgown. The underwear are carefully placed between the folds of her nightgown. She's not gonna be weird about this!! Once she has her stuff with her, she heads back to the kitchen. ]
Can I borrow a towel?
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[ They're neatly folded on a rack in his bathroom, reachable from the bath. ]
Do you want to prepare for bed now?
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[ Weiss sleeps early, but even now is a little too early for bed. If they're ready and are cosy though, then that's fine! ]
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[ He starts leading her to the back area where the two room bathroom is and opens the door. He's going to show her where the towels are before he leaves her to her own devices. He plans on going upstairs to change his sheets out for a fresh set. He was going to do it in the morning before he left so he would come home to clean sheets, but he'll change it before Weiss is in there, he thinks. ]
Towels are here. Wash cloths are in here. There's a hair dryer underneath the sink if you need it.
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[ So she doesn't really have a preference. ]
You can pick — whichever movie you like.
[ With Midorima showing Weiss in the bathroom, she does take it as a signal to get comfortable. She'll get dressed up while Midorima prepares, although she realises upon putting on her nightgown that it feels a little tight. Oh well.
(And yes, she did pick out more modest clothing for this outing.)
She comes back out five minutes later and heads to Midorima's room. Her hair is down now, too, and with it being braided earlier on, falls down above her waist with light wavy curls. ]
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We can read together if you'd prefer.
[ Midorima likes reading better too in most cases, even if he has his nifty little theater. He's never read with someone, but just thinking about putting an arm around Weiss and letting her turn the pages doesn't sound too bad... it sounds pretty good actually. ]
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[ Her expression turns mellow as she walks over to where the books are. She's not sure just how much she'd be able to read if they read together, but it sounds fun nevertheless. It wouldn't be about reading so much as it's spending time together, right?
The one she ends up picking is a fictional one about an adventurer who stole magical seeds from a giant and fed everyone with its fruit... and turns out the fruits were aphrodisiacs. Of course, you can't get that story from the title... or the synopsis in the back. They'll have to read 'til the end. ]
What about this?
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Fine. I set up one of the futons on the floor in the bedroom.
[ The pillows are against the wall and the rest of it is on the floor. It's more comfortable to read sitting up! ]
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You're in charge of turning the pages.
[ Midorima will hold the Weiss and the book. ]
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Do you want to read this too?
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After.
[ To Midorima, when it comes to works of fiction, it's better to go in blind. If they know the author's intent or history, they may come up with a different understanding of the material. It's important to have a blind perspective, then an informed perspective. He ends up rereading interesting parts more than once because of it sometimes. ]
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The following day has her recharged, at least. Apart from it being the day they leave, it's also when Weiss decides to stop being a chicken and tell him about what happened in Remnant. He... deserves to know, she thinks, and if it changes anything and he doesn't want to go to the cabin anymore or even have anything to do with her, then... that's fine. It's his decision, even if Weiss knows it would hurt her.
She doesn't heat their breakfast despite waking up early. Instead, she just stares at the ceiling wondering if she should wake Midorima up and tell him already. Or maybe she should just sit down somewhere and have some time to herself before Midorima gets out of bed. They can talk before eating, if he's not that hungry, or after, if he is. Either way, Weiss is determined to tell him before they leave.
In the end, she opts for the latter. She slips out of bed and gives Merlin a pat on the head before heading down. Midorima showed her the tea room before, so she'll stay there while waiting. Maybe cuddle with Merlin before the inevitable... ]
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As for waking up, Midorima wakes up at the exact same time every day like clockwork, with or without an alarm clock or dog to bark at him (as Merlin absolutely followed Weiss downstairs instead of bothering Midorima-- Weiss may have to be the one to let him out to pee as he does get a little whiny about it the second she's gone downstairs and *not* opened the door for him.) Midorima gets up on his own though and instead of checking on them, goes through his morning routine. Wake up, glasses on with his right hand, morning stretches, brush teeth and hair, wash face, change into active wear, and head downstairs. (The shower is planned for after his jog.) He's getting his water bottle out of the fridge as he checks his horoscope for the morning. Cancer is in 11th place. Don't be impatient! Take a deep, slow breath and cool down. If you keep calm, you'll see a breakthrough. Lucky color: White, lucky item: Pancakes.
He looks over at Weiss. She's braiding her hair now, he wonders if she pancakes it? With Cancer in 11th he doesn't want to risk not having the actual item, though. ]
Weiss, do you want pancakes? I'm going to pick some up on my run.
[ He's going to come home from his run with 30 pancakes she might as well have some. ]
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Although she's momentarily distracted by Midorima looking like he's about to go out. Ah... now when will she tell him? And weren't they going to have the bread from last night for lunch? That's just spending even more... Weiss doesn't think it's necessary. ]
No, it's— it's okay. [ ... She kind of wants the pancakes, but there's food already. 😔 ] Are you leaving now?
[ She doesn't look like she wants him to go just yet. Is there a problem? With the frown on her face, it seems like there is. ]
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[ He's explaining it, but he definitely notices something is off with Weiss. He watches her for a moment before adding: ]
You can come and tell me what's wrong.
[ She's going to have to say if she wants him to break his routine, because he's not otherwise. That's not the kind of person he can really easily be. ]
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[ Or before he makes her leave... she's not really sure what might happen, but this feels like the right thing to do. ]
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What is it?
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A lot of things happened in Remnant, but the end of it all is that I don't know when I'll be able to see my sister again and the Atlas military has branded myself and my teammates as criminals for being opposed to martial law and other plans the General has.
I don't know how that affects my life here, but... you're part of it, Midorima. [ She's looking at him now, asking an unsaid question as to whether or not he wants her in his life still despite the risk. Or despite what Weiss is now. ] I'm not saying this is going to put you in danger, but... it... things might be difficult for a while.
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What did you do?
[ That makes a big difference. He doesn't know what he thinks of his life getting more difficult, of the potential danger (the fact that she has to say it means its a possibility, even if she doesn't think it will yet). Voicing dissent does not a criminal make-- and if it does, then yes, he is in danger because someone who would view that as a criminal act is someone who wouldn't stop at doing the wrong thing to get what they want. He can't just say everything's okay to something like that- he barely has any information, and it's a lot to just drop on him when he's never had to deal with something like this. Eichi's got a lot of guilt, but nothing he did was criminal. Minor annoyance, sure, and nothing Weiss can say is something that he can hold against her but... he needs to know what that means here. ]
How is it going to affect you here?
[ Is him standing by her side going to put the other people he cares for in that "difficult" situation too? ]
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We were against it, so he had the Ace Operatives corner us in his office to apprehend us, branding us as criminals for committing treason. We fought our way out.
[ Weiss can't say they didn't do anything... but they didn't. They didn't commit any crimes, as far as she's concerned. They just wanted to protect the people, as Huntsmen and Huntresses should. ]
I'm not... really sure what happens now. I need to talk to Winter eventually. My teammates don't know anything about this yet, either. I don't think I can talk to the General in such a friendly manner anymore, though. It's just that... I don't know who I can trust now.
[ Hence the difficult situations... ]
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Am I going to put other people I care for in danger if I continue to associate with you?
[ He continues his motions to go on his run. He needs to clear his head and properly think this through once he has the answer to that. Because ultimately, that is the most important factor here. ]
I don't think you're in the wrong to protect people, but I need to know.
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[ And she won't ever let that happen. Though that but is left unsaid. What's also unsaid is that Weiss will do everything she can to make sure he's not put in danger too. That's something she intends to make known—not just felt and seen—if he lets her stay with him.
What a birthday this is... ]
No, you won't.
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If you say that, I'll trust you.
[ He looks over at her, making sure to make eye contact. ]
I'm going on my run now.
[ He still needs time to sort things out and process, and he does need to do his run anyway. ]
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I'm sorry, but I thought you should know all this now. It wouldn't be right to enjoy ourselves and ignore what's actually happening.
You can go on your run now.
[ She'll... clean up, maybe pack up in case Midorima tell her to leave when he's back. Merlin seems to notice Weiss' mood and he hops on her lap for nuzzles. ]
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