I'd say she's clumsy because she's falling in love- but she's not

[hairwag]

Characters: Tomoko and you!
Format: Any
This log is: open
Location: Courtyard
Summary: Tomoko has new shoes! .... New shoes that she can't tie. Cuteness happens.
Warnings:

Tomoko had been very pleased to get new shoes. After....after that nightmare, she wanted something easier to move around in, and her boots weren't doing it. So now she had cute, adorable pink sneakers- and a huge problem. No matter how much she tried- she couldn't remember how to tie her shoes. Or figure out on her own. She kept bunching the shoelaces together and yanking and moving them around in circles, and nothing happened. She couldn't get them to do work the way they should, no matter how hard she tried.

So she ended up just going out for a walk in the courtyard with her shoelaces completely untied. She had fallen twice on her way out, and she was being very careful not to fall again. She stopped to think for something else a moment though, and one foot went down on the other foot's shoelace. When she went to try and take another step, it ended with her on the ground.

Comments

[lolisandminorities]

[He a mild blink at that withdrawal, Tomoko. He noticed it and doesn't quite understand the cause for it. Nonetheless, his hand remains out, a simple, unassuming offer of help.]

Would you like assistance standing?

[hairwag]

[She stares at his hand a moment, as if trying to decide if she trusts him enough to take it or not. Finally she decides it would be alright, and offers a nod, reaching for his hand.]

Yes please.

[lolisandminorities]

[Xingke will wait until Tomoko's hand is in his own before calmly helping her up. One she's on her feet, he'll release her hand in the effort of not scaring her anymore than he has. That's when he notices the state of her shoes.

Have a quiet, speculative gaze before he speaks.]

Your shoe laces seem to be untied.

[hairwag]

[Once he's let go of her hand, she steps back quickly and folds her hands behind her back.]

I know they're untied.

[lolisandminorities]

[He makes absolutely no attempt to close the distance between them, more than aware that she appears to find him intimidating.]

Was that one of your lost memories?

[hairwag]

[The fact that he's staying away only makes her trust him more. So that's a good thing!]

Yes, I think so.

[lolisandminorities]

[It probably doesn't help that he's about 6'2" either.]

Shall I tie them for you?

[hairwag]

[No, probably not. She's still so unsure about this, but she nods at him. ]

Um... Yes, that would be okay, I guess.