You have to prepare for a fight

[queenscheckmate]

Characters: Kallen and anyone who feels like running into her.
Format: Action or prose, it's your choice!
This log is: Open
Location: Dining hall (before, during, and after)
Summary: After training with Huashi and Kotarou, Kallen decides it's a good idea to eat. Although uh... she decides to pick up a sandwich and can't remember how to eat it.
Warnings: N/A

It's just been a long... a very long day for Kallen. First, she was announced as a Player, then Gino almost damn near passed out on her, and for the finish, training with Huashi mainly so she could get used to the girl's weapon. Kallen had some time ahead of her so she wanted to be prepared. The next day she would spend some time watching some of the other fights.

Kallen looked up at the sky and the sun was fading into the background. She made the decision to head to the dining hall to grab something to eat. She made a mindless choice and picked up a sandwich. Sitting down at a near by table, she stared at her plate and at her food.

Just how was she supposed to eat this?

Comments

[brokencrane]

[saying this will not stop her from irrationally feeling a bit bad anyway.]

Um...I'm Yuka, by the way. Yuka Osada.

[queenscheckmate]

Kallen. Kallen Kozuki. It's nice to meet you.

[brokencrane]

It's nice to meet you too.

[...and she is now out of conversation topics. ummmm.] Have you been here a while?

[queenscheckmate]

Yeah.. over a month now.

[brokencrane]

[starts and looks at her in surprise] A whole month?! I've only been here a week...

[queenscheckmate]

There was this... I guess I can call it a 'beta'. Like a pre-experiment to this whole... place. I was a part of that.

[brokencrane]

Oh, I see... [that...sounds weird. though this whole place is weird, really, so she supposes that makes sense enough.]

[hm, if she's been here that long, maybe she knows about fights?] Have you been a Player before?

[queenscheckmate]

My first time actually. [oh right.] They used my other last name... Stadtfeld.

[brokencrane]

[Stadtfeld...Yuka didn't actually remember seeing that name on the list, but it was hard to remember all the foreign names. it wasn't the person she had to fight, she knew that much.] Oh...I'm also a Player this time. I hope I don't have to fight you...

[warpwhatsir]

He can't help but feel like a child as he takes them back, because really. What fully grown man needs someone to write down which shoe goes on which foot? Still, he contemplates the marks for a moment before he slips them on. And now his toes don't hurt, for which he is extremely grateful.

"Thank you," he mutters because, dignity has taken a critical hit.

[queenscheckmate]

I really hope we don't either. To be honest, well, I really don't want to fight people just to get my memories back. It doesn't seem right or fair. [When she mentioned the board, Kallen remember seeing Yuka's name, but it was in the other tier.]

[queenscheckmate]

"You're--" She got about that far before she realized... what she had done. Of course it has been to help him but it seemed childish now didn't it? He can't remember what shoe goes on what foot, she can't remember how to eat a sandwich or put on a bra. But it's not their fault they don't remember so it can't be childish. Yuki offered to teach her how to put on one. Believe her Sulu, that is more embarrassing.

"You're welcome." A blush fell upon her cheeks as she looked away.

[warpwhatsir]

It's still pretty childish. Regardless, he stretches out his legs once as if to test his shoes out again before he glances over at Kallen's sandwich, sitting their innocently, and then his as of yet untouched salad. He looks over at her.

"Do you like ranch dressing?"

[queenscheckmate]

She set her gaze slightly on him. "I do. Why?"

[warpwhatsir]

He bites his lip again, and then reaches out, catching the lip of her plate between his fingers and switching their plates. He doesn't say a word, just sort of sits there as if awaiting judgment day again.

[queenscheckmate]

She watched as it happened, blue eyes following the plates. She looked at Sulu.

"You sure?"

[warpwhatsir]

"If I wasn't, I wouldn't have switched them" His voice is good-natured despite the words.

[queenscheckmate]

He had a point. A small smile and another blush comes to her face as she turned to be in front of her new dinner. "Thanks..."

[warpwhatsir]

He does the same, picking up the bread to peek at what the filling was. "It's no problem."

[queenscheckmate]

"It's ham and cheese with mayo, lettuce, and tomato," she said while he was checking. Kallen picked up the utensils on her plate and began to eat her grilled chicken salad with ranch dressing. Well it's hers now.

She let the silence fill the air for a moment before talking once more.

"I wanted to apologize... about before. I-- didn't realize what I was doing." Ask her if she regrets holding hands with him.

[brokencrane]

No, it doesn't... A-And I don't really know how to fight anyway, so I'll probably lose...

[queenscheckmate]

I don't think you should look at it that way. If I remember, you'll start fighting tomorrow. Just glance through the manual and the basics.

[idkmybffxiao]

"Yeah. I'm sorry..." The kid sounded like she meant it this time. So if she wanted answers, she needed to hunt down the knight. Mei slid down off her seat and turned to go, muttering as she did. "...he'd better have a good excuse..."

Angry child has been redirected towards Gino. That'll be one heck of a sight to behold.

[queenscheckmate]

"It's all right." Kallen half was interested as to why this girl was interested in Gino anyway. But she figured it wasn't her place to ask so she didn't.

[brokencrane]

I did read through the manual, so I think I understand the rules. But I haven't ever fought with a sword before, so I don't know if it'll work very well.

[she hadn't meant to dump this on Kallen, really, but she'd been worrying about it every since the Players were announced, and now that they were talking about it was hard not to think about it.]