[Dining Hall, Open post]

[queenscheckmate]

Kallen wanted to go back to the dorm right after class. Problem was she hadn't eaten all day. She was on edge, watching someone's actions. It was like nothing from the Academy changed, except their setting arrangement. There was no way Lelouch could be alive, but she found herself in class, staring at him in disbelief. She was glad none of the teachers called on him because if she heard his voice... well Kallen had no idea what she would actually do.

She stopped by the dining hall. It was late (considering most people weren't going to dinner at this time) so thankfully there weren't many people. So she ordered some food, picked it up, and made her way to an empty table. She could block out the idle chatter so she could get some studying in. Sandwich in hand, she nibbled on it while rereading her notes.



{Feel free to come bother her. Prose, action, choose and I'll reply back to you in the same format}

{edit; because I'm the most awesome person in the world. RETCON! I forgot Kallen doesn't know how to eat a sandwich, but she's noming it up in here. Sandwich is now beautiful diamonds fries or something.}

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[frozen_desires]

[Tougyu doesn't actually respond to Kallen, despite being directly addressed. Instead, he finishes up the bunny and sets it aside before reaching forward and grabbing a spool of thread that has rolled onto her notes.]

[queenscheckmate]

[When his hands reaches her notes, her hand moves pretty quickly to pin his wrist to the table. Kallen might be out of training, but her body remembers everything. This time, she looks up and glares at him.]

I said, what do you think you're doing?

[frozen_desires]

[The speed is surprising but not as much as the fact that Kallen has voluntarily initiated physical contact. It's something practically unheard of, really.

Tougyu raises his eyes to meet Kallen's with an eerie sort of blankness as he turns his attention back to their hands after a moment.]

Sewing. Let go.

[queenscheckmate]

I know that. I'm not stupid. [Her eyes look at the doll and her head motions to it.] You don't think I've noticed you watching me to make your doll to look like me?

Explain yourself.

[frozen_desires]

You're ugly and strange. [The words fall from his lips without hesitation, though there doesn't seem to be any true intent to hurt behind them. It's as if he's merely stating a fact. Then, with the hand that isn't held by her, he picks up the doll and tilts it slightly, making one of its ears flop.]

Cute. I fixed you.

[queenscheckmate]

Wh-- [That grip around his wrist got a little tighter. People knew better than to flat out and insult her.]

There is nothing wrong with me and some doll created in my image without my consent is not cute.

[frozen_desires]

[If the tightening grip hurts Tougyu, he doesn't show it. In fact, he barely seems to register the pain at all, really.]

You're a woman. Of course there's something wrong with you. [His tone is very matter-of-fact]

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Excuse me? [Hear the daggers in her voice?]

[frozen_desires]

[No, he's rather oblivious.]

You're a woman.

[queenscheckmate]

Tell me something I don't know.

[frozen_desires]

You're touching me.

[He glances right down at her grip as if to accentuate this point.]

[queenscheckmate]

And you're insulting me without a good reason.

[frozen_desires]

[At that, Tougyu looks back at her and tilts his head.]

I don't need one.

[queenscheckmate]

[Glare. A VERY HARD glare.]

[frozen_desires]

[It's super not very effective.]

[For a moment, Tougyu simply continues to look at Kallen with a sort of perplexed look. Then, as if it just occurred to him, his eyes widen minutely and his mouth forms this sort of comical O.]

[queenscheckmate]

Going to say something to try and redeem yourself?

[frozen_desires]

I forgot. [You could almost fool yourself into thinking Tougyu said that sheepishly, but realistically he's just giving Kallen this sort of... scornful look.]

You're an untrained toy. You don't know the rules.

[queenscheckmate]

Enough.

[Kallen's had enough of your crap. She lets go and takes up her tray and her books. ]

Next time, you may want to treat others with respect. You'll get far that way.

[frozen_desires]

[Tougyu watches her get up and walk away. After a moment, he picks up the doll he made to look like her, bounces it once or twice to make the ears flop before deciding to stitch in some angry eyebrows. After a few minutes of work, he sets it down on the table and stares at it.]

... it is cute. [And he goes back to work.]