[ M'ahina tilts her head in curiosity at the gesture, wondering why the music has suddenly stopped, 'till she manages to catch glimpse of the expression being directed her way.
... Ah. That rather explains it, does it not?
She clears her throat, quietly tucking her instrument away and shuffling towards the sheath of neatly tied and ... very late documents she'd been entrusted with. She's certain to be in for it this time--caught both in her own daydreams and her chronic habit of being out of uniform.
She approaches her captain and holds out the papers meekly, but an idea of sorts strikes. She can't be reprimanded if she can't be found, yes...?
So it is that she steals a glance towards Val, carefully mouthing 'meet here later' with a wink.
And darts off with a fleet foot, quite certain the man won't expect her to eventually double back to the scene of the crime, as it were. ]
[Val has to duck her head to hide her smile as M'ahina runs off. Honestly, she's just glad that she's not the one in trouble this time; Val's done her share of forgetting to deliver important messages or showing up very late to an appointment.
After the captain leaves - thankfully without a word to her - Val gets up and goes on a leisurely walk around Gridania. She takes a little time to find something to eat and ends up wandering back to the Falls before too long.
Not surprising. It's one of her favorite places.
If M'ahina is already there, she will make her way over and sit quietly nearby. If not, she'll find a place near the water to sit on the ground.]
[ She makes her way back a bit later, looking ... altogether too pleased with herself, considering. ]
Ah, hello again! [ She settles in by the falls herself. ] Sorry about earlier. I may have neglected to deliver some important documents? But I managed to escape being told off, for now. I have places in this forest they couldn't dream of. Though I suppose that may become an issue next time I'm on duty.
[ ... Hm. Foresight was never a strong point of hers. She's probably quite lucky their superiors don't take their unit terribly seriously yet. ]
Mm, I'm certain I'll find a way to get them to let me off. Would you punish such a face?
[ She gives her most innocent expression. Rather than forgetful, she routinely attempts to push the limits of what she can get away with. Oddly, it has yet to backfire, but although on some level she's knows it's just a matter of time, she does not seem keen on cleaning up her act. ]
Ah, but I can get serious when I need to be.
[ When it's fun, or there's a challenge involved. Whoever let this girl serve in a military capacity must surely be regretting it. ]
[Val grins in the face of that too-innocent expression. There's a part of her that wishes that she could be that carefree, that fun, but she knows she'll never get there. She's too reserved, too insecure in too many ways to be that free with her joy.]
You would not be here otherwise. [The world is just too dangerous to let someone be that carefree for too long.]
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... Ah. That rather explains it, does it not?
She clears her throat, quietly tucking her instrument away and shuffling towards the sheath of neatly tied and ... very late documents she'd been entrusted with. She's certain to be in for it this time--caught both in her own daydreams and her chronic habit of being out of uniform.
She approaches her captain and holds out the papers meekly, but an idea of sorts strikes. She can't be reprimanded if she can't be found, yes...?
So it is that she steals a glance towards Val, carefully mouthing 'meet here later' with a wink.
And darts off with a fleet foot, quite certain the man won't expect her to eventually double back to the scene of the crime, as it were. ]
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After the captain leaves - thankfully without a word to her - Val gets up and goes on a leisurely walk around Gridania. She takes a little time to find something to eat and ends up wandering back to the Falls before too long.
Not surprising. It's one of her favorite places.
If M'ahina is already there, she will make her way over and sit quietly nearby. If not, she'll find a place near the water to sit on the ground.]
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Ah, hello again! [ She settles in by the falls herself. ] Sorry about earlier. I may have neglected to deliver some important documents? But I managed to escape being told off, for now. I have places in this forest they couldn't dream of. Though I suppose that may become an issue next time I'm on duty.
[ ... Hm. Foresight was never a strong point of hers. She's probably quite lucky their superiors don't take their unit terribly seriously yet. ]
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I have never just ran from the captain, though. That's a new one. I might try that next time. [There's laughter in her voice.
She's never going to actually try that. Val's a bit too straight-laced for that.]
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[ She gives her most innocent expression. Rather than forgetful, she routinely attempts to push the limits of what she can get away with. Oddly, it has yet to backfire, but although on some level she's knows it's just a matter of time, she does not seem keen on cleaning up her act. ]
Ah, but I can get serious when I need to be.
[ When it's fun, or there's a challenge involved. Whoever let this girl serve in a military capacity must surely be regretting it. ]
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You would not be here otherwise. [The world is just too dangerous to let someone be that carefree for too long.]