| [Oct. 1st, 2015|02:48 am] |
Ryouma shifted uncomfortably. "Talking to...anyone on the team... is bad enough. I don't much like the idea of talking to a stranger. The herb stuff though, wouldn't that be a problem? I mean, if I sleep too deeply, or can't sleep without it."
"It's not sedating or addicting," Genma assured him. "Just helps you relax and feel more mellow when you want to sleep. If you need to wake up in a hurry, you can, no problem." He set his pen down. "I don't usually recommend it for when we're on a mission, but while we're taking a break, especially in the aftermath of the mission we just had…"
He shrugged. "I think it'd be worth a try. If I wasn't on painkillers, I'd probably be taking it myself right now."
The lieutenant did look like he could use a few nights of better sleep. Under the healing bruises, his cheeks were thin and his skin looked rough and a little too pale. The sessions of chakra-healing he'd been undergoing were their own energy-drain, and he clearly hadn't had the rest or the food he needed to make up for them.
Ryouma shoved up, leaned over the table to snag two half-full platters of tai sushi and agedashi tofu, and dropped them in front of the lieutenant. He confiscated the senbei plate as he sat back down. "I'm getting dinner with Katsu and Kakashi later. You should eat now. And— I'll try the herb stuff, if you'll give me a note for it."
That earned him the lieutenant's trademark lifted brow, mildly sardonic. "Subtle. I'm getting the sense I'm on target about that professional development plan for you. I'll give you the note after we're done here."
Studying healing. For real. On his performance review, in writing. Ryouma shrugged and tried to look cool.
Genma ate a piece of sushi. "When did Ueno become Katsu? You called her that before the mission, too, I think. Makes her sound like a donburi." He paused, with his hand halfway to another piece of sushi. "Or is that why you call her that, since she eats so much?"
"She called Kakashi fluffykins," Ryouma pointed out. "Right before I came in." |
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