Wednesday Afternoon, The Sin

[deadly_little]

Miho sat in the Sin's kitchen, the back door unlocked across from her, reading the paper and eating breakfast. Which was not pie. In fact, it was eggs and bacon and toast. Buttery toast. But Miho didn't wiggle her fingers because she didn't know Bridge.

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At 11:59 am, Dawn stood outside the door, dressed in black leggings and black long-sleeved t-shirt, her hair tied back, and wearing black keds on her feet.

She couldn't figure out whether she should knock or not and debated it for a few minutes, then tried the doorknob. When it turned, she opened the door and walked into the kitchen, taking a look around as she entered. "Good afternoon, Professor. Thank you for permitting me to take up some of your time."

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Miho blinked at the girl. Well, she was certainly enthusiastic...

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Okay, so the archery professor didn't talk much. Dawn guessed that went with the ninja territory. She stood in front of Miho and didn't say anything.

It wasn't nearly as easy for her to do. Plus there was occasional fidgeting.

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Miho continued to stare. The first thing Dawn would have to learn was to be still. Might as well work on that first.

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Right. Ninja. Quiet. Still.

Dawn stopped fidgeting. This was important.

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Miho nodded approval and went back to her breakfast. See how she handled that.

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Dawn wasn't thrilled with being ignored, but it wasn't like she was supposed to be attracting attention here. She stayed still, even though her legs were starting to stiffen slightly.

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Miho finished breakfast and put her plate in the sink for someone else to deal with, then gestured for Dawn to come with her. She moved silently.

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Dawn followed behind Miho. She moved quietly, but by no means silently.

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Miho paused, turned around, and arched an eyebrow at Dawn.

And then she spoke. "Not those shoes."

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Dawn immediately toed her shoes off. "Which ones would be better?"

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Ideally, she thought, something with a thin sole that wasn't rubber. "Look." She showed Dawn her own shoes, which resembled black ballet slippers.

In fact, they were. Hey, they were cheap and readily available, and they came in sizes that fit Miho's tiny feet.

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Dawn nodded. "I have a pair of those." They were just pink.

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Miho nodded approval. The color wouldn't matter, as ideally no one would be looking at her. Hence Miho's robe, which was patterned in various shades of grey--not different colors because, well, colored clothing was really expensive where she came from.

She led Dawn up the stairs. And up. And up. Until they reached the roof access.

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Dawn was very glad that she kept in shape as she climbed up behind Miho and wasn't out of breath as they reached the top.

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Miho approved of her student's physical stamina. She gave Dawn a small nod as she opened the roof access--usually she went out a window, but she didn't think Dawn was up to that yet--and stepped out. She assumed a meditation position as she waited for Dawn to join her.

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Dawn stepped out onto the roof, then, after a little wiggling, assumed what she thought was the same meditation position Miho was in.

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Close enough. Miho apparently closed her eyes, though in reality she kept one slightly open to watch Dawn.

And then she just sat there. For twenty minutes.

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Dawn had mediatated once or twice before, for spell purposes. The trick was not to doze off.

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Miho's done that before. Her teacher thwapped her.

After twenty minutes, she decided that was enough and stood up. "You can be silent. This is good."

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Dawn spent a lot of her life being ignored. She could be quiet, she just usually chose not to. "Er, thank you?"

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"Come back some time. Don't wake me up. When come back bring pie."

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Dawn nodded, then bowed slightly. "Any particular flavor?"

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Miho inclined her head to Dawn, then gestured for the taller girl because everyone is taller than Miho to go down the stairs in front of her. "Not coconut cream."

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Dawn went down the stairs carefully, trying to be quiet, and with a strange urge to bring non-coconut cream pie for Miho next time she stopped by. "Thank you for your help."

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Miho nodded and gestured to Dawn's shoes. She wouldn't want to forget those.

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"Right." Dawn slipped her shoes on and made her way (less quietly) out the back door.