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[echolocating.livejournal.com]

[ is standing near the entrance of the starbucks where he had first met nathan, looking strangely compliant & calm as he listens & reacts (as quietly & discreetly as he's capable) to the bustling crowd of the afternoon. it's not so busy as to give him a headache, but busy enough to keep him entertained as he waits for his teammate/friend. ]

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[hiroimono.livejournal.com]

[ makes another surprised sound, shaking her head furiously. ]

I do not deserve such praise, Caleb-san!

[echolocating.livejournal.com]

But Frau Hana is nice?

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[hiroimono.livejournal.com]

... if that is what Caleb-san says, then I--

[hiroimono.livejournal.com]

[ hears the water that was boiling for the vegetables start to overflow, whirling to face it. ]

Ah-!

[ clumsily scrambles on over to turn off the stove. looks down at it sadly, wilting. ]

[echolocating.livejournal.com]

[ carefully (slowly) maneuvers around the kitchen to not bump into anything, but still be able to peek from behind her. ]

Look is okay?

[hiroimono.livejournal.com]

I-it is fine, yes. I think.

[ tries to clean it up, nonetheless. points towards the counter where a variety of vegetables are laid out, hesitating on her next words: ]

Help while I boil water again?

[echolocating.livejournal.com]

[ beams, picking up a knife with expert hands as he nods. ]

I help Frau Hana! [ motions to the vegetables. ] Little cut? Big cut?

[hiroimono.livejournal.com]

[ blinks, setting down the now-empty pot of water into the sink. ]

Little cut and big cut? Ano... [ gestures a little, hoping it would help. ] In the middle?

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[echolocating.livejournal.com]

. . .

[echolocating.livejournal.com]

[ then just nods obediently & gets to work, quickly cutting the vegetables into bite-sized pieces. ]

[hiroimono.livejournal.com]

[ turns back to her own work, feeling a bit awkward with the silence. decides to try and take the initiative, just like she's been slowly urged to via nathan. ]

H-how does Caleb-san like America? First time here?

[echolocating.livejournal.com]

[ pauses in the cutting, glancing to the side at her. ]

Ja. A lot to see and hear. Different people. New team is nice, and I am happy.

[hiroimono.livejournal.com]

[ nods carefully. ]

I am glad you are, and I hope I will be useful for Caleb-san in our future.

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[echolocating.livejournal.com]

[ nods back slowly, having already read about her ability in the file he was given -- ]

[echolocating.livejournal.com]

[ but decides to save that for another time, for the moment content enough. ]

Is team. I am help to Frau Hana, and Frau Hana is help to me.

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[hiroimono.livejournal.com]

[ lets out a small 'mm' in brief acknowledgment, placing the pot back on the stove-- ]

[hiroimono.livejournal.com]

[ --and then remembers something. pulls a small box out of her pocket, staring and fiddling with it a little. turns to caleb when she's ready, even if she feels unsure. ]

Caleb-san?

[echolocating.livejournal.com]

[ finishes up the rest of the vegetables, backpedaling half a step to gaze contently at his success. looks at hana when she speaks, smiling, mistaking her call to mean something else. ]

I am finish. Is good? Need small cut?

[hiroimono.livejournal.com]

[ shoves the item back into her pocket when he looks, feeling flustered. ]

H-hai! It is very good. Thank you very much.

[echolocating.livejournal.com]

[ stares after the hand's movement, but vocalizes another thought. ]

Frau Hana need more help? I am help. Is good at cut and watch.

[hiroimono.livejournal.com]

[ thinks about this, humming. ]

Food is almost done. Can Caleb-san put utensils on the table? [ points to them stacked up on the other side of the counter. ] Plates and napkins as well, please.

[echolocating.livejournal.com]

[ nods! & then starts getting to work, bumping into chairs and the counter, but managing to set the table well enough for the arrangement to be possible.

notices a pair of chopsticks & holds them up, each hand holding a stick. turns to hana. ]

Stick?

[hiroimono.livejournal.com]

[ looks at him when she feels it's safe enough to put the vegetables into the pot, blinking in confusion. tilts her head. ]

Hai?

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[echolocating.livejournal.com]

[ hears it as 'hi' again. makes him blink, but answers nonetheless. ]

Guten Tag!

[echolocating.livejournal.com]

[ & back to the topic on hand. holds up the chopsticks a little higher. ]

Stick? Is need?