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[girlybruiser]

❝ You have reached Haru Okumura. I apologize if I was unable to answer your call.
Please leave a message with your name and number after the beep and I will respond at the earliest convenience. Thank you very much! ❞

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[girlybruiser]

No, you did not, but it's alright.

[ Haru offers her a smile, but she files away the conversation for later. She also needs to speak with Futaba as soon as she can. ]

Are you more of a tea of coffee person yourself, Utena-chan?

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[andtherevolution]

[So, they're going to switch topics just like that, huh? Utena sets the thing of sugar down, before deciding to just roll with it]

I guess I'd say tea - it's what we always drank back home. Oh, by the way, how do you like your tea, Haru-chan? We have sugar, cream...I think I saw some honey in the cupboard...

[Yep. Just like that.]

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[girlybruiser]

I'll take some honey, thank you.

[ Just like that. ]

You mean you and your family?

[ When she thinks on it, she doesn't know a lot about Utena's personal life, does she? Even though they live together now... how shameful! ]

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[andtherevolution]

Oh, uh... not exactly. I don't really have a family, you see. My parents died when i was little, and I was an only child so...

[She shrugs, speaking rather casually for someone who lost their family. It's a story she's had to tell others before, and it's a story she'll have to tell others again. That's simply how it is, and she moves past it quickly]

But you're kind of right - I've been living with a friend from school and her brother, and they were the closest thing I had to a family back home. She always made tea for the two of us, too - I didn't realize just how special it was at the time, but sometimes when I drink a cup of tea, I can't help but think of her.

[She smiles to herself as she grabs the honey, a smile that's soft and bittersweet, and she brings the plastic honey bear and the cat mug over to the table for Haru]

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[girlybruiser]

[ Haru's expression falters, but she can tell Utena doesn't want sympathetic looks and heartfelt apologies, as much as Haru wants to offer those condolences. She's strong and so brave for someone so young, it's no wonder Futaba is charmed by her. Honestly, there's something princely about her that Haru could easily see herself enamored by her. ]

Sometimes it's the small things, isn't it? A warm cup of tea, shared between loved ones...

[ She knows the feeling. Whenever she has a hot cup of coffee, she thinks about her beloved grandfather. ]

A good reminder that you're never alone.