[to Emily's credit, she's a good listener. she listens, even as her expression twitches at certain points, as she longs to interject - but that's not what she's here for. it's a good amount of insight into the man she's dutybound to follow at the moment, and it's information she'll tuck away, keep close to the chest for now.
she could lay out every card on the table. tell him that Majima likely was trying to help him catch up and quickly, talk about the way he was teaching her how to navigate situations - being harsher than perhaps would really be given, if only to make sure she was prepared for the worst. but, she realizes...it simply doesn't matter. Ryouma could claim he wasn't being stubborn all he wanted, but he is. nothing she says will alter his mind, and as it stands, it's not like he's the only lieutenant the Daitengu has to offer.
somehow, she thinks, she's wandered into the center of men being utterly difficult at each other, in a way that feels vaguely like wrangling dogs that cannot stop snarling at each other.]
Then my advice going forward is to ask Mr. Matoba to handle the bulk of Shuten communication. If you must do it yourself, don't do it alone.
[they're never going to reconcile - and frankly, even as his second, it's not her job to mend the fences. her job is to back him up, and clearly, that extends to keeping him alive.]
[ ryouma is observant, and there are few instances when he's speaking that he notices those twitches and finds it difficult not to react himself. an admirable effort since she'd held a hand up to keep him quiet in his case. he'd needed it. ryouma had indeed asked for help once. it's also easy to let things like that slip away, forgotten when it doesn't feel like he's being done any favours by the education. his pride can be his weakness sometimes, so it's a good thing emily gives good advice. ]
That sure is an option now, huh? Be lyin' to say I'm not glad for it. I would've liked for it to be different, but given the way it is, I'd rather work closely with Tamamo. I always like workin' with Musashi and Tenkohime thinks I'm funny!
[ and just like that, he's quick to want to brush all of that aside and return to a lighter atmosphere. ]
We've got some good resources this time around, too. I like knowing things before I step in 'em, so people who used to do this sorta thing for a living are valuable...
[ for better or worse, the more ryouma talks, the more his accent bleeds through at times. this hasn't been an easy discussion so far, but he's relaxed enough. he knows they're allies, so he feels like he can afford to drop his guard a little more. ]
I don't wanna make them feel like we're desperate, but it'll be good to have people on hand who actually know the other side of this business. I only know what I know, so until I learn I ask.
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she could lay out every card on the table. tell him that Majima likely was trying to help him catch up and quickly, talk about the way he was teaching her how to navigate situations - being harsher than perhaps would really be given, if only to make sure she was prepared for the worst. but, she realizes...it simply doesn't matter. Ryouma could claim he wasn't being stubborn all he wanted, but he is. nothing she says will alter his mind, and as it stands, it's not like he's the only lieutenant the Daitengu has to offer.
somehow, she thinks, she's wandered into the center of men being utterly difficult at each other, in a way that feels vaguely like wrangling dogs that cannot stop snarling at each other.]
Then my advice going forward is to ask Mr. Matoba to handle the bulk of Shuten communication. If you must do it yourself, don't do it alone.
[they're never going to reconcile - and frankly, even as his second, it's not her job to mend the fences. her job is to back him up, and clearly, that extends to keeping him alive.]
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he'd needed it.ryouma had indeed asked for help once. it's also easy to let things like that slip away, forgotten when it doesn't feel like he's being done any favours by the education. his pride can be his weakness sometimes, so it's a good thing emily gives good advice. ]That sure is an option now, huh? Be lyin' to say I'm not glad for it. I would've liked for it to be different, but given the way it is, I'd rather work closely with Tamamo. I always like workin' with Musashi and Tenkohime thinks I'm funny!
[ and just like that, he's quick to want to brush all of that aside and return to a lighter atmosphere. ]
We've got some good resources this time around, too. I like knowing things before I step in 'em, so people who used to do this sorta thing for a living are valuable...
[ for better or worse, the more ryouma talks, the more his accent bleeds through at times. this hasn't been an easy discussion so far, but he's relaxed enough. he knows they're allies, so he feels like he can afford to drop his guard a little more. ]
I don't wanna make them feel like we're desperate, but it'll be good to have people on hand who actually know the other side of this business. I only know what I know, so until I learn I ask.