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[mayoboro]

toushirou hijikata
#1470 holly heights
( wife ) • ( shitty son ) • ( daughter )
thanks a lot, saffron

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[mayoboro]

Do you want to be fired.

[nagyka]

Thank you for the clarification.
I understand and will conduct myself in a manner befitting this rule.
I appreciate your time.

[mayoboro]

[don't make him witness your love nesting, don't let him hear about it, don't let him feel the ounces of a rumour regarding this start spreading about, for seppuku is more likely to happen than being fired]

I'll pretend this was an anonymous message.

[nagyka]

Sir, I was being preemptive.
There is no reason to do such a thing as there is nothing to be concerned about.
If for any reason it appears that I am allowing a personal interest to take forefront, I will sooner give my two weeks notice before acting upon anything.
I will keep our relationship strictly professional.
I only apologize that I had to ask you about this directly.
Then again, it is something of a luxury to trust one's superior.
That being said, I have nothing else worthy of note.
I don't mean to repeat myself, but thank you for your time.

[ It's okay there was not nesting to be had to begin with and now there definitely will not be. But she can't help but feel a little sad about the what ifs. The entirety of her life seems to be like that lately. ]

[mayoboro]

[is this seriously happening to him]

[he notices A Something layered under these words sent to him. and while hijikata is not the demon vice-chief of the shinsengumi for nothing, at times he forgets that this - in fact - is not edo nor the shinsengumi headquarters. things are different; there's women in this organisation and none of these fools are familiar with what 'samurai' are.]

[mayoboro]

[it is with a sigh that he types out his reply]

Quistis Trepe.
I said "keep the workplace free" of any activities involving your being in a relationship with one of your colleagues. At no point did I say that whatever you do out of the workplace is my business.
You seem capable, so don't make me doubt that if anyone could keep a relationship as professional while in the workplace it would be you.
Do whatever you want with your time, with whoever you fancy, but don't let me hear you say that I'm putting a stop to whatever happiness it is you seek.
I think I'm making myself clear.

[mayoboro]

It's both your guts on the floor if I find that you can't be discreet.

[nagyka]

Thank you very much, sir!
This makes me very happy! :)

[ Completely unlike her, Quistis keeps it short and sweet but she uses an emoticon. She's been made very happy, it would seem. ]

[mayoboro]

Oi - a word of advice.
Ease up. You're still pretty damn young, so enjoy yourself.

[he can definitely see that. and while he doesn't want to intrude too much into personal matters (ffs hijikata you're next door neighbours--), he allows himself to be the older adult here.]

[nagyka]

I have since my arrival, actually.
And I love what I do back home and here. I realize my personality is not suited to everyone. I've come to accept that... it's alright.
To be the way I am, I mean.
But thank you for looking out for me, sir.

Also, do I need to file something with you in regard to this situation? For liability on either of our ends? When I was an instructor, interwork relationships were taken quite seriously and required paperwork.

[ You will never be older than Quistis. Chronologically, perhaps. But never overall. ]

[mayoboro]

Good. There's no point in changing for others if they're not willing to meet you halfway.
You got a good head on your shoulders, just don't get caught up in it too much.

As for that, form 45-B should be sufficient.
Leave it at my desk by the end of the day. Both yours and the other party's.

[nagyka]

I think it's only natural to change and evolve, but it should be done for yourself. Even if it's for the better, if you don't want it then it won't matter.
I could have used someone saying that years ago.

Thank you.
I cannot make a promise that it will be by the end of the day.
I may have reacted to the potential situation with cowardice.
However, I will do my best to immediately rectify that.

[mayoboro]

[he doesn't want to repeat himself, but you're still young you can still make use of the advice]

In that case, take your time and file it in whenever it _does_ become something.
No need to rush into it because of paperwork anyway.

[nagyka]

[ No she is like 37, okay 8( ]

I know.
I think rushing such a thing is a recipe for disaster.
Though I am not one to keep things casual, I think an approach to it that is more casual would be worthwhile.
That being said, there are numerous things that need to be addressed first.
Particularly my avoidance of him. There is a chance that discussing this with you will not lead to fruition to begin with because of my own actions. Or, more correctly, inaction.

[ BUT she's doing that thing where she says embarrassing, emotional things (albeit not nearly as extreme or enough to make her want to melt into the floor or sand, such as it was) again. Maybe now is the time to thank him again and disappear off into the ether. ]