gurl can i get yo digits

[ino]

[ino's pretty much just making her way out of the clinic and heading down the stairs to leave the castle. oh! but she'll stop to pop into the kitchen for a small snack before she heads back into town. an apple, maybe? or hmm, maybe a pear ... she'll just be pondering the many choices this basket of fruit has to offer]

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[gottaknockhard]

[It's not that he'd usually try to sneak up on a ninja, but when Spike sees Ino in the kitchen, he decides that today seems like a day for special challenges. He's smiling to himself when he quietly pops in out of nowhere, and reaches past her for an apple while she's focused on deciding.

He'll have it in her mouth before she can turn around.]

They'll start rotting if you stare at them for too long.

[ino]

--Mmf!

[LMFAO .. she turns to look at him, mouth full, half-offended and half-puzzled. she'll be pulling the apple out of her mouth and ... chewing the bite she took]

... I wasn't looking that long!

[gottaknockhard]

[Apparently he's comfortable with getting that familiar with her after practically living at the clinic. (He counts this as a success, by the way.)]

You're right, I only caught the end of it. [And grabbing an orange for himself. Probably thinking this is charming.]

[ino]

[she just huffs a little and sets the apple down on the counter :T]

And what's with putting it in my mouth for me, anyways! Jeez ...

[gottaknockhard]

[Him and his weird impulses.]

My hand must have slipped.

[ino]

[ ... yeah, she's just leering at him like "yeah right" ... but she'll take another bite of the apple anyways, because she is hungry and it tastes good]

[gottaknockhard]

[Innocently peeling the orange! Also still just watching her, like starring isn't rude at all.]

It's been a while since I've seen you out of work. I thought you might live there.

[ino]

[hmph ... she's looking back at him suspiciously. he seems like he's in a good mood, for some reason ...] I live in town, that's probably why you don't see me outside the clinic.

*staring......... how many typos can I make

[gottaknockhard]

[Files that information away...]

I guess that's the reason anyone holds down a job here.

asldhaskf <333

[ino]

What do you mean by that?

<3;;;;

[gottaknockhard]

Landlords probably like to know they aren't being paid off by the castle directly.

[ino]

... Yeah, I guess. I never really asked. [she looks a little thoughtful, now] But I don't get paid by the clinic, anyways.

[gottaknockhard]

[He had a feeling. Some people have that in them.]

You're a better person than me.

[ino]

Eh? [LMAO she just stares; she wasn't expecting a compliment from him] Not really ...

[gottaknockhard]

I don't think I could handle getting paid in fruit baskets.

[ino]

I'm not getting paid in fruit baskets. This was already here.

[a little frown, looking up at him] You seem like you're in a good mood today.

[gottaknockhard]

[Which is weird considering a few factors... he's been up and down lately. Maybe it's his diet.]

It could be at that point where any day I'm not tied to a bed is a good day.

[ino]

... Tied to a bed?

[she looks kind of concerned now]

Did that happen to you recently?

[gottaknockhard]

Not literally.

[He's lucky it's a free clinic, so he should stop complaining. Just munching on that orange now.]

The castle isn't always the best place for your health.

[ino]

No ... it isn't. [she'll take another bite of her apple thoughtfully] That's why I live in town.

[gottaknockhard]

[He's still watching her, lost in his own train of thought.]

What keeps you coming back?

[ino]

[she looks at him curiously; he didn't seem like one to .. well, care about that stuff. but she shrugs] There are people I care about here.

[gottaknockhard]

[Leaning on the counter, a lot more attentive than he usually acts.]

Patients?

[ino]

Friends.

[yeah, she's ... noticing that. but she doesn't know him well enough to really be sure. maybe he's upset and needs a distraction? or something ...]

[gottaknockhard]

[Well, that had been a shot in the dark anyway. Although he doesn't know why he's disappointed in her answer.]

We're the lucky ones then.