>Clap her on the shoulder all friendly like. "And that's a mighty fine quality to have in a friend. And I know the captain'd be proud of the effort, too."
>If she didn't mind us touching her like that, lay our hand on her shoulder again, lightly. "And once your ankle heals up, I'd be happy to compare notes on knife fighting with ya. That's my specialty, too."
>You give Miyuki a friendly clap on the shoulder and tell her Murasa would be proud of her effort. She reacts with an annoyed grimace. "I don't need coddling, you know."
>You decide this is enough of a negative reaction not to repeat the gesture immediately. But you do still offer to swap notes on knife fighting.
>"Now that," she says with her expression easing a little, "I might just take you up on. Can always use a few new tricks." She spares a quick glance at the redhead whose room you're sharing. As if in response, Chisato lets out a muted snore, muffled by the pillow her face is currently mashed into. You have to wonder if she can ever breathe right like that.
>"I've even been bugging Chisato to teach me some magic, if you can believe that," Miyuki continues quietly. "She won't hear tell of it, though. Says she'd be a terrible teacher. And she hates to use it much - doesn't even like to let on that she
has magic. Even I haven't seen her let loose like that, before." She frowns. "Actually, it... might be best if you pretend you never saw her do any of that, back on deck. I think she'd probably prefer to pretend it never happened."
