pick up the phone [closed]

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CHARACTERS: Fang Yun and Lightning Farron
LOCATION/SETTING: Faculty Housing, outside Lightning's room
DATE & TIME backdated; Saturday morning, 8/27
WARNINGS None!
SUMMARY: Fang decides she should check up on the newbie teacher and make sure she's settling in well.

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With a steaming cup of coffee in her hand, Lightning let out a small sigh to herself and would gladly report to herself that this morning was a pleasant success. Woke up a bit early this time around - and if anyone (read: little) knew the former soldier's habits, she'd wake up in the winking hours of the morning. On the usual.

Now that she was done with her routinely morning run - with, she would proudly add, a half an hour course on core exercises - Lightning was making her way back to her apartment in the Faculty building. She had breakfast, of course, before going out, but after the workout, she helped herself to a peanut butter filled bagel as she walked up the stairs.

It was a quiet morning, which was understandable. Hardly anyone would be up at this hour, especially on a weekend. Now would be a good time to double check her class schedules, list who was in her classes, check up on Serah and her classes, all the while paying Muffin some due attention

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Fang continued to wait, but the door didn't open, nor did she hear any movement in the apartment. She raised an eyebrow at the door - for a split second she wondered if Lightning was sleeping in before remembering that she got up crazy early in the morning. She was probably out for a run or...whatever Lightning did in her free time.

With a shrug, Fang turned away from the door - only to spot Lightning currently frozen in place farther down the hall. She had a split second to think that luck was on her side today after all before the bagel still held in Lightning's mouth registered, and Fang grinned, saying, "That's a good look for you," before she could help herself.

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As soon as that sentence left her mouth, Lightning tore the bagel away with a slight hiss. How embarrassing, getting caught like that. But what the hell? Lightning was expecting no one to find her this morning, as nobody did on any other morning till the classes started, so this break in routine was certainly... jarring.

"What're you doing here?" Lightning responded back as soon as she could muster up her composure. Or at least as much as she could now that Fang saw her in such a state. Her tone was neutral, but it was up to Fang how the question should be interpreted. Other than that one time, Lightning wasn't sure Fang was an early riser herself.

That, and... sheesh, she probably wasn't looking rather presentable, what with wearing striped sweat pants, a training bra, and a matching sweat jacket. Thankfully, the jacket was zipped up well before she ran into Fang.

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Ah well. Fang had already known Lightning could be a bit touchy; she'd have to remember that. She shrugged, meeting Lightning's eyes easily - she might seem oblivious to Lightning's attire, but it's more that Fang simply didn't care. "Was in the area and figured I'd stop by, see how you were settling in." The simple, unadorned truth; she was totally unapologetic for the impulsive or surprise nature of the visit. Poor Lightning; she really was caught - to Fang's mind, the hallway didn't count as part of Lightning's "home", and thus this wasn't intruding.

"Also brought ya a house-warming gift. Though it's for your cat, since I didn't know what you'd like. Cats are easier to please." Technically Fang meant easier than people - cats have more universal tastes - but it seemed doubly appropriate for her standoffish owner.