Room 504, Monday Evening

[intraspective]

The nice thing about playing with a puppy for most of the day was that, once she’d gotten back to their room, Zack had conked out fast and hard in a pile of limbs and fuzzy ears on the edge of their bed. Which meant that, until he woke up, she had the freedom to think and do what she wanted to.

Which, tonight, was a matter of finishing her e-mails. It was the matter of seconds to actually send them after proofing them one more time, and then Ino just leaned back against the headboard and frowned thoughtfully, absently toying with her hair.

It was weird, now, to not have something to write as a goal. ‘Sending out the e-mails’ had been a good way to have something to focus on that made her feel like she wasn’t going to suffocate under her worries.

Nothing to stop that now.

[Ooopen door, open post, yes!]

Comments

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, no kidding," Lana said. "I really thought I was going to die."

[intraspective]

Ino winced.

Probably not the best topic to think of right this instant.

"But we didn't," she said firmly, ignoring that Bart had.

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

Lana sighed. "Yeah."

[intraspective]

Ino swallowed and nodded. Okay. Okay. She could do this.

"Did you--want to come over? For a few days?"

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

"I'd like that," Lana said. "I can take a couple of days. When do you want me?"

[intraspective]

Ino shrugged then remembered Lana couldn't see that. "I... don't know. I'm busy through to the end of Wednesday but... it's up to you?"

She was easy that way, when it came to seeing a friend.

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

Lana ran through her schedule in her head. "I could get there... Wednesday night if that works. Stay till Friday night or Saturday morning?"

[intraspective]

Ino bobbed her head.

"I'd like that," she said softly. "I'll meet you at the Causeway?"

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

"Sounds good," Lana said with a smile. "I'll be there."

[intraspective]

"Okay," she replied. "And Lana? I'm... glad I e-mailed you."

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

"I'm glad you did too, Ino," lana said sincerely. "Really glad. I've missed you."

[intraspective]

"Yeah," she said softly. "Me too. It's been too long."

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

"It has," Lana agreed. "It will be good to catch up."