Revenge of the Doge

He nodded quickly. "Good plan, miss Morinaga!" He said with enthusiasm. "The best planning is never done on an empty stomach." He was glad she wasn't insulted. Not that it sounded, by her tone, like there was much risk of that. He felt like... she was in a good mood.. or at least a snarky good mood. He smiled and headed over to the rope, picking up the bottom end, waiting for her to get a good distance up before bracing himself with it.

"Uh.. No problem. You're welcome. Thank you for coming by. Made a boring day interesting, for sure." He said, inching his way up the rope, being careful not to fall, while keeping an eye on her. He didn't relish the idea of her flipping out, were it necessary to catch her, but he wasn't going to let her fall either. A safe distance and a wary eye would balance that for him.

"Of course it is." Her tone was low as she mumbled, the woman moving slowly up the slide so as to not fall. She was paying too much attention to that than Hideki's words, not wishing to look the fool once more.

Once Yuzuki reached the top, she stared down at her red hands in a bit of a grump while her foot tapped impatiently. She flipped them over to look at the backs before staring at her palms once more. "Rope is rough. This is rather annoying. I do not like that feel on my skin."

Turning slightly, she looked over her shoulder with a very teeny tiny smile. It could be an imagined one. "You are most welcome for the enjoyment of my presence. If only others could enjoy it as much other than vagabonds and random young men."

Hideki reached the top not long after Yuzuki did and pulled himself up dusting off his hands. He glanced down the slide before motioning for Yuzuki to back away from it. He reached up and tugged at the secret lever, sliding the door shut. He turned to face her and glanced down at her hands with a sudden frown. "Oh man. Are you hurt?" He said, reaching out by reflex to gently take her wrist so he could see her hand. "Hrm. It doesn't look like rope burn. Should be fine. Sorry. I'll make sure to use softer rope like silk or something in the future." He said with an apologetic smile, stepping back.

"Vagabonds?" He asked curiously. He didn't know if she would explain or not but it was too curious of a statement not to say SOMETHING.

Yanking her wrist back, Yuzuki turned a bright red and pointed dramatically as she hopped backwards. "Stop it Hideki! You aren't supposed to touch. I am perfectly fine, as you seem to realize now. Softer rope would be preferred, but you do not need to bother. It isn't as if I care."

She was rubbing her wrist, looking to the side after her outburst and trying to stamp down the bright red anger from her cheeks. "Yes, Vagabonds. A vagabond. I met him in the Rukon and he took care of me for a day."

Hideki waited for her to look away to tilt his head back and roll his eyes. It was not inappropriate touching. He was seeing if her hand was okay. He decided any 'sorry' he would give would sound sarcastic and immediately incite further tsuning. He mentally sighed. Oh well. She was too damned cute to stay mad at. "I'm sorry Yuzuki. I'll get softer rope for the next time, but tell me if you're hurt and I won't have to inspect possible wounds, okay?" He smiled warmly.

He started walking, looking back at her with a smile. "Come on. We should go eat. You can tell me all about this vagabond." He said with interest.