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Shiori could just faintly hear another conversation nearby, but given her current situation she wasn't exactly in the mood to dropping any eaves on someone else's conversation. Besides, she could barely understand them over the music, which she turned up to drown out the noise. Nor did she particularly care who it was in her current moody state. So of course she didn't notice when the other two approached until Zhao spoke.
“Shiori…”
Shiori coughed as the Zhou's voice pierced the music that had silenced the world around her, sending her cigarette flying from her mouth. It landed on her uniform for only the briefest of moments before she swatted it off. Close call, considering keeping her uniform clean was something she'd been yelled at for as well.
"Y-yes sensei? Er... Sensei's."
It hadn't landed far, close enough for her to reach over and pick it up on time to get chewed out.
“As someone with a keen ability in Hakuda, you should know that you shouldn’t be smoking under any circumstances. You’re supposed to maintain your physical form as best as you can, not hinder it with something that’s going to make your lungs weaker…”
Shiori winced. It was one thing to be reprimanded for something by the usual instructors. Sure they had authority, but nothing like what the 4th seat of the Division. You know, someone she'd have loved to get Hakuda training from. Oh, and the 5th seat was here too? Hell, he was probably the other person she spotted when she came up here and she didn't even notice who he actually was. Boy, today was mighty embarrassing.
So Shiori sat up, apologetically kneeling before the two officers. While the girl didn't have much respect for many noble houses at any level, she did find certain individuals within them worthy of respecting. And regardless of how she felt, he was right about the smoking.
"I-I'm sorry, I... I'm trying to quit like I promised! I only smoke them in emergencies. Like right now. I figured I'd just finish the last pack off. It hasn't effected my training, I swear."
Shit, listen to you. You sound like a clueless dumbass. Just shut up already!
Apologies were never Shiori's thing, so whatever she said more than likely sounded awkward and meandering, like a rambling fool. She'd need another smoke after this. Thankfully she had her last 4 cigarettes squirreled away somewhere in her uniform.
“You’re one of the top hakuda students in the academy. Is something troubling you
A seated officer taking even a vague interest in something that was bothering her? That wasn't something Shiori was expecting. The bit about her being one of the top Hakuda students made her feel a bit better, but still. She only looked up at Zhou for a moment before she sat up, still kneeling as she rested her hands on her knees, clenching handfuls of her uniform. Knowing what to say was currently beyond her, so she listed off what she could clearly quantify.
"Nothing out of the ordinary. More arguments with teachers, I'm too rough during Hakuda sparring, I punch people during Zanjutsu sparring, the usual. Every time I try to work harder, I somehow overstep bounds. When I back off, suddenly I'm lazy or slacking off. At least no one's said anything about my parents in a while. It's all stuff that's under someone of the two of yours pay grade anyway. Nothing for you to worry about, sir."
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