ooc: 2 part log, Smoker/Karen + dinner with Zenigata and Tashigi

[justicereigns]

Who: Smoker, Karen, Tashigi, Zenigata.
What: Talking --> dinner
Why: Because Smoker fails relationships :|
Where: Water 7
When: Night of December 1st.
Rating: I'm not even going to hazard a guess.

Right, first thread/section is Smoker/Karen talk, 2nd is the dinner with the four of them. o7 *salutes*

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[swordsofjustice.livejournal.com]

She caught the lighter and almost threw it back at his retreating form. Then Karen got up to leave, and her fist clenched around the lighter and her brows tightened and she felt the knot in her stomach lurch and grow more intense. She looked apologetically at the other two, before she focused it on her drinking. Nodding vaguely at the red-head's suggestion. "I will," she sounded meek even to her own ears, but as she brought a shaking glass to her lips and drank, she couldn't help but scold herself internally at how she had said everything. But the hand tightened around the glass and she looked at Zenigata, forcing herself to smile.

"I apologize that this didn't turn out as well as it could've."

[zenigata-icpo.livejournal.com]

Even before he could blink, the conversation went from awkward to explosive as Smoker stood up and confronted Tashigi. Then, he turned and stormed off into Water 7 to cool himself off. After a pregnant pause, Karen rose from the table as well, calmly apologizing before taking her leave. Zenigata stood up to stop her, but he didn't. Instead he watched her leave quietly, wondering what in the world had just happened and why it had unraveled so fast.

As he sat back down, the Inspector stared at his beer. So much for a nice dinner between friends. Tashigi turned to him, which caused him to look up. "Wha...? Oh, no don't worry about it Miss Tashigi." He replied, trying to give her a reassuring smile. "I think everyone just has too much on their personal plates at the moment."

[justicereigns]

Feeling pretty much the lowest Smoker had felt in his life, Smoker did what he usually did in such situations and silently prayed to himself, eventually singing Ave Maria quietly. He wandered around until he could find something resembling a church or a cathedral. He needed to think in quiet and a bar was just going to interrupt too much.

[swordsofjustice.livejournal.com]

Brows furrowed and she kept her eyes trained on the table, the shaking hand tightening further against the glass as she internally battled with the idea of looking for Smoker and just ... She finally looked up at Zenigata and let out a hoarse cough. "I didn't help the situation by speaking my mind, I realize this... Especially with the fact that I doubt Smoker-san and the Ma'am are together anymore." She bit her lip and stood, the glass still in her hand, cracking under the pressure, before she realized it and released the glass, setting it on the table. "I... Zenigata-san. I apologize again. I... I need to take a walk. Go and get some fresh air. You're welcome to join me."

[zenigata-icpo.livejournal.com]

Zenigata looked at her. "N-Not together anymore...?"

It finally clicked. That must explain what was going on. Not just at dinner, but recently Karen had been very moody. He wondered if something was bothering her, but he never knew she was actually hurting behind that smile she wore. The inspector looked downward at the table. Even though he had nothing to do with it, he felt guilty.

Tashigi rose from the table, grabbing her coat and told him she would also be taking a walk. Zenigata stood up, giving her a tired smile. "If it's not too much trouble, Miss Tashigi."