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Wellspring Arms & Meditation Centre, Wednesday

Ino was in a bit of a Mood when she showed up to work. Forced introspection--especially when dwelling on her own mistakes--never sat well with her. Dusting and sweeping was done perfunctorily and while her plants garnered a bit more of her attention her heart wasn’t in it.

Flipping the sign to Open, Ino disappeared into the back of the shop. Today was a meditation day. Or possibly she’d practice her shooting stance. Whichever she felt more like at any given moment.

Wellspring Arms is Open.

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She's around. Somewhere.

Mod your meditation, or ask Ino to help.

Only if you’ve got permission. Which, really, you probably don’t.

It's really cold and I'm still sick. Isn't that fun?

Upon walking down the stairs and taking a glance at the store, Cable was vaguely starting to wonder if Ino was picking up some of his habits. He stood still at the bottom of the stairs, Tether by his feet, and listened.

*offers hot chocolate wordlessly*

If she was picking up some of his habits this was probably the most harmless one she could emulate. He might have heard a frustrated sigh from the meditation room, as she was really failing at achieving any sort of her regular competence at it.

A few more paces and he was in the doorway, considering the scene. "You might want something material to focus on," Cable noted, mostly to call her attention.

She glanced at him, tucking her bangs away from her face. "Morning, Cable-san." It certainly wasn't a good one after all. "I don't usually have this much trouble." Which he already knew but whatever.

Tether skittered past Cable's legs into the meditation room, his attention caught by Ino's face as he leaned towards her.

"Something material," Cable repeated, nodding his head faintly at the candles kept in the corner. "Or training."

"Hey sweetie," Ino said to the puppy, who earned a smile just for being cute, and reached out to pet him, "you've been keeping Cable-san out of trouble, I hope?"

Shaking her head, she said, "Training's probably more useful than candles right now." Because then she wouldn't have the urge to fling lit candles around if she got frustrated again.

He nodded. Once. Cable, of all people, could understand that one. He didn't need to ask why.

He listened to the radio. "Pick something off your list." Allowing her the courtesy to choose, just for once.

Tether licked at Ino's face in response.

The face licking startled a giggle out of her and she wrinkled her nose at Tether. "That's not very sanitary," Ino informed the puppy. Who probably couldn't care less.

She blinked up at Cable. "I get to choose?" Ino... had no idea what to pick. Her choices lately hadn't been so great.

Cable regarded her silently for a moment, then suddenly turned around and walked out of the room, into the shop.

Tether stayed. He curled up against Ino, pressing his side against hers.

"You're a good puppy," Ino said while staring after her boss, petting Tether, "do you think I annoyed Cable-san?"

"Have you ever used one of these?" There was a man with a spear standing in the doorway. Cable, of course.

She shook her head, "I've never learned to use anything longer than a kunai." Which would make it an excellent distraction. Ino looked at the puppy. "I think you're going to have to move."

"Tether."

He motioned at the dog. Repeated the name. It took a few tries, but finally Tether realised it was him who was being addressed and skipped merrily away from Ino.

"Catch," he told Ino, throwing the weapon at her.

Ino was giggling by the time Tether left her side. Silly puppy.

Then, of course, he tossed the weapon at her. She caught it easily--he'd given her warning after all--and stood up, coming out of her cross-legged position and looking mildly indignant. "And what would you have done if I hadn't caught it and gotten hurt?"

It was a moot point, since it hadn't happened, but Ino still thought it was worth asking about.

"You didn't," Cable replied, smirking slightly as he continued, "What is, is."

He reached past the door, picking his own up from where it leaned against the outside wall.

"Doesn't mean it always will be," Ino observed. She'd figured out that much for herself.

"You start with what is," Cable replied, strolling into the room, "Accept it. Everything else that happens is on you. You move on or do something about it."

He struck up a loose position, gripping the spear so one hand held it by his shoulder, the other down by his waist.

Ino flinched. That hit a bit too close to home right now. "What if you don't know what to do about it? If you can't decide?"

She eyed his position carefully for a long moment, before attempting to mimic it. Who knew? It might be important.

"The only thing you can do is to stop pontificating on the past, consider the variables, and act," Cable said, following her flinch and subsequent mimicing carefully. "Feet lined up with your shoulders."

"Pontifi--what?" She had no idea what that was supposed to mean. "I don't understand." Somewhat plaintively. "And I'm trying to consider everything but, but it's hard."

Ino glanced down at her feet, and did as he told her, before looking back up.

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