BWI Airport Portalocity Lounge, Saturday Morning

[mustbeawitch]

Lydia had found the portal to be a much faster means of transportation from Sainte Josephine to Maryland than by ship (with the added bonus of not having to spend several days upon the sea), so that was quite satisfactory, although when she had arrived she had inquired about where to find a footman to help with her trunk and been directed to a wheeled cart she was apparently expected to push herself! Hmph. And the cup of tea she'd gotten was just dreadful, but she supposed she should have expected as much from a stand mostly selling coffee--and in paper cups!

At least the (rather gaudy) banner on the wall gave her certainty she was waiting in the right place, and she settled to mentally compose a letter to Miss Lambe whilst she did so.

((Iiiiiit's newbie shuttle time!))

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Re: Wait for the Shuttle

[id_kill_him]

Yukari's flight had, rudely, been a bit delayed, which put a terrible damper on all her plans to just completely load up on all sorts of new American food before she needed to catch the shuttle to her new school. So, quickly, rushing out the gate, shoving aside those who seemed to have forgotten how walking worked, she had to prioritize and decide what was the most important. Starbucks, obviously, she had to try actual American Starbucks. And McDonald's! Taco Bell? She'd heard stories! Ahhh, but she remembered that there was going to be a picnic at the school, too! She didn't want to fill up on food she had to pay for when there was free food waiting for her at her new job! And there'd be plenty of time to appreciate American fast food outside of an airport, no doubt...

A new plan in place, Yukari sighed with relief and, completely ignoring the looks she was getting from the people she'd just pushed past, she slowed her gait to a jaunty stroll and whistled happily as she went to find a Starbucks to start.

About twenty minutes later, she was tearing into the lounge, panicked and flailing dangerously for someone who had a very full cup of hot coffee in one hand, and shouting, growing even more distressed when she saw how empty it was under that sparkling FU banner, "It's not too late, is it? Did I miss it? Did I miss the bus? My flight was late! I should get a refund!!"

Re: Wait for the Shuttle

[mustbeawitch]

Bus? Flight? Lydia knew she was in the future and in a different place, but the idea that people could fly in the future was really just too much, so she was just going to address the parts she didn't understand and not worry about the rest yet. "I certainly hope you're not late," she said, "as that would mean I am, too. Although I would hope in that case whoever's in charge of these things would understand about being fashionably late and schedule our departure accordingly..." She had thought she had calculated everything correctly for her portal, but what if she hadn't? What if.

In the absence of anyone else to introduce them properly, Lydia just went for it: "If I may be so bold as to introduce myself, I am Miss Lydia Bennet."

Re: Wait for the Shuttle

[id_kill_him]

Yukari blinked, then squinted at Lydia for a moment, slowly brought her coffee cup to her mouth to take a quick sip and followed it up with a bite of the pastry in her other hand, and then squinted slightly more.

"Fashionably late," she mused, in a tone that suggested that, if she had a third hand right now, she'd stroke her chin contemplatively, "eh? Hmmm....yes. Yes, that works nicely. That works very well, how else should we be arriving, after all?"

She chuckled a little to herself and then seemed to remember that Lydia was there. Since this was America, she was going to eschew all the formalities one might expect in Japan (as if she ever really followed those in the first place), and lifted her cup in a salute in lieu of waving. "Nice to meet you, Lydia! I'm Miss," oh, she seemed to delight particularly in the use of an English title there, "Yukari Tanizaki! Soon-to-be Teacher of Japanese at Fandom University!"

Yes, Lydia, you could be very impressed now!

Re: Wait for the Shuttle

[mustbeawitch]

Lydia was very impressed, although a bit taken aback by being referred to by her first name by someone she'd just met, even if that someone was a teacher. Then again, Lydia had never been to a school before, so maybe this was the norm? She would have to write to Georgiana to ask.

What she was impressed by, though, was, "I didn't know it was allowed to teach Japanese to foreigners." Maybe Dutch foreigners...? "Or are you just doing it?" Was she some kind of runaway adventuress? Lydia hoped so! "That is, it's very nice to make your acquaintance, Miss Tanizaki."

Re: Wait for the Shuttle

[id_kill_him]

"Oh, please," Yukari waved her hand dismissively....thankfully, the hand with the pastry and not the coffee, "we're in America! Nobody's really that formal in America, are they? Just Yukari's fine! And, boy, I sure hope it is allowed or I'm about to be in a lot of trouble! But back home, I taught English to my Japanese students, so it just make sense that, over here, I'd do the reverse and teach Japanese to my English students! So konnichiwa! Genkidesu ka! That's 'hello, how are you?' Now you're ahead of the bend!"

Look at how good a teacher she was, teaching even outside the classroom! To someone who probably wasn't even one of her students! Yukari gave a happy, pleased sigh, mentally patting herself on the back with another sip of her coffee.

Which was terrible, by the way, just as she expected!

Re: Wait for the Shuttle

[mustbeawitch]

"Konnichiwa," Lydia repeated dutifully, if butchering it even worse than she did French. "Genkidesu ka." Was she at all close? Maybe. Look, she tried.

"That's true about America," she supposed. What with their rebellious natures and coffee and all, they couldn't possibly be expected to hold to proper etiquette, and honestly Lydia found it all a bit much herself...although she wasn't sure she could bring herself to call a teacher by their first name!

Re: Wait for the Shuttle

[id_kill_him]

"Good!" Yukari offered, looking terribly pleased by the bad pronunciation, because that meant Lydia wasn't about to prove herself to be an unexpected prodigy who could outsmart her and make her look bad by being an instant savant! "Very good! Sugoi! That's how you'd say 'very good' in Japanese!"

Betcha didn't expect you'd get an impromptu lesson from clearly the world's best teacher, now, did you, Lydia! Ha!

Re: Wait for the Shuttle

[mustbeawitch]

"Sugoi," Lydia said. "I think I can remember that!" She was not going to remember that. "La, this school thing is easy! I don't know what all the fuss is about!"

She said that now, but wait until she found out shop class had nothing to do with shopping.