Hojo's Little Explanation
Sephiroth sat in Hojo's office, facing his desk with her eyes narrowed and her legs crossed as she listened to Hojo clear his throat nervously. She felt uncomfortable as well, having something large taped to her underwear, but at least she wasn't bleeding all over the place anymore. The scientist was behind his desk, shuffling papers for no apparent reason.
She'd managed to make it though the party, but Rufus had pestered her about talking to herself in the bathroom. She'd wanted to sock him in the face, but wasn't allowed to, instead, she threatened to slit him open with Masamune as soon as possible. That made him leave her alone for a while, but that didn't last for long. Instead he was back, badgering her about dancing with some girl, saying that the girl had a crush on her.
Sephiroth eyed the scientist as he paced around a bit, rubbing his hands together, twisting his fingers, rubbing at his face, his neck, running his hands through his hair. "It's called Puberty, Sephiroth," he stated finally, "It's the first stages of it, anyway," he said nervously, "Boys first start bleeding before their penis grows in. All men bleed like that. It happens every month and lasts for a week. You'll probably feel irritated and restless both before and during. Probably including abdominal cramps."
Hojo paused a moment and she took advantage of that, "And why hasn't my voice changed deeper?" she asked, her eyes narrowed. Something about Hojo's answers didn't seem right somehow, but she couldn't figure out how. She somehow wasn't all that interested in knowing, except for just catching Hojo in a lie, if that's what he was doing.
The scientist came to a dead stop, then gave a nervous laugh, "Sometimes that happens, don't worry about it! You're no less of a man if you have a higher voice." Sephiroth's eyebrows twitched as she tried not to laugh at how incredibly stupid that sounded, coming from Hojo, who's voice was nasal and whiny. Somehow, that did make her feel better, but it wasn't much comfort in the grand scheme of things. "As I was saying- soon your penis should grow in, but don't be worried if it takes a while!" Hojo dreaded the day Sephiroth found out. He knew she was going to, but he planned on retiring soon, so he'd have his golden parachute and fame and could run away somewhere where Sephiroth was unlikely to find him. "You'll bleed every month until your penis grows in, and it lasts for a week." He didn't seem to notice that he had repeated himself, "Mind- this is very disgusting to most people, so don't tell anyone," he forged on with.
Sephiroth felt amused again. Like she talked to anyone in the first place? She stood, turned, and left the office briskly. Hojo almost fell to the floor with relief, instead, he clutched the edge of his desk, propping himself up on it. "I just hope that lasts long enough... Well, now that she's won the war, I could quit anytime now. It doesn't matter if they find out now." He pondered that for a long moment, unable to bring himself to quitting without somehow taking Sephiroth with him so he could continue his experiments.
He idly cracked his knuckles and gazed at the door for quite some time before he realized that it was getting late. Hojo smirked to himself and left his office and headed toward the first floor to go to his apartment and get some rest. The day had been very long and stressful, to say the least.
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If asked, Sephiroth would have agreed that the day had been long and stressful. She removed her tux, took a shower, and braided her hair for bed, being completely disgusted by what she found on the pad and replaced it. "If this is what I have to go though as a boy- I wish I was a girl," she stated and flipped her braided hair over her shoulder to her back and pulled on a shirt for bed. She tended to get cold at night, mostly it was her fingers and toes, sometimes her thighs, but she hated waking up and having people walk in on her to see her naked.
She paused, looking down at her chest. Narrowing her eyes, she gave a little hop and watched as two VERY small mounds on her chest bounced somewhat in response. Sephiroth tucked the edge of her shirt under her chin to hold it up and place her hands upon her chest, pinching herself and wondering why it hurt so much more than if she simply pinched her arm in the same manner. "Should I ask Hojo about THIS too?" she wondered, worried that she hadn't noticed these mounds before now. "They might be cancer..." she wrinkled her nose, "Two lumps of cancer set at the same height on my chest, the same size and shape... something seems just a little odd."
Finally, she pulled down her shirt and headed toward the door to turn off the light and stumbled her way back to her bed, climbing in and curling up in the blankets on her side. "What was Hojo lying about? If he was lying.. maybe he was just nervous about talking to me about puberty. He DID say that no one else talked about it. But- Hojo with morals? Not likely." She sighed, curling up tighter as another spasm gripped her stomach. "I hate this. I hope my penis grows in soon. I don't want to bleed like this for long!"
Sephiroth firmly closed her eyes and forced herself to relax by going into a meditation trance. It still took a while for her to fall asleep, however, and it was at least one in the morning by the time she did.
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Sephiroth sat in Hojo's office, facing his desk with her eyes narrowed and her legs crossed as she listened to Hojo clear his throat nervously. She felt uncomfortable as well, having something large taped to her underwear, but at least she wasn't bleeding all over the place anymore. The scientist was behind his desk, shuffling papers for no apparent reason.
She'd managed to make it though the party, but Rufus had pestered her about talking to herself in the bathroom. She'd wanted to sock him in the face, but wasn't allowed to, instead, she threatened to slit him open with Masamune as soon as possible. That made him leave her alone for a while, but that didn't last for long. Instead he was back, badgering her about dancing with some girl, saying that the girl had a crush on her.
Sephiroth eyed the scientist as he paced around a bit, rubbing his hands together, twisting his fingers, rubbing at his face, his neck, running his hands through his hair. "It's called Puberty, Sephiroth," he stated finally, "It's the first stages of it, anyway," he said nervously, "Boys first start bleeding before their penis grows in. All men bleed like that. It happens every month and lasts for a week. You'll probably feel irritated and restless both before and during. Probably including abdominal cramps."
Hojo paused a moment and she took advantage of that, "And why hasn't my voice changed deeper?" she asked, her eyes narrowed. Something about Hojo's answers didn't seem right somehow, but she couldn't figure out how. She somehow wasn't all that interested in knowing, except for just catching Hojo in a lie, if that's what he was doing.
The scientist came to a dead stop, then gave a nervous laugh, "Sometimes that happens, don't worry about it! You're no less of a man if you have a higher voice." Sephiroth's eyebrows twitched as she tried not to laugh at how incredibly stupid that sounded, coming from Hojo, who's voice was nasal and whiny. Somehow, that did make her feel better, but it wasn't much comfort in the grand scheme of things. "As I was saying- soon your penis should grow in, but don't be worried if it takes a while!" Hojo dreaded the day Sephiroth found out. He knew she was going to, but he planned on retiring soon, so he'd have his golden parachute and fame and could run away somewhere where Sephiroth was unlikely to find him. "You'll bleed every month until your penis grows in, and it lasts for a week." He didn't seem to notice that he had repeated himself, "Mind- this is very disgusting to most people, so don't tell anyone," he forged on with.
Sephiroth felt amused again. Like she talked to anyone in the first place? She stood, turned, and left the office briskly. Hojo almost fell to the floor with relief, instead, he clutched the edge of his desk, propping himself up on it. "I just hope that lasts long enough... Well, now that she's won the war, I could quit anytime now. It doesn't matter if they find out now." He pondered that for a long moment, unable to bring himself to quitting without somehow taking Sephiroth with him so he could continue his experiments.
He idly cracked his knuckles and gazed at the door for quite some time before he realized that it was getting late. Hojo smirked to himself and left his office and headed toward the first floor to go to his apartment and get some rest. The day had been very long and stressful, to say the least.
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If asked, Sephiroth would have agreed that the day had been long and stressful. She removed her tux, took a shower, and braided her hair for bed, being completely disgusted by what she found on the pad and replaced it. "If this is what I have to go though as a boy- I wish I was a girl," she stated and flipped her braided hair over her shoulder to her back and pulled on a shirt for bed. She tended to get cold at night, mostly it was her fingers and toes, sometimes her thighs, but she hated waking up and having people walk in on her to see her naked.
She paused, looking down at her chest. Narrowing her eyes, she gave a little hop and watched as two VERY small mounds on her chest bounced somewhat in response. Sephiroth tucked the edge of her shirt under her chin to hold it up and place her hands upon her chest, pinching herself and wondering why it hurt so much more than if she simply pinched her arm in the same manner. "Should I ask Hojo about THIS too?" she wondered, worried that she hadn't noticed these mounds before now. "They might be cancer..." she wrinkled her nose, "Two lumps of cancer set at the same height on my chest, the same size and shape... something seems just a little odd."
Finally, she pulled down her shirt and headed toward the door to turn off the light and stumbled her way back to her bed, climbing in and curling up in the blankets on her side. "What was Hojo lying about? If he was lying.. maybe he was just nervous about talking to me about puberty. He DID say that no one else talked about it. But- Hojo with morals? Not likely." She sighed, curling up tighter as another spasm gripped her stomach. "I hate this. I hope my penis grows in soon. I don't want to bleed like this for long!"
Sephiroth firmly closed her eyes and forced herself to relax by going into a meditation trance. It still took a while for her to fall asleep, however, and it was at least one in the morning by the time she did.
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