Tadori tsukeru kimi ga shinjiru nara (Orion)

[Orion Urswick]

Orion chuckled at the offer of more hugs. "Fantastic," he replied with a smile. He didn't even think that the hugs would be anything more, but that was just him.

He shot Lei a sympathetic look as he drove, but made sure to keep a sharp eye on the road. "I understand," he replied quietly. "That would indeed be horrible. Well, then, we will avoid accidents today!" he declared optimistically. The fact that Lei was worried more about the other people that would be involved in an accident rather than himself made Orion's heart twinge sadly. Lei really was quite selfless - he just didn't seem to realize it.

"The older models are very interesting to look at," Orion agreed with a bob of the head. "Not as accurate or effective as the newer ones, of course, but still incredibly advanced." He smiled. "The museum has other things too - a piece of meteorite, sundials, a spectrohelioscope... It's pretty amazing."

"Oh, you've heard of it!" Orion smiled as Lei declared his delight. "Wonderful. It really is fantastic." It was great he had a place so close to home that he could visit as much as he wanted. As Lei got out, Orion headed inside, stepping quietly into the front room.

"Aye, I love coming here when I get the chance," he replied. Before going to the front desk, he added,"Oh, he worked on tons of things - telescopes and manufacturing machinery and tons of other inventions. He was granted 119 patents for his inventions in his lifetime. It's incredible." Orion took a step, then glanced back and added,"Oh, he was the governor for a while too."

He greeted the lady at the counter with friendly recognition and, before too long, Orion slipped her a couple twenty-dollar bills and walked back over to Lei, nodding to the back of the room. "Right back here." He pulled open a door that led to a small room, with a staircase leading downward into a dimly lit passage. "And down we go!" Orion went first, and the stairs easily held his weight until he got to the bottom.

[Leiken Chu]

Lei gave a happy sound, pleased by the fact that he could hug someone, and not worry about them thinking he was trying to be a pervert. However, that was his own fault, given how he behaved. Why else would they think that about his hugs? He sighed softly to the fact but shook his head so that he could continue speaking.

"please do." he begged more or less. giving a soft laugh, his fingers curling against his shirt a litlte tighter. "I bet it our telescopes would seem like alien technology to them huh?" he stated with a laugh. "Spectrohelioscope... uhnn what is that? " he questioned with a tilt of his head.

"I have! I'm really excited to actually be here though! " he admitted with a bright smile. He followed the man inside to the front room. "Oh wow. That's alot of accomplishments. I hope that I can do great for the world like that one day." he stated before he followed Orion closely. "Really? wow. he must have been quite a man."

Lei was in awe, looking around at the place a bit, though snapping out of his distraction when the other man called over to him. "oh! " he ran over and went through the doorway. Though stopping almost immediately at the dimness of the passage. He swallowed hard before he moved down the stairs. A hand slightly grasping of the back of the man's attire as he walked to the bottom with him.

[Orion Urswick]

"Hah, they probably would," Orion agreed with a laugh. He couldn't imagine what technology would be like twenty years from now. He glanced over at Lei, smiling. "A spectrohelioscope allows us to study the surface of the sun on any wavelength," he explained briefly. "It's quite fascinating."

"Good! I'm glad, I though you might like to visit," he chuckled. As he waited for them to be checked in, he nodded at gave Lei a grin. "I'm sure you can, as long as you put your mind to it," he agreed. He believed it, too - Hell, when he was a kid, Orion never knew he'd get to work for NASA, or that he would get a book published. But he had! "Yeah, he was," he agreed simply.

Orion gave a light laugh as he felt Lei's hand grip the back of his shirt, but didn't do anything to push him away. It was a little unsettling, really, but it didn't take long to get used to. It opened up into a hallway leading to many rooms at the bottom, and there was decent light within, although there was still a heaviness in the air that betrayed that they were underground.

"So, here he had a study, a reception room, workshops..." Orion walked down the hall as he spoke, motioning into different rooms. "But the most interesting part is in here," he finished, going towards the end of the hall, where it opened up into a larger room with many different telescopes and other machinery, along with other items and artwork. "This is the museum. Feel free to look around! I know quite a bit about the artifacts, but you can learn a lot just by reading the information signs a well. Like here," he paused at a black telescope, with a solid, cylindrical base. "Designed by Russell D. Porter, who lived from 1871-1949." It also listed all of the man's other accomplishments. "These are people to be inspired by, Lei," he said quietly.

[Leiken Chu]

"I wonder how far technology will advance before it can no longer advance." he stated thoughtfully. "ohh, did it work well?" he questioned as he winced at the thought of looking into the sun.

"You thought right. It's wonderful. " he explained with a gentle smile. Lei wasn't really sure what he wanted to do with his life yet, perhaps it was a little late to be deciding what to focus on, but there was still time. Even if it was only a little bit of it.

Lei's grip tightened a little but released the moment theyr eached the bottom of the staircase, he exhaled softly, not really sure if he cared to walk those steps again.

"He had a reception room even down here?" he questioned as he looked around while they walked through the place. He followed Orion closely, his gaze attentive, and his heart pounding with excitement in his chest. "Wo..wow" he sputtered out as his breath was taken by the sight of the room. He'd never seen so many amazing things in one room before. At least not that he could ever recall. He hurried over to the one that Orion motioned to, looking it over, giving a happy sound. Much like a child on christmas his face seemed to light up, "I feel inspired, look how wonderful these all are, it's like stepping into the past."

[Orion Urswick]

"Who knows!?" Orion replied cheerfully. "I don't know if technology will ever stop advancing. It's quite amazing to think about." Working with NASA, he had seen and worked on many things the general public didn't even know about. He could only wonder what had gone on in the ten years since he had left that place. "Yeah, as far as I'm aware," he nodded brightly. "Never used it myself, but I've used similar devices."

"Yeah, he did," he nodded, motioning to the room as they passed it. He gave the occasional glance back to see Lei gawking at all of the rooms and items that they passed, until they reached the main room. Lei's reaction to the museum made him smile widely. "Neat, eh?" he chuckled as Lei gazed at the telescope. Lei's excitement was even better than Orion had expected - it was fantastic. "I know. I get inspired every time I come in here," he replied with a grin, looking around the room once more.

"Check this out!" Orion walked over to a dark, ragged piece of stone setting on a small table. "This is the meteorite I was talking about. Neat, eh?" It really didn't look overly impressive, but the fact that it had come from space was amazing. There was a small metal sundial nearby, plus a variety of other telescopes and the earlier-mentioned spectrohelioscope, which was taken apart in several pieces. "After you're done looking in here, I can take you out to the turret telescope and observatory," he offered. It was getting dark enough out so that they would be able to see the stars pretty clearly soon, and the telescope in the observatory was very powerful.

[Leiken Chu]

"I was reading a book one night and in it there was mention about people who think we didn't land on the moon. That it was all staged..." he chuckled a bit. "if people saw this place i don't knowhow they could not believe. Look at all this advancement over a span of such a short time. If we can do all that why cant we propell ourselves into space and reach other worlds." he stated with a happy expression. "fascinating." he added with a smile.

Lei seemed so happy right then, like all the cares in the world had fled him, and while they had it was the most natural he'd felt in years. It was like his powers had never manifested, in fact, they seemed to hold the same joy he did being in that place. Lei laughed softly, "I could spend eternity in here. " he was sure of it.

Though as the other man called him over he moved quickly to see what wonder he was going to be shown next. Lei stared at it in awe, leaning close so that he was eye level with it, "Oh wow. I wonder what kind of journey this thing has seen. I wish i had that ability to touch something and see it's past. That would be so cool." he stated as he smiled.

"Turret telescope? " he immediately thought of one of his favorite games. he couldn't help but ot laugh, "I'm sorry. I just had the strangest mental image of a telescope looking out to the stars going 'is anyone there?' " Lei grinned slightly after moving over to the spectrohelioscope, "The mind that it must have taken to create something like this amazes me. " he stated happily. He would stay just a little while longer, admiring, and gawking at the items around the room.

Then finally he would smile, turning to Orion, "Can we go to the telescope now?"

[Orion Urswick]

"Ahh yes, those people," Orion chuckled. He knew about them, of course; he just chose to ignore them. He nodded along with what Lei was saying. "It's incredible, isn't it?" he agreed. "There have been so many brilliant people in this world. There still are, and still will be. For all you know, you might be one of them," he added, giving Lei a pat on the back with a smile.

Lei definitely seemed different in here, and Orion was amazed by the change that had come over the student. Maybe he should come here more often, he thought. "It's fantastic," he agreed. "I've been thinking about bringing the Astronomy Club here sometime. It's good that I'm seeing how you react to it, though - I wasn't sure if you guys would find it interesting or boring." He smiled. "Now I know how you feel, at least."

Orion hadn't even thought about that ability, but as Lei said it, his eyes grew wide. "Oh, that would be amazing," he breathed. He knew there was at least one girl with that ability at Hammel - maybe she would have to come sometime and try the meteorite. Orion twitched as a hushed conversation appeared in his head, but he tried to ignore it for the most part. Just a couple in the past, talking about the meteorite.

He chuckled lightly at Lei's words, although he didn't quite get what he was talking about. He moved over as the student examined the spectrohelioscope. "I know. It's absolutely incredible. These inventors were brilliant." Orion smiled around the room, following Lei as he examined different objects and filling the boy in on any information that he knew about different items. It was really enjoyable, he thought.

Orion grinned as he asked. "Absolutely. Follow me!" He went to the side of the room where a small, longish hall sprouted off into the ground. They took it until they reached the end, where Orion put in a passcode at the door and opened it to reveal a small, stone room with a short wooden staircase leading up to an observatory platform. The telescope was there, where one could step up to the viewfinder and look out at the sky above. There were a bunch of buttons and switches and other adjustments one could make. "Here we are," Orion declared, stepping up onto the platform and motioning to Lei to follow. "Just don't touch any of the adjustments, and you'll be fine." It wasn't a big deal, but it would offset the direction of the telescope. "Let's have a look, shall we?" he asked, peeking in for a moment before letting out a knowing 'ahh'. "It's directed on Draco right now," he said, standing back so Lei could look.

[Leiken Chu]

Nodding firmly he smiled a bit, "It is ! I can't imagine how wonderful it would be to have such a mind. " Leiken sighed in a way one would while daydreaming, though he looked back to orion, a faint color on his cheeks. "Who knows... Thank you for saying so." he murmured softly.

"Oh i bet they would love it! How could they not? It's wonderful! Look at it all! it's like .. ah.. It's like a dream." he stated happily. Though his face reddened a bit once he realized how over-excited he was boing. "So-so sorry! I don't mean to be so er.. chilidsh. It's just it's so cool i feel like my head is going to expldoe." he added.

"oh gosh i don't ever want to leave. This place is so amazing. " he stated as he walked around looking at each piece. "The fact that they were so accurate with them even back then amazes me completely!"

Lei smiled a bit as he walked with the other man, wondering where all they would go before the night was over, it was a wonderful night that was for sure. Lei walked into the room with the other man, seeming awestruck for a minute, "Oh ! can we ?" he questioned before watching him look to the telescope with his answered question. "okay. I understand. " he added looking through the piece as he was allowed to. "Ahh it's so beautiful~" he cooed out.

[Orion Urswick]

Orion was quite intelligent, but even he didn't know what it would be like to be so brilliant. "Me neither," he agreed. He smiled at Lei's sigh and blush. "No need to thank me," he replied. "Just do the best you can in your life." He gave a wink.

"I hope so," Orion nodded, looking around the room once more with a grin. If the students were half as excited as Lei was, it would be worth it. "I'll have to plan it for our next field trip." He laughed at Lei's embarrassment. "Don't be sorry! Your enthusiasm is so refreshing. Most people your age seem to think this stuff is boring." He smoothed a hand over his cropped hair. "Be as childish as you want. I always feel like a kid around this stuff, too." He gave a spin, coming to a quick stop with a grin and a laugh.

Orion smiled gently, although he wasn't going to say that they would have to leave eventually. "You could always bring someone out with you sometime," he told him. "Rent a room, spend some time - it'd be a lot of fun! I've done it many times." He nodded at Lei's words, running his hand over a telescope. "It's damn amazing."

"Awesome, yeah?" Orion grinned. He let Lei look at the stars in the viewfinder for a moment before saying,"Here." He fiddled with the instrument for a while, peeking into the device until he seemed happy with where it was. "There it is!" He stepped aside to allow Lei to see. When he looked, he would see a pretty close-up view of the planet Mars. "This telescope is quite strong," he sighed happily. "Is there anything specific you'd like to see?"

[Leiken Chu]

Lei nodded slightly, "I hope that I can." he added before giving the man a wide grin. Though Lei shook his head firmly, "No way! This place is never boring! Anyone who would think so is an idiot! Look at it all! it is full of magic ! Oh what i'd give to have a mind as brilliant as the ones who've made such contraptions." he chimed overly dramatic in behavior. Laughing softly to the other man as he spun around, "I don't think there's anything wrong with that at all. It just means you have fun in life. That's what I want my life to be like. I don't want these worries and fears and things that make me sad. I Just want to be happy." he added softly.

"Hm.. I can't really do that right now. I had to put a hold on my own bank accounts after Odion stole my wallet. I don't really know what to do about it. My ids and cards were in there. I'm having my mother send me the money order directly to avoid him getting ahold of that if he has already drained my accounts. " he stated with a soft expression of distress.

"it's wonderful. I wonder if you could see jupiter with this thing." he stated with a happy sound while looking through the scope.

[Orion Urswick]

Orion laughed and shook his head disbelievingly at Lei's continued enthusiasm. "Hell, you should take over my old job when you're older, if you're really so passionate about it," he told Lei. "Go to college after you graduate, get a degree in astrophysics. It's an amazing career path to get into." He patted his shoulder. "Then, you can really see what it's like to look at the stars." He was pretty sure Lei would love it. "It's good to have your life goal to be the pursuit of happiness," he agreed with a faint smile. "Never stop pursuing it."

"Odion stole your wallet?!" he snapped, his gaze turning serious. "Did you report that?" That was not something Orion was going to let slide. Stealing was something he took very seriously. He let out a rough sigh. "He won't get away with it." Of that, he was pretty certain. "I'm so sorry that happened to you." Orion was, fortunately, pretty wealthy, although he didn't spend a lot. He liked to treat his students, so that was where most of his money went.

"Jupiter it is!" he exclaimed, once again making several adjustments to the telescope. "Voila." Jupiter was, of course, farther away than Mars, but it was much, much larger, so it wasn't too hard to make out with the telescope. Orion settled back against the wall, glancing at his watch. It was getting a little late, but he wasn't too worried about getting back before curfew. Especially since it was winter break.

[Leiken Chu]

"Your old job? " he questioned with a happy tone. Though lei smiled as the other man explained the idea to him. "hm.. That sounds nice actually. I think I would really enjoy a job like that. Looking into the sky, the stars, learning about them. Maybe helping other people learn about them one day too." He mentioned with a soft laugh. Lei smiled faintly, a soft color holding to his cheeks, "I want to be happy."

Lei jumped slightly in a startled manner, "y-yeah.. that's what the fight i had in the library with him started over. He never gave it back. I don't have a job or anything so I can't really afford a lawyer or anything." he added with a soft sigh. he shook his head a bit, "Noone would believe it if i told them anyway. I mean besides you. Vinny broke our fight up before i did soemthing terrible to him, but after he struck me i lost all control. I barely remember what happened after that.. just that he was covered in bruises and that he ran off when vinny pulled us apart." he shrugged slightly. "I don't really eat much anyway so i'm not worried about it for now. " he added.

Lei smiled slightly as the other man adjusted the telescope for him. It put him at ease really, looking at the sky, spending time with someone he could so easily get along with. "oh wow ! It's even better than pictures>" he stated happily. Though he leanend back a few minutes later. Smiling happily to the older man, "This really does make it work waking up today." He noted to the other man.

He grew a little thoughtful for a minute before looking back to the telescope, "I haven't had a whole lot in my life that made me want to wake up until recently." he trailed off. "Stargazer, I want to ask a favor, it's really important so please hear me out.. It might sound a little awkward." he murmured.

"I... I really want to go back to Japan..Just for a few days. To the school there. I want to go back to where my bad memories happened. So that I can break the chains that still attach to that place. "I.. i asked my mother to send me enough for two tickets.. ah.. stuff for a hotel too. I was wondering if maybe you could.. escort me there. F-for support. " not to mention it would be alot easier if a teacher was there to help him gain access to the place he'd left behind.

[Orion Urswick]

Orion fumed internally as Lei talked about the fight. He hadn't known about it, but now he wanted to go to the library so he could hear what had gone on with his own ears. "So he still has it?" he questioned. Hmm. Orion wondered if he could do something about that. "I don't know, more people might believe you than you think," he replied. Odion wasn't exactly known as the best of students at the school; he was a troubled boy. He sighed, though, hearing Lei had hurt the other student. "Yeah, that might make things a little more difficult," he agreed. "Still.... I'm terribly sorry for what happened. If you do happen to want to look for a job, I could advise some places to look that are hiring," he offered, thinking it was the least he could do.

"Yeah, nothing compares to seeing it for yourself," he agreed, placing his hands inside the pockets of his leather jacket. He smiled at Lei as the student looked away from the telescope. "Good, I'm glad. Just don't tell anyone in the Astronomy Club, or else they might get jealous," he added with a slight smirk.

He frowned once more, though, as Lei continued to speak. He didn't say anything, until the boy said he wanted to ask for a favor. "Yeah, sure," he replied, wondering what it could be.

Orion nodded slowly as he began, a pensive look on his face. He had to wonder if this was really a good idea, but he figured Lei would know what was best for himself. If he thought visiting his old school would help him get some closure, then who was Orion to stop him? He shot a surprised look at him, however, when Lei asked him to come with him. "Oh," he said simply, his mind quickly going through the reasons as to whether this would be a good idea or not. It probably wouldn't be safe for Lei to get in on his own - Orion wasn't even sure if he would be able to get in - and there was the possibility of him causing more harm to himself if he didn't have someone there to support him. Still, it was asking a lot of the teacher.

But then again.... He had never been to Japan before, and the fact definitely made him even more interested. "I can't give a definite yes or no yet, but as long as it doesn't conflict with my teaching schedule and it doesn't cause issues with my advisers, I don't see why not," he finally answered, offering a gentle smile. "It would be good for you to get some closure, and I wouldn't want you to go alone." He rested a hand on Lei's shoulder. "Do you really think this would help you?" He wanted to make sure.

[Leiken Chu]

Leiken nodded, "As far as I know he does. Though knowing theives he probably ditched it by now. I'm not really sure, but i've canceled all my cards and put a hold on transactions for my bank, but i'm not sure what the damage is or if he was even able to get anything. " he added. "I would appreciate that. " he added quietly.

Lei nodded with a peaceful expression upon his features, "it's really true. Pictures just really can't even compare to seeing it in person." lei was sure the same could be said of pictures. Though he made an embarrassed sound to the suggestion of the club being jealous, "I promise." he stated with a light hearted laugh.

"I see. I wish to leave new years eve, if ... if you will go along with me then please let me know by then okay? I'm going... even If i have to go alone." he stated sadly. "Though with you there I feel like It wouldn't hurt as much. " he added as the hand came to rest to his shoulder. "I don't know, but it cannot be worse than kicking a chair away. " he stated a little darkly. Though hew asn't sure the other man would understand.

[Orion Urswick]

Orion sighed. This was a sticky situation for sure, and he wished he knew more of what he could do to help without making it seem too personal between him and Lei. As much as he wanted to (and, really, was already), he wasn't supposed to treat any students with more care than others. Heh, so much for that. "Well, I'm sure it will all work out eventually," he consoled him. "And I'll get a list of those places for you as soon as I can," he added, already going over a couple places he knew was hiring. The Holey Land had an opening, and he was pretty sure both the Two-Tone Coffeehouse and Honest Abe's could always use a helping hand.

He chuckled slightly at Lei's promise. "Good. I'll bring them out here soon anyway."

"Oh, so soon," Orion said with a bit of surprise. He rested his hand against his mouth, and bit his lip in thought. "Well, since I'm still on break at that point, I don't see why I couldn't go," he finally added, giving a slightly wider smile. He wouldn't necessarily have to let anyone know they were going together, anyway. "So, count me in. I wouldn't want you to have to go by yourself." He wasn't sure what Lei meant by his next words, but he still gave him a sympathetic look. "I'll make some arrangements so you can get into the school, and we can go from there. How does that sound?" Hell, what was wrong with a little spontaneity?