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hugtopia2020-11-07 08:57 am
ourtomorrow) wrote in hugtopia2020-11-07 08:57 am
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My name is Ken. I need a job and a roommate.
[ ...that's it, right? Those were the first steps recommended to him, and they make sense. If this world can only be saved by people touching, then first Ken has to find people he's comfortable enough around to touch. He needs to form relationships.
He has no idea how. But he has to.
The world depends on him. ]
Thank you.
[ ....incidentally, anyone walking by Ainea's temple might notice a kid sitting outside of it, absently yet intently people-watching. ]
[ ...that's it, right? Those were the first steps recommended to him, and they make sense. If this world can only be saved by people touching, then first Ken has to find people he's comfortable enough around to touch. He needs to form relationships.
He has no idea how. But he has to.
The world depends on him. ]
Thank you.
[ ....incidentally, anyone walking by Ainea's temple might notice a kid sitting outside of it, absently yet intently people-watching. ]
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She starts pointing out noteworthy spots - the baths, the gardens, the direction the shopping district is in, things like that.]
Hmm! What kinds of things do you like to do, Ken-kun?
[She's thinking maybe she can tell him where to find things he likes!]
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[ Ken considers this. It's important to do things you enjoy, things without purpose, in addition to the things that can help save a world, isn't it. Otherwise, you end up getting in your own way. ]
I play soccer. I don't particularly mind reading or learning. I jog every morning...
[ oh wait darnit ]
Will it be a bother if I get up at six?
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Aaah? Oh, no! I don't mind at all! I'm usually up early to train anyway~
[A little bounce enters her step.]
You play soccer? I've never played myself, but I've seen it being played a couple of times! It looks like fun!
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But the subject is being changed! ]
It is fun.
[ Here's a real smile, because that's an insufficient phrase for his full Thoughts On Soccer, and yet it is the absolute truth. ]
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Well, maybe you'll have to teach me how to play sometime, then! I'm sure we could find other people who'd want to play too.
[There's gotta be at least a few people here who like sports, right?]
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[ That...would be nice. He's never taught anyone something he likes before. ]
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[She beams back at him as she takes a turn towards one of the nearby buildings, holding the door open for him before following him inside.]
I like learning new things. I can't guarantee I'll be any good at it, though!
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[ "Good", isn't the point, anyway. Not for Ken. The point is....
The playing itself, he thinks. The moments on the field. He enjoys it. ]
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Tada~ This is where you'll be living, Ken-kun! This is the sitting area, and the rooms are there, and the bathroom over here, and downstairs is where the kitchen and dining room are!
[She points around to everything as she talks about it, then points to a specific room.]
That's my room, so you can have whichever of these other ones you'd like~
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This is - all yours?
[ And any one of those rooms...can be his? Mr. Downtown Tokyo Living is impressed by the square footage. And the generosity. ]
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Yep! I had a few other people living with me until recently, but... um, they... all went back home.
[Ah, there's a hint of sadness in her tone, but she tries to shake it off quickly.]
Oh! And the kitchen has the thing that makes food. It's not the best food, but it's quick and filling!
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In any case, Ken better start peeking in bedrooms. If he really can choose any, should he pick the one he likes the most, or leave good ones in case she gets more tenants...? ]
I see. So we're provided for.
[ which of these has the biggest window
he may want
a big window ]
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Yep! All the basic necessities. But you can earn money easy to be able to get better things~
[All the rooms are preeeetty much the same, but probably an end room has two windows instead of just one!]
If you get enough, you can even buy a house, but I kind of like being here where all the newbies wind up and there's lots of people around all the time.
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[ Two windows. Dare he. Is that imposing. Oh, this is a tough decision.
Ken is stuck in this bedroom staring out at the city beyond it, in the throes of his inner conflict. ]
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Do you like this room? You can have it if you want~
[Poor kid seems to not like making anything difficult for anyone else. :c]
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But the encouragement does its work, and Ken turns with a somewhat breathless smile. It's okay? It's really okay? ] Then - thanks. I'll take this one.
[ Wow this feels weirdly good. He got to pick a place. This is a place that's just his. Even at home, he's staying in a room he used to share with Osamu-niisan, deliberately kept the way his brother had left it to honor him.
But this is a room just for Ken. A room Ken has been granted. Where it's okay for him to stay.
He looks around it and his smile widens. Wow. ]
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You can move things around however you want~ I'm going to get some rice cooking, so you can come to the kitchen for some when you're hungry, okay?
[She wants to give him some time to acclimate himself if he wants it.]
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[ He can do whatever he wants with this room. And he can take his time. Right now, it's enough that it's a space someone wanted him to have. It's enough that this is a welcoming place. ]
This is a good world, isn't it.