hugtopia | [Video]

[Hello Havenwell! You are, by now, surely no stranger to what a video entry to the network containing one vaguely worried, vaguely upset subject might entail. Here we see Tamaki, seated in the living room at his Havenwell-designated housing, hands occupied by one spoon and one glass containing the tail end of what looks to be a sweet dessert of some kind, and looking just... terribly anxious.]

My roommate, and, uh, my friend, Nagicchi, he hasn't been back in a while. I know he's not the only person who's gone missing lately, and I know he wouldn't just abandon me, so... he might not be coming back, I guess? I don't know if I should still be keeping an eye out for him.

[He frowns, frustrated and feeling a little defeated at the admission. That spoon is moved around to fish out some of the contents of the glass, but he doesn't quite move to take a bite just yet.]

It's really lonely here without him, though. [Okay now he takes that bite, pensively finishing it off before speaking up again.] If anyone else is looking for a roommate right now, I think I could use the company.

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[Definitely Not a House.

There's a lot of real big chairs though. And a lot of shelves that are kind of empty. Lots of blankets in odd places...? Pillows?? Just over there??? There is very much the feeling that this is a place that Isn't Quite Done Yet.

There was a little squeak from somewhere behind the counter near the door, followed by Vianca popping her head up from behind it.]

Hello, Tamaki.

[Huh. H u h. Give him a moment to look around in curiosity, just kind of taking in the sight of everything as he steps inside.]

Looks pretty different in here from the houses. [Not bad, just, different. Kinda cozy, for its unfinishedness.

One (1) of the pudding glasses is deposited onto the counter in front of Vianca. Here you go, friend.] Did you just move in here...?

[Oh, a pudding...! Vianca blinked at it in wonder.]

Yes.

[A pause, and then she puffed up a little.]

... I have the relevant licenses.

[Lisences...?]

Like, for a business? You do?

[Is this more, less, or equally as shocking as seeing her cart around heavy loads of rocks? The mysteries only deepen.]

This whole place is all yours?

[She nodded.]

Yes. [And also yes.] I saved up for it.

[Picking up her allotted pudding, Vianca moved to duck under the counter so she could lead him over to one one of the! Big! Comfy! Couches!]

[That's... impressive! A little troubling to think of someone as young as Vianca taking up work like this, but it's also clearly of her own volition, so... perhaps less troubling than it might otherwise be?]

That's really amazing. [Follow her he will! Those couches look! Big and comfy!! He wants to test 'em out!] So... it's just you in here? [No roommates, he'll guess from her earlier comment, but also no business partners, either?]

[So big. So much comfier than your couch back at your Hugs House. Perfectly suited for one very tall person and one very small person to sit together on!!

She ducked her head a little at the compliment, because it hadn't seemed like it was that big of a thing...!]

That's correct. [She took a seat, leaving lots of room for Tamaki to join her.]

[Very alone in here, huh...? Hmm. Well.

The siren call of that couch cannot be resisted, but also the call of feeling a little less lonely while keeping someone else company is ridiculously compelling as well. On to the couch! He goes! A nice and cozy fit for two people!]

Gonna fill these shelves up with books, yeah?

[Vianca very shamelessly curled up right there against Tamaki's side. The shop might not have been open yet, but that was no reason to skimp on the Rules.]

Yes. I hope to. It feels very empty at the moment.

[Oh, cute... He doesn't know that this is The Rule here just yet, but he has no problem facilitating this regardless. As she cozies up, Tamaki slides his arm around back of her. Nice. Comfy.]

I'm sure it's gonna be even more impressive when you do.

[Oh, yes. Very good. Very cozy. He was gonna get warmed right back up.]

It might take a long time though. That's probably okay.

[Surely this will appease the gods and earn them many hug dollars, but more importantly fend off any feelings of loneliness for even a little while. More importantly...? Maybe it's equally as important, if the goal for this place in particular is MORE BOOKS. Clearly a very important endeavor for someone who likes them enough to open up a whole shop on her own just for their sake.]

Hmm, probably is. And at least you've got a lot of space for 'em, when you do get more.

That's true. I will not have to worry about that for a long while.

[Probably. She wasn't even super sure how she'd gotten her books in the first place, let alone how many more she would be able to get. This seemed like an Ohma question-- though whether or not she would actually get an answer was also equally a mystery. She'd just have to ask and see how things went!]

It may be a little boring now, but you are welcome to come over whenever you would like.

[It is a cozy little hangout spot, and Tamaki does have the impression that Vianca could use the company, even if she isn't about to say as much herself... Even if if it's a matter of keeping himself a little less lonely, it's ideal if the two of them get some company out of the matter. A perfect set up!]

I can drop in whenever I have free time. [And, uh, given the current state of 'jobs to be done', he's gonna have quite a bit of free time on his hands for dropping in. Even if books aren't exactly His Thing, it's not like it could hurt to check out whatever she manages to get her hands on, either.] Do you have any books yet?

Yes.

[You stay right there, Tamaki! She was going to be right back, real fast. She just had to run over to that big, mostly empty bookshelf. Mostly empty. When she came back she had a small pile of books in her hands as she scrambled right back to her previous spot.]

A few.

[Oho! A few indeed...! A majority of that pile looks like no quick and easy read, either. The kind of thing that'd keep someone occupied for a while, probably.]

Oh, wow.

Have you already finished all of 'em?

[Are they things she already had access to? Or perhaps she's that voracious of a bookworm? It wouldn't surprise him either way.]

[Both of these things were correct.]

I have before, but they are some of my favorites.

[He gives the books a thoughtful look, curious while still pretty sure he'd have a Struggle if he were to try and get through them himself.]

What are they about?

[She motioned towards the hefty looking ones that seemed to go together.]

This one's a fantasy trilogy. There is an artifact that would allow an evil power to control everyone and everything, but a little fellow was the one who came to own it. They have to go on a journey to figure out how to destroy it, with help from their friends and allies they make along the way.

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