[Much safer. It almost makes Oda want to smile, because he doesn't really laugh, but he kind of wants to laugh, and it's only at himself. His lips tug around his cigarette.]
Not long. Really...
Only since I arrived here.
[He'd tried before, pressed the proverbial quill down against the metaphorical paper, but there's been no true progress until now. He still hasn't tried writing that ending. He's not sure that's what he needs anymore.]
[Huh. It's not quite a smile, but it's something. Shinjiro didn't quite expect it, and it reflects in the slight tug of his own expression.
Almost five months in, and Shinjiro finds he doesn't quite mind being able to relax in moments like these. Allowing himself to set aside the things that weigh him down and come up for air for a few breaths.]
Gotta find somethin' to fill the time in between all the crap this place throws at us. 'Specially if the big social gatherings ain't it.
[Maybe he's wrong, but he gets the impression Oda isn't the sort that's suited to them any more than he is.]
[Oda doesn't particularly mind social gatherings, even if he isn't particularly adept at them, but one does not need to know Shinjiro very well to realize he isn't much of a fan.]
You're right. We all have to find a way to live here day to day, just like we would anywhere else. It's good to have something to do.
[Find a way to live, huh ... it still feels strange to think of himself as doing that. But the longer he's here, the more he's had to find a way to come to terms with being alive for the foreseeable future; sitting around waiting for the end to find him again isn't sustainable, and -- well. The slip tells the story for him, really. Despite himself, it was inevitable he'd come to care about others here.
He's quiet a moment, caught up in his thoughts, before the question catches up to him properly.]
...Cook, mostly.
[He almost sounds a little sheepish to bring it up again, but it really is ... his only significant hobby ........]
Sometimes explore the areas around Stellari a little, I guess.
A couple, here and there. Wasn't really makin'... much of an effort for a while, there.
[At living, he means. He's still struggling with it, honestly. But having met people like Oda, like Laserhawk ... it's helped, somewhat. Even if he can't verbalize it well without getting uncomfortable, he really did mean that slip.]
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Makes sense. They're the kinda subject you'll never run out of.
[He doesn't ask to read them, sometime. Has a feeling they're not meant for others' eyes. He shifts gears.]
How long've you been doin' it?
[It seems a safer question.]
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Not long. Really...
Only since I arrived here.
[He'd tried before, pressed the proverbial quill down against the metaphorical paper, but there's been no true progress until now. He still hasn't tried writing that ending. He's not sure that's what he needs anymore.]
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Almost five months in, and Shinjiro finds he doesn't quite mind being able to relax in moments like these. Allowing himself to set aside the things that weigh him down and come up for air for a few breaths.]
Gotta find somethin' to fill the time in between all the crap this place throws at us. 'Specially if the big social gatherings ain't it.
[Maybe he's wrong, but he gets the impression Oda isn't the sort that's suited to them any more than he is.]
I messed up my cigarette continuity...
You're right. We all have to find a way to live here day to day, just like we would anywhere else. It's good to have something to do.
[And thus, the natural next question.]
So. What do you do for fun?
oh nooo ... we can assume he lit a new one
He's quiet a moment, caught up in his thoughts, before the question catches up to him properly.]
...Cook, mostly.
[He almost sounds a little sheepish to bring it up again, but it really is ... his only significant hobby ........]
Sometimes explore the areas around Stellari a little, I guess.
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You ever check out any of those quests? Stellari's nice, but it's definitely more expensive than Somnius.
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[At living, he means. He's still struggling with it, honestly. But having met people like Oda, like Laserhawk ... it's helped, somewhat. Even if he can't verbalize it well without getting uncomfortable, he really did mean that slip.]
we can probably wrap up here hehe
Glad to hear that's changed, Aragaki-kun.