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[fruitknife]

[Granted, there's exactly one person here who might understand Shinji's choice of user name, and that's a pretty big 'might.' But it wasn't taken, and it's not like the Iwatodai crowd know nothing about Greek mythology. There's just another layer to it.]

So. Money's presumably a thing here, since this isn't a void between worlds where you can just think shit into existence and I don't just have Mitsuru levels of it on hand. (Anyone else who knows Mitsuru: Yes, that much money is exactly as weird as you think it is.)

What do people do for jobs? I can cook and I can hit shit.

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[fruitknife]

...How close is the kitchen to the karaoke booths?

[Look, he's been to Mandragora often enough to know the risks there.]

[roseeclair]

Wanna make sure you're not too tempted to sing?

[Mostly kidding, but who knows, she's only met Shinji. Maybe he has a wild side.]

[fruitknife]

Hell no. Don't wanna be trapped listening to bad singing.

[roseeclair]

LOL! That's fair. Decently far, and you know how noisy kitchens are on their own, so a lot of the sound from outside the kitchen is drowned out.

[fruitknife]

That sounds doable.

[roseeclair]

Awesome! My boss is Jinguji Ren. Here are our hours, but you can come in a little bit earlier if you want to catch Ren-san in the office.

[fruitknife]

Good to know. Thanks.

[roseeclair]

No problem! How've you been settling in?

[fruitknife]

All right, I guess. Most of my friends think I'm dead, but that's just timeline bullshit, nothing I didn't half expect after the last place.

[The harder parts are 'Kotone is not Minako' and 'what the entire fuck is Takaya doing here,' but those aren't network conversations.]

[roseeclair]

[... Oof.]

Sounds heavy...

[NO KIDDING, MAKO... But really, what DOES she say. It's not like her situation with Usagi was too dissimilar when she arrived, but at least she isn't dead anymore back home.]

Let me know if you ever want to talk, or need help with anything else, okay?

[fruitknife]

I mean, I did get shot. Ain't like I don't know why they think that, it was damn close as it was. [SEES is definitely composed of emotionally healthy people. Definitely.

Kinda sorta not really at all.]

And Shiro's around, so there's someone else who knows from Liminal Space. Might have to borrow Koro-chan from Ken to sit on him until he actually talks about shit again, but he's around.

[roseeclair]

[Where's a therapist when you need one?]

Wait, Shiro? Really tall and muscular, scar across his nose, one arm, really into someone named Matt?

[fruitknife]

[Well, the closest thing Liminal Space had was unavailable due to playercest reasons...]

Shit, he's down a prosthetic again?

[That'd be a yes.]

[roseeclair]

Yeah... [She will NOT ask about the "again."] He seemed pretty happy when I saw him though.

[Well, save for pining over Matt like a Norwegian Blue for the fjords and furiously debating on whether to send a box of chocolates. It was BAD.]

[fruitknife]

He's real good at that.

[roseeclair]

Good at what?

[fruitknife]

Seeming pretty happy.

[roseeclair]

[...]

Ah. Is he one of those types?

[Usagi and Minako in particular come to mind... And okay, maybe herself, but at least she's a little more honest about it, if pushed. And genuinely happy most of the time.]

[fruitknife]

More 'my shit isn't as important as the greater problem' than 'someone, anyone, want me to stick around,' but yeah.

[The difference in type is why it's not as annoying as Junpei, who is definitely begging to be relevant.]

[roseeclair]

Ah... (Although the latter can be tied into the former. I know what it's like to be lonely too.)

[All the senshi understood both sides of that coin. That's probably another reason thir bonds are so strong, aside from carrying over the next life.]

But you're right; he did try to say he wasn't worth worrying over a lot, even if it was just serving him or talking about his problems, even if they were on the small side.

[fruitknife]

I just don't pretend I'm okay in the first place. About had him used to the idea that he could at least stop fakin' it around me, but... can't tell if he backslid or we just haven't talked in private yet.

And I don't have Koro-chan directly with me to sit on him anymore. [He could probably get it to happen anyway. Koro-chan's smart like that. But it wouldn't be as immediate.]

[roseeclair]

Might be the latter... Hopefully he'll open up to you at least.

Koro-chan's the... dog, right?

[Her memories from the pool are still a little fuzzy... pun unintended.]

[fruitknife]

Yep. Smartest damn dog I know.

[And one of the only two people Shinji bothers with honorifics for. (The other is Mitsuru's dad, who is also the only adult he's ever met who earned the respect they all demand.)]

[roseeclair]

That's sweet~ I know some pretty smart cats myself!

[Mako, that's cheating, they're talking aliens that can shapeshift into humans...]

[fruitknife]

Okay, but are they really smart cats or some kind of magical bullshit cats?

[Nothing against magical bullshit cats, but this is not Shinji's first extradimensional rodeo.]