destinystrings | [Closed] Let's talk...

Who: Yuzu and Atsuro
Where: A small cafe
Summary: They need to talk. And it's been a while since she's had a decent breakfast.
Warnings: Bracketspam because I'm lazy

[After vanishing from a difficult battle against former friends, appearing in a strange new city, and being attacked by a demon, Yuzu has had a rough day. She'd managed to get some explanation from Midori, but there are still a lot of unanswered questions. Not to mention underlying issues. Which is why she agreed to meet Atsuro for breakfast the next morning.

On the plus side, she actually got to spend the night in a real bed for the first time in a week. And have a shower. She'd missed those. The government here seemed pretty generous, just handing out apartments to strangers. But whatever. She wasn't about to question the first piece of good fortune she'd had recently.

She manages to find the cafe without too much trouble, arriving only five minutes late. She glances around, and spotting Atsuro, she slides into the seat across from him. The awkwardness hits her a second later. Midori had said that he was from a diferent world. But she still remembers facing him, and Kazuya, as an enemy. So where did that leave them? Were they friends? Enemies? Or were they strangers, considering they didn't even come from the same world. He'd come to her rescue last night. That must mean something.

It's about now that she realizes that she's just been staring at him uncomfortably for the last minute or so. Maybe she'd better say something.]

Umm, hi...

[Off to a great start, obviously.]

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[Hey, there are strawberries in it, right? That's fruit. Totally healthy. After they've placed their order, Yuzu decides that a more cheerful topic of conversation is called for.]

So, you've been here long enough. You must know all the fun stuff do around here.

...

Are you actually asking to play games with me?

[no yuzu escape from the trap while you still can.]

Ugh.

[/facepalm]

I should have known that's what you've been doing for fun. C'mon, there must be some cool hang out spots somewhere in the city.

...

[There is a long, drawn-out intake of breath.]

...What are your thoughts on computer stores?

[Eyerolls]

Ooookay. On second thought, when I find some cool places to hang out, I'll show you where they are.

[She can save him from all the video games. It's the least she can do for a friend.]

But... I think the places I hang out are cool.

[Atsuro sighs slightly to himself. It was hard being so cool that nobody else thought you were cool.]

I guess I visit some of the places from my friends' worlds, sometimes. Just to see what they're like.

From other worlds? Okay, now that sounds pretty cool.

[Wait.]

You're not just talking about arcades from other worlds, are you?

[Because she's really not interested in playing multidimensional video games.]

...Geez, no. Of course not.

[OK maybe there was one arcade from another world but that world was Hinoto-Ri so it was the same thing anyway.]

Stuff from other people's worlds ends up in the city sometimes. No one's really sure how it happens, but... you get some weird architecture around here.

Hey, with you I never know.

[/teasing.]

It does sound fun though. I'll have to check some of them out.

[/accurate statements]

...Yeah. There's actually a lot to see here in Hinoto-Ri. ...I can't say it hasn't been a good experience so far.

[A slight smile - this is meant to make Yuzu feel better about being here, of course.]

[It works. Yuzu's outlook is starting to fall more toward the positive.]

Midori seemed pretty happy too.

And I have to admit, I'm starting to look forward to staying a while.

I like to think of it as a vacation. ...A vacation without any real consequences as long as you don't get killed or anything.

[Basically it was like Peter Pan if Peter Pan had to fight demons every few nights. But he had the crocodile and pirates for that right]

Sounds good to me. I think a deserve a little vacation. I'll make sure to skip the whole 'getting killed' part though.

[So does that make her Wendy then? Or Tinkerbell?]

[Yuzu is the crocodile duh. Their orders arrive at this time although Atsuro feels like they are in a proper place to leave and go out to explore the city. Oh well.]

Just take it easy for a little while. It's kind of a shock at first - I mean, not having to worry about getting eviscerated in the middle of the night is pretty hard to wrap your mind around.

I'm sure I can figure it out.

[Yuzu thanks the waitress as the deluxe strawberry parfait is placed in front of her. Perhaps it's just that it's been a while since she's had such a decadent snack, but that first bite tastes divine.]

Mmhm, this is so good~ I'm in heaven...

[A week of eating whatever prepackaged foods they could scrounge up makes her thoroughly appreciate good food.]

...Oh, right! I forgot about food.

Yeah, this stuff definitely beats canned soda and dry ramen. ...I'm kind of hazy on how we actually survived six days of starvation, let alone demons, honestly.

What, are you kidding? It was obviously our amazing survival skills and ability to be calm in a crisis.

[She can almost hold on to a straight face.]

Of course, dumb luck may have helped just a little...

It's too bad all the demons vanished when we beat them. We could have tried roasted Kobold or something; it would probably be a little gamy, but...

[...OK the joke was just weird now.]

Ew! Atsuro! Don't even joke about that! Especially while I'm eating...

[She makes a disgusted face and crosses her arms stubbornly.]

Hey, our theme was 'let's survive'. Not 'let's be picky while hoping we're lucky enough to survive'.

[Atsuro wonders sometimes why Yuzu is still his friend.]

[There are times when she wonders that herself.]

I think I'd rather just starve, thanks.

Life would have been a lot easier if demons were made out of strawberry parfait.

[Atsuro agrees as he takes his spoon out of his tea and reaches for Yuzu's dessert.]