1 - Video / Action for roomies perhaps?

[yakuza_otaku]

[Video]

[The video flicks on to reveal a young-ish looking lady, perhaps in her late teens or very early twenties. Despite being an obvious new arrival, she seems fairly at ease with the situation.]

So... I don't have to fill out stacks of paperwork, right? I'd probably have something by now if this place was like that.

[A slight pause... is this really the time to reminisce about that other place? No, not really.]

A-anyway! I'm Kazumi Hagino, it's nice to meet you. [she bows a little as she gives her introduction]

I was wondering if anybody could point me toward the portal back home? I'd like to help out, really, but there's some things back home that I really need to take care of right now...

((Kazumi's roomies can find her lounging around in the living room, playing around with her netbook))

Comments

[thleepy]

I dunno where he is. He'll probably come back eventually....

[ Nikolai took another drink before a new question occurred to him. ]

Where are you from, Miss Kazumi?

[yakuza_otaku]

Japan. Tokyo, specifically. [She briefly wonders if Nik even knows where that is. Well, if he's not from an Earth, he can always ask.]

What about you, Nik?

[She hopes he doesn't mind the nickname.]

[thleepy]

[ Nikolai's head slowly tilts to one side. It sounds like it should be familiar, like many things -- but that's all. He shakes his head and leaves it. ]

I'm from the Triad. But it's all broken and it's cold up there and, um, I don't think you can get to it from here anyway....

[yakuza_otaku]

[The first thing that comes to mind is the Chinese Triad, but that's not really a "place" to be from, right?]

It doesn't seem like any of us can get to our homes from here, unfortunately.

... what do you mean broken and cold?

[thleepy]

[ Nikolai rocks backwards and starts talking rapidly. ]

The world I came from got all destroyed and the place that I was from got really destroyed. No one lives there anymore. Also it's all cold all the time now. But it doesn't snow. It's just cold. [ Nik frowns. ] I don't like going back there.

What is To...kyo like?

1/2

[yakuza_otaku]

There's nobody else where you come from...?

2/2

[yakuza_otaku]

As for Tokyo, well... it's a big city, with a lot of people. For the most part it's a really nice place. I live near the Akihabara district, which has all sorts of fun stores and events.

[thleepy]

[ Nikolai ignores the first question, far too interested in this magical Tokyo place now. ]

Is it like here? With all the people and the buildings and electricity? [ Nik finishes off the rest of his juicebox before continuing. ] We used to have all that, where I came from. But it's all gone now. So I like it here. But I bet I would like Tokyo too.

[yakuza_otaku]

[She's not one to push a subject that's uncomfortable for the other person (unless it's important for whatever reason), so she won't press the question further]

The usual stuff like that is around, definitely. There's also video games and manga... [a pause] though, I haven't had a chance to find out if this place has anything like that around yet.

[thleepy]

[ Nik is completely blank on that. Video games? He knows what those are. The other thing, though.... ]

What's a manga?

By the way, does his head really look like it's bleeding all the time like in Nik's default icon?@_@

[yakuza_otaku]

Ah... do you know what comic books are? They're basically the Japanese version of those.

oh oops, no not all the time! only some of the time, and not right now :D

[thleepy]

Oh! I think I know what comic books are. I bet there are comic books here. But they might not be Japanese. Do you only like Japanese comic books?

Ahh okay. Thanks ^^

[yakuza_otaku]

I've never actually had the time to try out other types of comics.

[thleepy]

Then maybe you will get to try them out here? I dunno what they have though! I've never read a comic book.

[yakuza_otaku]

I guess I could give it a try.

Though, if I'm lucky, there might still be manga.

[thleepy]

There could be! Will you show me some if you find any? I want to see too!

[yakuza_otaku]

Oh, yeah, definitely. I'll let you know right away.

[thleepy]

Okay good! [ Nik picks himself up to toddle over and try to deliver a hug. ] Let's be really good friends too okay?

[yakuza_otaku]

[She'll actually return the hug with one of her own. No reason not to, in her opinion.]

Of course!