you can't take that away from me

[cantbelocked]

Since the Conrad explosion, one Rusty Hunt has been missing from Chicago. Well, honestly he hasn't been missing. The Rani knows exactly where he is. He's been being taken care of just as well as the other creatures she snagged. Really, it's all the same to her. The brain structures of the Gallifreyanoids on this planet are just as similar to her

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[monsterinstinct]

At some point, Ami will find that she has company in the form of a girl who looks mostly human, save for a few slight details. Kae recently discovered that her tail looks fake enough to the people here that if she doesn't ever move it, they just think she's some weirdo wearing a fake tail. Her horns are easily covered with a hat as well, so there she is. Passing, she hopes.

Right now, she's headtilting at the rubble, trying to figure out what happened.

[almosttooloyal]

It's difficult for Ami not to notice basic changes in physiology. Her glasses have her scanner built in (Torchwood wouldn't have anything less), so even when she's "off-duty," such as now, she's scanning for "alien" tech. In Japan (why did all the crazy aliens come to Japan?) that phrase was used very loose and fast. Still, she doesn't really hold it against the girl; so many people here scan as "alien" that she hasn't given the scanner much stock as of late.

The look at the rubble, however, is a look she's pretty sure she understands. She herself doesn't know the story, but still. She thought they'd at least do something about the damage.

"It's been like that the entire time I've been here," she says softly. The words don't out her as a Wanderer; even if she's positive the girl is part of the supernatural community, she doesn't want to run into the wrong kind of supernatural. Always play it safe until you can't anymore. "You'd think they'd have at least cleaned it up."

[monsterinstinct]

"Maybe they don't want to," Kae offers after a moment of blinking at Ami. She's getting better with the talking-to-strangers thing. It's not so impossible anymore. This is a good thing.

"...I don't know why they wouldn't, though."

It seemed like a good explanation at the time.

She toes a little piece of rubble with the tip of her boot.

[almosttooloyal]

There are lots of reasons Ami can think of. Most of them, she'd prefer not to think about at all, though, as they involve people trying to hold onto the memories of those they love. She's still holding onto memories like that, but she doesn't even have a place to tie them to anymore. She wishes she could just go back to Tokyo, so she could at least not feel so out of place, but she has obligations to Torchwood Chicago now.

And Japan might break her heart.

"I'm sure they have their reasons," she says softly, looking down at her toes with a small smile. She's not happy; it's been a long time since she's been happy. But it's way easier to smile.

[monsterinstinct]

Kae would understand all that, really, but she thinks it's much more practical to clean up messes. Maybe build something new in honor of the old thing.

She shrugs.

"Are you from here?"

[almosttooloyal]

Ami finds it sweet in a way, how Kae wonders if she's from here. She shakes her head slowly, smiling to herself. She would think it's obvious she's not, considering the accent. It occurs to her that the girl is talking about the broader sense of "here." It's entirely possible that she is indeed from this universe, but also from Japan.

Still, it's easier to explain to people that she's from Tokyo, even if she's already confirmed that they scan "alien."

"I guess it's rather obvious, isn't it?" she asks, taking in a long breath. "I'm actually from Tokyo. I came here to help my English."

That's why she originally planned to come to America, at least. And it has helped. She can't deny that.

[monsterinstinct]

"Not totally what I meant," Kae says, shoving her hands into her back pockets. "But, okay. Um."

Pause.

"Where's Tokyo?"

[almosttooloyal]

"Tokyo is in Japan," Ami informs Kae. Perhaps the girl is more alien than she originally suspected. "If you don't mind me asking, you're really not from around here, are you?"

Her voice is soft as she asks, and she can't manage to look at Kae while she asks the question. She's not sure if it's because she feels like it's wholly inappropriate to ask, or the fact that she already knows the answer.