Day 47: Sun Room [4th Shift]

[forgot_it_all]

[For Yuna!Fish and chips weren't his favorite thing ever, but he did make sure to eat it all. He just liked to think of the fish as the Filet'o Fish without the bun and it made it easier to eat. The french fries had been pretty well cleaned off and he'd even managed a bit of fruit, although he avoided the oranges and other sour things his nurse

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[jouer_sans_voir]

It seemed that all she'd done today was move back and forth between two rooms, but honestly, Nunnally wasn't certain that she would be able to do much more than that unassisted. Even those short trips had left her tired and sore, but she still refused to accept any help from the ever-present hovering staff. She could do this on her own. She would not allow herself to be a burden on anyone, now that she had the ability to do this on her own, though not without difficulty

[host_club_honey]

Cloud did seem like a nice person. And it was good that he didn't have to worry so much since he already had friends here who could help him. After this morning though, the nurses weren't so keen on letting him go outside again. They were kind about it, but told him he would have a lot more fun in the Sun Room playing with some of the other children

[jouer_sans_voir]

Kittens weren't the only cheerful creatures wandering the room, it seemed, for Nunnally hadn't been sitting there long before she was joined by another. She glanced back to face the newcomer, offering a smile as she took in his appearance. Younger, maybe? Small, certainly, and carrying a pink stuffed bunny like a security blanket. More importantly, though, he seemed a lot happier than most people here, and she welcomed that, especially after the day she'd had

[host_club_honey]

Oh good, the girl was friendly! Honey favored her with one of his sweetest smiles as he jumped up onto the seat next to her, then set Usa-chan on his lap. He and Takashi and Soubi came and played with the kittens often enough, but he was glad they helped other people too.

"Mm, they're fun, but sometimes they like to hide," he explained, settling into his seat.

"I'm Honey! It's nice to meet you Nunnally-chan!" he nodded, adding another charming smile. "Are you new? Lots of new people came in today I think."

[jouer_sans_voir]

Something about the boy's cheer was infectious, and Nunnally felt her own smile widening a little in response. How old was he, anyway? The plush bunny and his general stature implied a child, but would they really bring children into a place like this? Hopefully not. Hopefully he was older than he looked.

"Yes, I just woke up here this morning." How often did new people arrive here? Likely not often, if it was something worth noting like he had. Or so she could hope, for others' sake. "It's nice to meet you too, Honey. You're from Japan, aren't you?"

[host_club_honey]

Newly arrived? She didn't seem terribly upset, which was good. It was important to stay optimistic. Nunally smiled back though, and she seemed genuine and really sweet.

"I'm sorry you got stuck here," he told her, "did someone already tell you a little bit about this place?"

As for his nationality, he nodded, "Eheh! You noticed? Honey is short for Haninozuka Mitsukuni. But Honey is a lot easier to say and it's sweet too! Have you been to Japan before?"

[jouer_sans_voir]

"Oh, yes, I...know some people who are here already. Although it's strange, they don't remember some of the things that I do, from back home." If he'd been here for a while, maybe he knew something as well? Knowing Lelouch, he might very well have neglected to mention something if he thought it would only upset her. "Does that sort of thing...well, happen often? It seems very strange."

But he was from Japan. Nunnally had suspected it, with the use of the "chan" suffix, but didn't want to assume anything in this place. Especially not since he recognized Japan as Japan and not Area 11, which meant that either the history of his world was different from what she knew, or...he was from around the same time as she, or after. Or well before, which for his sake she hoped wasn't true.

"I used to live there," she replied, and as she did her gaze slid away from him for a moment in an effort to hide her discomfort; she paused as it fell upon Lelouch sitting not too far away and blinked with the surprise of recognition. He really was still

[host_club_honey]

Honey sat up a little straighter, leaning forward in surprise when Nunally mentioned that the times for her were different too. It hadn't come up much before and the few times it had, Kaoru and Hikaru had been hesitant to talk about it. He nodded his understanding though, "Mm! That happened to me too! I don't know if it happens a lot, but it turned out okay I think. We still got along and Hika-chan and Kao-chan were still Hika-chan and Kao-chan

[jouer_sans_voir]

It sounded so simple, but was it really? Lelouch was Lelouch, certainly, but -- she wasn't the same person that he'd known at that time. So much had happened, so much had changed, and Nunnally simply wasn't the sheltered girl she had once been. That much had been shown already, at breakfast, when her brother had automatically started to reach for her tray, most likely intending to cut up her food for her as he always had before. Could she just ignore that and act as though everything was normal

[host_club_honey]

Honey giggled at her response and the apparent confusion he'd caused. While he hadn't meant it that way, Nunally's reaction was cute in a way too, "It's okay, it's the same for Japan too. Actually Japan is made up of lots of islands!"

Maybe she just hadn't studied a lot of geography? It was easy to assume that your home was the largest place imaginable until you actually got outside of the country and traveled. Besides, off the top of his head, he honestly couldn't recall which country was larger in size between the two.

He nodded at her other statement though. Sometimes with all the places they visited, it was a lot easier to remember the things he'd done with his friends over where it was they'd gone. Tamaki loved to travel and sight-see, even if it meant dragging everyone else along for the ride.

"I think I know what you mean," he agreed, "it doesn't matter so much where you are as long as you're with the people you care about and making great memories together, right?"

[jouer_sans_voir]

Britannia was significantly larger than Japan, even if it was made up of several islands, but -- wait, hadn't Lelouch said something earlier about a different reality? A world where Washington's Rebellion succeeded, leaving a country called "America" in the middle of what she knew as Britannia? Maybe...something like that had happened in the world where Honey was from.

This was really starting to get confusing, though. Just the idea of different worlds and diverging timelines and -- well, it was fine in a story, but to actually live it? Nunnally decided to just leave that alone for now rather than pressing the point.

She just nodded slightly in agreement with the other statement instead, her smile turning a little wistful. "Yes, exactly. That was the really important part for me." She paused briefly, then shrugged a little, dismissing the pensive moment. "I suppose that's why I'm glad there are people I know here already. And I can make new friends, right?"

[host_club_honey]

"Mm!" Honey smiled encouragingly, "there's a lot of really nice people here, so I'm sure you'll make lots of friends."

Despite the few bullies he'd seen, most of the people were friendly or at the very least sociable. So hopefully Nunally wouldn't have trouble finding people to be around. If he didn't have his friends, it would be a lot more difficult to keep his spirits up, he was sure.

"So tell me more about Nana-chan!" he decided, smiling and giving her an inquisitive look. "What do you like to do most? Do you have a favorite color? Oh! Or your favorite game to play from home!" he'd given some thought to at least writing all of them down. Just because they were from different worlds didn't mean they couldn't all have fun together.