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WHO: Himawari Kunogi [unluckiness] and Zidane Tribal [waywardwings]
WHAT: Taking some time to explore the city.
WHERE: Begins near the port.
WHEN: The day of the ball.
( Adventuuure. )
WHAT: Taking some time to explore the city.
WHERE: Begins near the port.
WHEN: The day of the ball.
( Adventuuure. )
Then he was reminded just where this was, why he was here. The Queen. The idyllic illusion was always interrupted, despite his struggles at optimism. He supposed he had Kuja, and should be grateful he was no longer alone here, but...
He halted. Perhaps it was just homesickness, but there was a girl on a bench nearby who seemed awfully familiar.
And then he was reminded with a jolt why he'd come in the first place.
Sufficiently shocked out of his reverie, he headed over to Himawari, an apologetic smile fixed on his features for tarrying so long. It was quickly replaced when he realised she was cute. "Hey," he said brightly, leaning forwards ( ... )
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"Yep! It's such a pretty day, we shouldn't waste any time~!" She chirped as she got to her feet. Glancing around, she raised her hand to her brow to shield the sun from her eyes and furrowed her brow.
"..aah..where to first. Mmm, that way looks nice." She pointed ahead toward an area of shops and other such buildings. It was filled with people bustling about with their daily business. She reached behind her to take his hand in a light grip, then began to lead them into the city.
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"How're you doing here so far?" he ventured. "I mean, a lot of people are having a hard time getting used to things, but you look like you're taking it all in your stride."
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"It could be worse." She stated with a curt nod, slowing her walk to a stop near a bookshop as she gazed into the glass display case, then finally took her attention off the shops around them to give him a rather curious look.
"Ah...I hope it's not rude to ask this but, what kind of place did you come from?" As she said that, yes, she was looking at his tail. She wondered if everyone else in his world had tails like that. It would be...
"...so cute, like a kitten's." She mused, not bothering to hold in her opinion.
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At her comment, he laughed, waving his tail as if to demonstrate that it was actually real. "I've been getting a lot of questions about it, y'know, even from the locals. At first I was surprised; having a tail's not all that unusual where I come from. Here, I've only seen two other people with a tail - one was from my world." But 'cute' was definitely a new one. He took a mental note of that. "I guess lots of people here haven't seen anything like it before, huh?"
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"I think this place is alot like my home. Where I'm from, people usually don't have tails." She noted, doing a little twirl to show the lack of tail behind her. "Sometimes they'd wear fake ones, but that would be pretty rare. I think real ones are much neater." She gave a curt nod with that, turning to gently press her forehead to the window of the bookstore they'd stopped beside.
"Ne, Zidane-kun. In your world, did you like to read?"
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Her question was answered by the fact he'd already moved on to the next shop along; a bakery, where he'd been lured to by the scent of fresh bread. He wasn't particularly hungry, but it still smelled good. While he was one of the more educated members of Tantalus who had actually taken the time to learn to properly read and write... "For me, books are pretty dull, and they take up too much time. I can't just pick up a book and sit there for hours with it."
He turned back to her, folding his arms behind his head relaxedly. "I like plays better. Watching 'em, performing in 'em. It's more fun than just reading, right?"
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She had no qualms about looking at the bakery instead, being that she was immediatly attracted to scent of freshly baked sweets. She gave a nod in reply to his words.
"Plays are exciting, instead of having to imagine a story, you see it right before you. I bet being in one is enjoyable, but probably a little scary too when in front of an audience."
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He grinned to himself at the memories, glancing only briefly in the windows of the next few shops they passed. Just clothes and similar accessories, nothing interesting. Then the street broke off three ways, so he turned to Himawari. Ladies first, after all. "Which way now, captain?"
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"Aye aye~" She chuckled, then tapped her cheek thoughtfully. She gasped as she remembered. "Ah, I have to find a pet shop, or something like one. I need to find some bird feed."
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He gave all three paths a once-over: one went around back to the beach, another went towards the housing, and the one straight ahead was a continuation of shops. "Let's keep going this way," he said, motioning for her to follow. "There's probably some kind of pet shop 'round here. You got a bird? I've never heard of people being taken here with their pets before."
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She nodded at his motioning and followed along. "I suppose Tanpopo came along because we're never separated. He's the only one I can be around and never hurt." She said brightly.
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Then, he stopped so abruptly that Himawari almost bumped into him. Turning around, he echoed in puzzlement, "Only one you can be around and never hurt...? What does that mean?"
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As she spoke, hidden construction workers making repairs to the roof of the shop they were standing before dropped a large metal toolbox. It was heading straight toward Zidane, though he did have plenty of time to spot it and move before it hit him. Himwari's bad luck struck again~
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His thoughts were interrupted when he heard the woosh of something very large and very heavy from above him. He darted out of the way without even thinking, pulling Himawari with him to safety. There was a crash of metal behind him and he turned around to see the toolbox lying where he'd been standing moments before, its contents scattered across the paving. That... had been almost too close for comfort. In typical Zidane fashion, however, he was more concerned for Himawari. "You okay? You weren't hurt, were you ( ... )
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