Ichi gets a text message a few days after he's come to New York, in The Shadow's voice. He's supposed to expect a delivery of food and clothes by an agent, and he's not allowed to mention the Nexus. He is encouraged to practice his English, though
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The knock, and then the doorbell interrupts his time sitting on the couch, playing the tape player and he stands, bringing his cane with him.
He gives a generic shout to let whoever his visitor is that he's coming, but he's still working on some things, and doesn't feel comfortable shouting in English yet.
The entrance opens to Ichi pointing an ear around the door and raised eyebrows. He looks every part of wary that a man like him could.
"Hello?" He speaks a bit meekly, and with a very, very, very thick Japanese accent.
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He holds his cane near him, and once Chaz is inside, she'll see that lights are intermittently on and off throughout the apartment without any sort of rhyme or reason.
At least he's a tidy man, especially for all the traveling he does and being unused to keeping his own place. There are not even dishes in the sink. He closes the door behind her once she's inside and puts his back against it. He's honestly a bit surprised that a girl was sent to deliver items, and his first wonder is if the female voice is the Myra-woman that has been previously mentioned. He's not about to go guessing though.
"From Shadow-san?" At least the name was something he didn't need to translate.
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"Mhm, learning. Trying to." He knows his words are clipped and broken, but he's doing his best. "You work..." He purses his lips before the words come to mind. "With him?"
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Yet.
"Hunh? Oh, er, okay." She'd rather have soda, but she's supposed to be polite. She's got orders.
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"Tea." He repeats the word in Japanese and quickly fills the kettle without even checking the amount of water by sticking a finger in it. He places it on the stove and turns on the proper burner as he pulls out the mugs and tea bags. "In a few minutes." He waves at the kettle and then smiles. He looks about 30 or 40, the younger of the two actually being correct. He's a bit overweight, and stocky, he doesn't appear too threatening, but the deftness which he gets around is almost uncanny. It's almost like he's just holding the cane for show, he's hardly using it at all. "Sorry." He gives a partial bow, from the waist up. It looks a bit awkward. "What is your name?"
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"Chaz, sorry. I guess I had the advantage of you and everything. All I know is Domo Arigato, Mr. Roboto..." Okay, clearly he's not quite what he seems, but he's definitely not looking. There's a mystery about Ichi and she'll be damned if she doesn't figure it out. He's just become very interesting.
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"You sound like you're picking up on it pretty good, but if I say anything you don't understand, just ask. Your English is better than my Japanese, though."
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"You listen better than most people though, don'tcha... like to the sound of the water level in the kettle rising?" She's a kid, but she's sharp.
((I'm gonna have to crash soon...))
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"Heh, ears are eyes." He shrugs and then turns, pulling out a sugar bowl and offering it to Chaz. He likes his tea without it, but doesn't know if she does or not.
((Sleep well!))
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"Oh, I dunno, I bet hearing tells you things seeing can't. But I guess any sense could work that way if you focused on it hard enough..." Tonight, Chaz is totally going to try walking around the house blindfolded.
((You too!))
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