II. [AUDIO]

[wordsoul]

Hello again, everyone. ♪

[Kubota's sounding cheerful. Maybe a little bit too cheerful, under the circumstances. After all, it's been about a week now, and despite having every intention of finding a way back since the moment he arrived, he's still stuck here. And he should be crawling the walls about it, like anyone might

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[ voice ]

[heartbetween]

My day's been pretty decent. How about yours, Kubota?

[a light pause]

I don't know much about casino pay, but you could ask Elena about that.

[ voice ]

[wordsoul]

Elena, then. I'll look out for her.

[ He's about to say more when he drops the lighter he's been fidgeting with, and for a while all one can hear is a soft, derpy "hmm" and the sound of him groping around the floor to find it. And by the sound of it, it's probably bounced off under something. ]

... I'm glad to hear it, Kaien-san.

I'm the same as always.

[ voice ]

[heartbetween]

[a soft chuckle at the sound of his dropping something and searching for it]

Same as always? Hopefully that's a good thing, right?

[ voice ]

[wordsoul]

[Theeere it is. And now he's a little bit startled by how dusty it is under the bed. No wonder it's felt stuffy.]

Yeah, it's probably a good thing. As always. [He's definitely smiling.]

Would it be a faux pas to ask if you work, at the moment?

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[heartbetween]

[a little grin] Excellent.

[ voice ]

[heartbetween]

...[pauuuuse. Kaien knows not such French words.]

Er...what's...a faux pas? But uh, yeah. I do. I work for Nagi. He owns a ramen shop here.

[ voice ]

[wordsoul]

It's a social taboo. Essentially.

I'm glad to hear there's a place to get ramen here. I'll make sure to visit it, then.

[ voice ]

[heartbetween]

Oh, I see.

[a little chuckle, there] Hey, if you do while I'm there, maybe I can treat you to a meal or two.