26th sigh

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[Today, Kyon is sitting on a park bench, talking to a calico cat. Occasionally, he'll pause briefly, almost as if he were waiting for the cat to reply, before continuing on. Largely just about what his life has been like since arriving in Mayfield. Feel free to interrupt his one sided conversation at any point.]

(... Well, I suppose he isn't going

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[Chie is a little out of it, considered...well, she was shot, and she hasn't spoken to anyone about it, really. She finds herself staring at Kyon absentmindedly, and decides to speak up before he notices her with a goofy look on her face.]

Oh. Hey. That cat yours?

[sosnarrator]

Hm? Yeah, that's right.

(Well, arguably, you could probably call him my sister's, but she's not here, so...)

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What's his name? I didn't know they had a pet store in town.

[sosnarrator]

His name is Shamisen, he's from home.

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W-wait, they sent you a pet from home? As if us being here wasn't bad enough...

[sosnarrator]

Honestly, I don't even know at this point... It's ridiculous.

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I can agree with that.

So, what're you up to today?

[sosnarrator]

Nothing interesting, that's for sure.

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Yeah. Same here. Just taking a walk now that everything's calmed down.

[sosnarrator]

Right, at least "nothing interesting" is better than last week's brand of excitement...

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You...can say that again.

[By how quickly she changes the subject, it should be pretty clear she does not want to talk about it more.]

Hey, so...I was meaning to ask. Kyon, right? Where're you from?

[sosnarrator]

Oh, right. I'm from Nishinomiya, in the Hyogo prefecture.

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Oooh, so you're from the city! I kinda had a feeling.

[sosnarrator]

Well, it's not like I'm from Tokyo or Osaka or anything. What about you Miss Satonaka, where do you come from?

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Oh, I'm from Inaba. It's just a small town, waaaay out of the way. You probably haven't heard of it.

[sosnarrator]

Ah, I see. Well, geography isn't really an area of expertise, so... Yeah, pretty much.