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[iamfacepalm]

'One might say that my life was fairly ordinary, or at least as ordinary as someone's life can be considered in this world.  There was once an incredible war of giant robots and drills, but that has nothing to do with me - hell, I was just a kid living underground when that all went down, I was barely aware of any of it to begin with.  I just

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[40cal_chalk]

And yet, there was a customer. She made her presence obvious as she parked her gunbee just outside before making her way inside the store front. It was pretty impressive how, despite the heat, she didn't seem bothered by it at all...but at the same time, considering what she was wearing, maybe it wasn't that surprising at all.

"Hey," she says, approaching the counter Kyon was sitting at. "Is your mechanic in right now?" making it obvious she wasn't a regular. To be honest, it was a little awkward for her to ask for help like this--usually she was able to fix her gunbee all by herself, but it was pretty obvious something was genuinely broken this time.

[iamfacepalm]

Kyon glanced around as well. "I'm sure one of these places sell bottled water." He smiled a bit, leaning his head back against the wall with a sigh. "You know, I still remember back when we lived underground, drilling for water ended up being one of the most important activities in our village. Now we bottle the stuff up and throw it around like it's no big deal. The world's come pretty far, huh?"

'... did I just do a "back in my day" monologue? I'm fifty years too young for that sort of thing!'

[40cal_chalk]

She chuckles. "I'm fine for now."

A long moment passes while she considers Kyon's words. "I guess that's why I keep wandering," she says, "I can't figure out where I fit in the world."

[iamfacepalm]

He turned his head towards her as she spoke, drumming his fingertips against his knees as he pondered his response. "Is that so?" he muttered, turning his eyes forward again. "Well, it's probably just a matter of time. Just make sure you don't wander right past your place."

[40cal_chalk]

"My eyes are always open for opportunities." She smiles and looks directly at Kyon. "Do you know what you want to do? Mechanics, like your father, or something different?"

[iamfacepalm]

"Definitely not a mechanic." Pause. "Not that there's anything wrong with it - my dad's good at what he does, and that's fine, but it's not what I want to do." Sighing, he closed his eyes with a small shrug. "But I don't know what I do want to be. I don't exactly know how to do much else, so I'll probably end up taking over for him eventually."

[40cal_chalk]

"You're not going to find out what you want to do by doing secretarial work all day," she says, actually sounding a bit concerned about Kyon's dilemma.