✿ OVERFLOW

[journaler]

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[journaler]

Wh-- You don't?!

[ Okay, she's... genuinely surprised at that for a moment. But of course, this doesn't mean she's letting him off the hook that easily. ]

You're just going to have to use some of mine, then. They just gave me some more yesterday, so... I insist!

[lifelong]

I... Don't need it, but I'm just warning you that I can't help you pay. [ He doesn't want to be in some kind of debt or take advantage of her.

He rubs his neck awkwardly as he looks off to the side. Guess he can't be left off the hook. SHOPPING TRIP AHOY. ]

[journaler]

Oh, I'd never ask for that.

[ > You have to be Badass first--

Leia waves a hand, urging him to come along as she leads the way. ] What's your name, by the way?

[lifelong]

Arisato Minato. Nice to meet you... [ WAIT

SHE'S ABANDONING HIM--no she's beckoning him over right. Uhm. He cuts the introduction and follows after her. ]

You?

[journaler]

[ UH YEAH YOU HAVE TO COME TOO... don't space on her now. ]

I'm Leia! Leia Rolando.

[ She stops for a split second when she notices he's behind, and then keeps at his pace when they get going again. ]

Thanks for coming with me. You don't mind, do you?

[lifelong]

I don't mind, Miss Rolando. [ Ah, she slowed down for his sleepy body. Thank you. ]

Are you usually this excited for decor? [ He knows there are enthusiasts... But

really? ]

[journaler]

[ So formal, Minato... you make her sound like an old lady, when she's really right around your age. ]

Well... no! [ She says... excitedly... but her next words come slower, calmer. ] ...Honestly, I can't really explain it, but I guess it's a bit like a small victory, in this case. Or it will be, eventually.

Even if I can't do anything about being stuck here, I know I can at least make myself comfortable and happy.

[lifelong]

It's actually pretty comfy here aside from the dark alleys. [ He says this in the most monotonous voice, but he's serious. Okay, half-serious. Half-joking.

Don't go into dark alleys without Shinjiro. ]

The lion faucet will please you, I guess. [ He doesn't know...

He doesn't want to think about it. ]

[journaler]

[ It's not like her standards are super high, so he really doesn't have to think about it. Leia doesn't seem concerned either way... dark alleys or no.

She takes him at his word. ]

So you like it here?

[lifelong]

I think it's kind of cool... [ It's his honest answer. It's either neutral or at least interesting. As they make their way to the store of ultimate decor, he can only ponder on all the things CERES can offer. ]

The technology is more advanced than what I'm used to.

[journaler]

Yeah. [ She looks around as they walk. It feels like she finds something new every time, though Elympios had been plenty technologically advanced as it was. ] It's a bit overwhelming at first, isn't it?

But... I think I could get used to it here.

[ She thinks about her parents, though, and the kids back in Leronde... She wonders if this is what being homesick is like, but the sentiment seems to roll off her back.

Only a small smile remains. ]