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it's too heavy
don't like it
( also she, uh, has had some truly bad mishaps cooking with it that have made it entirely unappealing. )
don't like it
( also she, uh, has had some truly bad mishaps cooking with it that have made it entirely unappealing. )
fair point.
i'll call in and check the vegan options, anyway.
i'll call in and check the vegan options, anyway.
good
( read: thanks )
if not, i know a place or two
( which is a way of saying she'd like to not cancel on account of her dietary choices. How flattering. )
( read: thanks )
if not, i know a place or two
( which is a way of saying she'd like to not cancel on account of her dietary choices. How flattering. )
i'll let you know.
i'd invite you to my place afterwards, but i have a roommate.
i'd invite you to my place afterwards, but i have a roommate.
plenty of places we can go after
( but maybe they don't need to plan to the finest detail )
we can figure shit out tonight
( but maybe they don't need to plan to the finest detail )
we can figure shit out tonight
(oh, so that's a yes. he kind of expected it to be a one-time thing, not him testing waters.)
deal.
deal.
( it was fun. Why give up on a fun thing when you're in hell?
But, honestly, as long as theyre both enjoyimg themselves, post-restaurant plans could be as simple as grabbing a drink and sitting by the river. )
cya later then
But, honestly, as long as theyre both enjoyimg themselves, post-restaurant plans could be as simple as grabbing a drink and sitting by the river. )
cya later then
( Okay. There's a momentary relief there, because that's how she took his initial comment back in the hotel. Not an adult. Not 18. )
would you tell me how old you are?
( It's an oddly polite request coming from her. But when she said she got it, she meant it. If he doesn't want to, that's fine.
Reading that will have to be enough. )
would you tell me how old you are?
( It's an oddly polite request coming from her. But when she said she got it, she meant it. If he doesn't want to, that's fine.
Reading that will have to be enough. )
...
(she's never been this polite, never this soft outside of bed. she... she means it.)
i'm just sixteen. due to my actual job and contract with the company, it's a liability to be this young, so i've been lying about it for years now. even if i'm not going to go back to prostitution and i'm nobody here, it's still a vulnerability to be this young in a place with so many dangers.
i would rather protect myself.
(she's never been this polite, never this soft outside of bed. she... she means it.)
i'm just sixteen. due to my actual job and contract with the company, it's a liability to be this young, so i've been lying about it for years now. even if i'm not going to go back to prostitution and i'm nobody here, it's still a vulnerability to be this young in a place with so many dangers.
i would rather protect myself.
Edited 2022-07-19 00:03 (UTC)
( That all makes a lot of sense. And it hurts to read that. Even if she knew logically, that he was still a kid when this shit happened just from the cagey way he'd answered her the first time. It's not exactly pleasant to think about someone else her age being trapped in bullshit like that. Shit worse than her own. )
that's what i thought, too. told everyone here a different name. seems stupid to let people know exactly who you are here.
( There are probably some people who she hasn't cleared up on that, actually. )
the boss'll tell you "you don't have to hide who you are", if you ever meet her.
( That's what she got for being cagey, too. )
that's what i thought, too. told everyone here a different name. seems stupid to let people know exactly who you are here.
( There are probably some people who she hasn't cleared up on that, actually. )
the boss'll tell you "you don't have to hide who you are", if you ever meet her.
( That's what she got for being cagey, too. )
i don't mind people knowing, but on my own terms. it leaves a bad taste in my mouth to have people being able to go behind me for that. i know this place knows, anyway.
( Again, all things she gets. She really just wanted to keep her head down and get through this whole thing without anyone knowing her. Or making her like them.
But it seems like this contract could take a long time and even Kate can accept that she needs to deal with people here.
Still. It sucks finding herself rapidly growing attached to people. People like Shin, and worse, people outside the Tamamo clan. That could cause a problem in the future. )
aye
( And she could ask questions here, probably. But because she gets it, she knows how annoying those questions are. How irritating it feels to be put under the microscope like that. It's one thing if people are happy to talk about themselves, as a worrying amount of people here are, but...
Shin's different. )
won't ask you anything else rn
wanted to be sure, was all.
( Sure he wasn't trying to deceive her when he said he wasn't an adult. )
But it seems like this contract could take a long time and even Kate can accept that she needs to deal with people here.
Still. It sucks finding herself rapidly growing attached to people. People like Shin, and worse, people outside the Tamamo clan. That could cause a problem in the future. )
aye
( And she could ask questions here, probably. But because she gets it, she knows how annoying those questions are. How irritating it feels to be put under the microscope like that. It's one thing if people are happy to talk about themselves, as a worrying amount of people here are, but...
Shin's different. )
won't ask you anything else rn
wanted to be sure, was all.
( Sure he wasn't trying to deceive her when he said he wasn't an adult. )
like i told you, kate. you're free to ask. if i don't think it's the time to tell you, i just won't.
that include questions that aren't about fucking
( (: MAYBE SHE WANTS TO KNOW YOU AS A PERSON, SHIN, DID YOU EVER THINK ABOUT THAT )
( (: MAYBE SHE WANTS TO KNOW YOU AS A PERSON, SHIN, DID YOU EVER THINK ABOUT THAT )
( ~FRIENDSHIP~
or smth )
so what's your favourite song?
( He's a musician, so it seems a pretty safe bet that he has at least one. )
so what's your favourite song?
( He's a musician, so it seems a pretty safe bet that he has at least one. )
(THAT'S A LEAP. AND IT TAKES HIM A WHILE TO REPLY.)
... mine or otherwise
... mine or otherwise
( Her response only comes after she's finished listening, because she can be nice sometimes ok. )
that's cool
( but she's really bad at expressing how music makes her feel. (': dumbass )
i like the beat
that's cool
( but she's really bad at expressing how music makes her feel. (': dumbass )
i like the beat
sounds like it
( Not that Kate has much personal experience with the concept of inspiration, unless doodling in her schoolbooks to keep her hands busy counts. )
( Not that Kate has much personal experience with the concept of inspiration, unless doodling in her schoolbooks to keep her hands busy counts. )
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