[She laughs again and tosses him a wink once the gate is latched. There are cows and sheep visible on other parts of the farm, and plenty of crops growing. The chickens are, of course, able to roam where they please, but Kotone doesn't head toward any of that. Instead, she turns down another path, one that looks like it was cut more recently, deeper into some of the surrounding woods. Not the creepy woods, just normal woods.]
That, and just... doing normal stuff. Going to parties, playing games, going on dates. It's like... [she kind of waves her hand and shrugs helplessly.] Hard to explain!
[He grins, holding his hands up in an "OK" sign, and then looks at each of the animal groupings as he follows her before focusing on the path and that they're headed into the woods.] ...some place this is, 's got a little of everything.
[A nod.] Mmn. I'm..., I dunno, I think I did so much in Tokyo that I'm burnt out, I just kind of want to stay in. [He's also been traumatized and is experiencing a good old Depression, but that's beside the point.]
[She points to the farmhouse. That's Astralin's house, mind, not hers. She may have been living there for months, but it's still not hers.
Still, she gives Akira a hum and a smile, if tempered with a hint of concern. Burned out... not really a concept she's familiar with (if only because she feels it all the time but doesn't know any other way to be).]
I think it's still good to get out. I get sad if I stay inside too much by myself.
[Dazai said it's "depression" but that definitely can't be true because she's not sad all the time!!]
[His hands slide into his pockets as he walks, his posture pinning inward as he does so. He hums, but otherwise doesn't comment.]
[He knows how it looks. He's cried more since the maze than he did the whole year he was in Tokyo, and he's hardly left his apartment. He's getting better, he thinks, but he's well aware it doesn't look especially healthy. It's part of why he's trying to follow Kotone's energy and not turn tail and slink away.]
[Uh-uh. Give her one of those hands, bucko. She extends one hand in offer for him to take, if he wants, but it's less of an offer and more of a demand. Take it. Take it-!!
Either way, she keeps leading the way without further comment, deeper into the trees. He'll be able to feel the humidity start rising, and some awfully familiar architecture coming into view -- a Japanese-style open-air bath.]
Astralin-san worked really hard on this. I think he'll open it officially soon, but for now... it should just be us. [She gives him a smile and a raise of her eyebrows. Worth leaving the house for?]
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[She laughs again and tosses him a wink once the gate is latched. There are cows and sheep visible on other parts of the farm, and plenty of crops growing. The chickens are, of course, able to roam where they please, but Kotone doesn't head toward any of that. Instead, she turns down another path, one that looks like it was cut more recently, deeper into some of the surrounding woods. Not the creepy woods, just normal woods.]
That, and just... doing normal stuff. Going to parties, playing games, going on dates. It's like... [she kind of waves her hand and shrugs helplessly.] Hard to explain!
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[A nod.] Mmn. I'm..., I dunno, I think I did so much in Tokyo that I'm burnt out, I just kind of want to stay in. [He's also been traumatized and is experiencing a good old Depression, but that's beside the point.]
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[She points to the farmhouse. That's Astralin's house, mind, not hers. She may have been living there for months, but it's still not hers.
Still, she gives Akira a hum and a smile, if tempered with a hint of concern. Burned out... not really a concept she's familiar with (if only because she feels it all the time but doesn't know any other way to be).]
I think it's still good to get out. I get sad if I stay inside too much by myself.
[Dazai said it's "depression" but that definitely can't be true because she's not sad all the time!!]
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[He knows how it looks. He's cried more since the maze than he did the whole year he was in Tokyo, and he's hardly left his apartment. He's getting better, he thinks, but he's well aware it doesn't look especially healthy. It's part of why he's trying to follow Kotone's energy and not turn tail and slink away.]
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Either way, she keeps leading the way without further comment, deeper into the trees. He'll be able to feel the humidity start rising, and some awfully familiar architecture coming into view -- a Japanese-style open-air bath.]
Astralin-san worked really hard on this. I think he'll open it officially soon, but for now... it should just be us. [She gives him a smile and a raise of her eyebrows. Worth leaving the house for?]