01/14. beginnings.

[icingkills]

[ voice ]

Yesterday, I'd been in this City for a month; and no one thought to congratulate me.

[A beat, and then amusement creeps back into his voice.]

I'm kidding. I can only expect so much, now can't I? A job, a place to stay, information on the City itself, friends. I've done well for myself. Even if the new neighbor is unruly

Comments

[trapdoor_spider]

I've found it works best if you want the opposite of what you need. It does come up with the most interesting suggestions though.

[icingkills]

I wonder. Does everything have an opposite?

[trapdoor_spider]

Perhaps not an exact opposite but most things have another side to them.

[icingkills]

What do you think is the other side of Shinto religious studies?

[Just putting that out there.]

[slighted_stains]

Do you want to be congratulated?

[icingkills]

No, I think being here is reward enough.

[slighted_stains]

...congratulations.

[icingkills]

You're so generous, Subaru...kun?

[whoistheother]

Congratulations.

What can you do about unruly neighbors?

[icingkills]

...Thank you.

I'm not altogether sure. I hear that with cats, a spray bottle works. Do you think they're very much alike?

[whoistheother]

I don't know. Isn't that supposed to scare cats? Will it scare a person or will it just make him angry?

[icingkills]

I thought it taught them boundaries. I suppose some people have difficulty with those.

[metousiosis]

A new servant...? But that's irrational.

[icingkills]

Perhaps I want to see if it's willing to be allies this time. Do you think I might need some of those?

[metousiosis]

That's not up to me to decide, is it?

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[icingkills]

No, of course not.

[orangetoughguy]

You gonna say what you're looking to get?

[icingkills]

Why would I hide it?

Shinto texts. You're not familiar with the subject, by any chance?

[orangetoughguy]

That's Japanese right?

[icingkills]

Yes. There's a certain Japanese influence to some of the curses here, I've noticed.