video | un: shallwedance

[waitingtobegin]

(( The face on the screen is mostly impassive. But the eyes are a mix of confusion, irritation, and some small bit of amusement. He sat through the orientation, listened to everything that was said, and still has to ask... ))

Is this some kind of joke? This is all pretty elaborate, I have to give you credit for that. But, uh, can we stop playing now?

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Video | un: runaway

[hideawayparadise]

Sorry...it's really not a joke. I've been here for several months now.

Video | un: guardian

[typhlotic]

[He laughs a bit.]

Not finding it funny, huh? I didn't either.

[waitingtobegin]

Oh...

(( Months? Entire months? It's not shocking or upsetting but Simon simply deflates hearing it. ))

Really?

[hideawayparadise]

[Riley nods.]

It's been around six months for me.

[waitingtobegin]

It's not funny at all.

(( He breathes out an audible sigh. He could complain about having things to do and people who will miss him, but if all this is real... Well all these other people have the same. ))

[waitingtobegin]

So long...

Aren't you sad being away from home?

[typhlotic]

Unfortunately you're not getting out of this one so easily. But there's some good people here who can have your back to help you get settled in. I don't have much but I can go grab things for you.

[hideawayparadise]

Yeah. All the time. But I also have a home here too and I've made a family with the people here. It's really beautiful despite the whole being taken from another world thing.

[waitingtobegin]

Did it take long to get over the kidnapping part?

[hideawayparadise]

Yes? Because I'm still not really over it even if I'm making the best of it.

[waitingtobegin]

Thanks. I don't, uh, I don't really need anything.

(( Other than to be home. Which probably isn't happening any time soon from what he's gathering. ))

[typhlotic]

Unless you're a guy who can live off the land like I can? I don't believe that for a second. You're gonna need shelter, clothes, and food. You picked a place yet?

[waitingtobegin]

I suppose I'm not the only one who's felt a little, um, lost here.

[hideawayparadise]

Nope. But I will happily be your first friend here if you want. We should all have friends!

[And he gives him a huge smile.]

[waitingtobegin]

Oh, I'm still deciding on that. I think, maybe, Yoshiwara?

[typhlotic]

How about you pick a place then let me know where it is. I'll gather some stuff you need to settle in.

[waitingtobegin]

(( Really? Just like that? Without knowing anything about him? Well, it can't hurt to have someone here he can at least talk to... casually. ))

I'm Simon.

[hideawayparadise]

I'm Riley! It's nice to meet you, Simon.

What is it you do back where you're from? We might as well start to get to know each other better now that we're friends.

[waitingtobegin]

I don't...

(( Simon, stop. This guy's trying to help you, don't be ungrateful. ))

Okay. Okay, I can do that.

[typhlotic]

[He grins a bit.]

I'll see you in a few then. Just me know where to go and I'll be there.

[waitingtobegin]

(( This finally gets a small smile out of him. ))

Nice to meet you, too.

Me? I'm a dancer.

[hideawayparadise]

A dancer? Oh wow I'd love to draw you dancing sometime if that's okay with you.

[...He should explain that huh.]

I'm an artist. I even own a gallery here. One of the rooms is entirely my art if you want to see if you even want me drawing you at all.

[waitingtobegin]

(( It's not too long before he's messaging this kind stranger again. Just long enough to get the train from MRU to the Yoshiwara area. While a little archaic, the place seemed more like Simon's vibe. Once he picked a place, he reached out to let Silvio know the exact place he was staying. ))

[typhlotic]

[It takes a few more minutes for Silvio to remember how to do the text to voice thing Will taught him. When he's got it though, he smiles at what he hears. Grabbing the bag of supplies he's gathered, he heads into the city to where Simon indicated. There he makes his way through until he's knocking at what he feels must be the place.]

[waitingtobegin]

Oh, um, I don't see any problem with that. I mean, as soon as I find a studio or something I can dance in.

You have your own gallery, huh?