probably forever homeless

[arrhythmic]

I appreciate the enthusiasm, but you do still have a couple routes to go before you really commit to where I'm coming from. I gotta say, it's... interesting, seeing how things could turn out for me in so many different ways. Lots of ups and downs, huh?

...Just avoid Kenji at all costs. I really don't want to deal with that in my future any more than I have to.

Comments

[jazztune]

Well, that's just how life goes. Up, down, happy, sad, and then ya die.

Anywho, at least your mun has got an excuse for not tossing you somewhere right now. Mine's just lazy.

akira yayyy

[arrhythmic]

That... yeah, that about covers it, huh? I could do with putting off the 'die' part for a good while, though.

Oh, well, I might get tossed into some places. Memes, dressing rooms, that stuff. And it looks like she's going to be making me, uh... with your sister. Yeah.

In return, yayyy hisao

[jazztune]

Well, if you really wanna put that off, you better be careful what you do.

... Pfft. Hahaha. Okay, just playin' with you. You're a good kid, I can tell you that much.

As for memes and all that... well, I might get thrown at a couple of those too, but it can't really compare to a game, right? Then again, maybe it's for the best that we don't go to a lab infested with zombies or whatever.

[arrhythmic]

I'm careful, I'm careful. I think I've had enough close encounters with the reaper to keep my ass in line.

...And I really need to learn to never take you seriously, don't I? [face palm.]

I. Really don't know how I'd handle zombies. I mean, people with normal hearts could probably keel over from the shock, right, so I'm wasted the second it happens. Where's all the games where everything's happy and calm all the time?

[jazztune]

Hey, you can take me seriously! Sometimes. I'll let you know when.

Yeah, and I don't think the zombies will back off if I tell 'em how eating brains is a criminal offense. Even the places that seem calm probably have something weird going on... man, this kinda sucks.

[fastestonnolegs]

I knew you would show up here soon!

(Have a high velocity blonde giving you a hug from literally across the room. Okay, not that high velocity. Wouldn't want to give you a heart attack, after all.)

[arrhythmic]

Wha- Emi, slow down, slow it...

[Oof. Alright, at least she wasn't going max speed, and after a few tense moments he's pretty sure his heart isn't going to explode. Awkward hugs ensue.]

H-hey, nice to see you too.

[fastestonnolegs]

I'm going to bet everyone is going to show up here sooner or later.

Have you been keeping up with your exercise?

[Tread carefully when answering this one, kid.]

[arrhythmic]

Sooner or later! I hope they do all show up, you guys really grew on me fast.

[.......A very long pause.]

Uh... I only exist in my mun's head, you know? So there isn't much room to run around, but it doesn't matter. She can just use her mun powers to keep me healthy.

[fastestonnolegs]

[Just this face, Hisao. This face, forever.]

[broke_the_buddha]

You got a problem with male buddy type extras in your harem games?

[arrhythmic]

Uh... buddies, buddies are great. I just want a certain level of, you know. Sanity.

[broke_the_buddha]

Stuck with some kinda eccentric nut job for the supporting male in your game, eh? Guess they can't all be as lucky as Tohno.

[arrhythmic]

If you don't believe in the vast feminist conspiracy that's threatening to enslave all of male kind, you're already miles ahead of that guy. Not being a total mooch would be nice, too. And not harassing me in the shower room.

[broke_the_buddha]

"Vast feminist conspiracy"?

The earlier Emi's mun

[worldinagrain]

Hisao.

[And nothing else is forthcoming. But she is smiling, now - and there's a certain tension in her that evaporated when she saw you.]

o/

[arrhythmic]

Oh, Rin.

[Waving. Stopping awkwardly when he realizes who it is because she can't wave back. The life of Hisao.]

How's it going?

Re: o/

[worldinagrain]

It's not going so much as it is.

[Because that makes total sense if you don't think about it too hard.]

I'm in a game making fun of bad stories right now.

[arrhythmic]

It's...

[Nope, he's thinking too hard about it. Cue a fairly long, awkward pause, but finally it clicks. He has no idea if that's what she means, but it clicks.]

So you're just holding on, hanging out, I get it. And bad stories, huh? How's that working out?

why can't I close all these tabs

[worldinagrain]

There was one recently where the author couldn't make up her mind.

[Pause. Her eyes flicker to the left in recollection.]

One scene the main character had curly hair. One she had straight. One it was blond. One it was read.

[She blinks. Is that a smile? Back to you.]

So I painted her.

[Definitely a smile.]

Like the mural.

[aggress]

... *Signing something to him quite enthusiastically! Which he obviously understands, because her Hisao knows sign language. Right?*

[arrhythmic]

[.......Crap.]

Shi...zune! Yeah, nice to see you, too! Say, you haven't seen Misha around, have you?

[Curse his being from a route-neutral point! Curse it, indeed!]

[aggress]

...? *Dude, she can't hear you. And she's looking a bit more confused this time when she signs.*>

[arrhythmic]

[...Yeah, this is bad. He wonders if saying it again slowly would be more futile, offensive, just plain stupid, or a delightfully medley of the three. It's not like he has much else to wonder about right now, either, because those hands are speaking Greek to him.]

Uh... okay, how do we...

[Pointing to her hands, then to him, then shrugging. Maybe she'll get it!]

[aggress]

...! *And she understands the gestures, but it doesn't make sense. Hisao can sign! Why would he have suddenly forgotten how to do that?

Her signs are very emphatic, precise, and sharp now. Almost angry. Is he making fun of her?*