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[Rin has been in Vatheon all of a week. His first day he got in to a fight with Masaru and was chastised by Zelda for nearly brawling near the coral, but since then it's been quiet for him.

And he's already bored.

He's staring at the SFC, chin in his hand, tapping fingers on the table off screen. Eventually he lets out a sigh and straightens, running hands through his hair with an additional huff.]

So. I can't train here, not like I can back home since Shura is gone again. And I'm pretty sure I can't go to school here either.

[Oh please let that be true. Please please please.]

So... what the hell else is there to do? Like... can I get a job even though I don't need money?

[he slumps back in his chair, hanging over the back rest with his arms down at his sides and his head tilted back. He spins around in it so he's facing the SFC again, though now looking at it upside down.]

Just... gimmie somethin' to do! Please! I'm gonna go insane if I take one more pointless walk to the plaza again...

[Help a demon out, Vatheon.

Or torment him.

There's that option, too.]

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[ She's leaning in pretty close to the SFC window, trying to read what's on the page.

... she's no expert on manga, for sure. she only just learned what they were. but for a manly man like Rin, this seemed kinda girly.

it was interesting, though. ]

... ohhhh. I've never really seen anything like that before ...

[ she sits back, though, and gives him a strange look. ]

You like that kind of story, though?

[ ~~JUDGING YOU FOREVER NOW-- no, she really isn't, she's just surprised.~~ ]

... what kinda world do you come from?

[He's still learning the whole 'different worlds, different cultures and different levels of advancements' thing.

Slowly.

Very slowly.

At the question, he looks back at it.]

... i... it was the only thing at the library when I went this week!

[and promptly turns a lovely shade of tsundere red]

... One that I like a lot?

[ Yes, that's the best answer, Kohaku. World shenanigans are kind of confusing to her, too. But she feels like teasing him a little regardless. There's a bit of a smirk on her face as she does, too. ]

Suuuuure. It's okay, really! You don't have to hide it!

[Rin groans and throws the manga aside]

Just... pretend you didn't see that, okay?

There isn't any shame in liking something like that, you know.

[ also known as: no, she's not going to forget it. ]

[gdit kohaku :| ]

Come on, I couldn't find anything else!

[ buwahahaha. :D ]

Were you really that desperate for something?

[grumpy huff]

I just said I was bored.

[ trollololol? anyway, she smiles again. ]

You like cooking too, right? What kind of things do you like cooking?

[ CHANGING SUBJECT NOW. Isn't she nice? She won't be teasing you anymore! For now. ]

[Oh good, she does have a heart.]

Anything. I've been cookin' since I was little.

[ yes, she does. it's a rainbow-colored crystal. :D ]

What kind of recipes with miso do you have?

[ WE ALL KNOW THIS WAS COMING. ]

Miso?

I could name ten off the top of my head without looking in a cookbook.

[ .... yep. she's got that starry-eyed look now. ]

You are my new best friend.

[ YOU WILL NEVER GET RID OF HER NOW. ]

... eh-- wha--... ... really?

.... well, okay, I guess that's a bit of an exaggeration, but seriously, I can never have enough miso!

...

[okay this girl is weird, but... well, it's Rin. Praise is always welcome. Still...]

Alright, but I gotta earn it, yehknow? You can't just say you're my friend 'cause of that before you even know if you're gonna like it!

I think we'll get along just fine regardless of how well you cook! There's more to friendship than liking someone's cooking, don't you think?

[ Because really, she's kind of a mediocre cook herself. She knows enough to make things good enough to eat, but they're nothing spectacular. ]

Well... yeah. But some one [by which he means a demon] I knew once told me that if you make some one happy with your cooking, that's all that should matter.

[he gives her a goofy grin]

I don't think we'll have a problem gettin' along either though.

That's some pretty sound advice, actually. Food is good. But I definitely think there's a lot more to friendship than that.

Oh, hey, I don't think I know your name! I'm Kohaku Hearts. It's nice to meet you!

Oh, right. Ok-- ... er. Rin. Rin Okumura.

[oops, stumble. What is Western order.]

Nice t'meet you, Kohaku-chan.

[ blink. wait, her name is Kohaku Hearts, not Chan. ]

Ah ... Rin, my last name isn't 'Chan' ...

[twitch.

He's going to start flipping tables over naming conventions sooner or later]

It's an honorific! Geez! It's like... like...

[crap.

English, Rin. English!]

... like sayin' "Miss" or somethin'!

... Oh, so it's a language thing? That's kind of interesting, I guess ...

[ She doesn't understand it at all. But hey, he does, and that's all that matters? ]

Yeah, it's a language thing.

[Oh, his kingdom for some one who speaks Japanese...]

[ She can see he's getting irritated, and she laughs a little, sheepishly. ]

Sorry! We just don't have things like that in my world.

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