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[samefacesyndrome]

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[samefacesyndrome]

[ It’d been a few days now since Rina finally came home to Japan and reunited with her family, a few of her fellow murdergame survivors in tow. There’d been a lot of questions, a lot of her mother demanding answers from these strangers, and after so much talking and crying, she managed to explain it all and get them to accept the truth of what had happened.

Getting them to accept that she had a boyfriend AND a girlfriend now, well… that took a bit of extra time. Especially when Rina requested that the boyfriend be allowed to stay with her for a little while. And even more so when she declared suddenly that she was considering moving to his world post graduating.

It had just been them for a while now though, after Farrah left with her dads to set up their new home. She was more than happy to spend that time resting, showing off her home and all of the stuff she’d made herself, as well as work on a communication device for the two of them.

Today though she’s feeling a bit more restless. ]

Varian.

[ She pops her head into his field of sight, whatever he might be up to right now. ]

Do you want to go on a date? A real one this time.

[ That isn’t like. In a weird liminal prison they’re trapped in and underneath a tree that he later brought her dead body to. Or whatever dead prom counts as. ]

[alchemistake]

[Visiting Japan for the very first time had been...overwhelming for Varian in both good and bad ways. He'd been given Quirin's blessing to go, and the others promised to watch after things in his absence...including Ruddiger, who he doubted would fly as well in public in such a modern age. He'd been here long enough to get a bit more used to things, at least. He had a few new pairs of clothes that actually fit the location a bit more, and fortunately with the universal translator still in effect, he could actually understand all of the japanese being spoken. Or, maybe it's the other way around...that he's speaking it and doesn't even realize it.

Whatever the case, there's still been a steep adjustment period. Learning the ways of the modern day, as well as getting to know Rina's family and friends. Even after some time, he still feels like he hasn't even begun to scratch the surface.

When Rina calls for him, he's busy playing with her computer. Even the most simple aspects of him still fascinate him to this day...including the internet, which is still so far beyond his grasp that he has to take it day by day to get used to just having such a staggering wealth of knowledge at his fingertips that he doesn't have to go through books to find.]

Hm?

[He shifts to face her in the chair, his brows raising at her just dropping a date suggestion in his lap like that.]

Oh- oh, like-...actually. For real?

[Yes. Actually for real. She just said that.]

Yeah! Yeah, of course! I'd love to!

[He's already getting up even as he says that, as if they're going to leave right now.]

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[ She nods and then manages a little smile. ]

Yay~

Could you give me a moment to change clothes then?

[ That means you gotta get off the computer and give her some privacy kiddo. ]

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[alchemistake]

Sure! Take your time.

[




And he just.

He sits there. You can almost see the loading circle in front of his face as it registers in his brain that he needs to not.

BE IN HERE]

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...OH right! Right, I should- leave- and let you...do that!

[He springs up from the chair so fast it spins briefly on its wheels, marching straight out the door- but she'll still be able to hear his voice echo from the hallway.]

I'll just uh- be out here! Just hollar if you need me for anything!!

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[ Varian. Hun.

You’re a dummy but you’re HER dummy at least. ]

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[ But she goes and picks out something more outing appropriate to wear. Nothing too fancy - one of the best things about being home again is that she has wardrobe back and can wear whatever she wants, so she’s been relishing in being comfy again. She still picks something cute but it’s warm and loose just the way she wants it - without any worry about lice.

After taking a few more seconds to pack a side bag with her Original Rina-chan Board sketchpad and whatever she might need like a rocket booster apparently she finally steps out into the hall. ]

Okay, I’m ready now.

[alchemistake]

[Since he doesn't make much to change into, Varian will be heading out in the clothes he was already wearing, which probably seem nice enough, all things considered. He's looking appropriately "teenager", at the very least...even if he looks a lot like a foreign exchange student.

He has to work the goofy grin off his face when Rina appears (to very little success, honestly), rubbing a finger under his nose before reaching out to take her hand with his other.]

Good! Great! You look...you look great.

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[ Another small smile (they just keep being easier and easier to do when she’s with him), before she takes his hand and starts to lead him towards the door. ]

Thank you…

[ As they head out she continues to speak. ]

Um… I know I was the one who asked but… I don’t actually have anything specific planned. I have some ideas of what we could do but…

[ She clicks the apartment door behind her softly. ]

I thought… I’d ask what you’d be most interested in.

[alchemistake]

What I'd be interested in? Well, let's see...

[He looks up in thought as they step out of her apartment into the rest of the complex, his other arm shifting to lift his backpack a bit higher on his shoulders.]

I was looking up some stuff online, and there's like- all sorts of exhibits for stuff in Japan, did you know? Like- expositions on science of course and biology...and museums, too! Museums weren't even a thing back home!

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They don’t? [ That surprises her but then she thinks on it a moment. ] I guess that makes sense. I think they only started a few hundred years ago.

[ She doesn’t want to be rude by saying “I guess you wouldn’t have museums about history when you’re history yourself” but she def thought it for a few seconds. ]

In that case… I think I know one that you’d really like. We can go there.

[alchemistake]

[Wow how dare you Rina...implying he's OLD...]

Sounds great! Are we gonna take the bus again?

[Varian...really likes automobiles.]

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Mmm, we could but…

[ …

You know she had put this off in case it overwhelms him too much especially during peak hours but ]

Do you want to try something even faster?

[ Maybe it’s Time. ]

[alchemistake]

[Time....time for what......]

Faster than the bus? You've got to be joking.

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[ Hang on she’s getting the board out for this face she wants to make and— ah.

That’s not concerning. ]

Nope, not joking. You’ll see!

[alchemistake]

[.......uh oh.

Varian's smile wavers a little as they make their way to those fancy front doors that require a special card to get in. He's still amazed daily by the wonders of modern technology.]

Aaand where...are we going, exactly?

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Mmmm…

Do you really want to know? Or would you rather be surprised?

[ She thinks it might be funner as a surprise but the train is already going to be one hell of a surprise she thinks. ]

[brokeforgood]

[Farrah’s stared her own murderer in the eye. She’s argued people to their literal deaths. She’s gone back to high school after going viral—- but she’s never been this nervous before.

Which she knows is stupid. Rina’s seen her through her very worst, heard her say dumb stuff and watched her ugly cry, and still had said she’d be her girlfriend. Rina had literally come back to life to hold Farrah’s hand, like that wasn’t just like, pristine fairytale bullshit proof that love is real, but still—- Farrah’s really freakin nervous! It’s been a little longer than she’d like since she had last seen her girlfriend, with Rina having to get back in the swing of things back home, and with Farrah busy helping set up her new primary home— but now, finally, she’s getting to see her again. And almost more exciting and anxiety making, Varian was off doing like, his job or something lame like that, which means—- for the first time? Farrah gets Rina all to herself.

She’s perched on a step outside of the literal freaking palace that she lives in now, petting soup the rabbit, and pouting as she stares at the space where. Any minute now. Rina should get yeeted through a portal. Any minute now.]

[samefacesyndrome]

[ Yeeted in this case is quite literal. Rina still isn’t too used to going through portals and she’s also been really excited about this so she went through a little too fast. The result is she comes flying out of thin air, starts to stumble and then struggles to stop and straighten herself back up. ]

Awawawa—!!

[ Thankfully, after flopping her way too long sleeves around and almost losing the gift bag she’s carrying she manages to keep herself from eating shit on the ground. Breathing a sigh of relief she rights herself, readjusts her backpack over her shoulders and then—

Oh. Wait. Farrah saw all that didn’t she. ]

Ah— Farrah-chan…

[ She lifts her free hand, waving. ]

I’m here.

[brokeforgood]

[Sorry, Soup— the second that Rina starts to flail through that portal, Soup is old news, abandoned to hop around to her own devices. Farrah’s up on her feet, and by the time Rina’s through, Farrah can’t wipe the dumb grin off her face, as she moves to meet her, and maybe even have to catch her? Naw, Rina’s got this, so Farrah just stands there with her hands in the air, awkwardly, like she was going to catch Rina, or help her with her backpack, but instead they’re just kind of. Hovering in the air.

Then she dives in to give Rina a freaking hug.]

I’m so glad you’re here!! I’ve been bouncing off the freakin walls, annoying everyone—- but I wanted to see you again! [She grins— she doesn’t have to be sheepish about that. She’s glad Rina’s here, girlfriend, friend, whatever—- she’s missed her.]

It’s a little weird here, but I think you’ll like it! Soup does, at least!

[samefacesyndrome]

[ She freezes for a moment in surprise when Farrah hugs her but then quickly hugs her back. ]

I wanted to see you too! I’ve been so excited all week!!

[ She squeezes her one more time before moving back just a bit to meet Farrah’s eyes. ]

I’m sure it’s all great here. I can’t wait to see it all.

[brokeforgood]

[Farrah squeezes her fiercely—- she’s missed Rina hugs, and she almost protests when Rina steps back, but there it is—- that precious Rina smile.]

It is! It’s all so cool. There’s lots of space outside, and Soup likes that—- [There goes soup, hop hopping, but he’s allowed to do that.] And inside is really great too. And my room! My room’s really great. Dad wanted to just magic the walls, but Dad and I wanted to actually paint them! So we did. And it’s colorful, and—- [Oh. She’s just. talking a lot, isn’t she? Farrah stops herself, and laughs loudly, reaching for Rina’s hand.] Oh, I’ll just show you. Do you need help carrying anything?

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[ She listens attentively to everything Farrah says, only speaking when she asks her if she needs help. ]

No, I should be okay, it’s just my backpack— oh, but…

[ She holds up the gift bag in her other hand. ]

This is for you actually.

[brokeforgood]

For me?! For real? [And... because she's Farrah, unfortunately, she reaches right for that bag, grabbing ahold of it. She only remembers herself when her fingers brush Rina's, and she pouts-- trying not to be quite so aggressively forward. But Rina probably already likes that about her, so maybe she doesn't need to pout too much.]

Can I have it now? Or later? [She's pulling the puppydog eyes...]

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[ Rina nods, before holding the bag out of Farrah. ]

You can have it now... I just hope you like it.

[ Inside underneath all the gift tissue paper is a medium sized Bonbonribbon plushie and further under that is a small plush Kuromi keychain. ]