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[samefacesyndrome]

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[samefacesyndrome]

[ She leads him over to the platform and where people are supposed to line up when the “dragon” finally comes into view.

Only it’s very clearly made entirely of metal. And those aren’t eyes at all, but bright headlights.

It pulls in, still going pretty fast but clearly slowing down so it can stop. Rina lifts her other arm up, grateful there aren’t many people around to give her any strange looks. ]

Tadaaa…!

[alchemistake]

[Varian had been bracing himself basically this whole time to be presented with some sort of crazy monster, and when it finally comes into view...]

It's...a train.

[He says after Rina's declaration. Ja jaaan!!

LIKE...OKAY HE HAS TO ADMIT IT IS REALLY COOL...but do you know how fast his heart is hammering right now, Rina? Because it's not good for his continued efforts to not die at 30.]

It's...just a train...

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…Eh?

[ she lowers her arm and looks at him. ]

You… know what a train is?

[ She. Had no idea they were in Corona oh ]

[alchemistake]

Sssssort of? I've never seen one...I just read about them on the computer. Stuff about "train schedules" and stuff like that.

...this...is what that is, right?

[IS...IS HE ASSUMING WRONG...

Bottom line is they don't have trains in Corona. I don't think. They just have weird caravans.]

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[ AH… that makes sense to her now.

She nods to him, as the train finally comes to a stop and the doors open, letting people get off. ]

Mmhm. It is. They have them all over the country, and it makes getting around in the city really easy.

[ She looks back at it. ]

It looks a lot like a snake with how long it is, doesn’t it?

[ So that’s what she meant by… serpent or dragon like. ]

[alchemistake]

H-haha, yeah it...sure does...

[Now he's realizing Rina was just fucking with him, which prompts Varian to brush a hand over his forehead. See? He wasn't scared, nope. He totally knew it wasn't actually one all along!!!

The relief in his tone is. Palpable as he watches people file off the train, waiting at Rina's side for room for them to eventually climb aboard.]

It's still safe to ride though, isn't it?

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Of course it is. No need to worry. There’s lots of safety precautions in place and everything runs smoothly.

[ The last few people finish getting off and holding his hand again she leads him on board. ]

You can even ride it standing that’s how safe it is.

[alchemistake]

...so basically, with the whole dragon thing...you were just messing with me.

[HE SHOULDA KNOWN]

[samefacesyndrome]

I only ever said it was like a dragon, not that it was.

[ … ]

But yes, I was.

[ >:3 ]

[alchemistake]

Okay, I gotta hand it to you...you got me. I let my guard down.

But that's also the last time I'm going to let my guard down. You got lucky this time, Miss Tennoji.

[Of course it'd be easy to just...continuously trick Varian forever though when it comes to modern things. He is not safe.]

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[ She finds them a seat and sits down before the train starts to move again. ]

Is that so? We’ll see about that.

[ Honestly she’ll be proud of him if he starts to actually catch on and gets less gullible but she’s not counting on it lol. ]

You know though, we do sorta have dragons. Or at least, we have legends about them.

[alchemistake]

Legends? Do you believe them?

[He asks as they finally sit down, his nerves...still a little wired when the train moves, but not quite so much as before. Rina did say it was safe...]

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Mmm… [ She tilts her head a moment, thinking on it. ] I didn’t use to… legends aren’t really believed to be real anymore.

But after everything we’ve gone through and the stories I’ve heard from all our friends… it seems more possible now. Especially since Maya-neesan and Banana-senpai are from this world as well and I know they’ve dealt with some strange stuff.

[ That fucking giraffe is some mythical creature nonsense, she’s 100% sure. ]

If all that stuff they went through is real then who’s to say the god of the ocean isn’t a giant dragon with an undersea palace after all.

[alchemistake]

If someone bothered to come up with the myth in the first place, then there has to be some sort of truth to it. I mean...I live in a world full of actual, real magic, and I still didn't really want to believe it.

[He swings his legs a little over the edge of the seat, watching Rina out of the corner of his eye.]

Plus, I've started to learn it's just...more fun to believe, even if it's maybe not true. Right?

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[ That gets Rina to giggle a little bit. ]

Mm. I would agree. It’s a lot more exciting that way.

[ She looks around a moment. There’s no one really on their car at this hour besides one or two people further down and out of earshot, so she feels comfortable saying this and maybe showing some PDA. ]

After all being willing to believe in stuff I thought wasn’t possible or real before is how I started dating a boy from another world.

[ She leans in and gives him a little kiss on the cheek. ]

you allowed me to psl w/ you so I am gonna DESTROY you w/gross shipping and you're going to like it

[alchemistake]

[Varian had started to say something, but Rina kisses him and he sort of just...makes the nonsense sound equivalent of somebody keysmashing before dissolving into soft laughter under his breath, eventually bringing a hand up to his mouth to halfway stifle it.]

Heheh, well, y'know...that does go both ways.

[Said as he reaches out and very lightly touches the tip of her nose with his finger.]

I'm pretty sure I'm the luckiest guy in the entire multiverse.

YOU FOOL THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT I WANT YOU’RE PLAYING RIGHT INTO MY HANDS

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Aaah…

[ As her nose gets booped her cheeks start to turn a little red… and soon enough she’s bringing the board up to hide her face. ]

In that case then… I must be the luckiest girl… having both you and Farrah-chan…

[ uuuuu… ]

Rina-chan Board says… “blushy blushy”…

[ You kids are gross, please. ]

[alchemistake]

You are. You really have both of us beat.

[Wow Rina, how come you get to have TWO partners?

If Rina is going to have her board held up after she got to steal a kiss, though...Varian is just going to lean in and kiss the notebook instead where her lips would have been.]

AAAAAAAAA

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[ SCREAMING INTERNALLY HE KISSED THE BOARD AAAAAAAA ]

Awawawa…!

[ She’s holding the board so close now to hide how hard she’s blushing that it’s pretty much right against her skin— and then luckily the train announces its upcoming stop (“Tokyo Teleport Station”) and gives her the perfect out. ]

Ah—!! This is our stop!

[ Very quickly standing!! ]

[alchemistake]

[Revenge tastes so sweet.

Varian smiles to himself at how strong of a reaction that was, which is a FEAT considering this is Rina after all...the girl who struggles to do that very thing most days. So when she springs to her feet he's quick to follow suit, pulling his backpack up onto his shoulders again as he stands.]

Wow, already? That time just flew by...

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Mmhm! I told you it would be fast.

[ She also just

Takes his hand again

As they move to get off through the doors. ]

And this isn’t even the fastest a Japanese train can go.

[alchemistake]

Why do you guys have to go so fast anyway?

[Varian still has something of a laugh in his tone as he follows her, letting her basically drag him where they need to go at this point.]

[samefacesyndrome]

Mm? Is it weird that we do?

[ She lowers her board finally as she looks back at him, slowing their pace to a more leisurely walk. ]

The faster you can get to where you need to go the better, right?

[alchemistake]

It's less weird and more...I guess I'm just not used to it? You have to remember, the height of technology back home is a horse and carriage...

[So anything going faster than 25 mph at MOST is a lot for him to handle.]

I was able to make a few modifications once, but it was uh...dangerous. And a little too fast. Not really sustainable like cars and trains are here, either...

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Mmm… that’s fair, I think. Makes sense that it would be a shock to you.

[ She tilts her head up as she thinks. ]

I suppose for us… once we find a way to overcome our shortcomings and make our lives easier, we just keep refining it over and over. Make it better than before - in our minds, there must always be some way to make it better.

[ She stops at the escalator to leave the platform and looks back at the train speeding off, the air within the tunnel screeching as it blows through. ]

What you see now took 200 years to get to. Places in the country that used to take days or even months to get to now only take a few hours. It takes time, but if people keep working then anything is possible eventually.

[ … ]

—Ah. Sorry. I was a rambling a little, wasn’t I?