[ HELP that's fine, he would be here just making sure he knows the layout of the place enough anyway. which is to say jonas is here and he starts in surprise upon being addressed. there's a faint blip of curiosity, followed by vague amusement as he looks at her before he grins slightly. ]
Adventurous could be a word for it, but I'm not sure this is the right place. [ he's brave, but maybe not that brave. debatable. ] You look comfortable.
[ which is also a joke when he can sense the boredom. understandable. he would also be bored sitting for that specific purpose. ]
[ i really wish he was anyone but himself. unfortunately, jonas is a fool and it means he's wandering over to perch in the seat next to her even if he's raising an eyebrow. ]
I never said that. [ verbally. ] But it'd be a hard no on something like lime green. Just as a note.
[ why is he just going with this? maybe he is also bored. or maybe he's just...trying out this new thing of actually fully engaging with people again instead of keeping a distance. ]
I was thinking something more like forest green, anyway. How's that sound?
[ actually what if she just starts painting his nails for him, because the other shadows are on lunch break or whatever. i can't promise they'll be very good. in fact, i can promise they'll probably be quite bad.
[ again, wish he were anyone but himself because he would and does allow these things. it's maybe a little weird because the vibes yuzuriha might pick up from him are both little dashes of boredom, but it's more intermingled with a calm, easy blankness. like he doesn't have the energy to really be bothered by this. ]
That's more in my wheelhouse. You can't do a worse job than I would. [ also, remover exists. it's fine. this is actually weirdly more normal than half of the other interactions he's had as of lately with people at any given time.
there's also a little flicker of intrigue to see if she's actually going to keep this up. he's interested in how she's going to behave, mostly. ]
but anyway he'll sense that she's mostly amused. and she does in fact follow-through with this little experiment, for lack of anything better to do. (also, sorry, she probably smells strongly of hair perm solution.) ]
If anything goes terribly wrong... I'm sure it can be fixed.
[ not inspiring confidence, but it's true, remover exists. shop lunch break is only an hour.
she's gonna begin with his left hand! she makes the rookie mistake of globbing on way too much polish on the first nail. ]
Oops! [ she wipes it off and starts fresh again. ]
he does, in fact, wrinkle his nose at the smell but it's fine. he's watching her go and lets his left hand go lax. on the bright side his nails are in decent shape for being a dude he does not pay attention. but he snorts a little at the first mess-up. ]
Never mind, maybe you could be worse. [ teasing. ] Have you ever actually done this before?
[ he is being nice and not assuming all girls know how to do manicures by default. ]
[ she laughs, not at all embarrassed to admit it. ]
Of course not. I've never seen nail polish before in my life.
[ MAYBE SHE SHOULdA
MENTIONEd THAT FIRST
JUST MAYBE.
but at least her second attempt is a little better, a far thinner coat. she did watch her own nails get done earlier so she at least knows the theory behind them (layers). it's all about APPLICATION! ]
[ HELP. well, he was never actually sure but there's a startled kind of laugh even if he still does absolutely nothing to pull his hand away. ]
That makes a little more sense, yeah. [ it leads him into another question though, which is something he's been sort of wondering anyway. ] Where are you even from? Like. What's it like there, I guess.
[ considering her behavior and what he's seen from her he truly has been sitting here going "i don't understand time or geography anymore." ]
[ fair enough. he doesn't expect full details in the first place, and he finds the answer satisfactory enough. ]
America. Modern-day Oregon. [ he only repeats it that way because of how she said it, fully anticipating her not to know anything. ] Soooo you'll have to forgive me for having no idea what a shogunate really is. That's a little out of my wheelhouse.
[ nope, no clue. maybe there was stuff about america in the museum. but at most she'd remember would be something about a trail and dying from dysentery. ]
It's just the name of the guy who rules our country.
[ she finishes laying down the first coat on his left hand, and moves to his right. there's a little mark of improvement, but, well. about what you can expect from someone painting nails for the first time. ]
You don't have one of your own? [ what is a president ]
[ all very valid of her. but he makes a face at that, easily letting her take his right hand. i suppose he will now have forest green nails for the mini event. ]
We do, but it's a different word. Ours is called a president? There's a whole government system where we're from, but it's not like I'm old enough to vote yet. I haven't paid as much attention to it as I probably should.
[ why should he, really? when it doesn't matter yet. there are too many other things to worry about. ]
[ imagine...democracy....hard to vote when you're seventeen. ]
Oh, yeah, definitely the most important thing on the agenda today. [ he's at least watching her go with little fuss. the iron vicegrip of his emotions seems to slowly be letting up, too, seeing how she'll catch little blips and drifts of calm, intrigue, and curiosity as she works and they talk. ]
The most surprising? Maybe the coliseum. I mean things like that exist where I'm from, but I've never seen one like it in person. Same with that tower. I've only seen pictures. But you're probably another one who isn't used to most of this, huh?
[ meanwhile she's the same steady calm. sometimes, something floats to the surface, like amusement, but they're all normal reactions expected of an easy conversation. there's genuine interest too, albeit subdued.
she hums, and nods. ]
So they're recognizable to you, but not something you've actually been to.
...Right. To me, the bowling alley is really just as wild as the museum. [ she doesn't have anything against bowling, she just can't get over how silly it is as a concept. ]
Right, that's exactly it. Almost everything is recognizable to some degree even if it's, like, slightly to the left of what I've seen myself. Including that creepy house that's out there. [ but he immediately kind of finds himself vaguely agitated when she mentions the bowling alley. ]
If it makes you feel better, bowling alleys are kind of a relic where I'm from. Like. They exist, but I don't know anybody who actually goes for fun. [ regardless. ] I'm still kind of hoping for something like a movie theater though. Just to pass time.
Do you think this place might be some kind of fake? Like how the museum was.
[ there's no deep suspicion in her voice, she's just tossing an idea out into the open for the sake of it. and also, noted not to bring up past murder-related locations. (or at least that is what she assumes is bothering him.) ]
Movie theater... that's with the moving pictures, right?
Maybe. [ he hadn't put that much thought into it, but even he can admit a lot of this is very weird. yuzuriha will never know it's just that jonas thinks bowling is stupid, no other reason. ]
Anyway it's possible this place is fake and that the stuff around us is fake, but considering the alternative is having nothing at all and just wandering...I'll take it. But yes, that's a theater. They're really common where I'm from, so it's always buildings with a ton of screens but they're still showing the same movie on like four of those screens. Maybe we'd get lucky with a variety here.
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Adventurous could be a word for it, but I'm not sure this is the right place. [ he's brave, but maybe not that brave. debatable. ] You look comfortable.
[ which is also a joke when he can sense the boredom. understandable. he would also be bored sitting for that specific purpose. ]
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[ she gestures to the seat beside her. ]
I think you'd look pretty cute with green nails.
[ she's so bored she's taking it out on him... but like, gently. ]
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I never said that. [ verbally. ] But it'd be a hard no on something like lime green. Just as a note.
[ why is he just going with this? maybe he is also bored. or maybe he's just...trying out this new thing of actually fully engaging with people again instead of keeping a distance. ]
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[ actually what if she just starts painting his nails for him, because the other shadows are on lunch break or whatever. i can't promise they'll be very good. in fact, i can promise they'll probably be quite bad.
(jonas like, i will never socialize again,) ]
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That's more in my wheelhouse. You can't do a worse job than I would. [ also, remover exists. it's fine. this is actually weirdly more normal than half of the other interactions he's had as of lately with people at any given time.
there's also a little flicker of intrigue to see if she's actually going to keep this up. he's interested in how she's going to behave, mostly. ]
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but anyway he'll sense that she's mostly amused. and she does in fact follow-through with this little experiment, for lack of anything better to do. (also, sorry, she probably smells strongly of hair perm solution.) ]
If anything goes terribly wrong... I'm sure it can be fixed.
[ not inspiring confidence, but it's true, remover exists. shop lunch break is only an hour.
she's gonna begin with his left hand! she makes the rookie mistake of globbing on way too much polish on the first nail. ]
Oops! [ she wipes it off and starts fresh again. ]
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he does, in fact, wrinkle his nose at the smell but it's fine. he's watching her go and lets his left hand go lax. on the bright side his nails are in decent shape for being a dude he does not pay attention. but he snorts a little at the first mess-up. ]
Never mind, maybe you could be worse. [ teasing. ] Have you ever actually done this before?
[ he is being nice and not assuming all girls know how to do manicures by default. ]
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[ she laughs, not at all embarrassed to admit it. ]
Of course not. I've never seen nail polish before in my life.
[ MAYBE SHE SHOULdA
MENTIONEd THAT FIRST
JUST MAYBE.
but at least her second attempt is a little better, a far thinner coat. she did watch her own nails get done earlier so she at least knows the theory behind them (layers). it's all about APPLICATION! ]
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That makes a little more sense, yeah. [ it leads him into another question though, which is something he's been sort of wondering anyway. ] Where are you even from? Like. What's it like there, I guess.
[ considering her behavior and what he's seen from her he truly has been sitting here going "i don't understand time or geography anymore." ]
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she's studying his nails very closely so she doesn't look up at him, but like, she has no reason to lie about this so she just tells him ]
Japan. Tokugawa shogunate.
[ somewhere in very early 1600's is my best guess, squints at anime fantasy japan ]
You?
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America. Modern-day Oregon. [ he only repeats it that way because of how she said it, fully anticipating her not to know anything. ] Soooo you'll have to forgive me for having no idea what a shogunate really is. That's a little out of my wheelhouse.
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It's just the name of the guy who rules our country.
[ she finishes laying down the first coat on his left hand, and moves to his right. there's a little mark of improvement, but, well. about what you can expect from someone painting nails for the first time. ]
You don't have one of your own? [ what is a president ]
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We do, but it's a different word. Ours is called a president? There's a whole government system where we're from, but it's not like I'm old enough to vote yet. I haven't paid as much attention to it as I probably should.
[ why should he, really? when it doesn't matter yet. there are too many other things to worry about. ]
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I guess there are more pressing matters, yeah.
[ ... ] Like making sure your nails look nice.
[ she swipes on another coat, and immediately has to wipe off a bit of the excess from his cuticle with a q-tip. ]
...Of the places we've been to here, what's been the most surprising to you?
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Oh, yeah, definitely the most important thing on the agenda today. [ he's at least watching her go with little fuss. the iron vicegrip of his emotions seems to slowly be letting up, too, seeing how she'll catch little blips and drifts of calm, intrigue, and curiosity as she works and they talk. ]
The most surprising? Maybe the coliseum. I mean things like that exist where I'm from, but I've never seen one like it in person. Same with that tower. I've only seen pictures. But you're probably another one who isn't used to most of this, huh?
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[ meanwhile she's the same steady calm. sometimes, something floats to the surface, like amusement, but they're all normal reactions expected of an easy conversation. there's genuine interest too, albeit subdued.
she hums, and nods. ]
So they're recognizable to you, but not something you've actually been to.
...Right. To me, the bowling alley is really just as wild as the museum. [ she doesn't have anything against bowling, she just can't get over how silly it is as a concept. ]
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If it makes you feel better, bowling alleys are kind of a relic where I'm from. Like. They exist, but I don't know anybody who actually goes for fun. [ regardless. ] I'm still kind of hoping for something like a movie theater though. Just to pass time.
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[ there's no deep suspicion in her voice, she's just tossing an idea out into the open for the sake of it. and also, noted not to bring up past murder-related locations. (or at least that is what she assumes is bothering him.) ]
Movie theater... that's with the moving pictures, right?
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Anyway it's possible this place is fake and that the stuff around us is fake, but considering the alternative is having nothing at all and just wandering...I'll take it. But yes, that's a theater. They're really common where I'm from, so it's always buildings with a ton of screens but they're still showing the same movie on like four of those screens. Maybe we'd get lucky with a variety here.