7rings: sasazuka

[fluffier]

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[dotcom]

[ only time will tell!!

but he'll walk to the podium and... pause, for a moment, as he thinks. and eventually, the scenery around them begins to shift until it becomes a replica of new york city. ]

I guess that looks accurate.

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[ NOISY TALL BUILDINGS AGGRESSIVE DRIVERS

She manages to jerk away in time to keep from being hit by a bus, arms up defensively. ]

Wh-what is this place?

[dotcom]

[ haha yeah it's terrible! ]

I used to live here. I wanted to see how accurate it would be.

[ someone flips them off. ]

Pretty accurate.

[fluffier]

But they're no houses here? Where do people live—?

[ The question cuts off when a delightful smell hits her nose, and suddenly she's wandering off in the crowd, annoying everyone around her. ]

Somethin'smells good!

[dotcom]

Don't be such a tourist.

[ he wanders after her. ]

Anyway, they live in the buildings.

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[ She is a tourist, and she doesn't stop until she finds the thing of legends: a hot stand. ]

It smells so good... I can just take one since it's not real, right?

[dotcom]

I don't know, if it's a real replica then you might end up in a fight that'll be uploaded online.

[ he is not stopping her though. ]

[fluffier]

[ he continues to say things she doesn't understand...

but anyway, ] If it's not really then it won't be satisfyin' anyway. [ a sigh. ] But hey, what's this place called?

[dotcom]

New York City.

[ he looks thoughtful for a second. ]

You're not used to cities like this, right?

[ going by her reaction to it ]

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No... I ain't ever seen so many people.

[ She never thought she'd see a structure that could hold more people than the Grandcypher.

She's eyeing the traffic and buildings with interest, approximately 0.5 seconds from just running off.

She points at a bus going by. ]

How do we get on one of those?

[dotcom]

[ he notes that if this place was real, yuel would 100% die via running into traffic

this is also the most interested he has ever seen someone be of a bus, which is impressive of itself. ]

There's a bus stop right ahead. When it stops, get on.

[ he walks after her and... does not really rush after her because he refuses to run but he will try to keep up. ]

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[ Yuel slows down so that she doesn't lose him, waiting patiently at the bus stop.

It doesn't take long for one to appear, and they board without any fare because I say so. ]

It's... kinda dirty.

[dotcom]

Yeah, it's authentic.

[ HE'S JUST GOING TO MAKE HER HATE NYC BY THE END OF THIS ]

We can probably go to one of the more tourist areas.

[fluffier]

[ Well, even if it's dirty, she's having a great time looking out the window. ]

What kinda stuff do ya have around here?

[dotcom]

A lot, it more depends on what kind of things you like to do. People who visit just like to got o famous places, like museums or specific stores, or they see shows.

[ he just looks yuel over, trying to figure out what this gremlin furry is into ]

[fluffier]

[ It all sounds like exciting to a country bumpkin like her. ]

What kinda shows? Is that the kinda stuff you did at home?

[dotcom]

No, I mostly worked before I moved back to Japan...

[ hmmm. ]

But they're like plays. Some are musicals that involve singing.

[fluffier]

Oh, we have musicals back home. But I bet the ones here are a lot fancier. Let's go see one!

[ Anyway she's going to go tell the driver to take them to "the musical", she's probably get them kicked off. ]

[dotcom]

[ he



has to look away because that was funny and he needs to not laugh. christ.

they get kicked off because it's also funny and while normally sasazuka would be pissed about that, he still thinks "the musical" is the funniest thing he heard all day ]

[fluffier]

[ Yuel is starting to wonder why she even likes him? ]

Ya coulda helped me instead of just laughin'. [ She fixes him with a little glare. ] How're we supposed to get to the show then?

[dotcom]

[ honestly, he wonders that too. ]

We can take the subway.

[ and he proceeds to just walk without explaining what a subway is. ]

[fluffier]

[ Assuming that he's leading the way, she's going to follow after him. ]

So, what kinda work didja do?

[dotcom]

Here? A couple of different things. I actually had a business at some point, but then I moved to a different country. I haven't been in New York for two years.

[ a pause ]

So things might have changed a bit.

[fluffier]

Yer a busy guy, aren't ya? Did yer one friend live here too?

[ She looks around, thoughtful. ]

I wonder if we could find 'er here.

[dotcom]

No, she's in Japan-- the country I moved to. I didn't know her when I lived here.

[ he finds a subway entrance! and goes down the tunnel. they probably pass by some performers as they get to where they can get to the train. ]