It's...like I told you before. It's not very predictable. Someone could stay here and have a lot of people they know come and go very quickly...and then someone else might never see someone they know the whole time they're living here.
I'm not really sure if there's anything that decides who comes or who goes...it just happens.
[He goes quiet again as he hears Stilzchen return from his food run, accepting the few berries that were safe for humans with a bit of a sigh and a mumbled, "Thanks, Stilzchen".]
I wonder why it's that way. Magic is hard to control, but...there's always a method to it, you know?
Kaneki-san, would it... Would it be too much to ask you to tell me a story about your friend back home? Or anything, really...
Mm...I don't know much about magic, so I'm probably not the best person to ask.
[He knows some people who would tell him this place isn't magic. It has to have some sort of explanation...they just haven't figured out what that is, yet.
Emil's question causes him to fall silent for a moment as he listens to the rain falling softly on the other end. Instead of answering, he launches right into trying to fulfill his request.]
Well...one time, back home...I was sick for a while. I had to stay home from school for a long time. He called me a lot, but I couldn't really answer him much. I felt bad about it, because I knew he had to be worried...
When I finally came back to school, you know what he said to me?
[Magic and science had always gone hand in hand, for Emil.
He listens, a grateful smile curling while he focused on the words. It was nice, to be able to talk with someone, and nicer still to fall back into this familiar tradition he'd created with Kainé. When he's prompted, his reply may be short but it's already got a little more life in it than before.]
He ran up to me and threw his arms around my shoulders, just before comparing himself to a rabbit. He didn't even give me time to think about what he was talking about before he said, "Kaneki, rabbits can die of loneliness, you know!"
Apparently I'd left him alone for so long that he really didn't know what to do with himself.
[He wonders what his friends would have said, not that school was really a Thing. Nothing so embarrassing as that, that's for sure.]
...Mmn. I think it's really nice, though. If he's how you described him before, he could have done anything, but he was waiting for you all that time anyway.
He really cares about you, sounds like. It's nice.
Mhm. He's been that way ever since we met when we were younger...he just decided he wanted to be my friend, and that was that. We'd been together ever since.
[He sighs, glancing over at his Smeargle- who shares Hide's namesake- sleeping curled by his feet nearby.]
I kind of thought that making friends was hard, but...that's how it was for me, too. I met Nier, Weiss, and Kainé, and it wasn't long before we were all friends. It's hard to imagine being away from them for long.
[He'll have to learn to adapt to that.]
Maybe it's something like fate, that way.
I hope your friend shows up for you. Then you can tell him that you're even, now!
[Though he'd have to make sure to not spring Stilzchen on them. He was still suspicious of the creature at times, but...oof. Hard to think what Nier and Kainé might do if they also thought he was a Shade.]
Yeah! I look forward to it. This thing definitely helps with that. I've already been invited to join a book club. It sounds nice, to be able to do things like that, when we want... And to just be able to talk to others, when you're feeling lonely.
[Kaneki brightens quickly at the mention of the book club; apparently that's something he's familiar with.]
My friend Maka hosts that, if she's the one you talked to. I think she's considering hosting the next meeting at the bookstore I work at...which means I might get to meet you in person, soon.
[Well, he's...looking forward to this strange gathering even more, then. To be honest, he wasn't sure how much their tastes in books would line up with his, given his youth, and been pretty apprehensive.]
It wasn't her, but that's great! I also got a few tips on the kind of pokemon that would make traveling easier, so I hope I can make it.
I hope so, too. Even if you don't think you can make it on your own, Maka has a Pokemon that could Teleport you over without much difficulty. She did that for me for the first meeting we had.
[Mostly because he can't really...fly on anything yet.]
Mhmn! That's the kind of pokemon I'll be looking out for. It seems weird that Stilzchen can't do that -- Shades would materialize all the time from what seemed like thin air. It gave me a terrible headache...
Anyway, I'd feel kind of bad making someone I don't know do something like that. So even if I can't make it to the next one, there will always be more, right? I need time to find a good book, anyway.
Pokemon that can teleport are generally Psychic types. Sableye- like Stilzchen- are Dark types...though I know it's possible for Dark types to learn Psychic type moves as well.
[He's just not sure about Teleport- that might just be a strictly Psychic thing.]
Oh, I'm sure. The club just started recently, so we'll probably have a lot more meetings in the future when more people have joined.
So strange... Magic could do different things back home, but we never really gave it types.
[Emil makes a small, thoughtful noise and let's the rain take over the talking for a few moments.]
I don't...really know. [The talking kind, he thinks to himself and smiles. That wouldn't make much sense to Kaneki, though, and wasn't what the older meant.] In my library back home, it was mostly things like lab reports or meeting summaries from way back when. But I think... Something like a fairy tale, where everyone can live happily ever after. That's the kind of book I'd like...
[Emil's answer isn't too surprising. He seems like the type who would like a story like that, and it just gets Kaneki to smiling more. If there's one thing he really can talk about at length, it's literature.]
Fantasy is a very interesting genre. The possibilities of what you can do are endless, especially in the hands of a good author. I can promise you that there are a lot of books like those, here.
[Especially since the books here tend to lean on the more...family friendly side.]
Mhm. I think I like them because there's a level of suspense in those kinds of stories that you can't find in most...and if it's been written well, you really can't put the book down until you figure out what happens.
[He'll have to try one, he decides. As much as Kaneki said it could be hard to put down, if he found it to be too much, he didn't have to continue it at all!]
Though anything sounds fun compared to more reports, honestly. You'll have to send me a list of the ones you like! Um, if you want.
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I'm not really sure if there's anything that decides who comes or who goes...it just happens.
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[He goes quiet again as he hears Stilzchen return from his food run, accepting the few berries that were safe for humans with a bit of a sigh and a mumbled, "Thanks, Stilzchen".]
I wonder why it's that way. Magic is hard to control, but...there's always a method to it, you know?
Kaneki-san, would it... Would it be too much to ask you to tell me a story about your friend back home? Or anything, really...
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[He knows some people who would tell him this place isn't magic. It has to have some sort of explanation...they just haven't figured out what that is, yet.
Emil's question causes him to fall silent for a moment as he listens to the rain falling softly on the other end. Instead of answering, he launches right into trying to fulfill his request.]
Well...one time, back home...I was sick for a while. I had to stay home from school for a long time. He called me a lot, but I couldn't really answer him much. I felt bad about it, because I knew he had to be worried...
When I finally came back to school, you know what he said to me?
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He listens, a grateful smile curling while he focused on the words. It was nice, to be able to talk with someone, and nicer still to fall back into this familiar tradition he'd created with Kainé. When he's prompted, his reply may be short but it's already got a little more life in it than before.]
What?
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He ran up to me and threw his arms around my shoulders, just before comparing himself to a rabbit. He didn't even give me time to think about what he was talking about before he said, "Kaneki, rabbits can die of loneliness, you know!"
Apparently I'd left him alone for so long that he really didn't know what to do with himself.
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...Mmn. I think it's really nice, though. If he's how you described him before, he could have done anything, but he was waiting for you all that time anyway.
He really cares about you, sounds like. It's nice.
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[He sighs, glancing over at his Smeargle- who shares Hide's namesake- sleeping curled by his feet nearby.]
I owe him a lot, really.
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[He'll have to learn to adapt to that.]
Maybe it's something like fate, that way.
I hope your friend shows up for you. Then you can tell him that you're even, now!
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I guess I could, couldn't I?
Thank you, Emil-san. Maybe both of us will get to see our friends again, soon.
[He pauses for a moment after he says that before continuing.]
I hope you can make more friends here, too. That's one good thing about this place...somehow, it seems easier to do that, here.
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[Though he'd have to make sure to not spring Stilzchen on them. He was still suspicious of the creature at times, but...oof. Hard to think what Nier and Kainé might do if they also thought he was a Shade.]
Yeah! I look forward to it. This thing definitely helps with that. I've already been invited to join a book club. It sounds nice, to be able to do things like that, when we want... And to just be able to talk to others, when you're feeling lonely.
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[Kaneki brightens quickly at the mention of the book club; apparently that's something he's familiar with.]
My friend Maka hosts that, if she's the one you talked to. I think she's considering hosting the next meeting at the bookstore I work at...which means I might get to meet you in person, soon.
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[Well, he's...looking forward to this strange gathering even more, then. To be honest, he wasn't sure how much their tastes in books would line up with his, given his youth, and been pretty apprehensive.]
It wasn't her, but that's great! I also got a few tips on the kind of pokemon that would make traveling easier, so I hope I can make it.
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[Mostly because he can't really...fly on anything yet.]
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Anyway, I'd feel kind of bad making someone I don't know do something like that. So even if I can't make it to the next one, there will always be more, right? I need time to find a good book, anyway.
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[He's just not sure about Teleport- that might just be a strictly Psychic thing.]
Oh, I'm sure. The club just started recently, so we'll probably have a lot more meetings in the future when more people have joined.
What kinds of books do you like?
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[Emil makes a small, thoughtful noise and let's the rain take over the talking for a few moments.]
I don't...really know. [The talking kind, he thinks to himself and smiles. That wouldn't make much sense to Kaneki, though, and wasn't what the older meant.] In my library back home, it was mostly things like lab reports or meeting summaries from way back when. But I think... Something like a fairy tale, where everyone can live happily ever after. That's the kind of book I'd like...
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Fantasy is a very interesting genre. The possibilities of what you can do are endless, especially in the hands of a good author. I can promise you that there are a lot of books like those, here.
[Especially since the books here tend to lean on the more...family friendly side.]
My favorites are horror and mystery, myself.
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[Did people back home even write books like that, anymore? He supposed it was possible... But it all seemed like a luxury they just couldn't afford.]
Really? I don't think I would have guessed that. [As surprised as he sounds, it isn't really in a negative way.] What do you like about them?
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[He'll have to try one, he decides. As much as Kaneki said it could be hard to put down, if he found it to be too much, he didn't have to continue it at all!]
Though anything sounds fun compared to more reports, honestly. You'll have to send me a list of the ones you like! Um, if you want.
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[It's surprising just how many people here at least have some sort of interest in books like he does. It's exciting.]
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[At least it sounds like he's...trying to joke about his situation, this time!]
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Is it still raining?
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...It is. But that's okay, now. Just...made me more lonely, for a while.
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