5th Rainy Day [Written, filtered to anyone attending school/Action/Voice]

[the_tv_is_a_lie]

[It's been a busy few weeks for him--and considering that he's signed himself up for class recently, it's no surprise that he hasn't come out of his room every time he came back. Not that there was a lot of homework for him to be done, but he did have a habit of clearing out what needed doing when it was given to him instead of putting it off, like a certain partner of his would if he heard there was school here.

A year in Inaba did him a lot of good, that's for sure--it gave him practice on how to handle his time well enough to fit his friends in, and make room for himself. It also gave him ideas for what to do with his time here.

So when he gets up this morning, he sets up a filtered message for the lowerclassmen, because they'll surely be needing what he's putting up on offer in spite of the cold weather.]

If anyone needs help with a subject, I can come tutor you when I'm done at Seventh Heaven. Just let me know where you are.

[With that done, he goes off to deal with his business. Whoever's interested in bugging him can find him at the school during break time, decked out in, on top of his usual uniform, a purple scarf and jacket that...just screams 'weird taste' to whoever gets a good look. If that isn't suitable for them, they could also find him at Seventh Heaven still wearing said getup, or on his way home, trying to get back before the weather gets too bad.

Or they could just come bother him on the post he makes on the Journal network when he's back in his community building, that works too.]

I'd like to extend a welcome to the New Feathers that came in recently. My name is Seta Souji, and I'm willing to answer any questions you might have.

I also have a question for everyone--what do you do when it's too cold to head outside?

Comments

[contaeoro]

If there are any folks to talk to inside, that's always been a choice for me. A game of cards, perhaps, or even a book if I've got one one hand and no one's around.

[the_tv_is_a_lie]

Card games, huh? [Sounds like another pastime he could get into if he could figure it out...]

What kind, if you don't mind me asking?

[contaeoro]

Any that can be played with the number of people there, really. Sometimes we play poker, sometimes it's as simple as trying to make a card castle -- although that's actually more challenging than poker, to be honest.

[the_tv_is_a_lie]

I can imagine. [Something as thin as a card would be really easy to blow over...he can at least assume that much.]

What's poker like? [It might be good for helping people relax, and all that...]

[contaeoro]

Have you ever played it?

... Personally, I play poker for fun, but folks where I come from will take it very seriously. I've heard reports about a friend who's had to break one or two arms whenever he caught people cheating at his casino.

[the_tv_is_a_lie]

No. I didn't have a deck of cards to work with. [Before I left, he doesn't add.

...Wait, really? That happened?] ...That's a scary thought.

[contaeoro]

[There's laughter on this end.] That does sound a little daunting, doesn't it?

[the_tv_is_a_lie]

Mm. Maybe I'm exaggerating, but that kind of reaction speaks volumes on its own.

It's not like it's their life's work, or anything.

[contaeoro]

What, gambling?

You'd be surprised.

[the_tv_is_a_lie]

...There are people like that, aren't there?

[The way he says that, it's easy to tell that for those people, gambling is their life's work...]

[contaeoro]

You've never met any?

Aah, well, I guess that's possible if you're from a different time and place, huh? Where I'm from there're plenty of folks desperate enough to take the risk, or folks who're wealthy enough to gamble without it hurtin' them.

[the_tv_is_a_lie]

No. Oji-san would probably have my head if he caught me mingling with them.

[Living with a cop makes you set standards on who you talk to real quick.]

Though I suppose that's another way to put it, too...my home isn't exactly big, nor is it an attraction for the betting sort.

[contaeoro]

Hahaha. An honest man, I take it? [It seems like he understood what "oji-san" meant, or maybe he took it as a name.]

Where're you from?

Hurk, wound up letting this sit for too long.

[the_tv_is_a_lie]

Mm. [As honest as he can get. ...Though he's curious about which interpretation this person is taking it as...]

Are you familiar with a place named Inaba?

it's all good!

[contaeoro]

I'm afraid not. I assume it's somewhere in Japan, though.

[the_tv_is_a_lie]

Mm. There isn't much to do there...and it's pretty old fashioned.

[Even so, when a rural town is much closer to the heart than your actual home...]

[contaeoro]

Sometimes a little old fashioned is good though, don't you think? The world's a rapidly changing place... I bet your place would be different from mine, if we're from similar places but different years, yeah?