the_tv_is_a_lie | 2nd Rainy Day // Voice/Action for anyone who wants to come across him

[...So he finally decides, after some quiet time, to head home to Community Building 4, so he can see how much has changed.

...He wasn't pleased at all. No, more like he had a mix of relief and pain. On one hand, Rise had disappeared, and her belongings were gone with her...one of the few people he could trust back home to keep everyone's spirits up, gone. Now he has only Naoto, and even she's an uncertainty at this point... On the other hand, she's where she belongs -- back in Inaba to live the rest of her life. How could he have left them at such a crucial moment...? He had no choice in the matter, but it still hit him hard that he'd wound up getting pried away, forced out of their reach, forced to leave...whichever phrase would fit the situation best. Oh, how was he going to face them when he bore some sort of guilt for abandoning them?

...No, better to avoid that...he doesn't want to become a smoldering wreck at the end of the day. If no one wants to come across him here, he'll be around the village, just trying to get some peace.

Later, he'll open up his journal -- might as well tell whoever knows him that he's 'home'.]

I should have done this sooner, but...no matter. I'm Seta Souji; I wouldn't necessarily call myself 'new' since this isn't the first time I've been here, but...it's a pleasure.

...Have I missed anything important? And if I have any leftover debts, let me know. [Like favors, offers for help, and all that jazz...surely someone he offered to help with would remember, right?]

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[His speech patterns indicated that he may, in fact, be Japanese. Saori was intrigued though, the idea of leaving and coming back. Maybe he could shed some light on things?]

Hello, Souji-kun. My name is Saori, and I am new, completely so. I am curious, you say you left and returned?

Yes, I have. ...My stay wasn't for very long, though, compared to everyone else's time here.

Oh? How long were you here, and how long were you gone?

Three months, at most. Two, at the least.

[So, not that long at all, really. Seems the Malnosso had no use for someone who was so quiet.]

Hmmm. And, did you like it here?

Not really. It's just not what I'm used to.

You prefer home, of course. I'm sure we all would. Where is your home?

It's in Inaba, ma'am. Well...it used to be. I left already. [It's still close to his heart, though, judging by his happy tone.]

Inaba? What prefecture is that in, Souji-kun?

Edited 2012-08-01 06:35 (UTC)

Somewhere in Okayama. Why the question?

I'm curious. I'm from Fukuoka prefecture. Have you heard of Dazaifu?

[She hopes he has...it was a historic capital of southern Japan]

[Ah, something from way back when. It's vague, but he recalls researching on it once out of boredom after he'd taken care of his homework in the summer.] To an extent. The most I've been able to figure out was from books, though.

Its my hometown. I haven't heard of Inaba though. Is it out in the inaka?

(ooc: countryside)

You could say so. It's rural, by today's standards.

Really? What's it like there?

Well, its a small city. Not very busy. But hot, and rainy. Like most of Kyushu really. I like it, but I like rain a lot.

So you have a stronger preference for cold weather. [Matter of fact...though not really sure of why she'd bring it up; he supposes it's just her like of the rain, but then, that's being simplistic.]

The rain's nice, but...it doesn't exactly carry pleasant meanings back home.

[Kyushu is actually rather tropical, she prefers the humid weather that rain brings...]

Oh? I know it is an ill-omen in some prefectures, but is it in Okayama? I admit a lack of knowledge about your home.

...It used to be a sign that someone was going to show up on the Midnight Channel. Do you have time for a long story? It kind of needs...elaborating on, and it probably won't make sense without all the details.

Midnight Channel? Yes, I have time.

Desperately curious now, this sounds ominous]

Please, share. You have my full attention.

The Midnight Channel was a phenomenon that was widespread in Inaba when I first got there. Supposedly, if one watched a television that was off at midnight, on a rainy day, they would see their soulmate. It turned out to be something much, much worse.

[Scary thought yet, Saori? Just wait until he does get to the reality behind the Midnight Channel.]

Edited 2012-08-05 06:32 (UTC)

Oh, a television channel? What was so bad about this channel? It sounds mysterious.

Let's start with the basics...one, it was off, so we weren't actually watching anything, at least until something showed up on screen. Two, the first time I looked into the Midnight Channel...I had the unpleasant chance to watch someone die.

Turns out, the 'soulmate' was someone that was going to be killed soon. [He's sure that's going to raise a few 'wtf' flags from her.]

Really now? That...sounds very, very strange. Almost unbelievable by human standards, I suppose.

[It is raising a few eyebrows. For sure]

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