[Later that evening, whenever he realizes they are going to need to spend the night, Mob goes to track down his room. It takes him a little bit, but once he's figured it out, he still hesitates outside for a minute, like he's not sure he's supposed to go in there.
[He shuffles in, so, so awkward. He'll try to not take up too much space, but happens to check the bed, and the closet, too see if his phone turned up?
And a white cat comes streaking out of the closet, darting out the open door.]
[ At some point they're both back in their room-- at which point, Dorothy, who looks a little tired, nonetheless clears her throat to get Shigeo to look at her. ]
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week 0; arrival
He tries knocking on the door first, then?]
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A few seconds later, she smirks. ]
Goodness, you're bolder than I expected.
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[Checking his device again! He really thought it was this one!]
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... Rather, if you didn't think someone would be here, why did you knock?
[ Just. It seems like something someone wouldn't bother to do if they thought they'd be alone. ]
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[Because he has anxiety, Dorothy.]
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[ Honey, you're too young for anxiety. ]
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There is?
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[ She dips into a teasing curtsy. ]
Give it a go!
[ And Dorothy just calmly shuts the door in his face. ]
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. . . Is it a mistake? This is yours, though.
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So it appears that we're to be roommates!
[ This poor kid. ]
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[He's turning a little red.]
But you're a lady. Don't you need privacy?
[He has a tone that suggests he sees her as older than she actually is.]
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[ Wow, the steel and sweetness in her voice. ]
I promise I won't be parading about in only a towel or any such thing. It should be fine.
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If you don't mind. Though I could sleep someplace else, if you wanted.
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[ And so, she extends her hand to him. ]
Welcome to the room, Shigeo.
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[He shuffles in, so, so awkward. He'll try to not take up too much space, but happens to check the bed, and the closet, too see if his phone turned up?
And a white cat comes streaking out of the closet, darting out the open door.]
Ah! Your cat! I'm sorry, I'll go find him!
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How did a cat get in there??
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[Something about that white cat looked familiar to him, but it can't be the same cat, so he pushes the thought away.]
Maybe it belongs to the owners?
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[ Why didn't you at least meow, cat-- ]
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Do you think we should try to catch her? She might be hiding.
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[ She's not sure keeping her in here would be a good idea. ]
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[He gives a worried look at the door but it makes sense.]
She probably doesn't want to be trapped in here.
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[ Since he seems pretty worried about this cat. ]
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[She's so nice!]
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Do you like cats?
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[ Look, roomie bonding exercises are important. ]
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Yes, but I like them, too.
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It means that?
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[He thinks about that for a minute, and then nods.]
People who are cruel to animals. . . I don't like that.
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[ It's comforting, honestly. ]
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[Smiling with a small blush, pleased? That she wants him as a roommate?]
Week 0, Saturday
Hey. Doing all right?
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Mm. I was able to talk to Viridian-san. I think I understand it now.
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[ A slow head-tilt. ] In what way?
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[That seemed to have been weighing on him - not being able to make sense of that.]
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[ She can't blame him; she'd been wondering that herself. ]
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[That's not exactly what he meant; not motives, exactly.]
But he doesn't trust others, or understand their feelings.
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[ And she frowns down at her hands. ] And he's still so young.
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[So, a year younger than he is.]
To do something like that, I thought he must have lived a very different life from mine.