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[ibuki_theater]

WHO: Ryouta and every unfortunate person on Libra
WHERE: Network
WHEN: 3/19
WHAT: Please welcome your newest idiot with a heart of gold!
WARNINGS: The biggest bi-disaster to have graced this network

mkay so i super dont remember downloading this weird af dating app onto my phone o(><；)oo
pretty sure i saw it download last night actually but i was super busy helping a lost cosplayer home from the roof of my work building
said their coat was at the dry cleaners so i walked them home like you do
(they said they're not a princess but im p sure only an actual princess would say that (￣▽￣)" )
so anyway i didnt see where youre supposed to put a profile up but my biggest beef with this app?
its rude its assuming im a libra
im like 100% sure im an aries tyvm!!! (ㆆ_ㆆ)
oh yeah im ryouta ibuki!
im going to kaisou u rn while also working part time at a 7-11 and a restaurant
nice to meet everyone (≧∇≦)ﾉ

[Five seconds later:]

wait was the sky always like that or did pride come early???
damn you guys celebrate pride harder than DC wtf Σ(っ °Д °;)っ

Comments

[ibuki_theater]

[Ryouta is trying to keep up. This is a bit too much to digest all at once, but damn it he's trying to understand his newest friend!]

So, aether is magic energy. Got it. And you can get what you need from food.

[💧 This next part is... difficult.]

Uhhh... basically, you're saying your human side is balancing everything out so you can live?

[scryption]

[He's trying so hard. And he's not failing?! Because the next thing she says is...]

Yes. Living in this world is strange... but it isn't difficult to survive.

[No, the problem is...]

There are many things I do not understand yet. That is what makes it difficult...

[ibuki_theater]

[Ryouta's doing his damn best....]

Oh, well, that's pretty normal. I mean, I still don't know what I'm doing and there's a lot I still don't understand. You just gotta take your time! You'll figure it out! And you've got people to lean on or ask questions to help you out.

[scryption]

[Awww, Ryouta... She takes his advice to heart as much as she can. She's heard similar from other people, too.]

Even you? I thought you were raised as a normal child.

[What a fucking strange thing to say, Zero!!!]

[ibuki_theater]

[Ah... hm. Well, that's concerning! Probably not something Zero wants to talk about in a first official meeting of friends, though!]

Well, sure, but that doesn't mean I know or understand everything. I'm only 19! I've still got a lot to experience in life, and I don't really know where I'm going yet.

[Surprisingly wise coming from Ryouta.]

[scryption]

[It's true, she'd probably just dodge the question.]

Oh... I see.

[She's not sure what that means for her when she's clearly older than that, but she looks around his age, so maybe it's actually not that different at all???????]

I... also do not know where I'm going. I traveled for a long time before coming to Kaisou. [yes she took him literally]

But I... I want to stay.

[ibuki_theater]

[Ryouta might actually keep in mind that she takes things literally from now on.]

Then stay! Anybody who says you don't belong here can eat dirt. I'm sure Kaisou's a better place with you in it, too!

[scryption]

[an. exceptionally long pause]

Why would they eat dirt?

[ibuki_theater]

[Girl.]

Probably because I'd punch them. And your other friends will help with that, I'm sure!

[Like... actually not inaccurate, really.]

[scryption]

Hmm. [She's not sure why things are violent, but she isn't about to question it. Violence solves problems just fine.] I can defend myself if necessary. There's no need to involve yourself... I have been fighting for my entire life, and I am never unarmed.

I have also recently acquired a scythe.

[GIRL]

[ibuki_theater]

[💧]

We're not trying to commit murder, here, Zero. That's generally considered a bad thing!

[The fact that Ryouta isn't sure she knows this is damning.]

[scryption]

[This pause between messages should worry him.]

I'm well aware. I only aim to kill when my life is in danger.

[Not sure if this makes it better or worse.]

[ibuki_theater]

[This worries him greatly.]

...You know what? I'll take that.

[Baby steps... baby steps.]