rakuen | [Open/Tuesday]

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[Open/Tuesday]

Characters: Dahlia and you!
Format: Whichever
This log is: open
Location: Around town
Summary: Dahlia is killing time by exploring Rakuen.

While she was glad she couldn't be found by the authorities here in Rakuen, Dahlia was starting to get tired of the place. There was nothing to do besides go to school and participate in that absurd game. The waitressing job she'd gotten would only let her work on Saturday, which was fine by her, although it meant there was no possibility of earning extra money during the week.

After class on Tuesday, she went out to town to look around and see what there was to do. Perhaps she would run into one of her fellow students...?

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Dave was just out and about. School was rather boring and other then getting a match once in awhile. He was in town...
...
Okay, honestly, the town isn't really all that more interesting.

Dave was just sitting around, staring down at his PDA screen, bored out of his mind. Maybe things would be more interesting if he tried to make friends with the other people, but he wasn't fairly interested in anyone that wasn't John, Jade, or Sis (he just happens to constantly forget John and Jade's names on a daily basis). He noticed Dahlia, and knew who she was, but didn't show it. If the girl wanted to talk to him, she would. Otherwise, he wasn't going to really make a big deal out of it.

Dahlia noticed Dave as she walked down the sidewalk. She'd have to socialize with her classmates and act nice to them if she wanted to be able to get them to do what she wanted, wouldn't she...? So she smiled at him and nodded, stopping as she drew near. "Good afternoon."

He looked up from his PDA. Guess she wanted to talk to him. Well, sure, why not. He waved back in greeting since he had no other way to vocalize a greeting. Dave kept his PDA out just in case she asked or said something that couldn't be answered by a shake of his head or a nod.

Well, he seemed rude. (She'd never bothered trying to talk to him before.) "How are you doing today?"

...Hmm. He just gives a thumb ups to her to indicate he was good. He then pointed at her curiously. It would be polite to ask back at the very least. Hopefully she understood what he was implying.

Dahlia frowned. No, she didn't understand. "...would you please not point at me...?"

Oh god damn it. He started typing into his PDA and held it up to her.

i was pointing at you
to ask how you were
since you asked how i was
made sense to me at the time

She leaned forward and squinted at the PDA. Ugh, why did people have to type in weird colors?

"O-oh... I'm sorry, I didn't realize you couldn't... I mean..." She straightened up and looked down at the ground, looking ashamed of herself. "I'm doing quite well myself, thank you."

If she asks nicely, he could just default to shitty black courier. He's a chill guy, usually. Dave waves his hand dismissively to show he didn't mind. He isn't expecting people to be prepared to meet someone who's mute.

He nods though.

kinda boring

She nodded back. "A little... But I suppose it's not all that bad, right?"

He thought about it for a minute. No shitty session where everyone keeps dying and coming back that you don't even know whether to be upset when they die. No meteors destroying the world.

Yeah, it wasn't so bad.

i guess youre right

She nodded, and smiled again. "So I suppose the word I would use is... peaceful. Well, if it weren't for Exaclan, that is."

Honestly, he found the Exaclan stuff pretty civil. It was like fighting without the fighting. Kind of. He considered the thing more like a sport.

i dont mind the exaclan shit
people here are surprisingly not out to try and kill you
well
i cant say that about everyone

Dahlia fidgeted. "I suppose that's true... I-I just don't like how people are being treated like objects, that's all."

i dont either
but people
arent doing that
yet
or at least as far as ive seen

And if they were, he'd probably be annoyed of anyone taking advantage of the system. That shit was messed up.

Shion had been walking round town as well, he didn't mind going to school even though he struggled a bit because the subjects were mostly things he had not learnt before.

He saw the girl, who he had seen around the campus. "Hello," he smiled at her as he approached.

When the boy greeted her, she turned and smiled. She'd seen him around, but didn't know who he was. Still, might as well be cordial. "Good afternoon."

Shion smiled, he recognised her, but had never spoken to her before. "How are you?" He asked politely.

"Quite well, and yourself?" Did he want something? She didn't let her irritation show on her face, but he seemed kind of boring. (Don't take it personally, Shion. Dahlia is a bad person.)

Shion nodded, "I am well, except from being here of course..." He looked around again wondering if there was anything they could do to get out of here, but he would not want to leave without taking everyone, and he was not sure they could manage that level of organisation, never mind secrecy.

Dahlia's smile softened a bit, as if in understanding. "Yes, there's always that... But I've found that I don't particularly mind being here all that much, to be honest."

Shion blinked but then nodded slowly, "I guess... we are alive, we have food and somewhere to sleep and it is not freezing, it could be worse," he thought of those in the West Town who often froze to death just for want of a place out of the cold, who would fight over the tiniest piece of bread.

Wow, what a pessimist. But Dahlia kept smiling. "Exactly! I do so wish we didn't have to fight one another, but... I don't mind this city, aside from that."

Shion nodded, "They should not make us fight though, or treat some people like they are better than others, even if it swaps around it is wrong." He smiled though, because she seemed friendly.

"I agree completely." Actually, the only reason she disliked it was because she wasn't one for fighting, herself. "Perhaps there might be some way around it, though..."

"Maybe, hopefully we can find a way to keep everybody safe," because there were always multiple options. "Or to make them understand that everyone should be treated equally."

"That's right! I really hope that we can do that somehow."

"Me too." Shion smiled back, "I am Shion!"

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