'Not all the time,' she thinks. 'Not in the exact same ways as in Tokyo.'
Nao wouldn't say she's relaxed exactly, but looking out into the night at her land while sitting on the outdoor veranda of her farm house, she can't exactly say her priority right now is just survival. She doesn't want for food, water, shelter, clothing, shoes, or funds. The things and people who might threaten her life, livelihood, and the lives of her friends are local to the world or Dreamers like herself. There are no Shizuoka here; the only people who know anything about the clan and the danger she would pose were she to lose control of herself are the people she's told herself, and she's been careful, selective about who she's told and what she's told them.
She has friends, people she can rely on to some extent and with whom she has personal relationships rather than professional ones. They hang out, do things together, play -- and she hasn't played in so long, not like this. Not ever, not Nao.
Survival is still a priority, but there are other priorities, too. Establishing her farm and entering the market, supplying Basilio and Fidelio's eventual diner, perhaps opening up a few other business ventures; discovering the identity of the mysterious contractor, finding a way for Dreamers to retain their memories of the world and tether themselves to it so they have the option to stay or control their departure is dire. And, of course, there are so many things she wants to do, research, learn, explore. There's people she wants to meet and understand she hasn't even laid eyes on yet!
Is this something like living? It's more than surviving and Laserhawk is right. Her feelings probably would go away were she to hole up somewhere, resume playing "ghost," and -- well, surviving is different here, isn't it?
Still. She adjusts her phone against her ear. Adjust...? ]
What do you mean? Like, explain these things about myself or...?
[ An eyebrow may or may not be raised beneath her fringe. That she's asking him to clarify instead of rebuking the idea should speak volumes. ]
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'Not all the time,' she thinks. 'Not in the exact same ways as in Tokyo.'
Nao wouldn't say she's relaxed exactly, but looking out into the night at her land while sitting on the outdoor veranda of her farm house, she can't exactly say her priority right now is just survival. She doesn't want for food, water, shelter, clothing, shoes, or funds. The things and people who might threaten her life, livelihood, and the lives of her friends are local to the world or Dreamers like herself. There are no Shizuoka here; the only people who know anything about the clan and the danger she would pose were she to lose control of herself are the people she's told herself, and she's been careful, selective about who she's told and what she's told them.
She has friends, people she can rely on to some extent and with whom she has personal relationships rather than professional ones. They hang out, do things together, play -- and she hasn't played in so long, not like this. Not ever, not Nao.
Survival is still a priority, but there are other priorities, too. Establishing her farm and entering the market, supplying Basilio and Fidelio's eventual diner, perhaps opening up a few other business ventures; discovering the identity of the mysterious contractor, finding a way for Dreamers to retain their memories of the world and tether themselves to it so they have the option to stay or control their departure is dire. And, of course, there are so many things she wants to do, research, learn, explore. There's people she wants to meet and understand she hasn't even laid eyes on yet!
Is this something like living? It's more than surviving and Laserhawk is right. Her feelings probably would go away were she to hole up somewhere, resume playing "ghost," and -- well, surviving is different here, isn't it?
Still. She adjusts her phone against her ear. Adjust...? ]
What do you mean? Like, explain these things about myself or...?
[ An eyebrow may or may not be raised beneath her fringe. That she's asking him to clarify instead of rebuking the idea should speak volumes. ]