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Who: Nageki and You
Where: Hotsprings inn entrance
When: May 1 - May 3
Rating: PG (Hatoful virus discussion; probably should have done this earlier)
Summary: There is a large mourning dove staring at passerby.
The Story:

At some point, it seemed that the mansion had turned into a hotsprings inn. His friends certainly would have enjoyed time here. No doubt Nageki would as well, if only he knew what he was supposed to do. If he had ever seen such a place before, he certainly didn't remember it and he didn't know who he could ask. In the end, he chose to settle in a corner for a little bit and watch others as they went about their business. Just until he thought of what he wanted to do.

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"A lot of birds carry a strain of avian influenza that's lethal to humans," Nageki explained. And, as far as he knew, nobirdie had ever come up with a way to cure it. The birds doing research probably didn't care about that very much. "Although a small section of the human population is immune."

"Oh..." Kaneki's just old enough to remember concerns about avian flu being in the news when he was younger, though he'd never had to worry all that much about it. "Was there ever a time when humans lived along with birds?"

He wants to ask where sentient birds even came from, but that seems...not quite rude as much as insensitive.

"For a short period of time, perhaps." Before the war and the virus ravaged the human population. Birds must have picked up human culture from somewhere.

"There might be one in the future. A human is attending St. Pigeonation's Institute and she's been fine."

Kaneki might remember that Nageki had attempted to write to a human over the network when he first arrived.

Kaneki does remember that, though he can't remember the name Nageki had mentioned.

"Was that the person you tried contacting when you got here?"

"Yes. Miss Tosaka is a friend of mine."

He'd been trying not to think about Hiyoko or how she was doing, but now that she's the object of the conversation it's hard not to. Hopefully, she and the rest of the school made it back to Earth.

Kaneki is quiet for a moment, considering that, and the sound of the water is the only noise.

"It seems like it would be lonely for her. But with friends there, it's probably not so bad."

He doesn't mean to trivialize Nageki's friendship with her, or the friendship of birds, as opposed to humans, in general. He speaks more from his own experience having to live with both humans and ghouls when he's not properly either one.

Lonely? Maybe it was, although Hiyoko had always been so cheerful whenever she came to talk with him. She'd never expressed any desire to meet other humans to him or talked about anybirdie from outside the school. He knows so little about her, really.

"She always seems happy to me." Without being able to ask Hiyoko, that's all Nageki can say.

"Then I'm probably wrong."

Kaneki offers a smile, hoping he didn't make Nageki uneasy. He decides to shift the topic away from that.

"What is your school like, Nageki-kun?"

"It isn't all that different from what human schools used to be like. I think they could add more books to the library, though. I've finished the fiction section already."

Which isn't actually as bad as it might sound.

Edited (grammer) 2015-05-28 12:56 (UTC)

It sounds exactly like something Kaneki might have said in high school.

"What do you think of the library here? It's pretty impressive, right?"

"It is. And I like being able to read the books that are written in other languages."

The version of Les Miserables that Sakuya had given him was first book Nageki read in Wonderland.

Kaneki nods, enthusiastic. "It really makes the selection expansive, doesn't it? But I wonder about the translation sometimes. I mean, at home, translators always have the problem of whether to stay true to the original text or to try to make the text relatable in a different social setting. I wonder which one Wonderland tries to do..."

"I wonder." Nageki hadn't thought of that until Kaneki brought it up, but it is an interesting point. "If we looked at a copy of a book that Wonderland translated and compared it one that someone else translated, we might be able to figure it out."

"That shouldn't be too hard to do. Or we could even find someone who spoke the language the book was written in originally and compare what they read to what we read in the translated version."

"Do you know which way spoken words are translated?" Otherwise, the comparison might not be useful.

"...No." Hrm. Nageki's idea is looking like the more viable one.

He shifts in the water, thinking he probably shouldn't stay in the water too much longer. He's starting to feel pretty warm.

"We should try it sometime, though." You know, when the library is actually available.

Nageki nods. He wants to know the answer, too.

"I'm usually in the library." Whenever the mansion isn't changing forms or messing with memories anyway.

Kaneki blinks, curious. "Are you living in there?"

"No." Although he is spending more time there than he is in his own room. Five years of actually living in a library created habits that are a bit difficult to break.

Kaneki supposes it wouldn't be a big deal if he did live in the library, but a room would probably be more comfortable. Though door knobs might be difficult....

"I have to admit I've spent the night in their before when I've gotten lost. It's only happened a couple times though."

"How did you find your way out?"

At least Nageki doesn't have to worry about getting lost in there. He could probably just fly up to the ceiling and exit through the nearest window.

"I wandered until I got to the exit. I think if it were anywhere but the library, it might have been frightening, but if I have to be lost somewhere, it might as well be where there are a lot of books."

"I suppose." He would mostly wish that he could be lost with his friends, if he did get lost. But having books around would be pretty nice as well. "Too bad you can't often choose where you get lost."

"True." Kaneki shifts again in the water, then gets up. "I think I'm at my limit, Nageki-kun. Are you going to stay longer?"

"I think so. Thank you," Nageki says sincerely.

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