cupidsammo | marcoh (does not make a polo joke)

Uhhh...

[ She looks around. ]

... I think so. Maybe I took a wrong turn somewhere? But I guess all convenience stores are the same, anyway.

This entire neighbourhood is like that. Easy to take wrong turns.

[ No it's not but by this point he's got a slight idea here. ]

Huh... What neighborhood is this?

...A safe one?

[ What IS this neighbourhood called. It's just The Neighbourhood. ]

[ How... informative! (But it really isn't called anything, huh.) ]

Hahah, aren't most?

There are some out there. The one I grew up in was not so much.

... Oh!

[ uhhhh he's a total stranger pressing any further would definitely be awkward ]

W- well, as long as there's a station nearby, getting back where I need to go won't be so bad!

Uh... yeah, there is a train...

[ But he's not sure if it'll... fix this...? He's not sure how long he can keep up this act. He can't just abandon baby Koharu either though, he's worried. ]

I can walk you there?

[ If it helps she looks exactly the same, just y'know lacking in certain particular features. A wee bit of a color swap. ]

Can you? That would be very helpful! Do you mind waiting until I grab a few things first?

[ PRE-DEATH KOHARU OR SOMETHING idk why I'm assigning cupids dead but I am. ]

Uh. Yeah, sure. I'll be right here.

[ Quietly wondering to himself like are all white-hairs black-hairs at some point in their lives... this is the second time he's seen this. ]

[ DEATH???? ok well. She rushes to grab a couple of snacks and something to drink, comes back up front, and looks around. ]

Wait, where's the cashier?

Oh, there isn't one.

It is free.

... For real?

Yeah.

[ ... ]

We pay in community service.

[ Yeah...! ]

[ I SEE... ]

Oh, well... If it's okay for me to take these, I think I'm ready to go, mister...?

Yeah. Don't worry about it.

...

It's Marcoh.

Marcoh, then.

[ bows!! politely!!! ]

Thank you for helping me!

Yeah. Of course. It is no problem.

[ to da train station we go! but as they walk, Koharu looks around. ]

This... really is different.

That much?

[ He's trying not to make too many leading statements because god forbid... but also trying to keep up SOME form of conversation. ]

I, ah... guess I wasn't paying attention while walking? Ahaha... I- it's okay! I was just on my way back home, anyway.

I guess you can think of it like a funny dream.

[ Takes a page out of Richie's book. ]

A nice one.

It's... starting to feel like one...

Maybe it is one...

It is not bad to sometimes take a break to just dream a little.

[ Take a little nappy... times are rough... ]

I might daydream a little too much...

But I guess that's okay for now.

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