Izanagi's Ideal World - Session 2

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[at_heart]

...Do you remember what brought you out of it?

[bondsofsuffering]

...People, I guess?

If you're just going to talk about this kind of thing, can't you ask someone else? I was trying to catch a break on my day off, you know.

[at_heart]

[ Look, it was worth a try. ] [ Headtilt. ]

Your day off from what?

[bondsofsuffering]

Studies? The billions of projects I've got going on?

[at_heart]

[ why would anyone dream about more school who are you people ]

—Right, my bad.

[ Can't completely resist asking: ]

That... pays well, I'm guessing?

[bondsofsuffering]

Hopefully it will, anyway. There's too many hands taking from the shared fund as is...

But enough about business! I just remembered - have you ever been to an amusement park before?

[at_heart]

[ Imagine a dreamworld where you still give yourself financial anxiety. ]

—Well, not that I remember, anyway.

[ Easily. And only slightly watching Izzy's face for any hint of a Reaction. Maybe too subtle, but he feels like this scenario should have them all with their memories fully recovered. ]

[bondsofsuffering]

Want to check one out? I'm trying to decide between that and the night garden.

[at_heart]

[ ...? ]

—Sure.

[ Izzy, this sounds like an Imeeji upgrade. ]

[bondsofsuffering]

Then come back here later and we can catch a ride to the park. I hear they've got an awesome roller coaster!

[at_heart]

I'll do that.

[ Beat. ]

—Izzy. When you say you're trying to decide between that and a night garden, what do you mean?

[bondsofsuffering]

Where I'm going to hang out tonight, obviously. They recently put new lights up at the garden so you can explore it at night too, so I figure I can sleep all day and check out one of those places.

1/

[at_heart]

[ Well. It was worth a shot. And he's probably spent entirely too much time here already, so. Lupine eases up into a standing position. ]

I'll see you then.

[at_heart]

[ But, as he starts to head for the door, he pauses. Gives Izanagi a crooked smile over his shoulder. ]

Hey. Stupid request, but. [ There's a whole nameplate on his door, and. ] —Could you call me by my real name?

[ This whole setup screams 'it's been years', right? So, shouldn't he... ]

[bondsofsuffering]

Ah... sure?

What is it? You never told me.

[at_heart]

[ —Heh. He doesn't know what he expected. Maybe static, or the audio cutting out, the same thing he keeps getting in his own memories. ]

That's kind of sad. How long have we been neighbors?

[bondsofsuffering]

Like half a year now, right? Since it's summer.

[He shrugs.]

Not everyone's attached to their old names. Some people learn them and decide to stick with the name everyone on Production used, so I figured that was why.

[at_heart]

Huh. You'd think we'd all want a clean break from that place, even if we weren't gonna go by our real names anymore.

[ But hand on the doorknob. He's heading out. ]

[bondsofsuffering]

[Bye.]

[at_heart]

[ to the shopping district, then! ]