Discussions and Debates [Completed]

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Character(s): Furude Rika, Alice
Content: The Two decide to eat at the cafe, and discussion begins
Setting: Cafe Ersesat.
Time: Afternoon
Warnings: None



They also seemed to be the easiest place to find. Alice was pleased to lead the girl here, though it panged her that she would no longer have the last companion she traveled with. Of course, in retrospect, Alice supposed it was another thing she would simply have to endure. In any case, this girl needed to be updated on many things.

She got them a seat hear the back of the cafe, scanning the menu. There were many things to talk about, and Alice refused to do that on an empty stomach. She motioned to one of their servers. "I'll have the hot chocolate and a biscuit, please," Alice asked politely. She looked over at her acquaintance. "What will you have?"

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Rika had spent the short walk looking around at everything. She had never seen a place like Paixao before; it was nothing like Hinamizawa. Perhaps it was free from the disease that plagued her hometown? It was definitely far larger; she hoped she wouldn't get herself too lost.

She considered the menu for a moment. Wine would have been nice, but she did not want to look out of place, and so she selected again. "Apple juice~!"

She smiled, and looked up at Alice. "There are lots of people who look the same here."

It was odd. Perhaps Alice knew something about it?

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Such a strange place... Then the money literally grew on trees here. At least getting food and a place to stay would not be difficult. Rika nodded as Alice spoke, taking occasional sips of juice.

"Only you and Ivan," Rika said. "And the guard, but he really didn't tell me much."

So there were many people being dragged away from their own worlds? She was almost relieved; it was not simply a product of her own cycle. That would make things a bit more complicated, then.

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Insane children? Rika was tempted to ask Alice about her home, but decided against it. Hinamizawa wasn't exactly normal, either, and the topic sounded like one Alice did not want to dwell on. It was best to deal with the present, at any rate.

She accepted the leaves, still marveling that this was what passed for money. "Thank you. I've never fought anything, though..."

She had used a butcher's knife once before, but that was on herself. Weapons were not her specialty.

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Rika nodded. No world was perfect, after all; some far less than others. There were few who knew that better than Rika, although her appearance did not reveal this fact.

"Thank you," Rika said, in reference to weapons. "I'd rather not use them... But if I have to..."

She was letting her childlike image fade just a bit in favor of more frank discussion. She was no stranger to violence, at the least. Perhaps that would prove useful here.

And then, a bit of worry that had been constantly eating at her: "Do you think we'll be able to go home eventually?"

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Rika smiled a little, and nodded. She would just have to make her way home however she could--and she would. For now... She tilted her head, thinking.

"I should find somewhere to stay," Rika said finally; it wouldn't do for her to be sleeping on the streets every night, especially with money so readily available.

She finished the rest of her apple juice; she never had been one to take little sips of anything. "Then I could try to learn about weapons."

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"I think I'll look around Paixao a while," Rika said thoughtfully; it always helped to know the lay of the land. "And I should see if my friends are here."

Could she be that lucky? She could only hope. "I can talk to you over the journals, right?"

Alice seemed nice; it would be good to have an ally in this peculiar city.

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Rika nodded and bowed as Alice left the building. It would just be a matter of looking around, then. First matter of business: find a place to sleep, as Alice suggested. She left herself, peering out and around her.

A look at the map revealed plenty of hotels in the area. She could spend the rest of the day looking around, and then stay at the closest one. Stretching, she looked up at the painted dome sky and couldn't help but smile a bit. She was freed from the cycle, and had a new place to explore. It wasn't entirely a bad thing.

She just hoped her friends would show up, too. She began walking.