[A full house is... nice, he thinks. He'd gotten used to the footsteps of the prinnies running about. It's not the same here with so many humans, but it's far preferable than being alone.
He's sitting out in the kitchen with a tin of sardines. But once she walks in he stands to properly introduce himself.]
Yes. I received a letter with directions to this place.
My name is Valvatorez. Did I miss you when we were moving in?
[The thing is, to Valvatorez, there's nothing weird about that at all. After all, Fenrich would definitely follow him no matter where he goes.] It's always good to have close relationships like that. He... You must be talking about Minato.
It's not rude. I wouldn't expect most people to know my name here. I'm from the Netherworld.
[ so there's a little screeeech at that in aigis's mind as her train of thought stops. that's not... really an answer she was expecting, and as odd as this place was he couldn't truly mean literally, right?
right? ]
... Is that somewhere overseas...?
[ aigis no
though she feels like the answer is what she expects--that is, no--she asks anyway. ]
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He's sitting out in the kitchen with a tin of sardines. But once she walks in he stands to properly introduce himself.]
Yes. I received a letter with directions to this place.
My name is Valvatorez. Did I miss you when we were moving in?
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Um... Most likely. [ her smile turns a little more shy at that. ] I wasn't originally assigned here... so I've been in and out, collecting my things.
[ not that she had many things to collect... it was literally just her laptop. ]
I am Aigis. It's nice to meet you, Valvatorez-san.
[ definitely a foreign name to her. or, well, in general--it's a fleeting thought, but she does wonder where he's from. ]
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[He knows a bit about kanji, he knows where that honorific comes from.]
Are you Japanese?
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[ she says, completely straight-faced and matter-of-factly, like this isn't weird to say.
she pauses over the second question a little bit, because. well. technically? yes. but she's not japanese in the traditional sense, so...
ah. ]
And, yes, I am from Japan. What about you? I'm sorry if this is rude to say... but I've never heard a name like yours before.
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It's not rude. I wouldn't expect most people to know my name here. I'm from the Netherworld.
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right? ]
... Is that somewhere overseas...?
[ aigis no
though she feels like the answer is what she expects--that is, no--she asks anyway. ]
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No. I suppose you could consider it underground. Though that's not entirely accurate.
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and, well. the oddity of such a thing might be only on her, given it's just val's normal life they're discussing here. ]
I see...
[ she doesn't see at all.
but at least she'll take a seat at the nearest place she can, showing her obvious interest. ]
Do you mind telling me what it's like there?
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Certainly. What would you like to know?