[It's been a really, really long time since she could just sit down and read a book. But if they're going to be spending any prolonged amount of time here (which it seems like they might, since they've all been given bedrooms?), maybe she'll have time to do that before she sleeps.
Anyway, she sips at some more of her tea. This really does help with her throat... she'll have to drink more of it during the week so she'll be able to yell at people during trials.]
[YONA, NO. He's going to have to get a child leash. No amount of silence really bothers him, so he lets her have some for a while as the two of them sip on the tea.
He has to sip his a little lighter than usual, or he'd just be finished in, like, two drinks.]
May I ask to hear about where you're from, Miss Yona?
[Blanca is not going to know a moment's peace now that he knows Yona. (Not that I'd believe he's ever known a moment's peace, given what you said about his canon.)]
Oh... of course. I'm from Kouka. [She looks up at him over the rim of her cup.] Since I didn't recognize the names you said earlier, you... probably haven't heard of it, right? It seems like there are a lot of us that are from very different places.
[It's fine? Maybe he deserves it? He's had experience not knowing peace.]
Mm. You're right, I haven't heard of it, but that's alright. You aren't wrong that others seem to also be from strange places. But your style of dress is vaguely familiar.
Perhaps those of us here aren't as different as we think at first.
[He smiles a bit into his cup, arms rested on his legs.]
That depends where you are, I think. I was in New York, returning to the Bahamas where I had retired. New York is a large city on the coast with tall, metal buildings all around. Cars, buses, subways.
[He says "Cars, buses, subways" like it's supposed to make sense. Metal buildings... okay, weird, but maybe people just want to live in gold palaces. But she has no idea what those three words are supposed to mean.]
[It's fine. It helps him understand that Yona is, in fact, from a different "time," much like Ange seemed to be.]
Ah, sorry. They are means of transportation. Like carriages, but without horses. They have ways of being powered without being pulled. A bus is for many people, like a few carriages put together. A subway is underground. It's also for many people.
It does, but it's a bit more dangerous than traveling by horse and carriage. Not that you can't be injured on a horse either.
[He laughs a bit, and then shakes his head.]
New York is full of people from many different cultures. It makes New York very lively, but... there can also be a lot of fighting. I wasn't born in New York, though.
It's nice. The country is large. The weather is mild, but the winters are very chilly. There's mountains on the east, a large lake on the west. It's one of the divides between two larger territories.
I see... it sounds nice, though. I've been to the mountains in Kouka, and the sunrises are beautiful from the peaks. I bet it's beautiful in Kazakhstan, too.
His expression softens in a knowing way, and he clears his throat quietly.] My apologies. [This is fine. (He wanted to know why they weren't mentioned, but now he is sad, nevermind.)]
I believe I should allow you to tell me about yourself as you choose.
[The more she's learning about the others here, the more she's thinking it... might be okay to talk about herself. But also... maybe not? For all she knows, someone who she hasn't met yet is also from Kouka.
Better safe than sorry.]
I've just gotten used to not talking about it... is all.
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[Clearly, she did not know that.]
Do you prefer it hot or iced, then?
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Probably hot tea. It goes well with a good book. But I would say you should try iced tea at least once, Miss Yona.
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[For now, though... hot tea is nice. She takes another sip of it.]
What sorts of books do you like to read?
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[He uses the opportunity of drinking to try to think of his answer.]
Classics. Well, classics for me. I don't suppose you know... Hemingway? Faulkner? Fitzgerald?
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[Yona thinks about it for a few seconds, but then shakes her head.]
I've never heard of any of those before.
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[Dismissively, he waves his free hand.]
If I find a good classic here, I will lend it to you.
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[It's been a really, really long time since she could just sit down and read a book. But if they're going to be spending any prolonged amount of time here (which it seems like they might, since they've all been given bedrooms?), maybe she'll have time to do that before she sleeps.
Anyway, she sips at some more of her tea. This really does help with her throat... she'll have to drink more of it during the week
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He has to sip his a little lighter than usual, or he'd just be finished in, like, two drinks.]
May I ask to hear about where you're from, Miss Yona?
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Oh... of course. I'm from Kouka. [She looks up at him over the rim of her cup.] Since I didn't recognize the names you said earlier, you... probably haven't heard of it, right? It seems like there are a lot of us that are from very different places.
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Mm. You're right, I haven't heard of it, but that's alright. You aren't wrong that others seem to also be from strange places. But your style of dress is vaguely familiar.
Perhaps those of us here aren't as different as we think at first.
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[She looks down at her clothing, then up at him. Hmm.]
What is the place you're from like?
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[He smiles a bit into his cup, arms rested on his legs.]
That depends where you are, I think. I was in New York, returning to the Bahamas where I had retired. New York is a large city on the coast with tall, metal buildings all around. Cars, buses, subways.
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Sorry, but what are cars, buses, and subways?
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Ah, sorry. They are means of transportation. Like carriages, but without horses. They have ways of being powered without being pulled. A bus is for many people, like a few carriages put together. A subway is underground. It's also for many people.
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[Huh! You learn something new every day. Yona looks impressed.]
That must make traveling much more convenient for people where you come from.
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[He laughs a bit, and then shakes his head.]
New York is full of people from many different cultures. It makes New York very lively, but... there can also be a lot of fighting. I wasn't born in New York, though.
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[Horseback riding injuries are nothing to sneeze at! So car injuries must be pretty bad, she thinks. Yikes.]
...where were you born, then?
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[He waves a hand dismissively. TRY NOT TO WORRY ABOUT THE HIGH RATE OF CAR DEATHS, YONA.]
I'm from a country called Kazakhstan.
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Kazakhstan...? What is it like there?
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It's nice. The country is large. The weather is mild, but the winters are very chilly. There's mountains on the east, a large lake on the west. It's one of the divides between two larger territories.
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[He smiles.]
What about your family? Are they there?
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Anyway, Yona goes silent again.]
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His expression softens in a knowing way, and he clears his throat quietly.] My apologies. [This is fine. (He wanted to know why they weren't mentioned, but now he is sad, nevermind.)]
I believe I should allow you to tell me about yourself as you choose.
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[The more she's learning about the others here, the more she's thinking it... might be okay to talk about herself. But also... maybe not? For all she knows, someone who she hasn't met yet is also from Kouka.
Better safe than sorry.]
I've just gotten used to not talking about it... is all.
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