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copypasta'd, I ain't original enough to make a new one.

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a!

[intonation]

[ guess who isn't watching where he's going either, preoccupied with something on his phone-- but when he looks up the next second, aoba spots onoda right in his path and abruptly swerves around him, turning back to say something only to see him making a beeline for the fire hydrant. ]

Hey--!! Watch out!

[ he'll make an attempt to grab him by the back of his shirt! ]

Re: a!

[uphill]

Ah-! [And Aoba makes it! Onoda falls back, giving a small cry of distress as the map goes flying from his hands. Sorry, Aoba, but if you're not going down with him, Onoda is at least falling on his butt.]

[intonation]

Whoah!

[ whoops, he's caught off balance too from both onoda flying into him and the weight of the bags he's carrying in his other hand. make that a double ungraceful rear landing. maybe he'll cushion the little guy somewhat, at least. either way, when the world reorients itself, aoba's brain is still catching up. ]

Ah... ouch, jeez... that's what I get for trying to help a guy out-- are you okay?

[uphill]

[Onoda is just as dizzied; his tailbone aches a bit, and his glasses are messed up on his face, and is that someone's elbow-?

--HE FELL ON A PERSON!!]

I-I'm sorry! [Onoda is scrambling to get off of whoever this is, ignoring his knees on the concrete as he gives room to whoever this is! His hands go up in front of him, but what should he do? Give him his hand?] I'm so sorry for falling on you! I'm sorry! Can you stand? Are you hurting anywhere? Should I call an ambulance?!

[intonation]

[ waving a hand at onoda, aoba pushes himself upright and blinks, trying to focus. glasses... all he sees are the huge glasses at first, and then his vision clears. ]

It's fine, don't worry about it. What about you? You nearly ran into that fire hydrant there too.

[ he looks like a kid though, so aoba can't honestly be mad at him- plus he probably scared him, grabbing him like that. ]

[uphill]

[Worrying about himself? Onoda holds up a hand and shakes it along with his head.]

Oh no, don't worry about me! [And once he's done shaking, he'll adjust his glasses and give a small smile.] I'm used to falling anyway, but I probably should have been watching the road. I was just trying to figure out where the bike shop was...

[And he ended up getting lost. He's getting carried away.] But- But really, [He presses his hands to the sidewalk and bows again, his forehead nearly touching the concrete,] thank you for saving me!

[intonation]

No, seriously, it's all right- can you get up, this is kind of...

[ embarrassing, he hopes nobody thinks that he pushed this kid over on purpose and now he's trying to shake him down for change or something. unlikely, but--!! aoba gets up slowly, dusting himself off and collecting his bags. ]

I bet you were having trouble, that map's nearly bigger than you. Isn't there something smaller you could use? [ like a gps. this place is so outdated. ] But if you're looking for the bike shop, I think I've passed it a couple times.

[uphill]

Ah, I'm sorry! [He knocked over some of his things too?! Before he gets up, he'll help Aoba collect those bags he dropped--or at least he'll pick up after one of them and offer it to him when he gets to his feet. And he'll get his map too, which now has a footprint on it. He folds it up glumly and pushes it into his back pocket before Aoba's answer comes.

Then he lights up.]

You have?! [It's like he never fell at all.] Thank goodness! I was starting to think it wasn't here at all! And that map was just one I picked up from the welcome party... Are there smaller ones?

[intonation]

[ he smiles at onoda in thanks, shifting the bags so the weight settles in a comfortable balance once again. luckily the fall was minor- he isn't even scraped up, and looking onoda over, he seems okay. talk about bouncing back quickly... ]

It figures. You'd think they'd make them easier to use while you're on the go...

[ this certainly isn't an unusual sight to see in holly heights, and aoba's definitely experienced it himself. ] Anyway, there should be some for sale- you can find just about anything around here, if you look hard enough.

[uphill]

Thank you! I'll go look for one then! [When he figures out where to start looking! Looking hard has just gotten him lost, unfortunately, hahaha....]

And I'll watch where I'm going better too, of course. If you say you've seen a bike shop here then it has to be somewhere! Maybe I'll find it on the way?

[But more importantly, he gives a little bow.] Thank you very much!

[intonation]

Ah, hang on! Let me see that map again, I'll mark out where I think it was for you.

[ otherwise he gets the feeling he'll spend the whole day lost... aoba digs out a pen somewhere from the depths of his bag, and then glances at onoda expectantly. ]

[uphill]

Right! Let me just- [Watch him spin around once while he reaches for the map in his back pocket. He quickly opens it up!

...And that nice, wet, dirty footprint in the middle of it gives way into a nice, big hole.]

My map! [Can Aoba still give him directions on this?] Maybe we're somewhere different on it? Where the footprint doesn't reach?

[intonation]

[ ... ]

Whoah-- talk about bad luck. [ this kid is actually a disaster magnet, isn't he? aoba sighs and runs his hand through his hair, peering at the map. ] Sorry, but it's definitely on the missing bit.

[ what to do, what to do... oh, right. he starts to fiddle with what looks like a watch on his wrist, and then a few seconds later, a projection of more or less the same map pops out from the tiny screen in a projection. ] There we go- okay, so we're here in the shopping gate, right?

[uphill]

[A projection? Onoda's going to be stunned silent for a moment before he's completely in fanboy awe.]

A-A hologram! A real hologram! [He ALMOST reaches out to touch it, but he stops himself before he can.] This is just like Shogun Time! That's right where we are! This is amazing!

[intonation]

Hahaha... [ all awkwardness aside, onoda's reaction is sort of cute. ] Wasn't the Heian era a long time ago? I'm pretty sure they didn't have these back then. But they're common back home.

[ unless he's referring to some kind of show or something. either way, aoba points at the map. ]

It was really close to the Ikea, I think.

[uphill]

Ah- [He's perfectly prepared to explain himself to Aoba before he follows his finger to the map. He leans in super close to get a good picture of it. And because this is just too cool.]

Right! I think I remember where the Ikea is! It's not too far from here. [And he can ask a clerk for directions out of the Gate too

He rocks back onto his heels.] And, I'm sorry, Shogun Time is a TV show... that I know about. [DON'T SAY ANIME.] But how did you get one of these? Do they sell them anywhere? It's incredible!

[intonation]

Shogun Time? So it's like a historical drama? [ it sounds too much like the kind of drama that yoshie-san back home enjoyed-- but he's not sure how a crazy romantic subplot would be included... anyway, is that really what kids today enjoy watching too? ]

Sorry, it came with me from back home, so I don't know if you'll find one here.

[uphill]

S-Sort of! [It's more of a mecha japanimation show but Aoba doesn't need to know that] It's like what it would be like if some modern technology was normal to have back then... [Hopefully he's making some sense?]

But that was from your home? [Pointing to the watch!] You must be from the future! [As if Aoba would recognize that.] Can everyone make holograms come out of their watch then? Do they have flying cars? Or do people fly space ships?

[intonation]

Right. [ okay, not historical but sort of historical. he's pretty sure if he tries to pursue that line of conversation, he'll end up with nothing but a headache or an episode by episode recount of the entire series. better steer away for now. ]

Uh, I guess so? Though it's more like everyone else is from the past. [ except for the people actually from the future. he taps his watch. ] They're called Coils, and yeah, most people have them. No luck on the flying cars though, at least not where I'm from. You really like that type of stuff, huh?

[uphill]

[)8 You don't want to hear all about the Chaos Sword Arc, Aoba??

But, uh, Onoda is being way too obvious, isn't he? He blushes all up his cheeks, carding his fingers through the back of his hair as he toes the ground.]

It's just so new and it hasn't been developed where I'm from! Hearing about the future would be interesting to anyone, wouldn't it? This is the type of thing I only see when I watch TV!

[intonation]

[ maybe he'll watch it if it airs!!

aoba laughs- nothing mean about it, just an open friendliness. he starts to fiddle with the device, pulling up random features like games and call logs. ]

Nah, I know what you mean. My Coil-- that's what they're called- it isn't one of the newer models, but I've had it for a while and it works just fine. They're really convenient, especially back home when you can connect to the network! There's a GPS function, and you can do a lot of stuff with them.

[uphill]

[Onoda just watches all in awe, making sure to keep his hands away despite really wanting to try touching this thing.]

This is amazing... [Said for the umpteenth time.] It's like a high-tech communicator and laptop, even better than a cell phone! [He looks back to Aoba.] You have a network back home too? Is it like the one that the Landlord has here?

[intonation]

Right? I can't remember when exactly they came out with these, but it made life way easier. It cuts down on the gadgets you have to carry around.

[ he furrows his brows slightly, and shakes his head. ] Sort of. It's not the same, it was just the internet, and you couldn't get in touch with everyone living in the district unless you already knew them. If that makes sense.

[uphill]

Ah, so it was like the internet. [He nods. He at least knows what that's about.] It does! But can you talk with everyone here too, with that? Did the Landlord change how your gadget worked too?

[He fishes out his own phone. It's the same one from home, but all of his contacts were deleted and replaced. There are so many people here he's never even met before. He studies it.] If the Landlord can do even that, he seems like kind of a scary person, doesn't he?

[intonation]

Yeah, plain old ordinary internet, not this weird network.

[ with its utter lack of internet but somehow everyone still remains connected to it... could it really be magic? or maybe there is internet connection, hidden behind layers of protection. whoops, back to onoda. ]

It was nearly wiped out when I got here- my contacts were missing, and calls wouldn't go through to back home... but it works for people here.

What's weird about him is why he's doing this.