I've already been doing a lot of distracting myself lately. [England's gaze falls onto the nearby pond, where he can see a fish jumping out of the water. it looks so peaceful, and yet something like that here could attack at any given moment. you just didn't know, and the not-knowing is what drives England crazy about this place.

well, one of the things]

Meeting people, getting a job, practicing in ViViD. Playing the good guest like I'm supposed to be doing while I'm here. It's... difficult, because I would much rather tackle the larger problem, but I also don't know how to go about doing that.

[he finally turns back towards Chibi and the picnic, and picks up some grapes to add to his plate] Back where I came from, I was in... well, I suppose you could call it a position of power. And because I was in that position, I knew everything that was going on in my country. I was privy to any changes that might be happening, or to new ideas my boss might be entertaining. Now, here... [he pokes at the grapes, smiling sadly] I'm just like everyone else. I'm completely helpless.