Thought for food [Open!]

[powertotearer]

Who: Eiji (powertotearer), more adorable robot buddies, and you
When: IC 8/10
Where: In the gardens, along the water
What: Eiji needs to think a bit. And eat. That would be good too.
Rating/Warning: None so far

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Eiji had not enjoyed his last stint in ViViD. Locked in a threatening place, dead people that looked way too familiar, and of course the terrifying moment of being strapped to an operating table for experiments, again.

There was really only so long he could spend in his apartment, moping, especially when most of the appliances weren't working and he really needed to eat.

So, if you were Eiji, you'd go out, find a spot along the water, and start a fire to grill up some fish--fish that he'd had to buy, when he realized he had no idea what species in the water were sentient and/or poisonous. But an impromptu cookout was enough to help clear his mind for a little.

What also helped? Three new candroids--two Battas and one Kujaku, who were happily playing with Eiji's two Takos.

Also, if any of the candroids were celebrating the malfunctioning of the inferior CYbuddy oppressors? Well, Eiji was trying not to notice.

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[wasshi]

Togo didn't even notice Eiji's presence at first. However, as she passed by (appreciating the composition of the gardens), her phone lit up, and launched out a quartet of strange creatures. Without hesitating, the faeries floated off to harass the Kujaku - it's rare that they encounter something else their size that's flight-capable, so a new playmate was enough to make them fly forth without Togo's orders.

[powertotearer]

Well, Kujaku was fairly new to this whole thing, so it was only confused at the faeries. The Takos, on the other hand?

They were ready for confrontation. After all, they'd put up with the tyranny of everyone's actually very nice and generally non-threatening oppressive CYbuddy overlords, and they weren't about to give in to more!

So be careful how you proceed, faeries. Because the candroids were ready to turn this into a mascot turf war, right out of West Side Story.

[wasshi]

Oh, it's on. The Faeries aren't gonna back down from a ridiculous idiot battle, so it's time for--

"Fall in!"

Oops. Instead of starting Mascot War I, they fall back and snap into an orderly row as Togo wheels herself closer. "Sorry about that. Sometimes they get too excited if I'm not paying attention."

[powertotearer]

"Huh? Not again!"

That would be Eiji suddenly realizing what's going on behind him. He scrambles to his feet and grabs one of the Takos out of the air.

"No, I'm sorry. They've been a little too happy that the CYbuddies have been malfunctioning around here. I thought they'd do better with more friends, but I guess not."

[wasshi]

Togo tapped a button on her phone, and all the faeries recalled back into it. "Still, that's quite a collection of allies. Are they some kind of machines?"

[powertotearer]

"Yeah. They're mine from home. They've just been a handful lately."

Now that they promised to play nice, Eiji let them go, and they floated and hopped over to the waterside, to pick on the smaller aquatic aliens.

"I guess yours are magic, maybe?" He didn't have a lot of experience with magic, not enough to know much, but he figured if it wasn't technology, it had to be the other.

[wasshi]

"They're..." Hmm. Actually, what are these things? The Taisha never gave them much in the way of details. Well, they channel the power of the Shinju, so...

"...divine spirits, maybe? The were created by gods, so that sounds right." She sounds kind of uncertain, still.

[powertotearer]

"...Oh." Well, that was something Eiji knew even less about. But it does mean the candroids' behavior was even more embarrassing.

"I'm really sorry about these guys, then."

[wasshi]

Togo waved away the apology. "Don't let that description make you think that the faeries are something you need to honor or respect. Divine power or not, they're still essentially tools."

[powertotearer]

That philosophy sounded very familiar, and Eiji nodded very hesitantly.

"I'm not sure how much I agree with you, but I can understand what you mean."

He looked over at the candroids, who'd now turned it into a game, trying to get a fish to jump higher and higher trying to catch them.

"The candroids might be trouble, but they've been there when I've needed them. It's not quite like having a pet, and it's not quite like having a friend, but they're...they're mine, I guess."

[wasshi]

"It's not exactly the same, but I understand the basic idea, at least." Say what she might about them, the faeries were definitely there for her.

Handshake offer. "I'm Togo."

[powertotearer]

He shook, smiling back. "Hino Eiji. Did you just get here?"

[wasshi]

"More or less." It had been a couple days by now, but she assumed that was what he meant. "For now, I'm focusing on getting a better sense for the feel of the city."

[powertotearer]

He nodded. "It's a little disorienting, I have to admit. But I've only been here a month."

Another thought hit him, and he asked, "Do you have a place to stay? I can help, if you need."

[wasshi]

"Thanks for the offer, but I'm already set for that much. Two of my friends came here with me, and we're sharing a suite." Small favors.

[powertotearer]

"Oh, okay. That's good. And probably better than I can offer, anyway." His apartment wasn't in the nicest part of town, but how else do you get a top floor and great balcony for a decent price?