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[depthsofdespair]

I want to know more about the worlds that everyone left behind.

Like what countries there are, what they look like, what's different from here. It's such a waste of opportunity not to learn about other worlds, you know? As long as I'm going to be stuck here, I'd like to stretch my imagination and learn something new.

I, for one, just came from Japan. Yokohama City, to be exact. I wouldn't be surprised if more of you are from Yokohama... Oh~ But imagine if we're all from alternate Yokohama Cities. That would be interesting as well.

Anyway~. Tell me about your homes, please. And where are my manners? My name is Lucy Montgomery. A pleasure.

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[depthsofdespair]

Are we really? Can I live to Machida by train, do you think? Maybe it would be fun if we promised to meet somewhere and I could try to find you when we get home.

[restringing]

Mm. You can get there on the JR Yokohama line. At... um, Shin-Yokohama or Higashi-Kanagawa.

[Those are the stops in Yokohama he figures she'd know, anyway. Mafuyu admittedly doesn't go to the Yokohama area much, given that he's usually taking the other train line up to Tokyo for school and band practice and the like, but Yokohama is also a place that holds a lot of special memories for him.]

You'd really want to meet? [...] Um, my band plays live shows in the area! So maybe... you can come to one sometime.

[depthsofdespair]

I would be a fool not to follow up, after we've already gone through the trouble to form a connection here.

What is your band called? I didn't realize you actually played in a group.

[She thought he was one of those boys who carries a guitar to pick up dates.]

[restringing]

[Oh, that's sweet.... Even Mafuyu, expressionless as he may seem, can't help but smile at that.]

"Given." All four of us are here now, so we're going to play a live show sometime. You're invited too.

[Don't mind him swiveling the camera a bit to show a straight-faced guy sitting on the bed with headphones on and his guitar in his lap. He clearly isn't paying attention to anything but music, so Mafuyu sticks his face back in the frame once more, gesturing to him as a form of introduction.]

Uenoyama-kun. [There's no way Mafuyu hasn't mentioned him at least once by this point.]

[depthsofdespair]

Oh, your friends are here?

[And someone has potentially been listening to this embarrassing conversation? Lucy turns a few shades of pink.]

"Given," huh. Is there a reason for that name? [She'd love to come, but she's suddenly too shy to agree right away. Daydreams about meeting in another world are one thing, but real life opportunities? Those are terrifying.]

[restringing]

It was just me for a long time... but they're all finally here. I'm really lucky.

[As always, he's a little too perceptive when it comes to picking up on other people's emotions, and straightens the camera once more.]

It's okay. He can't hear anything. [He hasn't even looked up.] But... mmm. Someone important to me gave me this guitar. "Given."

[depthsofdespair]

I... I knew that. [She means 'thank you.']

That's really sweet. So in a way, the band is kind of like your thanks for the guitar, huh? You must really love music.

[restringing]

I do. And my band.

[This would be so much easier to express through text, where he'd have the luxury of taking ample time to think every word through before responding. But given that it's video, he simply stares wide-eyed at the screen, trying to decide how to best express what he wants to say.]

It's... a gift from someone who I can't ever see again. But because of that... I met Uenoyama-kun, and learned to express myself through music. It's important to me.

[depthsofdespair]

[She can tell that he's trying to express some very important feelings. Giving him some time, warming her smile to be encouraging... Then sighing.]

To be honest, I'm really jealous. I never had anyone important to me and never got any gifts. Everything I have, I had to get for myself. I don't even have any hobbies to be passionate about.

You're really lucky.

[restringing]

[That smile alone sets him somewhat at ease, though his expression doesn't actually change. Jealous... In a way, that's a familiar feeling.]

Mmn... I didn't have a hobby before music. And I always had the same small friend group until I met Uenoyama-kun.

But I think... You shouldn't give up yet. On finding someone important.

[He isn't saying it outright, but they're friends too, aren't they?]

[depthsofdespair]

[You've activated her tsun trap card! Or was the trap activated on Lucy? Because she just thought about Atsushi, about working at that Cafe to be near him, and about the Cafe owners who are teaching her to brew coffee and make tea.

Two hobbies, albeit not to the level of dedication as Mafuyu's guitar, found because of important people.

How disgustingly lovely.]

Well. I won't need anyone's help with a hobby. And when I find out, I'll be sure to show it off to you. As a 'thank you' for the live show invitation.

[restringing]

[Didn't she say like three seconds ago that she doesn't have a hobby--]

Mm. I want to hear about it when you do.

[Tsundere or not, Lucy seems better at expressing her feelings than Mafuyu, so he has faith she'll find both friends and a hobby.]

And I'll introduce you to the other members too.