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compnetwork2013-01-30 11:34 pm
all_wound_up) wrote in compnetwork2013-01-30 11:34 pm
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Oh! Um...! If you're still recovering, it's not that important...
This may not be the best time to bring something like this up, but were you still looking for a job?
Um...
[...]
...Is it okay if I come and visit you in person? There's something I wanted to talk to you about.
[...]
...Is it okay if I come and visit you in person? There's something I wanted to talk to you about.
Well... yes, but there's something else too.
[Her eyes move nervously back and forth for a moment.]
I'll explain when I get there!
[Her eyes move nervously back and forth for a moment.]
I'll explain when I get there!
[Nano hurries straight over. She needs to get this out before she completely loses her nerve. Once she reaches Atsuro's room, she slowly peeks her head inside.]
...Hello? Atsuro-san?
...Hello? Atsuro-san?
Hey! Come on in.
[Atsuro has just been released from the hospital, but he's not totally recovered yet. He's sitting with his legs over the side of his bed, but he doesn't get up...]
You can... sit over there. Move all that stuff out of the way.
[He points to a chair currently occupied by a bunch of computer parts.]
[Atsuro has just been released from the hospital, but he's not totally recovered yet. He's sitting with his legs over the side of his bed, but he doesn't get up...]
You can... sit over there. Move all that stuff out of the way.
[He points to a chair currently occupied by a bunch of computer parts.]
It looks like you've been keeping busy, at least.
[Nano smiles a little as she gets a glimpse of the pile of parts, carefully piling them up in the corner and pulling the seat closer to the bed.]
[Nano smiles a little as she gets a glimpse of the pile of parts, carefully piling them up in the corner and pulling the seat closer to the bed.]
W-well...
[She blinks once or twice before looking away, eyes casting about the room to find anything to focus on except Atsuro himself. Looking right into his face is just making her too nervous. Eventually, she settles on folding her hands in her lap and staring down at those.]
There's something I wanted to tell you. About me. I-it's the first time I've told anyone myself without them finding out some other way.
[She blinks once or twice before looking away, eyes casting about the room to find anything to focus on except Atsuro himself. Looking right into his face is just making her too nervous. Eventually, she settles on folding her hands in her lap and staring down at those.]
There's something I wanted to tell you. About me. I-it's the first time I've told anyone myself without them finding out some other way.
Huh...?
[For all his genre-savviness, Atsuro is caught slightly off-guard and blinks for a few moments.]
Something about you?
...Oh, it must be that you're a world-champion cosplay celebrity, right?
[Lightheartedness usually eased some of the tension from this kind of thing.]
[For all his genre-savviness, Atsuro is caught slightly off-guard and blinks for a few moments.]
Something about you?
...Oh, it must be that you're a world-champion cosplay celebrity, right?
[Lightheartedness usually eased some of the tension from this kind of thing.]
[Nano laughs a little, taking the joke entirely at face value. She definitely appreciates his attempts to keep the mood light, since this is something pretty serious she's about to say.]
Actually, no... I know I told you that before, but...
[And then she frowns, pausing for a moment to shake her head.]
...um, that wasn't really true. This key isn't part of a cosplay outfit at all.
Actually, no... I know I told you that before, but...
[And then she frowns, pausing for a moment to shake her head.]
...um, that wasn't really true. This key isn't part of a cosplay outfit at all.
[Nano nods slowly.]
Yes, that's right. But she's not a cosplayer either. She's an inventor.
[Okay, almost there. Deep breaths.]
And I'm... one of her inventions.
[She very nearly glances away from him again as she makes the admission, but forces herself to keep looking into his eyes.]
Atsuro-san... I'm a robot.
[The nervousness and trepidation is plain on her face. It's the first time she's made this admission entirely of her own volition and without being forced into it by outside circumstances, after all, and she has no idea how he'll react.]
Yes, that's right. But she's not a cosplayer either. She's an inventor.
[Okay, almost there. Deep breaths.]
And I'm... one of her inventions.
[She very nearly glances away from him again as she makes the admission, but forces herself to keep looking into his eyes.]
Atsuro-san... I'm a robot.
[The nervousness and trepidation is plain on her face. It's the first time she's made this admission entirely of her own volition and without being forced into it by outside circumstances, after all, and she has no idea how he'll react.]
There's a grocery store from my hometown that appeared here earlier in the month that's looking for a manager. I don't think they want to let the demons run it by themselves like some of the other places since it's too big. They offered me the job, but I don't know anything about how to run a business.
...
[This is indeed a momentous occasion. Atsuro's attention had been firmly fixed on Nano, of course, and at her words, he gives a slight - a very slight - start of surprise, blinking rapidly for a few moments. His eyes flicker to the side. His head tilts a degree or so. ...He gives himself a sharp nod.]
...Huh.
[...]
......Wow. For real?
[Did his pupils suddenly change shape...]
[This is indeed a momentous occasion. Atsuro's attention had been firmly fixed on Nano, of course, and at her words, he gives a slight - a very slight - start of surprise, blinking rapidly for a few moments. His eyes flicker to the side. His head tilts a degree or so. ...He gives himself a sharp nod.]
...Huh.
[...]
......Wow. For real?
[Did his pupils suddenly change shape...]
[The most momentous. He probably already figured it out himself a while ago, but to Nano, this is one of the most important moments of her stay here in Hinoto-Ri.]
...That's right.
[She gives a small nod to accentuate her point, still looking a bit nervous. He gave a much quieter response than most people who find out about this do.]
You were one of my first friends here, so I thought you deserved to know, and to hear it from me personally.
[Nano glances to the side for a moment, sighing and shaking her head before looking back at him.]
A few other people figured it out on their own or found out accidentally. So before too many other people know, or before I decide to tell anyone else about it, I wanted to tell you first. I hope you'll still support me even though I hid this from you.
...That's right.
[She gives a small nod to accentuate her point, still looking a bit nervous. He gave a much quieter response than most people who find out about this do.]
You were one of my first friends here, so I thought you deserved to know, and to hear it from me personally.
[Nano glances to the side for a moment, sighing and shaking her head before looking back at him.]
A few other people figured it out on their own or found out accidentally. So before too many other people know, or before I decide to tell anyone else about it, I wanted to tell you first. I hope you'll still support me even though I hid this from you.
Ah... [He actually blinks a bit, surprised. Not just from the job offer, but from the 'grocery store from my hometown that appeared here' bit too.]
Well, I do have some experience with that, but not with a retail store. It... is really from your hometown?
Well, I do have some experience with that, but not with a retail store. It... is really from your hometown?
Ahaha, Nano...!
[Atsuro can't help but laugh at the girl's obvious distress and seriousness over the subject, though he stifles it quickly.]
Sorry. It's just... I mean, I kinda thought it was something like that, but I didn't want to ask you straight-out or anything.
This is something you've really been worried about, huh...?
I promise, no one's gonna be upset or mad about this at all. And if they are, the problem's with them, not you.
[Atsuro can't help but laugh at the girl's obvious distress and seriousness over the subject, though he stifles it quickly.]
Sorry. It's just... I mean, I kinda thought it was something like that, but I didn't want to ask you straight-out or anything.
This is something you've really been worried about, huh...?
I promise, no one's gonna be upset or mad about this at all. And if they are, the problem's with them, not you.
Yes, I'm sure of it. All of the store's usual specials are there. Even the shark cake.
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