[ It's really no surprise to find a private message from Neo offering help - not when the other has done so much for her already over time. It's very much like her.
It's kind. ]
well that is the problem i am not sure how to show anyone what they look like since i do not have any of those clothes myself and i also can not think of anyone here who wears them i do not know if it is just because i am not very smart but i find it very hard to describe the exact kind of clothing in words
[She had developed a teensy bit of a protective side towards Chizuru, so it really wasn't a surprise was it?]
Describing clothes is kind of a pain in the neck, really. But if we can find a picture of any sort, I know I can make the illusion perfect. It would look like you in the fabric, so they could get the right measurements.
[ Especially now Chizuru has learned that she can trade in some of her blood at jewelers' places for pretty good trades - so she felt confident that she could properly compensate any tailor for their work. ]
but when i tried to describe the clothes to them i got all tongue tied since i was not sure how to explain it i felt really embarrassed
[ Something she's willing to admit to Neopolitan - given that she feels fondly about the other. ]
i know there is a place here with a lot of books and all but i am not sure if they would have pictures of otherworldly clothes at all
Oh, right, in Gaze? Yeah, there's bound to be pictures from a world with that kind of clothing. What you and I can do is go over there and ask them for books on the country. I'm pretty sure that they'll at least have those.
And don't worry about the nerves thing. I can definitely figure something out so we can get you your favorite sort of clothes.
[People should absolutely be able to have their own style. Neo just got to cheat with hers.]
[ There's a slight pause before Chizuru's reply arrives.
Not in her usual way. It's not just Chizuru typing slowly - which she often does, given how unused she is to written communication.
No, her fingers instead hover over the Omni because she's thinking. Because she keeps rereading the other's words over and over, and the thing that strikes her the most is-- ]
you are always so kind to me
[ It's not like she's never told Neo that before. But it's just that Chizuru realises it so often when the other is around her. ]
even though my problem is so simple and relatively selfish you are still being so kind and offering me so many different ways in which you would not mind helping
[ It's almost overwhelming - though in a good way, really. ]
Well, I mean? We're friends, aren't we Chizuru? Friends are supposed to do things like this together, aren't they? I mean that's sort of what I figured out eventually.
I admit? I'm not always sure "How" to be a friend. I'm a lot more used to "fellow criminal" when it comes down to it. But I'm figuring it out slowly.
[She did sort of understand a little bit. Chizuru seemed to be very self conscious all the time. Neo was pretty damned sure that there was a bigger reason in there somewhere, but she also wasn't trying to pry into that. However, she had kind of figured out that she liked having her around, and being a friend of her felt good. It was good to have friends, right?
...]
I think I might need to get more friends one day. Not that I want to be friends with you any less, but just... I need to get better at this.
please do not worry i understand that people should have a lot of friends because having friends is nice and i am glad that you are also figuring that out i want you to be surrounded by a lot of friends and be happy
[ She definitely means that, too. There's not even the tiniest bit of jealousy or worry in it. Neo could have all the friends in the world, and Chizuru thinks - figures - that it wouldn't diminish the way the other cares for her.
It's not like love is a finite resource, after all. ]
if you want maybe i could introduce you sometime to some of my friends they are all very nice people
[ Sure, Chizuru, because introducing them to some random person surely won't be awkward....
She may not have thought about this very hard before offering. ]
Oh, I know that's what you're getting at. I just figure that I should probably start broadening out my horizons a little bit. So that I have more of a support network.
Still. I promise. I'm glad I've got you.
[Oh man, this was getting cheesy. Still, it was good to say.]
[ Well, it's not like Chizuru can say the idea of Neo having a bigger support network is bad. Especially not in this place, where people can often use all the help they can get. Chizuru would be glad for the other to get some more friends. People who care about her, who want to look out for her.. ]
yes please do not worry no matter how many other friends you get i will always be here to support you in whatever way you need
you know you can always send me a message if you need anything at all right i will drop everything to help you right away
right if i can make friends here then i am sure you can too
[ After all, back home Chizuru only had one friend. One and a half, technically speaking. But in this place-- she's gained so many more friends that she's got to assume it's due to this place, or the nature of the people in it, rather than something about Chizuru herself.
And that means it can work for Neo too. ]
if you reach out to people i am sure they will realise just how precious you are just like i already know
It's a little unlike the usual Chizuru, sure. But the confidence she lacks in herself is something she instead puts into her friends big time - as evidenced here. It's like she can't even conceive of the very idea of Neopolitan being unable to make friends when she's so amazing. ]
in fact you should tell me once you make a new friend and then i will tell you that i told you so
You know what? that sounds like a plan Heck, we can have a celebratory ice cream afterwards!
[She would, however, decide perhaps it best not to mention that the next friend she made was Jinx. That one was not the most stable of individuals, hah.]
[ It's okay, Neo. Chizuru is also friends with Jinx.. because she apparently just can't help but keep making friends with these types, huh. ]
i would like that very much
[ It's kind of hard to read Chizuru's levels of enthusiasm from texts when Chizuru's writing is.. not that amazing, but trust me. There's a lot of excitement behind this one. ]
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It's kind. ]
well that is the problem
i am not sure how to show anyone what they look like
since i do not have any of those clothes myself
and i also can not think of anyone here who wears them
i do not know if it is just because i am not very smart but i find it very hard to describe the exact kind of clothing in words
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Describing clothes is kind of a pain in the neck, really.
But if we can find a picture of any sort, I know I can make the illusion perfect.
It would look like you in the fabric, so they could get the right measurements.
Have you tried talking with any tailors in town?
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[ Especially now Chizuru has learned that she can trade in some of her blood at jewelers' places for pretty good trades - so she felt confident that she could properly compensate any tailor for their work. ]
but when i tried to describe the clothes to them i got all tongue tied since i was not sure how to explain it
i felt really embarrassed
[ Something she's willing to admit to Neopolitan - given that she feels fondly about the other. ]
i know there is a place here with a lot of books and all but i am not sure if they would have pictures of otherworldly clothes at all
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Yeah, there's bound to be pictures from a world with that kind of clothing.
What you and I can do is go over there and ask them for books on the country.
I'm pretty sure that they'll at least have those.
And don't worry about the nerves thing.
I can definitely figure something out so we can get you your favorite sort of clothes.
[People should absolutely be able to have their own style. Neo just got to cheat with hers.]
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Not in her usual way. It's not just Chizuru typing slowly - which she often does, given how unused she is to written communication.
No, her fingers instead hover over the Omni because she's thinking. Because she keeps rereading the other's words over and over, and the thing that strikes her the most is-- ]
you are always so kind to me
[ It's not like she's never told Neo that before. But it's just that Chizuru realises it so often when the other is around her. ]
even though my problem is so simple and relatively selfish you are still being so kind
and offering me so many different ways in which you would not mind helping
[ It's almost overwhelming - though in a good way, really. ]
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Well, I mean?
We're friends, aren't we Chizuru?
Friends are supposed to do things like this together, aren't they?
I mean that's sort of what I figured out eventually.
I admit? I'm not always sure "How" to be a friend.
I'm a lot more used to "fellow criminal" when it comes down to it.
But I'm figuring it out slowly.
[She did sort of understand a little bit. Chizuru seemed to be very self conscious all the time. Neo was pretty damned sure that there was a bigger reason in there somewhere, but she also wasn't trying to pry into that. However, she had kind of figured out that she liked having her around, and being a friend of her felt good. It was good to have friends, right?
...]
I think I might need to get more friends one day.
Not that I want to be friends with you any less, but just...
I need to get better at this.
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i understand that people should have a lot of friends
because having friends is nice and i am glad that you are also figuring that out
i want you to be surrounded by a lot of friends and be happy
[ She definitely means that, too. There's not even the tiniest bit of jealousy or worry in it. Neo could have all the friends in the world, and Chizuru thinks - figures - that it wouldn't diminish the way the other cares for her.
It's not like love is a finite resource, after all. ]
if you want maybe i could introduce you sometime to some of my friends
they are all very nice people
[ Sure, Chizuru, because introducing them to some random person surely won't be awkward....
She may not have thought about this very hard before offering. ]
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I just figure that I should probably start broadening out my horizons a little bit.
So that I have more of a support network.
Still. I promise.
I'm glad I've got you.
[Oh man, this was getting cheesy. Still, it was good to say.]
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yes
please do not worry
no matter how many other friends you get i will always be here to support you in whatever way you need
you know you can always send me a message if you need anything at all right
i will drop everything to help you right away
[ Especially if it's urgent.
Things here are often urgent. ]
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I'll definitely try not to abuse the privilege all the same, eheh.
But I'm glad you understand.
Now I just have to get out there more, right?
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if i can make friends here then i am sure you can too
[ After all, back home Chizuru only had one friend. One and a half, technically speaking. But in this place-- she's gained so many more friends that she's got to assume it's due to this place, or the nature of the people in it, rather than something about Chizuru herself.
And that means it can work for Neo too. ]
if you reach out to people i am sure they will realise just how precious you are
just like i already know
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But I do hope you're right about me being able to make friends easily enough.
[She liked to think she was realistic about her prospects when it came to her past.]
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[ .. look at that confidence.
It's a little unlike the usual Chizuru, sure. But the confidence she lacks in herself is something she instead puts into her friends big time - as evidenced here. It's like she can't even conceive of the very idea of Neopolitan being unable to make friends when she's so amazing. ]
in fact you should tell me once you make a new friend
and then i will tell you that i told you so
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Heck, we can have a celebratory ice cream afterwards!
[She would, however, decide perhaps it best not to mention that the next friend she made was Jinx. That one was not the most stable of individuals, hah.]
we can probably wrap this one here! c:
i would like that very much
[ It's kind of hard to read Chizuru's levels of enthusiasm from texts when Chizuru's writing is.. not that amazing, but trust me. There's a lot of excitement behind this one. ]
i will be looking forward to it