[Oh my god, is she doubting it? Eddie grins a little.]
Haru, look at me. Why wouldn't it be acceptable? You think I'm gonna go looking for a new roommate when I've got a perfectly good one right here? We're tried and true, aren't we?
Well, yes. But the circumstances were different when I made that offer to you in the city, so I didn't want to be presumptuous in any way! If you'd wanted, you could even live alone.
[ Although he'd said it, hadn't he? That he didn't do too well with that. ]
[She's so easy to fluster. Eddie should not find this as amusing as he does, and yet he continues to gently prod when he can. Sorry, Haru.]
I could. But I don't want to.
[In fact, he really doesn't want to be alone in a strange world, departed from the one familiar face he knows. It's bad enough being dead, not knowing if he should resign himself to never seeing those from his home again, never seeing his uncle one final time. Why would he isolate himself further here?
Not that she gets to hear this more serious thoughts, because he's just smiling.]
So be as presumptuous as you like. You're stuck with me, and you gotta deal with it. Lucky you.
[Oh. Don't bully him back with sincerity. You know he can't make fun of her for that.]
Yeah?
[Something a little more grateful eases into that gremlin smile of his.]
...Well. Me too. To be a little more serious, I don't know what I'd do if you weren't here. Keep on trucking on, I guess, but it'd be a lot harder without someone there as support, you know?
Soooo. Thanks. And yeah, of course I want to be your roommate again.
Yes, yes. [ This is... cute? It's cute? He's acting like an excited child, and Haru smiles, gently giving his back a prod to get him to start walking. She'll lead the way, of course, stopping in front of a... well, it looks to be a house built into a hill? Very charming. The door is round and blue and he's probably going to have to duck to enter it, but hey. Look at that! ]
[She’s going to have to give him a minute. Eddie is far too distracted by all the sights and sounds on the way over, that suddenly being presented with a sight that is weirdly striking and familiar is like… being hit with visual overload.]
No way— [It’s practically a murmur.] You’ve gotta be shitting me.
[ But she just sounds amused and she'll stay quiet, giving him the time he needs to take it in. She'd been pretty stunned the first time she'd seen it herself, after all. ]
[She's going to have to deal with him being stunned for a few moments more, though he does manage to will his feet into moving forward. It's...]
What the hell. It looks... exactly how I thought it would.
[The "house" is nestled right into a hill, and the sight is nigh idyllic. The grass is green, the door is round, the garden in front is rife with gently swaying flowers, and the fence is stout and wooden -- Eddie walks up to it, leans a hand into it to test its strength, and takes a step back when the little wooden gate swings open.
He laughs.
Then turns on a heel to look at Haru, grinning wide.]
You're thinking what I'm thinking, right? It's a freaking hobbit hole.
Do you see what I meant when I said it was better to show you? That was my thought exactly and as soon as I took a closer look, I wanted you to see it.
... Well, I wanted to confirm that you still wished to be roommates, but I would have shown you regardless.
[ It's so whimsical. It's so quaint. It's adorable and Eddie loves Lord of the Rings and she'd had a good time reading the books too. ]
[It's badass, in that perfectly idyllic way. Idyllically badass.]
This would've sold me on being roommates even if, for some reason, I was insane and didn't want to be.
[Okay, but clearly his excitement isn't ebbing until they get a good look inside, and so Eddie steps forward just close enough to reach out and grab her by the wrist, tugging her along with him.]
[ He really is so casual with personal space or lack thereof, isn't he? Haru's a little bemused from suddenly being tugged along, but it's not like he's dragging her like a stubborn kite on a windless day.
And then the adorable, round door is open and they're heading in and Haru takes a moment to glance around with her wrist still encircled by Eddie's fingers. She hadn't looked inside, after all. This is just as new to her.
It's nicer than she expected, though clearly not lived-in. There are several doors, all the same color as the front door, and an adorable-looking living area, a kitchenette further in. ]
[He's too excited to consider the possible breach of personal space, and besides, this is nothing new to Eddie, a teen (okay, an adult) from 1980s America. At the very least, the way he draws her inside--eyes casting about--give off the impression that it's an instinctual gesture.]
This is insane.
[Clearly, he means that in a good way. Off they go into the middle of the living area, well-lit by hanging light fixtures, made warm and cozy by wooden furniture that looks especially flattering in the light filtering in through the front windows.]
I mean, I think this is a huge step up from what we had before, don't you?
[ From what Haru can tell, the light fixtures appear to contain flames, and she's already making a note to herself to make sure to find a ladder if that's how the lighting is meant to work for now. But it really does look... cozy, in here. ]
I would say so. For starters, I don't believe you're going to have to sleep on the couch. And the furniture really looks charming...
[At this, he finally releases his hold on her wrist, loping away into one of the other rooms. He spies a bedroom, and then Eddie can be seen wandering about for sign of another... Which he disappears into, an exclamation echoing from within-]
Well, shit. I mean, not that I minded the couch, but an actual mattress-
No, I think being given the chance to sleep in an actual bed would be preferable for anyone.
[ She calls this over to him, since she too is wandering to check out another room. Wow, this is a lot nicer than she expected? The bar was low, but... ]
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Eddie-san, I know housing isn't... well, as difficult to come by here, but...
[ He's a familiar face and her friend and... ]
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Buuut... You wanna be roomies again?
[Please says yes, otherwise he's just realized this is a real foot-in-mouth moment.]
absolutely not
[ TENTATIVELY. He may have read her mind, but it doesn't mean he's agreeing to it-- ]
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Haru, look at me. Why wouldn't it be acceptable? You think I'm gonna go looking for a new roommate when I've got a perfectly good one right here? We're tried and true, aren't we?
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Well, yes. But the circumstances were different when I made that offer to you in the city, so I didn't want to be presumptuous in any way! If you'd wanted, you could even live alone.
[ Although he'd said it, hadn't he? That he didn't do too well with that. ]
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I could. But I don't want to.
[In fact, he really doesn't want to be alone in a strange world, departed from the one familiar face he knows. It's bad enough being dead, not knowing if he should resign himself to never seeing those from his home again, never seeing his uncle one final time. Why would he isolate himself further here?
Not that she gets to hear this more serious thoughts, because he's just smiling.]
So be as presumptuous as you like. You're stuck with me, and you gotta deal with it. Lucky you.
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But Haru takes a moment to will the fluster down enough to pull back a composed expression. This is fine!! ]
... I do consider myself to be lucky, actually.
[ Quietly. It's sincere, though. Eddie is a trusted friend at this point and if he hadn't been here before, she would have been a lot more stressed. ]
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Yeah?
[Something a little more grateful eases into that gremlin smile of his.]
...Well. Me too. To be a little more serious, I don't know what I'd do if you weren't here. Keep on trucking on, I guess, but it'd be a lot harder without someone there as support, you know?
Soooo. Thanks. And yeah, of course I want to be your roommate again.
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Then... [ her expression softens, lips tugged up into a smile. ]
Shall we go find a home we like? We've got a few options, it seems.
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But he's smiling, too.]
Sure. Did you see anything that caught your eye? Looks like our choices are a lot... less shoebox-y than what were used to back in that other place.
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[ Wow, look at her light up. ]
I saw something that resembled the homes in the Lord of the Rings books-- or what I'd imagine them to be, based on description!
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The way his face lights up-]
You saw what? Wait, what did it look like? Which descriptions?
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[She totally can. He bounces on his heels, now overly eager.]
But you're going to anyway, aren't you? Then come on, let's go, let's go-!
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What do you think?
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No way— [It’s practically a murmur.] You’ve gotta be shitting me.
[EDDIE MUNSON.EXE IS PROCESSING]
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[ But she just sounds amused and she'll stay quiet, giving him the time he needs to take it in. She'd been pretty stunned the first time she'd seen it herself, after all. ]
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What the hell. It looks... exactly how I thought it would.
[The "house" is nestled right into a hill, and the sight is nigh idyllic. The grass is green, the door is round, the garden in front is rife with gently swaying flowers, and the fence is stout and wooden -- Eddie walks up to it, leans a hand into it to test its strength, and takes a step back when the little wooden gate swings open.
He laughs.
Then turns on a heel to look at Haru, grinning wide.]
You're thinking what I'm thinking, right? It's a freaking hobbit hole.
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... Well, I wanted to confirm that you still wished to be roommates, but I would have shown you regardless.
[ It's so whimsical. It's so quaint. It's adorable and Eddie loves Lord of the Rings and she'd had a good time reading the books too. ]
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This would've sold me on being roommates even if, for some reason, I was insane and didn't want to be.
[Okay, but clearly his excitement isn't ebbing until they get a good look inside, and so Eddie steps forward just close enough to reach out and grab her by the wrist, tugging her along with him.]
Come on. We gotta take a look inside.
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[ He really is so casual with personal space or lack thereof, isn't he? Haru's a little bemused from suddenly being tugged along, but it's not like he's dragging her like a stubborn kite on a windless day.
And then the adorable, round door is open and they're heading in and Haru takes a moment to glance around with her wrist still encircled by Eddie's fingers. She hadn't looked inside, after all. This is just as new to her.
It's nicer than she expected, though clearly not lived-in. There are several doors, all the same color as the front door, and an adorable-looking living area, a kitchenette further in. ]
I thought there wouldn't be much, truthfully...
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This is insane.
[Clearly, he means that in a good way. Off they go into the middle of the living area, well-lit by hanging light fixtures, made warm and cozy by wooden furniture that looks especially flattering in the light filtering in through the front windows.]
I mean, I think this is a huge step up from what we had before, don't you?
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I would say so. For starters, I don't believe you're going to have to sleep on the couch. And the furniture really looks charming...
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[At this, he finally releases his hold on her wrist, loping away into one of the other rooms. He spies a bedroom, and then Eddie can be seen wandering about for sign of another... Which he disappears into, an exclamation echoing from within-]
Well, shit. I mean, not that I minded the couch, but an actual mattress-
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[ She calls this over to him, since she too is wandering to check out another room. Wow, this is a lot nicer than she expected? The bar was low, but... ]
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