that's the first thing satoko notices when she spots kate in the parks of the emerald district. the second thing is, of course, just how pretty the other woman is. (can you blame her? she's had rabbit ears for three whole days now, and this is just another one where she wasn't lucky enough to wake up as a child.) the third thing is that something seems, well... different about the other woman. she's less tired, perhaps, or less worn out. or maybe there are fewer tattoos?
satoko approaches, wearing a sleeveless sweater and a miniskirt that remind her of a certain someone, and clears her throat when she's close enough for kate to hear. ]
Ah... Miss Kate, that is you, yes? [ a beat - and then a warm smile. ] You're looking well, I must say!
[She is younger, there's no tattoo on her thigh yet, and her sleeve is only half done at this point. And yet, it's still undeniably her, from the way she holds herself. She looks up as her name is called, offering an easy smile at Satoko.
Her skin also lacks the scarring that it'd had previous.]
Well look who it is. I'd say look how you've grown, but while that ain't in any doubt, I've definitely gone and shrunk a bit.
Why, so you have! [ she giggles, fondly covering her mouth with her hand. ] Perhaps I should be calling you young miss, then!
[ the switch of honorifics is obvious in its teasing. after all, when satoko looks directly at her, there's no condescension in her eyes - just a gentle warmth, paired with something else entirely. something kate might be more equipped to recognize from another fully grown woman. ]
Still, I wouldn't worry too much. It's not every day you're allowed to feel young again, is it?
It's been a very, very long time since I've felt as young as I look. [That's an easy laugh. It feels like it's been forever, an entire lifetime ago, honestly.]
But I can't say I'm all fond of it. Lackin' some of my badass tats, feel kind of naked without them.
Is that so? Perhaps it's more of a mindset. I certainly don't feel like a woman our age should.
[ there's a bit of a flush as kate speaks - particularly when she mentions feeling naked. looks like the pesky rabbitstill, it's certainly not an unhappy feeling roiling in her, and it's with a smile that she asks: ]
Miss Kate, you said it'd been some time since you'd been on a date, yes?
That's right. Been... Well, I ain't really sure since time in that place was kind of... [She makes a wibblywobbly motion with her hand.] At least 8 years before then, anyhow.
[But that doesn't really matter, does it? At least, she doesn't see why it should.]
Well, anyway, now y'know why I don't really feel any younger, even if I look it.
[ well. it isn't as if she has anything to lose, is it? that incessant energy is more manageable as an adult, after all. and like this, they both look about the same age - funny, considering that they're likely closer than most others in this place to begin with. ]
That long, hmm? Perhaps that will make this easier, then.
[ satoko extends a hand, palm up. she grins, her snaggletooth still peeking out a bit. and in a formal-yet-teasing tone, she asks: ]
Miss Kate, would you care to accompany me for a night out? If anyone could make one's first drink palatable, I'm sure it would be you.
[There's silence for a moment as Kate looks at Satoko, trying to decide on whether or not she's being messed with. And yet, Kate doesn't see anything of the sort from her, and she laughs, reaches out to grab Satoko's hand.]
Sugar, I'd really like that.
[And her amusement should ring clear the moment their hands touch.]
[ not a single bit of satoko is joking around about this. that much should be clear from the bond that starts between them: it's willing and it's grateful, yes, but it's surprisingly invested as well. it is every bit the feeling of someone with a small crush getting a yes and delighting in it. ]
Wonderful! Then let's be off, shall we? There's only so many hours in a day, after all!
[ that's one of the other feelings coming through: excitement, pure and giddy. because while this may be framed as a date, a part of satoko is just legitimately happy to have an excuse to spend some time with- a friend? a crush? a beautiful young woman? it's really not clear.
of course, holding hands like this, there's also nothing to hide the absolute barrage of horniness that satoko's been dealing with for three days now. it's not particularly targeted, and maybe that's a good thing; it makes it clearer that this is an ambient problem, a biological urge satoko's just trying to live through. if kate's had any such issues with her transformations... well, this might be more familiar than not. ]
Do you have any suggestions as to a place? I'm afraid I only know so much about the city's nightlife. Or, well, nightlife in general, I suppose...
[Well, it's certainly a slew of emotions to process and go through, and the ambient problem, as it were, makes Kate thankful that a) it's not just her who has that sort of issue from time to time, and b) despite the giddiness that is aimed in her direction, that is not.
If anything, she does feel at least bad for her to have to deal with that sort of thing.]
Admittedly not. Afraid I don't wander 'round much after dark. [For various reasons. Mostly ones that don't make sense here, but it's just so much more comforting to be in bed, huddled under blankets and not sleeping than it is to wander through the unknown dark.
As well you shouldn't! It's much more satisfying to get a good night's sleep and face the day early, after all.
[ it's times like this that their outlooks are most different. for all satoko's died in the past, the idea of the night being dangerous is somewhat new to her. terrible things happen in the light of day just as often as the night, after all - especially in rural hinamizawa. ]
Well, hmm... That does make this more difficult, doesn't it? Perhaps we could check the Diamond district for a nice place. Or someplace simpler? An izakaya, perhaps...
An izakaya? Oh, you mean those little restaurants? [Japan was such a long time ago, honestly. If it wasn't for Yui, she'd probably have long since lost any ability she had to actually speak Japanese.
The Diamond district sounds like as good a place as any to start.
Yes, exactly! I think they're something like the bars you have in the West.
[ she guides kate behind her, walking her own practiced path to the public transport. occasionally, she glances behind her - smiles, flushed and content - then turns back to face the road again. ]
What sort of foods do you like, hm? I'm afraid most of the dishes I know are either from Japan or... Well, Sumarlok, now.
Anything that one wouldn't consider sweet. [And there's an unusual type of pure exhaustion to her words, as if just the mere thought of sweets is enough to make her sick.
She's long since lost her apatite for such things, and there's no recovering from it.]
Been all over the world, y'see. I've got a pretty diverse pallet, other than that.
Ah, is that so? [ she can't help but sound a bit disappointed at that. but, well. kate's tastes might simply be more refined than hers - and there's nothing wrong with that, per se. ] Well, I'm certain wherever we look will have options for you. It isn't as if sweets are a particularly common type of meal, after all. And I can't imagine many people would try to make alcohol taste particularly sweet with what I've smelled of it.
[ she's... very wrong, on that front. but when most of your experience with the stuff is abusive relatives and people drinking cheap liquor, what do you expect? ]
Spoken like someone who's never had any. [Kate laughs, shakes her head.]
I think sweet alcohol is about the only thing I could stomach at this point. Maybe a margarita? Haven't had one in a long time, though I much prefer bourbon usually.
The smell has done more than enough to put me off the stuff, I'm afraid. Though if you say it can be sweet, I suppose I'll have to try that much, yes? It simply wouldn't do to reject your advice!
[ it isn't as if she has any idea what bourbon and margaritas are supposed to be. she's just following kate's lead. (she's fairly certain she'd follow kate anywhere, right about now.) the train ride is uneventful, filled with pleasant chatter about this and that, and by the time they make it to the diamond district satoko's almost forgotten about the whole reason she was stressed in the first place. ]
...well, I can't say any of the buildings look familiar. Certainly not izakaya-style, at least. [ for better or for worse. she glances back to kate, eyebrow raised. ] Any thoughts, Miss Kate?
Maybe not izakaya-style, but I do happen to know what a bar looks like still, shockingly enough.
[Or maybe she just remembers what the outside of Glenvale looked like, most likely.
But Kate waves Satoko on, to follow her in their search, until they come to the outside of a building that at the very least, looks like one would think a nightclub or bar would.
...the drinking I'm accustomed to usually happened behind closed doors. I can't imagine most establishments wanted my uncle anywhere near them.
[ it's casually said, not intended to be the grim reminder that it is. for satoko, it's simply a part of her past. nothing more, nothing less. she won't let it hold her down, even as she smiles kate's way. ]
I suppose I'll simply have to trust you with the location, then. [ a quirked smile, and a short-but-polite bow. ] Lead the way, Miss Kate.
[Kate gives a light laugh, motioning to the building in front of them that has a small crowd of people going in and out as they please.
There's a way that that's said, that while casual, does raise a little flag of alarm in Kate. Mostly due to the other things she's been told.
But Satoko won't dwell on it, so Kate will simply push past it. She doesn't want to ruin the mood. Kate will simply have to turn a negative experience into a positive one.]
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that's the first thing satoko notices when she spots kate in the parks of the emerald district. the second thing is, of course, just how pretty the other woman is. (can you blame her? she's had rabbit ears for three whole days now, and this is just another one where she wasn't lucky enough to wake up as a child.) the third thing is that something seems, well... different about the other woman. she's less tired, perhaps, or less worn out. or maybe there are fewer tattoos?
satoko approaches, wearing a sleeveless sweater and a miniskirt that remind her of a certain someone, and clears her throat when she's close enough for kate to hear. ]
Ah... Miss Kate, that is you, yes? [ a beat - and then a warm smile. ] You're looking well, I must say!
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Her skin also lacks the scarring that it'd had previous.]
Well look who it is. I'd say look how you've grown, but while that ain't in any doubt, I've definitely gone and shrunk a bit.
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[ the switch of honorifics is obvious in its teasing. after all, when satoko looks directly at her, there's no condescension in her eyes - just a gentle warmth, paired with something else entirely. something kate might be more equipped to recognize from another fully grown woman. ]
Still, I wouldn't worry too much. It's not every day you're allowed to feel young again, is it?
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But I can't say I'm all fond of it. Lackin' some of my badass tats, feel kind of naked without them.
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[ there's a bit of a flush as kate speaks - particularly when she mentions feeling naked. looks like the pesky rabbitstill, it's certainly not an unhappy feeling roiling in her, and it's with a smile that she asks: ]
Miss Kate, you said it'd been some time since you'd been on a date, yes?
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[But that doesn't really matter, does it? At least, she doesn't see why it should.]
Well, anyway, now y'know why I don't really feel any younger, even if I look it.
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That long, hmm? Perhaps that will make this easier, then.
[ satoko extends a hand, palm up. she grins, her snaggletooth still peeking out a bit. and in a formal-yet-teasing tone, she asks: ]
Miss Kate, would you care to accompany me for a night out? If anyone could make one's first drink palatable, I'm sure it would be you.
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Sugar, I'd really like that.
[And her amusement should ring clear the moment their hands touch.]
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Wonderful! Then let's be off, shall we? There's only so many hours in a day, after all!
[ that's one of the other feelings coming through: excitement, pure and giddy. because while this may be framed as a date, a part of satoko is just legitimately happy to have an excuse to spend some time with- a friend? a crush? a beautiful young woman? it's really not clear.
of course, holding hands like this, there's also nothing to hide the absolute barrage of horniness that satoko's been dealing with for three days now. it's not particularly targeted, and maybe that's a good thing; it makes it clearer that this is an ambient problem, a biological urge satoko's just trying to live through. if kate's had any such issues with her transformations... well, this might be more familiar than not. ]
Do you have any suggestions as to a place? I'm afraid I only know so much about the city's nightlife. Or, well, nightlife in general, I suppose...
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If anything, she does feel at least bad for her to have to deal with that sort of thing.]
Admittedly not. Afraid I don't wander 'round much after dark. [For various reasons. Mostly ones that don't make sense here, but it's just so much more comforting to be in bed, huddled under blankets and not sleeping than it is to wander through the unknown dark.
It's entirely just a her problem.]
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[ it's times like this that their outlooks are most different. for all satoko's died in the past, the idea of the night being dangerous is somewhat new to her. terrible things happen in the light of day just as often as the night, after all - especially in rural hinamizawa. ]
Well, hmm... That does make this more difficult, doesn't it? Perhaps we could check the Diamond district for a nice place. Or someplace simpler? An izakaya, perhaps...
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She doesn't say as much.]
An izakaya? Oh, you mean those little restaurants? [Japan was such a long time ago, honestly. If it wasn't for Yui, she'd probably have long since lost any ability she had to actually speak Japanese.
The Diamond district sounds like as good a place as any to start.
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[ she guides kate behind her, walking her own practiced path to the public transport. occasionally, she glances behind her - smiles, flushed and content - then turns back to face the road again. ]
What sort of foods do you like, hm? I'm afraid most of the dishes I know are either from Japan or... Well, Sumarlok, now.
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She's long since lost her apatite for such things, and there's no recovering from it.]
Been all over the world, y'see. I've got a pretty diverse pallet, other than that.
[Hah. Pallet.]
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[ she's... very wrong, on that front. but when most of your experience with the stuff is abusive relatives and people drinking cheap liquor, what do you expect? ]
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I think sweet alcohol is about the only thing I could stomach at this point. Maybe a margarita? Haven't had one in a long time, though I much prefer bourbon usually.
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[ it isn't as if she has any idea what bourbon and margaritas are supposed to be. she's just following kate's lead. (she's fairly certain she'd follow kate anywhere, right about now.) the train ride is uneventful, filled with pleasant chatter about this and that, and by the time they make it to the diamond district satoko's almost forgotten about the whole reason she was stressed in the first place. ]
...well, I can't say any of the buildings look familiar. Certainly not izakaya-style, at least. [ for better or for worse. she glances back to kate, eyebrow raised. ] Any thoughts, Miss Kate?
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[Or maybe she just remembers what the outside of Glenvale looked like, most likely.
But Kate waves Satoko on, to follow her in their search, until they come to the outside of a building that at the very least, looks like one would think a nightclub or bar would.
Certainly enough flashy people for it.]
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[ it's casually said, not intended to be the grim reminder that it is. for satoko, it's simply a part of her past. nothing more, nothing less. she won't let it hold her down, even as she smiles kate's way. ]
I suppose I'll simply have to trust you with the location, then. [ a quirked smile, and a short-but-polite bow. ] Lead the way, Miss Kate.
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[Kate gives a light laugh, motioning to the building in front of them that has a small crowd of people going in and out as they please.
There's a way that that's said, that while casual, does raise a little flag of alarm in Kate. Mostly due to the other things she's been told.
But Satoko won't dwell on it, so Kate will simply push past it. She doesn't want to ruin the mood. Kate will simply have to turn a negative experience into a positive one.]
C'mon, lets grab ourselves a seat inside, yeah?