synflux | [CLOSED] The March of the March

Speaking of those, they seem... pretty diverse, don't they? I thought it'd mostly be "fight big monsters", but so far I've seen things like "infiltrate with a fake date" and "hand out chocolate to people you barely know or suffer the consequences"...

Are we sure they're not gonna lock us in our rooms if we don't go along with this?

[ Because she's not a fan of the idea. ]

They like forcing us to get along and using us for cheap labor. Some algorithm in the system must have said it was efficient.

[ He ended up being a downer anyway, but at least he's being real with the newbie. Who makes a good point. Not going along with the buddy system might just make it mad. ]

I guess we could make a show of it to keep them happy. [ He clears his throat. ] Got any questions? Complaints?

How long have you been here? Are you the only one from your home that got pulled here? Birthday?

[ Oh, she's always full of questions. ]

[ Okay, woah. He chuckles and holds his hands up to gesture for her to slow down. ]

It's been a few months, uh, yep and...no idea.

No idea?

[ She echoes him, blinking swiftly. ]

You've never celebrated it?

It's hard to say.

[ He might have in the past, but it's not like he has memories of it now. The birthday Synthia has registered to him isn't his, and that goes for the rest of his ID. ]

Anyway, I don't see how that has anything to do with being a newbie.

Newbies don't have very many friends yet, so I'm starting with getting to know you!

[ She says this completely matter-of-factly. ]

[ Not the mortifying ordeal of being known... Let's turn the questions back around. ]

Has it been lonely?

A little?

[ He can't dodge it forever... ]

There are some people here I've met before, but really only one I'm close to. And none of them are on my team.

[ Probably a blessing, in some cases. ]

Well, why not get to know them now. Ask them to lunch or have them show you around.

[ Elan, that's your job... ]

Wow. Ditching me already?

Ahaha...

[ Caught in the act. ]

I'm helping you make friends! Trust in your mentor!

I can make friends just fine!

[ Not pictured: Ishmael refusing friendship but accepting acquaintanceship.

Not pictured: Izou refusing friendship but accepting hanging out.

Not pictured: Vergilius not even wanting to talk to her. ]

You don't even have to buy me lunch, just talk to me for a while!

[ She seems like a sweet and lively girl so he believes her when she says it, oblivious to how her attempts are going... ]

We're talking, aren't we?

[ He can run his mouth all day. It's a matter of whether someone wants to keep dealing with him when he starts messing around. ]

Okay, okay, you get three more questions.

Hmm. Okay, but we should make it fair. I get three questions, you get three questions.

[ He hasn't said a word about wanting to get to know you, March. ]

I see where you're going with this.

[ Elan replies in a wry tone. He should have specified newbie questions only. Oh, well. He can't say he's had anyone try so hard to get to know him since he arrived. Usually he's the one nosing around other people's lives, so he's not opposed to getting three free questions. ]

You first.

Sure. Do you like animals?

When they don't bite.

[ Some of those auction hybrids had been cute. Others not so much. ]

That's fair! They're a lot cuter when they're not trying to draw blood...

I don't get rich people and their fascination with exotic pets.

[ It's like those pointless duels all over again, the boredom of the elites... ]

My turn, or are you still bursting with questions?

We can switch off! It'll add up to three on both side in the end, anyway.

[ She's not too fussed about order here. ]

[ Hmm... ]

Where are you from?

Hmm...

[ She scrunches her nose up. ]

... Honestly, I don't know.

You don't know? I mean, what was your world like?

That's the thing... I travel on the Astral Express as part of its crew. It's a train that can traverse the galaxy, so I've been to a bunch of different planets.

I just don't remember my home one.

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