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[Emporio doesn't technically know Noelle. He knows of her, certainly. Anasui actually mentioned her, which is strange he thinks, because Anasui rather rarely mentions someone to Emporio like he'd be interested in meeting them.

So, whoever Noelle is, he's assuming she's no older than her teen years. Even Anasui knows that kids need to socialize with kids, Emporio supposes.

And, willing to admit it or not, Anasui does care.

Thus, when Emporio arrives at the designating meeting point for those intending to work with Abomasnow, his eyes soon land on the deerling roughly his size. It takes a moment, but....]

...Are you 'Noelle'?

Um, yes! Hi! That's me! [It can be hard to estimate ages with Pokemon, sometimes, but the Deerling certainly sounds youthful-- she's all bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, but nervous, too.] You must be Emporio! It's nice to meet you!

[She normally would go for a handshake or something... but instead, she just nods her head.] I spoke to Anasui. He said you also help out at the clinic, right?

Uh- Same!

...I guess if you talked to Anasui, that explains how you guessed my name...probably...

[He DID just do the same thing.]

I'm doing my best at least. Anasui was actually in med school before he got arrested, so he had some experience before we got here... ...Mostly, I've just been learning what I can.

[Anyway, they're not here to do a clinic shift.]

...I haven't learned a lot about construction though, so this should be fun.

[Oh Boy!]

We'll figure it out, I'm sure...! [Oh, boy. Noelle feels like this is about to be rough. She can't even pick up a hammer or a saw.

... Wait, what was that Emporio said about Anasui getting arrested???

She doesn't know how to ask, but then it's time to start working, so she doesn't. Abomasnow, fortunately, is less scary than they look; in fact, they remind her of one of her teachers. They're passionate and knowledgeable, and Noelle finds that admirable. She winds up fetching supplies a lot, not able to do much else.]

Um, I also don't have any real formal education in medicine. Just stuff I've looked up, you know, some articles here and there. Were you in school, Emporio? [He seems like he might be an elementary schooler...?]

Right!!

[He's the only one with hands... ...That's a lot of pressure.

Fortunately, Abomasnow seems keen on making them something of a parcel delivery pair, through the use of one helping to load up the other. Phew.]

That makes sense. Uh- I mean, you can correct me, but you don't sound too old..?

[It's just a guess though!] I never went to school though. I just read a lot.

You never went to school??? [She shouldn't be surprised-- there's all kinds of worlds out there. But for someone who sounds as young as him? Noelle tries not to balk as she hands him a bundle of logs.]

Uh, thanks, I guess? [She laughs awkwardly at his comment.] I was 16, so... what about you?

Nope.

[Th...That's!!! Alarming!

Anyway excuse him he'll strap these on your back Noelle.]

12! ...I think by my math...I'll be 13 around new years? I'm just going to count it when I normally do, in February though.

[Oh, so he's only a few years younger than she is. That's... concerning. He should be in around 8th grade by now.]

Well... at least you can read and know your basics, right? Did they not have school where you came from? I met someone from a world that was like, more medieval, sort of.

[No one tell her he's guessing.]

Yep! I read as much as I could, including the encyclopedias and manuals.

[The straps for the wood are secure! Let's move that luggage.]

Mnh, no, they had schools. I just couldn't go.

[It's fine don't worry about it]

... Why not? [She knows it's probably rude or a sensitive subject, but he doesn't seem upset... and she's really curious.]

Hm?

Oh. Well, it was too dangerous to leave the prison...so it was pretty much impossible.

[It's fine don't worry about it!

He brings a hand...paw? Mitt? To his chin, as he thinks more heavily on it.]

...In hindsight, I kind of wonder if I could have snuck my way into online schooling... ...but I got the feeling I was ahead of the curriculum anyway, so...

[THEY PUT A 12 YEAR OLD IN JAIL????????]

...

[She's truly speechless, her mouth hanging open in surprise.]

... oh, I see...?

It- it's okay if it's confusing, I'm pretty aware it's uh...not normal, [he laughs quietly.]

Trust me when I say, I'm a very unique case in that regard..! ...Honestly even the jail itself counts as a unique circumstance...the ghost rec room was really nice, I think it might have been the old library.

[The what?]

...

W-well. I'm glad you're... okay? Fahaha...

Th-thanks..!

[He's rapidly growing aware of how awkward the situation is!]

A-Anyway, it's been a lot nicer being here, and we even get to see a whole town get built now..! That's cool, right?

Y-yeah! I've never seen a town get built before! In fact, I never really left my hometown much... [She doesn't want to sound like she's complaining, though. It sounds like her life has been really sheltered compared to his...]

Hey, that's still better than me. I never left where I was born at all, not until maybe a week before arriving here.

[Mixed?? Bag???

But in the interest of maybe keeping the conversation on good things-] What was your hometown like?

Oh, uh, fahahaha... [Can she laugh? Is it appropriate to laugh? She doesn't know. Angel, she's anxious.]

... it's pretty small, but nice! Or, uh, it was. [She's not used to thinking about it in past tense...] It was mostly a monster town, though Kris was a human. They're-- I mean, they were my next door neighbor. Umm, there was a little lake and a forest that I used to explore in with Kris and... well, family and stuff. It was a great place to live!

Actually, my mom was the mayor, so I guess I'm a little biased.

A monster town...

[Part of him things of others he's talked to that made those kinds of clarifications, but, Flowey in particular never mentioned any towns that shared with humans, so this is probably very different.]

Huhhh...

I mean, it sounds nice..! I don't know that having a parent in politics would increase bias that much in this case at least...

I guess, fahaha. I just, um... [She knows her family is the richest in town. Someone like Susie must have a different experience with Hometown than she does. It doesn't feel good to brag about that, though...] It can be on my mind a lot, sometimes. I'm used to wanting to... set a good example, and stuff. [She's anxious thinking about how her grades must be plummeting while she's here. Her mom will flip out.]

... um, the monsters are friendly. It's kind of like this, except a lot of us stood on two feet and wore clothes and stuff. And didn't have powers. I guess I should've clarified. It doesn't seem like we're that common across the other worlds...

Like...a role model?

[The idea of academic expectation is, for better or worse, lost on him.

Emporio nods along though, listening as they move the load of construction materials along.]

It sounds kind of like...Monsters and humans were basically the same, but with different appearances then? ...It seems pretty human for humans to separate themselves out like that anyway.

Uh.

If that makes sense. [He's defined a word with the word in the definition, he's very sorry.]

Mostly! But there are some biological differences. Monsters are sort of extensions of their souls. We have biological processes, just like humans, but mostly it means we need different diets and turn to dust when we... um... pass away. [She looks away for a second.] Human biology is a bit more separated from the soul! In fact, I've heard some humans can survive without their soul for a short time. Though... it's really not common, as you can imagine, fahaha.

[Does this sound familiar, Emporio? Flowey said something similar.]

[Emporio has been given a dire choice.

This is definitely someone from a world like Flowey's. Maybe the future?? Mayors are more of a modern (ish) thing, so he can't see her being from before any...mountain business, however that went.

But also.

He would be exposing this poor deerling to Flowey.

...

Emporio decides not to say anything about that!] I see...

...I guess that's pretty definitive in that case. Th-though, surviving without a soul seems...

[Flowey seems to be a rather bizarre exception to the rule, and given his experiences back home, he's inclined to agree.

People without Stands died.

Fast.]

What would even remove a soul though...

[Don't talk about creepypastas, don't mention rumors allegedly from the dark web, don't mention weird things Kris said...]

Umm... surgery...? Haha. Like I said, it's really uncommon. Sorry, weird topic.

[She's getting into a good rhythm of working and talking at the same time. Maybe Archnemon was right-- she can be helpful! That's a nice feeling.]

Anyway! What kind of stuff do you do for fun, Emporio? Besides helping out in the clinic. I know you do that! [Right. Normal conversation. She should work on that, next.]

Y..yeah.

What would that even be to treat...

[He can't help but mutter that curiosity aloud, sorry. But anyway!]

Oh. Uh...I guess I like reading a lot?

...I didn't really have much else to do before. I would sometimes throw a baseball around, but that was always alone. ...I was told it'd be a good idea to uh...maybe try playing it again here but...

[He's not really sure that's going to work out with so many quadrupeds.]

August Quest Catch All!

HOME ON ARRANGE

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me crawling back a week later like 'oh that week hit more than expected...'

im feeling this lately.

its august...i blame august....

FUCK august.

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want to wrap? :O