homophonic ❆ jonas

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jonas

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[westedge]

[ i love and support this hamster in her brain. like me too. he's listening to this and nodding along because yeah, that sounds about right. ]

She is. She's...a lot more reliable than a lot of the other friends I've had in my life. You can trust her with stuff. [ which is more about alex's character than jonas's opinion, so the reverse question surprises him a little. he actually isn't sure what to say about it, so give him a second. ]

I'm trying to be a good one. Not sure if I'm the best judge of that, but. I'm trying.

[bindings]

[you can tell it was getting close to my bedtime with that tag. what the fuck was i on about.]

Trying is all you can do. [she says, watching him. there is probably too much eye contact going on here.] If you are trying, that is admirable. Some people don't even pretend.

[westedge]

[ me as you yesterday afternoon. okay yes the eye contact is a little intense, but he doesn't seem too bothered just yet. he will hold it...for the time being. maybe that's just a thing people do where she's from? ]

Yeah, some people suck. [ he comes right out to say it. ] Or don't think it's worth trying. Maybe they don't have things or people to try for. But, uh. Thanks, I think. It's not really a thing I'm doing to be admirable. It's just...what I want to do.

[bindings]

[jonas just going with it as usual is very funny, but she respects it.]

I don't do what I do to be admirable either. [common ground!] I am just me.

[a pause.]

What is your name?

[westedge]

[ listen what else is he supposed to do. ]

About all we can do, huh? [ weird that this is where they connect, but he's not going to discount it. ]

It's Jonas. Yours?

[bindings]

Shenhe. [she says, firmly, confidently.] Someone said to me that they wished they would have met me under better circumstances, earlier today. I extend that sentiment to you.

[westedge]

[ that gets kind of a chuckle from him. ]

Yeah, likewise from me. The circumstances could definitely be better, but...nice to know some of the people aren't so bad.

[bindings]

[she doesn't quite smile, but she agrees with what he says, judging by the way her expression shifts.]

... I would like to get to know you a little better. Would you like to find something to eat?

[westedge]

[ he looks a little surprised at the offer. probably because he's spent a good majority of today talking to people for information to figure out teams and less about the getting to know you part.

come to think of it. food isn't a bad idea right now. it's been a while. ]

...yeah, sure. We have the fine dining of McDonald's or Swedish cuisine ala IKEA to choose from. [ his expression falters a little then. ] Except you...probably don't know what either of those are, but uh. Pick what sounds more interesting?

[bindings]

I am not welcome at the McDonald's.

[this is said so seriously.]

Perhaps we can try the IKEA.

[westedge]

[ he wants to desperately ask what the hell she did to the mcdonalds but he thinks better of it. ]

IKEA's probably a little better anyway. Come on. It's not far from here.

[ walkies! ]

[bindings]

[walkies!!! she follows easily enough. she - what thread is this oh my god is this friday SHE DOESN'T HAVE HER STOP SIGN YET I GUESS. she just looks at it mournfully. goodbye. she will come back for you.]

[westedge]

[ goodbye stopsign...to ikea!! it's not far at least, but he will lead her to the cafeteria area. ]

The...there's a lot more here than at McDonald's, so you can pick whatever looks good. I'm not sure what kind of food exists in Teyvat.