I was wondering if it would be possible to get a- a partition or folding screen, perhaps. Madara and I are... both a little nervous about rooming with someone of the opposite gender, but I don't want him to feel like he has to avoid sleeping in a normal bed for my comfort. I thought maybe something like that would help.
( sometimes you and your roommate both work in a hella conservative industry and also go to gender-locked schools...... )
I am unsure where I could acquire such a thing on such short notice, but I will look into it. For the mean time, if I could offer temporary solutions... Perhaps we could hang a blanket from the ceiling to separate the room. I believe there is a store on campus that sells them.
Oh! Yes, that should work for now. But thank you very much for checking!
( blankets... maybe she'll grab a few extra, because she may or may not be a biiit of a blanket gremlin. idol world hard and rough, blanket soft and warm. )
I could not say. The way time passes in this place is different from how it passes in the worlds you call home, and I have reason to believe my perception of time is different from how someone who is flesh and bone would perceive it.
[...]
But I have no memories prior to being at this university with the Instructor, so I suppose for me it has been a long time.
To me, it's both a long time and not that long at all... but it's also all you know. That makes it much longer- why, as far as you know, that's your entire life so far.
( and that's terrible. so even if florence doesn't seem bothered, shizuku kind of looks like a sad kitty. )
... I hope you can see more than just the university someday.
It is. It seems lonely, and frightening. I'm sure Miss Lorelei is kind to you, but... no one's world should be an empty school and just one other person.
... There's nothing wrong with that. But at the same time, I think it's good to have wants of your own. So, I hope you can find something you'd like to do.
Now. How do we do this?
( she is not a girl who made a lot of blanket forts, unfortunately. i should fix that. )
( thankfully, the desks at least have chairs! which she will insist someone hold while the other is on it for safety reasons. but yeah, shizuku will pull one over. )
That is acceptable. What you must do is simple - tape the edge of the blanket to the ceiling. It may not hold for long, but it is the best solution we have available right now.
[They will hold onto it, of course.
It's a shame they don't have anyone tall they can bully into helping right now.]
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Yes, Miss Hinomori? What is it?
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( sometimes you and your roommate both work in a hella conservative industry and also go to gender-locked schools...... )
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I am unsure where I could acquire such a thing on such short notice, but I will look into it. For the mean time, if I could offer temporary solutions... Perhaps we could hang a blanket from the ceiling to separate the room. I believe there is a store on campus that sells them.
[It's not an elegant solution, but.]
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( blankets... maybe she'll grab a few extra, because she may or may not be a biiit of a blanket gremlin. idol world hard and rough, blanket soft and warm. )
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[They're assisting...!]
Is this something you want to do right now? I have a free moment.
[And they're not going to just make Shizuku do it alone!]
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( florence is her friend now.
when they're ready, she'll help get the door! )
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They won't speak during the trip to the gift shop unless Shizuku initiates conversation, though...]
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Florence? Have you and Miss Lorelei been here long...?
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[...]
But I have no memories prior to being at this university with the Instructor, so I suppose for me it has been a long time.
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( it sounds... lonely. )
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[It doesn’t seem like they’re bothered by any of this, but they’re not very expressive.]
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( and that's terrible. so even if florence doesn't seem bothered, shizuku kind of looks like a sad kitty. )
... I hope you can see more than just the university someday.
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Is the thought of this being the extent of my existence so far an upsetting thing?
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[Whether that's actually reassuring or not is up to Shizuku.]
There are more than one other person on campus at this time, as well.
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[Well, at least they're at the dorms now, so Florence heads to the dorm she shares with Madara.
She's still welcome to ask more questions, though.]
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shizuku can't help but think it sounds like a sad, lonely life. but if that's all you've known, perhaps that's not so bad. still... )
... What would you like to have happen, after this?
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Now. How do we do this?
( she is not a girl who made a lot of blanket forts, unfortunately. i should fix that. )
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We need a blanket and tape.
[Which we can assume they grabbed on the way there, it's fine.]
...And something to stand on, because neither of us are tall enough to reach the ceiling.
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Should I do it since I'm just a bit taller...?
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[They will hold onto it, of course.
It's a shame they don't have anyone tall they can bully into helping right now.]
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