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I was vague about it. Told them I was fine but didn't say mention where I was staying.

[He's a stow away.]

They might run after me if they knew.

Um.....

[C h i l d]

Don't you think they might be worried about you if you're gone too long...?

It'll be okay because I won't be gone for too long.

[Nanashi makes a dismissive hand gesture at that.]

I can't run away from my problems forever, Elliot. Akira's the one who taught me that.

[He'll return soon enough.]

[ > Akira teaching people about not running from their problems.
> Akira

Elliot tries his best to keep a straight face, but the inside of his head looks something like this. Luckily, only the corners of his mouth twitch a little, which he plays off as an agreeable smile]

Ah...I-I'm glad he had such an impact! Family's really important.

[Akira's just doing his best!! Nanashi isn't aware of Akira's crimes so he has no place to make weird commentary about it. Instead, i will be here laughing at the link you sent.]

Yeah, it is. I've got a younger sister too. Haven't been able to get into contact with her because of Retrospec.

[He looks up at Elliot and nods.]

Do you find it difficult to contact people who live outside of the city?

[yes good laugh away. But oh, there's something that stops the laughter- asking about Elliot's family. ]

Oh...

[Immediately, his body language turns to one of discomfort. He glances off to the side, avoiding Nanashi's look, and worries his lip a little. His family situation is...rather messed up right now, part of why he was concerned about Nanashi's. But he was a private person, so he didn't want to dump that on a teenage boy who came here for refuge]

Y-Yeah, I have. I moved here from New York last fall for school so...

[Most of his family was Elsewhere]

New York is pretty far, damn.

[It sucks that they can't get into contact with their family easily. At the mention of Elliot's family Nanashi remembers something important.]

I heard from Natalia that you were her cousin. You have some family down here at least?

[Nanashi hasn't forgotten about the stabbing incident that happened last month! That's how he knows Natalia and how they're related.]

Y-Yeah, it sure is...

[And these days it seems farther than ever. But oh, color him surprised]

Huh? You know Natalia?

Sorta? I don't know her all that well. We spoke once or twice over the app.

[So they're only acquaintances at best.]

She told me you have a big family.

[He makes an "ohh" of understanding. Also they probably should be walking along by now]

Yeah, we do. I have a few cousins in town, and my brother.

That's nice.

[They're out! To the store they go. ]

Natalia seemed really fond of you from what I've heard. Elliot, are you the older or younger sibling?

[If Nanashi had to guess then he'd say younger. Elliot doesn't seem that old.]

She did? Aw, I'm fond of her too.

[She's a good cousin!! He clicks his tongue]

Ehe, younger. My brother's ten years older.

Ten whole years? Wow.

[Nanashi's only one year older than his sister. That's a large age gap. ]

Bet you must feel a little young standing in front of him.

Ha, young and short. He's over six feet tall.

[And muscular from all the firefighting stuff. Basically, total opposite of wee 5'4" Elliot here]

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Even I'd have to jump a little to reach his height!!

[Nanashi isn't much shorter than Elliot standing at only 5"2.]

My cousin lives in the city too. His name's Jouhei Kurosawa. Do you know him?

[Elliot might know Nanashi's family for all he knows.]

[Aw yeah shortie patrol over here]

Jouhei Kurosawa... no, I can't say I do. [But wait] Oh, but I know a Dia Kurosawa! Any relation?

Nah, there isn't any relation that I know of. It's probably just a coincidence.

[Nanashi shrugs.]

We're here, aren't we?

[It took them a while but they're at the store!! Yeah!!! ]

Aw. That's too bad.

[You could've been a cousin!! Sorta kinda]

Oh! Yeah! This is it!

[They made it!! He'll hold the door open for Nanashi out of politeness]

Sweet!

[Nanashi takes a look around and it's a pretty big place. It's got what they need so they're fine regardless.]

Do you think they have any good sales at this hour?

[it is a pretty sizeable place! Not the size of Junes or a huge box grocery store, but it's a pretty decent sized neighborhood grocery store. Enough for basic groceries and some specialty stuff. ]

I hope so! Sometimes they have evening sales.

I'll check over here.

[He's poking around looking for things they need.]

Elliot, do we need vegetables? Or is there enough at home?

[Nanashi isn't sure what they've already got so he's double checking.]

[Elliot meanwhile is looking at the meat deli to see what there is to offer]

Um...

Get some tomatoes please! Oh, and some potatoes! I think we're running low.

Alright, I'm on it.

[Nanashi picks up a bag of tomatoes and hands it over to Elliot. ]

Is this good? It's a little heavy.

[Shopping is hard. He's never thought about the quantity or quality of food before. Elliot might be able to pitch in 2 cents. ]

[Elliot inspects the tomatoes for a moment, before handing back the bag]

They're not ripe yet. Try for some denser ones, but still firm.

Okay, I'll go take another look.

[He puts the other bag of fruits back and checks for one with a different quality. Nanashi spends a few minutes inspecting all of the tomatoes.]

Does it normally take a while to pick out the right one? Some of these aren't good at all.

[So he's still going through them.]

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