mylittlejamjar | Stitch Four [Visual]

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Stitch Four [Visual]

[Well... his hair's all over the place, and he looks like hell, like he'd just gotten out of bed. Then again, it ain't far from the truth.]

We're out...

[His voice is still only a little groggy. A hoof mops up a bit of drool off the corner of his mouth, then the other against a tightly-shut eye.]

Helluva trip. Shit... got a lot to, uhm, process... but I think one'a the others'll be better at a report than me. Y'want answers anyway, hit me up in person. Not here. Makes sense, right?

[He sniffs, shakes his head and looks a little better. Wake up, Kanji. Wakey-wakey.]

Anyways, that's it.

[And that's it for the public. But he got to learning a little something from his time in there: When you survive spending a LOT of time risking your damned soul in the belly of the beast, you gotta thank your freakin' lucky stars, be bold and possibly face each day like it might be your last. Don't waste them. So with that in mind, after fixing up his mane...]

[Scroll to: Naoto]

...Where are ya?

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It does, but you do need to sleep eventually. I think you should go back to that tea idea.

...A'right. I'm gonna have some tea. In fact...

[A hoof pounded the ground firmly.]

I wanna try a new tea! All I had's regular breakfast black n' Japanese green! ...So surprise me, Naoto!

[He grinned, then reached for his pack to get some Bits.]

I'll cover lunch, since it looks like they got some pretty good sandwiches in that cold case, too.

Hm... alright, I'll pick out an herbal tea for you.

[She wanted to raise her hoof and stop him, but he already had the Bits out.]

Sounds good. Go get a table while I order.

Got it.

[He passed the Bits along, then turned and went to go find a table. It was clear that ponies here were way different from the ones in Equestria. He couldn't help but check out the bits and bobs they wore as he went to a booth and had a seat. Was he taking notes? Maybe. But mostly he was interested in the idea of different parts of this world following their world's norms of different culture = different fashions.]

[Bits in hoof, Naoto got in line and waited in the queue just like every other pony, already knowing what to get Kanji and to get for herself. Two herbal teas - a sweeter one for him and a more smoother one for herself - and then two sandwiches. Their order would be ready momentarily. With a number, she trotted over to join him at his table.]

[Woo, that was quick. He smiled at her, suddenly more energetic than before, and nodded to the others in the café.]

Check 'em out, Naoto- people go on n' on about how weird it is for us to wear clothes when we don't need 'em, but look at the variety! There's gotta be pony fashion weeks or somethin'... I'd love to go to one.

Wonder where they'd be, though. Some kinda pony equivalent of Paris or somethin'.

Hm... I suppose most find it odd to wear clothes every day as a pony. As for where to go for fashion week, there was a mention of Manehatten holding one. High fashion itself, that would be Canterlot.

Gotta look into this Manehattan, then!

[It'd be one of many plans he had kicking around in his head. But as he went quiet, he hunched his shoulders and smiled sheepishly.]

...Sorry, random, but... thanks for this. I guess deep down running for my life in Calice got me really needing to turn to somethin' good in my life. Maybe I should've been sleepin' at home, but... I-I needed to see you.

Ah, but maybe that's kinda lame or... weird.

Don't apologize. I have a feeling most people who experience a journey like yours might feel the same. From the little you told me, it would leave much to consider and a general feeling of restlessness.

I think it's normal.

[There's a pony now delivering their tea and sandwiches. She thanked them quietly.]

Thanks. [He offered a smile to the server, then turned to his tea to give it a taste. He was getting used to drinking with hooves.]

Yeah... I don't even know where to begin on that. Most people are sayin' to kinda ignore the whole Calice thing for now, but... should we?

I mean, sure, it don't help to always think about her or live in fear, but where's the line drawn?

[It was still odd to Naoto, but she managed to have a sip of her tea.]

... No, we can't ignore Calice. However, we might have to fine a different angle.

Yeah... as crazy as that ability of Japple's is, it's a hell of a different angle.

But we couldn't do anything once in. If we tried somethin', we'd get caught n' make more trouble for everyone.

Hm... there has to be another way. Some way that we'd be capable of acting inside of Calice still.

If there's a way, Japple'd be happy to hear about it. We ran into a helluva lotta familiar faces in there.

I could feel it from the group- we all wanted to cut the bullshit and get everyone out of there. Or even... even just the princesses...

Those poor girls...

... We'll save them Kanji-kun. It will take a little more time, but we will.

[On the outside it sounded choosy, saving the princesses... but their magic was one that couldn't be surpassed. Saving the princesses at the very least meant Calice lost her most feared prisoners, and they'd gain their most powerful allies. Already the fact that this Equestria housed multiples of one of the princesses was a boon. But that added power meant they could get -everyone- out.]

I know. All told, she's... uh, in a weird way, she's not hurting 'em? She's just glarin' 'em down, makin' everyone scared, keepin' 'em obedient. So they'll stay safe n' whole there for as long as it takes.

They're strong. We're strong. ...So I wanna be on the front lines when it comes time to get 'em all out.

[With that, a deep drink of his tea. It hurt a little, but god damn it, being inside Calice was cold and awful. He needed this drink as hot as he could stand it.]

[Taking a sip of her tea, she finally addressed her sandwich. For being made for ponies, the sandwich wasn't bad. Again, she had to wonder if their tastes were altered as well.]

Fear is a powerful weapon. If that can be broken, that could possibly be the answer.

I'll be there with you.

[This time for sure. She's not letting him return to that place alone.]

...I won't stop ya from goin'.

But I'll give ya what info I can about what exactly's in there. Just, y'know, gimme some time and a good sleep first. I promise.

Makes it less chaotic overall. Plus Japple's leery about bringin' in a lotta people... but I can put in a damn good word for ya.

Of course. Get some rest before telling me anything else.

If the conditions inside are like what you've told me, I understand her hesitance.

Yeah... plus she's the reason why we can go in. Her, and Dandy, anyway. They'd rather we don't screw up.

[Now he had to figure out a way to divulge what he'd learned. At the very least, he'd have time to... uhh... decompress? What did computers do when they- aw, nevermind. He drank his tea and lowered his ears. If only he could stick out his pinky...]

Of course... They're responsible for you.

[Anyone who takes others inside Calice immediately become responsible. Another reason why they needed an alternative. Hoof tapping her chin, Naoto wondered how they could get in Calice without Japple or this Dandy.] Hm...

Yeah...

[Then, he looked perplexed.]

S'weird though- they seem to argue a lot, but they seem... close?

Sometimes, close friends do bicker. At least, from my observations, it's just their way of bonding.

Ohhh. So Chie-senpai and Yosuke-senpai bond a lot!

Yes.

[She was pretty sure those two were close despite arguments.]

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