[In Ikea, D is on one of the available model beds. He's... resting...? He's on his back, hands folded neatly together over the top of his stomach. His eyes are closed.
Dracula Sleeping Beauty...
With him is the strange creature, goat horns and tiger paws and all. It's sprawled partially over one side of his chest, sitting somewhat upright on its front paws and keeping watch...]
[nahida suddenly has flashbacks to finding matsui gou the day before.
...she watches d for a few long moments to see if his chest (and the weird goat creature, if it's partly on his chest) is rising and falling like he's just asleep. provided he is, in fact, breathing, she won't worry about it too much; rather, she'll examine the creature keeping watch with curiosity.
D's chest is rising and falling, yes. The goat-tiger also rises and falls gently. It peers down at her from its perch, watchful. It looks grumpy, but more in the resting bitch face way.
It takes a long, decisive moment after the wave before it huffs in greeting at her.]
[He would make room, but the bed is big enough, so he doesn’t have to really. T-chan stays where he is, but definitely looks over his shoulder at her curiously.]
There is. Even just in this building alone, it's a lot... I've seen collections of shops side by side before, but I've never seen such a large store that sold so many things on its own.
Yes. Humans have industrialized. They moved away from sharing the burden of the crafting labor and instead modernized the use of machines for cheaper production. Innovative, but… at the cost of someone’s skills.
Now the collection of mass produced items are in stores like these.
I see... are stores like these widespread where you're from, then? Or are collections of mass-produced products generally kept to one or two locations that people must travel to visit?
Mm... I see. Still, some of the concepts here aren't completely bad on their own. Furniture and other goods that could be disassembled and reassembled in quantities like this would be useful to transport to more rural regions that don't have craftspeople of their own, or can't easily get similar goods...
[He won’t deny what is true regardless of his prejudices.]
But it is a very slippery slope. Their freedom can turn into a shackle. They make very little money and are forced to buy cheaper products for necessity. Their brethren working on the bottom to make the items don’t see the money the managers get at the top.
Then actual hand-crafters become few and far between, a luxury afforded only to the rich.
Ohh, that sounds wonderful! A real bazaar… I’d love to walk through it. Much better than a sterile and straight store like this with everything in a row.
[the raccoon brought me SO much joy when i was putting it together]
They put on all kinds! Nilou, their star dancer, has played so many different roles for them. Even when I'm already familiar with the script, she breathes life into each role and makes it feel new.
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Dracula Sleeping Beauty...
With him is the strange creature, goat horns and tiger paws and all. It's sprawled partially over one side of his chest, sitting somewhat upright on its front paws and keeping watch...]
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...she watches d for a few long moments to see if his chest (and the weird goat creature, if it's partly on his chest) is rising and falling like he's just asleep. provided he is, in fact, breathing, she won't worry about it too much; rather, she'll examine the creature keeping watch with curiosity.
she makes eye contact with it and waves.]
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D's chest is rising and falling, yes. The goat-tiger also rises and falls gently. It peers down at her from its perch, watchful. It looks grumpy, but more in the resting bitch face way.
It takes a long, decisive moment after the wave before it huffs in greeting at her.]
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Hello!
[maybe the goat-tiger can talk. she would have seen weirder things.]
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But then D slowly opens his eyes, a smile coming to his lips. One eye is yellow, one is purple.]
Hello. Oh my. You are as small as our little Pon-chan.
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...I apologize. I didn't mean to wake you.
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It’s alright. I was simply resting my eyes.
[He puts a hand on T-chan’s head, and they both glance at her.]
Would you like to join us? People call me Count D, my grandfather’s title. This is T-chan.
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[she smiles, then, and climbs up to join them.]
Were you taking a rest after exploring?
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[He would make room, but the bed is big enough, so he doesn’t have to really. T-chan stays where he is, but definitely looks over his shoulder at her curiously.]
Yes, I was. There is quite a bit to see here.
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[it's wild.]
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Yes. Humans have industrialized. They moved away from sharing the burden of the crafting labor and instead modernized the use of machines for cheaper production. Innovative, but… at the cost of someone’s skills.
Now the collection of mass produced items are in stores like these.
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I see... are stores like these widespread where you're from, then? Or are collections of mass-produced products generally kept to one or two locations that people must travel to visit?
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It depends on the store. A lot of them are very prevalent. At least in and around large towns and cities.
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[He won’t deny what is true regardless of his prejudices.]
But it is a very slippery slope. Their freedom can turn into a shackle. They make very little money and are forced to buy cheaper products for necessity. Their brethren working on the bottom to make the items don’t see the money the managers get at the top.
Then actual hand-crafters become few and far between, a luxury afforded only to the rich.
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[ah, capitalism. what a hellscape.]
Well, I suppose the logistics of this aren't the most important thing to be thinking of right now. It is an interesting thought experiment though...
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Yes.
[He doesn’t seem to mind the lack of back and forth about capitalism.]
Did you come from a world without all of this then?
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[it's also much more lively, but she will be polite and not trashtalk ikea.]
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Ohh, that sounds wonderful! A real bazaar… I’d love to walk through it. Much better than a sterile and straight store like this with everything in a row.
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[she giggles a little at that, because she is a bit of a gremlin at heart.]
Well, if you ever come to Sumeru City, you're welcome to pay it a visit. Perhaps the Zubayr Theater will be putting on a show when you do.
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That would be wonderful also. [He smiles, and for once, it's actually authentic. T-chan is looking at her...] It sounds like a lovely, lively place.
What kind of performances does Zubayr put on?
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They put on all kinds! Nilou, their star dancer, has played so many different roles for them. Even when I'm already familiar with the script, she breathes life into each role and makes it feel new.
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[Hmmm.]
Well. These kinds, at least.
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[nahida sounds proud... that's her girl...]
What sort of place is Los Angeles?
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Mm. It's a place a bit like this one. It's a city on the coast. Very busy, very noisy. But... interesting. Never a dull moment.
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