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[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...]
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.
she makes eye contact with it and waves.]
...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.]
[TWO OF THEM...
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.]
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.]
[very, very quietly, so as to not disturb the sleeping d:]
Hello!
[maybe the goat-tiger can talk. she would have seen weirder things.]
Hello!
[maybe the goat-tiger can talk. she would have seen weirder things.]
[oh, oops.]
...I apologize. I didn't mean to wake you.
...I apologize. I didn't mean to wake you.
[He continues to smile pleasantly. T-chan is watching him, and when he moves to sit up a bit, T-chan shifts to lie half in his lap.]
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.
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.
It's nice to meet you, Count D and T-chan. I'm Nahida.
[she smiles, then, and climbs up to join them.]
Were you taking a rest after exploring?
[she smiles, then, and climbs up to join them.]
Were you taking a rest after exploring?
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.
[it's wild.]
[it's wild.]
[Haha…]
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.
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.
[craftsmanship is in shambles...]
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?
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...
Yes, that is true.
[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.
[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.
That's true, too...
[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...
[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...
Yes, that's right. We do have the Grand Bazaar, but it's a collection of individual shops and stalls, rather than a single store...
[it's also much more lively, but she will be polite and not trashtalk ikea.]
[it's also much more lively, but she will be polite and not trashtalk ikea.]
Hehe.
[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.
[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.
[every time i tag i see the raccoon in the placeholder and my heart is full]
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?
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?
[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.
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.
She's very talented!
[nahida sounds proud... that's her girl...]
What sort of place is Los Angeles?
[nahida sounds proud... that's her girl...]
What sort of place is Los Angeles?
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