so_shik | Forty-Fifth Spool of Thread

[There's a bit of a static feed as the journal turns on, and Shiki doesn't say anything for a moment. She's busy reading over everything from the last few days, but she finally decides to talk to the village at large.]

So. Hypothetical question. ...how long is too long to wait? For people, for objects, for anything. Give me your thoughts on this.

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Have you figured out your answer yet?

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It's fall now, isn't it? I should get back to decorating. So another question...favorite thing about Halloween? Decoration-wise, holiday-wise, anything. This is pretty important.

[Important in the sense that when she's done addressing the journal, she's busy flitting about her shop. She's been spending the last few days rearranging all of the furniture and putting up new shelves and such with Haruhi's help. And now. There are fake maple leaves all over the walls. And outside. Along with some cut-out paper pumpkins strung along the walls. Villagers are free to find her outside on the porch of All Passions staplegunning things to the building and such.]

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Yeah, they're Earth holidays. If you end up stuck here long enough, you'll learn more about them.

Which...leads to the question of where are you even from?

Oh? Are there a lot of people from Earth here, then?

I'm from a world called Celirand! I've looked around and I think I'm the only one here from there, so far.

Definitely. I want to say maybe a fourth, but don't quote me on that. It's hard to say just how may people are from there.

Celirand? Never heard of it. What's it like?

Oh, wow, that is a lot. So you're from there too, right?

I'd say it's a pretty peaceful world! Everyone's strong, and there's tons of oceans and islands and stuff. Of course there's some dangerous stuff, but I think it's a great place to live.

Yeah, I am. A lot of my friends are, even if it's not the same Earth. That's where it gets weird.

It sounds really pretty...but then again I'm from a really big city. Don't get me wrong, I love Shibuya, but sometimes it'd be nice just to see the sky without towers everywhere. What did you do there?

The same Earth, but not the same Earth? ...That is complicated.

I did a lot of traveling! I'd never left my village before so it was exciting!

Well I mean it's like...okay, a friend of mine lives in Japan. I live in Japan. But my Japan doesn't have the city that he lives in in his Japan. I don't think anyway. ...I don't remember actually, but it's an example.

You never left? Ever? How come?

Wow, I don't know what I'd do if I met someone like that. It's hard to imagine...

Yeah, my Gramps never let me leave. I admit it was kinda frustrating sometimes.

I try not to think about it so much.

Why wouldn't he let you go anywhere? Just crazy-overprotective?

...I guess when I think about it he kinda was. He never let me leave because he didn't think I'd be able to handle myself in the outside world. But he wasn't a bad person! He was right in some ways.

Did you ever really get a chance to prove yourself?

...

...He was killed before I could.

...I'm sorry. I didn't mean to...wow, I shouldn't have asked.

No... it's okay! You didn't know. Don't worry about it.

Still...

...did you still stay? Even after all of that?

In my village, you mean?

Yeah, exactly.

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