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[mingling]

It's a little weird, right?

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[mingling]

But it's probably not a "moon" moon, right?

[Or... something. He's at least a little used to some things being referred to with terms he wouldn't otherwise use, because spirits are mysterious or...

Again, or something.]

[heavyhead]

Uh
Maybe? What would it be then, a mini-planet?

[mingling]

Probably. We didn't even know about life on other planets before, so I guess when it comes down to it there are no rules and it could basically be anything.

[heavyhead]

[Mini-planet confirmed.]

There's definitely plenty of aliens. But I guess you weren't thinking about the plants, huh?

[mingling]

I wasn't thinking about the plants.

I was thinking about the police report my guardians have probably filed by now and also being truant from school.

[heavyhead]

Can't relate. That really sucks though, so, sorry. Word on the street is you can go home if you stay a while first.

[mingling]

[...]

It's fine. Sorry.

If I'm here, there's probably a good reason for it

[heavyhead]

Don't worry about it.

Some people are treating this place like a... break, I guess. Not really a vacation, but almost?

[mingling]

[There's a lot he wants to say. "If I left like that, I don't know that I could show my face again." "If I don't belong there, don't give me the choice to go back, because the choice I make will be the wrong one." A lot...

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It does look like it belongs on a postcard

[heavyhead]

[Trust him, there's a reason it's "some people" he's talking about and not himself - in that same vein, he's perfectly content to talk about plants and postcards like nothing has ever been weird or off about any of this.

Stellar, really.]

If you're really into jungles, maybe. And having to do some job you didn't ask for.

[mingling]

They never show the 9-5 workforce on postcards. Only the really nice stuff.

[heavyhead]

Like moon plants? What a thrill.

[mingling]

Tourists will take anything

[heavyhead]

Guess so. It sure is genius, grabbing tourists from everywhere else.

That the only weird thing on your mind?

[mingling]

[Mind you, Natsume has at least a hundred weird things on his mind at any given moment, every day of his life, even before coming here. SO...]

Is "fisherman" your name? Is that how this works?
Or, it's your "nick", right? Maybe I should have registered something specific.

[heavyhead]

How many guys named fisherman do you know

[Okay, okay, some people aren't into social media, that's fine—]

My name's Noctis. I'm pretty good at fishing.

[mingling]

I was prepared to know a total of one, after today, but I guess not. Just checking.

I'm Natsume, so I just left it like that. I'll figure things out as I go.

[heavyhead]

Call me that if you want, I guess. Maybe His Great Fisherness or something.

[Save yourself.]

You sure you're good?

[mingling]

Professor Fisher

[Which is a nickname he'd be way too embarrassed to bestow upon a human being, but he calls his fake spirit cat (??) "Nyanko-sensei", so it's easier to discard shame in a case like that—no human face to match it with.

Just as it's easier to discard shame over the Internet. This may be a hard lesson for Natsume to learn, even if "Professor Fisher" is intended mostly as a wry joke. God willing he won't ever gain anonymous capabilities... That much power is too......]

If I'm going to be here a while, I have time to learn

Thanks

[heavyhead]

[Professor Fisher......... you know what, he'll take it. It's better than what he came up with.]

Yeah, that sounds pretty cool.

Well, if you need anything, just ask about weird stuff again.

[mingling]

Thanks

[Hmm. Hmmmm. Ahem.

...]

Thank you very much

I'll be sure to

[Anyway. His first experience with social media has taught him that the Internet can make you cry, but it's okay; it's only a little tiny bit, and not in a bad way at all. His heart will be less of a sloppy mess once he gets some proper sleep, he's sure.]

[heavyhead]

[Social media is a gift.... Noctis feels like he's done a good job Helping The Newbie here, even though he didn't really do anything besides chat. That counts... yeah, he did good!!]

No problem. See you around.