[ Which wasn't exactly what Tim had asked, but what first came to mind, what underlined everything he did here. This place wasn't a vacation from his normal life, with everything on hold until he got back; time was passing, here and back in Kamurocho. His real home.
And even if Saejima wasn't going anywhere any time soon, even if Majima had more leeway than some of the others, culture shock was a thing. Time period shock? Also a thing. Then there were the changes, and the terrorist attacks, and the way that apparently there was no way to die so everyone had seemingly settled into an uneasy, watchful sort of stalemate that surfaced every once in a while to bite someone in the ass. Or kill a hundred people.
He took another bite of cake. ]
Where I'm from, I'd be the last place to say it's perfect. And it's not like everything about this place's bad. Guess I don't know how to feel about it, only...
I think the longer you're here, the less human ya get, and the more normal it seems to just stay here.
[ The important thing was not to let it set in, right? Don't let it set in. Majima looked up to meet Tim's gaze, as if studying his face. In so doing, something in his own expression softened. ]
...I'm glad you're not on Pandora or Elpis. I like you a lot.
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Date: 2019-04-17 03:29 am (UTC)[ Which wasn't exactly what Tim had asked, but what first came to mind, what underlined everything he did here. This place wasn't a vacation from his normal life, with everything on hold until he got back; time was passing, here and back in Kamurocho. His real home.
And even if Saejima wasn't going anywhere any time soon, even if Majima had more leeway than some of the others, culture shock was a thing. Time period shock? Also a thing. Then there were the changes, and the terrorist attacks, and the way that apparently there was no way to die so everyone had seemingly settled into an uneasy, watchful sort of stalemate that surfaced every once in a while to bite someone in the ass. Or kill a hundred people.
He took another bite of cake. ]
Where I'm from, I'd be the last place to say it's perfect. And it's not like everything about this place's bad. Guess I don't know how to feel about it, only...
I think the longer you're here, the less human ya get, and the more normal it seems to just stay here.
[ The important thing was not to let it set in, right? Don't let it set in. Majima looked up to meet Tim's gaze, as if studying his face. In so doing, something in his own expression softened. ]
...I'm glad you're not on Pandora or Elpis. I like you a lot.