sewdamncute | First stitch - Roommates, free time and hobbies

[Action/Ice Building, Floor Three, Apartment Thirteen]

GOKU!!!!!!!!!!

[Goddammit... It was bad enough that Kanji was living with the weirdo... okay, so, Goku wasn't that bad as a roommate. He was polite and helpful. He didn't judge Kanji on his hobbies. He was actually kinda supportive, in a weird sort of fashion.

It didn't even bother him too much that the other man liked to walk through the apartment half-dressed.... Okay, that first time totally didn't count! Who does that?

But, the towel on the floor of the bathroom, still damp from the power shower he'd taken? NOT cool.]

GET THIS SHIT UP OFF THE FLOOR! RIGHT NOW!

[Video, Later the same day]

[You can see the blond standing in a clothing shop. He's standing in front of a rack of clothes with a pensive look on his face. It's obvious the journal is open and facing out to film him for a purpose. Kanji adjusts the rack before moving to the side to let anyone curious and paying attention to see a display of knitted stuffed toys.]

Yeah, that's perfect.

[He turns to face the journal and tries to smile, but it's obvious he's nervous.]

So, um, name's Kanji Tatsumi for those who don't know me. I just...Look, here's the deal. My family runs a textile shop back home. Since I got here, I've been feelin' homesick. And, uh, I've been doin' stuff that I would back there. Thanks to Rhyme, I got a place to sell them from. So, if you need somethin' repaired or you're looking for a cute plush toy, I'm your guy.

I'll be here on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons and all day Sunday.

That's all.

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[Oh, someone else he hasn't met before! And another pretty woman. Why did they all have to contact him through this post?

Kanji's life is suffering.]

Uh, y-yeah, thanks. It ain't like they're hard to make.

I used to do a lot of knitting back home, too. I've only made a few things while I've lived here, though.

[Kanji, you are sort of inspiring her to want to try it again. Christmas is coming...]

Y-yeah, me too. I just...had some spare time lately is all.

[He's got a friend's birthday coming up, so, yeah, better to spend it this way than causing trouble.]

Maybe for Christmas, I'll do a little more. [There's still a little time, isn't there? Of course, she gave knitted gifts to some of her friends last year, too, so she'll have to be more creative in those instances.]

That sounds like a good idea. I bet your friends would like to get homemade gifts from you. Mine do.

[Well, Yu-senpai did. Besides, any good friend would like it for the effort that was put into a gift like that.]

Especially if it don't inconvenience you.

I don't mind if takes awhile and some work to finish them, if people would like them. [Besides, without money, it's hard to know what else to do - most people seem to pretty well get whatever they need or want for themselves instead.]

Yeah, that's how I feel too.

[Welcome to his world. Besides, he's got friends who are a little picky. Hard to shop for 'em.]

If it's something that takes time like that, they know I was thinking of them all the time I was working to make it. I think that's good for a gift.

Er, yeah, I...agree. If it's homemade, it shows you made some effort, not just went to a store and picked it out.

That type of gift can be chosen carefully, too, I think. It's just a question of taking the time to do it.

Yeah, I guess, but it still feels kinda hollow to me. It's hard to personalize something like that to where I'm okay with givin' it as a gift.

[And, haha, Kanji doesn't give out gifts very often, but they're always special when he does.]

I didn't think of it like that before. [Needless to say, now she'll be thinking of how to make gifts to friends special over the next month until Christmas.]

I dunno. It's just something that I've always had a problem with. Others don't and that's cool for them.

[Don't let his quirks rub off on you, Ami. You seem like a perfectly lovely woman. He's just a dork.]

If I give a gift to someone, I want it to be special, too; so, I want to find the best way to show my friends my feelings.

[It's a not very well disguised request for help.]

Hm....Do you...can you do anything other than knittin'? Sometimes, I can get away with embroidery or somethin' like that.

[Pretty girl asking for help, Kanji's at your service.]

I could try to learn, but it might be a little late, for this year, at least.

The library might have some books about it...

Er, yeah, that's a possibility.

[Can't believe he's about to do this, but he can't seem to stop putting his foot in his mouth. So, here goes!]

Or, I, uh, could teach you. You know, if you want to learn. Or not.

[Seems to be the right answer, at least to judge from Ami's reaction as she breaks into a quick smile.]

I'd be very thankful. We could find a way to repay you, too.

I don't need any payment. It's cool.

Please let me. I'd feel better about taking up your time.

Look, I ain't askin' to be paid here. It ain't like there's anything you really could pay me for. I just...

[He stops talking, blushing when he realizes that he's nearly yelling at a person he's just met. Someone who has been rather nice to him, which is rare enough as it is.]

S-sorry. I didn't mean ta yell.

It's alright. [And apparently, it is, as Ami is still smiling.] How about this: If you need help sometime, you can count on me, too.

[Okay, pretty lady smiling at him certainly doesn't help his nerves. But, he's gonna be professional here. Since, yanno, they were originally talking about a pseudo-business deal.]

A-all right. What days are good for you then?

Unless there's an emergency, I'm usually available most evenings. [It's a perk of Luceti where there seem to be quite a few medical staff to tend to the people: She can actually have a bit of time free after clinic duties.]

Cool. I'll keep that in mind then.

It, uh, it's been nice talkin' to ya.

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