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[It's easy to find him, at least! After she gets him to his room, he actually just... stays there.

He's done a lot of walking and talking to people and sometimes garbage bunnies already need sleep even when their eyes aren't bleeding anymore.]

[She sticks around for a little while to make sure he isn't about to be eaten by the rats in his sleep for bleeding or whatever -- for all she knows, these rats are like sharks, who even knows anymore??

At length, though, she's not all that interested in watching somebody sleep -- so Blue Angel heads out for a little while only to check in again later. She's carrying what are probably some rice balls or whatever, because today has been A Day and she was hungry. And remembered that this guy existed.

How does the sleepbun feel about rice balls?]

[Sleepbun would love riceballs!]

Huh...? Oh, Blue Angel?

[Hello!!]

Yes, it's me. I found some rice balls in the kitchen and was just passing by, but...

[She's popped her head in the door to say this, since she really was just checking in. For real. She does hold up the food, though -- it's still fresh enough to be steaming. The kitchen is a very accommodating place. There's a faint scent of chicken, too.]

Since you're awake... If you're hungry, they gave me extra.

[...]

Wow! That sounds like a total tsundere line to pretend you're not checking in on me!

[He actually, legitimately sounds (cheerfully) impressed.]

What-- Of course I'm checking in on you!

[She actually puffs up her cheeks a little in indignation, because she's never been called a tsundere in her life, excuse you.]

If you didn't want the rice balls, you just had to say so.

[And she's going to walk right in, sit herself down, and start eating a rice ball. If you want one, you're going to have to beg. Or something.]

Oops, I missed out on the riceball eating event...

[Yoshi this isn't a dating sim. But go ahead, his room looks... warmer and cozier? than the norm. There's even a plush cat and rabbit on the bed.]

It's your own fault. And I'm not from that kind of virtual reality.

[God. Leave her and her idol route alone!! There are no flags here.

Anyway, she's looking around at the place, and, well, it matches its owner pretty well in terms of aesthetic. It makes her think back to her profile and to whether or not her room will become more and more hers over time. She doesn't like to think about time right now, though, so she's going to focus on the food and company.]

[Well not with that attitude!!]

That's okay. Maybe I'll try ordering something from the staff later.

[He'll close the door and walk over to the bed, taking a seat as well - though from a polite enough distance.]

Are they good?

With your luck, they'll put something weird in your food this time.

[Instead of your brainmeats, that is.

She definitely did her best to watch over the kitchen to make sure no people-or-people-adjacent parts went into the food. Let's hope that was successful, because these are some damn good riceballs. She shoots a look at him for that question.]

They're really good, I'd recommend them.

I'll definitely check it before I eat!

[Let's not have another instance of surprise human remains, please.]

So you'd recommend them... but I still don't get any? That's pretty cruel.

[She just raises an eyebrow at him.]

If we were back home, I'd make you duel for your food. Since we're stuck here and you're an invalid, though, just try asking nicely before it gets cold.

Then...

Can I please have one of those rice balls?

[She just quietly pushes one towards him while chowing down on her own. Good boy. At least he's trainable.]

[Success! He happily takes it.]

Thanks!

[Chomp! He didn't exactly look unhappy before, but he looks pretty happy to have some eats.]

[He never looks exactly unhappy, but now it's a satisfied sort of happy, or something? She has no idea, she met him two days ago. All the same, it makes her feel pretty satisfied too.

So I guess they just chow their way through the rest of the riceballs companionably because she's too well-mannered to talk with her mouth full. Anywho.]

Better?

[Riceball chowdown commence! But it's okay, because it just means he gets to finish eating the deliciousness sooner.]

Much better! I decided I'd just stay in the rest of the night, but I was wondering if it was worth it to try to get food.

Yeah, I didn't really feel like going out again today...

[There's a small sigh about it. It really hasn't been a great couple of days for the outdoors. But it's warm in the resort, at least, if nothing else, and it's cozy in here. She's starting to feel a companionship with the stuffed animals.]

You said nothing like this has happened before, huh? If what happened to you is something the staff can just do... that's crazy.

I'd definitely remember if my eyes started bleeding from analyzing before!

[He laughs, because haha, so funny, right?]

I've never had any issues reading data before. It's really weird! It's almost like something was fighting to make it so I couldn't focus.

I really hope you'd remember.

[Haha. Ha. There's some doubt in her voice, but that's just part of her general dubiousness about his choices in life.]

Just be careful when you're reading, all right? There are a lot of abnormalities about everyone and everywhere here. I think we'll need your eyes, so don't screw them up. [a moment of thought] So what you said is, you can see... things as numbers? Like seeing data?

Okay! I'll be more careful next time.

[Can't turn down a request like that!]

Yeah, I've been able to see the world as numbers since I was born. It tells me pretty much anything there is to know. Physical aspects and ratios, even thoughts and feelings. For example...

[And then he rattles off her measurements.]

Thoughts and feelings? That's almost like you're--

[An AI, she kind of wants to say, but even their AIs aren't quite that advanced. Also it's a good thing she cut herself off, because that would have been rude and all. You don't just call somebody a robot, even if they're an unqualified disaster person. Anyway.]

--Did you just...?

[He totally did?? Now that he's only half an invalid he definitely gets a cuff on the head for it.]

If you look again, you're going to need another nap. You don't just look at an idol's numbers!

Not the head!

[He laughs, as he is cuffed. This kid.]

Anyway, I can see stuff like that!

[This kid!!! She ignores the urge to cuff him again, it would probably just make him worse. He needs all the braincells he can get.]

... Hmph. And you can see this... data... for just about anything. But not the staff.

[That bears some thinking about. Staff security?]

Did you see anything weird on the way here? With the blizzard, and the road.

Uh-huh! That area where we started? I noticed the numbers kept repeating themselves. Kind of makes me wonder if the area would have repeated too, if we went the wrong way.

WEEK 1, MONDAY - cw minor eye squick

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