10 AM
Zzz… zzz… zzz…
Zzz… zzz… zzz…
Zzz… zzz… zzz…
Lui wakes up
Hwah… I am so tired… hmm…
notices an unknown blanket
Shit… I slept?! At DoctorVader's house?! Tsk… great, now I did it. This is going to put me down a lot. How did I even fall asleep? Ah well, I guess I woke up at 3 AM, so 7 hours… hmm, that makes sense. Tsk… I better apologize to him.
DoctorVader appears
Yo, sleepy baby! hands over biscuits
So, had a good sleep?
Lui: I didn't mean to sleep… s-sorry for bothering you.
takes a bite of the biscuits
The smell of the biscuits is warm and sweet, almost like something homemade. It feels strange… being treated like this in somebody else house.
DoctorVader: Nah, I was just joking. I don't mind at all. In fact, if you didn't sleep, I might have made an error in my work if I didn't recheck it.
Lui (thinking): Work? What type of work could he do? Don't tell me he actually has some weird grown-up job… should I ask him? What if it seems rude?
DoctorVader: So, um… we haven't even told our names to each other yet. Not that I mind, but it sounds kinda weird if I keep saying your username and you mine. So I'll go first. My name is Daiji Wato… and yep, I am DoctorVader.
Lui: Ah! Sure… uh, my name is Lui Rowy.
Daiji: Well, kinda late, but nice to meet you, Lui.
Lui: Uh… yeah, same here.
Daiji: So what do you wanna talk about? I mean, you wanted to meet me out of nowhere.
Lui (thinking): Shit… I slept and didn't even think about what to say to him about my reason for meeting him.Tell him i came here only to see if he was my neighbour or not,or tell him, that i came here since i really love his anime reviews? Should I tell the truth, or should I lie? I don't even know if I can lie…
Daiji: Uh, Lui, why are you thinking so much? If you don't wanna say the reason, it's okay. I don't mind.
Lui: Ah no, no… it's just… there have been many things in my mind, but I came here because there was something I wanted to confirm… about you… or rather everything that has happened lately.
Daiji: Huh? Confirm? What do you mean?
Lui (thinking): Screw it. I'm not good at lying. I'll tell him the truth and get rid of this tension in my chest.
prepares to speak
Lui: Well, just like you heard… I was kinda shocked at first when I received your package by mistake. Then you said you live in the same city as me, and lastly… you literally live next door to me.
Daiji: You're lying… I live next door to you?! How? I haven't noticed that at all!
Lui: Ah well… it's not your fault. I basically never leave home, you know… it's complicated. School done, fear of people appearing in the street… that type of thing.
Daiji: I guess you really live up to your username, huh? Well, it's good. Now we can hang out whenever you want and go out.
Lui (thinking): Hang out? Which part did he understand where I said I want to go out?! Now i will have to deal with rejecting his idea, and i better do it quick or it may end up worser for me !!
Daiji: Well… if it's okay with you, of course. You know, I don't really have family or friends to hang out with. I basically do everything by myself, so… yeah, it's kinda sad.
Lui: Ah… I see, well-
Daiji: It's okay, I don't want to make you uncomfortable and force you to agree with me, hahahahahaha… it's fine, really.
Lui (thinking): Tsk… fool. I know that laugh. He's trying to fake it… just brushing it off. As if I haven't done that all my life at school.
Daiji: So your house is next door, huh? Do you like my second floor? It was recently built… oh, I guess you already know that.
Lui (thinking): Wait… he lives alone, meaning the second floor is all for him? Then that means my garden… I can still go there!!
speaks up
Lui: I've seen it. I even got tired of the working sounds sometimes… I even threw a paper airplane at you. Did you get one?
Daiji: Heh! That was you?! I didn't know who sent it, so I sent a letter to every nearby house. Well, I'm really sorry about the noise, but I couldn't do anything. The workers took too long to finish it.
Lui: Hmm… about the workers, what happened to the bald one? I kinda saw him and got scared… I was wondering what happened.
Daiji: Huh, you even noticed him? Well… your airplane kinda scared him, but he didn't get hurt or anything.
Lui: Oh! Well, sorry about that!! I didn't mean it… I just wanted the noise to stop, so I kinda overdid it.
Daiji: It's fine, as long as no one got hurt. So… what do you do daily?
Lui: Hmmmmm… I'm kinda free.
Daiji: So you don't go to high school?
Lui: No, I finished it.
Daiji: So no college, huh? Any job?
Lui: J-jobs are kinda scary these days…
Daiji: Huh?! You don't even work?! There are so many opportunities online.
Lui: As if I haven't tried them all… none worked, except one.
Daiji: Which one?
Lui: I don't really wanna talk about it… it's kinda shady.
Daiji: You dealt with drugs?
Lui: No, no, no! It was gambling… gambling.
Daiji: Ah! Phew! I thought I had a drug dealer in my house.
Lui: So… what job do you do? You're probably an office worker?!
Daiji: Hmm… not to exaggerate, but my hobby is my job.
shows his phone to Lui
Look here!!
Lui: What is this?! So you are famous?! But how did you do it? Even I tried this!
What did Lui see that made him say Daiji was famous?!