boundbydevotion | [MEME: a post for various memes]

You need a taste of what mundane modernity's like before we deal with real crowds and lines anyway.

[taking your book]

[oh I was still holding that huh]

I'll try not to embarrass you. Too much.

[I WILL SHOW YOU ALL MY MORE INTERESTING HAUNTS, RED. Probably includes a bookstore and an arcade]

[A WHOLE NEW WOOORRLLLDDD

A DAZZLING PLACE I NEVER KNEW]

[It's all concrete jungle and tall buildings crowding out the sky and probably lots of lights and screens and many forms of "conveniences" from near-future technology. Eventually they head toward a market to grab ingredients. He does want to make sure Red experiences a bit of culture]

[bounces on his feet as they go, head craned back to look at all~ the things!!! Once they get to the market he's...starting to wander a bit to check out ALL THE THINGS]

Now this is what I'm talking about!

Don't wander around too much. If you get lost and can't figure out your cell phone I'm not gonna be able to help you.

I know the way back to your place, it'll be fine.

It's pretty cool here, I guess I have to admit.

I guess you'd have no shame about charming someone out of a train pass...

It's a little more interesting seeing it with someone who's never been [shrug]. You wanna get anything?

Meat to eat, books to read....

If you had lots of money I'd ask for clothes.

[Makes kind of a face, like he's not sure if he should tell you that he has the money or not (he does)...]

So get clothes if you want. You're kinda taller than average though so it might take a while. Might wanna set aside a day for shopping if you wanna be thorough.

Yeah everyone is pretty short here. Maybe shopping for clothes should be its own outing.

Well at LEAST get me some meat, yeah? I want some nice juicy beefy meat. And..........no potatoes I guess I can handle rice. Just this once.

And I--ooohhh.

[DISTRACTED BY GANGURO GIRLS]

[slight eye-roll, picks a food stall to get him food from. Probably not something with beef in it, but he'll pick that up for when he actually cooks.]

Ace Ace Ace why do they paint their faces like that?? [tugs on his sleeve]

W--hey that's not beef.

It's octopus in a pancake ball. I dare you to eat it.

And it was a rebellious trend back in the early 2000s. The classic idea of beauty here is dark hair and pale skin, so they were basically aiming for the opposite. These days most people bleach their hair at least a little, though.