August 10th
It's pretty decent weather today. It doesn't feel like summer honestly.
Torahiko and I have decided to spend some time at the shop to get something to snack on when we ran into a familiar chimera.
Redd- Ah! Hiroyuki. Torahiko. Nice to meet you.
Hiroyuki- Hello Redd. What are you doing here?
Redd- I'm looking for coffee. I just ran out today. I could use some help since I'm not sure where to look.
Torahiko- I think we'd be able to help you out. Not much here though.
We eventually found some instant coffee there, but Redd seemed to just look at it with a confused expression.
Redd- Is this stuff ground already?
Hiroyuki- …
Torahiko- ... Haven't you seen instant coffee before?
Redd- In…stant? No… Are there any coffee beans?
Coffee beans? Are things really that different for him?
Hiroyuki- Uh… did you always use beans?
Redd- Yeah. But the ones I brought from Canada ran out so I have to get more. I'm just hoping that they taste the same.
Torahiko- Uh… Redd? Not a lot of people use coffee beans… Usually you see them in cafes, but people usually don't use them.
The look on the chimera's face was one of shock. I can't blame him, being from a different culture.
Redd- I-I don't know how to make this though…
After purchasing the instant coffee, Redd invited us over to his house. An event that apparently isn't too common seeing as how Torahiko was pretty excited to see the home of a foreigner.
Redd- H-Here we are.
The chimera opened up the door and walked in, taking off his shoes in the process.
Redd- I-I don't have company over since there isn't much to entertain…
I looked around the home, it was rather average looking, even for a foreigner. Torahiko went into the kitchen to show how to make instant coffee while I took a look around. An old game system sat in front of his television with a few English games piled beside it. I could tell which game it was from the cover art for some of them, but others looked foreign.
His bookshelf carried a bunch of English books of various sizes, I'd try to read them but I'm not too good at reading much like Redd. I saw some English manga, it seemed he did have some knowledge of Japan before he came here.
It's eerily clean in here… His laptop seems pretty new too. I wonder what's on it.
Soon Torahiko and Redd walk out of the kitchen with a tray on them with mugs filled with warm liquid. He handed us each a mug, they had pictures on them and words in English; I'll have to ask him what they mean later.
Redd- Forgive me… It is my first time… so I might not have gotten it right.
Taking a drink I can already tell that either Redd is lying or Torahiko is a really good teacher.
Redd- Can I ask you two some questions?
If he's asking both of us questions it must be about him and Tatsu-nii.
Redd- uh… is there any place I could start working? I'm starting to run out of money…
He's starting to run out? How much did he have before?
Oddly enough the questions weren't about relationships, but rather simple things about how things work here that he didn't already learn during his time here.
Eventually it began to get darker outside much to the chimera's sadness.
Redd- Sorry to have kept you both here… You should be out there having fun together. You only have this summer to be together again right?
Torahiko- I don't mind at all. But how did you know about us?
Redd- Like I said to Hiroyuki… I see how you look each other, and I can sort of… feel your affection with each other. I can't explain it…
Hiroyuki-… That's not much of a description really…
Redd- It's the best I have… I feel how much you love each other and… I'm jealous…
