A New Life
Chapter 4
8 August, 2013
Junes Food Court
All of the Investigation Team that was currently in Inaba, plus Jacob, were gathered around the table. Yosuke was talking with Yukiko, since she was the one that could speak English fluently.
"So, you're telling me that he didn't cause that explosion?"
Yukiko got him a room in the inn, as a result she had some more time to talk to him. "Yes, he was a victim of that. What remains unawnsered is how he got into that world."
"Then ask him! We don't have all the time in the world! Yu's coming tomorrow! We should at least look like we have a hold on the situation!"
"I was going to ask him! But don't expect anything conclusive for a while, not to mention tomorrow!"
Everyone else was just sitting awkwardly, watching this argument unfold among two people who almost never argue with each other. Jacob was feeling even more awkward than the rest, watching two people he didn't know argue in a language he didn't understand. So, he eventually stopped listening and subconsciously munched on the food in front of him.
Yukiko turned from Yosuke to begin talking to Jacob, "You never told us your-," she notices him eating, "why are you eating right now?!"
"-Whuh? Oh, whuh wash I 'shupposhed to do?"
Everyone else only understood bits and pieces of what was being said, but they could tell it was going to be hilarious.
"-Ewwww! Swallow first!"
"Whuh? Oh, Shorry. *gulp* So, what did you bring me here for?"
Yosuke had a general idea of what was going on, "Ask him his name!"
"Yes, I was going to- So, you never told us your name,"
"My name? My name is Jacob Baker, you also never told me you guys' names."
"Why just the guys?"
"What- no! I meant guys as in all of you!"
"Are you calling me a guy?!"
"No! ugh, you people never told me your names!"
Chie couldn't understand well what was being said, "Did you get his name yet?"
"Yes, his name is Jacob, Jacob Baker."
"Oh! Oh! Can I call him Jaker Baker?" Teddie was very enthusiastic today. (When is he not?)
"Uhhh, sure."
"Yay!" he turned to Jacob, "Hi Jaker Baker! let's be friends!"
Jacob had no idea (as usual) what was going on, "What is he saying?"
And back to English mode for Yukiko, "Just ignore him, that's what the rest of us do."
"Alright, so can you tell me what your names are, and how I ended up all the way over here?"
"Okay, My name is Yukiko Amagi, the brown-haired guy over there is Yosuke Hanamura..." She named everyone present.
"Hmm, So, Yukiko, Teddie, and a bunch of chumps?"
That was obviously an insulting comment, "-What?!"
"I remembered the person that speaks English and the one person with a remotely approachable name, isn't that enough?"
"We're going to have to work on this, then."
Just then Yosuke's phone rings, "Oh, It's Yu!" He puts the phone up to his ear, "Hi Yu, what's happening?"
"Hi Yosuke, what are you guys doing right now?"
"Right now? We're talking at the food court, why?"
"Oh, just wanted to check up on you, say, what's behind you?"
Confused, Yosuke turned around, and there was Yu. "Surprise."
"Whoa, when'd you get here?"
"About an hour ago," He turns to the whole group when he saw Jacob sitting there, "How've you all been doing? And who is this?"
Yukiko spoke up, "It's a long story but, umm.. Yu, this is Jacob, Jacob this is Yu."
"Oh, no. Not more of that 'I am you' crap!"
"What? Oh, no. He isn't YOU, that's his name, Yu Narukami."
"Oh, what's next? There's a kid named 'me' somewhere in this country, isn't there?"
"... Yu also speaks English..."
"What? Prove it."
This was Yu's opportunity to speak, "Hello, I'm assuming you don't speak a word of Japanese?"
"Damn straight."
"Well, I can fix that. You have a computer?"
"Nope. Nothing but the clothes on my back."
"Just a second, then." Yu said as he ran downstairs.
"Uhh, is there any way I can address him without just saying 'Yu'?" He asks Yukiko as he watched Yu disappear down the stairs.
"Hmmm, how old are you?"
"Why does that matter? I'm sixteen by the way."
"In Japan it does matter, in this case you can call him Yu-senpai."
"-And what does that mean?"
"Senpai is used to address someone like a role model, someone marginally older than you."
"Than Yu, or than me?"
"As I said, we're going to have to work on this."
Just then, Yu ran back into the food court with two Junes bags in his hands. "Here you go, You'll be fluent in no time!" He said as he handed the bags to Jacob.
Jacob checks out the contents of the bag, "Rosetta Stone? But, isn't this stuff, like, 400 bucks each? PLUS a laptop?!"
"Think of it as a 'welcome' present."
Yosuke is very familiar with most everything on sale at Junes, so he knows how much that stuff costs, "Dude, where'd you get all of that money?"
Author's Notes:
This is mostly a messing around chapter, even though no real information is revealed in this chapter, I need this for continuity later on. Plus, it's fun to write.
Again, if you have any questions, comments, or suggestions, please review or PM me, I need your support to keep going. Thanks again to those who do review.
Well, See you tomorrow!