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WHAT In person
WHERE Around!
WHEN Day 5, nearing sunset

[Where are you this lovely evening? Some places other than the mall or the coffee shops, maybe. It's a beautiful sunset. Where could you be?

The park? There's a rest stop vending machines, public toilets and a shack full of park gear. Canoes, kayaks, some things like volleyball nets, picnic supplies so forth and so on.
The lake? It's a great place to watch the sunset. A true mishmash of wildlife and unusualaties, the lake is a calming place to go, dip your toes and relax. Or go boating! Everyone loves boating! Just try not to look down into the depths.
Hollybuster, looking for a movie to rent for tonight? FREE 2-Day Rental with Purchase of A King Size Share Container of Craisins!

Remember, just don't go into the woods.]

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[doing the same]

What was your advice to him before? Wouldn't it still be good?

He never asked me about making friends before. He didn't seem interested. He joined a club he seemed really excited about, so I encouraged him there, but...

Well, this time I suggested joining another club, something he was interested in. And being straightforward, you know, putting himself out there, getting to know the other kids' interests...

Come to think of it... are there many other kids here?

There's a whole school, right? There's gotta be.

That's true. I wonder if they're weird like the punch-kids.

[drink drink]

[...

do i have to go spy on my child's classroom to see if it's populated by NPCs??

no, crazy people do that. maybe i should though.]

Ugh... I wonder if there's like, forums with advice on how to adjust in this situation, like, people moving to new countries...

Maybe. But you probably don't need those. He just wants your support, right? It seems like you support him a lot.

Of course. But my support alone, I don't know... aah, I'm worried I'm really gonna mess up.

Mmmm.

[taking a big sip of his beer]

Having kids sounds really hard.

[reigen tries to have another sip but he drank it all it is gone. woops. SIGHS]

Aah, I have it easy... I love that kid! If I wasn't taking care of Mob, who knows what the fuck I'd be doing here. But I don't know how to tell him to be happy in a shitty situation. How am I supposed to tell him he might never see his family again? That he might be stuck with me? What if he gets sick?

[just listening, finishing his beer]

Aren't you worrying too much? Kids get sick all the time, and lots of them are never happy. Have some faith in your student, even if you have to give him some bad news, he'll be okay.

[GROANS, flopping down on the table, sticking both hands into his hair.]

I know... he's a strong kid.

He is.

[crossing his arms on the table and resting his head on them, watching Reigen's flopped state]

[after a brief silence, makes a Truly Sad Noise]

Aaaaagh... I don't wanna be a shitty stand-in dad.

You're not. You're his mentor. Why would you try to be his dad?

I don't know, dads are shit. Though apparently his dad isn't shit. I never met him! God, I never even met his parents. What was I gonna say? Hi, I'm the con artist your son visits after school every day.

You definitely shouldn't say that.

Why not just say you're mentoring him with his powers? Isn't that the truth?

Yeah... I mean, more like mentoring him with life in general...

Mmmm, but for him aren't those things the same? His parents know he's an esper, right?

Yeah...

Hah. Sorry I'm going on about this.

[Getting up to get more beer]

Want another?

Yeees, definitely.

[sitting back down and handing one over]

Serizawa seems nice. He and Mob are sort of similar.

Right? I like him a lot, he's really something. It's hard to bully a grown man as sincere as him, I tried to haze him a little his first day and I just couldn't keep it up.

You seriously did? What happened?