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She has so, so many questions right now.]

Steak? You have a new place? I didn't know! I'd love to come take a look.

I moved somewhere bigger with friends. You helped with the security deposit. I'll send you the address.

I did?

[There's a big pause, and then.]

OH YOU MEAN I mean I'm glad I could help! And maybe we can do that sort of thing later... Right now I just need to talk to someone.

Got it. I'll give you the long version of the tour and we can save the short version for next time.

[No, he has to explain the joke...]

The short version is 'This is the bedroom.'

Huh? Why save the sho ohhhhh I mean, if it's comfy, that might be a good place to talk... Have you seen what's been going on lately?

There's always a lot going on here... let's assume I missed it.

People were waking up in other people's bodies...

Oh. Yes. I was Chie for a while, and she was me.

That didn't happen to me. Isn't it scary?

Hm. I was alarmed, but it isn't as bad as the time I woke up eight feet tall and had to crawl out my balcony window. The cookies are ready, so we can sit under the tree out back and snack while we talk, if you want.

Eight feet- OH your Moonblessings? I think I'd like that. I'll be there soon.

No, it was a dragon thing. See you soon!

[Before long, she ends up knocking on Souji's door. She's a little fidgety, a little nervous, but it's fine. Souji's safe. He's gotta be. He'd have mentioned if he was someone else, right?]

[He would have, in fact. He answers the door promptly, with a smile, the vanilla aroma of sugar cookies wafting out from behind him.]

Come in.

The long version of the tour still isn't very long.

Hello!

[She pauses, sniffing the air. She can definitely smell that, and her stomach growls a little...]

Does the long version start with cookies?

The tour starts upstairs, on the left.

[The new apartment is in a split-level townhouse complex, and so it's just ten steps up from the foyer to the upper floor, with its open-plan living room, dining room, and yes, kitchen, where there are three plates of cookies cooling on the counter.]

[awwww yeah. She can follow her nose up there after them, and she's already on cloud nine.]

They smell so good! You must be really good at baking.

I practice a lot. Mostly it turns out all right.

[He gestures at the plates in turn.]

Sugar cookies, chai cookies, snickerdoodles. You should try one of each.

[Hopefully that will help settle or soothe what's disturbing her. At least, it's a start.]

[and so she does, taking one of each, and.

listen, table manners are for people who aren't Soras. She's just gonna sort of. HOMPHGOMPH and they're gone.]

Those were tasty... You definitely are good! Can you teach me sometime?

I'd be happy to try, anyway.

[He hasn't done that much teaching before, but it sounds like fun.]

Anyway. Here's the living room and the dining room. There are three bedrooms and a big bathroom downstairs, and a little bathroom up here on the right. Straight back from the living room through the patio door is the patio, the hot tub, and a little back yard with a nice tree.

Oh, wow... This place is so cool. How many people live here with you?

[She's just sort of... awed? People can have their own houses that aren't just what they got? It's weird.]

It was Chie and Yosuke, but Yosuke's moving out now. I guess we'll have someone new in that bedroom soon; we're still on the main apartment list.

Your friend's moving out? But new people are coming in? It sounds like you're busy, here...

In general, maybe. Not today.

Let's take some cookies out back, and we can talk.

Right...

[She looks down, face falling a bit at the memory of what she came here to talk about.

At least another cookie helps that part.]

This place is really pretty, huh? Your house, and... All of of this world.

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