video.

[magatsugiru]

Whoa! Okay, I think I've got it.

[ The young man on screen looks rather disheveled, and very flustered. He tries for a smile, but it collapses into a sheepish grimace halfway, and he looks away from the camera. ]

W-well, I can say this wasn't where I expected to end up when I opened the door to my apartment... Man, maybe I've been overdoing it with all that overtime.

Umm, hi there, if anyone's listening. This place isn't dangerous, is it? Should I be worried?

[ He reaches up to rub at the back of his neck. ]

I hope this thing's on. Can anyone hear me?

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[jivitadana]

[He hasn't, which then he realized now seemed obvious enough at this point. He had to be more careful.]

Iwatodai. Tatsumi Port Island. I don't know if it's familiar to you though.

[No one else from another Japan had heard of it, at least.]

[magatsugiru]

Huh. No kidding. [ He doesn't elaborate any further-- this kid's nosy enough without him making it any easier for him --but the name calls to mind a very familiar bridge he used to drive over on the way home from crime scenes. ]

How about you, then? Did you enjoy living there?

[jivitadana]

[Minato didn't have to think too long on how to answer. It kind of made him a little nostalgic, if he could call it that.]

It's home. My friends are there.

[That was just one of the reasons he liked it.]

No one will notice we're gone since time stops while we're here.

[He almost said "since time stops at home" which could have implied they're from the same place or "home" albeit different times. But still.]

[magatsugiru]

Ah.

[ Adachi makes his expression soften into one of understanding. ]

Does that make it easier, or harder, to be away from them?

[jivitadana]

[Minato caught that change in expression and did have his own moment of giving Adachi the benefit of the doubt. He was still human, after all (or so Minato had assumed at this point) and he did have faith in people, more often than not.]

I'm glad they're home. But I think about them a lot.

[It was hard. It'd be nice to have his friends here, but he didn't want them to have to go through this either.]

Is it the same for you too?

[magatsugiru]

Hm, not really. It gets hard to keep up with other people once you enter the workforce. Most of the people I know are coworkers.

It's not so bad, though. Coming here must be harder on someone like you, with people you'd miss lett behind.

[jivitadana]

[Something to look forward to. That was the reality of it, Minato supposed.]

Mn, true. But it's okay if I get to make new friends here.

[Because when would have the chance to meet people from different worlds and time periods at home?]

Would you like me to show you around?

[magatsugiru]

[ It'd look strange to refuse, and he doesn't have a good excuse ready, so-- ]

Sure, why not? I could use a tour.

[jivitadana]

[Cool. Minato nodded and thought that there were places that newcomers should know about.]

We can start at the entrance hall, if that works for you?

[magatsugiru]

Yeah, that works fine. I'm already on the ground floor. I can meet you there.

[jivitadana]

[Minato took his comm device with him and headed off to meet Adachi. It didn't take long to find him and Minato had envisioned for some reason that he'd be taller. But anyway. He did bow his head in greeting.]

There's a kitchen on this floor, if you cook. If not, there's the dining room or tearooms. Food will appear when you think of it.

[If that's something that he wanted to see.]

[magatsugiru]

So I've heard! [ Thanks Souji. ] I have to admit, that makes my life a lot easier. Never learned the first thing about cooking.

[jivitadana]

Mn, it's okay. No pressure.

[Minato nodded, taking Adachi to see the kitchen.]

There's a ballroom and a music room too. Do you play anything?

[Just wondering. Even Adachi had to have some hobbies.]

[magatsugiru]

What, me? Oh, no. That's a terrible idea. I was never the creatively inclined type.

[ Adachi is an impressively boring person, really. It's no wonder he saw no value in the world-- it's not like he ever did anything fun in it. ]

What about you? Got any hidden talents?

[jivitadana]

[Minato wondered if Adachi's life was just about work work work. He seemed a little out of sorts for a detective, but that could've just been his way to let people lower their guard. Kind of ingenious, really.]

Violin. I could teach you, if you want?

[Not that he was a virtuoso or anything, but he gets by. He did show him both rooms though, just so Adachi was aware of where they were, though the music room did move around on its own once in a while.]

[magatsugiru]

Really? You, teach me? [ He's a little taken off guard by the offer. It reminds him of Souji, a little. That simple-minded reach for a connection. ]

I don't know how fun that would be for you. Wouldn't you rather be spending time with your friends?

[jivitadana]

[Minato didn't have a problem with teaching anyone how to play the violin. It was something he could do for someone else in a place like this. The least he could do, really.]

Music is always fun. And we aren't friends?

[magatsugiru]

[ Moving a little fast, there, Minato. ]

I mean, we did just meet today... You seem pretty earnest, but friendship takes time, you know?

[jivitadana]

[Just checking and gauging. Minato nodded.]

I think you'll be okay here, if you want to make friends. There's a lot of people around.

[magatsugiru]

I don't doubt it. [ He smiles. ] It's been a pretty warm reception so far.

[jivitadana]

If you have more questions or want those lessons, just let me know.

[Since he figured too that Adachi would want to find a room of his own and settle down, gather his thoughts, scheme up some plans, something like that?]