So far, Souda had learned two things about this place: one, it wasnât the same gist as the Island of Mutual Killing, which he was grateful for. Two, everyone here was a little strange, himself included probably. It wasnât that he considered himself strange, but he was almost certain he came off that way to others. Heâd already gotten a few stares upon coming out for his daily dose of fresh air.
That aside, he was starting to settle in to life here rather quickly, putting him more at ease than he had been when he first arrived. He wasnât quite sure how he managed to adjust so fast. Maybe because heâd already had to do this once before. Maybe because Hive City reminded him a little of Osaka where he came from, a place he hadnât seen in what felt like a very long time. Of course, his lonely little apartment lacked the family atmosphere he was used to in his home there. Perhaps he could piece together a makeshift one at some point. Who knew.
All of these factors contributed to him merely being surprised (rather than throwing him into a state of panic) when someone grabbed his hand all of a sudden. From there he was pulled into a hug, andâŚ
"Hello. I am.. hic⌠a Personal FrameâŚ
And I am the luckiest person to have met you."
Well that was an odd thing to be saying to someone you had just met. However, Souda was aware of his own devilishly good looks so it wasnât all that odd of a thing to be saying to him. He had to be a gentleman here though.
"I donât kiss on the first date. Just so you know."
Nailed it. He wasnât sure whether he should return the hug or not, and ended up awkwardly freeing himself from it. He liked to pretend he was good with girls, but in truth he really wasnât the best.
"Personal Frame, huh? Not a common name; doesnât mean itâs a bad one though. Iâm Kazuichi Souda. Nice to meet you."
Wait a second⌠her eyes looked like they were glowing. And there was something like an antennae that appeared to be attached to her head.
"Are you⌠some sort of android girl?"
Any other person might have found it a little weird, or at the very least hard to believe. But for a Super High School Level Mechanic like Souda? It was the best thing that could have possibly happened to him.
"Because if you are thatâs pretty damn cool."