"Yo, nice to meet you!"

Yes… that’s true…

A-and now I have friends here! Which means I won’t be sad all the time!

O-oh, really? I’m glad! I-I know I’m not as… hmm… how do you city folks call it…? “Chill”? I’m not as “chill” as you all, but I hope with each day I’m here, I’ll fit in more.

Th-thank you so much, Takumi. I’m sure I’ll take you up on that offer.

I see! That’s very fascinating.

I apologize for asking so many questions, but I’m curious… have you always lived here?

[ They move the controller and their character moves. ]

Oh my goodness! D-did you see that?! When I moved this stick, the creature on the screen moved! I’ve never seen this kind of magic before!! This is incredible! I love this game!

[ They continue to move the character around. ]

That's great to hear! A-and don't worry about it, you're... 'chill' works, yeah, you're pretty chill already. Plus you're really interesting, and fun to chat with!

Don't mention it, you're welcome, I'd be glad anytime you need it.

You think so?

A-and well, not always, but I've spent a long while here, and lived in another city pretty similar to this one before, u-until I decided to move in here and start living on my own. It's been more than a few years, so I'm pretty used to most things around here already.

H-haha, yeah, that's how most games work! T-the other buttons make them do stuff and interact with things there, too.

[ He gave a little chuckle at their reaction while he began to play as well. ]

W-well… towards the end, we began to run out of resources… s-so, we had to ask the neighboring city for help…

In return, the queens wanted their eldest daughter, who was of coming of age, to choose anyone she wanted from our village to marry.

A-and… seeing that our village is small, and that I was the eldest… I was offered to the princess.

B-but anyways- yes. I don’t plan on ever going back home.

It has been hard to accustom myself to this lifestyle, but nonetheless, it’s been very interesting so far.

Excuse me if this is a strange question, but do some species taste better than others?

[ They look up at the screen and try to follow the instructions. ]

O-oh... that's... not too good. Sorry to hear that, must have been pretty tough. But hey, you're here now, so there's no need to worry too much about that, right?

You look pretty used to most things already! I mean, you don't seem that out of place, i-if that makes sense. If you need any help sometime, you can ask me, okay?

W-well, that's... kinda a hard question. They're... different tastes, just like you said with vanilla and chocolate. I like some better, yeah, b-but nothing too specific.

[ He nodded while he played as well, taking enough time for them to understand everything. ]

A-a vampire!? I think I’ve heard of them before! The village leader told me that they’re beings who are snow white pale, and that they drink the blood of humans.

I’m not quite sure if it’s all true or not, though…

Ah, y-yes! That works perfectly. Thank you very much, and I’m sorry for the inconvenience.

Yeah? How was it like? I can't imagine living like that would be easy, but it must have been pretty interesting! A-are you staying here in the city now? I imagine it'd be kinda hard to get used to everything here.

U-uh, that sounds about right. Not just from humans, tho, most will do. But otherwise, that's pretty spot on.

Ah, I don’t mind at all! In fact, I like talking about my hometown… so I’m glad you asked.

My village is very small and low class. Everyone lives in huts and have to hunt for their food. We aren’t very… modern, I suppose.

However, I think it’s nice. Everyone knows each other, and helps each other out… it’s as if we’re just one big family.

They’re also like me; they’re cervitaurs. So growing up, I had no idea other species existed! We only had fairy-tales about them.

You can imagine my reaction when I found out that other beings existed, hehe!

A-ah- sorry! I didn’t mean to ramble. I’m ready whenever you are.

[ They grip onto their controller before looking around. ]

My pleasure! I like knowing more about people I'm friends with. It sounds like a pretty nice place to be around. I-I don't know if I'd be able to live like that, but it does sound pretty nice.

Oh, is that so? That's really cool! I've had to deal with a lot of other people since I was young, so I've met a bunch of different species, although you're the first cervitaur. I-in case you were wondering, I'm a vampire myself, heard anything about them before? 

I think it’s lovely; it’s much different than the residences back in my village…

I’m sure my folks would be surprised if they saw such a magical device.

Oooh, wow! That sounds very fascinating. Can we play it?

Is that so? H-how're they? If you don't mind me asking, of course! And they're a pretty common thing around here, as far as I know. What's it like from where you come?

Ah, I’m so glad! I-I really hope you’ll like it.

Alright, will do- oooh, wow! [ They walk inside and start to examine the room ] You have a very nice house! [ They continue to examine the room before stopping at the TV. ]

I'm sure I will, it sounds really cool!

Y-you think so? It's nothing special, hah... [ He plugged the console to the TV, nodding while picking up one of the controllers to hand it to her. ] Yeah, that's the one.