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[secrowtary]

Hello everyone. I am truly sorry to bother you at this time, but I have a favor to ask of you. We have all been here for quite a while, so I assumed that some of you might have become quite familiar with this city. That is the reason why I would like to ask for your top five fun activities and/or places in Shehui. It might be anything, I am just curious what you enjoy doing in your free time here. Please do not feel obliged to reply, but I will be truly grateful for all the answers.

[ Teach him how to have fun, please??? ]

Comments

[talim]

Well, there's the arcade/casino, which is a lot of fun as long as you don't go and blow all your credits. It's easy to lose track of time when there are so many different games to play.

There's also the botanical garden. 9S took me there a short while ago, and I don't think I've ever seen so many flowers in one place. Plus, compared to the hustle and bustle of the city, it's nice and quiet there if that's what you're looking for.

[secrowtary]

[ For a while here, Hibiki wonders if he's been too obvious. ]

Arcade is quite fun, I have to agree. Thankfully, I have some credits to spare so it shouldn't be a problem. The botanical garden sounds quite tempting, though...I'll definitely keep it in mind.

[ It's time for some derailing. ]

So you've been on a date...

[talim]

[ jude did not expect that derailment, but considering that this is hibiki, he really should have. ]

W-Well...

[ he's a bit bashful, but not too much to tell him. hibiki is a friend, after all. ]

Yeah, it was a date. How does that relate to this, though?

[secrowtary]

It doesn't. I just wanted to make sure.

[ More like he wanted to tease Jude because it's his favorite pastime. ]

Do you need to reserve tickets for entry to the botanical garden?

[talim]

I'm not sure why that's something you'd need to make sure of, but anyway... no, you don't. Anyone is free to visit.

[secrowtary]

One day you'll understand.

[ There's not much to understand in the fact that he likes to tease him but he needs to make it sound vague enough. ]

I'm glad to see that you take breaks from your games, actually.

[talim]

Of course I do! I do have a life, you know.

[ rude. ]

[secrowtary]

I'm glad to hear this. I was afraid that you might have forgotten that you do. Last event in Hate Die was quite...memorable.

[ He almost broke his finger—WAIT WHAT IS HE TALKING ABOUT ]

[talim]

I almost didn't make it to tier one... it was brutal. A bloodbath. But I somehow managed.

[secrowtary]

You made it to tier one...?!

[ Such dedication. Hibiki is that loser who was literally 5 ranks away from tier one. ]

You're serious about this, aren't you.

[talim]

[ jude nods, even though hibiki can't see him. ]

Very.

[secrowtary]

How did you do this? Did you get any sleep the night before the end of the event?

[talim]

Sort of. I just set an alarm on my phone every time my LP refilled. Smart, huh?

[secrowtary]

That's ridiculous. You should sleep at night.

[ He's just salty because he didn't come up with this idea. ]

[talim]

I went back to sleep after I used it! This isn't a difficult concept to understand, Hibiki.

[secrowtary]

Who do you take me for, seriously. I understood how does it work, but still...you should be sleeping, not waking up every three hours just to play a game.

[ Read: he's going to try this next event. ]

[talim]

You just have too much pride to admit that it was a good idea.

[ he's on to you. ]

[secrowtary]

[ WOW ]

It was a good idea. See, you were wrong about my pride.

[talim]

Wow. Well, I can admit to being wrong, then.