Fuda #33 . reaching out [video]

[idealism]

I don't suppose anyone here is good at chopping wood? And heaving lifting.

[If anyone thinks that's a loaded question: it definitely is. For a couple of days now he's been working on a campsite, and it's a lot more work - and a lot less fun - than he expected. It's great at keeping his mind off of less pleasant thoughts, however. Working out usually is.]

[Later in the day, he makes a post that he hasn't looked forward to. His little Luceti family has shrunk so much lately. Tsuzuki knows that it's for the best - that going home is good for them - but he still can't help missing them.]

Link's gone home. He's left letters for some people.

I just felt like some people ought to know.

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[thelittlemacthatcould]

[Hee. Well, he assumes a chick probably wouldn't find it embarrassing or bad to be in a dress and heels. XD

As for 'partner', that can mean a number of things.]

Uh... well, I was kind a' stuck in the stupid skirt 'cause a' this whole shift goin' on. Iunno how. ...It was pretty bad.

[idealism]

[Unfortunately Tsuzuki is oblivious to the double meaning of 'partner'. Hisoka would get so angry with him for that.]

It sounds like you're hanging around people that have the same sense of humor as my coworkers.

...Shift?

[thelittlemacthatcould]

Yeah... I mean... Beast was stuck in some weird outfit too an' so were a bunch a' people. Every time I tried t'get rid a' the stuff I was in, it jus' kept comin' back.

[idealism]

Wait, someone's name was Beast? Or did I misunderstand something?

[thelittlemacthatcould]

Y'ain't ever met Beast? He's a real big guy, an' with fur... but under all that he's got a good heart. Wouldn't hurt a fly.

[idealism]

[It's as if a lightbulb goes off over his head.] Oh, the tall guy? With teeth?

[thelittlemacthatcould]

[That description...! XD]

Yeah, he's got some big fangs... [He peters off thoughtfully.] I was kind a' freaked out when I first met 'im, t'be honest, but... he an' I ended up b'comin' pals. That's the great thing 'bout a place like this... y'jus' meet all sorts a' people, an' sometimes, y'really wish y'knew 'em back home.

[idealism]

[That's a good point.]

Yeah, I agree. I mean, maybe others live in places where meeting people like Beast is common, but back in Japan people usually don't look like that.

[thelittlemacthatcould]

[A light chuckle.] They ain't like that in the Bronx either, lemme tell ya.

[idealism]

Bronx? Where's that? [Learning about other countries weren't big in Japan's schools around 1910.]

[thelittlemacthatcould]

[The boxer's happy to offer an explanation.] It's a part a' New York City... one a' five a' them. They call 'em burroughs.

[idealism]

[At least he knows that city. Even if Japan's sheltered, New York is a pretty big icon even overseas. ...And Tsuzuki has had excellent pizza before.] You're from America!

[thelittlemacthatcould]

Yup - sure am! What about you?