homophonic: monika

[camena]

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[rewriter]

[The piano has probably been moved to under an awning somewhere. Maybe outside of IKEA.]

Ah... [She laughs, but. Like in a very tired sort of way.] To be honest, not great. Like, we're totally homeless right now! Where would I even put a piano?

[camena]

I just hope it doesn't rain or anything.

For the—for the piano, I meant. But also for homeless reasons.

[rewriter]

Me, too. For both.

I guess withholding housing from us until we've joined a team is one way of getting us to cooperate.

[camena]

They gave us days. They shouldn't rush it.

Like, imagine getting stuck with someone awful just because you don't want to sleep outside anymore.

[rewriter]

Right? But it's going to happen anyway... Five days isn't enough time to figure out who's actually a decent person and who's only putting up a front for the sake of appearances, you know?

[camena]

I don't know... You can learn a lot about a person in just one day...

[rewriter]

Do you really think so?

[camena]

Sure. Especially in tense situations.

[rewriter]

... I think they call that a trauma bond, Alex.

[camena]

What? No. That's a different thing.

[rewriter]

I mean... if it's a tense situation, there's usually some element of danger, right?

[camena]

There are lots of different kinds of tension...

[rewriter]

Hmm... That's true. I guess I was mostly thinking of the kind of tension we're going to have to deal with pretty soon.

What did you have in mind, anyway?

[camena]

I don't know, I was just talking.

[ sometimes you just Say Things ]

How about you? Any theories on what these tasks are going to be?

[rewriter]

Team sports? [A beat.] ... Just kidding! Kazuki and I talked about a relay race, but that's way too simple.

[camena]

I'd like it if it were something simple, though.

[rewriter]

Oh, no, don't get me wrong. I want something simple, too. But... will they really be that nice to us?

[camena]

... Doubtful!

[rewriter]

Exactly.