✿ Chapter 004. [Audio/Video](Day 65)

[burntviolet]

[When the audio feed opens, you can hear the high pitched sound of some yapping, and then a hushing noise.]

Shhh... please be quiet for a moment...

[Hanako speaks softly, before returning her attention to the bracelet.]

Um... g-greetings again, everyone.

I suppose Laurent is... gone. [There's a gloomy tone to it.] I wish him the b-best and that he'll return s-safe and sound to his world.

...

[A pause.] There's... another particular matter I n-need to press. Laurent left me s-something. I guess he w-wanted me to take it, but he disappeared b-before he could tell me anything...

[And there you hear more yapping.] Ah- please not now! Um... well... hold on.

[Hanako switches the feed off. Some fiddling later, the feed opens again, this time set on video. You won't see Hanako's face, instead, the bracelet's camera is set towards the floor of her room, so you can only see her shoes, and...

And then there's an adorable corgi puppy dog sitting there, with its tongue out, tail wagging happily, and big curious eyes staring at you. It yaps a few more times before Hanako hushes it up again.]

I already checked... i-it's a female. I couldn't ask Laurent how o-old she is. Uhm... [Her feet shift awkwardly. The puppy still stares up as she speaks in the background] All I k-know about domestic pets I only have read in a b-book, but- I don't remember much and I have no experience whatsoever w-with animals. So I wondered if those o-of you who have a p-pet or know something about k-keeping a dog could... give me some advice.

Also... I w-wondered if you could... suggest me a name for her. I- I'm not good at these s-sort of things...

[Another pause. Hanako's growing anxious with keeping this a video.] I hope I wasn't a b-bother to you. Good... good day.

[Click! And the video ends.]

Comments

[this_chair]

Hardly but thanks anyway.

[burntviolet]

That's s-still very kind of you.

[this_chair]

Then...you're welcome.

[burntviolet]

Hm... w-well, I'll look f-forward to getting your homemade food.

[this_chair]

Would you like some too? ...I don't even know what to make in the first place. Ideas?

[burntviolet]

... Ah...

I honestly don't know... I like a-anything. And I g-guess the dog could have meat.

[this_chair]

Of course. I wonder why I didn't think of that.

[burntviolet]

It's ok... y-you could make something and th-then we'll see if she likes it.

[this_chair]

That sounds like a good plan so I'll do it.

[burntviolet]

Good... I hope she'll like i-it...

I'll t-try to cook something, too- so I d-don't have to always rely on you.

[this_chair]

I'll teach you how to make some things if you'd like.

[burntviolet]

... I-I'll consider your offer s-sometime.

[this_chair]

I hope so. The more skills you learn, the better things will be in the future.

[burntviolet]

That's t-true. I do want t-to learn more about c-cooking.

[this_chair]

Once you learn the basics, it's easy to teach yourself everything else. Following recipes is about the easiest thing you can do.

[burntviolet]

Yes, I n-never considered cooking like a b-big deal, but I like f-following the recipes.

[this_chair]

It's pretty useful at the odd times. Like if you have an unexpected guest.

[burntviolet]

Mhm, though I n-never experienced that kind of thing.

[this_chair]

Really? I must get unlucky...

[burntviolet]

... D-did you have that m-many guests in your house?

[this_chair]

Uninvited guests. In between Arcueid, Sion, and senpai; I've had to improvise quite a lot back home.

[burntviolet]

They're... your friends?

[this_chair]

Something...like that...

[burntviolet]

Um... they're not?

[this_chair]

N-No! They're friends. Really good friends I suppose.