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Sorry. You just seemed close. Like a family.
I already ask him too many questions.
Uhm. It's when two people kind of like each other and want to try out a relationship, but haven't made it permanent like in a marriage...
[...deeep breath first]
So, it's when you're seeing someone. Or someones. Romantically. But not necessarily...doin' other stuff, you know? Because that's banned here.
So, it's when you're seeing someone. Or someones. Romantically. But not necessarily...doin' other stuff, you know? Because that's banned here.
[cocks his head to one side inquisitively]
Stuff? Banned ... stuff?
Stuff? Banned ... stuff?
Oh. I ... guess that makes sense? What do you do with them?
...uhhhh. Did he tell you about those yet?
Do with them?
. . . It's like having a close friend. Erm, a very close friend.
. . . It's like having a close friend. Erm, a very close friend.
[thinks about that...]
I understand. I'm dating someone too.
I understand. I'm dating someone too.
[u-ugh. okay.]
So. There's no sugar here. And no...sex.
So. There's no sugar here. And no...sex.
...
[furrows his brows]
I think I know what sugar is. It's sweet, right?
[furrows his brows]
I think I know what sugar is. It's sweet, right?
Yeah. They've got this fake stuff that isn't the same, instead.
He's a boy I'm traveling with.
[his face falls]
Though I have to leave soon.
[his face falls]
Though I have to leave soon.
Ah. I don't think that's dating. Anyway it's not something people tend to think about until they're like fourteen or fifteen.
You have to leave though?
You have to leave though?
... oh. So it's an adult thing.
Mmm. I can't travel with them forever. The Koumyakusuji would get hurt, or I would.
Mmm. I can't travel with them forever. The Koumyakusuji would get hurt, or I would.
[nods]
Ah... Well just because you can't travel with them doesn't mean you can't visit again sometime later, right?
Ah... Well just because you can't travel with them doesn't mean you can't visit again sometime later, right?
The only thing stopping you would be how far you can walk. You're not helping yourself if you're already thinking about it like it's some impossible task.
Tracking down a group of people is something anybody can do, if they have the freedom. If you're gonna be a mushishi you'll have to be able to go farther than that, don't you think?
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