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[anthropophagite]

[ Kaneki did not enter his new house in De Chima #1, instead he is standing in front of it, looking very unsure of he should go in, despite being told that's where he lives now. The video feed will start with him looking up at the building for a second and then smiling back at the camera - it's totally a nervous smile ]

Hello- I hope this is on. [ oh this is very awkward. ] I'm Ken Kaneki, 18 years old and I come from Tokyo, Japan. I have just arrived so I'm still trying to figure things out. This is all a bit too surreal...

I was given a house and a job. I don't mind the house but the job is a little... [ bad, the job is bad ] I wonder if I could pick something else.

[ He is still smiling though, and his uncovered eye looks down while Kaneki tries to figure out what else to say. No, he knows what to say, but how to say it...? ] Is there a way to know who comes from where? I'd like to know if there are other people from my world here. [ he can't just downright ask if someone is a ghoul, after all ]

... and coffee. If anyone knows where I can get good coffee, I think I need a big cup right now. [ this is waaaaaay too awkward ] Thank you.

[ and with a small head bow, he turns off the feed ]

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[anthropophagite]

[ blind date? Thanksgiving? Ah???

Kaneki tilts his head, a bit confused. Thanksgiving? He doesn't celebrate that. Meal-based? Well, he doesn't e...at....


he stops, looking at her. he isn't sure what kind of face he is making, but it's somewhere between absolutely confused and absolutely terrified. Why did this person mention something like that? "Awkward" because it's "meal-based"? Why does it matter?

Why does it matter?

Kaneki gives a step back. It's small, but carries all of his body, and he feels like he will flee at every second now ]

Uhm- I don't... know what you are talking about.

[fridgeflower]

Sure.

[ She's still attempting to lean into patience, but this is a steeper climb uphill than she's personally equipped to deal with. Now that she's launched into it, she's not sure where to best draw the line.

Since this pertains to Ken's survival, though, she presses on. Staying vague isn't really an issue, if her not acknowledging the issue out loud helps him process the information she has. ]

There's a reason quite a few people have recommended the Re:Café to you. I'm honestly not sure about the ins-and-outs of it, but it's, uh… Specialty. For imPorts with particular dietary restrictions.

[anthropophagite]

[ "particular dietary restrictions", WHAT.

Oh boy, Kaneki is absolutely not equipped to deal with this either.

He is in a new world and he has already been outed as a people eater by his own self who has been here before for god knows how long, and decided to just merrily share information that he should absolutely never allow anyone knowing. Other people finding out means death, what the hell is happening here, why does Laurie know?

And he'd really love to deny it once more, but there comes a time not even Kaneki is going to pretend blissful ignorance ]

You shouldn't know about this... what-- [ what did he do? What did that person before him do?! ] I'm not-

I'm not a monster! [ a desperate attempt to try and salvage something he doesn't even know how to salvage when the person staring back at him knows what he eats: his humanity. ]

[fridgeflower]

I didn't say that.

[ 'Complicated,' she'd rank Ken for sure, but not 'monstrous.' She didn't know of many people who'd make that call, but... She won't promise that they don't exist, especially in the populace outside of the imPort community. ]

There are ways here to ease the burden, to regulate what you do and how you do it.

Don't get me wrong; life here's not really a picnic or anything, but it doesn't have to be as terrifying as you may think.