...I guess that was a lot wasn't it.
I just wouldn't want to be stuck on the street, I've met some people that have it.
Well.
It's nice to meet you, too, Angela.
Have you found somewhere to stay?
I just wouldn't want to be stuck on the street, I've met some people that have it.
Well.
It's nice to meet you, too, Angela.
Have you found somewhere to stay?
[ Minato can't decide whether to smile at her smile or lean away as she leans in, so he compromises by doing neither of those, folding his arms so he can slump over and rest his chin on his arms, staring at the coffee that is now eye level instead of Angela. ]
That music is called screaming and crying... [ Dying sounds, Angela... ] My lungs aren't ever going to return to perfect health, but at least I can slow its decline. I like breathing. That's all the reason is.
That music is called screaming and crying... [ Dying sounds, Angela... ] My lungs aren't ever going to return to perfect health, but at least I can slow its decline. I like breathing. That's all the reason is.
[ He tries to shrug, but it's hard when he's pinning his own arms down. Only a handful of hours out of the house, and she's already got a job and housing lined up for her. That's honestly remarkable. ]
I work two jobs. The money I make keeps me alive too. But instead of feeling indebted... I think of it as helping each other out? People don't get hired out of pity. They get hired because they're the best choice the employer has for the work.
I work two jobs. The money I make keeps me alive too. But instead of feeling indebted... I think of it as helping each other out? People don't get hired out of pity. They get hired because they're the best choice the employer has for the work.
[ Somebody who can't properly alleviate that distress, as much as he'd like. Somebody else might've gotten up and given her a hug, tell her she's loved and the world is kind and that's why they're helping her. Minato stretches out a little more across the table, stretching his back. Because despite what he said, tossing money, a job, a place to sleep to a homeless girl sounds as much charity as it does pity. ]
Things change all the time. But you always have a choice of what to do. You can turn down the job if you don't feel you can handle it. Or you can do your best at the job, and prove you're worth hiring.
Things change all the time. But you always have a choice of what to do. You can turn down the job if you don't feel you can handle it. Or you can do your best at the job, and prove you're worth hiring.
[ He could say something about her being one of those pretty girls, but his cheek is pressed against his arm as he shifts and that makes it hard to talk. Having a home, parents or other guardianship to look after you, those are things he'd taken for granted too, however ready he was for the work he knew he'd have to put into living on his own. ]
You always have time.
[ A month, right? And if it doesn't work out, she still has her parents. ]
What's the job?
You always have time.
[ A month, right? And if it doesn't work out, she still has her parents. ]
What's the job?
Yeah. So I don't know why you're doubting yourself. Plus, you get to live and work in the same place, saves you the travel time.
[ Minato lifts a hand and motions somewhere behind his back, probably at the wall where a clock hangs, although he's off by several feet. ]
That's why I'm always here.
[ Too lazy to go home when he has a shift in 8 more hours, might as well spend the night, etc. ]
[ Minato lifts a hand and motions somewhere behind his back, probably at the wall where a clock hangs, although he's off by several feet. ]
That's why I'm always here.
[ Too lazy to go home when he has a shift in 8 more hours, might as well spend the night, etc. ]
That would be nice. [ TBH he has thought about bringing a sleeping bag in, or even a blanket, but that would make his intentions too obvious, wouldn't it? Not like his falling asleep back there every day hides any of that. ]
Once winter sets in, though, I've got one of those puffy winter coats. It'd be like wearing a sleeping bag.
[ I just googled this but laughs, these exist, he's going to buy one of these ]
Once winter sets in, though, I've got one of those puffy winter coats. It'd be like wearing a sleeping bag.
[ I just googled this but laughs, these exist, he's going to buy one of these ]
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Sleeping on the floor will help straighten out my back.
[ aka not denying that and yes that is exactly what I planned to do ]
[ aka not denying that and yes that is exactly what I planned to do ]
[ There are scientific articles about the health benefits of sleeping on the cold, hard ground but I'm half asleep myself and so is Minato so he just digs out his phone, opens up Google, and starts tapping in the relevant search terms to bring up the articles, pretend he's showing them to her just to prove his point. It was a joke, but actually not really. He's put thought into this before. ]
[ Yea, she can police his sleeping habits at a later time, for now, he's going to take advantage of hard ground and sleeping bags with sleeves.
Doesn't smile though. ]
"Sometimes"?
[ He doesn't mean it in the "What do you mean? I'm funny all the time!" sort of way, but the "I'm never funny ever, don't slander me like this" sort of way. ]
Doesn't smile though. ]
"Sometimes"?
[ He doesn't mean it in the "What do you mean? I'm funny all the time!" sort of way, but the "I'm never funny ever, don't slander me like this" sort of way. ]
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