S E I J I
She rebuffs his offer to repay her kindness, almost as if she is embarrassed. Perhaps that is simply the custom here? Seiji is baffled, but he nods. The surprise he keeps hidden, his expression serene.
“Longnight,” he says when she mentions it. “I have seen this. On the message board.” Thoughtfully, Seiji blinks at the fire. His thoughts turn. Too many things to process. Too many questions still arising from the froth of his thoughts to float, insistent, at the top. He closes his eyes, aware now of the weight of his eyelids, and stifles a sudden yawn.
“Sorry. I have not slept a lot since I came here.” Seiji rubs the back of his neck. “I would like to stay here, so long as it is not a burden to you. I think it must be safer with someone else. And I will go with you to the Rathskeller —” here he slows, his mouth teasing carefully around the foreign word — “during Longnight.” With a small, rather embarrassed smile, he adds, “But maybe I will sleep soon.” Despite his many remaining questions, his head feels simply too full to take in much new information.
She rebuffs his offer to repay her kindness, almost as if she is embarrassed. Perhaps that is simply the custom here? Seiji is baffled, but he nods. The surprise he keeps hidden, his expression serene.
“Longnight,” he says when she mentions it. “I have seen this. On the message board.” Thoughtfully, Seiji blinks at the fire. His thoughts turn. Too many things to process. Too many questions still arising from the froth of his thoughts to float, insistent, at the top. He closes his eyes, aware now of the weight of his eyelids, and stifles a sudden yawn.
“Sorry. I have not slept a lot since I came here.” Seiji rubs the back of his neck. “I would like to stay here, so long as it is not a burden to you. I think it must be safer with someone else. And I will go with you to the Rathskeller —” here he slows, his mouth teasing carefully around the foreign word — “during Longnight.” With a small, rather embarrassed smile, he adds, “But maybe I will sleep soon.” Despite his many remaining questions, his head feels simply too full to take in much new information.
The rain is full
of ghosts tonight
of ghosts tonight
