what am I doing

[ikayakisuke]

[There's a gloomy looking kid dressed like a ninja with a katana as tall as his height strapped to his back. He looks pretty beat up...

He stumbles over his own feet and falls over onto the ground.

Will you help him?]

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[cplusplus]

[Of course he will, in fact, Chihiro looked extremely concern of the other boy.]

Hey! Are you alright!? D-Do you need to see a nurse?

[ikayakisuke]

[Lucky him, a stranger kind enough to approach him. He lifts his head up to look over.]

...G.... Give me...

[The voice is small and shaky.]

Food...

[cplusplus]

[Food? He looked like he needed medical attention...]

Okay, I'll be right back...!

[He makes a mad dash to his dorm room instead, conveniently, he remembered he had put a first aid kit as well as a piece of bread there.

Once he was back with both items, one in each hand, he handed the boy the bread and quickly opened the kit.]

[ikayakisuke]

[It's okay, he just needs food. As soon as he picks up on the smell of the bread, he jumps up to grab it and starts eating it. After a few bites, though, he slows down to pull the bread.]

What is this...food?

[cplusplus]

I... It's bread, it's made mostly out of flour.

Here, um, lemme take care of your wounds while you eat.

[ikayakisuke]

Bread...?

[He's distracted with the bread for long enough to not realize you're tending to his wounds. When he does, he pulls his arm away in reaction.]

What are you doing? [He's eyeing that kit. His time didn't have medical kits like that, okay.]

[cplusplus]

I... I'm tending your wounds. Um, this is a medical kit, I was about to fetch the alcohol and bandages.

[He shows the mentioned items as he pulled them out of from the kit.]

[ikayakisuke]

[He slowly goes back to eating his bread as he looks at the kit curiously. It vaguely reminded him of the magical herbs that the foxes had back in his home world...]

Are you a Kitsune? [He's eyeing you. No trademark ears, nor you looked like the pretty Yuzuruha that helped him out numerous times.]

[cplusplus]

[... well, that was an odd question. Though considering at least more than a faction of the population in FDC, maybe his question is justified.]

Um... no, I'm just a human, actually.

[ikayakisuke]

[Kisuke goes quiet, continuing to give you a good look, as if going "are you sure?" But eventually, he returns to the bread he still has in his hand.]

This... "bread," you called. It's weird. It doesn't have much taste and it's airy. How's this even filling?

[cplusplus]

I suppose so... but that's kind of the point of certain breads, so you can add things like butter or, um...

[He did say Kitsune, maybe he's from a certain version or era of Japan...?]

Natto! You an put natto on top of bread.

researching on food history oh boy

[ikayakisuke]

[Kisuke's eyes light up slightly at the mentioning of familiar food.]

You're able to put natto on this?

it's okay i had to look up neurobiology for this guy once

[cplusplus]

[He nodded.] Yeah, you could use fried eggs with lettuce and tomatoes as well...

You can use almost any kind of food with bread, that's why most bread don't have much taste.

[ikayakisuke]

Eggs? Lettuce? Tomato?

[He's back to frowning with confusion. Are you sure you're not a fox.]

[cplusplus]

[Was that... not a thing before? His memory regarding history wasn't entirely good, really.]

Ah, um, Westerners make food like that, you see. They put those along with things like beef or chicken between two slices of bread, it's called a sandwich.

[ikayakisuke]

[Beef. Chicken. Sandwich.]

Westerners? [Did they mean western land of Japan? He was never too familiar with what was outside of the provinces he traveled. What other countries on the other side of the sea?]

[caincarnate]

[Clack, clack, clack... The wooden echo of geta sandals. Naoya walks up to him until he's standing right in front of the ninja and...

Does nothing.

He stares down at him, watching the ragged kid struggle beneath his shadow. Despite the smile on his face, the programmer isn't so much enjoying the show as he was waiting to see what the ninja would do.]

[ikayakisuke]

[Wow excuse you mister.

It would be a lie if you said it wasn't his fault he ran out of food before arriving this place. He thought he had food, but the weird time travel portal seems to have thrown out all of his inventory.

He does notice you standing nearby, though, and lifts his head off to look over at Naoya. What a strange get up...]

...You have anything to eat...?

[caincarnate]

[Naoya folded his arms, offering nothing except his condescending smugness.]

Will you be reduced to nothing more than a beggar?

[ikayakisuke]

[Kisuke makes a frown. Well he does have some money... He sets his katana aside to get out some coins to hand over.]

Will these do?

[caincarnate]

[With an added hint of scorn to his voice, Naoya shook his head.]

I don't want your money. ...I want proof of your conviction.

[ikayakisuke]

Conviction? [He puts the coins away as he raises a brow. He sits in his spot, too out of energy to do anything else.]

Speaking any of my beliefs ain't going to do anything right now.