[ It's pure curiosity that draws Akira to the larger houses. The smaller ones and the apartments are more up his alley, but somehow he couldn't bring himself to pick one to settle into even after checking out a few. They're just a bit too quiet, too empty, a reminder of how far away from home he really is.
That feeling hangs even more heavily on the more decadent houses, but Akira can at least study them in amazement as he walks through. It's hard to believe that the Coven is just setting them up in these houses, free of charge. Having been outside and seen the situations in the slums, Akira realizes how significant that is—and how unfair, in a way, but that's a feeling he'll pack away for right now until he can find a way to better deal with it.
He doesn't register another presence until the whine of an opening door down the hallway reaches his ears. Instinctively, his body freezes, but Akira smooths out the tension with a breath. It's just another person touring the houses, same as he is. He isn't even doing anything wrong, just looking over a shelf of books left behind.
Still, when the door to his current room creaks open, Akira isn't expecting to find a vaguely familiar face upon looking up from the tome in his hand. ]
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That feeling hangs even more heavily on the more decadent houses, but Akira can at least study them in amazement as he walks through. It's hard to believe that the Coven is just setting them up in these houses, free of charge. Having been outside and seen the situations in the slums, Akira realizes how significant that is—and how unfair, in a way, but that's a feeling he'll pack away for right now until he can find a way to better deal with it.
He doesn't register another presence until the whine of an opening door down the hallway reaches his ears. Instinctively, his body freezes, but Akira smooths out the tension with a breath. It's just another person touring the houses, same as he is. He isn't even doing anything wrong, just looking over a shelf of books left behind.
Still, when the door to his current room creaks open, Akira isn't expecting to find a vaguely familiar face upon looking up from the tome in his hand. ]
... Hello.
[ Well, if it isn't the princess. ]