["What should I do?"
I do not know.
I am fearful of the meaning of "infinity".
My two legs, having grown impatient of waiting,
are urging me to stand up.]
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Rein had to admit, he felt a bit embarrassed and awkward with the woman staring at him so much. Was it because she recognized him? Or maybe she had fallen for him at first sight!.......Just kidding. Realistically, there was no such thing as 'falling in love at first sight'. Those that thought it did were childish and lived life in daydreams, like that immature hair stylist. What was her name? Luci or something. In any case, the only reasons why the pink haired woman would be staring at him were if she were in deep thought over something, or she did indeed recognise him. If she had, she was doing a good job of not letting it show. The expressionless woman introduced herself as Izuma Hito, the local veterinarian. Since that kind of job required a lot of training, he guessed she was at least five years older than his twenty year-old self.
As soon as he thought he was in the clear, Rein's body stiffened up again upon hearing Izuma state that he should sing in front of others. "Hahaha! That's funny. I doubt that I am that good of a singer. And besides, the town already has a musician, right?" the male stated in an attempt to brush the topic off again. He hadn't met the musician in person, but from what he had heard she was an excellent player, although didn't talk. Redirecting his attention back to Izuma, he was silenced by the small smile on her lips. She was....pretty. He hadn't expected that from the emotionless looking woman. As he stood there in a daze, Izuma had moved closer, leaning herself against the table in front of him as she continued to stare. Rein's automatic reaction was to lean back, a light blush adorning his cheeks because of the constant staring. He still wasn't used to people getting close to him, and Izuma's closeness made him feel a bit uncomfortable. "U-Ummmmm....." the male began, wanting to ask Izuma why she was staring so much. But before he could, the chair underneath him became unstable, causing the male to fall backwards and land on the floor with a loud thump. "Owwwwww..... Rein groaned, rubbing the back of his head. Now he had done it. If he hadn't been embarrassed before, he definitely was now. Looking up, he could still see Izuma staring down at her. He couldn't handle it anymore!! Scrambling to his feet, Rein rushed over to where the staff room and hid himself inside.
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The next morning was just as gloomy as the last. With the festival on, Rein had the chance to sleep in more than usual, although his routine seemed to insist he get up before 9am. Pushing back his covers, Rein walked over to his bathroom and started at the reflection in the mirror. It still felt odd to see a man with pink hair looking back at him, but everything else was the same. Rein's eyes, the shape of his face and his slightly muscular body. Rein blinked and focused his gaze on his hair in the mirror. Was...his colour fading? And was that regrowth he could see? 'I better colour it before any more of my natural colour shows....' the male thought, removing his clothes and heading over to the shower to get clean and dye his hair.
After drying his hair, the male headed to the kitchen where one of the magazines from the night before lay. It was very disconcerting that his face was on the front page. How many people would have made the connection by now? Letting out a sigh, Rein stared at his kitchen, undecided on what to make for his breakfast. Yeah, he could make himself bacon and eggs....but that was a pain. And so the twenty year old settled on a bowl of simple cereal. With food in his stomach, Rein headed back into his bedroom and threw on some clothes before heading outside. He had no idea where he was going or what he was going to do, but with everything going on in his mind the last thing he needed was to sulk around at home. He needed a distraction.
The weather outside was cool and wet, not that Rein minded. He liked the rain, and didn't mind walking through it without an umbrella. Feeling the light drizzle land on his head, the male zipped up a grey jacket he wore and started to wander through the Ruby District. Surprisingly, it didn't take him long to encounter two other residents of Houseki Meadows. Scarlet and Kalina. Both older than him, but both were also easy to get along with. As he stepped closer, Rein could overhear them discussing plans for that night. Right, most people had plans and dates for the Moon-Viewing Festival. Hopefully the weather cleared up by tonight.....not that it mattered to Rein, since he had no one to go with. But from the sounds of it, Scarlet was having some trouble. Smiling, the male stepped closer to Scarlet and Kalina, raising his hand in greeting. "Hey Scarlet! Kalina! Wasn't expecting to see anyone outside this early" Rein stated, coming to a stop just in front of the two and shoving his hands into his pockets. With greetings out of the way, Rein turned to Scarlet and started speaking in a serious voice. "So, I overheard what you were talking about. You're making a back-up plan? Good call, but you won't get anywhere if you don't act confident!!" he declared, almost slapping Scar on the back to cheer her up but stopping himself quickly. She wasn't a guy! He could have hurt her!!
Being a former entertainer, he knew a thing or two in that area, but there was no way he could give Scarlet a crash course in a couple of hours. She was too shy for that. There was another way though: a make over. Rein didn't overhear who Scar was going with, but any guy would be excited by a girl dressing up for them. "Maybe you could dress up a bit? That could help...." the receptionist suggested, looking to Kalina to see what she thought.
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location || Ruby Districtxxxxmood || Nervousxxxxcompany|| Scarlet and Kalina
