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Had Sachio been ignoring his duties as a senshi for quite a while now? Yes. Did he feel guilty about it? Somewhat. He had heard through the network about a couple of Negaverse attacks, but he had been consumed with his own life so much that it he only considered it briefly in passing before having to move his mind somewhere else.

He was in his final year of high school now, or at least his final semester since he only had one more to go, and he had been concentrating heavily on it. It had been a bit funny, to be awakened as the 'Senshi of Surgery' he now felt as though he had a bit more purpose in life. Not just as a senshi, but he also realized that he could go on and be a doctor. Anatomy had never disgusted him in any way, and he had good grades in all of the science classes that the school offered, so why not? He also hoped it might help him to connect a bit more to understand his powered side.

Either way, that had meant summer classes, and he had only just gotten out of them and back into school once again, and that meant that he needed a break! Which is why he had gone out at sunset to look at the local city gardens. He made his own miniature zen gardens, but he also liked to look at the gardens that the city provided, whether they were more Western or Eastern.

Which is how he had managed to find himself in front of the rock garden at a local rock garden, looking at the patterns that had been formed from tilling the area around it in such a way as to not leave any trace of footprints behind.

He had looked up for a moment to take another look at one of the rocks when he had heard footsteps behind him, which quickly made him turn around, ready for something that may attack him! But luckily it wasn't an agent or a mugger. It was a beautiful young lady who seemed to be wandering around, and Sachio couldn't help but smirk and saunter over to her. "Hello, you seem to be looking a bit lost. Do you need any help? Or were you looking for the rock garden. And if so then you're at the right place. I'm Sachio." He said, putting his hand out once he knew he had her attention.

Sachio had wondered about her outfit for a bit, but decided not to say anything. After all, others should get to wear what they wanted, and if it were to be judged, it should be judged against that specific type of fashion rather than just what was the current trend.

He gave her a smile. "I'm here specifically for the rock garden. I like looking at them for inspiration." He kept to himself that he was getting inspiration for a miniature zen garden. Thinking about it made him frown for a moment. His father hated that Sachio had such a hobby. But it was a way to relieve stress and distract him from what was going on in the day. If he had nothing to get rid of any anxiety or stress, then he would just be a messed up person ready to explode at any point.

However, his father was quite the traditionalist and would have welcomed such thing.

He sighed and changed his face to a happier one. "Well, it's nice to meet you Eunkyung. I'm happy that such a beautiful lady such as yourself could be found here. It's always nice to find someone else that appreciates different types of beauty." After all, rock gardens to a lot of people didn't have any significant meaning, especially in this country. But to others it was an amazing work of art. "Are you just wandering around then? I could walk you back if you are going soon. Otherwise we can do... other things. Such as talking here or taking a walk around." He would have suggested possibly lewd things, but that was no way to talk to a woman for the first time.

Sachio blushed when she had asked him what he needed inspiration for. He should have expected the question, but for some reason hadn't. He quickly recovered though and gave her a shrug. "I make... Zen Gardens." He didn't say they were miniature, that was the part he was embarrassed about. "I like to go around looking at others to see if it's something I can add to them or somehow incorporate them into my gardens."

"I think there's something for everyone in this city." It's probably why it was so popular. Though he still wondered why this was the one place that senshi seemed to awaken... He had heard that the Negaverse had most likely already taken over the rest of the planet, but he couldn't believe it. Really, they had taken over Antarctica already? Or Greenland? He doubted it.

The word "family" sent a shot up his spine in a bad way, but he made sure not to show it. "Maybe you can send them some pictures of it? Though I'm sure nothing here would look quite as good as they do back home." He had to admit he missed Japan. He hadn't been back in a while since he didn't have the money and his family lived here now, but it just... didn't feel the same. There was no beauty. Art seemed to be chosen at random and by certain interpretations, rather than by what one could see and feel.

"I'd love to talk. I've been through it a couple of times, but never with anyone else. We could explore it together." He said, giving her an inviting smile, even though she was the one who suggested it. He couldn't help but watch her fingers move through her hair...

He held his hand out to her. "Walking in a park with such a lovely woman as yourself on such a nice night, I couldn't think of anything better."

All right she isn't asking more about it. Dodged it... for now. He thought as he watched her take his hand. He felt a feeling go through him, but didn't know what it was, and decided to ignore it for the time being. "One eventually gets used to it. I've been here most of my life but I'm still getting used to it." Of course, new things seemed to happen every day too, like becoming a senshi.

He nodded, looking at the park once again. "It may make you miss it more, but that just means that when you go back it will be all the more special." He liked Japan, but he didn't like his dad's side of the family. Usually trips were spent evenly between his grandparents' houses, but he liked his maternal grandparents a lot more. Of course, with how his father turned out, he wasn't surprised that his paternal grandparents were just as unlikable as his father.

But it had been an arranged marriage, so it certainly wasn't out of love that his parents had met.

In any case, he did like Zen Gardens a lot more since his maternal grandparents were the ones to teach him how to make them. He gave her a grin. "Well then, I think we can call this a date. Even if it's our first time meeting." He chuckled, trying to make her feel comfortable, just in case she was nervous. But he was a flirt, not a sleaze. They would be taking a walk through the park, and if she wanted, he would drop her off at wherever she lived and he wouldn't suggest that they do something perverted later. At least, not unless he got a second date.

Sachio actually felt himself blush for the first time. He wasn't sure why, but for some reason this girl was making him react weirdly. He mentally steadied himself though, making sure that he wouldn't come across as nervous. Though he did feel sad that he was nicer than who she went to school with. He wanted to ask, but if there was another date or maybe one after that, he could ask then... or even sometime later. He gave her a smile. "Possibly. We'll have to see how it goes. Though I'm sure it will go well." He replied and then held his hand out.

"It's okay if you don't want to take my hand but if we're... closer together then we might just be a bit warmer. Anyway though, I'll show you around. And then later we might be able to go somewhere and talk... or just exchange contact information." Having someone like her, even as a friend, was something to think about.