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[And, this is a very non-canon Shinichi, to be seen floating cross-legged with his eyes shut in the middle of the lobby. If you've seen the Star Wars prequels, you might recognise the brown Jedi robes and leather tunic as being padawan wear, and most notably for his rank, the braid that hung down over his shoulder onto his front.

After just a moment hovering there, he opens his eyes with a snap and falls to the floor with a rather undignified thump. He's starting to look worried.]

Stars, it's as though everyone just... disappeared. [Cue pacing around, not really taking anything in, but he's still talking to uh, himself. Or the Force. Take your pick. You might also be able to recognise the familiar-looking metal cylinder bumping against his leg.] Of course, I didn't feel them die, they simply vanished, not... and aside from that, I can feel a whole load of people here, too...

(ooc: This is a free verse, so feel free to play around in the sandbox - I'm still testing it out, and I what I write up here and in the character journal are mostly all I've got on it. Have fun~)

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Okay. Um. Well, I suppose the first thing you need to know is ...

[Just how well and how long Ran has been friends with Shinichi is obvious in her explanation, catered to someone with an interest in knowing how things work and what will happen if you do that.]

... but generally the smoke alarm will go off before you can do that.

[He straightens with some alarm.]

You mean to say that there is something wrong with the machine?

No. It's more something wrong with whatever you've put in it.

What do you mean by-! Oi. I'm not that bad.

But that brings us to the next stop on the tour -- the dining room, where you don't have to cook at all.

And he does follow, but unlike last time, it's not in silence, it's in a slouch and with grumbles following her.

"I'm not that bad. Master even said I'd improved, and it took me ages to get even that much out of him..."

...etcetera etectera.

Ran has partnered Shinichi through too many home economics classes to be the slightest bit affected by that. "Here! Impressive, don't you think?"

And unfortunately for anyone else, he only really knew how to do a couple of simple things to the standard of 'edible'.

"...Definitely. How many worlds are these foods from, do you know?"

It's hard to say -- especially since so many of our worlds are overtly similiar. It's not until you really get talking to your alternates or something that you realise how different you are.

True, very true... [And he starts wandering around the table, looking for anything that he might recognise from home. Eventually, he does.] Look, I've found... well, this looks Alderaanian, and I'm sure this looks like that Corellian recipe Kuroba's mother treated me to last time I went there, and...

[Ran peers curiously at it.]

Is it ... fish?

[Now he's just plain laughing so hard.]

N-no... the guy's terrified of them. Won't touch them, even cooked. Causes no end of trouble for his Master, when they have to interact peaceably with some of the reptilian species. He calls it unbefitting of a Jedi to give in to such an unfounded fear.

... reptilian species.

...Master Kit Fisto in particular has often been confounded by the Padawan seen running from him. But also the Rodians, the Calamari and the Gungans, as well as others.

That's .. quite a list. Isn't that a problem for him?

Ne ... are you good friends with Kaito?

It can be. Not least because while he has nothing against the people, the fear is often a great weakness.

I've... known him for a considerable amount of time. Ever since my first mission into Corellian space, in fact, where we first crossed paths.

Just acquaintances then? And are you hungry?

[A shrug.] We train together sometimes. Hakuba's not so impressed, but I think we work well enough together. And not really - I was just making sure there was going to be something I'd recognise later on. [He smiles sheepishly, a hand going to his neck in a familiar motion.]

Hakuba? He's a Jedi too? And that's just as well -- I want to show you the dressing rooms.

He is. You know of him, then? [Is now interested at the sound of dressing rooms.] There's a drama group here, then?

Only by reputation back home, but I've met him here and he seems really nice.

No drama groups -- not unless we're the performers.

He can be, when he isn't using the Force as a simple pranking tool. [Casual tone, but in their group of acquaintances he was almost the only one who didn't explode with indignation at the very thought.]

Even so, it sounds interesting.

Hakuba-san? Really? That-- surprises me.

Oh, it is.

What some might call a natural, even. He's that much better at the whole 'set aside your emotions' thing, for instance. How is he in your world, then? [...He doesn't realise he might've said anything off just then. Anything about the Jedi code is an 'oh, but it's obvious!' thing to him.]

I certainly look forward to seeing them, then.

He comes across as very staid, serious, the last sort of person you'd expect to play tricks ... though like I said, I don't know him very well.

This way.