「 REMEMBER YOUR APPOINTMENT」

[drawback]

[ It looks like you have an appointment and you have been brought in from the waiting room. There is a chair for your to lounge on--

Wait, are you seeing a shrink? Can't be! You're generally sane... Right?

Right...? ]

The doctor will be right with you. For now, I'll just conduct a general evaluation. Mind if I ask you questions?

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[unsecure]

Uh... Ruuri, Dandre, Sinh, Jin, Acelin, Rease...

[ He doesn't bother listing more because these are the people he hangs out with more often than others. Probably. Not sure if he should list Argenta here because they haven't seen each other that much lately. ]

[drawback]

Those people... [ Aside from Ruuri, he has heard of at least Dandre due to his business conquests of advertising himself and stuff. The rest are kind of hazy.

Either way those live kind of far away. ]

Dandre Ly, right? [ He browses the internet right now. ]

[unsecure]

[ He nods. As Cameron browses the internet, Damien will just sit here and adjust his scarf to its correct positioning. Not much to do until something happens, he thinks. ]

[drawback]

[ He's going to call-- ]

... I keep getting a busy tone. He must be busy.

[unsecure]

Does that mean I'm stuck here for now?

[ He looks so unimpressed. ]

[drawback]

Yeah, unless you want to go wander around. [ Which he doesn't mind, but he's implying you're going with him.

Not on your own.

Damien. ]

[unsecure]

[ Oh. He wouldn't mind that. He looks up and seems interested by this new adventure-like journey--or whatever it's supposed to be. ]

Don't you still have your job to do?

[drawback]

I'm off the clock now. I'm only here for about two hours or so a day. [ He shrugs and goes to pick up his backpack that was somehow there. Yeah. Camouflage backpack. ]

I have class tomorrow, but what's most important is that we get you home.

[unsecure]

I want to wander around, but you say that we have to go home and that you have school tomorrow.

[ he thinks this is a conflict of interests... ]

[drawback]

That's dangerous. [ He doesn't say it in the sense that Damien is like a midget (though that is part of it), but it's also pretty dangerous around anywhere.

Everywhere.

These parts.

Those parts. ]

[unsecure]

[ Everywhere is dangerous and Damien is somehow still alive without suffering too much trauma. He's probably just really lucky, but that's also why he looks pretty indignant because he's told that all the time. ]

People say that all the time...

[drawback]

Because it's true. [ Damien, don't try to fight him on this.

JUST CAUSE YOU'RE LUCKY. Either way, he opens the door for him. ]

[unsecure]

How bad is it?

[ LAY IT ON HIM, CAMERON because he's really skeptical ]

[drawback]

Someone tried to mug me for money earlier, but then realized I was a poor university student on loans.

[ Yup. Outside, Damien! Outside. He doesn't say that this was on the other side though... His town is generally nice to him. ]

[unsecure]

But if they backed off, then doesn't make it any more dangerous, right?

[ He thought that after seeing the mugger's face, the mugger would have attempted murder or something. ]

[drawback]

He tried to steal my cellphone and netbook in exchange for my lack of cash, I guess. [ HE DID TRY TO ATTEMPT MURDER, but talking about it so openly with a kid is kind of...

Unethical and concerning. ] Anywhere you want to go?

[unsecure]

I don't know where to go here. I've never been here before. I'm fine with just walking around though.

[ His sense of adventure awaits--except he doesn't have his panda companion this time. Sad... ]

[drawback]

Hm... I think the park here is worth visiting--a decent start for someone new. [ His second choice of internship was in tourism... Other than that, he check for hours on his phone. ]

Most of the buildings should be open till six.

[unsecure]

Why do they close so early?

[ He looks up at Cameron as he asks. He doesn't ask out of disbelief, but rather curiosity since he remembers that stores usually close at later times. ]

[drawback]

I think it's a tourism thing. I've never personally thought about going to indoor gardens and museums at night. [ He scratches his cheek as he checks the bus schedules. His reasoning is sound to him, so he doesn't try to articulate more. ]

The blue line bus should be here soon. It'll take us to the park in a couple of minutes. [ The transportation here is amazing. ]

[unsecure]

Oh... [ He takes the time to think about this. ]

What's the blue line bus?

[drawback]

There are three buses here: red, blue, and gold. They are usually express and can get you almost anywhere in this town as long as you wake up for your stop. Doesn't change the fact you still need to hop buses though, but it's convenient compared to where I last lived. [ He shrugs and halts at the bus stop. ]

Should be here in five. [ As in minutes. ] Do you not take buses?

[unsecure]

Oh... that sounds really convenient. [ He tilts his head. ] There aren't any buses where I live. It's just by foot, bike, or car.

[ Or panda. ]

[drawback]

Inconvenient... Biking is good for you though.

[ Here comes the blue bus. You can tell it's blue because this stop is blue and the color on the place where the bus parks for a bit is also blue. The driver heartily greets Cameron and motions them in...

And the rest of the passengers, too. He waves at them ad tries to find a seat-- ] There's an open seat over there.

[unsecure]

[ Damien follows Cameron into the bus, but is startled by the greeting of... everyone in the bus. He's used to maybe one or two people, but mostly nobody greeting anybody, so this is a new experience.

And he feels uncomfortable, so he stands closer to Cameron more. ]