[ Sure, but now that he sounds so excited about it, how can Bruno let him down? :( ]
I mean, neither have I, but uh. It can't be that different from, um. My. Setup before. When I lived alone. [ ...in the walls haha... ] Just, y'know, add a tent or two. Get some stuff to sleep on, a campfire, all that stuff.
[ Ha ha, wow, here comes an awkward silence. His gaze flits over to the pile of bedding on the floor. It's more like a rat's nest than anything else. He really should get a real bed set up... ]
Er, well. I had a chair? It was a really comfy chair? There. There wasn't a lot of space in there.
[ Tatara tilts his head in his palm, lets one hand drop to gently poke at the carpet. He looks at Bruno not out of pity or sympathy, but with calm camaraderie. ]
A really comfy chair sounds nice. Was it green, too?
[ Weird how that doesn't even faze Tatara but who is Bruno to complain? In a way, it's comforting, that his sheer lack of actual bed for the past decade is simply accepted. ]
Green? Oh, no. It was more of a red? Pretty faded by the time I ended up here, though.
[ It doesn't mean Bruno feels any less sorry for Tatara. What would it have been like, to have a dad? But a bed, a bed makes for less sad discussion, so. ]
...y'know, I keep forgetting I have that. Buying stuff is the weirdest.
[ They don't have that in the valley. They're too small and self-contained for currency. Of course, that might also explain the lack of coherent decor at this point. ]
But... but yeah! Let's go! I'll. I can probably handle the city now, yeah, that's fine.
[ There's joy in him to see Bruno finding his footing... He's almost certain Bruno has done this all himself, but if there's anything more he can do, he'd gladly do it. ]
We could go early in the morning right when the stores open. There's less people then.
[ Cue a confused look at the fist. Give him a second. Processing... processing? Uhhhhh. Bruno slowly mimics the gesture but he doesn't fistbump. He isn't aware that's what he should do, sorry. ]
Sure thing. I'll try to get some real sleep at a normal time for once if we're going early.
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Prepared? I'm looking forward to it, if anything! Wow, I've never gone camping before...
[ He may or may not have slept in the streets before but! A tent! In the wilderness! Whee!
Forgive him for talking like it's going to happen no matter what. ]
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I mean, neither have I, but uh. It can't be that different from, um. My. Setup before. When I lived alone. [ ...in the walls haha... ] Just, y'know, add a tent or two. Get some stuff to sleep on, a campfire, all that stuff.
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Not that Tatara knows all that much about camping, though, so he shrugs. ]
I think that sounds about right. [ He has no idea!
But he's also curious because of some of that wording, so— ] You didn't have stuff to sleep on when you lived alone?
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Er, well. I had a chair? It was a really comfy chair? There. There wasn't a lot of space in there.
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A really comfy chair sounds nice. Was it green, too?
[ The way he smiles is almost nostalgic. ]
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Green? Oh, no. It was more of a red? Pretty faded by the time I ended up here, though.
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[ He smiles. ]
I only ever had one futon growing up. It was pretty threadbare by the time my dad died.
[ It isn't direct, but it's his own roundabout way of saying, we're probably the same. ]
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[ He has no idea what that is but he's guessing something bed-like considering the topic. ]
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[ Like a distant memory. He doesn't seem all that bothered. ]
It's okay about the futon, too. It was all I knew at the time, and I didn't even really notice.
[ He smiles. ]
If you wanted to get a bed, I can go to town with you. [ No judgment. Just bed purchasing.
But also no judgment if he simply wishes to continue on as he is now, because Tatara sure does sleep on the couch in his room. ]
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Wait, really? We can just go out and get a bed?
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He gives a nod, like Bruno just asked him if he'd like to accompany him to the pharmacy. ]
Mm-hmm. There are furniture stores in the central capital. You probably have more than enough allowance to get a comfy one now.
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[ They don't have that in the valley. They're too small and self-contained for currency. Of course, that might also explain the lack of coherent decor at this point. ]
But... but yeah! Let's go! I'll. I can probably handle the city now, yeah, that's fine.
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[ There's joy in him to see Bruno finding his footing... He's almost certain Bruno has done this all himself, but if there's anything more he can do, he'd gladly do it. ]
We could go early in the morning right when the stores open. There's less people then.
[ If that helps? ]
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[ Early morning shopping trip with the sage? Sounds like it might actually be fun? For once? Amazing. ]
We can do that. Uh, thanks? For thinking of it. I... I probably would have never.
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[ With an easy smile, he extends a fist. Fistbump? ]
I'll come get you early tomorrow, then?
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Sure thing. I'll try to get some real sleep at a normal time for once if we're going early.
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Me, too.
[ Mister no sleep schedule!
Tatara gets to his feet. But before he goes anywhere, he reaches out to pat Bruno on the head. Wizard headpat! ]
I'm looking forward to it, Uncle Bruno! I'll see you tomorrow!