[There's a long pause, before he tilts his head just a bit. There's a faint sound of curiosity in his tone.]
I take it they cook well?
[Seishin looks back out to the ocean at the mention of...city life. He had wanted nothing more than to be able to get out of that village, actually.]
True. It was always quiet in Sotoba Village, especially where I lived. Though, towards the end--
[It had become even more quiet. As the population had dwindled down to a single-digit percentage of what it once was, there had been an increase in the silence.]
--...never mind. [He gives the faintest smile of exasperation, before he looks away and allows the smile to drop somewhat quickly. After a brief pause, he attempts to shift the conversation.] What was your city like?
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I take it they cook well?
[Seishin looks back out to the ocean at the mention of...city life. He had wanted nothing more than to be able to get out of that village, actually.]
True. It was always quiet in Sotoba Village, especially where I lived. Though, towards the end--
[It had become even more quiet. As the population had dwindled down to a single-digit percentage of what it once was, there had been an increase in the silence.]
--...never mind. [He gives the faintest smile of exasperation, before he looks away and allows the smile to drop somewhat quickly. After a brief pause, he attempts to shift the conversation.] What was your city like?