gogglesheroine :
Aru was somewhat relieved that the other girl could walk for days and days because she had only the vaguest idea of where she was going. She had the general idea, she made note of both locations after hearing about them from Wakako, but how to get there from the motel…? Another matter really. She felt she had a good sense of direction so it shouldn’t be too much trouble.
“Aru? A….ah??” Aru had been so preoccupied with getting her door open, making sure the half-elf was properly repaid and figuring out where she was going that introductions completely slipped her mind and…wait did she say date?? Well, they were going out for a meal but….? She’s…she’s just met the girl! She had to be teasing her right?
“Right. Mila. Pleased to meet you. Er, I can call you just Mila right?” Perhaps refocusing herself on formalities to avoid embarrassing herself was not the best idea, but it seemed to have worked, her voice regaining a neutral tone. “I’m called Aru.”
With that out of the way, she started towards the motel’s exit as well. While her ‘rogue-ish service’ might put her at odds with Aru in the future depending on how she used them, that didn’t mean they couldn’t be friends and Aru did owe her one. Half-elf, rogue…huh. It made Aru wonder.
More important than idle thoughts, however, was getting to that pasta. It had been a long time since she had a big hearty dish of the stuff and all this talk about it to Mila had prepared her for it nicely.
“If I didn’t want you to call me Mila, I would’ve just introduced myself as Chucklefuck Antoinette Asscrust, wouldn’t you say? In which case, if I had, I would’ve gone by Asscrust thank you very much.”
So, Aru, huh? She should take note of that. That’s an important aspect of knowing your surroundings, after all; knowing the people as more than just faces passing by. To be good at your job, you have to know the people as people, whether you’d use it for or against them. That type of knowledge starts with their names. So, Mila would make sure to remember; along with anyone else that she would run into.
Yes, she would map out this place like she’s done so many times before.
To prepare for anything.
For now, however, all that she allowed to be on her mind was that good-ass food. Even if she clearly had her favourite types of food, it continued to be an adventure to travel and discover new things to eat. Looks like it didn’t stop in Stella City!
As much as it was in her nature to take the lead and walk in front, the truth of the matter was that Mila had absolutely no idea where they were going, so she followed Aru instead. She took her time to look around the surroundings as they walked, doing her best to commit what she could to memory.
“So… You been around Hellhole Town for a while or nah?”
“Mila Asscrust, right, gotcha.” She had only been half paying attention to the girl’s harsh sarcasm, instead focusing on mentally plotting their route. Just because Mila could walk for days doesn’t mean it’d be very polite for Aru to actually make her do so. After all, Aru was paying her back for a favor and the last thing she wanted to come off was ungrateful.
Alright. She think she had a good enough route and there shouldn’t be no real detours or delays. Honestly, Aru wouldn’t want to take too long even if she was going alone.
“Hm? Oh, I’ve been here a few months.” She kept walking, making notes of landmarks as they passed them and mentally comparing them to her plotted route. “If you are wondering if we can leave, we can’t. I already tried and I have a friend who tried a different route. It like...turns you around somehow.” She couldn’t explain it. Maybe 9S would be able to if she was able to find him again, but this was some level of superpower beyond her.
She kept walking as she was pondering that the city was an inescapable prison, peaking back to see if Mila was still following her. After one such moment, she peaked ahead and noticed the sign for Bario’s a ways down the road! She recalled that Pewezarria Place was just down the road, so they were on the right track!
