A tourist? Well this was a first for her, she hadn’t had one of those wander into her studio before. Still she wasn’t sure how about having him here, how the fuck had he even found this place? Most people had to know exactly what they were looking for to find Kaleidoscope.
Now that she’d taken a moment to get a better look at him he certainly didn’t look like one of the new boys, no way he was any kind of professional dancer. At least he seemed to have somewhat decent taste in jewelry at least; but that didn’t matter at the moment.
“Ahhhh shit.” She had a feeling this language barrier thing was going to bite her in the ass tonight. “Su-Chu? Su-iii-chi? Fuck. Um. I’m Alex. Where..are..you..trying..to..go?” She tried to speak slowly and clearly, although she wasn’t sure if it had actually come out that way. Dammit.
Shuichi had understood all that she said – expletives included. But what he couldn’t figure out was why she said his name like that! He laughed a bit, knowing he’d have just as much trouble with hers. "Arekusu?” He tried, sounding very much foreign. It was an odd feeling to know that he was the outsider for a change. He wouldn’t embarrass her by correcting her. “I stay in Hi– … Hirutan hotel.” Ugh, that wasn’t how it was said, was it? He gave it a second go. “Hi-ru-ton.” Close enough.
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