Dee Dee enjoyed the rain, it was nice and calming, and best of all you could hear little beats or tunes in it when it hit certain things, especially in a city, the people here were a bit of a surprise to Dee Dee, she had heard the place was a low risk zone rather then a safe zone after all, and that few people where here, but it seemed there was a small pocket of civilization even here, and it seemed some people tried to make it a bit like it used to be as she spotted a intact and working Cafe' of all things!

Walking over to it Dee Dee looked it over, most of the buildings and infrastructure here seemed relatively intact, she had managed to scavenge some decent stuff from the empty parts of the city and the only danger were slimes which people just moved around it would seem, she had to wonder if she could befriend the slimes though? They did look kind of cute after all! But regardless at the moment she walked into the Cafe and looked around. Still surprised that the place was in such good condition considering the state Los Angeles was in, as well as london. Not to mention how dangerous her home Country of Japan was

Walking up to the counter Dee Dee took out a pad of Paper and wrote on it, asking for a simple hot chocolate if they had any, and she looked around as she waited for her drink. it just all felt so... normal here.. it was weird after being in all the other places that looked near post apocalyptic, and then to come here and see a proper Cafe being open and running. Though the people's manner of dress on the street gave away that this wasn't the world as it used to be, seeing as many walked with weapons and armor on display, likely due to the fact that it wasn't a safe zone.

getting her drink Dee Dee walked over to a nice spot and noticed a woman sitting on a..large...head? Dee Dee blinked a bit and shook her head before looking back then tilting her head a moment and walking over and waving before taking out her notebook and writing in it, turning it around and showing it to the woman so she could read what she wrote "Hello there, you seem to be somewhat inconvenienced, I have a seat if you wanted to sit on that instead rather then the.. head? you are sitting on" the note on the paper wrote as Dee Dee took the folding metal Chair out of her inventory, considering it was also suitable as a weapon she knew it would hold up the girls weight with the armor.

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Dee Dee looked up at the Woman as she took her time using the offered chair, yes it wasn't the most comfortable thing, but it was better then the metal head thingy right? Regardless Dee Dee set up the chair and letting the woman sit on it as she joined her at the table with her own drink, she was just happy to be helpful really, though the woman seemed very surprised that it held her weight, though Dee Dee was a bit more sure it would considering it was sturdy enough to be used as a weapon and not deform even when she smacked a very hard Crab shell with it not to mention the chair itself made certain strikes harder so she was sure it had to be durable to manage that.

As the woman voiced her surprise Dee Dee gave a thumbs up to her as she took a sip of her drink and sat there quite content to be out of the rain, but listening to the nice sound it made outside, it was a very calming and soothing sound, and being able to just enjoy the more normal feeling of being in a cafe was in and of itself quite the experience since she got out of her Tutorial. other places seemed to be more messed up then here though to be fair this place was also not a safe place, but people seemed to live with the risk around here.

As she was contemplating all this and simply relaxing the woman asked Dee Dee for her name, she took out her notepad again and started writing, then once done she turned it around for the woman to see "hello my name is Dee Dee nice to meet you, what is your name? and would you like a Tomato?" she wrote her name using Hiragana as usual as she then presented a Tomato to the woman from her inventory, holding it out for her to take if she wished. She did have to say the woman seemed to stand out quite a bit, what with her armor and manner of dress, Dee Dee could only assume it was due to her class, or maybe she didn't know how to use her inventory? After all Dee Dee had no Idea there was even an Inventory till quite a bit after she finished her own tutorial, or maybe she didn't know how to get different clothing? She should ask once she got her name, maybe her Beginners guide could be helpful to this woman?

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Watching the larger woman take the tomato and apparently feed it to her armor Dee Dee blinked for a moment as she looked at the large head like armor part then she took out a few more tomatoes and placed them in front of the woman before writing another note on her paper "Here I didn't realize those where your friends, Also What's your name? and do your friends have names too?" the note read as she looked over the woman, her armor seemed to basically cover every part of her though in differing amounts on different places though it seemed to be almost attached to her rather then worn.

She then wrote a bit more on the note pad "do you not take your armor off and wear more comfortable clothing? Or can you not take it off at all?" the message read as she looked at her and then took another sip of her drink as she waited for her response, though Talking about the Armor Dee Dee did look at her own attire, it was decent and somewhat put together with different bits of clothing she had found, she really needed to think about getting more clothing then what she had.

On the topic of clothing Dee Dee thought about the clothing she did have other then this outfit and the two she would often switch to for working in her food cart, other then that her clothing was all made for function, tough materials, sturdy stitching, she got lucky that she found people that could make this stuff with the materials she scavenged up, but maybe there were more specialized classes that could make Fancy looking clothing that was also Protective?

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Learning the woman's name Dee Dee put away her note pad knowing her name allowed her to send messages, and that would save on paper and writing utensils, and as the woman explained who she was Dee Dee took another sip of her hot chocolate, though the woman's name did clue Dee Dee into the fact that she was a likely from Japan as well, Much like Hana was, another person she met a while ago, she wondered how she was doing at this point, now what was interesting was that while Ryūzaki seemed to think of them as tools the Dragon head things seemed to react like something alive, and she even named them.

Now of course this made Dee Dee wonder about that whole situation, after all why name them if she only thought of them as weapons or tools for her to use? Though Ryūzaki Went on to explain her armor, and how it was a part of her, like her skin, this left a rather large question in Dee Dee's mind that she would have to ask. For now However it seemed that Ryūzaki was going to show her something, and as she put down the Cup Dee Dee took a sip of her own drink before she too put her drink down to watch.

What followed was a series of folds, retractions, manipulations, and Alterations that allowed the armored parts of the suit to retract into the woman's body, leaving Ryūzaki basically naked except for the rather tight Leotard she wore somewhat under it.. which was confusing for Dee Dee as the armor itself seemed to cover part of her chest and below the waist... but then retracted into her body underneath the leotard? Well she assumed it was Earth-chan just making things work, regardless this did spark the question in Dee Dee's mind further.

On hearing the woman say she would never get used to that feeling Dee Dee had to wonder if that was why she didn't bother to put it away to sit more comfortably? The odd feeling seemed to be what was making her hesitant to do so.. then again she didn't mind showing the process so maybe it wasn't even that and just the fact that they were in a low risk zone where something could possibly happen? After all many people here were walking around in armor and with gear at the ready to be drawn rather then in their inventory, so maybe Dee Dee was the weird one here for not having such?

Regardless Further explanation came about what the armor was, and Dee Dee noticed how Ryūzaki shivered now, maybe a function of the armor kept her warmer? The explanation continued and Dee Dee tilted her head as she listened, though her face remained as expressionless as usual, she did blink a few times though as she tried to wrap her head around what she was saying, but by the sounds of it the Suit was alive! And apparently attached to Ryūzaki in such a way that they shared their life to the point of beig inseparable.

Finally asked about questions Dee Dee nodded rapidly as she opened a screen and started to type "So does that mean with just the armor on your basically naked all the time? Also if you can retract the armor why not do that to sit on normal furniture wouldn't it be more convenient? Though I did notice it seems to keep you warm, but some clothing to wear when it's not.. deployed I guess would be the best wording... would help wouldn't it? Also if you consider it nothing but a tool and weapon why did you bother to name the heads? And they seem to react and seem to be some sort of life so what if they have feelings too? If you don't get enough nutrients will the suit drain your body of what it needs to function or will it go into like a hibernation mode till you can get what is needed to run it? is the Leotard part of the whole armor thing? And if so doesn't that also feel like just your skin? and then wouldn't that mean your even more like naked? oh right and are you From Japan too? also if you wanna sit more comfortably I can lend you a blanket to keep warm so you can retract the armor" the Message had a great deal of questions as Dee Dee pulled out a blanket from her inventory and placed it near Ryūzaki for her to use as well as another tomato.

Izanami Ryūzaki

Dee Dee listened to Ryūzaki try to explain away basically going around naked, till she ends it with a question and then seemed to try to change the subject, Though Dee Dee was still confused on the matter and Curious, many would consider a skin tight body hugging Leotard as rather indecent especially when it hugged around curves like it did on Ryūzaki, which was why Dee Dee asked about that. Though the topic changed to why she likes to keep her armor deployed and Dee Dee understood a bit though still wondered on the clothing question as she listened.

She watched as the woman flamed her own hand to heat up her drink, though it was just after that that Ryūzaki explained what the armor did, apparently it made her protected from heat but also produced heat, Though on mentioning on that she should see how much she eats and Dee Dee wondered if that was why the woman was so large all around, was it cause she ate a lot? She would have to ask about that, not that Dee Dee ever thought she would grow she was just more curious then anything. Though Ryūzaki puffed out some smoke to illustrate her point it would seem.

As to naming the weapon Dee Dee was rather sure that the sword was named that before King Arthur even got the sword, Thinking of the legend wasn't it the lady of the lake that named the blade? or at least told him the name of it or something like that? She honestly didn't know she wasn't that familiar with the legend maybe she should try to find a book about the legend to see if she could learn about it? But as she considered this Ryūzaki seemed to be looking at her dragon heads though she did bring up a point about being fond for even inanimate things, and she guessed that could be true.

Then the woman seemed to smack one of the heads and Dee Dee tilted her head as Ryūzaki continued to explain things about the dragons, and apparently she felt what the dragons felt, that was somewhat worrying considering they were an AI doesn't that mean it could have it's own personality programmed in? And as she thought that Ryūzaki Started to clarify exactly a small issue about that and apparently her heads spoke in only truth or lies but she didn't know which was which, that was worrying, especially since they could use her brain so she couldn't just ask a question that she could differentiate between them easier.

Though she continued and brought up a motto and Dee Dee was sure she heard that motto from a game, it sounded familiar, though the rest of what she said didn't sound like it was from that game and in fact sounded somewhat worrying, she likely could use someone around that could help her keep her head focused, as doing that alone must be a large mental burden, Though it seemed talking about it helped a bit if that sigh she let out was any indication, though shew seemed to regard herself as no longer human, and by technicality could any of them be called that now? as far as Dee Dee was aware Humans couldn't use magic fire energy from their bodies or summon creatures to help them.

And Finally Ryūzaki seemed to react to the question about her nudity, and it seemed Dee Dee was right, she was technically going around nude, though once again Ryūzaki seemed to think that skin tight curve hugging layer was enough coverage, and While Dee Dee wasn't thinking about if other people enjoyed the view she was more worried about Ryūzaki being to exposed to the elements with only a Leotard on, after all there was more to weather then heat and cold, and just being protected from heat and generating heat didn't help with everything. Though Ryūzaki covering up with the blanket and putting the dragons away was a good indicator that maybe she had been trying to not think about the fact she was basically walking around nude all this time and Dee Dee hadn't considered that maybe Ryūzaki had been fully aware of that fact and was simply trying to ignore it?

Though it seemed the Tomato she gave her distracted her somewhat and it seemed it was Ryūzaki's turn to ask her questions, well only really one and as Dee Dee started to type she looked up at Ryūzaki as she went on to explain that yes she was from Japan, and she even said the ward and city. As Dee Dee typed she listened and apparently Ryūzaki was well aware of what Tokyo had turned into, and that most of the island was high risk territory, It was something that when Dee Dee heard about it, she found that she wasn't as worried as many would have been, likely because the Tutorial and meeting people after coming out she learned that people come out at different times, meaning that likely her family were still in their tutorial, and with them being gamers... well the system wouldn't be so confusing for them as it was for some of the older people so that was a good thing, and both were the ones that helped Dee Dee learn all the skills, more to support her then they knew them intricately in many cases, so they had roughly the same skill sets as she did, if not better in some places. So she wasn't to worried about them surviving, but she could understand someone else worrying for their family.

Finishing up her message she sent it to Ryūzaki "I have a lot of tomatoes because they are the best food ever, they can be used for many things and many dishes, and while I am not a farmer myself I know someone with a Gardener Class and they supply me with Tomatoes and other produce in exchange for some of the things I salvage, and I use that produce in the food Cart I run, I have a whole Menu of Tomato related dishes, and even a menu with more normal foods if people don't wanna try the Tomato one.. oddly many people seem to prefer the normal menu... but I will always keep the tomato centric menu because it's the best food EVER!! As for Tokyo.. yeah I heard about it too, but I didn't live in the city, as for family, the good news is Tutorials end at different times for people and they are not that difficult if you work with others, and once you are done them you appear out in the world, so maybe your family members just haven't finished their tutorials yet? Oh! Do you Understand the system or have any questions on it? I have a Beginners guide to the system if you wanna read it! I made it with the knowledge gained learning about the system myself, and being taught by others. there was really no source of information regarding it and so I made it! and if you don't need it did you wanna take some with you in case you meet people that might need the help understanding the system?" the Message read as Dee Dee took out a few copies of her "Waddle-Dee Dee's Beginners Guide to the System" with a Waddle-dee Version of Dee Dee illustrated on the cover giving a thumbs up with a word bubble saying "together we can learn how it all works!"

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Dee Dee was glad she seemed to like the Tomatoes, and she understood that not everyone thought the same as her about the best food, granted her love of the Tomato also had to do with her love of all things Waddle-dee, and the fact that Waddle-dee could produce the Mythical Maximum Tomato, a Tomato that could heal all injuries? That just made it so much better in her book! and yes Granted that was just in a game and stuff but it was still one of the reasons she loved tomatoes so much. Though now she was older she understood that it was all just silly stuff, but she actually had a Healing Tomato now so could she really consider it fantasy? thinking on this Dee Dee Wondered if in this new world she could acquire the Maximum Tomato?

Looking back to Ryūzaki Dee Dee shrugged on the nature of the Tomato, all she knew was it was tasty and that was good enough for her, she herself took out a tomato and nibbled on it as Ryūzaki seemed to be interested in the food cart and Dee Dee gave her a thumbs up, maybe she could have her try a Tomatonator? that wouldn't sway her into thinking it was the best food ever granted but she thought maybe she would like the burger at least.

At the mention that Ryūzaki could have guessed that Dee Dee wasn't from the City Dee Dee nodded, clearly not realizing it was a sort of Jab at her, she was from the country side after all, where they were a bit more open and talkative with each other, she never really been to the big cities to many times, Though as Ryūzaki changed to comment on the Tutorials and her seeming inability to do anything Dee Dee could understand that feeling, she was somewhat in the same situation after all, but she also had faith that her parents would be okay, they taught her a lot and learned a lot of what she also learned after all! But it was True Proof was something that was indeed needed for one to be certain.

Though as Ryūzaki took one of the books Dee Dee gave her a thumbs up. The Book would contain hand drawn sketches of the screen giving step by step and easily understandable instructions on how to navigate the system menus, it listed the features such as messaging, friends lists, the player forum, it mentioned the hub and how to fast travel, ways to get points that were easy so one could get enough to eat and have shelter, and even mentioned the shop, the normal one and the guild one. It also had how to get to Dee Dee's Blog to ask questions as well as listing information about different area's and weather they were safe, or what category of risk they where as well as some basic information about some enemies that Dee Dee had learned about things like Goblins, goblin wolf riders, Giant spiders, Giant Fire ants, and the like. It was all well organized and the sketches were clearly labeled and easy to follow, on top of that if it used little to no Jargon that a gamer would know, though it did explain the terms in cases where it was needed. Over all it was a book that was very suited to a beginner that may not even have knowledge of Video games.

But Dee Dee was most pleased with the fact that Ryūzaki thought the cover was cute, she had been going for a rather appealing cover after all, something that was encouraging and friendly. After all it needed to be accessible to everyone young and old. But Then came a question Dee Dee wasn't expecting, she was asked if she was this friendly to everyone this caused Dee Dee to blink a bit but then she started to type out a reply.

"Yes I try to be welcoming and friendly to everyone I meet, After all the world is harsh and hard enough as it is without people making it harder on each other, Besides I have no reason not to be nice! we just met and making friends is always a good thing! I also try to live my life by a code I learned when I was young, and it's worked out quite well for me, I try to be as helpful as possible, because if I help someone, maybe then they might help someone later down the line, and then that person will help someone else, and so on and so forth. Especially with the world as it is now, more people helping more people can only be a good thing right? also yes I am from the country side that was a very good guess!" she gave a little thumbs up as she sent that reply to Ryūzaki

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Dee Dee understood what she meant, but despite her communication disorder she wanted to be helpful and Friendly, she liked to think it was thanks to her attachment to Waddle-dee's and her parents influence and encouragement even when she was younger, it helped her become a lot more outgoing especially as she learned to do so much with them there to learn or teach her the whole time she was trying to be more Waddle-dee like, As she remembered this she got a Friend notification from Ryūzaki and she pressed the accept button glad to have another friend she could talk with and hang out with when they were both free, and if she could help Ryūzaki deal with anything so much the better!

Though then Ryūzaki started talking about how it was harsh and a dog eat dog world and what not, and how you can only rely on your own strength, Dee Dee tilted her head a bit, surprised to hear that from someone whos strength came from a symbiotic system, very technically wasn't Ryūzaki borrowing or relying on the strength of the Dragon on her? yes they were a symbiosis, but that just proved they needed each other since without each other they would both be weak or cease to exist.

Though Ryūzaki continued about how friends might not always be a good thing how some could hide who they really are, things like that, and Dee Dee understood that, but going around thinking anyone could betray you at anytime didn't sound like a thing Dee Dee could do, after all constant vigilance could wear out ones mind and body and considering how the world was now that wasn't something one could afford and having friends helped with that!

Mentioning her age seemed to cause Ryūzaki to question that as well. It didn't surprise Dee Dee though, many assumed she was likely in grade school or something due to her height and youthful looks. But continuing on Ryūzaki seemed to not thing her code was a bad thing, maybe she was just worried and that's why she said those other things? Then it kind of clicked, she thought she was younger then she was, and she was giving her a warning about people and to be careful about them! She wasn't trying to be mean or anything she was worried about Dee Dee, that was really nice.. Though Dee Dee tilted her head again Was this girl a Tsundere?

As Ryūzaki continued to warn her about other people Dee Dee was starting to wonder if she was indeed actually Tsundere or if she was just jaded, she sounded jaded as she talked about the government being gone and how kindness would make her a target, and then she smiled and said people would have to go through her to do so to Dee Dee... Yup she was a tsundere or at the very least she was trying to instill a sense of trust between them and was just worried over Dee Dee considering Ryūzaki though she was younger? Thinking on it more was Dee Dee even sure she was using the term Tsundere right?

But taking back the blanket as Ryūzaki resumed exposing herself, well she did admit that she was basically naked even with the armor deployed so Dee Dee had to consider that now, maybe Ryūzaki liked the Idea of going around naked that much despite what she said before? Or maybe it was cause Dee Dee drew attention to something that Ryūzaki was trying to ignore or deny to herself that caused her to react that way earlier? Regardless the woman seemed done with her chair and seemed to be hungry now, and Dee Dee took the chair and put it back in her inventory, Though the odd way Ryūzaki used her inventory was rather strange, but she remembered seeing women in Anime and manga do that, she just didn't think anyone in real life would or Could be possible of such but Ryūzaki seemed to be used to doing such a thing even if it caused some people to look at her quizzically or in other ways. though Dee Dee had noticed people staring at her before she ever sat down, but then agian sitting on a large metal dragon head would draw attention.

Getting up Dee Dee typed out a message as she finished off her hot chocolate "Well I could make you something to eat at my Food Cart, but it will take a few minutes to set things up, but heating up the cooking surfaces will actually be really fast thanks to one of my friends, and getting the stand ready should be kind of fast to since they help with that, I just need a nice wide open space to get it set up and I seen a park nearby that could be used! Oh also. I am eighteen just I am very Small also it's nice to have a new friend, though I understand somewhat of what you said before, I think I like my way because it means if you do run into something to strong for yourself to deal with, having friends around to help makes it a lot easier, Many hands make light work after all! Oh also I might have some clothing that will fit you that you could wear so your not walking around naked anymore" was the message she sent as she gave Ryūzaki a thumbs up.

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