II. → Naoto Shirogane [BBS]

[truthsfortune.livejournal.com]

Greetings. My name is Naoto Shirogane. I am posting this on behalf of the library committee.

There will be a meeting from 1800-2000 this Thursday. If anyone is interested, please feel free to attend. Do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.

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[truthsfortune.livejournal.com]

[That seems to catch her off guard. She looks a tad embarrassed but nods.] Yes, of course. I will do so.

[Right, cultural differences. Apparently here it makes people uncomfortable to be spoken to that politely? Since Riona had reacted the same way. She'll have to remember that.]

[derped.livejournal.com]

[... he pauses, then asks another, slightly more silly question, writing quickly.]

Would Naoto-san be appropriate where you're from?

[truthsfortune.livejournal.com]

[She blinks, looks a tad surprised, but nods.] Oh, um. Yes. But just 'Naoto' is fine if you prefer.

[derped.livejournal.com]

It's okay, Naoto-san, if you'd prefer that. It's more like home, isn't it?

[He smiles a little bit towards her, still unaware that ... well, Naoto-san wouldn't be technically correct, would it? He's just trying to help, though.]

It's only three more letters and a bit of punctuation, after all.

[truthsfortune.livejournal.com]

[She smiles faintly. That's true. She wasn't sure a whole lot of people here spoke Japanese so hearing it was sort of nostalgic.]

As you wish then.