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Chapter 10 by MidbossMan MidbossMan

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Spend time with Tschau and learn about her hobbies (Time -1)

As you approached Tschau's room, intending to get to know her better, you reflected upon how singular her existence seemed to be... You'd never seen her do anything besides ninja stuff and thumbing around on her smart-phone. There had to be something else to her besides that... maybe if you asked her directly, you'd get some insight. It would be pretty rude if she outright rejected your attempts to get to know her better, right? Shortly after you knocked on her office door, Tschau answered, her pink eyes peering eerily out from the darkness inside. You greeted her cheerfully and told her you wanted to know what she does in her free time.

"... What is your hobby, Ciao? Prying into other people's hobbies?"

Well... Hm. This wasn't off to a great start. You reminded Tschau that the two of you were going to have a lot of missions together, which meant a lot of long plane rides. Things would be a lot easier if you could establish some common ground.

The ninja's thick eyebrows lowered, clearly conveying her grumpiness even as the rest of her face remained covered. "... Fine. But only because you've got me imagining a Gambit ride where the two of us sit in silence and listen to Au Revoir ramble for hours on end. Don't think you and I are going to be friends..." Tschau finally opened the door, pulling it open just enough for you to slip through, then closing it back behind you, causing the room to become devoid of light. For the first time, it occurred to you how much eye-strain she must get, using her cellular phone in the dark like this for hours on end...

After a few uncomfortable moments of silence, during which the ninja simply leaned against the wall and returned to browsing her phone, you asked her if she could show you what she was up to in her free time.

"... My phone."

You couldn't keep your impatience from showing on your face as you begged her to tell you what on her phone. Did she chat with friends on there? Was she a stock-trader? Was she playing mobile gacha games?

"... You're being nosy again." The ninja sighed deeply, the closed her eyes contemplatively, as if trying to decide what to tell you. "I do talk to others. I manage a website where people post writings, art, and videos. Don't ask which website."

You had been just about to ask that very question. It was a relief to see that Tschau had such an ordinary, but creative, outlet... if she was going to be on the phone all the time, at least she was doing something fun and productive. But still... you had to ask: why couldn't she tell you which website?

"I don't want you on there."

Ouch. Still, you pushed a little further: did she produce for the site too? You'd never seen her at a computer writing or with any kind of art tools...

"I do. You can write and draw on your phone too... You don't really get technology, huh, Ciao?" The girl sighed, looking up from her phone for a minute to give you a pitying stare.

You had to bristle at that. Just because you didn't see how she could pull all of that off with her phone didn't mean you were some old guy who doesn't understand modern phones... {if Tech Skill = 1}In fact, you were one of the foremost tech experts in your old CEDIT assignment! Hearing her insult you that way stung... {endif}{if Weakness for Video Games = 1}You even had a pretty significant pedigree in recreational phone usage yourself, given the amount of time you spent playing games on yours.{endif}

Anyway, your personal perceived offenses aside, you had learned a little bit about your teammate. You asked Tschau if she'd consider sharing some of her work with you some time.

"No."

Damn. The next thing you knew, you were back outside, with your proverbial tail between your legs. Getting that girl to open up was going to be pretty damn difficult...

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