Let the paper towels soak, gather them up, put them aside, lay fresh ones down. Kanji's eyes were focused on the task before him, working as quick as he could to keep a stain out of the carpet despite the eventual futility.
His attention was caught at the mention of sneaking out in disguise, and he thought of faerie tales he'd been read as a kid, of princes and princesses that tired of their life of luxury albeit at a short leash for something simpler yet grander. The way Ling described the sights painted pictures in Kanji's mind: He could imagine the smell wafting from the noodle carts, saw a child with the mango on a stick, saw the smiles...
And when Ling addressed him, Kanji was back, pressing paper towels into the carpet to absorb as much of the liquid they could hold.
"I'm from a pretty small town. Ask somebody in a big city like Tokyo about Inaba and they'll probably ask you what the hell you're talkin' about. Y'know, that small." He shrugged, but did not look up.
"'s quiet... ain't loud at all... bores the tourists, what few we get, but I like it. ...Though I guess if you want noisy, fish-flopping clanging, there's Okina or Tokyo. Haven't been to the latter, though."
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His attention was caught at the mention of sneaking out in disguise, and he thought of faerie tales he'd been read as a kid, of princes and princesses that tired of their life of luxury albeit at a short leash for something simpler yet grander. The way Ling described the sights painted pictures in Kanji's mind: He could imagine the smell wafting from the noodle carts, saw a child with the mango on a stick, saw the smiles...
And when Ling addressed him, Kanji was back, pressing paper towels into the carpet to absorb as much of the liquid they could hold.
"I'm from a pretty small town. Ask somebody in a big city like Tokyo about Inaba and they'll probably ask you what the hell you're talkin' about. Y'know, that small." He shrugged, but did not look up.
"'s quiet... ain't loud at all... bores the tourists, what few we get, but I like it. ...Though I guess if you want noisy, fish-flopping clanging, there's Okina or Tokyo. Haven't been to the latter, though."