Chapter 707 707: What In The World?
"You were born in Ohio? Shit… must have been tough."
"Not at all, I was blessed with affluent parents that pampered me and my sister."
"Oh, a sister? Younger or older?"
Whether or not it was his intended outcome, Riley was now once again casually eating Korean Shaved Ice with Hannah, albeit a completely alternate version of her. The two of them have probably been talking for hours; not even taking a short break since their first meeting.
undefinedAnd although the other customers inside the shop were trying to be subtle, their glances were obvious; some of them even outright took a photo of Riley without his consent. And as a matter of course, Hannah almost lashed out at the people, but Riley said it was alright and that he was used to the attention.
After all, an albino is even more rare than a Super—and it would seem that truth holds true even in another universe. But still, Hannah insisted as she approached the crowd; telling them to 'fuck off' as calmly as she could. But alas, it was completely useless as "And I don't mean your appearance. Although you do kinda look like those elves, and not the small imp ones, mind you."
another crowd just replaced them.
"Older," Riley answered Hannah's question, "The two of you are somewhat similar, Hannah. But at the same time, you are completely different from each other."
"Huh… Well, I don't think I have ever met someone like you, Riley," Hannah let out a small giggle, covering her mouth as she lightly leaned forward over the table; twirling the spoon she was holding in her glass of flavored shaved ice that has already melted into flavored juice,
"And I don't mean your appearance. Although you do kinda look like those elves, and not the small imp ones, mind you."
"Hm. What about you, Hannah? Do you have any siblings, a brother?"
"Oh no, it's just me and my dad," Hannah let out a very long and deep sigh as she shook her head, "And thank god I don't have a brother. I already had enough of my dad, I don't want another one of him just running around the place."
"You don't like your father?" Riley tilted his head to the side, before putting a spoonful of shaved ice in his mouth which completely melted before Hannah could give an answer to his sudden question.
But finally, after a few more hesitating breaths, Hannah responded with a small chuckle.
"I mean, I love my dad…" Hannah stopped twirling her spoon as she leaned back, "...but he can be a dick sometimes. You know what I mean?"
"I may have some ide—"
"That woman just got robbed!"
And finally, after a few hours of conversing with one another, their growing chat was disrupted by a loud voice that shook the entire shop. Everyone turned to look at the man, and then toward where he was pointing to.
And as he excitingly said, there truly was a woman getting mugged outside the mall.
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"..." Riley did not even really bother looking at the commotion, and instead just continued to look at Hannah with his head tilted to the side. He wanted to see what the Hannah of this world would do upon seeing a criminal act.
But even as the thief was able to take the woman's bag and started running away, Hannah just continued to watch. And it wasn't only her, even those that were near the incident just stood there like the bystanders there are.
"Everyday…" Hannah then let out a sigh as she shook her head, before grabbing her phone from her purse. She seemed to be texting someone; a very short message based on how fast she hid her phone again,
"Welcome to New York, I guess," and like nothing happened, Hannah once again chuckled as she leaned forward, "It's either the piss, the pigeons, the addicts, or the robbers that would make you realize it isn't as glamorous as people make it out to be. You were probably disappointed when you moved here from New Zealand?"
"I am used to moving a lot and experiencing other places, Hannah," Riley placed his spoon on the table, wiping it clean with a napkin as he looked Hannah in the eyes, "And it is not really the place you remember the most, it is the people. Your perception of the place will be based on them."
"O…Oh," Hannah blinked a couple of times; her breaths slightly stuttering as she returned Riley's gaze, "Don't start getting all deep on me here. But since it's like that…
…how is New York so far for you?"
"It is not that different from what I am used to," Riley looked outside before quickly placing his eyes on Hannah again, "But you make it a little familiar, Hannah."
"S…stop it," Hannah took in a small gulp as her cheeks slightly turned red, "You know you don't have to flirt with me, right? We're like… already on a date."
"This is a date?" Riley blinked a couple of times.
"You…" Hannah raised an eyebrow as the smile on her face disappeared. But after a few seconds, they once again returned with a chuckle, "I seriously have no idea if you're joking or not. Is that part of your… autism or something?"
"Perhaps, perhaps not."
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