[ why is akane like this. jouhei will laugh silently when akane turns into an old lady and gets old lady pain in the next month ]

[ anyway, there is a moment of hesitation again as jouhei stares at akane, hoping that maybe she's joking but he knows that she's not... so he does what she says and does it without looking at her in the eyes or at anyone else. he's so embarrassed... he will hold the pose for about half a second before he goes back to normal ]

... There. Good?

Yup, that's all better! You're a natural.

[Akane pats Jouhei on the shoulder and smiles. ]

Lady's generation would be impressed by you! They're a real hit in some parts of the city. Have you heard of that band before?

[No.............probably not.]

[ why does he feel like he's being treated like a child..... but anyway, no, of course jouhei doesn't know about them. all he does is study, go to work, and read. he doesn't even own a tv or a laptop that he uses for casual things (it's strictly for work or school). ]

Were they the ones in the video?

[ the one that akane showed on her ~nice phone~ ]

They are! My friends at university are into a band called guys style. It's the same idea except with men instead of ladies.

[Akane scratches her chin and looks up at Jouhei curiously.]

What kind of music do you listen to?

... classical?

[ ... why was that said like it was a question ]

I think I might know a song you'd like.

[ Cue: Akane playing nyan cat orchestra vers. ORCHESTRATED MEMES. WELCOME TO THE FUTURE, JOUHEI. ]

It's such a happy song.

[ oh my fucking god... i can't believe you introduced this song to him. now he's going to listen to it at home and nanashi is going to fucking judge him but he nods as he listens for a couple of seconds. yes... he likes this but... ]

... is that a cat?

[ wtf ]

[Nanashi's going to judge the heck out of Jouhei for playing these ancient memes at home. Cousin, no.]

It's a cat...and a poptart.

[Akane starts laughing. She can't help it. SORRY.]

His name is Nyan cat.

[ cousin, yes. just be glad that jouhei is learning about these old memes rather than never learning about them at all ]

............... but why?

[ ????????????????? ]

People got bored, I suppose. I don't know, I'm not the one who made him...

[Akane's being completely honest. SHE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT WENT ON IN THE NYAN CAT CREATOR'S BRAIN AT THE TIME.]

I ask myself that all the time.

[ DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT WENT ON INSIDE NYAN CAT CREATOR'S HEAD ]

... it is a nice song, though.

[ and then jouhei pulls out his fucking nokia phone once again. i hate this ]

Can I play it on this?

Oh my gosh...I didn't know we still had those phones.

[She takes a better look at the Nokia. HMM.]

You can play it on that. It'll take longer to set up because it's an older model. Can I see it?

[ IT'LL SURVIVE. It's fine. Nokia's are indestructible.

Akane fiddles with Jouhei's nokiaTM and sends him the sound file through email. IT'S TAKING SO LONG TO LOAD, but she's patient. ]

You can listen to it on your phone in about five minutes. The data transfer is taking longer than I thought.

[ yeah but jouhei still wants his phone to be treated nicely :'( ]

Doesn't it normally take that long?

[ he has a really wrapped preception of download or loading speeds because of his nokia... ]

Not usually. You'd be surprised at how quickly a data transfer can finish on a newer model.

[ NOKIA.............why]

Have you thought of upgrading your phone?

[ he shakes his head ]

Why should I?

It would make your life a lot more simple. There's lots of benefits to upgrading your phone.

You can even add a mapping system to it!

[Technology is so good. Maybe Jouhei isn't all that concerned about modern tech.]

Why not just ask for directions?

[ why spend the extra $$$ for a mapping system when you can just ask for free??? ]

The phone system can provide you with more details than an average person!

It helps if you want to know something specific.

[So asking for other people do help doesn't always work.]

... I'll think about it.

[ he probably won't but hey, that's one way to end a convo and WE COULD PROBABLY WRAP UP THE THREAD AROUND HERE, NAMI since it's from last month, laughs ]