Qingxin From 2041

Chapter 2 - The Talk

We both sat in silence at the table, unable to talk and the atmosphere felt tense. Until, she started to ask me questions.

"Ganyu: So, how are you?"

"Aether: Well, I'm okay. What about you?"

"Ganyu: Ah, I'm fine. Here and there.. do you have any siblings? I have none."

"Aether: I had a sister, but she.. passed away."

"Ganyu: Oh my goodness, I'm sorry for asking you that!"

"Aether: I'm still sad about her, but I'm fine. Thanks for caring for me."

"Ganyu: Anything a friend could do! I mean, you have had friends before right?"

"...."

"Ganyu: I guess you haven't.. I'm sorry to talk about that.

"Aether: Ah, it's alright. I'm fine so... what do you want to talk about?"

"Ganyu: Here! Sign this form and then we can chat more."

"Aether: Oh okay..?"

The clipboard presented multiple questions such as "What is your Zodiac Sign?" I don't know why that's such an important question to answer but I wrote all the answers as I was told to do. There was something in particular about her that sensed a familiar aura. Almost as if, I've known her before? That couldn't be possible, we've travelled 20 years into the future? She looks around 25 years old, but she was built just like a petite doll. By saying that, she's really gorgeous. I just can't take my eyes off her..

[Ganyu POV:]

It's been a while since he's wrote on the clipboard with the following answers, and I have a seeking suspicion he's watching me.. it makes me feel awkward, just having someone stare at you while you read their answers.. gosh. I wonder how teachers feel like.

"Ganyu: Hey, are you okay? You've been staring at me funny for the past couple of minutes."

"Aether: AH, uhm. Nothing, I kinda just zoned out a bit.."

"Ganyu: Heh, I do that too, I imagine myself in a sci-fi, fighting crime or daydreaming about my future. The universe is quite fascinating."

"Aether: So, wanna go on a walk?"

"Ganyu: A walk? Uhm, sure! I wouldn't mind. It's just that I prefer staying in and doing work."

"Aether: Huh? Work? What for, do you have a job?"

"Ganyu: Yes, but it doesn't start on Monday, tomorrow it'll begin. I've been presented as the best employee so far. I've gotten a raise and life is perfect so far, how about you?"

"Aether: I have work too, but nowadays I just live life  how I usually do. Doing chores, making my own food, go on a walk or sleep. It's all the same in the end."

"Ganyu: Wow, your life seems quite plain, huh? C'mon! You don't do anything interesting? Like sing, dance, play musical instruments or game?"

"Aether: I'm just a dull person, I do read though. I hope one day to journal all my ideas or adventures I go on, maybe become a best-selling author?"

"Ganyu: Well, if you have time. Let's go on an adventure together! You know, having a cool adventure book seems fun! You can help historians with information from a certain year!"

"Aether: Are you suggesting to start an adventure together? Wait! Let me get my journal out so I can record the data on."

"Ganyu: Why not use computers? You can have fully functional robots to record the data for you, all you have to do is tell them the information and boom! They instantly write it for you! Cool isn't it?"

"Aether: Yeah, it really is.."

[Aether POV:]

I'm really going on an adventure now, huh? I shouldn't have told her that I'm planning to document my adventures in my journal... well. There's no harm in it any more! I'll just have to do what she does, there isn't anything dangerous, right..?