Girls' Next Tour (A Girls' Last Tour fan-sequel)

Chapter 9: Home

"Wait Yuu, before we check out the house we first need to take off our shoes." Chito sat down on the porch of the entrance, as she started pulling off her shoes and placed them on a small raft to the side of the door.

"Oh, but why Chii-chan?" she asked.

"Mieko and Reo told me that at the Biodome they never wanted old practices to go to waste. In the old times, when you go into someone's home it's polite to take off your shoes," Chito replied as she also helped Yuuri take off her shoe. "It's to keep the house clean too."

"Should be easy with me Chii-chan, I only have one shoe!" Yuuri replied and smiled as she moved her foot carefully to Chito to help her take off the shoe.

"There.." Chito placed her shoe on the raft next to hers as she stood up and gently took Yuuri by her arm. "You can wear the other shoe when you finally get your bionic leg."

Moving past the entrance, Yuuri kept looking around their new home with the widest smile. "Chii-chan, WOW! Are you sure this is our house?" she asked.

Their new home was a small rectangular-shaped Japanese-style house that looked completely different from the one where they used to live with their grandfather. A short walking distance from the hospital and the park where they talked to the Biodome's AI, it was big enough for a small family with all the essential appliances for everyday life. Most of the housing and apartment units on the bottom layers were built from metal and concrete that seemed lifeless. However, up here their house as well as many homes in the Biodome were done in a completely different process that involved recycled plants, materials, and salvage from the bottom layers. It was with the help of salvage printers and construction robots that these homes could be built or demolished within hours. The same could be done for furnishing and appliances used for daily life, hence recycling and material salvage from the outside was of the utmost importance for the citizens at the Biodome.

Their house was already furnished with the help of Reo, Mieko, and their Biodome friends who wanted to help them move in due to their condition. After all, Chito still needed time for her hand to heal fully and Yuuri was on the waiting list for a bionic leg.

"Of course, they told me we could live here close to Mieko so they are our neighbors, "They even furnished it for us! Chito replied as she helped Yuuri move to the living room. "I think that is how they also built factories and apartments outside too, Yuu. Maybe they also looked beautiful like this back in the days but they never could help maintain them after the wars."

Checking out the living room, it was in an old Japanese style with tatami mats, a couch, flowers planted in pots, and a strange large screen that you could use to access the archive that Reo and Mieko told them about. In the middle of the room, there was a table that had a blanket underneath, and close to the kitchen was a dining table with chairs.

"Did people used to sit on the ground Chii-chan?" Yuuri asked her as she checked out the room, the table on the ground was an interesting sight as she never has seen anything like this before.

"Mieko told me that in the old world they used to sit on the ground and even sleep on the ground," Chito answered recalling the discussions she had with Mieko and Reo. "But I think we have our own beds as well so we can be comfortable. Anyway, let's go check out the rest of the house." Chito suggested.

The house contained 2 bedrooms, a kitchen, a pantry, a bathroom, and all kinds of appliances. Even if it was a small house, for Chito and Yuuri it felt like a mansion. They were more than happy that they finally have a comfortable home.

"Chii-chan, it's so beautiful!" Yuuri replied with the widest smile as they finished the tour of their new home. Even though Yuuri could move around with the ease of her walking cane, Chito was always close by ready to help her so she doesn't trip.