17 [Action for House 44 | Voice]

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[Hello, House 44 and its surrounding areas, do you hear that cracking sound? Or is it more of a resounding crash? Because a small Japanese man just fell through your roof screaming bloody murder, and now he's rolled down the stairs and is sitting, dazed, in the living room.]

......Oh, I'm intruding.

....I should...go now....

[And despite having fallen two stories, he tries to get back up and leave.]

[Voice: late evening]

It would seem I am back now. Thank you to whomever looked after Pochi-kun.

.....Ah...If I may inquire as to the well-being of the village? I fear I've been gone for some time...

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Some are, b-because... ... because they are p-part of me.

[... Would Japan understand that, though? Probably not... though that wouldn't stop Robert from trying to explain.]

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[....Okay, what? Is...Robert more than just a person? Because that's the sort of answer Japan expects from nations. whatwhat]

................? I am afraid I do not understand.

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[... Scribbling out a quick filter, now. Well, quick by Robert's standards, anyway...]

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M-Mental... differences.

... I have, er, several, which... would be considered p-pathological conditions...

[Should he list them off?]

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...Ah. I see.

[Mental conditions are things that the Japanese do not talk about or really understand all that well. Japan shifts uncomfortably in his seat.]

...I am sorry to hear that.

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[Awkward indeed. The tension is... remarkably thick, for once.]

... N-Normally they... are not a significant difficulty, I... I suppose. Just... part of how life is...

... But, er, sometimes they... p-present issues. E-Especially when I cannot understand others. Or, er, a-am afraid...