When In Tokyo

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AIEDA: Help, I can’t find my apartment.

JAKE: Why don’t you ask someone for help?

AIEDA: I forgot how to ask in Japanese.

JAKE: Do you want me to google it for you?

AIEDA: No it’s ok. I think I found it.

JAKE: Call me once you’ve moved all your stuff in!

AIEDAIEDA: One suitcase isn’t a lot of stuff

JAKE: Just call me when you’ve unpacked.

JAKE: Hey, good morning I love you

AIEDA Hey, it’s afternoon here!

JAKE: Haha yeah we’ve gotta get used to that now

AIEDA: Yeah

JAKE: What are you up to today?

AIEDA: Try and talk to someone

JAKE: About what?

AIEDA: Just like make a friend you know

JAKE: I see.

AIEDA: There’s a lot of stuff here for two people to do. Tokyo’s got a lot of crazy cool shit

JAKE: When I get time off work I’ll come

AIEDA: Sure

JAKE: Gotta get ready, ttyl?

AIEDA: Ttyl x

AIEDA: Did you see my picture?

JAKE: With your new friend?

AIEDA: Yeah! Her name’s Emiko.

JAKE: That’s cool! So it all worked out then?

AIEDA: Yeah, we’re at karaoke right now. She speaks a bit of English which is handy.

JAKE: Don’t get too drunk

AIEDA: No promises, look forward to some interesting voicemails x

JAKE: Love you x

JAKE: hello? Are you back home yet?

JAKE: your voicemails were interesting

AIEDA: I forgot what I said

JAKE: You said you miss me and then threw up

AIEDA: That I remember

JAKE: Did you get home OK?

AIEDA: I crashed at Emiko’s place

AIEDA: Hey just wanted to say I appreciate you being here for me during the move. It’s been very tough, and I didn’t know if I was gonna make a friend or not. But having you here’s been lovely. It’s like your my support, ya know?

JAKE: That sounds good, you can send that to Emiko 😊 Sleep well x

AIEDA: Check it outtt!

JAKE: Wow that skirt looks so cute on you

AIEDA: Thanks! I think it’s cute too. I was worried Japan wouldn’t have any clothes that fit me but this looks surprisingly good.

JAKE: Maybe later you can take it off? 😉

JAKE: Hello? Aieda?

AIEDA: Yeah sorry lol I was asking if there was another size. Maybe it’s a bit small.

JAKE: OK

AIEDA: Maybe I’ll take more than the skirt off later? 😉

JAKE: Call me as soon as you’re home

JAKE: I ate too much food

AIEDA: Why?

JAKE: Priya had a BBQ

AIEDAIEDA: OMG – so you ate INDIAN VEGGIE food? WITHOUT ME??? ;_;

JAKE: Do they not have any in Tokyo?

AIEDA: I found this little Indian shop but they gave me like 4 pieces of paneer in a bowl of like 99% sauce and then I asked in Hindi if I could add more paneer cos the waiter was speaking Hindi and then he just laughed at me and said sorry we can’t do that!

JAKE: Wow, rude?

AIEDA: I know! You better bring me some when you come

JAKE: Yeah I will

AIEDA: Can I video call everyone?

JAKE: Sure

AIEDA: 恵美子ちゃん が 大好い!

JAKE: Huh?

AIEDA: Sorry, meant for Emiko

AIEDA: Morning!

JAKE: Hey

AIEDA: Check out where I am

JAKE: :O YOU’RE AT AKIHABARA?

AIEDA: Nerd central baby! It’s an office trip

JAKE: Your job is so cool, I’m well jel

AIEDA: Come join me then!

JAKE: Well, that’s why I got up late

AIEDA: You got tickets?????

JAKE: I’m coming to nerd central baby!

JAKE: Hey, I can’t see you

AIEDA: Don’t text it’ll eat your data. Ring me.

AIEDA: hey

JAKE: why are you texting me? We’re next to each other

AIEDA: You’re not allowed to talk on the trains in Japan

JAKE: I’m sure I can talk

AIEDA: OMG NO SHUT UP STOP OPENING YOUR MOUTH IT’S NOT ALLOWED

JAKE: Hehe. Dw I’m not gonna be a disrespectful tourist.

AIEDA: Thank fucking god

AIEDA: Is this restaurant OK for dinner?

JAKE: Isn’t that the shitty Indian one?

AIEDA: …I sorta go there all the time now with Emiko.

AIEDA: She’s never had Indian food a lot before and she likes hearing me talk in Hindi

JAKE: I guess that means I have to check it out then

AIEDA: You don’t really have a choice

JAKE: So I’m guessing Emiko is coming too?

AIEDA: U know it!

JAKE: OK, do you need anything else from the store?

AIEDA: It’s not a store it’s a convini!

JAKE: Convenience Store**

AIEDA: Good. I will take a choco pancake.

JAKE: Before dinner?

AIEDA: Yes

JAKE: Good to see your eating habits haven’t changed

AIEDA: Can you come back to the table please?

JAKE: I don’t like that Emiko called my hair silly

AIEDA: Ik, but it was a lost in translation thing

JAKE: You can’t get a translation that wrong

AIEDA: Yes you can! She said my hair looked ‘interesting’ when we first met

JAKE: Interesting isn’t silly

AIEDA: Ik, but she meant it like playful

JAKE: My hair is playful?

AIEDA: It’s difficult to explain. Please come back this is awks

JAKE: No

AIEDA: Why are you being so stubborn? She apologised! Where even are you? Come the fuck back

JAKE: I’m in the bathroom

JAKE: I’m coming back

JAKE: Have a good day at work!

AIEDA: Thanks! It’s difficult switching between Japanese and English

JAKE: No worries or should I say arigato

AIEDA: Someone’s been doing their duolingo

JAKE: U know it! See you later x I love you

AIEDA: See u

AIEDA: Omw home. Got stuff from the convini

JAKE: Emiko came over

AIEDA: Oh cool. Are you guys cool?

JAKE: She came to get her toothbrush or smth?

AIEDA: Oh yeah I bought a new one for her from London cos it was cheaper

JAKE: I thought you said electronics are cheaper in Tokyo?

AIEDA: Depends on what it is

AIEDA: I got you a choco pancake

AIEDA: hello? Are you and Emiko cool?

JAKE: Ye yeah we’re fine

AIEDA: Cool! OK I’m gonna go back and get one more choco pancake

JAKE: K

JAKE: Where did u go? I woke up and u weren’t here

AIEDA: Emiko needed the other part of her toothbrush before work

JAKE: Oh fairs

AIEDA: Yeah, dw I’ll be back in a bit

JAKE: What are we doing for dinner? I don’t know how to order in Japanese

JAKE: Hello? Aieda?

JAKE: Call me when you get this

JAKE: This shit is really pissing me off you know. I didn’t fly here to here to be left in your apartment by myself.

JAKE: I got some more stuff from the convini and left it on your counter.

JAKE: Your mum rang me

AIEDA: Ah shit, my phone died sorry

JAKE: I’m gonna call u

JAKE: Last day date night?

AIEDA: yeah I’ve always wanted to go to that arcade! Let’s go 😊

JAKE: This train is really full. I can barely type

AIEDA: It’s cool, we can get off at the next stop

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AIEDA: Where did you go?

JAKE: Away from you

AIEDA: You can’t speak any Japanese! Come back home

AIEDA: Why do you always do this? You get angry and storm off

JAKE: You should know why

AIEDA: JAKE, come home please

JAKE: It’s not my home, it’s yours

AIEDA: I can see you! Why did you go to the arcade?

JAKE: Better to go by myself than with you

AIEDA: Look, just come back ok I messed up but that doesn’t mean you have to storm off

JAKE: I – NO IM TYPING NOW LET ME TYPE

JAKE: Thank you

JAKE: You decided to do all this shit without me. All this weird Japanese shit. I didn’t even care that you were bi. Maybe I should have. Idek anymore man

JAKE: The announcer said something. Where does this train go?

AIEDA: Back to the apartment

JAKE: Take me to the airport

AIEDA: Look don’t be ridiculous OK we need to get your stuff first

JAKE: Fine, but I wanna leave tomorrow

AIEDA: Can we just talk about this?

AIEDA: Stop talking on the train!

JAKE: You said to talk!

AIEDA: But not on the train!

AIEDA: OMG get off at the next stop, now!!

AIEDA: Did you get to the airport OK?

JAKE: Yeah

AIEDA: Are you sure you’re OK that I didn’t come with you?

JAKE: Yes

AIEDA: OK

JAKE: Look, A, don’t get me wrong. but I still love you. And seeing you with someone else –

AIEDA: Yeah, ik. I’m sorry.

JAKE: Are you gonna miss me?

AIEDA: I’m gonna miss the choco pancakes for sure.

JAKE: Anything else?

AIEDA: You know what else

JAKE: No I don’t actually

AIEDA: Idk, I still love you as a friend. I like being with you

AIEDA: Hello?

JAKE: Sorry, they announced my gate number

AIEDA: Do you have to go?

JAKE: I mean, that’s sorta why I’m at the airport

JAKE: Maybe I’ll call you again when I land.

AIEDA: OK, I love you

JAKE: Me too