The two of them get down from the roof and get inside
E- ya feeling better now?
T- yeah, I'm feeling a lot better thanks
Sinbad- sorry for what I told you before but I didn't want you to be in the dark, will you eat now?
"I'm a little hungry to be honest" he gets a bite and his eyes shine with joy "mmm that's delicious!"
Sinbad- Elly helps a lot
T- you cook?! impressive, I'm terrified of boiling water
E- oh thanks I can show you later. Speakin' of it— I didn't ask you because we seemed close at age but how old are ya?
T- I'm ten
E- quit jokin' you aren't ten you're for sure younger
T- i am ten for sure, i know to count!
T- You're 7? No way, you look ten
E- you aren't 10 years old! I'm 7 and we are for sure closer than three years apart!
E- I'm not though, you on earth don't know how to count!
Sinbad- Enough, both of you— did you say Earth? You're from Earth?
T- yes, I am, if you don't believe me it's fine.
Sinbad- not so much, many things around you don't make sense in a very weird way. I believe you, but i have questions—
T- wait a minute, i also have plenty of questions!
Sinbad- …sorry, please go on
T- *inhale* where am i, what is that fandon thing she was mentioning, how am i supposed to find Misaka and the most important of all, why Mister here is dressed like he walked out of ancient GREECE?!
Elly punches his shoulder. "Hey, calm down.
T- Calm down doesn't mean stop caring.
Sinbad- Stop, you two. Let's start with the easy ones. THAT'S HOW I DRESS UP IN THE HOUSE! But aside from that, you can't go left and right like that; you need a plan.
E- I've somethin' in mind—why doesn't he go to the Grand Soul Tournament?
Sinbad- are you right in your mind? He doesn't even know what a fandon is! And why would he go there?!
E- Ya told me there's someone in the capital, a genius. If he makes a good impression on them, he might get some info or help.
Sinbad- not a bad idea!
T- "WAIT! Good and all, but why should I go there? First, I need to find Misaka, you know."
E- Your sister could be close. We can search for her while you train here.
Sinbad- how are you so sure?
E- I'd smell someone with nearly the same scent close by.
T- smell???
E- Let's say I've got a strong nose. Your sister must be near, or at least not that far.
T- really?! Then let's go find her now!
Sinbad- Wait, kiddo. I know you want to see her, but time's passed. It's night outside. Better not.
T- But you hear her! She's near, and we have every reason to go now—it's way more dangerous!
Sinbad- I'll go, you will stay home. Elly show him where to sleep.
Sinbad takes his leave, and Elly leads Taiga up the stairs to the second floor, entering her room.
E- Ya'll sleep here. Choose a bed.
T- I guess I'll go with this one next to the window.
E- Hey, light up a little. Everythin' will go fine. I've got a good instinct.
T- I'm for the throwing, re! Completely useless!
E- yer for what now?
T- It's a saying from my homeland.
E- Anyway! Stop saying nonsense… so— that Earth— how is it?
T- It's really beautiful. In my village, there's a hill in a park, and at the top of it there's a tree with a big shadow. My father and I went there to have a picnic under it— and Misaka— was there. We chased each other around.
E- Don't be like that. It's okay! I would trade everything to have moments like that.
T- I— what?
E- Ehm… my parents died. I don't have many things to remember these moments by.
T- I'm really sorry about this.
Elly shakes her head "don't be it's nothing really, but i have stories instead!"
T- stories?!
E- yeah!
Time passes. Elly is telling all kinds of stories, and Taiga listens like a kid watching TV.
T- "All those are crazy stories! And some are very scary — I'm relieved that they're just stories."
E- just stories?!
T- Yeah, they aren't re— wait— what do you mean?!
E- most of the stories here are true
T- you mean!?
Elly turns to face the wall from the other side.
T-
"You're joking, right? Elly? Re! Answer me! You're JOKING, RIGHT?!"
Taiga is stressed. He covers himself completely with the blanket, peeking out of the window at the dark night sky.
The sky slowly gets a light blue hue, but no sun is yet on the horizon. Elly gets up and stretches a little before she goes to wake Taiga.
E- "Hey, Aiga, wake up! It's time for training!" No response. "Aiga! Get up!" She shakes him, and Taiga just turns his back on her. "Oh, that's how you play!?" She grabs him by his clothes and drags him off the bed. He makes a small sound, but without a break, Elly grabs his ankle and drags him down the stairs, throwing him out on the grass while he pleads. "Wake up, Aiga!"
T- are you crazy!? I was awake!
E- on your feet! Trainin' time!
T- It's not even morning yet!
E- Do ya want to go home!? If yes, then get on your feet. So, we'll do 30 minutes of cardio, 15 minutes of running, 50 abs, 50 squats, 50 push-ups, 50 burpees, and 5 minutes of plank.
T- Can I at least eat breakfast?
E- No. Now, let's start
Taiga starts running. After a few minutes, Elly runs behind him, kicking him if he slows down.
E- You call this cardio? My grandma is faster! Go, go, GO!
Taiga does push-ups, and next to Elly, she's yelling while also doing push-ups really fast.
"Come on! Push, push! Don't bend your knees!"
After all the training ends, Taiga lays down, half-dead, breathing heavily, while Elly stretches a little farther away.
E- Yer a bag of useless meat and muscles, ya'know! Sigh Now we can go take a bath and have breakfast.
T- Thank God! I'm starving… Can you help me get up? I'm in pain.
Elly rolls her eyes at him and offers her hand. Taiga catches it and gets up. They move inside and upstairs to where they slept.
T- Just a moment! I want to lie in the bed.
E- "NO, YOU DON'T!" She hits Taiga in the shoulder. "Yer dirty! Go take a bath with cold water! It'll help you."
T- Yes, ma'am
After they both take their baths, they sit at the table and have breakfast together when Sinbad wakes up and comes there as well. Yawning, he says, "What's up, kids… How was your training today?"
T- Let's say I was…
E- really bad!
T- Elly!
Sinbad- It's logical—it's your first day. Don't be too harsh on him; we don't want him skipping training. So relax. You have two hours, then it's my turn to train you!
At a desk late at night, Taiga and Elly are sitting and writing something on a piece of paper.
E- So yours is 365 days, and—mine has—511 days in a year, so if we do this and that…
T- Don't forget the dot here!
E- Yeah, don't worry, I got it. So five hundred and eleven divided by three hundred sixty-five is—1.4.
T- Which means what?
E- If I're on Earth, i'd be ten years ago.
T- So we are basically the—same age? I was right! HEHE, eat this.
E- you never said that we were the same age!
T- Yeah, but I told you that I was ten, and you said I wasn't, so I was—
E- no you DON'T—
"BOTH OF YOU GO TO BED NOW! IT'S LATE—TIME FOR SLEEP!" Sinbad yells from downstairs. They quickly pick everything up and rush to their beds immediately.