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Kotatsu

When Lachesis got home from doing errands, a part of the apartment was cleaned out for a new piece of furniture that she had never seen before. Kyoka sat under it, leisurely peeling away at an orange with an expression of bliss on her face.

Kyoka turned towards her, “Welcome back Lache-chan!”

Lachesis couldn’t help but be a bit perplexed by the table. It looked cumbersome to have set up, only to just sit underneath it like any other one. There were already plenty of those in the room. But this one had a futon on top of it.

But besides that, what made this one any different? Why did it make Kyoka look so happy?

“Just what is that?”

“Oh that’s right, you’ve probably never seen a kotatsu before.” Kyoka excitedly patted the spot next to her, and Lachesis could see the light that sparkled within her eyes. “Come and join me!”

Lachesis ignored the offer as she went to put the groceries away. Surely it couldn’t be that exciting. “I don’t see what the point is.”

“It’s warm and comfortable! What other reasons do you need?”

Yup, sounds pointless. She didn’t quite get what made humans so excited sometimes. What was even the thrill of something that sounded so mundane? She had better things to do.

But Kyoka would probably keep asking her about it without stopping until she tried it out, that much Lachesis knew by now. Kyoka was persistent in making sure she experienced all that she could about living as a human.

“…Fine.”

As Lachesis put away the last of the groceries, she walked on over. As she sat down and got under the futon, she could feel a wave of heat emanating from underneath the table. It was an interesting feeling. But not unpleasant either.

Actually as time continued to pass on, as the two chatted about their day, it only felt nicer.

Lachesis never had a problem with regulating her body temperature. She didn’t have to worry about that as a homunculus. Even though she could still feel the heat or chill of the surrounding environment if she really wanted to.

Though she couldn’t deny there was something quite pleasant about this. Not just the warmth underneath the table, but the social aspect the kotatsu brought into the room as well. There was something very pleasant about talking with Kyoka as they sat together, enjoying the bowl of oranges that was placed in front of them.

It created a different kind of warmth all its own. A warm feeling that was even better than the one that came from underneath the table. Lachesis could begin to see why Kyoka liked this so much.

Human life was truly full of never ending surprises.

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