If they have noticed any of that yet, they don't let it show. Dinner continues for a while more and then the day ends.

Well, the very fact that Mountain was there at the time of the attack meant Leviathan did way less damage as a whole than he could, and there are some whole cities here and there with whole city things to do: restaurants, bars, movies, parks, libraries (most of them closing by this time), etc.

She's not really familiar with this place, this world, so she wants to explore. But not having any Yen at the moment and being unwilling to ask for some unless it's offered precludes her from doing some of these things. She'll walk around a park out of costume, wearing her translator. She's absorbing some Japanese just from the hearing both Japanese and its translation into Valecana, maybe she can practice it and chat to passersby.

There are a few passersby here and there. A jogger, an elderly couple, a young couple, someone sitting alone on a bench. She can take her pick.

She says hello to the person sitting alone.

The person looks at her and removes an earphone from her ear. "Hello," she replies.

She... Tries to say something equivalent to "Sorry to bother you. I have been learning Japanese and want to see how well I am doing."

The person blinks and furrows her brows. "You're not bothering," she says eventually, "but I didn't quite follow the rest."

Again, more carefully, paying attention to getting the word order right, "I am trying to learn Japanese."

"Ah! Well, that's fun," she says, slowly this time. "I am Kyou. What are you called?"

The Japanese word for Mountain, or her original name? Original name, to avoid confusion. "I am Jeda. Nice to meet you, Kyou-san." Much of her phrasing is likely to be excessively formal, given who she learned it from, but she's figured out the most common titles at least.

"Nice to meet you too!" she giggles at the formality. "Where are you from?"

"America, I suppose. My new home is there. Maybe nowhere. And you?"

"I'm from Tokyo, but it was destroyed by the Leviathan... What do you mean, nowhere?"

"I... Appeared? While the Leviathan was attacking."

She blinks. "Appeared?" She peers at her. "You don't look like one of them."

"I'm not a..." What's the word? "Cape. My apologies for the confusion."

"Not cape. You know, them. No memories, appear places, usually look like monsters..."

"Oh, I see." She doesn't know them, actually. Something to look up later. "I should go now. I do not know know much Japanese. Thank you for your time, Kyou-san."

She looks bewildered but nods. "[Okay]" her translators says, though what she actually said was closer to 'Mm!'

She goes back to walking around the park. This time she keeps to herself. After about half an hour she just goes back to her plateau and sleeps.

And the following day: more work!

She's very cheerful and cooperative and industrious about it, but still sneaks in little creativities. That repaired tunnel being artful granite instead of plain concrete. The character for mountain left in a hundred inconspicuous places.

The tunnel, they notice. They politely request that she inform them when she decides to change the plans like that. The states justification is that there are several capes that can use terrain to their advantage and knowledge is crucial against them.