"Alright! It won't look grand or fancy, but it's a home. And don't worry about bothering my family... I live alone, with my grandpa in an apartment downstairs."<br/>For a short moment, it occurred to Ria that this was the first time she had<i> ever</i>invited anyone from her class home.<br/>In fact... this was the first time she had invited<i> anyone.<br/>
</i><br/>It was a strange feeling... but Hana did not seem all that bad.<br/><br/>"Mr. Cho! Could you ask your son to bring some dumplings to my place?" she asked the elderly man.<br/>He smiled and nodded, and Ria sprang up with a broad smile.<br/>"Yes! Oh, you're gonna love that, my girl! Now come on... come see my castle!"<br/><br/>The apartment complex was just nearby - bare two minutes of walking.<br/>It was shabby looking and quite old, and Ria's place did<i> not</i>seem like a castle.<br/><br/>Naturally, it was on the second floor as well... and elevators? A thing for hotels!<br/>As Ria unlocked the door and stepped inside, she kicked off her shoes and stretched.<br/>"Welcome home!" she said.<br/><br/>The apartment was small, with one bedroom combined with living room, a small kitchen with a fridge, a rice cooker and various other utensils, a tiny, dangerous-looking balcony and a small bathroom with just enough room for a shower, a sink and a toilet.<br/>The living room-slash-bedroom was the majority of the apartment, and it was more cozy than one might expect - for Ria, at least.<br/>There was a couch which could be changed into a bed, a small wooden table by it and a cheap, flatscreen TV with a PlayStation game console attached to it.<br/>The couch was covered in a quilt and a few pillows, and though the place was a bit messy, it was clean.<br/><br/>The one thing that wasn't messy, was the white tunic and pants hanging on the open door leading to the kitchen.<br/>A slightly worn, red belt with two black stripes sewed on one end was hanging over the door as well, and all of it was neatly taken care of, so that it wouldn't crease or otherwise look sloppy.