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[yaayaa]

Who: yaayaa & you
When: After elemental emotions die down
Where: Shopping district, streets, elsewhere
What: Mostly-aimless wandering around town
Rating/Warning: None, probably

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[So Cerealia's falling apart, weather's invaded the city, Mosley's a robot, Naki's friends went on a murder spree while he was holed up in his room, etc etc....he's tired. He's not entirely sure why he's tired, after a week of doing nothing but mope (emotional exhaustion is still a foreign thing), but. What he knows is that he should get up, go out, do something, stop lying around. Maybe find something to cheer up the others? What would Ichi-nii like....]

around town

[Naki's in his favorite fox coat, with a matching whiskered face mask, peeking in at various shops in the shopping district. Picking out a notepad at the stationary store! Perusing the snack aisle at...some place that sells snacks! Trying on a scary mask at a costume shop! Staring curiously at a toy store display of plastic jumping beans! Getting ushered out of a store with a NO PETS sign on the door!

Why.....]

But I'm not a pet...! [whines the fox around his neck, as he stares perplexedly at the door.]

other

[wild card? Shopping aside, he can also be found wandering around the gardens, feeding a carrot to the horse near the dojo, sitting by the street somewhere just watching people walk by...playing rhythm games on his cerevice, maybe.]

Comments

[yaayaa]

[Smile? What smile? Naki saw nothing whatsoever.

Also: nodding.]

Perhaps we could eat these snacks together? There should be enough for us to share!

[good_ideas]

I'd like that.

[If this had been Kaoru or Aoi or Minamoto, she'd be linking her arm through his right about now. But instead, she puts them behind her back, not even bothering to hide her smile.]

We could add something to it, too? What's your favourite? I'll pay.

[yaayaa]

[! More snacks? She's so generous! Naki looks around, wavering over a third snack to choose. Chocolate? Fruit snacks? Those marshmallow candies over there with Hello Puppy on the package?

Um uh uummmm grabbing a box of strawberry koalas!!

And holding it up in front of his face like a very small shield/offering.]

[good_ideas]

[It's kind of like feeding a little kid or a small animal. (Yes, even if he was actually a lot older than she was, she'd still continue to treat him like she was the adult here.]

Good choice. Those are pretty good. Too bad they don't have the limited edition ones here, those are so much fun.

[But with that said, she leads the way to the cashier, the owner wringing his hands at them even as he goes to take their money.]

[yaayaa]

Limited! I wonder what those would taste like?

[Naki the thousand-year-old elementary schooler, asking his teenage mom for candy...he follows behind her, still occasionally staring at the visibly stressed-out owner as he goes to ring them up at the counter. That'll be x cerebucks! Thank you! Awkward strained smile!]

[good_ideas]

[Just because she's giving the guy a hard time doesn't mean she isn't going to pay, of course. Shiho swipes the card with a sharp smile that dares the owner to try this again.]

Depends on the season! If it's summer sometimes you get watermelon or tropical flavours like pineapple. Ah, but then during the colder months you'd get bitter chocolate or pumpkin.

[yaayaa]

[At least you're getting money out of it, owner guy! Small consolations.]

Bitter... [He pulls a face at that. Sort of. At least you can see his eyes?] That sounds fascinating...so they make different flavors according to the season! Have you tried them all before, Shiho-dono? Perhaps someday we'll find some seasonal flavors to share with you!

[good_ideas]

[She knows he's supposed to be older. But that frown makes him seem much younger and she can't help grinning.]

It's not my favourite either but some people think a taste for bitter chocolate makes them grown-up.

[And she disagreed.]

I haven't tried them all either but if you guys find some I'd love to share. Thanks.