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exploring the outside world; and subsequently getting lost (open)
Topic Started: Apr 30 2012, 01:36 PM (430 Views)
Prince Arjuna
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"Sorry..." she said apologetically as she walked towards Wei. "And no, I'm not going to the hardware shop..." she told the man. "I'm sorry for being so slow..." she bowed deeply again.
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Czernobog
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Wei didn't move as she walked, and waited for her to approach.

"I don't mean to be rude, you seem like a nice kid, and all, but maybe you should invest in some more sensible footwear, especially if you intend to be out and about on your own."

He looked down at his own shoes, black sneakers that he had attacked with a razor blade and a pair of scissors to remove all identifying marks and logos, somehow both atavistic and modern. He had remade a pair of expensive trainers into shoes for stalking down alleyways and avoiding notice. Even the tags inside had been excised and the material stitched back to wholeness.

"You don't have to go quite as far in the other direction as I did, but if you're going to be in the city, walking as fast as other people has its advantages."
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Kinzaki made a face of a scolded kid as she lowered her gaze. "I-I'm sorry for not being sensible enough..." she said, biting her lower lip. "I... I... I'm sorry. I just like wearing this kind of clothing and this footwear," she admitted. "Wearing anything else makes me feel uncomfortable..."
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Oh, great, now he felt like an asshole.

"Hey, now," he said, falteringly, "you don't have to look like I just kicked your dog, or something. I mean, cheer up."

He sighed, he could only move so slowly before he was just standing still for a count of ten between steps, and that made him feel like Godzilla, which was just an awful feeling, because everyone knew that Gamera was the best.

What was he thinking about? Oh, right.

"And I wasn't saying you weren't sensible, I'm saying the wooden platforms are awkward...and now, I'm just being an asshole. Forget it. Forget it. It's just over this way, come on."
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"I-It's okay..." Kinzaki forced herself to smile. She never thought that wearing something like traditional kimono and wooden geta was a not sensible thing to do.

"No, you're not..." she shook her head. "You helped me. That's the thing that matters," she smiled. "Please lead me there, Wei-san. And I promise I won't be slow again, I guess..." she said.
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She was lying, he knew. He doubted she could be anything but slow, but it was the only option, no sense in getting upset over it. Though he supposed he could carry her there. Fireman carry, she was too young to carry in the other fashion.

After a seemingly interminable period, he stopped, and gestured.

"Okay, here we are. Japanese confectionery: rice balls, pocky, octopus candy, cucumber taffy, chocolate-covered kelp and other similar wonders," he said, listing the options facetiously. He gestured at the store. He had never been too big on the style of sweets sold in Japan. The insistence on octopus flavoring made his stomach roll.

Now squid, that was a different story. That was a mollusk you could sink your teeth in to.

"This the sort of thing you were looking for?" he asked her.
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Kinzaki's expression turned dreamy as the man mentioned about the foods. She quickly snapped out of her small reverie, shaking her head as she tried to regain her composure.

"Yes, it is," Kinzaki said, smiling brightly.
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Wei gestured toward the store with an open hand, making an "after you" gesture.

Inside the store, there were display cases showcasing a variety of fairly expensive, mostly hand-made candies and baked goods, mostly in the Japanese style, though a variety of western ones were also available.

In the middle of the store were a collection of tables that people could sit at to eat their purchases, though it was mostly empty. The staff was made up almost entirely of moderately attractive people in their early thirties with very good posture and impeccable white smocks. The sort of people that one couldn't help but think of as mass-produced automata who slept standing up in closets surrounded by fixtures of stainless steel and white neoprene.

"Is this to your liking?" Wei asked.
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Kinzaki's eyes gleamed with excitement as she saw the assorted candies and baked goods. It's her first time seeing them being freshly stacked on the displays because before this, she could only see them in television and magazines. Letting out a 'hwaa~', she looked around the shop, looking at the various types of expensive-looking foods.

"Yes, it is!" Kinzaki answered cheerfully to Wei while holding many kinds of sweets and baked goods in her hands. She wished she could buy all the candies and the baked goods, but Kiyo might scold her if she bought them all. "Thank you very much, Wei-san!"
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"Glad you're enjoying yourself," Wei said, "But yeah, the Mall's got places like this one, and a bunch of other stuff, besides."

He continued to stand by the door, leaning against a bare patch of wall. This was the strangest thing that had happened, today. Not nearly so unpleasant as other strangest things, though.

Glancing around, Wei wondered what the girl would want to do next.
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