Item Shop Expedition!

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Who: Pilouette (ribbonbon) and Roji (kindhearted)
What: Searching for reminders of those who are back home
When: Evening of June 26th
Where: In the village --> The Item Shop
Summary: After an earlier conversation, Pilouette and Roji decide to search the item shop to see if they can find anything to remind them of their loved ones back in their worlds.
Rating: G/Maybe PG if you squint a little?


[Pilouette waits for Roji outside CH4. Having never spent so much time away from home, she's absolutely ecstatic at the thought of finding anything from home; photographs, cellphones...anything would be fantastic. Though Roji doesn't live far, she's keeping an eye out for him, practically bouncing with excitement.]

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Right!

[She steps inside and takes a second to look over the item shop. Even though everything is pretty much organized, now that she's actually looking for specific things...]

But where should we start? I never realized just how much stuff there is in here!

[kindhearted]

[Roji follows, and stares in awe around the shop. He's been in here a few times, but the sheer amount of stuff is always amazing.]

I guess we can see if they have piles for the kind of stuff we're looking for?

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Yeah...Yeah, that makes sense! Wards and photos and cellphones...

They're not really all the same stuff, are they? I wonder if they'll be in different piles...

[She begins to wander around a bit, skimming the various piles to see if they look like they might contain any of their things.]

[kindhearted]

[Roji takes to the opposite side of the room, examining the shelves for familiar items.]

Hmmm, there's a bunch of jewelry over here... Did you have anything like that at home, Pilouette?

[He figures he should ask since girls usually have that stuff.]

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[She briefly stops her search to look over her shoulder at him before returning to look at the pile before her.]

Yeah, but I didn't have anything that was like, super flashy or anything. Just like, that plastic costume jewelry stuff.

[What's this? Rectangular slips of paper! ...Ah, no, it's just a pad of sticky notes.]

There's probably just about everything and anything in here...

[kindhearted]

I'll put some aside if I find any. To see if you want anything anyway.

[And so he does that, then shuffles to a shelf to the side.]

Yeah...it might take a little while, but I think we'll find something for sure.

[He's not about to give up hope because the amount of stuff here is a little overwhelming. Daunting, sure, but not impossible.]

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O-Oh, um...thanks!

[She's a little surprised, but it's good kind of surprised. She smiles a little at his positivity.]

Right! I bet we're even more likely to find something because there's so much stuff! Like, probability or something like that, right?

[kindhearted]

[Roji gives a confident nod, though his back is still turned to Pilouette.] Just like that.

[As he starts sifting through the next shelf, he starts noticing small electronic devices. Old-fashioned pagers, headphones, digital pet things...phones! With a gasp of excitement, he whirls around to tell Pilouette.]

Pilouette! I'm think I'm on to something!

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[Without another thought, she rushes over to peek over his shoulder. Hopefully, he won't mind that she's crowding him a little bit. She's so excited she's not even really thinking about it.]

Ooooh, what is it, what is it?!

[kindhearted]

[He doesn't mind at all, but he does move a little so she can get a better look.]

There's a bunch of electronics here. I see phones too! Maybe yours is buried in here.

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[She squeals.]

Ooooh, I just knew we'd start finding stuff soon!

[She scoots over a little and starts digging through them alongside him.]

[kindhearted]

[After an agonizing minute of hopeful searching, success strikes!]

Ooh! I think I found it!

[Roji holds up a pink cellphone with familiar charms.]

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[For a moment, she just stares at it. She almost can't believe they really found it. Besides her clothes, it's the first thing she's seen from home in her entire time in Luceti. After a second, she takes it from him and turns it over in her hand, almost as if she has to make sure it's really real. She slides the cover up and fiddles with it for a moment, quckly scrolling through the various menus, until she comes to the photos.

Her breath catches in her throat for second. It's definitely the real deal.

She grins broadly hopping up and down a bit in glee, holding the cell phone close. She almost feels like she could cry, but...only kids cry over things like cellphones, right?]

Roji! Roji, you found it! Roji, you're like, totally the best!

[kindhearted]

[Roji can't help but jump himself. He's super happy for Pilouette, and happy to see her excitement over it too!]

Awesome! Is everything still on it?

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[Excitedly, she scrolls through the various photos...photos of her friends, her grandparents, her father, her classmates...]

Y-Yeah! I think so!

[Having found her precious cell phone, she suddenly has a whole new level of confidence about this whole thing beyond just being positive. Her grin grows just a little wider, as she looks back to him.]

Roji! We'll definitely find your stuff for sure! I just know it! I mean, if we found this then something really important like your wards have got to be here!

[kindhearted]

Glad to hear it!

[Roji can't keep his curiosity at bay, so he sneaks a few peeks of Pilouette's pictures. What a lovely-looking bunch of people... He doesn't doubt one bit that Pilouette misses them as much as he misses his own friends.

And in response to that second bit, Roji nods with determination. He pumps a fist.]

Yeah! I bet they're even in plain sight too and we just haven't gotten to them yet!

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Yeah! They're bound to be around here somewhere!

[With that she enthusiastically begins rooting around one of the shelves nearby.]

Hey, Roji, you said there was writing on them right? Like, what kind of writing is it?

[kindhearted]

[Roji lingers for a moment, then moves to a shelf he hasn't been to yet.]

Yes. Some of them have Japanese writing on them, but some might be blank too since I have to write my signature on them to use them. Usually there is some sort of symbol at the top. Maybe you can look out for that.

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Japanese writing...Got it! I guess if you have to sign them they'd probably be pretty dangerous in the wrong hands, huh...?

[As she sifts through the various items on the shelf, something catches her eye. It's flat and glossy. There doesn't appear to be any writing on it, though she reaches to pick it up anyway.]

Wonder what that is...?

[kindhearted]

If they also had a Pen of Wards and knew how to use Magic Law, yeah... But so far I haven't found anyone who even knows about Magic Law.

[Which is unfortunate, but he's enjoyed educating others about it at least.

He turns to see what Pilouette has picked up.]

Find something interesting?

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Maybe...

[She picks it up and looks at it for a moment, before flipping it over. A photograph! While she doesn't recognize most of the people in the photo, one familiar face stands out. She holds it up to show it Roji, smiling.]

Hey, Roji! Friends of yours?

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[kindhearted]

[Oh, Roji really perks up at that question. He rushes over to check it out, gently taking it from Pilouette's hand.

Holding it with both hands, he stares at the photograph long and hard.]

Oh my gosh, it's one of Nana's photos!! [The excitement in his voice is apparent.] And the gang's all there! Muhyo, Yoichi, Biko... Oh. Oh. This is from after Enchu...

[kindhearted]

[As his thoughts trail, he starts to tremble a little and tears begin to well in his eyes. It's overwhelming enough to see his friends-especially Muhyo-again, but knowing what was going on during that time and what happened soon after brings all the emotions rushing back to him.

It's a happy kind of overwhelming, but also sad. Basically it's complicated is what we should go with. Either way, congrats on bearing witness to how easy it is to make Roji cry, Pilouette.]

Thank you, Pilouette. This was just what I needed.

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[It takes her a second to notice his tears, but when she does she smiles a little. It would seem that this trip to the item shop, as well as is something that they both needed. She, with just a touch of awkwardness, gives him a pat on the shoulder.]

...I'm glad I could help.

We're doing pretty good in here so far, huh...?

[kindhearted]

[Roji breaks out of his little moment when Pilouette pats his shoulder. Rubbing the tears out of his eyes with his sleeve, he nods in Pilouette's direction. He's blushing a little because wow, how embarrassing to randomly start crying.]

Yeah. Just a few more things and we'll have gotten everything we came for!

[ribbonbon]

Right! And with the kind of luck we've been having, we'll definitely find them! We just need to look in the right place...!