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[lighthoused.livejournal.com]

[ Making their way from the Garden Lobby to the Fisherman's Horizon inn are a boy and a girl, each with a course catalog tucked under their arms and matching confused faces. Their bodies are turned into each other slightly, enough to let onlookers know that they're friends. The girl's eyes keep darting about, whether in amazement or sheer surprise is difficult to tell. The boy looks warier, shoulders hunched, stooping like a silver gargoyle over his companion. At some points, the girl rushes into the fancy shops, leaving the boy alone on the street, his eyes snagging on every pooled shadow.

They're probably going to get epically lost. Help them out?

ooc: Feel free to tag either one or both of them--no guarantee Bun and I will be on at the same time, sadly. ]

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[adewdropbright.livejournal.com]

[ She nods to Kairi and then looks at Riku to answer his question more fully. ] If he was taken by force, there would have been signs of it for the staff to notice. And I trust the staff here. They've done nothing but help us, and now there are a number of people from other worlds who are a part of it.

...But this is a lot to take in all at once, I know. I'm a little surprised you two are looking at the course catalog already!

[betweenpaths.livejournal.com]

I suppose that is true. It's just strange to think of a world that can pull people in and then suddenly spit them back out to wherever they came from without notice or reason. [He's sorry, Aerith. He's just skeptical.]

Yeah. We thought we'd give it a look over to more some more about this world.

[lighthoused.livejournal.com]

Exactly. It never hurts to be prepared, right? Besides...I already did plenty of window shopping! [ A laugh. ]

[adewdropbright.livejournal.com]

[ She doesn't blame Riku. She had a smidgen of skepticism when she arrived, and she's sure Leon had a whole bucketful. She'd rather ease others over the skepticism, though. ]

There's some kind of reason to it. The problem is figuring out how it works.

[ But her attention is perked by-- ] Window shopping? Did you see anything good?

[ She might be thinking of something... ]

[betweenpaths.livejournal.com]

[He chuckles a little at Kairi's well placed distraction.]

Should I leave you two alone then if you're going to go shopping, or am I going to be dragged along for the ride?

[lighthoused.livejournal.com]

We're not going to drag you anywhere, Riku. And yeah-- [ turning back to Aerith ] --there are a lot of cute clothes! I guess we have to get the shopping out of our systems while Garden's docked, huh?

[adewdropbright.livejournal.com]

We'll invite you, though. Yes, this is the best time to do it! Once we set off, there won't be any chance to shop until our next stop. [ And she might want to spoil Kairi a little, it's been so long since she last saw her. ]

[lighthoused.livejournal.com]

[ Kairi gives Aerith a wink. ] I dunno about that, though--Riku's allergic to clothes shopping. It's really bad, too! All it takes is one little price tag and bam, he just breaks out in these hives...

[ Giving the look that says he's off the hook re: girl time. Kairi wants to spend the afternoon getting reacquainted with an old friend. ]

[adewdropbright.livejournal.com]

Hehehe. I know some price tags will do that to anyone... Well, I wouldn't want to make you feel sick, Riku. I hope you don't mind me borrowing Kairi for a while?

[betweenpaths.livejournal.com]

[He eyes Kairi a little.] I only get hives because someone keeps finding the most expensive things.

[Riku nods to Aerith though. At least Kairi should be safe with her.] I don't really. Thanks for the invite though. Just make sure she doesn't drag you into too much trouble.

[lighthoused.livejournal.com]

[ Eyeroll. ] I don't buy them!

[adewdropbright.livejournal.com]

We'll manage. Worse comes to worst, I'm the one with the wallet.

Well, Kairi? Let's go!