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[xxii_thefool]

...taking the "sea of my soul" thing a bit too literally, isn't it...?

[Someone is fiddling experimentally with the SFC, although she doesn't seem to realize immediately that she's succeeded in activating it. Instead, Minako holds it up in front of her to study it thoughtfully, with several hairpins sticking out of the corner of her mouth and a towel draped over her damp and tousled hair, looking back and forth between the SFC and something a bit to the side of it that she seems to be holding up in her other hand.

Then abruptly she brightens.]

Ah, it's doing something!

[The hand that's not holding the SFC quickly drops - there's a brief flash of a blue key in it before she stuffs that into a pocket to free up a hand long enough to get the hairpins out of her mouth.]

Igor? Theo?

[A beat, and then a shake of her head and a rueful smile.] --as though they'd use something like this when he can just call my phone whenever he wants.

[She sighs a little, still wearing that lopsided smile, and begins looking around her again.]

It'd be nice to hear someone's voice, though...

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[xxii_thefool]

Two years...?

[Minako's brows draw together, concern shadowing her face as she follows along after Yukari's lead. It's a long time to be stranded in a strange place, and although Yukari mentioned that at least some of the others were here at some point in the past, she gave no indication of how long it's been.]

...That sounds tough.

[tsundyne]

[. . . She just nods.

And since she's a pretty awesome multitasker, she'll start typing and walking at the same time. Though this does mean that her responses come a bit slower.

A quiet sigh as she types:]

yeah... but its not always so bad. pretty sre im used to it by now

[. . . That, or she's just numb to everything.]

[xxii_thefool]

Isn't that because you're a strong person?

But I'm sorry that you've been stuck here on your own.

1/2

[tsundyne]

[She is pretty strong, isn't she? At the compliment, she can't help but perk up a little and grin. Rather than grab her SFC to type a response right away, she kind of basks in it --

And gives Minako a shake of her head, when she apologizes.

It isn't her fault.]

[tsundyne]

[Pretty soon after that, just as she's about to type something else, the marketplace comes into view.

So she points ahead. They're almost there.]

[xxii_thefool]

[Minako draws herself up a bit to look curiously in the direction Yukari points, as though adding a couple centimeters to her own height might somehow enable her to see any more clearly.]

Ah, is this it?

[Whatever "it" is exactly, aside from a place to change clothes. That's really the most relevant point for the moment, anyway; Minako's pretty willing to roll with things.]

...It's kind of funny how normal everything looks, considering.

[tsundyne]

[Yukari nods, and then starts typing on her SFC again. It's not just a place to change into the clothes she brought; it's a place to pick new ones, if she is so inclined. After all, she may be here for a while.]

it's a bit like walking through paulownia mall

the best part is everythings free (:

[She's about to show her the screen, but then pulls it back to add something really quickly:]

oh and there are changing rooms!

[xxii_thefool]

Ah, that's right, there was something in the brochure about that! [Minako grins at Yukari.] I guess if we're going to be kidnapped to this place, it's the least they can do.

The question is, is it more fun to go on a shopping spree when you can get whatever you want and not have to pay anything, or less?

[tsundyne]

[. . . Deep questions indeed.

Honestly, Yukari is rather used to the free stuff by now, so going back to paying would probably bite pretty hard. But she shrugs -- Minako can decide for herself!

Just a little bit more walking and they're there, and there are plenty of stores to choose from. Yukari has her own favorites, but she'll see what catches Minako's eye first before leading her anywhere.]