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[It's been some days since Anise left, and for the most part Tear has been taking it in stride. She did feel sadness, especially knowing what the younger girl would be returning to back in Auldrant, but it isn't as heavy as she thought it would be. Perhaps it was because the last time Anise had left the enclosure, it had been within days of Natalia's departure and she had been so new to Luceti herself, so the weight of not having two of her closest friends had been that much more palpable.

But she knows better than to dwell too much on it now, surely the fon master guardian would be pouting at her like she so often did when she deemed her as being too gloomy. So she's going to try her hand more at something she knew she would have liked.]

If there's anyone who knows how to make chiffon cake, or is willing to help me make some... I'd greatly appreciate it.

[Her friend might not be here to appreciate it herself, but she could at least try to make it for the benefit of her friends who did remain.]

Or any form of baking really, even if it's just helping to taste it. Maybe later today or at another time.

[Call it a whim.]

[In the meantime she'll be making her way through the shops like she usually does, but she's drawing more attention to anything seemingly cute today, without even trying to hide it. And since Colonel decided to accompany her for a time this afternoon, some might overhear her occasionally asking him of particular items she finds even though it's more musing to herself rather than truly seeking his opinion.]

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[Kouki's at the store, looking for anything new. Other than restocking on items he's running low on, he's curious to see what is new. Maybe a CD, or a toy, or odd gadgets.]

...Oh? Tear?

[At that exact moment Tear happened to be inspecting a pair of beaded hair clips—pink and just a bit sparkly, and of course cute...

Which is why her breath hitches when she hears Kouki even with Colonel moving beside her and looking at the stranger, still a bit uncertain about being caught with these things on hand.] Ah, Kouki? I didn't see you coming in, did you just arrive?

[Where to hide these for now....]

[Kouki give the Colonel a brief look, before turning his attention back to Tear.]

Pretty much, yeah. Are you browsing things as well?

[He noticed those hair clips, girl.]

[Hush you saw nothing, surely her hands are empty.]

Yes, that's what I'm doing. New things appear every day and sometimes from our world, it's beneficial to look every day.

Yeah, I know. Even if they're not from our world, they can be pretty surprising.

[In what way? That's up to the person.]

Are you taking those hair clips?

Yes they can be, I wonder what sorts of things people come across when they look. [Though she did find her maid uniform once...

And now she's blushing again, just a bit.] ... Maybe. What do you think of them?

Can I see them?

[So he can ~judge~ properly. At least, he's imagining her with what seems like pink hair clips... :|a]

[After a moment she'll nod and hand over the hair clips a bit reluctantly, ducking her head ever so slightly since she's still shy about sharing this side of herself even after all this time.

Pink probably wasn't her colour, but she did want an opinion...]

[He looks at the hair clips in his hand, mainly noting the colours and imagining Tear with them.

"Yuzu would probably like these."]

I think you should try a different colour. Pink doesn't quite fit you.

If you think so. [She's not offended at all fortunately, though now she's picking through the box she had found them in to look at the other options.]

Which one do you think works best, then?

I say something blue, since it'll look nice with your eyes.

[He take a step closer to look at the box better.]

Blue, hm...? [Congratulations Kouki, you've succeeded in making her blush since a certain other young man tends to say that.]

You don't have to help search, I can look on my own.

If you say so, Tear. I'll just be browsing around the store.

[If he happens to find a good hair clip, that's his luck.]

[And he would be very lucky indeed.]

What about you? I noticed that you wear those accessories in your hair often... [By which she means the headphones.]

Oh, my headphones?

[Yet another person who don't know what headphones are.]

They're a gift and I like wearing them a lot. [And that's how they're effectively his trademark.]

[Auldrant just rediscovered music CDs and players, headphones available to the common man should be following shortly.]

Oh? Do you mind me asking who gave them to you? They must mean a lot if you wear them so often.

From my cousin. He lived with my family for many years before he moved out, so I look up to him as a brother.

[And that's not even touching certain things between them.]

Ah yes, I remember you have mentioned him a few times. [Though always in passing, and never in detail. Things that they have experienced together aside, she knew she didn't know Kouki as much as she would want to.]

I once had something like that, from my own brother. It belonged to our mother as well, but I've... lost it.

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