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When; March 18, 10am.
Rating; PG for now.
Characters; Kotobuki Ran, Near, OPEN (please join!~)
Summary; Ran takes Near out to buy some toys. Be warned that Near-mun's English sucks badly.
Log;

It wasn't the first time Near had left his room, but never before he had been accompanied by anyone, nor had he explored the city as much as he was ready to do today. By exploring the city, he actually meant going to the toy store and back home, but it was still a risk that made him quite uncomfortable.

As for why he had asked the loud girl to come with him, she had seen the previous Near's face, therefore hiding from her would be pointless. L hadn't reported any kind of trouble the previous Near had with her, so he could only conclude that Ran was trustworthy to an extent.

9:50am, Near left his building and headed to the third one, wearing shoes for once.

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Ran was waiting for Near outside of the building. Her hair was up and her heels were high. She was wearing long pants and a sweater as well, her whole outfit looking very nice.

She smiled at Near and walked over to him when she saw him." Puppies and kitties don't get along.” She grinned. “I remembered this time.” Her hands showed the hard time she had with the curse from the other day.

The girl looked exactly as Near had imagined, and sounded the same way she typed. The first clue that gave away her identity was from the way she acknowledged him. The following password left no doubts.

"Thank you for coming with me," he said, twirling his hair slightly nervously. No emotion was appreciated in his tone, though.

Ran smiled in her hyper way. "It's no prob, really." She started to slowly walk toward the toy store. "come on, it's this way." She knew that Near didn't like touching, so she didn't even bother with handshakes. "So, how are you doing?"

The lack of physical contact was sincerely appreciated. Near had considered that such an open and social girl wouldn't hesitate to touch him, but thanks god it wasn't the case.

"I have been all right," he replied politely, following the girl, since he had no idea where the toy store was. Casual conversation had never been his forte, Near had to admit that he'd never found himself in a situation that required him to make an effort at socializing. However, Near had no agents or friends in this city-- Ran was the only support he had found, it wouldn't be wise to make her unhappy.

"...How are you doing?"

Ran skipped a little as she walked. She was very light on her feet, showing she was a dancer of some kind. "I am doing really great~! I am so happy about how things are going with my store." She gave a little twirl on her feet. "I have been studying to be a police officer too."

Near was about to ask what kind of store she owned (it might be useful for anything he might need in the future), but her comment about becoming a police officer caught his attention.

"Why do you want to be a police officer?"

Ran smiled, a sort of maturity crossing her face that wasn't there a second ago. "during my last time home a lot of things happened, and I decided that I owed the city that I love a lot more then just "hanging out" there. Shibuya made me who I am, it's time I gave back and protected it."

So the girl had been able to return to her world for a while before coming back here. That was interesting, especially one of the things Ran had implied.

"So you still kept your memories of this city even after you had returned to your world..."

Ran sighed. The fact that she had remembered made being home a little hard. She was just a different person because of everything that had happened here.

"Yeah, but I wish I had forgotten."

"Why?"

No, actually, Near didn't care. He was creating more conversation for the sake of it, but his brain was busy assessing other more important matters. Remembering everything was important for his plan, he'd been actually lucky to appear in this city against his will.

"Because it made things really weird between my boyfriend and I."

She skipped a little ahead and opened a door to a shop, it's the toy store.

"here we are~!"

Near decided not to ask about her personal problems with her boyfriend. He'd rather not know about the sordid details of their relationship anyway.

Walking into the shop, his eyes opened slightly wider, looking around for legos, robot toys, or anything that caught his interest. The store seemed to have the same kind of toys he'd seen back in the real world. It was interesting that this city was pretty much like the universe he came from, while other people had been brought from worlds that were completely different. Why had the deities chosen his world and age?

Ran almost takes his hand to lead the way, but them remembers who she was with and just wavies him to follow as she leads him to the puzzles. "Here was are. I can show you where the robots are after this."

"........."

It was scary how well this girl knew Near. He couldn't help but wonder what else, how much she knew.

"Thank you very much," he said, choosing the largest white puzzle he could find. "I see that the previous Near informed you well."

Ran shook her head no. "not really, I only really went shopping with him once. Shopping is what I do, though. I can remember anything that involves a shopping trip, for example. There is a pair of shoes in the right back corner of *insert store name here* that are so cute. They are 1 Indigo by Jimmy Choo and ballet heals with this uber awesome crimson color. So basically I will remember anything you tell me today and anyplace we go." She nodded knowingly.

Conclusion: Ran had a very good memory, albeit it was pretty selective. She only put her brain to use when something caught her attention - the rest of the time, she could give the impression of being a careless girl.

"Interesting," he said, holding the huge puzzle box with both hands, before he added "where are the robots?"

Ran smiled, coming back from thinking of those awesome shoes. "This way." she started off in the direction of the robots. "You really need to come to Japan if you ever get home. There are shops with only robot models in them." She stopped when they reached the stores selection of said robots. "They really aren't that interesting to me, though I do know a few people in my class were still really into them."

"That sounds like a nice place," Near answered in his usual neutral tone. He abstained from commenting that he was already in Japan right before he was sucked into this place.

Spotting the robots, Near approached them for better view, taking a moment to decide which ones he wanted. Two robots were chosen, blue and red, so that one of them could represent justice while the other one was evil. Childish simple games the boy enjoyed.

Holding the robots and the puzzle against his chest with both arms, Near turned to look at the girl. "I am done."

Ran nodded when Near said he was done and walked to toward the cheek out counter. "It really is~! I just LOVE my Hachi! When I am home I sit on his head or back all the time. He's the statue in the center of Shibuya, if you didn't know." She was glowing with pride and joy as she talked of her town. "Yeah~! Shibuya is just such an awesome place~!"

When they got to the counter she smiled at the clerk, who smiled back and said hello to her by name. "Oh! Do you have money, Near?"

Near knew about Shibuya, of course, but he'd never had the chance to visit it. His stay in Japan had been limited to the SPK headquarters, never leaving them under any kind of circumstance.

"Yes." Placing his beloved toys on the counter with some effort, Near reached out for his pocket and retrieved a small purse. He had been doing small jobs through internet and had procured himself a back account.

The clerk and Ran talked about when the new spring line for Shibuya vibe was coming out, and Ran said she would be sure to set aside a cute purse for the girl. After they were cheeked out and Near had paid, ran walked out of the store. "That was fun~!" Ran stretched a little as she breathed in deeply. "Nothing like shopping." Then she smiled at Near. "you want to get some lunch? On me today."

Now that Ran mentioned it, Near was a bit hungry. But the thought of spending more time outside didn't make him happy.

"If anyone saw us and they asked you who you were having lunch with, what would you tell them?"

Ran thought. "No one really asks me since I have lunch with so many people. They just assume it's a new friend of mine. What do you want me to say?"

That was a relief to know. Being that social, Ran would have many contacts that might prove to be useful eventually.

"Just give them a fake name, like Coil."

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