Strawberry Short-hair (Seiya Hangout Thread) (RANK UP!)

[seiyayamada]

((Open RP, I welcome multiple threads! <3)) It had been a few days since... the incident. Seiya and her friends were able to save Miho, however, there'd been some emotional side effects. Well, and physical. Seated behind the Yamada Mart counter, it was her first day back in the saddle after the whole ordeal. Mr. Yamada had somehow had a miraculous moment of compassion and let his daughter stay home for about four days. Now that her little mini vacation was up, the girl was expected to be bright eyed and bushy tailed for a while. Still, despite the expectations put on her, Seiya couldn't help but feel down. Self-consciously tugging at her now stubby pony tail, the girl reflected on what she'd told Greg about her hair. How important it was to her, and how it was the one thing in her life that she could control. Oh well. Win some and lose some. Propping her feet up on the counter, she opened a magazine, deciding to lose herself in the lives of celebrities for a while.

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[seiyayamada]

Once inside, Seiya found herself squished up against a window and Greg. Still keeping her grip on his hand, she was jostled by the train lurching into motion. Close quarters was putting it lightly.

"Really?" Seiya didn't seem to believe that American transportation would be so, well, easy. "If your trains have so much room, that means not a lot of people are riding them, right? So how do they get around?" That was a silly question, but still, she asked! A very tall businessman bumped into the pair, hoping to inch his way closer to the door as his stop approached. Talk about rude.

[americandiplomacy]

"Cars, usually. It's not as crowded in the subway, but there's a whole lot more traffic... Hrrk!" Squishhh. Poor Greg got smooshed between a suitcase and the wall he was next to. Thankfully there was no pain, just mild discomfort. "I'm okay, uh, no big deal. Some people ride bikes, but not as much as here. Just a lot more cars, basically." The announcer came over the intercom with their next stop, likely not the one these two were getting off on, but at least it meant he'd get a moment of freedom.

[seiyayamada]

"Wow." Seiya steadied herself with her free hand, pressing her palm firmly against the glass. One of these days a train was just going to shatter into bits, she was sure of it. "That sounds really fun. If I could drive I'd definitely get a car."

The brakes screeched and the train slowed to a stop before opening. Businessmen filed out, though not enough to allow them /too/ much room. Still, it was nice to get a little air. "Our stop's the next one, don't worry."

[americandiplomacy]

Oh, good! They wouldn't have to be on this thing for too long, then. He got scrunched up against the wall again when the next load of people came on, but thankfully not with a horrible hard suitcase. "Before we even get there, uh, how about I pay for the candy this time?" Greg snickered, the question was mostly in jest... He intended to pay of course, but it seemed like she was always the one quicker to draw her wallet.

[seiyayamada]

The train squealed and they were off again, the scenery speeding by in a blur of colors and shapes. Seiya looked away from the window, feeling a tad bit nauseous. "If you really want to." She smiled, "But I'll pay for my own, don't worry about me, okay?" It seemed she wouldn't budge on at least covering her own portion.

[americandiplomacy]

Good enough! Maybe next time he could talk her into letting him pay for both. "Just feel bad when you pay for everything all the time. I've, uh... Got a job, and all that." Not that he'd been in a week! Miho's mother (his boss, that is) had offered 'special treatment', whatever that meant, and he'd... Politely declined, when calling in sick. "Heh, so who owns this place? Another old couple, or another kid? Maybe something else out of left field?"

[seiyayamada]

Glossing over his comment, Seiya preferred not to address her strange money spending habits. The train slowed, and the doors opened once more. Seiya led Greg out, keeping their hands locked. Though a little sweaty for both parties, she found it rather enjoyable! "An alien." Attempting to keep a straight face, she headed down the sidewalk.

[americandiplomacy]

Greg wasn't about to let go of her hand either, so it looked like they were stuck that way! In a good way. Ish. Good-ish stuck. When she came out with the straight-faced silliness, he snorted just a bit. "An alien like... A foreigner, or an alien from outer space?" For all he knew, it was some Mexican guy. The boy snorted -again- at that thought. "This the part where we get lost, by the way? It, uh... Looks like it'd be easy."

[seiyayamada]

"From Jupiter. Outer space is racist, Guregori." Smiling, the duo would happen upon thousands of large buildings. Yes, this was the part where they got horribly lost. "Now, it's either on Hatsumori Road or Matsuhori Road." Wow, whoever named the streets wasn't exactly a traveler friendly guy.

[americandiplomacy]

"And how far apart are those?" Knowing his usual luck, they were miles and miles from one another. Hopefully not that bad, though! He /did/ want to reach that candy shop before sundown. "Know what, uh, best not to tell me."

The boy swung Seiya's arm just a tiny bit while they walked, and decided he'd go back to being mildly curious about their encounter on his sick day. "So did, uh... Has Miho-san got one of those personas, now? That's what happens, right?"

[seiyayamada]

"They're-- Oh, okay. I won't!" Giggling, she kept her lips shut as requested. When he swung their arms, Seiya grinned, feeling light as a feather. Was this what a date was like? Cheeks growing hot, she felt her mood dampen when he brought up Miho.

"Yeah." She ran her free fingertips through her bangs. "It was... I... it doesn't seem worth it. The fighting, all for a persona, I mean."

[americandiplomacy]

"Seemed like it wasn't a choice though, from the text I got, huh?" It wasn't hard to see that this wasn't her particular topic of choice, so Greg did his best to keep it brief. "What's done is done, uh, I guess. Hopefully it just won't happen again, yeah?" He had a pretty good feeling that wouldn't be the case, though. Also, sort of a... Hope that it wouldn't. It had been nagging at him, /especially/ over his little break, how much he really wanted one of these things.

But enough of that! Bad state of mind, a weirdly jealous one, and he wasn't going to let that overshadow a nice day. "Anyway, uh... Store been busy in my absence? Think I'm the only one who buys that cherry soda, sorry if I got you guys overstocking." Greg snickered at that thought. Just cartons of the cans sitting in the back, unclaimed.

[seiyayamada]

Seiya just stared straight ahead, the topic of personae almost throwing her into a little anxiety attack. She took steady breaths, allowing him to talk. It wouldn't be fair for her to ban it from conversation, seeing as it was a big part of their lives now. Well, mostly hers. She couldn't help but wonder if he thought about it a lot. It was selfish to think she was the only one with it weighing on her mind. "Hopefully." Nodding, she was thankful for his quick topic change.

"I didn't work much while you were gone." Seiya found her grip on his hand tightening, so she loosened it slightly. "But my dad said business is doing okay. That's what the sale is for." Mister Yamada had figured that with so much intake, they'd sell a lot in no time with a little booster sale. Unfortunately, it seemed that when his daughter took over there were little profits to be found. It was honestly a wonder he kept her hired. "I should've visited while you were sick. Duh!" Lightly bonking herself on the head, she apologetically smiled.

[americandiplomacy]

"Probably would've gotten yourself sick, too. Not a great idea, so it's better you didn't. I watched a lot of game shows though, heh." Sadly, he'd only managed to find the program with eggplant man /once/ in that week. It was a pretty great half hour, though! "You guys don't have Ninja Warrior, by the way. We'll, uh... Have to watch online, sometime." He always felt weird huddling around a computer with a friend, though. Maybe Greg would get one of those cords that let you put your monitor on the TV screen. That'd work!

[seiyayamada]

She wouldn't have minded getting herself sick, really. Seiya could only assume that the TV got a little lonely after a while. But that was just her personal opinion. Turning on some crowded street, she looked around, taking in their surroundings. This sort of almost looked like the right way, at least. "We don't? Laaaaame." She scrunched up her nose and rolled her eyes. "We should definitely watch it, though. You can't just leave me hanging." Smirking, the girl took a sharp left. The shops along this particular street were food oriented, so they couldn't be too far off!

[americandiplomacy]

Whoop! Right, this girl turned on a dime. Greg nearly lost her hand, but thankfully it kept them connected and he caught up all right. "We'll watch it, don't worry. Make an evening out of it or something, sometime." This guy was already planning second dates! What a man. Not that these were dates. Or this bit. Just so we're clear. "Well, it smells nice here." Like Asian food, not a smell he disliked by any means. "Might have to stop somewhere on the way back for real food, heh."

[seiyayamada]

Desert before dinner, what a guy! Seiya could see the candy shop ahead, and she beamed from ear to ear. Success! "I'll bring soda and stuff, it'll be fun!" Kinda like a date. Was it a date? Seiya bit her lip, feeling a bit awkward as she debated asking. The girl assumed he'd make it clear if it was, but there was always that curious nagging... "Like a date?" Well, the words were out now, no use redacting them.

[americandiplomacy]

At least they were synchronized as thought processes went. Greg was in the middle of the same debate, and pretty nearly stumbled at the question. Rather than delay and probably make her feel awkward, he just blurted out a quick, "Yep! Guess so."

Noooohoho big deal. He was imploding inside his brain, but the exterior was aaall right. After a slow exhale, he was back to mostly normal. New topic! Quick, new topic. "That the shop right there? Been, uh, craving candy for the last few days."

[seiyayamada]

Well, you win some you lose som-- wait. Had he said it was? Seiya's heart began to pound and she flushed absolutely red. Looking quickly away, she tried desperately to latch onto something else, and thankfully he did that for her.

"Yes! That's it!" The shop was the exact opposite of any place she'd taken him before. Extremely commercialized, it even had a mascot outside! The dancing peppermint in a top hat passed the two some coupons. Awesome! Pushing the door open, Seiya finally let go of his hand, albeit a bit reluctantly. The shop was full of absolutely every candy imaginable, and a few bright displays. A monitor in the back played their jingle on loop, the peppermint man tapdancing across the screen. Cute!

[americandiplomacy]

He was pretty red too, so they more or less entered the candy store while looking in completely opposite directions. Probably hilarious for the dancing mascot, huh? Fuck that guy for finding this awkward tension funny! Thankfully part of it went away when they got in, because holy /shit/ candy. "Uh... Wow. A lot... Bigger than I imagined." What did he even want? Greg had no idea. Time to get a little of everything, he supposed. Half the candy here he didn't even recognize! Well, more like 90% of it.

"I think I'm gonna need some recommendations, here." The boy stepped a little further in to get a better look around... It was like something out of that crappy Charlie and the blah blah little orange midgets movie.

[seiyayamada]

It truly was a sugar paradise. Seiya brought Greg to the roll of plastic bags, pulling one off and handing it to him. "Okay, so you can basically fill this thing with whatever your little american heart desires." Taking a bag for herself, she led him to the gummy looking candies. "Now, you have your basic gummy worms, hearts, cherries, bears, babies, dogs, cats, fish, body parts..." Pointing to the other case, Seiya nodded, "Then you get into sour and hot territory. There's also fruity, bitter, chalky, hard, chocolatey and much much more, dear Guregori." Seiya Wonka, Candy Expert.

[americandiplomacy]

He took his bag and followed the apparent tour guide, having a look around and not really paying attention to everywhere she was pointing. Greg could probably figure this out by himself! Maybe. There /were/ labels everywhere, to be fair. "I'd rather put the gummies on top. If they're on the bottom, uh... They get a little squished." Doctor Harman, Ph.D in physics, thank you very much. "Do you have, like, jolly ranchers here? They're kinda... Fruity. Hard candy... You suck on them, and stuff."

[seiyayamada]

"Oh good point." Nodding, Seiya made her way to the chocolatier stuff. It was always nice to have some snowcaps or M&Ms at the bottom in her opinion. Taking the little plastic shovel, she began to layer her bag. "Jolly Ranchers?" Thinking for a moment, she gestured to the hard candy section. "Maybe over there?"

[americandiplomacy]

"Yeah, I'll give it a look." The boy scurried off to that hard candy section, still a little overwhelmed with the sheer amount of candy here. That jingle on freaking loop was going to be stuck in his head for the next several days, by the way. It didn't take him too long to find a Jolly Rancher-esque candy, and Greg loaded up the bottom of his bag with that. What next? Maybe something... Chocolate. Back to Seiya's side! She might've caught him grinning, but it was hard not to in a place like this. "I got something, uh, close enough."

[seiyayamada]

Seiya was busying herself with the reeses pieces. Slowly, her bag was becoming quite colorful! The girl only put half a scoop of each candy in her bag, resulting in thin carefully chosen layers. When he returned to her side, she flashed a thumbs up. "Good work!" Skipping off across the way, she became infatuated with various chalky candies. Scooping up some multi-colored bones, she couldn't help but giggle. It was just such a joyful environment!