A hero takes your hand

[keystaff]

WHO: Sakura Kinomoto, OPEN
WHERE: The Confectionary Bakery, Mall, Library
WHEN: 20th September
WHAT: Sakura out at work or out and about shopping or working on homework at the library.
WARNINGS: None off of the top of my head.



Confectionary:

[Sakura looks up when the door opens, her hair shifting a little with the movement of her head as she smiles and welcomes the new arrival. She's at least sort of used to the uniform by now, and dressing up in general thanks to her best friend taking sewing classes and wanting a model of sorts to make sure her outfits fit and looks alright when worn. She stands at the counter, which is luckily low enough for her not to have trouble with, smiling with a wave before gesturing to the displays of cupcakes.]

Hello! Which flavor would you like today?

[Or, perhaps, if she sees the customer here often enough, she'll ask if they want their usual order. If she has noticed they seem to have a particular favourite.]

Mall:

At least I'm ready school wise. So there's just the groceries to get for tonight and anything for tomorrow. But I guess while I'm here I should look for a new jacket.....

[It's quiet. More some habit of talking to herself to not forget her errands or such. But that doesn't mean others might not overhear her while she is there to primarily figure some groceries, but also perhaps a couple of other things too. Sakura can be found around the aisles of the supermarket or perhaps in the clothing stores, eyeing a new top or coat or skirt, perhaps.]

Library:

[Sakura usually figures it easier to study if she stays at the library and isn't distracted by the cleaning or cooking until she's actually done her homework, if she comes by after school once she finishes classes. She might be sitting down with her textbooks and laptop trying to get through some of said homework this afternoon. She might be chewing at her pen or pencil, or perhaps someone notices her frowning and pouting at her notes or textbook as she tries to figure something out. She might just be distracted still wondering what her recent memory means. The contract.....that...er, talking stuffed toy? How can she be expected to keep up with school with weird things like that? If more of this might happen? She puts her head down at her arms, groaning into the fabric of the sleeves of her shirt.

Or maybe she is instead found a little after, having finished and then taken to wandering the shelves of books for something non school related to read in the evenings.]

Comments

[keystaff]

Sakura seems to tense almost, starting when she realizes he is responding to her, glancing up from her list she has in her hand to the taller man. Yup, he is tall. Not as lanky about it as some others she knows - namely Fai, but still. At least she is used to that given her still growing and yet being so young.

"U-um, sorry. I just know I'll forget something if I don't remind myself otherwise. I didn't mean to bother you with it."

She shakes her head, giving a sheepish look at Kurogane, raising her free hand to rub at the back of her head.

[shutupmage]

"You didn't bother me, it's fine."

But he had no real idea how to talk to kids, so that was a thing. He mirrored her and rubbed the back of his neck awkwardly.

"What kinda jacket do you want? I need one too, mine's falling apart."

[keystaff]

"O-okay. I was just thinking a new one, for when it gets colder and wetter soon with winter."

Since it's going to be coming up sooner than they all expect. She may as well try be prepared for it. But it seems she isn't the only one doing so, given Kurogane saying he needs a new one too. So at least her timing might not seem so strange in that regard. Even if more as an afterthought that she might replace her coat.

[shutupmage]

"It's a good idea."

It was pretty awkward, mainly because he had no idea why he was talking to this kid aside from the slight familiar feeling. Still, he wanted to make sure she was okay.

"Any of these look like something you want?"

Luckily, the way this store was laid out had all the jackets in one area so he wouldn't look ridiculously creepy looking at coats for little girls.

[keystaff]

"Hm. Maybe that blue one?"

She considers after a moment, pointing to a pale blue jacket with a hood. It seems a simple enough design, and the colour seems cute. She isn't looking for anything fancy or expensive, anyway. Sakura herself hasn't even considered how this might look to others. Hadn't even really expected him to actually stay and help her out like this, in his own way. Oblivious to any sort of niggling familiarity on his end from seeing her.

[shutupmage]

"The blue's nice."

He did step away a little, knowing how weird it would look to anyone who happened to take an interest. After a few moments he took a green jacket off the rack and held it up.

"This look okay for me?"

[keystaff]

"Alright. I can at least try it on to see that it fits. You should try that one on too. I like that shade."

She holds to the blue coat, intending to carry it to the changing room to try it on without everyone looking, even as she glances over. Admiring the darker green against his dark hair. It's perhaps more subtle a colour given the darker shade of it, but it works, she thinks. For him. And since he chose it, it isn't like she is seemingly forcing her preferences in favourite colours onto him or anything. Her favourite styles.

[shutupmage]

He really wouldn't have minded if she had. He'd always been rather terrible at fashion, tending to wear things until they wore out simply because he hated shopping.

"Okay."

It was all he said, but instead of heading to the men's changing room he just put his old jacket on the floor and tried the new one on. Not terrible. A couple inches short in the arms but most things were. And like hell would he pay to get something specially made.

[keystaff]

It isn't like Sakura takes long either, when she heads to the changing room. But it seems easier in making use of it, in taking off her current coat to try it on to see if it fits. The size seems about right though, so she keeps it with her as she comes out and finds the other trying his on.

"I think the sleeves might be a little short? But otherwise, it does look good!"