Shopping had never been considered a hobby she had as much as it was considered a necessity. If she wanted food, she needed to shop for groceries, to live comfortably, furniture needed to be purchased as did products for her hair. And clothes to wear which was the sole reason she deemed it time to pay a visit to the mall. Her closet was starting to resemble an antique shop more so than the closet of a young woman intended to be an idol and role model among others. To be fashion-forward was a must. 

Too bad she didn’t seem to have much sense when it came to what looked good together and what resembled a complete mess. 

Nose wrinkles in distaste at most of the outfits hanging from mannequins posed in front of store windows and all hope was about to be lost until attention was caught by a certain twin-tailed girl in the near distance. Sense of personal space and manners long gone, the blonde wasted no time in approaching the other in order to reach forward and gently tug at the sleeve of the girl’s top.

“This is cute. It looks good on you.” Finally, a step backwards is taken to provide the other a moment to react to the sudden approach. 

– — “ i don’t see you point. is it worth it or not? ”

“ So many pretty ladies, and a very beautiful princess...           Not enough time, aahn?                     How are you all? “

〈H-Hatsune-san... H-how... are you...?〉

       Red hues blink slightly, and he shrugged a bit, as if trying to make himself smaller.    The tealette always made him a bit uncomfortable, more than most girls his age, anyway.                             Not that he'd spent a lot of time with her, but still...                                      He never knew what to say to her.

                               Meeting her in that shop was a real surprise.       He'd turn around and pretend he didn't see her, but she was right in front of him, so not greeting would look like he hated her, though it was was probably just the opposite.                                       He was pretty sure he was hated.         ( though that could be his persecution complex speaking, he didn't know )