1986/Walking, Talking, and Most Importantly, Shopping!

Walking, Talking, and Most Importantly, Shopping!
Date of Scene:	05 October 2024
Location:	Juuban Ward
Synopsis:	Miho asks Hinote to hang out, and do some shopping with her. Miho meets Chiyo. After Chiyo leaves, the two go to a jewelry store, and buys a few items while discussing Family and Magic. They finish the night out with burgers on their notadate! Or is it a date? *blush!*
Cast of Characters:	Miho Inada, Hinote Kagari, Chiyo Sakai

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Miho Inada has posed:
    Well, its been awhile since Miho has talked with Hino. She really has been fairly nervious about seeing him if she was honest about things. After talking with her dormmate, who teased her unmercilessly, Miho decided to call Hinote. She asked if he wanted to just walk around the Juuban Ward. Just a little bit of walking and talking.

    Miho is waiting a little bit by a swing set near by the main street. She's currently wearing a pair of tight jeans, and one of her fight shirts. Its a tailored fitted shirt thats custom for her. It's ice blue, with the picture of a wolf snarling. Miho is wearing light pink lipstick, and wearing some perfume. At first, it smells like wildberries, but then goes to a light cinnamon scent. The woman is a bit nervious as she waits for Hinote. To help calm her mind, Miho starts to swing on a little bit.

    As for the night itself? Its clear, slightly cool, and people are coming out to enjoy a bit of night life. It is Friday, so its a bit busy as some people are coming out to start the enjoy the start of the weekend. A few stores are having weekend specials, but there's also a fair number of students that are out, trying to get away from school for a few hours.

Hinote Kagari has posed:
Hinote Kagari is getting off the nearby bus with others. He's wearing a burgundy blazer with a white button up undershirt, with plain khakis, and black dress shoes. Sometimes you need to dress how you feel and this is one of those days for Hinote. Tracy is with him, floating after him and examining things here or there with a tiny magnifying glass.

Hinote took in what Miho was wearing from a distance and recognized it from the pictures he'd been shown. He approached closer and cleared his throat. "Miho-san!" he said. "You look...good!" he said. The smell of perfume does catch his senses the closer he gets and he seems to take this in, but he doesn't comment on it yet.

"Did you start shopping already?" he asks. He does look around at the various shops, perhaps wondering how long Miho has been waiting for him.

Chiyo Sakai has posed:
Chiyo Sakai had been out doing some shopping herself. After some time inside she opted to head for the little park where Miho and Hinote were meeting up to enjoy a bit of relaxation before heading back to the dorms. There wasn't much she'd gotten, but it was good to get out and stretch her legs. A single bag is carried in hand as she walks the paths of the park approaching the swings.

The girl that sat there isn't a familiar one to her at all. Hinote, and Tracy floating about are however. Her attention is caught by the movement of Tracy only to blink a few times in surprise at having run across a familiar figure. Without thinking she shifts her steps in that direction.

"Hello Hinote," she greets simply with a quickly flashed smile. "Who's your friend?"

Miho Inada has posed:
    Miho sucks in a breath for a second, and settles herself. "No, I just got here. I finished working out early, and showered before coming out.", she tells, with a slight blush. The woman takes a moment to get up, and adjust her shirt. She nods her head to Tracy as well. She heads over, before noticing the other woman. Miho takes a moment to breathe in, and adjusts her senses a little bit. As she's been learning more and more about herself, and about who/what she is, the woman has been learning how to tune herself in a sense.

    "Hello. I am Miho Inada. A student at RHA.", she states. The woman takes a moment to move over to Hinote, but she moves carefully to avoid bumping into Tracy. She seems to be tracing his movements a little bit to avoid the little guy.

    Miho extends her hand to Chiyo a moment. "My apologies in answering the question for Hinote.", she says. The woman offers a smile. "May I ask your name?", she asks. Miho is being pretty formal it seems tonight, then again, she is from Kyoto. And its somebody she doesn't know.

Hinote Kagari has posed:
Hinote Kagari turns to Chiyo. "Oh! Hey Chiyo-san! This is..." and then Miho introduces herself and he motions to her with a smile, not a big deal she answered for herself. He checks on Tracy quick to make sure he isn't getting into any mischief. He isn't, Examining a nearby flyer that's been taped to a pole. A missing cat...

Hinote is not getting involved in the mystery of the missing cat right now so he turns his attention back to the conversation at hand. "Miho-san, this is Chiyo-san. Her family owns a traditional candy shop somewhere else in the city. We should go there sometimes." he adds as he smiles.

"By the way." he says quieter to Miho. "I like your perfume. What's the scent?" he asks softly.

Chiyo Sakai has posed:
Chiyo Sakai doesn't seem to mind the exchange of greetings at all. She is left looking rather bewildered at the offered handshake though as she hesitates not really sure what to do with that. It takes a moment, but she reaches out to shake the other girls hand awkwardly. It was such an unfamiliar gesture to her.

"Pleased to memet you. I'm Chiyo Sakai, grade 11 at RHA. And yes my grandfather owns Nounamu Sweets just outside of campus. Please stop by sometime."

She might have said more, but the little murmer about perfume causes her to pause looking awkward again. "Ah, I'm sorry I must be interrupting. I was just out for a walk." Sheepishly she adds, "I should let you two enjoy your time together."

Miho Inada has posed:
    Miho blushes a little bit. "Its Poison by Dior." she tells. The woman coughs a little bit as she watches Chiyo a bit. "That makes you our senior.", Miho states as she offers Chiyo a smile. "It would be a pleasure to try them!", the young woman tells. She takes a moment to breathe in a bit before she notices how Chiyo is acting. Miho coughs a bit, and blushes even more!

    "Sorry if this is awkward!", she tells Chiyo. "We were about to do some shopping, and talking. Since I only recently learned of what I can do, we kinda been hanging out a lot together.", she tells. The woman kinda looks away a second, still blushing.

Hinote Kagari has posed:
Hinote Kagari gently smiles. "As Miho-san said, we we're merely out shopping today. Hanging out. You're welcome to hang out with us!" he says to Chiyo. He turns to Miho and the others and he'll start walking.

"Hinoteeee. There's a missing cat!..." says Tracy, following up on Hinote. Hinote waves it off. "Cat can wait." he says as he's with friends right now.

He pauses in front of a small electronics store and peers into the window as he looks over to Miho. Who is coughing and blushing. He's trying not to make a big deal of it. But her blushing is making him blush too now.

He'll face palm a little and shake it off.

"So what are you two looking for tonight?" he finally asks. "Clothes? Things? Food?" he asks, looking at the various shops down the road interspaced between the occasional commercial residence.

Chiyo Sakai has posed:
"Ah, no that's alright. Thank you for the invitation but I ought to be getting back to Ojiisan soon," Chiyo assures as she looks between the two blushing people. She'd been around enough couples to reconize when she was a third wheel before.

Quickly dipping her head to the pair she flashes another smile. "It was nice to meet you though, Miho-chan! Have fun with Hinote-san." And off she turns to head out... Pausing only to whisper to Tracy, "Make sure he behaves."

Miho Inada has posed:
    Miho waves to Chiyo as she heads off. She bites her lip a little bit, before she catches what Chiyo had said. She can't help but giggle a little bit. Miho shakes her head though. Her senses just feel so...pushed since her change. Like they've been cranked up.

    "I was thinking of some clothes, and maybe some jewelry?", she asks. "If there's something you want to look at?", Miho says. She walks close to Hinote, watching him a bit. "And s-sorry! I think...I gave her a impression.", Miho says. She adjusts her shirt a bit. "I'm thinking about maybe getting a necklace with a charm on it, and maybe a few new outfits.", she says.

    "Also, I had to do some thinking. Just with what I learned about my abilities.", she tells.

Hinote Kagari has posed:
Tracy gives Chiyo a little salute.

Hinote himself waves Chiyo off and he looks over to Miho. "Guess it's just us two then!" he says. This is nice. He nods to Miho's words and starts towards the Jewelry shop he can see. "Let's check this one out." he says. He then mphs.

He knows Chiyo is magic. (He doesn't know 'but not currently') but decides against outing her. Instead he asks. "What did you learn about your abilities? Anything new?" he wonders as he opens the door for Miho, into the shop. Ladies first and all that.

"Don't worry about impressions." he says. "People will think what they want and all that. All the time."

Miho Inada has posed:
    Miho nods her head as she walks in to the shop. She nods to Hinote to thank him. The woman has a moment to think of her answer before she continues. "I'm something of a combination of a Onmyoji mage and a Yuki-onna. A...Youkai.", Miho says. The woman kinda sucks in a breath at that.

    Miho moves over to the necklaces, half watching Hinote. She's waiting for his reaction. There's a bit of nerviousness in her movements. Mostly cause well, how is he gonna to take that?

    The woman takes a moment to pick a silver chain. "I guess you kinda already figured that much out. It seems I have to think of what...am I?", she asks. "I also found out that my clan was formed a 1000 years ago.", Miho tells.

Hinote Kagari has posed:
Hinote Kagari listens, a combination of a Onmyoji mage and a Youkai? "Ah. How did you find that out? Did you finally find that other girl and speak to her?" he asks as he notices her suck in a breath. Is she apprehensive about it?

Hinote looks over to the necklaces as he follows Miho. He looks over to Tracy who seems to be casing the joint, perhaps imagining some Jewel robbery gone afoul that isn't ever going to happen. When Miho picks up the silver chain he looks it over. "Didn't you want something with a charm?" he asks curiously.

"That's an old clan. I guess I need to ask. Are you okay with all this?" he asks finally, curious. "You seem apprehensive, but..."

Miho Inada has posed:
    Miho takes a moment to think things out. She looks at the chain, and then at a few charms that could be added in. "I do, but I want to pick out the charms seperate. Something more personal.", she tells. The woman takes in a breathe though as Hinote asks about if she's ok with things. "Well, I mean, it makes me different. I did speak with her. I don't know how it is with her.", Miho tells.

    "With me, I'm different. Its been making me think, is it ok for me to...be normal with everything? I'm...different.", she tells. The woman shakes her head. "Nevermind. Its just something I have to decide about on my own. Its just feels a bit heavy at the moment.", she tells.

    The woman picks out a magnifying glass, and a dolphin charm. Kinda an odd set of choices. "The chain is just a base.", she tells. "Do you see anything?", Miho asks as she moves close to him, and kinda half leans against him. "S-sorry!", she says, jumping a little bit.

Hinote Kagari has posed:
Hinote Kagari says. "Miho. I'm a magical detective. I wasn't always. But I am now. I still do the normal things. I just got a tiny me following me around now is all." he says, eyes tracing over to Tracy who's examining a set of pearls now. He looks back to Miho. "Just. Breathe easy. Relax. You'll figure out well. Your normal again. I can promise that much." he says.

Hinote Kagari is eyeing rings, himself, and that's when Miho half leans against him and he pauses a gives her a little sideways smile. Tracy sees this. Chiyo said to make sure he behaves.

Hinote is a gentleman though and merely says. "Oh it's fine. You're surprisingly not cold to be around." he says with a grin.

Miho Inada has posed:
    Miho nods her head a bit before she leans against him again. She laughs a little bit. "You know how many boys say that to me? None. I mean, I am my dad's daughter. And most of them are scared of him.", she say shaking her head. "And I feel like I can just...be myself around you.", she tells. The woman shakes her head.

    Miho smiles warmly as she closes her eyes a little bit. "Its nice to just be able to relax a little bit. Oh...and I found out that I can create other Shikigami. I can do birds and otters now.", she tells. The woman smiles a bit. "I feel like...I can create a mini army, navy, and air force of cute...", she laughs a bit as tension starts to leave her.

Hinote Kagari has posed:
Hinote Kagari looks at Miho and smiles as he's leaned against. "Well, I'm sure your dad is just a person like every one else." unless he's secretly a youma or something, but that couldn't be a thing right? She did mention being half youkai?... Wait why is his mind going there. He shakes it off.

"Well I'm glad you feel that way. I feel good around you, too, you know. I like helping people through this magical stuff. It's why I am the way I am anyways." he says. "At least I think so." he says.

He huhs when she mentions the things she can create. "You create these things? Do they go away after? No...explaining a bunch of otters to your folks, right?" he asks.

Miho Inada has posed:
    Miho laughs a bit as she leans there. "Shikigami. I use a talisman to give a spirit a physical form. Those odd lights that move around me when I'm Yukihime? They're shikigami. After they hit a target or do their job, they go back to have no form.", she explains. Miho breathes in a bit as she shakes her head. "Or else I would have a lot of killer bunnies around here already. Rashmi loves the bunnies.", she tells.

    "They're basically Onmyoji spells.", Miho laughs. "And my dad is a former MMA fighter. I like thats almost scarier then fighting 10 youma.", she laughs. Miho sighs a little bit, in a happy way. "If I condense my energy, I might be able to do something a little bigger, but I want to be someplace safe before I do that.", she says. "Cause god knows if it fails..."

    Miho looks at a ring that Hino seems to be looking at. "Do you want that one?", she asks.

Hinote Kagari has posed:
Hinote Kagari nods as Miho explains the Shikigami. He whews a little. "Good. I'm not helping contain a bunch of animals. I get enough looks from my parents when Tracy does things and my parents can't see him." he says. He eyes Tracy. Tracy eyes him. Tracy has to make sure Hinote behaves!

"Yeah, but it's not like your dad is gonna try to chokehold me or anything if we meet." he says. "Right? I mean people talk. With words." he says. "Of course. He probably could be physically imposing..." he considers.

"Yeah don't try anything here. Please." he says with a deep breath. "We can find a place to practice. Later. For now. Shopping." he says.

"Huh?" he goes as Miho asks about the ring. "Maybe. It'd be a shame to walk in here and not walk out with something." he considers.

Miho Inada has posed:
    Miho nods her head. "I wouldn't try anything here.", she tells. "Mostly cause its just too many people here who can see me.", she tells. The woman points to the ring. "Can we see this one?", she asks the clerk. Miho smiles lightly as she leans against Hino as she looks at the ring.

    "And with Dad...you never know with him. He had a rule back at the Dojo that anyone who wanted to date me had to be able to match me in a fight. Not only that, to have a chance at that, they had to face him.", she tells, shaking her head. "Mom used to yell at him about that rule, but you know, he claimed Father's rule or something.", she says, with a light laugh.

    The woman lets out a soft sigh as she looks at the ring. "This is kinda nice.", she says. "Without any expectation, any obligations. Just...able to be myself.", Miho tells as she closes her eyes a little bit.

Hinote Kagari has posed:
Hinote Kagari looks at the ring and considers it. "I think that'll do. I don't own one currently and it'd be nice to have." he says. The one he was looking at is a simple gold band. Nothing remarkable.

When Miho explains their family traditions he deadpans. "I'm not going to fight your dad. He'd cream me. I'm not a pushover, but I'm not mister universe over here." he says as he considers himself, looking down at himself. Also why is he talking like he'd have a reason to do so?

Hinote nods a little. "Yeah. It's nice" he says. "To relax and just get out and not have like... the car outside come alive and start chasing people down." he says, looking to a red sportscar parked outside the store, belonging to another customer. He narrows his eyes at it. He's watching it.

Nothing. Good.

Miho Inada has posed:
    "Don't worry, he's in Kyoto. He's not planning on coming down here for awhile. Apparently Tokyo has agreed with me, and my 'headaches' seem to have gone away.", she says. The woman offers a small smile as she looks at the ring. "Also you don't have to worry about any youma being around. I don't sense anything. Oh, I think he's just scaring people to keep them away from me. Besides, you're not trained, so you don't have to play by rules.", she smiles a little bit.

    "Sorry to bring up family. Its just being from Kyoto, all the rules, and having to play by rules decided a billion years ago by idiots.", she says with a small sigh. Here, I can listen to my music, go to concerts....discover who I am.", she says. The woman takes smiles a bit.

Hinote Kagari has posed:
Hinote Kagari listens to Miho and nods. Right. She's from out of Tokyo. Here's different. He's been to Kyoto maybe once in his whole life and it was only for a short visit. When he was much younger. He doesn't remember it well at all.

At least he'll have someone to show him around if he visits again.

"Well good. I don't play by the rules." he says, gruffly a moment.

Tracy kind of facepalms at Hinotes attempt to be cool.

"It's fine. It's good to be away from family structure sometimes. I kind of like my family, I dunno how it'd be like to be away from them for an extended time. At least my mom anyways. Dad's always busy with shoots and films in other countries but he's due for a break to come back home soon." he says.

He carefully plucks the gold ring up and says. "I think I'll get it." he says.

Miho Inada has posed:
    Miho laughs a bit as Hino makes his attempt. She hooks her arm around his, and kisses him on the cheek. "Cute.", she teases a little bit. "I'll have to sign you up for the Kureha training classes.", the woman laughs a bit. The woman nods her head to the clerk. "Add it to my purchase.", she tells the clerk.

    "I promised Kureha that I would help train her, since we're both part of the same clans.", she tells. "We both guessed that training in this form would help our other selves. Thats why I've been working out so much lately. I feel this'll help both of us, and help us look out for everyone else.", she tells.

    "Sometime, if we go to Kyoto, maybe I could show you around? Also, I'm thinking a little later in the year, I may...go to Gunma Prefecture. See where it is that I come from? Would...you like to come?", she asks. "It...might be dangerious though. I don't know what I'll be looking for until I get there, and if there are youkai...They'll be wild. Primative. That's what Kureha meant by demanding power.", she points out.

Hinote Kagari has posed:
Hinote Kagari gets a kiss on the cheek. This makes him blush. He settles though as he blinks when Miho says to add it to her purchase. "Huh. Well. Thanks." he says, embarrassed a little from the cheekkiss still. He then listens to her discuss training.

"Training can help, but only so much. Some of this magic stuff is..." he tries to put it into words. "...I don't wanna say instinct but sometimes you just know what you can and can't do..." he trails off. "...and sometimes it feels like you need a training manual and I think that's what the occasional talking animal friend is for." he says as he scratches the side of his head in thought.

"Sure, it'd be nice to be shown around, if we ever go! and sure we can go there sometimes. Maybe best if we bring one or two others two if you intend to encounter anything hostile..." he says carefully.

Miho Inada has posed:
    Miho nods her head a bit. "Oh, trust me, I know. At Ultra, my mind was suddenly so full of information that I just let go of everything. My body just acted. Everything was just...noise. But by the same token, I feel, like we're different now.", she tells. The woman thinks about how she wants to phrase things. "Like, when I work out now, my body is lighter, tougher, stronger, but I can't show it openly.", she points out.

    "You...mean there's more things...like that talking rat, Kyubei?", she asks. "I refuse to consider it anything feline. I had a long talk with Amy. And no, you're not allowed to ask about what.", she teases. "Still, the crazy world we live in, why is it that I'm not overly surprised?", she asks.

    Miho smiles a little bit. "Like Mom and Dad are going to notice a ring being added to a bill. Well, Mom might, but Dad will just think I'm being a brat and spurging.", she winks. Miho watches as the clerk rings things up, and hands the bag to Miho. "Maybe we should grab a bite to eat?"

Hinote Kagari has posed:
Hinote Kagari motions to Tracy. "He's my main source of magic information. For example." he says. "So yeah there's other things like Kyubey around." he makes a face. "I don't trust the white rat. I know his deal. It's a bum deal." he says lowly. "Wishes always come with a price it seems..." he says.

When Miho mentions she spoke to Amy, he nods. "I haven't spoken to red much. So I won't pry." he says, raising a hand. "It isn't any of my business. Unless it becomes my business. Which hopefully it won't!" he says.

When Miho mention that. He makes a little mmmhmm noise. "Well. Hopefully you don't get in trouble. And if you do. Don't worry. I can always pay you back. It won't be a big deal." he says as he says.

"Sure let's get something to eat. Except it's my treat this time. And we're getting burgers." he says curtly as he starts to walk to the door to hold it open for Miho. Off they go!