2553/A song of Metal and Darkness

A song of Metal and Darkness
Date of Scene:	08 March 2017
Location:	Uminari City - Shopping Strip
Synopsis:	Rena is out getting ready for the Steamwork Convention this weekend. She bumps into Lacrima who gets her fill of cookies!
Cast of Characters:	Rena Sakai, Norie Okana

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Rena Sakai has posed:
The sun is setting and the Shopping Strip is abuzz! Fresh items have come in and people are out shopping. A young woman with blonde hair, which is a bit of an oddity after all, is running around with several bags already. She's completely lost as she bounces from store to store.

Rena Sakai is a busy young woman. She happens to be looking around for a number ofthings. The items in her bags are mostly food items. Mixed in though are a number of different clothing items. Mostly in browns but a few deep colors like purples and reds. She smiles as she goes. "Oh come on there has got to be someone selling metal bits! How will I ever pass for a Steampunk if I don't have metal bits!" She takes hold of a store keeper by the lapel. "I NEED METAL BITS!!!" She blinks a few times, lets him go, and dusts him off. "Sorry This is just important for me ya know."

A few muffled words escape one of the bags, "Here she is folks. Two worlds depend on her and she's freaking out over clockwork." Dabble states sounding entertained by all of this. Maybe a little miffed too.

Norie Okana has posed:
Norie Okana was staring into the window of OSA-P like she sometimes does when she notices the display has changed. She hasn't run into anymore cursed jewelry besides her own. She's thankful for that. She sighs a bit. She has a cane because she still has weird twitches but she is moving naturally again at least. No longer like a jerky marionette.

She is also wearing a T-shirt Eilam had gotten her and she never worn. She never quite got the 'message' on it. She gets it now.

She walks by Rena, she's not quite Norie right now, her hair is long and purple as her eyes- and her slightly pale skin. She is just out and about--- no need to waste energy pretending to be 'Norie' right now. She just wants to window shop.

Then she thinks she hears a voice. Then she turns to Rena.

"MMmm? Did you say something?" she asks to her. "Something about...clockwork?" she squints.

Rena Sakai has posed:
Rena Sakai blinks a few times, "Oh! umm... No. I didn't say anything! Well except to the very nice store clerk here who is definitely not going to throw me out." She winces just a little bit at the man hoping she doesn't get tossed for that one. "I am looking for that sort of thing though. There is a convention coming up this weekend and I really wanna go. Sadly that means I gotta dress the part." She beams happily.

"Could just go as Joy but gotta make things hard." Dabble mumbles from one of the bags. Rena jostles the bag just a little bit. Enough to hopefully get the poin across to the fairy.

"Anyway, Umm Nice to meet you. My name is Rena! Rena Sakai! I go to Seishou Middle School Would you like some cookies?! I made them fresh this morning!"

Norie Okana has posed:
Norie Okana head tilts. Her expression is mostly neutral and deadpan, the same as her voice. She sighs a bit and purses her lips. "Ah. That convention. That's happening." she says. "Not quite my thing." she says softly.

She looks down to the bag, and then back up to Rena and squints her eyes just a bit.

"Ah. Yes. Cookies sound good. Thank you." she says. "My name is... Lacrima." she says. Since she's technically not being Norie right now.

"Is there something wrong with your bag?" she asks.

Rena Sakai has posed:
Rena Sakai snickers and nods, "Oh I'm looking forward to it!" She pulls her bag up and opens it up. She quickly fishes out a baggy of chocolate chip cookies. She hands them over to Lacrima and gives her a warm smile. "Hope you like them! I added something interesting to the recipe!" She beams! "Butterscotch chips! Well they are mostly chocolate chips but I put some butterscotch in to really shake it up."

She looks at the bag holding the fairy and just sighs. "Oh umm, I got one of those cute talking toys as a gift and the thing has been talking my ear off!"

She pulls out Dabble knowing she heard what was said. Quickly she gives Dabble a little shake and the fairy speaks up. "I love you Fairy Much!" Already the fairy is scheming about blacksmithing til the wee hours of the morning.

"Nice to meet you Lacrima. I haven't seen you around before! I hope the city is treating you very well." She giggles happily. Perhaps this girl is just a little too joyful for her own good.

Norie Okana has posed:
Oh Look. Dabble is out. Dabble can sense Lacrima is made entirely out of dark energy right now. Not even a 'human infused with dark energy'. She's just 'dark energy'. She head tilts at the 'doll' that Rena has brought out as she accepts the baggy of cookies. She begins to eat. She eats normally.

"Ah. Good. These are... good?" she asks like this entirely a question. "Yes. Good." she says as if reassuring herself more than Rena.

"I live here." she says. "I'm not new to the area." she says quietly.

Rena Sakai has posed:
Rena Sakai blinks a few times as she grins. "Oh umm sorry! I just don't think I've ever seen anyone like you." Idly she puts Dabble in her bag once again. As she does the fairy whispers to her, "Trouble!!!" She winces just does a little subtle shake of herh ead.

"Oh thank you! You really think so? I was a little worried that they could be a touch too sweet but I did cut the sugar a bit to make sure things worked out!" She smiles a little. "I just like the idea of a convention. Maybe I can win a prize or something for cosplay!

Norie Okana has posed:
Norie Okana head tilts at the fairy as she closes the bag and gently slides it into her pocket for later. She won't eat them all now. And one of her friends might also like some. She gently purses her lips and head tilts. "That's a weird toy." she says.

She head tilts. "The cookies are good. Make more." she says deadpan.

She head tilts. "Ah. I was never interested in cosplay. But I like dressing fancy when the mood strikes." she says silently. She gently leans on the cane she's walking with a moment as she seems to space for just a moment.

"My apologies. I'm recovering from an event recently." she says. "I feel tired. But not in the usual way I feel tired." she says.

Rena Sakai has posed:
Rena Sakai nods slowly, "Oh do you need to go? I can give you a few more cookies if you like?" She smiles and goes for her bag. "I always carry sweets with me. Its pretty normal." She giggles a little." She then looks at the bag and Dabble, "Yeah it is. But She's a birthday gift." She states with a smile.

"Oh I love to dress up! Its so much fun. Cosplay is great! The whole steampunk Asthetic just looks like fun!" She giggles. "I'm hoping I do it alright. Dressing up nice is fun too! I love looking pretty!"

Norie Okana has posed:
Norie Okana head tilts. "Yes. I would like some more." she says matter of factly. "I should really go, yes." she says. And go lie down in her coffin, she mutters to herself. Just a day more or so of this and she'll be back to normal. She just needs to keep rearranging her mental state. Keep refixing and fixing it again and again.

"Well. Good luck then." she says deadpan, because there's no harm in wishing good luck, right? She sounds like she doesn't mean it, but it may just be her way of talking.

Rena Sakai has posed:
Rena Sakai smiles and gets out some more of the cookies. Three more bags of them to be exact. Each with three cookies in them. She hands them over. "Do enjoy!" She smiles and slings her bag as she looks around a little more. "I ned to find some Metal bits for my cosplay!"

She smiles and nods, "Thank you so much! I hope your day improves and you feel better soon!" SHe smiles and quickly gives her a hug. Inside the bag, Dabble is just facepalming. "Have a good night!"