abnormalizes | Seasons: IC Contact/Continuations

What is it? What's wrong?

[Did someone challenge Rinku to a fight and she needs backup???]

It's kinda embarrassing to be nervous about, but... Do you know anything about piercing parlours and stuff? I know you're not supposed to get it done at the kids' accessory store.

I actually don't know that much about them? In the Backstreets you'd usually get a friend to do it instead of paying a professional. Getting it done in a parlor's definitely more hygienic, though.

Oh, I guess they wouldn't have them there, huh? Shouto-kun gave me earrings for Yuletide and they're enchanted and look really nice, so I didn't wanna tell him my ears weren't pierced, so now I gotta do it...

Would it help if I came with you? Even though I don't know much about how it works.

Can you? I'm kinda nervous, even though I know I shouldn't be. People do this stuff all the time.

It'll probably hurt less than our training sessions. But yeah, I'll come with.

That's probably true... I can come over.

[Rinku is through the mirror right away, dressed for Amberfall weather with a sweater the same pattern as her giraffe form. She waves and walks over to Evangeline.]

Thanks, Neechan. I figured someplace around here was probably a good idea, you guys have all the art people and stuff.

[Giraffe sweater cute,]

Makes sense. If not, I think I've seen some places in the mall?

I dunno where's a good place to go, but they're probably all good, right? I'm just getting kinda nervous.

It'll be okay! You face scarier monsters than this all the time.

Yeah! Yeah, that's true! ...Although I can set those on fire...

Good point. Please don't set the retail employees on fire.

I really don't want to.

[Rinku pulls up a list of nearby tattoo and piercing places on her phone and looks them over.]

Have you seen any of these?

Not really... I haven't gotten any piercings here, so I haven't had much reason to go in.

Oh, right. I was thinking this one, it looks nice. That's... not that far, right? I always get lost in Amberfall. Everything's just bookstores and cafes and museums and stuff that's all three of those at once, so I go "oh, it's by the coffee shop" and then... ehe.

It can be pretty easy to get lost, yeah. That one's about a five minute walk.

Okay! Then let's go ♪

[Rinku heads to the front door, stopping to give Misu a pat and a treat if she sees her.]

Thanks a lot, Neechan! Were you gonna do anything else today?