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Gawain The Grand Multiversal Mall is the largest mall in the sector. It's a shopping haven, since it has practically any store you actually want to go to (sadly, the Hot Topic went out of business). Elevators, multiple nested escalators, and also a few teleportal pads help you navigate. It's so large and important that simply thinking 'mall' when you go through a warpgate brings you here.

Sir Gawain is waiting at the mall's warpgate, dressed in a golden jacket, light-blue undershit, and a pair of jeans. He doesn't look like a /knight/ like this, but he looks like a boy next door, blonde hair, blue eyes, and a charming smile. He's waiting through the /absolutely crowded/ mall, on the last day of shopping, for Shyra and Shigure to show up. When they do, he asks the first question.

"So! What do you want to get people?"
Shigure     Shigure's been let out of the docks for 'light duties', but going to a mall, on the last day before christmas is probably anything but. She's sporting a light black tanktop, a white shirt over top and blue jeans with some heavy combat boots to round it out. He right arm is in a sling, bandaged up so nothing of the limb can be seen.

    She looks to Gawain with a soft smile, then toward Shyra when the other girl appears. "I am more than happy to go wherever you wish." she replies to the question, her voice a soft tone that somehow manages to carry over the din of people rushing about.
Shyra     This is something Shyra has never seen before. To be fair, there's a /lot/ she's never seen before but rarely would something be so overwhelming as a retrofuturistic modern multiversal shopping mall. It's pretty obvious thay Shyra is going through severe culture shock as she looks around constantly with wide eyes, gaping like a rube while she sees the many advertisements and flashy storefronts proposing that she purchase things she's never even heard of before, let alone can afford or know how to use.

    She immediately sweeps in behind Gawain, almost clinging behind him. I have no idea... She speaks, her textbox popping up in people's fields of view within 'hearing' range. People get a lot of weird looks from that.

    I think I would just want to get something nice for people in the Paladins...

    It's when she notices Shigure in a sling that her healer instincts make her step out from behind Gawain. Oh, you're still hurt! She says, raising her staff and casting a spell.

                                    HEAL                                    

    A fountain of green sparkles rush over Shigure, likely helping to invigorate her. Whether it does anything for her arm remains to be seen. Shyra seems somewhat trepidatious as she dotes on Shigure. Are you feeling any better? Are you all right?
Gawain As Shyra and Shigure approach, Gawain waves. He blinks a few times at the textbox in his face, but he accepts it well enough, and ignores the weird looks. As Shyra heals Shigure, he watches carefully, trying to see what it does. "Your magic is quite impressive!"

And then, he considers where to bring Shyra. Moving up to the store directory, which is like, several pedestals in a stonehenge-like circle, he hmms, and then finds one. "Aha! Gidgets and Gadgets Gift Gemporium! No, wait, emporium. Either way, we can check it out! It's sure to have things you can get people." Gawain moves to press the teleporter button, before stepping into the telepad. Assuming he's followed...

They appear in a massive store, full of people and all sorts of stuff. Stocking stuffers. Knicknacks. Every hobby or fandom you could /think of/. An entire aisle dedicated to slinkies, which Gawain accidentally walks down and starts playing with, before remembering where they are and returning to Shyra's side. "So! I'm paying, so just tell me who you want to get things for and we'll do so. As long as we don't go over my budget, we'll be fine! -ooh, rubix cube..."
Shigure     Shigure blinks a bit at Shyra as she 'hides' behind Gawain from the crowd. She blinks a bit at the text box, but it slots neatly into her usual personal display of screens, so it's easy enough to work around.

    It's when the HEAL comes that she looks a bit confused. The sparkles wash over her, and focus around the bandaged arm... but whatever its done isn't obvious. "Ah... Thank you. I have to wait for my outer hull to recover, but sitting in the docks for days on end is bad for the parts that are not damaged, so I must take it in bursts." She bows briefly to the healer. "I will recover. My injuries are mending."

    Gawain then says a tongue twister of a shop name, and the shipgirl nods. She quietly follows after the knight.
Shyra     The Healer shakes her head, immediately flushing pinker at the compliment It's nothing. It's just my Sphere. Still, Shigure assures her that it is helpful in some manner. The Healer seems to be completely incapable of telling if she's just being told that to stop worrying about it of it if genuinely seems to be the case. It's not like Shigure has a visible HP meter.

    You're sure? All right...! She nods, a look of happiness in her face as the shipgirl carries on stoically. Shyra follows along, a satisfied expression as she follows in a very definite line behind Gawain and Shigure.

    They arrive at the GGGE, the Healer nodding and happily following along. She looks around at the various objects and gasps at the strange knickknacks and widgets and things. This place is so strange... But interesting! She says, before poking at a little robot kitten. It makes a little meowing sound, and her eyes light up. S... So cute...
Gawain As the group forms PARTY LINES, they move through the store. All sorts of silly things, and as Shyra sees the robot kitten, he tilts his head at her. "Do you want that? Grab it if you do!" And then, he spots something, grabs it, and quickly hides it. It's probably a gift for someone here.

As they move further through the store, though, there's an intercom. <"Alright, folks. We're almost done for the day, and the bigwigs are feeling extra festive, so everything's on sale. All of it! Grab it now!">

Gawain's eyes widen. Not in the excited way, but in the way he knows, because he lived in America. "Quick, hide, they're coming!"

The stampede begins. Many feet stomp into the store, pushing through the aisles. It's a human wrecking ball, and if they want to grab anything and get to check-out with it, they'll have to be fast, or careful, or clever.
Shigure     Shigure smiles at the childlike wonder that Shyra's giving off... she remembers when she first awoke as a kanmusu, that naive wonderment. It's nostalgic in a way.

    She does eye Gawain a little when he goes all furtive with whatever he picked up, but shrugs it off as the intercom speaks and the rumble of feet come charging in.

    The people that try to push past her find that despite her small stature, she's increadible hard to move from a spot if she doesn't want to be moved. 'Dropping anchor' as it were. "I will hold these ones back. Be swift." she says as shoppers pile up behind her while she acts as a living roadblock.
Shyra     Shyra is about to put the robokitten back, but Gawain encourages her to take it. Are... you sure? Okay! She tucks the robokitten box into her robe, where it promptly vanishes. She's about to brows a bit more when the alert goes out. Eeek! She says, surprised at the sudden announcement from the Intercom... And then Gawain gives his warning.

    That, and the rumble, immediately makes Shyra flail in panic, immediately leaping behind Gawain and clinging against him for defense against the onslaught of the horde! But Shigure has that handled. When they stop, she peeks her head out and looks around the Knight, to see them being held back by Shigure's clever use of her ship nature!

    Wow Shigure... You're amazing! You're so strong, you stopped them all by yourself! She hops out, clapping her hands in joy as she sees Shigure do her thing... But Shigure also admonishes that she be swift. O... Oh! Right!

    Turning, she hustles down the shelves, beginning to make more and more things disappear into her robe. She seems to be taking anything that catches her eye with little rhyme or reason, mainly because she has /no/ idea what most of the people in the Paladins are like.

    After a few minutes, the shelves in that aisle seem a lot more empty, despite Shyra's robe not looking more bulky at all. Okay.... I think that will be enough? She sounds unsure.
Gawain Shyra scoops things up, while people get /really/ annoyed at Shigure blocking their path. Gawain cheers them on, and then, as Shyra returns to him, his eyes widen as her power, and he nods. "Alright! That's impressive!" He smiles, brightly, and then leads her to the register. A bored teenager is stocking it.

As Shigure will notice people start cursing and yelling at her, Gawain is trying to hurry this up so they can leave. He grabs his credit card from his wallet, and motions to Shyra. "Just set everything out, and I'll pay." He then removes an item from where he hid it, and quickly places it in the pile of stuff when Shyra inevitably dumps it all out, so that it's hidden. He knows where it is to reclaim it, don't worry.
Shigure     Shigure is getting cursed at. Shigure ignores it.

    The people crush up against her and she doesn't move. "You will be able to pass once my companions are finished. If you continue to push you will hurt yourselves." she states calmly to those closest to her.

    She watches the back of Gawain at the registers, "Please hurry. Sir Gawain."
Shyra     Shyra finishes up in the lane, and she turns to the angry customers, flailing. I'm sorry! Thank you for waiting for us! She says, clasping her hands together and bowing at the horde held back behind Shigure.

    Shyra then turns, urged on by Gawain, and heads to the register. Once he instructs her to just set it all out, she does so.

    WHUMPH. Before you know it, there's a pile of random knick-knacks and stocking stuffers the size of Gawain sitting piled high on the counter, precisely balanced somehow. Do you think this is going to be enough....? She asks the others, looking worried.

    As she waits for the ringup, she looks back to Shigure and bites her lip. Is everyone back there all right? Please, don't hurt yourselves!" She practically wobbles there in place, growing more anxious at the moment at the thought someone might be hurting themselves on her account.
Gawain Shigure will have trouble holding off the crowd this long, as the cashier gives an exasperated sigh at the absolute pile Shyra has put out. Gawain pays it no mind, smiling innocently, even as his credit card is run right up to the limit. Just barely...

It goes through.

Kaching. Everything is stamped and bought, and Gawain quickly grabs the thing he purchased and pockets it. "You need help carrying- oh wait, you have powers!" He nods, and then shouts to Shigure. "Shigure, hurry! We must escape to the food court!"

If they manage to make it past the angry mob, Gawain leads them to the food court, where he pulls out the actual cash in his wallet, the last of it, and runs off to grab them hot dogs. After a few moments of grabbing those and a table, he brings them out, and passes everyone a hot dog. "A toast!"

"To new friends, and new horizons!"
Shigure     Shigure, once Gawain indicates the job's done, turns and with a little 'microphone feedback' uses her tannoy to speak to the crowd. "Please part the way to allow us to leave. Once we are gone you may proceed." she says... then once her companions are near, starts to walk through the crowd.

    It's slow going unless people step aside, but there's likely noone in the crowd that can stop the Destroyer from moving. She acts as an 'ice breaker' for the other two, then lets Gawain lead on after they're clear.

    Shigure awkwardly accepts the offered hotdog with her one good hand, and smiles softly. "Yes. To new friends." she says, looking at Shyra with that same soft; if a little sad, smile.
Shyra     As quickly as the pile was placed on the counter, Shyra reaches out and scoops it all up, somehow balancing it all in her arms before it just seems to fall right into her robe, vanishing once more into her inventory. She nods to Gawain and Shigure, quickly turning to run after Gawain, using Shigure's implacable mass and nature as a way to get through the crowd. She shrinks from the inevitable muttering and angry glares thrown her way.

    By the time they make it to the food court, Shyra is looking down at the floor, rubbing her hands together as she anxiously glances over her shoulder Are you sure everything is all right? she asks...

    But Gawain presents her with a hot dog! A toast? This does not look like toast... She looks it over curiously, but she does lift it up, smiling to the other two. Yes! To new friends, and new horizons! The endless optimism of Gawain seems to be infectious. She holds up the hot dog triumphantly before lookinty to the others to see if she can catch what she's supposed to be doing with it...

    But that little smile gets a curious look from Shyra. She opens her mouth slightly, but... ... is all that appears. What could it be?
Gawain Gawain lifts his hot dog into the air too. As Shyra asks about it, he says, "It's a hot dog! You eat it. Like this!" He chomps the hot dog, chews, and swallows.

And then Shyra opens her mouth slightly, and starts seeming a little sad. "Are you alright, Shyra? Shigure? I know! Shyra, what was it like back home? What did you do for fun?"
Shigure     Shigure seems to realize what she looks like, and with a quick aversion of her gaze, takes a bite from her own hotdog. "Please, pay me no mind, Miss Shyra." she remarks. Meanwhile, a little Equipment Fairy has set up a small radio station on the destroyer's shoulder and is furiously hitting buttons and pulling levers.

    When Gawain asks his question, Shigure perks up a little, and turns back to look at the Holy Healer with a renewed look of curiosity.
Shyra     Gawain provides the example, and Shyra follows suit! She chomps on the hot dog and chews, her expression curious, speculative... And then she swallows, a surprised expression on her face. This is really different! She says, smiling and nodding to Gawain.

    Shigure, however, wards off another possible HEALER INTERVENTION... But the fairy gets the healer's attention instead. Oooh! Who is the tiny person! She's so cute! She leans in a little, watching, but studiously doesn't interfere or touch the Equipment Fairy.

    She almost doesn't hear Gawain's question at first, but then she blinks, realizing that she was asked something. Oh, um, oh.... Suddenly put on the spot, she almost drops the hot dog, but clamps down on it quickly to keep it from escaping! That's going to be a squished bun, though....

    What we did for fun? Um... any time we had a celebration, we went to the Tavern. We also waited there for the Hero to arrive and add us to his party. She replies. Some of the children would kick a ball back and forth... She says, looking down as she wracks her brain. That is... about it, I think. How do you normally celebrate or have fun?
Gawain Gawain waves to the tiny fairy as it works, and then replies to Shyra. "That's it? Why did you wait at the tavern? Couldn't you send a letter?" He tilts his head, before thinking over her question. "Let's see...horseback riding, training, video games, television, comic books, movies, listening to music...hanging out with friends, going to the mall like this...a lot of things, really! Did you do any of those? I'm assuming the higher technology stuff didn't exist, but you must have had different games, right?"
Shigure     "I enjoy reading, myself. A quiet room, a good book. The sound of rain gently hitting the window outside." says Shigure in a wistful tone, looking off into the middle distance, seeing somewhere else.
Shyra     Shyra asks a question and then gets an answer. A lot of answers. Her eyes widen as she struggles to figure out everything she's being bombarded with. Eventually, she finally answers... The Tavern was where you waited. That's all. She shrugs. What is a letter? Or a horse? I don't know what most of those things are... And there was music in the Tavern. No, I didn't do almost any of those things.

    The mention of games brings a strange look to Shyra's face, confusion edged with a measure of sadness... No... No other... games. No.

    Shigure gets a nod from Shyra, then. Our books were all on bookshelves. I always read them and then put them back quickly. They were not very long. She fidgets, then. Am... I doing something wrong?
Gawain Shyra answers. Her world sounds /weird/. Gawain mulls it over. Could it be...? "Shyra. Is your world..."

"Unlike any other in the Multiverse? It sounds very unique!" Nope, he didn't get it. Gawain smiles, but as Shyra fidgets, he puts down his hot dog. "You've done nothing wrong. You told us how your world is in a loop. Perhaps, when you fix that, you can introduce all these new and wonderful things to the people there. Music, games, hot dogs!"

"How does that sound?"
Shyra     Truly? Shyra says. Do you think my world is like none other out there? She looks both relieved and worried at the same time, somehow.... But she does take another bite of the hot dog. This is... pretty good... She says... But she gets an odd look in her eye when Gawain suggests that she show her people these things. Showing them these things... You think that might work? She hums to herself for a moment. Well, maybe we can make it a gift to them! She smiles, then and nods. Let's give it a try! Well, it looks like she's excited about the possibilities now!