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"I can't say that this was what I was expecting." he mumbles. "I hope I haven't been out for long..."

At the Bay, a video feed opens up to a young man in what appears to be darkened school uniform. His short hair a little swept over his eyes and his face honestly looking a little tired. After a moment, he fiddles around with an old MP3 player and slips its headphones on, stuffing his hands into his pockets. Behind him, a Genessia new-visitor box already opened and emptied, discarded. He only pulls his hands out-of-pocket to check the phone. His face seems disinterested and tired, or otherwise very concentrated in trying to see how it worked. It seems he left the phone nearby and he tripped the feed by mistake. A small hint of recognition in his eyes.

"It's already on. Huh." A pause as he thinks of what to say. "Hey, if anyone's out there, I wouldn't mind some directions?" He hastily makes sure he's got everything. The boy shrugs as he looks for the button to switch off the feed. "...Might as well take a look around in the meantime."

[Minato's wandering around The Bay for now, feel free to respond for video or action!]

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"No, you're fine. I'm just not too talkative, that's all."

His reply was quick and curt, but not disrespectful. He merely didn't want to get too personal with the girl, just yet. "I lived there when I was younger. Then I moved away and came back. That's basically like coming back to a different place, right?"

Minato, once again, gave a little shrug. "I'd rather focus on now than worry about the past, though. No offense. I just want to get my bearings and maybe see if there's anyone else that's worth talking to."

Naturally, he probably meant his friends. If Shinji was around - which was likely true, the girl didn't seem like the lying type - maybe he could have some good news. And if the others were around, maybe it wouldn't be so bad.

"...I guess being here's better than nothing..." He looked down to his feet. Where was he even going? Every step felt alien to him. Even if it was to somewhere innocuous, something felt off about it. Maybe it was just him. "Is the store close by? You said it's down this way, right?"

A new pair of headphones would do him good, probably. He takes a moment to check his phone, trying to see if it had a map or anything. And probably to check if anyone else picked up on him.

Oops! Had she misjudged his needs so badly? It seemed so, since she couldn't help flinching sulkily at his desire to find people worth talking to.

"Oh, er...I imagine that would be the case!" she conceded, being careful not to ask any further questions to accommodate his wishes. "I'm not offended."

She was just mentally chiding herself for being invasive and stupid.

Surprise surprise, Orihime was checking her phone too to make sure she wasn't leading him astray. When she realized he was looking at his too, she leaned over and pointed at it. "This is where we're going," she beamed. "I haven't really gone inside before, I just noticed it was there!"

Really, though, she could stand to splurge a little one of these days. As long as they were there, maybe she could look around and see if they sold radios. There was supposed to be a radio show that was really important to listen to, after all, and if they had one that doubled as an alarm too, that would be twice as convenient!

Lifting her head, she pointed down the street. "Yup, we're on the right track. This way!" She quickened her steps, making sure that Minato was close behind.

It wasn't too long before they found the shop in question. Orihime pushed open the door and stepped inside. It had a pleasantly warm musty smell of used record covers and incense. Orihime stepped aside so Minato could enter as well. "This is it! What do you think? Is it interesting enough?"

It doesn't taking Minato too long to start looking around the place and getting a feel for whatever's around. A lot of vintage stuff in there. Some old, some new, it seems. But it's small, cozy and at least seems tolerable. And quiet. He's looking around for anything that interests him of his own accord by now, rifling through shelves and racks...

"Yeah, I don't mind this place. I wonder if I can afford something, though..."

The money he had on hand from his pod didn't seem to be quite enough, to him. Unless he could find something on the cheap and snap it up. His MP3 player still worked, too, so he might be able to download more, if he had trouble.

"...I hear I'll probably have to find myself a place soon enough, right?" he added, still looking through for something portable enough to bring back with him. "I wonder if my friends here would let me hang around. If not..."

Thinking it over again, he had no doubts there would be an issue. Aside from the shock of seeing him again. "Whatever, just talking to myself, again." He shrugged... "Found anything cool, yet?"

"There's a CD from a rapping pirate," she grinned at him from over one of the dividers, holding up the case in question. It featured a man in a cheap pirate costume, complete with eyepatch and plastic parrot.

Huntin' Dat Booty - by Arrrr Kelly

He might not actually be a pirate.

Orihime put it back, content just to explore the selections. Buying music meant she would have to buy a stereo too, and she wasn't about to splurge on luxuries for a good while. "I probably can't speak for your friends, but most apartments hold up to four people. It's a possibility!" she grinned. "Even if they're full up, you can stay in The Commons for up to a month for free. So don't worry about finding a cardboard box to sleep in or a cozy park bench with newspaper blankets."

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