so_shik | Forty-Third Spool of Thread

[There's the sudden sound of a bunch of boxes falling to the ground, contents spilling everywhere as the journal's camera points up to the ceiling. It shifts suddenly to focus on a particular pink-haired girl who was unceremoniously dumped into the back room of her shop on top of said boxes.]

Ugh...thanks for the warning, jerks. [She begins to untangle herself from the boxes of ribbons and fabrics, moving the journal closer to speak. For the most part, she seems pretty unharmed.]

Hey...so what day is it anyway? Here's hoping I wasn't gone too long, totally bad for business. [There's a slight beat, suddenly remembering something. You know, her housemate that was alone for like a week.] Haruhi, report. [She works her way out from under the pile of materials and the door to the back room swings open, allowing her to enter the main part of the shop.]

Neku...you better have made it back. That was pretty low of them, keeping us sort of together and then sending you back first. Besides, I was right in the middle of designing a n--

[There's a long pause suddenly as she really takes a look at the shop. She's staring at a row of dresser dummies, counting them in her head.]

All right, which one of you broke into my shop when I was gone?!

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Actually it's being really good. But before that, are you okay? Hurt anywhere? Do you need help? I can go there in a flash if you want.

[Your concern is endearing, dude, really, but she just laughs sheepishly.] No I'm okay...they let me off easy this time. Might be a few bruises from falling on my stuff, but that's nothing.

[HE'S NOT CONVINCED.]

... Do you need help fixing the stuff on the shop?

If you really want to. It's just a matter of setting everything back up...though maybe you can help me find something I'm missing.

Oh, yeah, you mentioned someone breaking into your shop... What did they take?

[It can't be money, that's for sure.]

They took one of my dresser dummies. I sorta needed that.

... Why would anyone want a dresser dummy?

[And despite it being unlikely, he's paranoid enough to ask.]

You won't plan to make someone pose as a dummy if we can't find it, right?

That's the part I don't know. What good would it do?

[...you know, she hadn't thought about that.] That may not be a bad idea, actually. I'll have to keep that in mind.

[Oh, crap, he actually gave her that idea?]

No! It's a bad idea! A very, very bad idea! There's no need to keep in mind anything, if we can't find the dummy we can make a new one or something. See? No need to use someone as a dummy.

[Poor Keiichi. It's okay, if anything she'd just make you take turns with Minato and Neku.]

Well I wouldn't call it a bad idea...but you're right. We can make a new one if we can't find it. I really just want to know where it went. Nobody seems to know.

Maybe they are lying. Has anyone expressed interest about that part of your message specially?

Keimi said there was somebody going around stealing things earlier in the week...and some guy who called himself the Admiral seemed to take a lot of interest in it, too. Actually, Keimi said that the guy who was stealing things was calling himself the Admiral, so I think I found my possible thief.

Yeah, I think I've heard something about an Admiral on the journals, but didn't pay much attention. I doubt it's really an Admiral if they are stealing things, though.

Keimi said he was a pirate. But would you believe me if I said there were actually multiple pirates here?

Yeah... Pretty sure there are several pirates. However I think that some of them wouldn't do something like this.

I have a good idea who's behind it...but I'm not going to call him out just yet. There's got to be a reason behind it.

Yeah, one doesn't go around stealing dummies without a reason. It's just... Not worth it. So... You want me to go and see if at the smithy they can make a dummy or something?

Oh! Yeah, sure, if you wouldn't mind that'd save me a lot of time. I should have thought of that and asked Sokka earlier... I need to try and put everything back together still. I mean you don't have to if you're busy, but...yeah.

I'll stop at the smithy on my way to the store and ask, and then go help you with put everything in place if you still need that, okay?

Sounds like a plan. Thanks, Keiichi. That's going to help a lot.

No problem! It's the least I can do.

[And he'll be off and pop up at the shop not long after. ~~Despite the mun being slow on tagging back~~]

[And she'll be waiting for him inside. ~~Which means we can either keep going or we can wrap it up since there's a lot going on in-game. It's completely up to you ♥]~~

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