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O-Okay!

[ That’s more than fine with her!!

She’ll lead him in the shop then, show him all the displays of all the various models and the customs all showcased in the front of the store before heading to where all the models and merchandise are actually sold. After a lot of looking over everything and hmming and hawwing, eventually they find one of the Unicorn Gundam out front for a reasonable price and decide to go with that.

As they’re heading for check out though, Rina spots something and runs up to grab it. ]

Oh— look! They have these too!

[ She holds up a little keychain that’s not of a Gundam but of a different round robot.

…

Wait wasn’t one of the SQUIPs that came to save them in one of these. ]

[Here Varian is, holding the box with the model inside and

.........]

Why does that look like......

…Hm?

[ She turns and looks at the keychain closer. ]

—Oh. Oh yeah CD-kun was in an haro, wasn’t it…

[ yes she did make a point to learn what all the SQUIPs like to be called. ]

B…but- didn’t you say gundam was an anime? These are from that, right?

[God you’d think he’d get this by now since they’ve already had the “none of you are real” existential crisis but here we go again]

They are but… maybe they found a working life size replica? Or something like that. The haros aren’t very big, so it should be easy to make a real life version if you had the means to… the hardest part would probably be getting them to hover.

[ Of course that’s not what r2 did but whatever it’s deadland magic they don’t gotta worry about it. ]

It’s cute though, isn’t it?

Oh yeah, it is pretty cute. I mean, it’s a little robot, or course it’s cute.

[Varian wonders what they’re for in the anime. Maybe just to be little companion bots?]

You wanna get one?

[ She nods and then looks at it again for a few more seconds before turning away and going back to where she got it. ]

One second—

[ Soon after she comes back and gently sets down on the box he’s holding two haros instead of one; one pink and one blue. ]

[Insert crying cat emote again here because DAMN IT RINA-]

O-oh…I didn’t know they came in other colors…

[He blushes, looking down at the boxes before smiling up at Rina, his eyes creased from his grin.]

These are perfect, though. We ready to buy these, then?

[ She nods again, a little hint if a smile on her face. ] Mmhm.

[ Once it’s all done and paid for and they’re out of the store she takes the haros out of the bag they were put in with the model kit. ]

Do you know what you do with charms like these, by the way? [ She holds out the blue one. ] You can hang them off your backpack.

Oh! Really?

[Varian takes the blue haro in hand, testing out the clasp before carefully pulling his bag a bit to the side to find someplace he can clip it.]

You're sure it won't get lost?

If it does, we can just get another. But they’re pretty sturdy so it’ll take a lot of wear and tear to make one come off - it should be okay.

[ Especially if he only uses the backpack when visiting other worlds or something.

As she says all that she’s clipping hers onto her own side bag, before proudly showing it off. ]

Now we match!

[STOP BEING SO CUTE RINA HE WILL DIE-

He makes sure his haro is securely fastened to one of the straps near the zippers before he holds his up against hers, smiling at the image of the pink and blue haros next to each other.]

Awww, cuuuute!

[/insert this icon]

Who knew we could turn gundam stuff into like...a cute couple's thing?

[ She giggles at that. ]

Heehee, you’d be surprised. I know people have had Gundam themed weddings and stuff like that before.

[ ……no they are not having one whenever they get married. ]

Ah… speaking of. Would you mind if I stopped some place to get Farrah-chan something too on our way out?

[Varian gets his backpack on his back securely again as Rina asks him that, shaking his head slightly before blowing his bangs out of his eyes.]

Oh sure, I don't mind. I'm guessing it's not a place with robots.

[ Another laugh. ] No, no robots. Hopefully she likes it just as much as you like your Gundam though.

[ She starts heading to the elevator. ]

Are you getting hungry by the way? Or are you too excited about the museum to worry about food.

[ She knows you, she saw how quickly you lost it once the cat was out of the bag. ]

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Oh, I uh...I wasn't even thinking about food.

[Wow what a surprise!!]

I guess I could probably eat something by now. Hasn't it been a couple hours?

[ …………

Making— well, putting this face up at him as they wait for the elevator. ]

Mmmmmmmm, it has and if you haven’t eaten since breakfast then it’s been even longer…

[ ……… ]

…You haven’t, have you.

[ Not even a question. She knows him by now. ]

[........]

Look, in my defense, I've been with you this whole time! You haven't eaten anything either!

[Yeah know he's not even going to try to deny it.]

[ Oh. Busted. ]

I… I was working on something all morning!! I was too busy to grab a snack!

[ Uh huh.

You two are more alike then you want to admit Rina. ]

[Varian sighs, shaking his head with his hands on his hips.]

A likely story.

[Shut up Varian you HAVENT EATEN EITHER-]

Well, because I'm a kind and benevolent boyfriend, I won't hold it against you.

[He grins, then winks.]

...But we should probably go eat after you get that thing for Farrah.

[ Oh there she goes imitating Kasumi again… before giving him a very light punch in the shoulder. ]

Okay… there’s a bunch of places here but… I think it’d be better to get something small and wait till after the museum for an actual meal.

[ She doesn’t want to miss any of the timed exhibits :’( ]

…There’s a bakery near by, would that be okay? I know we’ve had a bunch of Japanese food at home…

[ Which I’m sure has also added to the culture shock. ]

Haha, ow.

[He like, actually rubs his arm a little.]

Bakery works! Which, remind me to take you by Attilla the Bun when we go back to Corona, you would love it there.

[Bakeries are universal, for the most part. And if Corona as a whole likes one thing, it's sweets.]

[ Oh good the elevator’s here, let’s gooooooo ]

Attilla the Bun? Is that also a bakery?

[ Oh Ai would lose her SHIT at that name. ]

Yeah! Attila is a former thug who became a pastry chef, so now he owns a bakery! You see where the name comes from, now.

[Varian explains as they make their way into the elevator.]

Corona is home to all kinds of people, you'll learn...

[Former thugs...reformed criminals....you know the usual.]

A former thug?!

[ WHOA that’s not what she was expecting him to say at all but if the guy runs a bakery now he can’t be that bad.

Of course that means now she’s interpreting “former thug” as the “delinquent with a heart of gold” archetype. ]

Wow, it really sounds like it… it’s good though that people have a chance to reform themselves like that though.

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THE THREE C’S…..

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