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She gave his hand a light, reassuring squeeze. “It’s my pleasure.”

"Oh, don’t worry about it at all. I was really bored. Writing reports is no fun. I’d much rather meet new friends." She laughed lightly herself, "Well, I dunno, these halls are quite strange, and a lot of the maps available are outdated."

Sai held back a small sound at the back of his throat as he waited for the systems to register the action properly, and nodded again.

"If you were bored, why don't you just take a walk around?" he asked, head cocked to the side. "Surely there's more than enough halls to walk around here, and if you get lost, that could be good in its own way by letting you explore a bit."

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"Here, take my hand. You seem a little unsteady." She said gently, offering her hand at a distance where he could take it, but it wouldn’t be awkward if he didn’t.

She was a bit concerned for the navi. A broken PET and no netop to be seen?

Sai hesitantly let his hand slide into the other's, the other gripping the cracked handle of the aforementioned device. "T-thanks for doing this," he spoke, finally able to talk louder than a whisper.

"Sorry for intruding like I did, I should've come prepared with a map myself." He giggled to lighten the mood a bit, he knew he would bring things down otherwise.

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Dingo couldn’t help but smile at Sai’s words : he knew that he was being a little hard on his Navi, but Tomahawkman wasn’t exactly being nice all the time either … This was still no time to start a fight, and welcomed Sai’s words with an even larger grin : “That’s great ! I’m curious to see what kind of parts the shop sells …” He paused, casting a look at the crowd around : “And I don’t really like this place either, to be honest …”

Tomahawkman didn’t miss this new occasion to be sarcastic : “Are you actually afraid of something, Dingo ? May I remind you that you’re human as well ?” Laughing lightly to prove that he meant no harm, the Navi then stretched out a hand towards the direction that Sai had been indicating sooner : “Anyway, let’s move on ! The path seems to be clearing, and don’t worry, Sai, we’ll protect you in case anything happens !” Tomahawkman was always acting like a battle could start at any time …

The Navi nodded, grabbing the strings on either side of his hoodie and tightening them out of nerves. "A-alright!" he said, trying his best to cover the evident weakness in his voice. Sai pumped his fist in mock excitement, hoping it would serve to give him the push to truly experience the vigor he was speaking of. Regardless, the thought of traversing the crowd was terrifying; the friends he'd wander the 'Net with in a large crowd would hold his tail as to not get lost, but that couldn't be done here.

"S-so it shouldn't be too far off," the Navi stammered, already walking off toward the shop. At least the window displays of other stores were interesting to look at, all the bright advertisements for the goods lifted his mood somewhat. He reached up and brushed his bangs back, huffing as he did so.

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"Oh, I see!" She stood up, "Here, let me take you there while I transfer you the map."

"Role, map of Scilabs please." She asked her navi. Role brought it up, and as she went to the door, Pen pointed it at Sai’s copybot. The stream of data entered his memory banks.

"There you go!" She entered the hall and waited for Sai to join her.

He made an unintelligible sound as he felt the data being stored in his banks, a tingling sensation filling his artificial mind as part of it refreshed for him to be able to use the map. Sai nodded gratefully and straightened up, following the other.

So far, he could recall how he got here, but getting to the wing he needed to would be rather difficult, and without a guide, even the map could prove to only be so useful. He finally stood outside the doorway, brushing his jacket off and attempting to stand steady before them.

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"It’s alright. : ) You aren’t the first to do so," the brunet patted the Navi on the shoulder with the Smile. There was no harm at all with messing up. Heck, even Silabus made mistakes too… That often results in some kind of PKer chasing him down an Area. Not fun mind you.

“I can’t leave this spot just yet if you want to be in a party with me, but here…” the Blade Brandier gifted Sai a Fairy Orb, “This is a Fairy Orb. Normally Root Towns have a map that automatically appears, but if it’s not working for you right now, just use this item and the map should appear. This is used mostly in other Areas outside the Root Towns, but this should do the trick. Go ahead and use it.”

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Ah, that was good then! Or at least Sai thought it was-- it was difficult for him to believe that what he asked was inquired before he even got here, but now that the other said it, it was completely believable. He almost jumped as he was touched, but tried as hard as he could to keep from becoming jittery; everyone here was someone behind a screen and couldn't feel things like he did.

Sai took the item given to him, feeling it in his hands. He wasn't sure how normal AIs would feel these sorts of items before bagging them, but the warmth easily spread through his fingertips. Some part of him lamented that most others would never get this feeling in their lives, and appreciated his ability even more. At least, until he got into the fields. "Ah, thank you, sir!" he beamed, looking up at the other. "I'm just wondering though, would there be any good fields for gaining levels if I'm a newcomer?"

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He sighs loudly and flops down, all cares going to the wind. The Navi's too tired to deal with much today.

Sai doesn't even care that he's on the main walkway at the moment.

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Dingo had still enough humour to laugh at his own unability to understand maps as a whole : “I don’t even want to imagine what hand-drawn maps look like ! But I’m sure I can trust you, Navis are supposed to have a good sense of direction, after all …” The boy cast a side glance to his Navi, seeming quite reproachful.

The obvious attempt at offending Tomahawkman didn’t miss : “Hey, I didn’t program myself ! Blaming one of my traits is basically blaming yourself !” The Navi’s expression softened again when he looked back at Sai : “Sorry about this, we still have a long way to go until we get along … Do you mind if we tag along at the store you want to visit ?” There was no end to his curiousness, and he didn’t think for a single second that their presence might actually bother Sai …

"I can vouch that not every Navi has an impeccable sense of direction," Sai replied, raising his hand somewhat. He could recall multiple occurrences where he'd gotten not only himself, but his Operator lost as well. It's not like he could do anything to begin with, when told to navigate the real world-- They're called Net Navis for a reason, he thought, but decided against saying it out loud.

He shook his head. "I don't mind you guys tagging along at all! I actually think that's preferable," A quick glance around the mall, and back at them proved to be useful, the crowd seemed to be moving away from where they'd be headed. "Large groups of humans scare me now and then," he admitted under his breath.

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ϟ — ; “I take it you weren’t designed for combat, then?”

He was just guessing, of course. Most navis that can fight a bunch or viruses, unless of course the hoard is particularly big…

He didn’t get to hear that too often- ‘it’s a pleasure’- at least not directed at him- so he was taken by surprise, and just stared at Sai for a moment, before coming back to reality.

"…Uh, yeah. It’s nice to meet you, too…"

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"Y-yeah," he replied, "fighting wasn't exactly the first thing on my programmer's mind..."

Sai supposed the other Navi was friendly enough; he stopped getting the threatening vibe since they started talking. Guess judging a book by its cover wasn't just a phrase his Operator tossed around anymore.

Tilting his head a bit, he relaxed his brow. "It's always nice to meet anyone, s'good to have new faces show up once in a while..."

"Who do you need to speak with?" She asked, "Or maybe the better question is, what do you need to know?" She knew fairly well all the comings and goings of the place, so if it were a simple enough problem, maybe she could even solve it on her own.

“….Um, are you alright?” She examined his face worriedly, “I don’t bite, I promise.” she’d thought it was just a bit of newbie jitters, but he seemed ready to bolt off.

“I have the map here, and my navi can transfer it to your files in a jiffy if you like.”

Sai took a breath before answering, hands gripping the hem of the sweatshirt tightly now. "I-I was told to come here to speak with one of the computer engineers, the PET I'm usually housed in has a minor defect..." He was tempted to motion to the copybot he was currently using, but decided to stuff his hands into his pockets.

"A map would be greatly appreciated, actually," he said quietly, looking back down at the floor. The Navi tried to relax himself, at least bring the motors in the 'bot to a halt for the time being.

He took a quick breath to steady the normal functions, and let his gaze go back up to meet the other's.

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Confused for a moment, Dingo eventually understood the difference that Sai had pointed out : “Now I get it ! Secondhand means already used, but they’re still the official brand …” He grinned at Sai : “I was right to think that you didn’t look like someone who’d use an illegal Copybot ! Because the knock-offs are illegal, right ?”

The boy’s eyes focused on the spot that Sai was pointing at : “Good job ! Now we’ll just have to find the actualy shop, but it doesn’t seem too far from here …” He squinted his eyes a little at the map, trying his best to understand which direction they were supposed to take : “I still don’t understand why people find maps so useful … I can’t even decide if we have to go right or left …”