It was practically just a normal day in Spirale for the man, who had set up his meager stand near the Archimedes Ward’s condos to do business— not one of his usual locations, but one he had some decent success in every now and then. The marbled streets were a far cry from those of the Cotes Ward, his usual frequent location, and far different from his home in the Golden Ward as well. There was something rather admirable about the architecture here that easily would allow the man’s eyes to shift in distraction...
Until he heard something drop from his stand, anyways. The clanging of metal from the fallen steel contraption prompting the previously slumbering Laika to awaken, bonking her small, robotic head into Rinnosuke’s foot in surprise.
“Ack! Hey, just because I was distracted doesn’t mean you can grab anything you like!” Turning to whoever had dropped one of his merchandise with an exasperated tone, the man stood up... but paused, as he saw who it was. “... You’re...? ... Ah. Ion-san?”
“I almost didn’t recognize you. I didn’t realize you lived around these parts, either...”
Looking down at the fallen object, and then looking over at her, Rinnosuke sat back down with arms now crossed, letting out a sigh. “You’re usually not this careless with my merchandise, so I’ll let you off easy this time. Just put it back where it was.”
Recognizing her as well, Laika strode up to the teen— and begun circling around her legs in it’s usual silent, yet excited puppy-like fashion.
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