[ Ω ]—— It’s easy to get lost in this large maze people more commonly refer as a mall. Shouichi had a hard time memorizing the paths until he noticed he was walking across the same spot for the fifth time. As a way to give himself a reference point, he’s picked the place where two long escalators scroll to bring the packs of people to the upper or lower floors, setting himself at the latter one.
While looking around in search of the next shop to raid, a peculiar sight catches his eyes as soon as he turns to look at the escalator leading upwards. A woman wearing a peculiar blue clad is descending the stairs instead of letting them lead her up, as if she’s walking on a treadmill with a monotonous motion that puzzles Shouichi a lot. Sometimes she stops and resumes, with no effort to reach the bottom. He’s seen a fair share of unusual uses here already, but this one is definitely new; he can’t help calling out to her after a minute of staring as her actions aren’t improving any bit.
“Something the matter, miss? Do you need any help? If there’s a problem with the escalators I could call someone to look at it!”