Having gotten away from everyone else, especially Rachel, Xerox and Rue started to wander the streets. S/He was anxious, quite anxious. Still he had yet to turn back into a guy. Heaving a heavy sigh, they looked for a place to eat. A couple of guys came to hit on Xerox in his female form, and all he did was shrug them off. It was quite annoying for him, right now especially. When they got aggressive, they would suddenly succumb to a falling metal object, having been 'dropped' by something above, on top of their head.

Right after his meal, he felt a change in his body. [i]FINALLY[/i] he thought, jumping to the restaurant's restroom. Having returned to his original body, he changed into his usual clothes, minus the lab-coat for now. He left his female clothes inside his [b]ESS[/b]. [i]Such a handy dimension to have. Much easier than trying to make a quantum storage device from scratch.[/i] his re-appreciated the ability of his GF granted to him. 

After some more wandering around, Xerox and Rue entered a Junk Shop inside a shopping arcade. Most people, usually, sell scrap parts, exchange parts or upgrade weapons at these stores. Xerox was different, buying scrap parts instead. He has found many interesting parts before in these Junk Shops. Having looked around and made his purchases, Xerox and Rue left to head to the meeting place.