A few moments after the red-headed student had entered, Nanako stepped inside the convenience store. Unlike the younger girl, she didn't pick up on the strangely-empty premises, only noting Akane's presence with some recognition. There weren't many underclassmen with red hair like that, after all.

Given her limited time and unfamiliarity with the other girl, Nanako headed straight for the drinks. Not that she wanted to avoid conversing with fellow students, but the senior's time was limited as it was.
Strawberry milk in hand, Nanako walked to the counter, placing the drink upon it. Before she could search inside her bag for her purse, however, the emptiness of the place finally dawned on her. With a confused expression, she looked all around the shop. Weird, it was really only herself and the underclassman. Were the employees in the back?

[i]"Nana?"[/i] A voice, normally laid-back and laden with mischief, echoed within her head. Nanako had gotten used to this form of communication after a while, but hearing Tamako's voice directly in her head had thrown off the schoolgirl for a bit. Given the neutral tone, it seemed like Tamako had noticed something odd, herself.

[i]"Dunno if it's anything big, just a head's up, ya know?"[/i] Tamako cautioned. There wasn't a hint of major worry in her mental-voice. After all, Nanako had at this gig just long enough that she wasn't in danger of making a serious rookie mistake. Not to mention, Nanako wasn't the type to heroically charge into the front lines of battle, and the abundance of other magical girls meant that, should a Negari erupt from the ground behind her and strike, it'd probably get interrupted by twenty magical girls before Nanako needed to turn her head.

...That said, keeping on guard wouldn't exactly hurt.

[i]"Thanks, Tama-chan. I'll be careful."[/i] Nanako replied with a small smile. Speaking telepathically was always odd to her, face-to-face conversations were always much better. With her fairy's warning in mind, Nanako waited for an employee to emerge, offering a small smile to the red-haired student as she did.