[h2]Misaka Mikoto[/h2]

Mikoto listened for a few moments as Anette explained what was going on. Was everyone having wardrobe trouble today? First Kuroko got a crepe exploded on her, and now this girl she barely met had washing machine issues... it was kind of a weird coincidence, she realized. However, it was quickly dismissed when she heard mention of the gala. Weren't they giving out special edition Gekota scarves there?! It had to be the same one, there wasn't going to be two galas at the same time on the same day, right? No-way that was how it was! However... she couldn't just get excited about something like that in front of the other girl, she couldn't let the other girl know it had anything to do with Gekota... Still, she was going to the gala, and now that it was brought up...

"Oh, I was planning on going to the gala, too, replied Mikoto, expertly hiding the depths of her Gekota-based excitement under a guise of casual conversation. Yes, this would surely work out, there was no way it would ever be discovered!

[h2]Saten Ruiko[/h2]

"... I dunno, I thought you were about ten at the oldest," replied Ruiko with a shrug. She was being honest, now, it wasn't any teasing, or jokes like she made about Uiharu. She really hadn't realized that Beatrice was the same age as she was. To be honest, she still wasn't sure she believed the boastful little girl. Maybe she was trying to claim she was older so they'd take her more seriously? She did seem like she had the kind of ego that would drive her to do that sort of thing.

"Eh? What about the alley, Uiharu?" she asked, glancing back at her friend, "It takes us to our destination much faster then going the long way around!"

With a triumphant grin, she pointed down the alley.