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Ryusei's hatred of the town was definitely justified, but Shiori was caught off-guard nonetheless. Her jaw dropped a touch as she stared at him for all of two seconds before she burst into laughter. It was short-lived, as most joyful things tend to be around here, but it was admittedly a breath of fresh air. She wondered if maybe he either knew the town already, or something had happened to dour his opinion of the place. Either way, she had to admit the new kid made a great impression already, violence notwithstanding.

[color=pink]"First day and you already hate it here? You realize we still have two years before we leave this dump,"[/color] She couldn't help but point out, though she did raise her eyebrows. [color=pink]"Not that I blame you, the sentiment is shared around here. Gotta love the place named after depression."[/color]

As for Sakaguchi... [color=pink]"You might just get blacklisted from being able to buy his 'goodies' from here on out,"[/color] She made air quotes around the word and then took a puff from her cigarette before continuing, [color=pink]"Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy."[/color]

As much as she disliked small talk, he got her curious. [color=pink]"Himawari Shiori. Forgot to introduce myself in all the excitement,"[/color] She decided to get that out of the way first. [color=pink]"What, exactly, brings you to Utsubyo? Aside from the pachinko parlor and the tea shop, but even then."[/color] 

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Sakaguchi didn't seem satisfied with her response at all. Ichika stayed steady, though she wondered if maybe she was coming off too strong. This place had such low energy and she was much bouncier than most of the people there as it was. And then came the next thing: apparently she was boring! That much made Ichika frown, though she wasn't sure what to say to that. She knew Shiori had her [i]thing[/i] where she'd go outside a handful of times, but she wasn't a tattletale. She wasn't about to go breaking the rules any time soon, either, though.

[color=coral]"As someone who hopes to become a fruitful member of society, following the rules is the most basic way to make sure your life is on the right track,"[/color] She stated. [color=coral]"After all, if my future husband decides to run for Prime Minister, I'll have to make sure my record is squeaky clean!"[/color]

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