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[attr="class","whitenight"] ❝ Tomodachi's shopping district was always bustling with life. People of all shapes and sizes spent most of their time here to shop or browse around in every store. Lillie usually had time to spare after school to make a quick trip here and today wasn't an exception. She made sure to bring all the essentials she needed for the trip. A map, a compass, and a water bottle were all the things she needed to make this journey a success. Unfortunately, she didn't get very far. This couldn't be right. Didn't she pass this store already? Wait, wasn't that the store she was in a few minutes ago? Isn't that the same tree with the purple and white flowers decorated around it? No. This couldn't be happening. How did Lillie get lost already? At first, she was doing pretty good by following the crowd and looking at her map every so often. Once she got further down, the crowd started getting thicker and there was no way for her tell if she was going in the right direction. Her height didn't help much either and she was easily overcome by the wave of people. It wasn't long until she was whisked away further from her destination and that definitely wasn't good. Being lost was only half of Lillie's problems. The shaking of her hand bag was a totally different story. Nebby didn't mind tagging along with Lillie when she went to the shopping district. However, this day was a little special. All the noises from the crowd of people was making her pokemon friend antsy and it had to see what was going on. "N-Nebby! Please... you can't start getting excited now. I promise I'll let you out when we get back to the apartment. So please try to relax." Lillie said lowly as she continued walking through the crowd. That managed to stop the shaking but that didn't manage to stop Nebby from poking it's head out of the hand bag. "Nee Nee!" It cried happily. "Shhh! You have to go back inside!" Lillie wrestled with the pokemon a bit until she was finally able to calm Nebby down. This was all fun and games to it but for Lillie she almost had a heart attack. She knew Nebby wasn't going to keep quiet for long so she had to ask someone for help quick. There had to be someone around who knew this area better than she did. They would be able to point her in the right direction of the book store. Picking up her pace, she noticed a person exiting a store. There didn't seem to be anyone around them so she used this chance to go over and ask."Um... excuse me!" She ran over to them with a wave of her hand. "Hi. I... uh... I'm trying to look for the bookstore but I can't seem to find where it is. Can you help me please, if you don't mind?" She asked.

[attr="class","white"] [attr="class","night"] [attr="class","burstmini"]@someone [attr="class","burstmini"]000 words [attr="class","burstmini"]Feel free to join in! <3

BY MIZO.❉ OF WW

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Lillie || hope you don't mind me jumping in?

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Today is shopping day. Meaning that he would put off on buying groceries until after he'd browsed the shoe store and bookstore. His old casual shoes were worn out, and he had a strong urge to buy "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy". Apparently, it was an interesting if eccentric book.
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After picking out a pair of Vans (navy blue in color, with white soles and laces), he heads out of the shop, quickly checking his phone for the time. He looks up when a figure runs over to him, waves. The face isn't recognized when he squints (the slight shortsightedness doesn't help much), but he smiles anyways. When the girl gets closer, she asks for the bookstore, and his grin widens.
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"I'm just heading that way," he replies. "You could follow me there -- it's just around the corner."
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He walks on in silence. Awkward silence. He finally finds a question to ask to keep up the conversation: "You enjoy reading?" he asks, assuming.

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[Lillie]

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[attr="class","whitenight"] ❝ "Thank you!" Lillie responded with a smile. She hurried alongside the man as he began leading the way to the bookstore. She was surprised yet grateful that the person she chose to ask was going to the exact same place she was. He didn't have to lead the way if it was only around the corner. She would have made her way there without getting lost in the process... hopefully. There was no telling what would happen if she was given directions to remember for a place. She knew she wasn't going to be able to stay for long with Nebby in her bag. She planned on thanking the man for the nice gesture and hurrying off inside the store. Speaking of pokemon, her friend was far too quiet and that was never a good sign. "Y-Yes!" His question had startled her out of her thoughts so she answered a little too loudly. "I wanted to pick out a book in the horror genre but I don't know very many. Um... do you have any suggestions?" An eleven year old wanting to know about horror novels wasn't strange at all. Actually, Lillie was picking out this book for Nebby. The other books she's read to it were usually light-hearted but she wanted to spice things up a bit by throwing in a horror novel. "Nee?" Nebby stuck it's head out of the hand bag and looked back and forth between Lillie and the stranger beside them. The pokemon stared long and hard at the man, processing if this was a friend or... a friend who wanted to play with it. Before Nebby could fly out of the bag to see for itself, Lillie managed to close it back up while keeping her composure. He didn't notice that, right?

[attr="class","white"] [attr="class","night"] [attr="class","burstmini"]Marco Bodt [attr="class","burstmini"]000 words [attr="class","burstmini"]I don't mind that all!

BY MIZO.❉ OF WW

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Marco smiles at the young girl's response. There's few young ones who liked reading where he's from. He enjoyed it, but being a farmer's son, there wasn't all too much material to get his hands on. He's thankful for his neighbour's collection of fantasy books, though -- those kept him creative.
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As to horror -- he's a little surprised one as young as herself enjoyed horror. He himself wasn't one for those sorts of books, preferring prose or fantasy or historical fiction (and no, he'd found no mention of his own world in those books). However, he's not one to question, and he ransacks his memory banks to see if he can find one.
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Marco frowns. "Not really horror, but I did enjoy 'Hound of the Baskervilles', by Arthur Conan Doyle. It's more mystery, really, but it's got a darker setting." It's a Sherlock Holmes classic that he loves, though it's been a while since he last read it. He wonders if it's suitable for her age level -- he's pretty sure he didn't read Sherlock until he was thirteen or fourteen.
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His head turns at a strange sound. As if there was a questioning murmur, or perhaps a passing fly. When he can't pinpoint the noise, he shrugs, brushing it off as his mind playing tricks on him.

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[attr="class","whitenight"] ❝ Lillie let out a low sigh. He didn't seem to notice enough to start asking questions so she was safe for now. She moved her hand bag to the other side of her so she'd be able to keep better watch of her friend. How many more close calls was she going to take? There was only so much she could do before she gave up. It was a good thing Nebby didn't teleport out of the bag. Lillie didn't think she was ready to deal with that kind of surprise. The young girl listened intently as he began telling her about a mystery novel he read once and enjoyed. She wasn't sure if she heard of that one or not and the author's name didn't sound familiar. "I'll have to check it out when I get to the store but the name doesn't sound familiar.... Oh!" How could she forget? She never introduced herself. "I should introduce myself. I'm Lillie and this-" She paused for a moment, no longer needing to catch herself from mentioning her companion. As her pokemon friend was already out of the bag and hovering slightly above his head. "Ah... uh...." Lillie was at a lost for words and all she could do was freeze in place while looking up at his head. How? Was the first question that came to mind but that could be easily answered. When? Was another but that too was pretty simple to answer. "Nee!" Nebby cried happily and flew down inside the man's shoe bag. It stuck it's head out of the bag, preferring to be in this one than the other. Lillie's bag was much too small. Nebby didn't have any room to move around in. This bag was perfect. The view was nice, there was more space, and it had an interesting smell to it.

[attr="class","white"] [attr="class","night"] [attr="class","burstmini"]Marco Bodt [attr="class","burstmini"]000 words [attr="class","burstmini"]it was bound to happen anyways lol

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Marco's lip quirks upwards when she agrees to look into his suggestion. It's a murder mystery, as are all Sherlock books, so hopefully it'll be to her liking. Plus, it's probably tamer than some of the other horror out there, and perhaps it'll keep her from reading stuff like Lord of the Flies.[break][break]
She moves to introduce herself when Marco blinks once, finding a purplish creature floating by his head. He takes a step back, surprised, and trying to find space, but the creature follows, keeping about a foot away before flying into his shopping bag.
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The creature seems quite at home in his shoe bag, and if there's one thing Marco's learned over his years of living on the Island, it's that there are many different people and things around.
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He lifts the bag a bit, peers at the purple thing, and grins. "Who might this be?" he asks kindly. It's kind of cute, if in a bit of a dreary way.
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Marco straightens, keeps walking. "I'm Marco. It's nice to meet you, Lillie." The bookstore had just come into view. He gives the young girl a sideways glance,
but doesn't let his smile falter. "Will you be trying to sneak your companion into the shop...?"

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[attr="class","whitenight"] ❝ Lillie prepared for the worst. She was expecting him to blow up in her face, grab her by the arm, and drag her back to Aether Paradise. She was dreading the painful cries from Nebby as he took hold of it and locked it away. There was a million bad things that were about to happen but none of them came. What she was anticipating didn't happen. Actually, quite the opposite happened in fact. She was dumbfounded as she remained still with her mouth slightly agape and her green eyes blinking rapidly. When Marco mentioned Nebby, the Pokemon smiled and moved one of its wisp-like extensions as if it was waving hello. It took a moment for Lillie to snap out of her shocked state and hurry beside the two. Were they just going to pretend this didn't happen? Because it certainly did. "That's... uh... Nebby. It's a dear friend of mine." She replied, still having trouble processing it all. Lillie definitely didn't expect Marco to be so calm about it. He even continued the conversation as if this was an everyday thing to him. Perhaps, there was no need for Lillie to be so worked up as he clearly took the surprise well. "Y-Yes! I don't know how other people will react when they see Nebby. I don't want anything bad to happen to it...." She leaned over a bit to take a look at Marco's bag and see how her companion was doing. Nebby didn't seem to be bothered by the new bag and by the look on its face, it looked content almost happy to be there. Well, if her friend was happy then Lillie was happy and that's what matters. "I don't think Nebby wants to come out of your bag. It seems to like being there." She giggled a bit. The store was coming more into view the closer they got to it. How was Nebby going to react being inside a place that was unfamiliar to it? Marco's bag didn't close as good as Lillie's so Nebby could easily slip out. That question hadn't crossed the young girl's mind until now and all she could do was gulp and pray for the best.

[attr="class","white"] [attr="class","night"] [attr="class","burstmini"]Marco Bodt [attr="class","burstmini"]000 words [attr="class","burstmini"]marco has no idea what he's about to get himself into. xD

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Marco continues on, unfazed. Perhaps he shouldn't be as unfazed as he seems, but frankly, after facing Titans and dying and being transported to another weird place, there's not much for him to be surprised by.
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He looks back down at his bag, gives the purplish animal a smile. "Nice to meet you too, Nebby," he says, genuinely interested in the creature. He wonders what it is, and how on earth it floats in the air like that.
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Lillie mentions her original plan of bringing her companion into the bookstore with her, and at that, Marco frowns just a little, contemplating. He lets Lillie observe her friend, still snuggled in his shoe bag. The creature looks quite content to be there, and when Lillie confirms it, Marco smiles. He's glad to help, glad that Nebby is enjoying itself. Ever the helper, he is.
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His gaze slides back to the young girl, and his tone turns slightly more serious. "I doubt the bookstore would allow Nebby in," he starts, watching Lillie's face.
"But I can sneak him in with me, hide my bag behind me so they don't see. Maybe you should stick close to me, just so, um, your friend doesn't escape," he says, finishing with a quirked lip. "Does that sound like a plan?"

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[attr="class","whitenight"] ❝ Lillie had a feeling the bookstore wouldn't be so keen in letting a creature such as Nebby enter their store. Marco confirmed her feeling too. She didn't know much about Tomodachi's laws and the consequences of breaking those laws so it was a good thing he did and was able to let her know. The young girl was quiet for a moment as she tried thinking of ways they could sneak Nebby in without getting caught. When Marco mentioned his plan, Lillie looked up at him with a nod and a smile. "Right! Let's do this." She held up a proud fist and continued on to the store. Once the group arrived, Lillie waited for Marco to head in first so she could follow closely behind and watch Nebby. There was something about the atmosphere in the bookstore that made the young girl enjoy coming here. It was peaceful, not too loud, not that many people, and the staff were always so helpful no matter what age their customers were. The best part about the store was all the sections of books. It wasn't that big of a store but having all these books everywhere made it look huge. There were some sections that Lillie never explored and she was anxious to see what they had. So far, so good. There were only about three or four people inside and none of them seemed to be paying much attention to Marco, Lillie, and Nebby anyways. They'd be able to get in and get out with no problems at all. However, Marco's bag started shaking. First it was only a little then it started shaking a lot to the point Lillie had to hold onto it. "Nee!" Nebby stuck it's head out of the bag to look around at the new place it was in. The objects that were scattered around the store looked exactly like the things Lillie would read to it at night. "Nebby... shh. You have to calm down." She tried pushing it back inside but her friend simply moved out of the way to dodge her hand. "N-Nebby!" The young girl pursed her lips and tried again but to no avail. Nebby was dodging everything. It didn't take much for the pokemon to wiggle out of Marco's bag and fly up to his face to nuzzle it. It then zipped to the back of the store before anyone could grab it and started knocking books down off the shelves. "Aheh... heh heh heh... heh...." Lillie pointed slowly to the mess Nebby was making. It wouldn't be long until the people in the store heard the ruckus and came over to investigate. Marco better have some magic powers or they're screwed.

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At Lillie's acceptance of his plan, he grins at her and begins his walk through the threshold. He does, however, position himself and his bag such that it's hiding behind him as he walks through the door -- that way, should the cashier on his left look at him, the bag would be hidden at his right.
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The bookstore was cool and inviting as always. He'd always loved books, though when he'd first arrived, such a thing had seemed strange. There weren't really bookstores around the place where he came from, so seeing it all in bright colorful print and white bookshelves and lights had been a shock. He quickly got used to it -- he loves reading, and after getting used to the library, he'd decided to buy books to brighten his apartment.
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It doesn't look like many people are watching them. He does his best to look like he wasn't trying to hide something -- look suspicious, and people would think you suspicious. That's simply how the world works. But when his shoe bag starts to vibrate, he knows he has to hide it somehow, and quickly.
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He sidesteps into an aisle, Lillie following close by, and at that, Nebby pokes its head out of the bag. He tries to shush the creature gently while Lillie attempts to shove it back down. The purple creature dodges the small hand, zooms up, and nuzzles Marco's cheek for a moment before flying to the back of the store.
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There's a sheepish grin on Marco's face as he watches the creature knock books off the shelves. "Uh oh," he says, scratching the back of his neck. A nervous habit for whenever there's something concerning. "Well, come on now, we better grab Nebby and clean that up."
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He moves quickly towards the back, wincing when a beautiful hardcover strikes the wooden floor hard, resonating with a loud crack. He grabs books and starts putting them back on shelves. "Lillie, grab Nebby, would you? Try and get it to calm down -- zip up your bag or something if you have to," he says, sorry for the creature. Though he'd like to let it roam free, it simply can't do so if it's going to cause havoc in a bookstore. He wishes he had some sort of power to just make the books fly onto the shelves -- but no. He's no superhuman.
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"Quickly, now," he urges, gaze darting as he hopes that none of the staff come over.

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[attr="class","whitenight"] ❝ Lillie was glad to have someone like Marco around. He didn't waste anytime to spring into action and start picking up books off the floor. She could learn a thing or two from him but right now was not the time to ask for pointers. She had a job to do. The young girl ran to the back where Nebby was still flying around and knocking books over. "Nebby, you have to stop please. I know this is all very exciting to you but you have to get in the bag." Lillie said, pleading with the pokemon. She tried to coax it by taking out a pokemon treat until she realized all the treats she had in her bag were long gone. All of her pleas were falling on deaf ears and the two were running out of time. Surely, someone heard the large book fall and it wouldn't be long now until someone came over to check. There had to be something she could... Something she hasn't tried yet. "Nebby!" The girl stomped her foot on the ground. "Get back into the bag!" She ordered. The pokemon came to a stop and hovered back over to Lillie with its extensions lowered as if it knew it had did something wrong. It went inside her hand bag without saying a word and would remain quiet for the rest of the trip. Lillie didn't mean to raise her voice at it and when she seen how sad her friend looked, she felt awful. There was nothing else she could have done. Nebby needed to understand that she had no choice. Lillie wanted her friend to be safe and it definitely wasn't safe a few minutes ago. Hopefully, she'd be able to explain to it once they got home. "T-Thank you for helping me Marco." Lillie said and picked up a book to put it back on the shelf. "I don't think I'd be able to clean this mess up and calm Nebby down without you." And she meant every word. Without Marco, she wouldn't know what to do. She'd probably grab Nebby and run out leaving the mess behind. Lillie had to repay him back somehow but the only thing she had on her was a few bucks, max repels, and pokeballs. She didn't think Marco would need anything like that unless he was a pokemon trainer and she highly doubted that.

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Marco grabs book after book, and carefully places it where they should go. Or at least...where he thinks they should go. He glances at the title he has in his hand -- Moo. How interesting -- and puts it next to the other animal-like titles (surely it goes next to Animal Farm, right?)
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His gaze periodically slides back to Lillie and her creature friend Nebby, and when Lillie finally (literally) puts her foot down, the purple creature makes its way and sulks inside of Lillie's bag. It looks sad, but Marco knows it simply can't be helped -- it's already caused quite some trouble.
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"No problem," he replies to Lillie's thanks. "I helped with the plan, it's only fair if I continue through with it." He smiles reassuringly before his gaze turns towards an approaching individual. It's one of the staff, from the looks of the uniform, and when they get close enough, she stops and stares at the two of them.
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"I heard a loud noise," she says, glancing at Marco then at Lillie. "Dis something happen? Are you two all right?"
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Marco butts in before Lillie can answer -- she doesn't seem the type to be able to lie, anyways. And though he's not much one for lying, it's something he can accept. "I tripped and fell kind of heavily. I'll be fine, though," he says, grinning sheepishly.
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The staff member blinks. "Ah -- okay. Then...have a good day." She gives them a nod before disappearing behind the bookshelves.
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Marco looks back at Lillie, gives a small exhale of relief. "That was close," he whispers conspiratorially before clearing his throat. "Now -- those books of yours. Will you be taking my suggestion of dear Sherlock, Lillie?" he asks.

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[attr="class","whitenight"] ❝ Lillie smiled to herself and continued picking up the last of the books. Hearing the sound of footsteps, she turned her head to see one of the employees standing at the entrance of the aisle. She asked the two did anything happen and before Lillie could apologize profusely, Marco butted in. Her eyes widened slightly at his lie but she said nothing. He knew how to handle these situations better than she did so she let him handle it. When the employee left, Lillie exhaled the same time Marco did like she was holding it in for the whole time. She nodded slowly at his words. That really was a close one! "Oh uh yes. I wonder where it is." She started walking back to the front to check the other bookshelves. To be honest, Lillie wasn't looking forward to finding the book and paying for it like she was before. She'd have to head back home and leave Marco without repaying him back properly. Plus, there was so much she wanted to ask him like how he knew how to handle those situations in such a short notice. She could learn so much from him but she opted not to say anything to him about it. There were always these opportunites for Lillie to better herself but she was too afraid to go out and reach them.

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NOTES: awww lillie don't think of repayment u don't have to. also, hope this is ok.

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Marco grins when Lillie affirms that she'll look into Sherlock. As such, he leads her towards the frontward section of the store, right to a sign marked 'murder mysteries' in the classics section. Once there, he flits through the titles before he gives a quick "Ah, here we go,". His slender fingers pull out a tome embossed with gold lettering -- 'Sherlock Holmes'.
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He hands it to Lillie, arm outstretched as he continues looking at the other titles. "Here's the first one. There's also the 'Casebook of Sherlock Holmes' which is a collection of short stories. And -- Hound of the Baskervilles is another good one," he mentions. They're all great books, and each of the covers he sees have an interesting design. Not that he should judge a book by its cover, no, but frankly, he does tend towards those sorts of books. He's been meaning to break the habit, but it's not easy.
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He crouches to double-check that he's found the better Holmes titles (they're all good, but Lillie can't very well read the Return of Sherlock Holmes before reading the previous titles, can she?) before he stands back up.
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"Are there other titles you were looking for?" he asks. Being well-versed in the bookstore's various categories, he'd rather help her out now. He feels bad that Nebby has to remain in her bag and shut away, but it's only for the best.

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[attr="class","whitenight"] ❝ Lillie waited patiently for Marco to find the book. He took it from the shelf and held it out for her to take. She took the novel in her hands and studied the cover for a moment before opening it up to flip through a couple of pages. A mystery novel with a dark setting, huh? She thought. She liked the sound of it but now that it was in her hands she couldn't wait to go home and read it. When he mentioned another, Lillie stepped up to take a look at the one he suggested. "Casebook of Sherlock Holmes?" She questioned with a tilt from her head. "I'll take that one too. I rather get as much as I can while I'm here so I won't have to make the trip back." The main reason being her adorable pokemon friend. She wasn't sure if Nebby would be tame if she were to go back but she didn't want to take the chance and find out. She rather be safe than sorry. Reaching up to grab the novel, she took it in her hand and held it with the other. "Um no.... I think these two will do. Thank you." Lillie smiled softly. "Didn't you come here for something too?" She asked. The young girl remembered that when she first met Marco he told her he was heading to the bookstore as well to get a book. She was pretty much all set with what she came in here for so she didn't want to waste anymore of his time.

[attr="class","white"] [attr="class","night"] [attr="class","burstmini"]Marco Bodt [attr="class","burstmini"]000 words [attr="class","burstmini"] that's perf~! i also think our little thread is coming to a close? unless marco wants to be a gentleman and walk lillie home haha ouo

BY MIZO.❉ OF WW

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