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[A restaurant?] I wouldn’t mind being a waitress at a restaurant. I will be sure to ask around the network to see if there are any job positions available. [And maybe find a place that has a really cute uniform! Making money and wearing something cute? Estelle didn’t think she could go wrong with that.]

[Rita takes the practical approach, although somehow, it wouldn't surprise her to know that Estelle would want a cute uniform.] Yeah. You have experience with that, right? So you probably have a better chance getting hired.

Yes, I do, even if it’s just a little. [And even if she didn’t, a waitress still sounds like a fun job. Something she can do to meet new people, and where her polite personality fits in so easily. Still, mostly a cute uniform!] I hope finding a job here is somewhat easy. [She giggles after saying that. Not that she doesn’t want to work hard to get a job, just that she wants to start earning money as fast as she can so she can support herself.]

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Somehow, I don't think you'll have a problem with that. [Rita isn't entirely sure why, besides that Estelle gets along pretty easily with people. For now, she doesn't mind paying for a few things...But she'll need her money for research materials later!]

So, you wanna get going?

[Hearing Rita say that only made her more optimistic about her future job hunt. However, for now they were going shopping, were they not?]

Yes, we should be going now! [Said with so much enthusiasm. Estelle is way too excited for a simple shopping trip.]

Uh, yeah...[Rita had no idea underwear was that exciting for her...

At the very least, she actually sort of knows where they can go shopping, so it's pretty easy to lead Estelle in a vague direction towards some stores.]

So has anyone really showed you around yet?

[No, she’s more excited to know what kind of underwear Rita wears, or rather, what kind she prefers. Just a curious Princess being curious.]

No, I haven’t been shown around at all. I have just been guided to the beach house and that is all, though I would like a tour of the City. [And best that someone guides her around rather than her going out by herself and somehow getting herself in trouble because she put her nose somewhere it didn’t belong.]

[Somehow, Rita has the feeling they might end up with underwear that she wouldn't usually get. She totally never buys cute ones--except maybe just one-!]

Okay. I can show you around a little, so what do you wanna do first? [Of course, Rita's idea of giving a "tour" might be to point in a direction and say what's over there. Not that she'd want Estelle to go exploring too far by herself, either...]

[Don’t worry! Estelle will help her find one cute pair! Maybe frilly pink ones, or just red ones to match her normal attire. Oh, maybe they should go looking for a matching let of lingerie as well. They could try things on together, see what looks cute on each other…hopefully Rita wouldn’t find anything too wrong with that.]

Well, I don’t think it would be very wise to be walking around with underwear, so I believe we should tour the town first. [Then after that’s all done, they can be rewarded by going lingerie shopping!]

[Probably not wrong as much as horribly embarrassing ~~even if maybe it's kind of okay with Estelle~~. Although Rita might just draw the line at frills.

That's logical enough--and she thinks a tour won't take long.] Yeah, okay...

[She thinks for a moment, then points vaguely in the direction of the centre of the the city.] The fountain where you arrived is over that way in the middle. I'm pretty sure the deities' place is over there, too.

[Okay, so no frills. That’s understandable. Though that won’t stop Estelle from trying! Just the sentiment of lingerie shopping with her friend was exciting enough, so she should just focus on that.]

So the fountain is the middle of the city. [That actually makes sense, especially since that was where she had arrived. Even more sense that the deities would be living in the middle of the city.] I obviously know about the forest and the beach, so it is everything else that I really don’t know about. [A simple layout of the city would be enough for her. It’s a matter of gathering such information for her internal encyclopedia, then researching ~~or running off and exploring herself~~ later.]

[She will absolutely refuse the frills! Probably. In any case, they need to get the "tour" out of the way first.

Rita nods distractedly--that's two things she doesn't really need to mention, then--and continues.] Almost, but not exactly. It's part of the centre square, but there's this weird carousel thing directly in the middle. You might've seen it from the fountain.

Oh, and there's apartment buildings all around the edge of the city. Between those and the centre, there's shops, libraries, a hospital, things like that. [Since Rita is the worst tour guide ever, she'll at least give Estelle a map for her device so the other girl can self-study.]

[Estelle nods once at the mentioning of the carousel. She had remembered seeing up upon her arrival and was one of the things she remembered clearly if only because it was something that had caught her eye.] Yes, I do remember seeing that.

[Oh, and there’s a library? Well, if Estelle’s not in the house, then that’s the next place she will be! At least it seems to be within the city limits, according to the map she just received, so it will probably distract her twice over before she manages to get too far and attempt to explore on her own.] So, all the important buildings are between these apartments and the center of the city. [Well, at least this odd place was built in such a fashion that seemed logical to keep their residences somewhat comfortable aside from these curses.]

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Yeah, most of them. There's stuff under the city, too--in the Underground. [Where her tone was casual before, she gets a bit more serious. The Underground might have some interesting things, but she doesn't think it's the best place for Estelle. Not by herself, at least.] It's a pretty seedy place though, and there's monsters further down.

[She was interested in this Underground, but she caught on to the change of tone in Rita’s voice. Given that, it was probably best that she not wander there, at least not by herself. Yes, she was curious about it, but it was best not to worry her companions that were here.] So you are telling me to not go down there on my own, am I correct? [She offered Rita a smile and giggled a little too, in appreciation for her friend’s concern.]

[And Rita might misinterpret that a bit, her worry for Estelle making her want to be absolutely certain that Estelle's aware of what she could be getting into.] I'm serious, okay? Don't wander off to any weirdo places! [She's not harsh at all--just clearly concerned.]

[She nodded once at Rita’s concern, though there was still a hint of a playful smile on her face. Not that she wasn’t listening, just that she understood.] I promise, Rita. I won’t wander off to those places. [All that she needed to know right now was where the library was, and that would keep her attention for the time being. Any place where books are, she is bound to be as well.]

[And Rita relents, trusting for now that Estelle has the message, at least. The library's more her friend's style, anyway.]

Good. I think that's about all the important stuff--oh, wait. [Just in case...] There's also the Hall of the Missing. That place has a bunch of pictures up of anyone who's left the City.

[The Hall of the Missing…she can’t help but wonder…] Was my picture there before I returned just recently? [Because from her welcome to the City, people knew that she had left.

However, if that tour was everything then, she was ready to start shopping for underwear!]

Yeah...You've been here a couple times, so it was. [Even if Rita never stopped by to see; once for confirmation that Estelle had left was enough. It might be something her friend's more interested in, though.] There's still pictures of Judith and the old man there.

[And unless Estelle has more questions, Rita's a little lacking in enthusiasm, but just as ready.]

[She nods, her expression deflating just a little bit.] I’m sorry you had to experience seeing my picture there. [And she had heard that Judith and Raven were here at one point, so she didn’t question that or give Rita a curious look and instead just gave another nod at that.

But soon her usual smile returned to her face as she gently grabbed one of the mage’s hands in excitement.] Shall we be going to shop for underwear now?

[She blinks in return, looking up with mild surprise.] Huh? It's not...You don't have to apologize for something like that.

[A blush then creeps over her face, though she makes no complaints about Estelle taking her hand.] Okay, okay, let's go. [Before she announces it in public again-!]

Oh, I don’t? [It was still something she felt she should be sorry for, but if Rita said she didn’t, then she won’t be. Instead, she will try not to leave again, though it sounds like something like disappearing from the City was against anyone’s wills.

With a smile and a giggle, she squeezes Rita’s hand once.] Where to?

You seriously don't, okay? [Rita would only blame the City.

It's been a while since they were able to go somewhere like this, and she can't help but smile in return as she moves forward to lead them to a nearby store.] I think the one we want should be right over here...

[That place with the various mannequins in lingerie in the windows--some of it frilly or lacy, which Rita's not gonna touch.]

[And as soon as she sees the store with the mannequins wearing lovely little pieces of lingerie, she immediately starts pulling Rita in that direction. They’re going in and they’re going to find the young mage lovely underwear! And of course her attention goes to the lacy underwear as that’s Estelle’s preference. To her, it’s a sin to wear underwear less lovely than her clothing.]