(GS3) Field: Destroyed Shopping District

[Kuro]

The fight was incredible, Neo with the thunder dragons of Narukami, and Neu with the flame dragons of Kagero. This was a legendary clan, one that Haruki had never even seen in action before. He was glad that he was lucky enough to be able to watch this clan of myth in a real fight. The fight was fun the whole way through, and Neo even managed to win against Neu.

After the fight, Neu told the two she believed she could help them achieve their goals. A fighter of such mystery, she was first found by him in a construction site, and continued to surprise Haruki by inviting him and Neo to a meal, even using a legendary clan in her fight. There was still much Haruki didn't completely understand about her, but he believed she was someone with justice in her heart. Showing the fun of Vanguard to others could be a great way to share his justice.

"It's an interesting position, but after all that's happened, I don't see why not. If you say having fun can help us work towards our goals, I'll trust you." Haruki held out his hand to link with Neu's pinky.

[NeoBuster]

"I pinky promise" Neo told Neu

"I promise to show the world just how fun Vanguard is" Neo said

He didnt only promise that to Neu, he promised that to his parents.. who were out there somewhere

Neo started to say to himself "They would have never wanted me to be like this"

[Hope]

With these promises, Neu had the intention to collect the strength they had given her to make their wishes become a reality. She closed her eyes and smiled a little, "Thank you both of you."

A small dimensional rift opened up behind her, of course, they would have a hard time seeing this as it was only visible to Neu, but they would be certainly able to feel such a strong presence. She muttered under her breath, "The pact. Is sealed." With that, the rift quickly disappeared. She released the pinky promise, still grinning out of her overflowing happiness.

"Right here," she gave them a both a napkin and wrote her phone number on both of them. "If you ever need any help, just call me and all, so we can reach each other. Or even just for a fun game of right. As for helping you both out... my side of the promise is that I will do something to make your dreams come true... so I'll really do my best alright?"

Affinity:
Neo Isamu: +5 (Pact sealed)
Haruki Yahagi: +5 (Pact sealed)

[Kuro]

Haruki was mystified by the force he felt while making his pinky promise with Neu. The strong force disappeared as the two released their linked fingers, and Neu smiled in gratitude. At the end of the night, she gave the two her number to call if they felt the need to, and said that she'd do her best to fulfill their dreams.

"You don't have to work so much for our goals. I'd be happy to work for my own accomplishments, but if you really want to help, that would be really nice of you. I'll have to take my leave as it's quite late, but thanks for everything Neu. I really appreciate what you're doing for us." Haruki thought about how lost Neu got before. "If you need anymore help finding your way around here, you can call me or Neo. We'd be happy to help."

He smiled and parted ways with his friends as he headed home with a new outlook on justice.

Neu AF +5
Neo AF +5

[NeoBuster]

Another impactful day for Neo. He decided to part ways with his new friends to continue to search for answers

+5 affinity to New and Haruki

[Crystalia]

She quickly headed to a shop in the shopping district. Depite offering to go with Haruka to the Mansion, she'd remembered that she had to get something first, and told him to go on ahead. She went into the nearest food store, and bought food for the week. She wasn't sure exactly where she'd be the next few days, but there was no harm in being prepared. On her way out she noticed some dog food.

'Hmmm maybe I should buy a small bit of dog food as well?' She thought. 'Neo had seemed to enjoy it, so why not'. Buying it, she went on her way, hurrying to her house before heading to the Espoir mansion.

[Hope]

Neu was eating a barbecue stick while leaning on her car.  She wore a gown white gown along with black frills. Her long black hair was moving along with the wind and her face was smooth, completed by her deep orange eyes. She was a beauty, looking like a goddess among the crowd of people who were just no match for her looks among the shopping district area. Ironically she was the one that was looking at guys as they passed by.

"He's ... ok."
"Hello!! Notice me hello how are you!"
"NOPE."
"Oh. Alright."
"Mmmm...."

She continued eating, nonchalant per usual and continuing to do whatever was killing time for her at the current moment. It was her fifth barbecue stick, and a thought came to her mind, "shoot my parents are going to scold me for this... " But she continued eating.

[Beryl]

Satoshi sat by the fountain, eyes constantly wandering, looking for someone out of the ordinary. With a name like Neu Edelweiss, she had to stick out, right? He nibbled a bit on a barbecue stick he had bought a while back, though it was cooled off and rather bland, if he was being honest. It made him miss grilling at home. Maybe he'd see if the Espoirs had an outdoor barbecue and put the old Kurosaki touch on it.

He noticed a girl leaning on a car that seemed a bit out of the ordinary looking out at guys, seeming to size them up as though she were trying to find a date. A bit odd; she had a pretty nice figure. It was strange that these guys were flat out ignoring her.

...Wait, could it be possible that this was Neu Edelweiss? It couldn't be. It didn't feel like she was. All the same, he felt the need to approach her, at least for curiosity's sake.

"G'afternoon. Nice day, isn't it?"

[Hope]

"Finally, a guy!" She thought to herself, "but... ehh he looks ok.. something about him...."

Neu looked at his shoes and his face. She thought that he looked pretty alright, sure. Then again she just had a feeling that she would just flat out have something with him that would just be such a  turn off. She finished her next barbecue stick along with his greeting and but the stick back in the bag which she got it from. May as well greet him back since he went through this trouble.

"Yeah, pretty decent, it'd be nice if some guy would take to that amusement park that just opened up though," she continued looking around at the other men that passed by.

[Beryl]

"Hm...the amusement park?" Satoshi thought this over. He had been there yesterday with everyone else, and it was kind of weird that this girl was looking for a date at that place that was more than likely a dump considering how people treated it yesterday. Trash everywhere...likely rats fighting for the crumbs. He hated rats.

But at the same time...something felt reasonable about this request. Even if this girl had a chance of being exactly who he was looking for...it felt like it was worth spending time with her, at least to try and understand her a little more. He gave a small smile and said, "If you'd like, I'll take you. I was there yesterday with some friends and it was a pretty good time."

[Hope]

She continued looking around for other guys. She sighed a little, this guy wasn't that bad but not exactly the prince charming who she was hoping for. Neu reached for her car keys in her purse and opened the door. She proceeded to enter her car, still on the lookout for any one else who may be interested, and then she closed the door. She started up the engine and rolled down her windows.

"Man I guess we can go or something." She looked at him, somewhat disappointed, "get in."

[Beryl]

Satoshi raised an eyebrow. Disappointment in her voice? He felt like there was something about that which should be insulting, but it occurred to him that he was a stranger to her treating her like a casual friend already. Yukino and Haruka had kind of forced that habit on him as of late, so it was kind of difficult to do the same things with people who hardly knew you. Especially if you have the impression that the person who hardly knows you messed with your friends and all of Cray.

Even so...he kind of felt bad. This was quite an opportunity. Seph had tried to warn him the night before about doing something too stupid, like mistaking a trip to some place for having good intentions, but this was Satoshi's mission. He wanted to do it for his friends, for Cray...for Seph. He had to know more.

He got in the car. It was a pretty nice car, considering the number of cars he had actually been in. Definitely nicer than his parents' truck. Getting as comfortable as he could in the seat, he turned his head to her.

"My name's Satoshi Kurosaki, by the way. It's nice to meet you...er..."

[Hope]

"Neu Edelweiss."

She floored the gas pedal, accelerating to 100 MPH and drove on the sidewalk.

[Hope]

Hana received had gotten the reply from Mi-hime saying that she would come over to the Shopping District, so Hana texted her address to where she should go. It was a long day of fighting, but Hana feels much better about her skills and bond with the clans. They're tired, and she's tired, so there's no better way than to unwind with Miyuki. She stood in from the restaurant in anticipation for her friend's arrival. To pass time she looked through her Angel Feather deck.

"Nociel-chan, are you feeling alright?" She asked in worried voice.
"Yeah... Hana-chan... I'm just... tired... you guarded with me too much.. ow." Nociel's voice was light, as if she was half asleep.

[Crystalia]

It took a bit, but she made it to the shopping district. The walk from the forest had indeed woken her up, and she hoped that she didn't look tired. She double checked the address that Hana had sent her, and headed towards there. After a small walk, she made it to the meet up place.

'Hiii Hana' she said, and waved to her. 'How are you today?'