The Mall

@Ace High School, great. Bogyeol smiled brightly, but she was nervous, she luckily didn't encounter many people from her hometown in Sigil and the ones she did meet, had all met her in university. Bogyeol wondered what she was like in high school, of course she had seen photos and her mother said she was famous for her beauty in their neighborhood, but her grades weren't remarkable, she wasn't in any clubs in high school either as far as she knew. Bogyeol could have been a bully with a pretty face and nasty attitude or she could have been just an average student. She didn't know, but she could try and pretend she did. "Yes, it's so... surprising to see you here." Surprising was okay right? Neutral it could be surprisingly good or surprisingly bad.

@Ko Bogyeol It was only on rare occasions that Soohyun would be out. The only times he would be, was when he was searching for the finest parts for his projects, doing trades, or when he wanted to take a break at Sigil's bar. Today, he was looking for a battery he needed to replace for Felix. He stood outside of a small fashion boutique, deciding which shop he should stop by next when he heard someone greet him. He turned around, blinking before a smile pulled at his lips. "Bogyeol...? It's you! I haven't seen you since forever. Highschool? I can't even remember. How have you been?"

@★ Ghost Mio was getting increasingly unsettled as he pulled her out of the mall and into the dimly lit car park. She tried to pull herself free a few times, or just stopped walking, but it would just take a yank and the notion that he'd muffle her again, and she'd be following along again. She didn't perceive how much danger she was in. She couldn't even begin to imagine it. Mio visibly flinched when someone else grabbed her other arm. "Ah!" At the same moment, the man yelled and ran off. The tension in the air had her adrenaline spike. She didn't like this. Not at all. At the light push, she stumbled behind the stranger, the stranger who was more strange than the other stranger. They were... fighting? It looked like the man couldn't breathe. The burger had fallen to the floor and was trampled. Mio's heart fell at the sight. She got down on all fours and crawled towards the burger, dodging the choking man's desperate kicks as she started picking at it. The fight going on right next to her didn't seem like any of her business. She just wanted food.

@Ace Bogyeol had money to spare, but there was no joy in visiting shops when every hair bow and tulle skirt reminded her of her daughter, reminded her of the life she had left behind. She didn't need new clothes but shopping felt normal. Sometimes she could pretend her daughter was waiting on a bench right outside the dressing room, to tell her she looked like a princess. It offered a moment of happiness and hours of despair once she arrived home. Bogyeol was on her way to the exit when she paused and stared at a stranger, a man, she had never met, but somehow remembered. She remembered the face and her feet automatically shuffled her toward him. "Hi..." she said hoping he would fill in the blanks.

@Mikami Mio (tw: child trafficking)

Tracking targets at the mall was always difficult, there were more chances to be caught and if Ghost tripped up, if his plan failed, then it would be difficult to get out without being seen. He walked out from the food court and started to make his way down the escalator, sipping a milkshake when he caught sight of his target. Whilst Ghost was going down the escalator the man was going up on the other side, this wasn't part of the plan. But Ghost knew the man was hanging around the food vendors, doing whatever he could to attract the passing children, his victims. He would target those who had wandered off from their parents and Ghost had been watching him for a good week, intercepting various attempts in as many creative ways as he could find. The guy was the head of an underground trafficking ring, tied to the Golden Dragons and it was Ghost's job to put an end to his activities. Children were an enigma to Ghost, he didn't understand their small brains but Seunghyun... Seunghyun had a strong urge to kill this man and it amused Ghost to feel his unbridled rage. Ghost figured there was some part of humanity who wanted to protect these small people and he was half tempted to let Seunghyun loose. But he would wait, he could be patient when it counted.

Ghost turned at the bottom of the escalator and got back on, still sipping his milkshake. It seemed tasteless in his mouth but it was a good prop. Once at the top he leaned against the railing, looking out into the mall, effectively turning his back on the . He lifted up his phone, pretending to text on it as he watched the man order food. A large crowd pushed out through the nearby elevator and filtered into the food court, so Ghost turned around. "That slippery bastard." He grunted and tucked his phone away, walking further into the crowd. He couldn't spot the man until it was too late. He had hold of a child and was dragging her away. Ghost handed his milkshake to a stranger and stalked them, managing to catch the man's last words. He continued to follow them down to the car park, not wanting to cause a scene in the middle of the mall. Once they were near the man's van Ghost ran up to them. "Hey! I was looking everywhere for you." He grabbed a hold of Mio's free arm when the other man dropped her arm. "!" He yelled out before he tried to run away. Ghost gently pushed her behind him and grabbed the man. "Hey, you don't swear in front of children. Come back here." He dragged the man by the scruff of his neck, putting him into a chokehold. The man tried to fight back but Ghost dodged him, tightening his grip to cut off the man's air supply.

@★ Ghost Mio wandered around the mall, stopping at one point to admire the escalator. She'd come here with her mother but wandered off eventually and not noticed. She approached the escalator, standing in line and then stepped onto it excitedly. She enjoyed the ride at first, but it didn't take long for the many people crammed into a small space around her to make her nervous. Her breathing quickened and Mio flung an arm to the side, one foot timidly stepping against the step. "Ah.." The person in front of her turned around, thinking she had spoken to him, but when she neither made eye contact or said anything, he turned away once more. Mio writhed in discomfort where she stood, contorting and twisting her body in an attempt to expel her anxiety that way. It didn't work. The stomping increased and just when she was about to cry out, she reached the top and stumbled off. Stillness. Instead of finding a quiet corner to withdraw to her own little word, she went down the stairs and stood in line for the escalators again.

Mio continued her game for a while until the mall had almost completely cleared out. It was open 24/7 so there were still people around, but it was the one odd person here and there. Mio was wandering around aimlessly, looking for food. A man approached her and Mio stared at him warily. She didn't walk away though, because he was holding out food towards her. A burger. "You're hungry right? Come with me, I can give you a lot more." He had a kind smile. Mio didn't react to his words, she was looking at the burger. She reached out to take it and looked up at the man, visibly upset and confused when he pulled the burger just out of her reach. "Come along, don't worry." Mio let go of the railing she had been holding onto and took a step towards him, reaching out and tried to grab the food. Once again, he stepped back. Mio was getting upset. "Ah!" The man flinched at her brief outcry of protest and stepped in, covering . Mio shrieked in protest and tried to push him away, even tried to bite his fingers. He muffled the sounds she made and only removed his hand, holding onto her arm now, when she'd calmed down. "Food, yes? You're hungry? I have food. Come with me." He jerked at her arm, holding up the burger with his other hand. Mio didn't want to follow anymore, but stumbled along despite her resistance. She didn't cry out anymore because she didn't want his hand on again. Plus, he was right. She did want food.

Mio wandered around the mall, stopping at one point to admire the escalator. She'd come here with her mother but wandered off eventually and not noticed. She approached the escalator, standing in line and then stepped onto it excitedly. She enjoyed the ride at first, but it didn't take long for the many people crammed into a small space around her to make her nervous. Her breathing quickened and Mio flung an arm to the side, one foot timidly stepping against the step. "Ah.." The person in front of her turned around, thinking she had spoken to him, but when she neither made eye contact or said anything, he turned away once more. Mio writhed in discomfort where she stood, contorting and twisting her body in an attempt to expel her anxiety that way. It didn't work. The stomping increased and just when she was about to cry out, she reached the top and stumbled off. Stillness. Instead of finding a quiet corner to withdraw to her own little word, she went down the stairs and stood in line for the escalators again.

Minho fainted sighed to himself as he headed inside the large mall. He needed some more clothes but not too badly, he more so would like to have some more if possible. Of course it was, he hummed silently and gazed around the area to try and locate a shop, eventually spotting one in the distance as he began to head over there.

@♞ Mello "Undergarments?" Momoko rolled her eyes before shaking her head. "Why could I just order them online? It's not like they're hard to get." she frowned slightly, still walking with the man. As reluctant to be there as she sounded, she was grateful for the company. Mello was the only friend she'd ever had, and he was probably the only friend she would have. After all she wasn't exactly an easy person to get along with, but somehow the cyborg had managed to put that aside. Then came the teasing and she scowled at him before smirking and shaking her head. "Platforms? I can't even walk in them, never mind run or fight. I prefer to stay more practical." she yawned slightly as she spoke, suddenly realising that it had been a few days since she'd last managed to sleep, but she did her best to shrug it off. "How about we leave the platforms to you?"

@♞ Momoko Gumi "Current objective is ... to get you new under garments, though I trust you can do that alone and I will simple watch over your activity in order to prevent s from bothering you..."
Mello spoke like as if he were her older brother in a sense, and in a sense his humanly heart and brain thought of her as such. Although the android in him also took in account that like anything else it was his objective to protect her and she also him since Moko also was capable of defending off those who would do Mello harm. You could say they always had each others backs. "Than secondly, I want to see what outfits might suit you. I know the usual school girl outfit is the normal choice... have you ever thought about wearing platform Moko-Chan?"

He as if like an older brother, in his defense it was hard not too, but it was fun nonetheless.

@♞ Mello Momoko frowned as they approached the mall. She’d never been a fan of going shopping or anything like that, hell most of her clothes were bought online, and usually not even for her, just the clothes that were too small for anyone else to wear. As Mello spoke, Momoko shook her head slightly, exhaling loudly before speaking.
“Whatever, just don’t get distracted okay?” she hummed, eyes focusing on the ground as she walked with him, his hand on her shoulders directing her so that she wouldn’t crash into anyone else in the area. The mall had never been somewhere that she really liked. There was always too many people there, too many androids that set her nerves on edge as she just waited for something to go wrong. Now she was both more anxious than usual but also more relaxed. She hated standing out, but it was impossible for Mello not to stand out. He was practically a giant with his shoes on, and he never dressed like the masses, although that was something she did appreciate most of the time. But then she also knew that he was more than capable of dealing with trouble.
“Which store are we going to first?” she questioned the man.

@♞ Momoko Gumi "Come on Moko~ I know we haven't had time to spend but now that we so I been dying to find you new clothes...well and me."
Mello said as he walked towards the main entrance of the mall, the illuminated surroundings from all the neon and the glows of all the open stores. He stood with Moko close and even had his human hand around her small shoulders to keep her near as he glanced about. He wore a black leather body suit, the boots he wore were platforms about five inches or six in height, buckles going all the way up his legs and stopping at his mid-knee. His top was a harness of sorts and his left side was of course incase in some of the hardware used to rebuild that entire side of his. While the right side was normal looking and his magnet long sleeve decorated him. He didnt look bulky at all due to the hardware being more of a inlay to his made up skin, but because he could instantly form his left arm into a weapon like a knife, dagger, sword or even a hand automatic laser gun he always kept that side uncovered by clothes. Besides he couldn't feel cold or heat or pain on that side anyways. It looked like he had a green glowing tattoo of veins on that side, from his shoulder(chest), his whole arm and hand, and down his side to his hips.

((Idk can you imagine his bionics??? Lol I try to make a description lol I at it tho usually.))