Shibuya Snapshots

Shopping

This one and the next one are a bit shorter.

Maybe when they meet up, all three of them can go shopping together!

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Fret isn't a super patient person. Sure, he's patient with Rindude because that's what he's used to. Besides, Rindude usually just went with the flow and Fret has to practically wrestle answers out of him sometimes. Like, jeez, dude, you gotta have an opinion on what you wanna eat.

Anyways, he notices a crowd just outside the Gatto Nero main store. Y'know, the one at 104? He's surprised that there aren't more Gatto Nero stores. It's a super popular brand nowadays.

They're gathered around a vendor of some kind, clearly not promoting something for Gatto or any of the other stores in the building. What are they selling?

Fret dares to draw closer, but not close enough that he'll be accused of cutting in the long line. They're getting a pin? The sign says "Reaper Pins". Wait, wasn't that those pins that were getting super popular lately? They were on sale, too, given the long line.

Fret doesn't like waiting in long lines, but as he examines the pin from afar, something in his mind tells him to get in line. A voice he isn't entirely sure is his own.

He gets in line.

The line progresses slowly as all lines do, and Fret starts to get worried that there won't be any left by the time he gets to the front. And all the people who got in life after him will be disappointed, too, huh.

But there's still a ton of pins, and it looks like they got another shipment of boxes waiting to be used up, so Fret purchases two of the pins, his wallet crying from emptiness.

His phone vibrates and he checks it. Aw crap! He was supposed to be meeting up with Rindude! He messages apology after apology as Rindo says he's coming to him and it isn't long before he sees the familiar blonde hair, black mask, and orange hoodie with the black jacket (Rindude, it's spring. Lighten up on the layers a bit).

He rushes up to Rindo and makes him guess his most recent purchase with a hint. When he reveals the pin and tosses it to Rindude in excitement who fails to catch it. Thankfully a boy a few years older than them with ash-blonde hair picks it up and hands it back to Rindo and walks off. Dang, that guy just disappeared into the crowd. Anyway, he's hungry. Time to go buy some food!

Rindo is indecisive about what they should get for lunch, so Fret manages to get him to weed it down to two answers. Both are on Dogenzaka so that makes things more convenient.

Rindo eventually decides on ramen and Fret uses his soon-to-be trademarked "moon for 'men" line as he always does. He won't be able to forget Rindo's face when he first used it.

Rindo gets distracted by his phone, like usual, during the middle of their conversation. Fret is nice about it, because that's just who he is.

Turns out Rindude is chatting with an online friend named Swallow. Who's apparently in Shibuya at the moment. Rindo is in denial about the fact that meeting up with them is a possibility. But Rindude isn't friends with a non-believer.

Fret drags Rindo out of the store and they make their way to the Scramble. The perfect place to go when you're looking for someone. They walk past a couple, Rindude nearly bumping into them and then actually bumps into a dude with a red hoodie. They walk past the couple who want to go buy pins from Joli bécot, the group of high school girls that are still in front of 104 figuring out where they want to go shopping.

Hm. Does this Swallow character enjoy shopping? Fret likes it and Rindude... tolerates it? He goes with Fret whenever he's invited and he usually buys at least one small thing.

Maybe when they meet up, all three of them can go shopping together!

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Implied future Frindoka if you squint real hard