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Who: Princess Celestia and Bandou
When: July 19
Where: The Near Shore
What: God and shinki set out to reunite a child with her parents.

There are so many humans here...

[As near as anyone in the mall could tell, Celestia and Bandou are just two more of them -- the former having assumed human appearance to better blend in among the crowd.]

[She stares for just a moment before she shakes it off, looking down at Bandou.] Are you familiar with a place like this?

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[This is starting to take a long time indeed, isn't it. Celestia glances back down the hall, looking for her wayward shinki. She could call him back, but if he's in the middle of something that would be bad...]

Say, I have an idea. Why don't you write a letter while we're waiting? You can tell your parents about the fascinating adventure you had while they were away.

[From a pouch tucked under one wing, she tugs out a quill pen and a rolled up sheet of paper for the girl.]

[ Even though he isn't with his goddess right now, a similar idea pops into Bandou's head. Write something! Perhaps Celestia's rubbing off on him.

But unlike her, he doesn't keep a stash of paper and quills with him, so instead, he hops over the counter of the security booth, not caring at this point if they suddenly notice him. There's a note pad and some pens conveniently laid out on the desk and he quickly scrawls out a note to the parents: ]

we have her at the food court!

[ He's about to slide it over when he realizes that kinda sounds creepy and like she's being held hostage or something. ]

and shes safe!!
i promise
just hurry up and go there!

[ He pushes the note pad in front of the mother, who looks down, confused. But she quickly grabs it, shows her husband and the two thank the officers before rushing towards the food court. ]

[The girl has just long enough to get drawn into scribbling on the paper when the sound of hurried footsteps catches Celestia's attention. She has just enough time to get out of the way before the parents descend to scoop up their child and shower her with relieved affection.]

[She isn't calling attention to herself now, so their notice slides straight off her as she gets to her feet, glancing around for her shinki.]

[ And here he comes, running up behind the parents. He got a bit caught up in the flow of customers, but he makes it in time to see their reunion with their daughter. He can't help but smile. ]

That took longer than I thought.

At the end of the day, the result is all that matters, not the path we took to get to it. Thank you, Bandou. [She smiles at him as she steps away, turning to watch the reunion from a more respectful distance.]

[ Yes, exactly. That's why his clan had no issues busting in on mobsters to get the info they needed.

But that 'thank you' means a whole lot more to Bandou than most people would probably feel. He brightens, smiling. ]

Yeah? I did good then?

Very good. And now that filly will have quite a story to tell.

I think we've earned a reward. Shall we get some ice cream? They sell that here, don't they?

[ Pretty much beaming right now. He looks around at all the stalls in the court before finally spotting a self serve ice cream place. ]

Yeah, there's a place over there. Come on.

Wonderful! [And Celestia leads the way, practically radiating satisfaction and delight.]

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