She had only been able to handle living in Ichika for so long; the girl had left the place behind once and for all, with Tawny's urging. She'd branched out a lot since her days there, learning how to socialize and interact with others...though she was far from perfect. Much of her self-improvement was due to the earthen female that she had taken to traveling with; her friend was slowly teaching her the ways of the world, standing next to her as she experienced all sorts of things that she had never experienced before. Ichika only held bad memories for her now, the place where her adopted father had abandoned her...the pack where she'd been attacked twice and where she'd taken the life of another creature. It was best for her psychological health that she stay clear of that place.
She was still working on finding a gift for Tawny that would be suitable; she kept coming across things but nothing seemed good enough to her. It had to be a valuable item of good quality...something the other female would like. She'd thought of jewelry, but didn't think that Tawny would like what she'd been able to get so far. If only she could find something that was not only decorative, but useful as well. That would work splendidly. Perhaps a necklace that could double as some sort of a weapon..
A building had caught the female's attention a half hour or so earlier, and she was spending some time going through the many items that adorned the shelves and tables. It had been quite a find, this place...she was almost certain that she would find something of use here. She wanted to give Tawny something really spectacular. The girl was so busy rummaging through the back room of the place that she hadn't heard another enter; the hybrid stopped in her tracks at the sound of footsteps, staring through the dimly lit room toward the doorway that separated the two sections of the shop. She held completely still for a moment before moving backward into a rack of coats, slipping between the musty items and peering out at the stranger.
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