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WHO: Eichi & YOU
WHERE: The Shopping Centre, The Atrium, and Fluff E. Bunny Restaurant
WHEN: Today! (Before the event)
WHAT: Eichi is exploring the ship and doing a little work too
WARNINGS: I'll add if any come up!

A. Mall Trip

[This is before he's had the chance to visit a mall back home, so when Eichi first arrives in the shopping centre, he can be found looking around like an amazed child. His eyes are sparkling, he's got a hand at his head to try and see further, and he's not even sure where to start!

So this is what they call a shopping mall, is that it? What a large place, and it looks like it's made to look even more spacious, despite being contained in this little ship.]

It's like some kind of attraction... ♪ [Voices everywhere, lively in every direction. How exciting! Ah, but where should he start? There's so much to look at, he doesn't even know where to begin. Food, tea, toys, specialty stores... He has to get to work in here somewhere, eventually, but he has some time to look around. But he'll have to be careful not to get lost. He guesses the best way would be to find his work place, and then walk around from there.

So, he approaches the first person he sees for assistance.] Excuse me, do you know where Fluff E. Bunny Restaurant is located?

B. Tea Time

[When he's not wandering around like a child in a candy store, Eichi can be found sitting in the atrium with his own little picnic. He's set up on the grass near some flowers, a teapot in the center and his own teacup in his hands. But it seems he has extras set up. It almost looks like he's expecting company.

Until he looks over to whoever might be passing by, at least.] Good afternoon~ Would you like to join me for some tea? The weather in this part of the ship is so nice and refreshing, I feel like I can really breathe fully here. Ahhh, how nice.

So anyway, you'd like to join me, wouldn't you? [He talks so much that he barely allows for an answer in between this barrage of questions and comments.] Oh, do you prefer black tea, or green tea? Or maybe something else entirely? I only have one kind in the teapot right now, but I'm sure I could fetch us some more.

C. Everyone Loves Bunnies

[Honestly, the costume he has to wear to be "Peter Cottontail" in this restaurant is on the line between cute and creepy. The x for a mouth is probably what does it. Eichi being inside definitely doesn't help.

His job, for today at least, is to stand outside of the restaurant and advertise. So, here he is in full costume, waving his arms this way and that. It's all very unassuming until he takes the chance to lean over a strange's shoulder from behind in this full bunny suit, peering at whatever they're doing. Checking their wrist communicator? Looking around the mall? Well, now there's a bunny in their space.]

Fufu, what do you have there? ♪ You're looking a little hungry, so I thought I'd invite you to eat. [Aren't mascots supposed to be silent... It comes out all muffled.]

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[That gets an honest chuckle out of Eichi because he, for one, appreciates death jokes.]

I was assigned to be their mascot, it seems. How do you suppose the uniform looks? At the very least, I hope their tea is nothing horrible. [Imagine... Working at a place that served bad tea. horrible.]

I appreciate your help, Marco. I've never been to a place quite like this before, you know.

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A mascot?

[Marco appreciates basically any joke, as long as it's a good one, honestly. Even jokes at his own expense. So when he gets a smile out of Eichi, he smiles back, shrugs his shoulders.]

No idea. Probably bunny themed though, sorry about that, man. And if you're a mascot? I'm guessing bunny suit, top to bottom, with the weird furry head and everything. Man, I'm sorry.

[He maybe doesn't look all that sorry with a little crooked smirk on his face, and one brow raised, but he just keeps talking while he looks through the directory.]

I mean, they wouldn't sell tea if it was bad, right? Anyway. Found it. This way.

[Ducking his head to the side, he starts off down a corridor, pausing to let Eichi come with him.]

What do you mean? A mall, or in space?

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Ahh, a bunny. Well, a bunny can be a little cute, can't it?

[Maybe it will be a Cute costume. A place can absolutely sell tea if it's bad, but he won't mention that, smiling and following along instead.]

How quick! Oh, but I meant both. I've never been to space or a mall. Fufu, my body wouldn't allow the former at all, I think, so I'm amazed I'm still alive~.

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Depends what kind of cute you mean. Disney-cute or cute-guy cute, you know? The first one maybe, though sometimes mascots can be a bit creepy? But they made me a magician for kids parties and that's kinda embarrassing too, so I can't judge.

[Marco shrugs narrow shoulders, heading off along the promenade in the direction the map showed.]

I'm good with computers, what can I say? And I've been in space on a space ship for like 7 months now, so I'm pretty used to it.

[A beat, and he can't restrain his curiosity anymore.]

Your body wouldn't allw you to be in a mall? Still alive? What?