barbie does tend to come before book in the standard english dictionary... [open]

[haruno]

There is a point, Sakura decided, Where directions are useless if there's no consistent measurement of distance. She felt she'd reached this point, stepping out of the main walkway and up onto a semi-clear platform lining this part of the road. By what she could figure, she should have arrived at this particular bookseller by now, but she still

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[saint_sami]

There were a few things that were true about Sasami, no matter what she was and one of those were that she was a kid. Despite the fact that she had been spending some of her hard earned money on making everyone better, she wanted to spend some of it on stuff for herself.

Finding herself in what appeared to be the toy section of this odd bazaar, Sasami couldn't help but notice a somewhat familiar girl with pink hair near by. "Hi, there!" she called out.

[haruno]

Sakura didn't know if she was being addressed, among all the calls and shouts of greetings being tossed around over her head. It was something familiar about the voice (hadn't she heard this person before? not from home, either) that made her turn her head, a smile quirking her lips up as recognition registered. "Hey!" she called back, waving at the other girl and changing direction to move toward her.

Seeing more people from the ship around the market was turning out to largely be a pleasant series of surprises. "It's amazing how much stuff there is out here, isn't it?" she asked, once they were close enough to speak.

[saint_sami]

"Mmn, it is...!" Sasami said, nodding. To be honest, she never expected to see a place so huge and busy like this. It was nothing short of amazing! "What brought you to this end?"

[haruno]

"Bookstores, actually." Sakura shrugged, looking briefly toward an array of shops across the street. "They're supposed to be here, somewhere. So far all I've been finding are toy stores, if I'm not sure how many of these count as toys where I'm from."

She smiled, feeling a little sheepish as she realized what she's said. "Then again, we didn't have intergalactic markets where I'm from, either. What about you?"

[saint_sami]

"I've been looking around, mostly." Sasami admitted. "I've gotten plenty of what I need, but... it sounds silly, but I... kinda want something for myself."

Sasami's always been one to help out, not really being the kind of person to ask for something for selfish reasons. And this would be her one opportunity to do so. "I've seen a few of these where I came from, but, nothing this wild..."

[haruno]

"That doesn't sound silly to me," Sakura said, smiling more warmly at Sasami. "Being able to get something unnecessary for ourselves is nice, once in a while."

If Sakura liked to justify hers for her own sake. "Has anything in particular caught your attention?"

[saint_sami]

"Mmn, I guess you're right." Sasami said. "I guess I'm so used to helping out everyone else, the thought of doing something for me seems... alien." She couldn't help but chuckle.

Her pink eyes began scanning across the area, hoping to find something that did catch her eye. "Not yet... you wanna help me?"

[haruno]

I guess I'm so used to helping out everyone else, the thought of doing something for me seems... alien. So similar to a handful of people Sakura could name, though she'd never include herself in that number. She looked over what heads she could in the crowd, catching hints and flashes of merchants and windows with prominently displayed wares.

Bookstores weren't likely to up and move. She had days to find at least one decent one.

Smiling back at Sasami, she nodded. "Why not? It could be fun." There was no shortage of things to look at, at the very least.

[saint_sami]

"Okay, then...!" Sasami said, nodding. The kid in her wanted to charge out, to see what else they could find, but with so many people here, it was easy to get lost. So she hung back with Sakura, making sure not to get separated.

[haruno]

In the meantime, the storefronts around them were offering all kinds of items, from gigantic stuffed animals of creatures Sakura would be hard pressed to name, to spinning tops, robotic chickens, miniature cooking sets, and model spaceships. She paused by an outdoor stall offering all kinds of kites, including one that looked like an extravagant butterfly. "I have to admit," she said, addressing Sasami, "These really are beautiful. Most didn't light on fire, on the other hand."

Which, according to what the sign said, the ladybug-bear kite did.