Sightseeing [Sharaku]

"Alright, I'm gonna go look everything up the moment I get back home!" Mae looked at Sharaku. She remembered Nilo mentioning something about strange phenomenons occuring all across Azores, but he had never mentioned anything about a broadcast.

"I take it this wasn't the first broadcast?" She looked up a the tall man with a raised eyebrow. "You seem pretty familiar with it." Indeed, he did seem pretty knowledgable about things happening across the island. Maybe he was somehow involved in all this? // No way he's involved, right? Then again, he seems to know this Naomi, so it's not too farfetched of a claim to say that he's involved somehow... // Mae was lost in thought for a good couple of minutes, giving Sharaku some breathing space. Phenomenons happening all across Azores... Mysterious broadcasts acting as warnings... Kidnappings... To Mae, it all sounded like some ridiculous plot from some video game or something... The terrifying part about all this though was that none of it was fictional. All these strange events were happening right here, in Azores.

After a couple of minutes spent walking in silence, Mae could see the ferris wheel in the distance. "Is that it?" Mae asked Sharaku, well aware of the answer she would be given shortly. She scanned her surroundings and saw a big, blue neon sign glowing not too far away from them. "Starlight Karaoke?" She squinted her eyes to read what the sign said. "That most certainly looks like the place Hyde was describing. Looks like I found it!" She looked back at Sharaku. "Thank you so very much for the help, Rikei-san!" Mae bowed towards the other. How Mae would've gotten about finding this place on her own, she had no idea, but luckily, they stumbled upon it.

"Ehehe. I'll try." Mae smiled sheepishly at Sharaku. Her freaking out over things like this wasn't all that uncommon. Especially since this was real. These things were happening. And Mae was well aware of it. She made a mental note in the back of her mind to go watch that broadcast as soon as she got back to the dorms.

"So this was the first one? No wonder everyone riled up about it!" Mae had just assumed this wasn't the first time a broadcast had been shown. She was proven wrong quite quickly, which made things even more ominous. What exactly was going on here? The mysteries kept piling on oneanother into one gigantic pile of questions with no answers. At least, none at the moment. "Wait... You've seen this stuff first hand?" Mae raised an eyebrow. No wonder he knew so much about this stuff then. Maybe he was an undercover investigator or something... As unlikely as that scenario was, it did explain alot of things about Sharaku's behavior. Reluctance about talking too much about himself, and what made him tick. It was just a groundless theory at this point, but the possibilty was still there, and thus it was an idea worth keeping around.

"Not just that, Silly! Thanks for showing me around! I really appreciate it, you know! So... Thanks." She gave Sharaku a warm smile. "Come on, there's no need to be so modest! You really helped me out here. Oh yeah, before I forget..." Mae opened up her backpack, and grabbed a pen and her notebook. She scribbled something on the corner of a page, which she then tore off, and gave to Sharaku. "In case you're ever bored, don't hesitate to call me, okay?" On the little piece of paper, Sharaku would find Mae's cellphone number.

"You know, I gotta repay you somehow for showing me around. I know it isn't much, but I can at least offer you some company as thanks." She would smile at him. "Just don't feel obligated to send a text or anything. Just know that I'll be available at anytime for you, okay?" And with that, Mae fell silent awaiting his response...

"Well, I guess that's true. It wouldn't be causing such a fuss if it wasn't out of the ordinary huh?" What Mae was a little stumped on was how she didn't know any of this beforehand. I mean, stuff like this should spread pretty quickly over the internet, and yet she hadn't heard anything. Then again, she might not have been looking in the right places. And since it's more or less a European event at the moment, it was understandable that she didn't know anything.

"So you were there, huh? Interesting." She contemplated what Sharaku had just said. If he was there, then that means the broadcast took place on this island or something. However there was very little she could say about it all without actually watching the Broadcast first. Mae looked at her wristwatch. "Hehehe... Oh! My tram back to San Malarus leaves in about thirty minutes. I should be going! I hope to see you again soon, Rikei-San!" She gave the man a quick bow before turning around, and ran away towards the Tram station, waving goodbye to Sharaku. All that was left was just getting back to the dorms in time. Shouldn't be that much of a Problem... Right?

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