Dangers of the Garden Path! (Closed and ready for grading)

What a strange kid. Were children always this excitable about everything? The child became even louder to her by just mentioning a woman's name. Calling Feya a goddess or some sort. Weird, yet endearing.

"Not this time. I only take pictures for the news. School news to be specific." The girl whips out her camera in their jacket pocket and waves it side to side. This was really surprising for Hikaru, she never chatted this much with someone the first time they met. Even stranger, it was a kid that brought out a more talkative side from her. She continues, "Also, it's a hobby of mine. That's why I'm here. Although, I haven't found anything interesting yet."

"I guess this place is a little on the quiet side," she sighed, agreeing every bit with this teen, "It's nice and relaxing, but with so many private property places and being always this relaxing, it's no wonder I rarely visit this place. But still, you must have found all kinds of interesting things, right? What's the best kind of stuff that you found?"

The teen said it was a hobby, which meant it was an interest. Tatum zero'd in on peoples interests like Winnie the Pooh to a jar of honey.

Hikaru doesn't have much to say about any interesting subjects she took photos of. Nothing that would stimulate a child's interest like taking school pictures of staff and students at the academy. And, probably couldn't mention that time when the teen went into that maid cafe. Not the most appropriate place. Plus, She can't quite come up with a believable reason why she was there, so the girl won't mention that.

Another place came to mind that seem exactly what the Tatum might like and answered, "Ever been to the Karaoke bar in Suzie? I took a bunch of photos of people singing," Hikaru shrugged and added, "They were all bad at it, but it's pretty much the most exciting place I took pictures in. There were even a couple kids there."

Well, the teen would be right in assuming that this would be an acceptable answer.

"Oh, I've always wanted to give the Karaoke bar a try!" she replied excitedly, "I just wish I had the money! Maybe I should pester Dad about it! Mom would never allow it, but Dad? Pester him enough and he'll give in! Oh, hey, if I can manage it, maybe we should try it together! That's assuming you're into that kind of thing, Miss... um... I don't think I've gotten your name yet."

"You can call me Hikaru," The teenager said and placed the camera back into her jacket, "I don't normally go to those places. But, we might see each other again." She shrugged her shoulder not out of indifference it seems since Tatum can see a little smile crossing the girl's face.

"I would love that very much! You seem interesting!" Tatum replied. "You said you work with the school paper? At Seven Stars, right?" She assumed seven stars because of the daggers of Kolum- I mean the pens. They had SS engraved on them, after all. "If you do, would you mind if I paid ya a visit there later? In all honesty, I'm kind of curious as to how the school paper works!"

Nooooo, this isn't an excuse just to visit a potential friend, honest, I really am curious about the paper for the sake of the papers sake, she redundantly said redundantly!"

"That's fine. I'll have to come up with a good reason for why you're there, but it wouldn't hurt to try I guess." Hikaru scratched the back of her neck and started walking away from Tatum toward the exit out the Garden Path, "See you some other time." She stretched her arm out, giving a small wave to the child.

Tatum offered a simple wave in response, happy for how that turned out. She continued her wave until Hikaru was out of sight.

"And thus, the two adventurers parted ways, the elder adventurer having imparted sagely wisdom upon our hero! With that, Tatum the Great Explorer now has a goal to shoot for. They will now become the best explorer this side of the world as ever known. Hikaru of the Light Flash, may your light shine brightly on all that you explore."

With that, she went back to her exploration, at least until she herself was ready to head back home.