Mercedes & Annette C / houses.fedatamine.com

Annette, Mercedes enter the scene

That shopping trip took longer than expected, didn't it, Mercie?

It truly did. You bought just about everything in the place.

Hehe, you're so good at deciding the best thing to buy. I sort of wanted it all!

I mean, not that I was excessive. I think you bought just about as much as I did.

Oh, really? The number of bags you're carrying says otherwise.

What?! That's... Oh, fine. You got me.

I was just having too much fun! I love shopping with you, Mercie.

It was fun! It's nice going into town without having to run errands for once.

Isn't it? And I'm pretty confident the professor will forgive our little detour.

This actually reminds me of going to school in Fhirdiad.

Me too. It almost feels like that time in our lives was a story from long ago.

So much has changed since then. Oh, but there's at least one thing that hasn't changed.

Me and you, right? We're the same old friends we always were.

That's just what I was about to say!

I've known you so long I can always guess.

Mercie, we'll stay friends like this forever... Won't we?

Is something wrong? You sound worried.

Since our time in the capital, so much has happened.

We've had to make new lives for ourselves, and we've seen at least as many hard times as good.

If things keep changing like this, I wonder if we'll be able to stay the same people we are now...

I wonder that too. I don't think everything in the future will be perfect...

But it's us, so I'm sure—

We'll figure it out together. Right?

How did you know what I was going to say?

Oh, Mercie, I can always guess what you're going to say.

Oh. It's getting late. We'd better hurry back before the professor gets angry.

You're right. Run, Mercie!

Annette leaves the scene

What? Wait for me, Annie! You know I'm not as fast as you!

Mercedes leaves the scene

Run! Haha!

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