Inside the shop

[[From ACDC Town]]

After a dropoff from the MetroLine, a boy and his strange bubbling PET arrive around the area's Navi Shop. They've been to trips around SciLab but never bothered to go to the stores. "So about that present I said earlier at the restaurant. Maybe I'll spoil you now," Zed spoke through earbuds he equipped to talk to his Navi. "What a pleasure, I cannot contain my excitement to the wondrous collections displayed here." Chrosa replied but seemingly with less energetic tone than what he'd just said.

Entering the shop, it was loaded with assortments of attachments and the kind. They looked through the selections displayed and considered several times before Chrosa had made up his mind. Zed looked at the counter and saw a man that had seen something scary recently. He seemed like a person who'd interact with many people to his day-to-day business, so Zed opens up to the guy without shyness. "Hello, I'd like to buy something for my Navi. OK Chrosa, what did you want again?"

"Hmm, I'd like to buy a Navi expan--actually maybe..." Chrosa was conflicted on what he truly wanted to claim. Zed and the owner faced each other with an awkward atmosphere. The Operator's shyness envelops him but he wavers his mouth before speaking clearly what he wanted to say. "Hey...dude. Oh gosh, what's your name? First time here and might be good to catch a calling to familiarize myself. Oh also, do you know good places to eat here? I'm starving." Zed lengthily said. Chrosa overheard and called out his name in annoyance to what he'd just said."Just kidding, just kidding, heh. I'm still as full as an egg." The timid Operator quickly picked up from his awkward standing before.

"OK, NOW I know what my heart desires. I'd perchance buy a HP Memory (1000z) to increase my level to 2, and then obtain two Process Upgrades (300z) to seal the deal." Chrosa delivered his order orderly.

--Purchases--
HP Memory (1000z)
Process Upgrades (300z)
Spending = 1300z
Account = 1670z
Remainder = 370z

As the boy walked in, Suitachi looked up from the boxes he was sorting out behind the counter, and waved his hand. "Oh, hello there, just a moment," the shopkeeper grinned, as he shelved a few more boxes. "Haha, my name's Suitachi. Glad to meet you. If you want something to eat, you can head to the lab cafeteria, they've got some nice ramen there, I think. Get another egg in you and eat right." The shopkeeper introduced himself, and nodded to the order that the boy's Navi recited out. His hand disappeared under the counter. Without having to even look at the labels, he brought out the requested upgrades and set them on the countertop.

"That'll be 1300 zenny."

Zed GET: HP Memory, Process Upgrade x2
Zed LOSE: 1300z

Zed picked the goods in exchange for his spoils of war. "Thanks a bunch, now If you'll excuse me..." He waved at the shopkeeper and yawned loudly before exiting this shop.

[[to Electown]]

The shop's entrance bell rung with a small jingle as a uniformed man walked in, seemingly in a bit of a hurry. Holding a digital clipboard, he pulled out a small prepaid zenny chit and laid it on the counter, along with the clipboard. The clipboard was showing a list made out to some "Scarlet Krysarch, Expediated Suite Services, Yoka Inn". The man spent no excess time in saying what he wanted. "I'll have everything listed on the clipboard, please."

Purchase:
-- NaviCust Upgrade (1750, 2000, 2250)
-- Process Upgrade (800, 900, 1000, 1100)
Zenny: 10075z - 9800z = 275z

Suitachi was busy wiping off the counter when the man came in. He took a quick look at the clipboard, and raised an eyebrow. "That's strange...here." He reached under the counter, and presented the man with a bag containing the exact requested upgrades. "Someone came in and returned these just a few minutes ago. Quite the coincidence, huh?" He took the money, ran it through the register, and ripped off the receipt it printed out and threw it into the bag. "There. Will that be all for today?"

Man LOSE: 9800z
Man GET: NaviCust Expansion 3, 4, 5, Process Upgrade 8, 9, 10, 11

"Heh, that is a nice coincidence. Should be all of it, let me check first." The man chuckled briefly, and took the bag from Suitachi's counter. Scooping up the clipboard, he gave the upgrades a once-over check before heading out, giving the shopkeeper a quick two-finger salute.

Harke walked into the shop with a blank look on his face, as he sifted through the catalog laying on the counter. Nervously, he flipped through every single page for about 5 seconds each, seemingly unable to decide what he wanted. He opened his mouth, as if to talk, and hesitated, before walking around the shop, looking at the various displayed upgrades and programs. Pacing around the shop for about 5 minutes, he then took a deep breath, and steeled himself as he walked back to the counter. "Um, sorry. I'll have two NaviCust upgrades, and uh... a PowerUP, and a Process Upgrade," he said, patting his pocket down. The lack of a PET near it made him pause for a bit, before he took out his zenny card and laid it on the counter.

Purchase:
-- NaviCust Upgrade (1750, 2000)
-- PowerUP - Charge (4000)
-- Process Upgrade (1400)
Zenny: 9600z - 9150z = 450z

Suitachi glanced up from his paper as Harke entered, but went back to reading while he browsed. His eyes flicked up a few more times, keeping tabs on the boy, until he finally came to the counter. The store owner nodded and prepared the order for him, sliding it across the table and making the transaction, but paused as he handed the card back.

"You alright there, chum? You look a bit spaced out."

Harke GET: NaviCust Upgrades x2, PowerUP, Process upgrade
Harke LOSE: 9150z

"... Hm? Ah, sorry, that's my fault. Thank you," said Harke, as he took the card back from Suitachi's hand, and left with the upgrades.

[Heading back to SciLab.]

Kiri had changed into her streetwear clothes before leaving the Inn in Yoka. Her journey over to Scilabs was relatively short, and she had found the store that most operators visited in order to obtain upgrades for their navigators. Entering the store, she looked around the catalogs and posters, marking down the upgrades that Honoo could utilize. Marking down on a notepad, she eventually moved over to the counter of the shop where the store owner was tending to his customers.

"Good day, I'd like to pick up 3 Process Upgrades and a HP memory upgrade, if you please." Kiri said as she passed a piece of paper with her requests written on it.

((Purchasing: 3 Process Upgrade, 1 HP Memory, 1600z))

Happy as she was to have made a new friend and having taken part in major shenanigans, Rania was in a good mood when she arrived into the store. That said, she had been skittish talking about them by the pool, more so on the crowded metroline, and even more so in front of Suitachi, who happened to look like a good male friend of hers. "L-Let's table it for now, okay?" she laughed nervously, before approaching the counter. "Take your time thinking about what you want! I think I've got mine picked out already. I've been carrying around a navicustomizer program for a while that I can't use and it's driving me crazy, you know? Anal retentive personality and all."

HP had always been a favorite of MeleeMan's, seeing as he liked to get close up and personal without much regard to life and limb; she figured he'd probably appreciate the boost. She approached the counter with the usual slightly self-conscious smile that probably made Suitachi think she was remembering another guy she was fond of... which would be a correct assumption. "Not a big spender this time, sorry Suie- tachi, Suitachi," she joked awkwardly, before placing the money on the counter. "Just two navi customizer programs."

((Purchasing for Navi Customizer Expansions 1 and 2 for 5250z

2500 + 2750 = 5250z))

"Of course, just a moment," said Suitachi, who took the piece of paper, and swept under the counter, and brought out the relatively small purchases. He picked up the offered zenny, and verified the amount before ringing up the register. "There we go. Hope you'll decided to spend a bit more later," the shopkeeper grinned. He then turned to the other customer with a different bag. "And for you, miss, that'll be 1600z. Thank you both for coming."

Kiri GET: Process Upgrade x3, HP Memory
Kiri LOSE: 1600z (-> 1336z)

Rania GET: NaviCust Upgrade x2
Rania LOSE: 5250z (-> 1180z)

Kiri bowed her head as thanks to the shopkeeper when she received her purchases. Without much else to do, she left the shop, and began to make the trip back to her Inn.

[[Leaving. Returning to Yoka - Crimson Blossom Ryokan]]

((From -> Sports Day))
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Following Rania in, Jenny loitered near the door for an extra few seconds to look around and check on CourseMan. She'd calmed considerably on the trip over, and as much as she she was still on an internal high about the day's shenanigans, much of the cautious nature had returned. Also, she was looking forward to getting home and having a proper, hot shower after her dip in the pool. Another part of her, much more secretly, was looking at the need to get home and into the shower quickly for reasons that had little to do with her pool-damp clothes but, now that she'd calmed down, that particular thought was well buried. Instead she concentrated on dealing with the fact that she was still relatively uncertain about navigator upgrades, and browsed the list of options against her available funds for upgrading, with the eye of someone considering value directly. Courser chipped in a few causal suggestions while she worked things out, after his little excursion in Hades a couple of weeks prior. When she stepped up to the counter, after the others in the store, she closed her eyes and took a short breath, fixing things in her mind again before speaking. After her initial greeting, it sounded as much like she was confirming the order to herself as she was relaying it to Suitachi.

"Hi! Ok, so, I'd like... Two Navi customizer expansions. Um, the first two, so, that's 2250. And that will open up enough space for... right, then I'd like a copy each of the First Barrier and Fast Barrier programs. That should be, 7500 together, right? Then, an element shot upgrade, and that'll be another 500... So, that leaves me with enough to get... the first five process upgrade installs." She nodded, mostly to herself. "So, that should be 11750 altogether, I think. Right?" She used her PET to make the transaction, still grinning just a touch uncertainly.

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Purchasing:

NC Upgrade x 2 (1000 + 1250 = 2250)
First Barrier (2500)
Fast Barrier (5000)
ElementShot Upgrade (500)

Process Upgrades 1-5 (100 + 200 + 300 + 400 + 500 = 1500)

Total: 11750
Current Funds: 12010
Remaining: 260

While Jenny entered the shop with Rania, the shopkeeper patiently waited for the girl to make her choice. The lengthy explanation that Jenny gave to confirm her purchases mostly received only nods from Suitachi, as he appeared to absentmindedly reach under the counter, pulling out a haphazard bunch of upgrades onto the top. As Jenny finished, he nodded one final time, and set aside about half of the items on the counter, bagging them up for thr girl. "Yep, got that all right," he smiled, as he tapped a small scanner onto the PET to confirm the transaction. "Thank you for coming, and have a nice day."

Jenny GET: NaviCust Upgrade x2, [FirstBarrier] [FastBarrier] NCPs, Process Upgrade x5
Jenny LOSE: 11750z (-> 260z)

With another, slightly happier and more confident grin, Jenny thanked Suitachi and accepted her new bag of goodies, then turned back to Rania as she stepped away from the counter. She wasn't quite sure what to say exactly, but now that she was away form anything school related the idea of going back for the remainder of the day really wasn't appealing. Besides which, a hot shower at home, in private, was calling her dearly now.

"I'm all set. Um, thanks. For saying hi, and for hanging out with me today. I had way more fun than I was expecting. I think I'm just going to head back home now, though, and get changed into something dry... I can, uh, I guess, I can run this borrowed stuff back to the university tomorrow after school, or something, if that'll be ok? Hey, um, here, I'll give you my email, if there's any problems, and I don't think I told you my last name either, like, if you need to look me up on the school volunteers or anything like that. It's Sutherland, so, Jenny Sutherland. It was really nice to meet you!" After giving Rania her altogether too teenage email address, Jenny waved a goodbye to her new friend, and headed out of the store, trying not to think too closely about the day's sights and adventures until she was home and could enjoy them.

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((To -> Jenny's Home))

Current: 28,090z

Destin Obscura was looking quite pleased with himself as he strolled into the Navi Shop on a quiet Tuesday. "Hello shopkeep!" he called out in a jovial tone. "I have come into some extra funds recently and need to upgrade my poor Navi. So please allow me to purchase the following items:" he said as he put a typed-up list on the counter.

HP Memory v5 (#11): 3,500z
HP Memory v6 (#12): 3,750z
HP Memory v7 (#13): 4,000z
HP Memory v8 (#14): 4,250z
PowerUp v3 (Attack): 3,000z
Process Upgrade v21: 2,100z
Process Upgrade v22: 2,200z
Process Upgrade v23: 2,300z
Process Upgrade v24: 2,400z
Total: 27,500z

Suitachi raised his eyebrow at the young man who entered his shop, and picked up the typed up list. His eyebrow being raised turned into a smile as he laughed. "Well! No wonder you look so happy. Those sure are some extra funds you got there. Let me get it from the back then, give me a bit," said Suitachi, swooping into the back room in one movement. Not ten seconds later, the shopkeeper emerged with a bag filled with upgrades, and set them on the table. The ring of the cash register sounded through the shop.

"That'll be 27,500z. Thank you for coming, and have a nice day."

Destin GET: HP Memory x4, PowerUP, Process Upgrade x4
Destin LOSE: 27500z (28090 -> 590)

"Indeedy do. Here is the payment, and thank you sir. I hope you have a pleasant day," Destin said as he paid for the items and then took them and left the shop.

((From -> Mikhail's Home))
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Mikhail was still chatting softly to his navi as he stepped through the doors to the navi shop, though when she quieted he moved towards the small section detailing external PET customisation, where he normally acquired the parts for the projection modifications he used. He spend a few minutes checking to see if anything actually needed updating or changing, before glancing down to Pirouette.

"Pirouette, while we are here, I thought I might get you something as well. I know your interest in the upgrades has not gone away, you know... and you have been doing such good work with the young ones, in the beginner's class. Perhaps you would like something from here, yes?"

Pirouette brightened — her eyes had been drifting to the different descriptions of navigator upgrades while he browsed, but now she looked back at him with a suddenly shrewd glance.

"Ya znayu svoyu igru.... I have not forgotten." Mikhail shrugged his shoulders, glancing to the ceiling and feigning ignorance to her.
"It is as I promised, yes? It is merely my own money that I wish to spend upon my little lebedёnok now. What would you like?" Pirouette watched him, then closed her eyes and drew a long breath, lifting her chin and turning back to the display, though he caught the smallest hint of a smile at the corner of her lips, despite her best efforts.

"It think, I should like a speed upgrade, first. After that, the Shadow Shoe program, yes? To lighten my steps." She looked back to him, to see if that was enough but he waved her back towards the counter.
"A few more things as well, little one."
"So... then, perhaps I should ask for two customiser upgrades, in case I get more shoes in the future. Then... ahh... Oh! I can get some process upgrades as well, you know? As many of those as will make you happy, Mikhail, yes? How is this?" He nodded and stepped up to the counter.
"That will do." He looked to Suitachi. "As the young lady says, then. One speed upgrade, two customiser expansions, a Shadow Shoes program, and... let me see... five process upgrades, please." He handed across his card as he spoke.

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Buying:

Speed Up: 5000
Shadow Shoe: 1000
NC Expansion V1 and 2: 2250
Process Upgrade V1-5: 1500

Total: 9750z
Funds Remaining: 650z