Inside the shop

"Erm, thanks," Chris said, shuffling out the door. Once outside, he happily installed both programs and was on his merry way home.

Getting off the metro, Shin came back to Scilabs, he had been there x days ago but he needed upgrades, and fast.

"Suitachi, how are you?" the self-proclaimed ace greeted, walking up to the counter.

"I would like 5 Process Upgrades please. 14 through 18, so that makes... 8000 zenny," Shin counted, laying the amount out.

((1400 + 1500 + 1600 +1700 + 1800 = 8000z))

"I'm great." Replied the shopkeep to the shopper.

"Well, that's a pretty decent sum you've got there. Makes you wonder where a pretty faced boy like you could be getting so much cash." He said with sarcastic grin, as he completed the transaction.

"Thanks, come back soon."

SHIN -8000z +5 Process Upgrades

"T-thanks Suitachi," Shin said, wondering if the shopkeeper was too much in a daze to recognize him. Shrugging, the ace went off to his house, installing the upgrades one by one.

The bell jangled as Antoinette slipped inside, completely defeating her plan of getting in, making her purchase, and getting out again without being observed by anyone other than the shopkeeper. For years, she had shopped here for Beatnik's various upgrades — back when she was in the employ of the NetMafia. She wasn't exactly sure of the storekeeper's political affiliations, but she doubted that she would be received well if she was recognized as an ex-Maf.

But Antoinette was different now. Back in her Past Life, as Beatnik had grown annoyingly fond of referring to it as, Toni had been a...significantly different person than she was now. The expulsion from the NetMafia had changed her, both mentally and physically.

Toni edged up to the counter. "Process Upgrade," she said quietly, as was her style. She clacked her Zenny card down on the glass. "First level. One hundred zenny."

[Process Upgrade #1: 100z.]

"S'right, embrace the fridge," Suitachi said, obviously not recognizing the ex-Maf, taking the money and giving Antoinette the upgrade.

"Have a nice day," the glasses-man commented. That first comment was bit suspicious though, did he read her homepage or something?

Toni LOSE: 100z
Toni GET: Process Upgrade

Antoinette hurried back out of the shop with the upgrade in hand. She tugged the brim of her cap further down as she slipped out the door. (The bells clanged again, to her chagrin.) If even the storekeeper had managed to make a reference like that, did it mean that her blog was getting exposure...?

But, of course, it was one of Beatnik's lines that he had remembered.

Kedamono walked inside and tried to place down 100z onto the counter before realizing that she didn't have any more money after jacking her navi into the net...
"Ohhhh...I'm gonna have a talk with koumori later..." she said before leaving.
(yea...I'll be back later...)

Wes walked into the store with a nasty smirk on his face. Junior sighed, "You're just happy cause you pawned that old multi-navi upgrade off on that guy, aren't you?"

"Well, why shouldn't I be? The guy was an idiot, thought he knew so much. In any case, I think we have enough cash now." He approached the counter, "Hey, Suitachi, could you get me 5 Navi Cust expansions and a Float shoes program?"

((2500(FS)+2500+3000+3500+4000+4500=20,000))

"I definitely could." Suitachi replied, grabbing the upgrades Wes requested.

"Here you are, Floatshoes and 5 NaviCust expansions, 20,000 zenny. That's a pretty decent sized order." He completed the transaction quickly.

"Well, have fun with those, Thanks for shopping, come back soon." He finished, dismissing the shopper.

Wes Gets: Float Shoes, 5 NaviCust expansions
Wes Loses: 20000 Zenny

"Yeah, thanks, I probably will." Wes responded. He took a few moments to install the upgrades and then headed for the door. Junior still didn't have his family outing planned out so he could just wait in the lobby until things were settled.

Rose entered the second destination, both excited and saddened at the same time. "As glad as I am that I'm getting all these upgrades, it's kind of insane that I'm spending so much Zenny in one outing." She thought.

But it was justified, she was sure.

After she reached the counter, she readied her Zenny; After this purchase all whe'd have left would be pocket change.

"Hey there, I've got a big order today. An HP Memory, a NaviCust Expansion, three Process Upgrades, and a Process Edit. You got all that?" She had read her order off a note she had written for herself before arriving.

[2000 z + 1000 z + 800 z + 900 z + 1000 z + 140 z = 5840 z]

"Hm... Big order." Suitachi goes into the back room, and shortly emerges with a small paper bag, the upgrades clinking together as he moves the bag to the counter.
"Alright, all of this would be.... 5840z. Alright, have a nice day!"

Rose LOSE: 5840z
GET: HP Mem x1, NC Expansion x1, Process Upgrade x3, Process Edit x1

"Thanks, you too..." Rose said, just now noticing how eerily similar the two shopkeeps were. "Hm. Strange..."

"Thanks again!" She said, more enthusiastically, as she walked out of the store.

Ah...the last stop before finally heading to Yoka. Good thing, too, because if she had to lug around that blasted suitcase for much longer, she was going to find a way to hit herself in the head with it. But at any rate, Sabrina walked over to the counter, letting the mobile brick lean gently against it.

"Hello, one Speed Upgrade, please!" She pulled out the appropriate 10000z and set it on the counter, choosing not to say more than necessary...for some reason.

(bump)

"Well, that'll be quick," Suitachi sighed, grabbing a box from a nearby shelf without looking and swapping it with the 10,000z.

"Have a nice day," the glasses-man sighed, looking into the distance.

Turns out the box had the right upgrades. Wow.

Sabrina LOSE: 10000z.
Sabrina GET: Speed Upgradex1.

"Sweet! Thanks!" Sabrina wasted no time in installing the upgrade. "And...done! There, now we can do more stuff before viruses can attack!"

No response.

"Uh...SplashMan?"

"...Zzz..."

"...What a time to fall asleep..." Ah well, no real reason to wake him up now. And with that decided, she exited the store, finally heading for the place where she wouldn't have to drag her suitcase around everywhere.

(to Yoka!)

walking into the shop, she placed down 1100z, smileing. "Can I get an HP upgrade and a processor upgrade along with that?" she said, pointing towards the two upgrades.

(first level process upgrade=100z, first level HP upgrade=1000)

"Well, that'll be quick," Suitachi sighed, grabbing the upgrades a nearby shelf without and swapping it with the 1,100z.

"Have a nice day," the glasses-man sighed, looking into the distance.

Super-speedy.

Kedamono LOSE: 1,100 z.
Kedamono GET: Process Upgradex1, HP Memoryx1.

((There dark, I did it. You can stop with the bugging.))