Inside the shop

"Oh yea, you could say that; thanks again." She gave a faint wave before ambling out of the shop.

Stepping into the shop, Vincent took a moment to check over the various upgrades, many looked appealing but would have to wait. Stepping to the counter he gave a soft nod as he rests a card on the counter. "I'd like 2 HP Memories and 2 Process Upgrades please."

[u]Want:[/b]
HP Memory #2=1,500
HP Memory #3=2,000
PU #10,11= 2,100
Total: 5,600

Taking the card from the counter, Suitachi swiped it through the register as his other hand lifted two small boxes off a shelf behind him. "There's your HP Memories, and..." he paused and reached under the counter, producing two more small boxes. "...there's your Process Upgrades." He grabbed the boxes one by one and tossed them in a bag before placing the ensemble in front of Vincent along with his card.

"Enjoy, and have a nice day," he said cheerfully.

Vincent GET: HP Memory 2/3, Process Upgrade 10/11
Vincent LOSE: 5600z

Giving a nod and even offering a smile Vincent took the bag, turning to leave. "Thanks a lot, have a nice day."

Mazer stepped out from the bus and made the short walk to the Navi shop. The glass doors opened automatically as he walked in, and quietly went towards the counter. He placed his PET on the counter, and tried to get Suitachi's attention.

"Good evening, I'd like to buy 3 process upgrades, two HP memories, and one Power Up please."

P.U. #33-35 = 10200z
HP Memory #4,5 = 5500z
Power UP #1 = 1000z
Total = 16700z

"Ah, right away," said Suitachi, an unmistakeable smirk on his face as he mentally calculated the zenny total required for the purchase. The rarer high-level Process Upgrades were thus set on the table, and packed up carefully into a plastic bag.

"Sixteen thousand, seven hundred. That'll be all. Have a nice day," said Suitachi, the smile from his face still sticking there for a while.

Mazer GET: Process Upgrade x3 [#33-35], HP Memory x2 [#4-5], PowerUP
Mazer LOSE: 16700z

Mazer smiled back as he slid the PET into his coat pocket.

"Thanks, you too."

He slightly pulled it out of his pocket just enough to see the screen (and the progress bar), before he slid it back and turned away. He walked out the door quietly, and made his way to the bus stop to catch a ride back home.

((To ACDC))

Nodding her thanks, Camillia moved out of the shop and headed home.


[[To: ACDC]]

With the fuel of a completely average breakfast behind him, it didn't take Mill long to change clothes, hit the MetroLine, and arrive at Suitachi's shop. In fact, it was such a quick trip that Mill never got to decide what he was coming here for. Quite a conundrum.

Mill ended up wandering the aisles for a few minutes, browsing the show stock of all the useful, extravagant, and possibly pointless upgrades Suitachi was selling. He'd never say that aloud, though, because Suitachi was watching. Was he at the counter? Maybe, maybe not. Probably didn't matter, because given Suitachi's... personality, the entire store could be wired with live-feed security cameras. With one incidental slip of the tongue, Mill could be looking at a 300% price hike for the rest of his life.

... Why was he even thinking about this? Sure Suitachi had been weird over his last few visits, but that shouldn't matter at all. "Hey Anyis, what do you want? They're your upgrades, and I'm stumped." Mill just decided it best to drop the entire line of thinking.

"General upgrades, eh...? I don't really think about it too often, since tweaking my ghost channeling is always a manual job. I guess some more HP would be nice? I've been getting a lot of minor scratches lately, so I wouldn't mind being able to shake those off easier." answered Anyis after some thought.

"My apologies, Mother Unit. I will perform better in the future." interjected Magna immediately, compelled to own up to those scratches that had bypassed his defense.

"... Uh, yeah... I'll really punch a hole in you and dig out your obsession with my name by hand, but anyway, just some HP upgrades is fine for now, Mill." What a casual threat.

Mill just shook his head, refused to respond to that, and walked up to the counter with his objective set. "Hey Suitachi, I'd like two HP Memories."

(Buying HP Memory 5 & 6, 6500z)

Suitachi watched from one of his little portable tv screens as Mill entered, and moved over to the counter. He stood patiently while Mill conversed with his Navi and SP, before Mill made his purchase request. "Two HP Memories? That'll be 6500z please."

He slid his hand under the counter and grabbed a pair of HP memory upgrades before he slipped them into a small bag and handed it to Mill, in exchange for the requested currency. "Here you go, have a nice day."

Mill GET: HP Memory x2
Mill LOSE: 6500z

"Thanks..." said Mill slowly, as the chilled feeling of being watched loomed over him. Maybe... Nah. Deciding that it wasn't worth investigating, Mill payed Suitachi the required zenny, grabbed his purchases, and (cautiously) walked out of the store.

(Going home)

Teruko stepped off of the metroline feeling spunky; her face beamed as she stretched quickly, started into a jog, and then headed towards the shop. By the time she was halfway there, she began to slow down... Something was eating at her mind and disrupting her pace. "Did I forget something...?" she asked herself, tensing her eyebrows and looking from right to left.

"Excuse me, Teruko," Ante's soft voice came from the PET, "but where did Roxxie go?"

The operator stopped in her tracks, then clutched at her unfashionably spiked-up ponytail. "Aaaagh! I don't know!" she yelped, turning around and looking for her new friend. "Daaammit! I raced her to the metroline and I must have just moved too fast! Curse my perfect sprinting technique and runner's physique!"

Ante gave a small sigh and shook her head. "Don't worry, Gale... I'm sure we'll meet again some day," she thought to herself.

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Skidding to a stop, the gym instructor reached into her track suit's pants pockets to try to find the zenny she'd earned during the busting. Grumbling, she realized that she had left them in the pants pockets of her athletic shorts. "One second, Bud," she told Suitachi, holding up one finger as she unzipped her track suit and reached down its opening ungracefully into the pockets of the shorts she was wearing underneath. "There we go!" she cheered, bringing the clenched hand up with only 100 zenny in it. "I'll take one process upgrade!"

((Paying 100z for PU level 1))

Suitachi raised an eyebrow as he noticed the tracksuit-wearing woman literally jog into his shop. He managed to put his "professional" face on as she approached the counter, and started fishing for her change. He could help but peer over the counter as she unzipped her track pants to the shorts she had underneath, giving him a decent shot of her toned legs. He looked back up at her with a smile as he received the 100z from her.
"One process upgrade comin' right up. New Navi I presume?"

He put the 100z into the register as he handed her a little paper bag with a small datachip inside, surrounded by a little folded piece of paper, listing instructions for use. Standard-issue for the 1st level process upgrade.
"Here you go, Miss. Have a nice day."


Teruko GET: Process Upgrade #1
Teruko LOSE: 100z

((From Yoka))

John hopped off the bus a few moments before its doors closed and started to pull away. He saw the Navi Shop off in the distance, and it didn't take him very long for him to be able to read the signs on the front, even from a relatively far distance. 20/10 vision does have its advantages... As he walked, he saw a woman with short brown hair jog by on the opposite side of the street, and into the Navi shop. About a minute later, he walked in as well.

He'd only been in this shop once before, and that was simply out of curiousity; he didn't even have a Navi. He stood in line behind the tracksuit-wearing woman, and quietly waited for his turn. As soon as the time came, he approached the counter, and put his PET on the counter.
Good morning, sir! I'd like to buy a HP memory, and 2 process upgrades, please.

John fumbled with the PET a little bit before he managed to eject the small, credit card-like "Zenny Chip" and handed it to Suitachi.

HP Memory #1: 1000z
Process Upgrade #1,2: 300z
Total: 1300z

Teruko took her Process Upgrade from Suien with a smile, seeming oblivious to the fact that he'd been checking out her legs. As she finished zipping back up the track suit, she all-too-hastily opened the plastic casing to pop out the tiny device. "This is it? I wonder how it goes into the PET... Do you put it in here? Or...?" she muttered, turning it over in her hands as she walked out of the shop.

The operator would spend the rest of the day jogging before finally retiring for some R&R in Electown...

((Heading to Electown))

"I can't believe I got on the wrong MetroLine!" A young woman with long hair entered the shop, clearly not happy about something...presumably what she had just mentioned. "Oh well, might as well make the most of it. Let's see what this place sells!" Hmm...walking up to the counter, she checked the inventory book...cringing at the prices. Looked like she wouldn't be able to get much. "Um...shoot, if I had 100 more zenny, I could actually get something without looking super cheap. Oh well...I'll take one of these Process Upgrade thingys." Ironically, the exact cost of it was the number she had mentioned, but it was lost on Ariel as she placed 100z on the counter and awaited her 'thingy'.

[Order of Purchase:
- Process Upgrade #1: 100z
Total: 100z]

Suitachi blinked as 2 more customers piled in after the other woman. They all seemed to have fresh, new Navis. As always, he greeted his customers with a smile.

"Well well, I'm pleased to be of service today. Aspiring netbattlers seem to be growing out of everywhere and I'm the guy you'll go to for customizing and upgrading your navi!" Suitachi greeted, shuffling around the back of the counter.

"Excellent choice sir. This package enables you to actually buy all of these in one-go. Here you go and have a nice day," the shopkeep addressed John, handing over a gift wrapped package containing all three parts. His "Zenny Chip" was sitting on top of the package.

Suitachi adjusted his glasses as he turned to Ariel, smiling as he began to explain the purpose of the Process Upgrade, "A fine choice, madam. This upgrade will enable your navi to unlock more of his or her own power. It will undoubtedly make virus busting quite easier. Here you go and have a nice day," Suitachi explained, smiling cheerfully as he handed over the upgrade.

The 100z Ariel had placed was gone without her noticing.

John LOSE: 1300z. GET: HP Mem #1, Process Upgrade #1, #2
Ariel LOSE: 100z. GET: Process Upgrade #1.

"Huh...sounds nice. Thanks!" With a smile, she obtained the upgrade, and left the store to try and figure out how to use it before she went off to have some fun.

(TO DENTECH)

John smiled as he received the wrapped package.
Oh cool! Thank you sir. Have a pleasant day.

As John turned back towards the door, he noticed a girl about his age in the line behind him. He smiled politely as he passed by. He continued out the door and back to the bus stop, and back to his apartment in quiet little yoka.

((To Yoka))

Chris casually strolled into the shop, and was currently looking over his current zenny balance. It seemed that they had been holding onto their Zenny for a bit longer than he had realized, and he now had a respectable amount to spend. What to spend it on, however, was a different matter. Chris looked through the store stock for anything that could give his SP an edge, when an idea occured to him. He walked over to the counter.
"Hi there," Chris said. "I'll take three Process Upgrades, numbers 10, 11, and 12, and an HP memory, number 3." He laid his cash card out on the counter before continuing. "Also, I was wondering, is it at all possible to make signature abilities for Support Programs?"


Buying: Process Upgrade #10, #11, & #12 (3300z total), HP Memory #3 (2000z) (5300z total)