[CycloneKira]

Akira follows after her, bowing and thanking the merchant for his hospitality. Slightly unnerved by the stares again, he tries to answer her. He keeps his face neutral despite his irritation at the people around them.

"We could go to get some ramen from the place we went to yesterday," he says. "Or we could go somewhere else, if you know a good place. I honestly haven't been to this town before, so I suppose you would know it better than I do." After all, she had mentioned that she'd been here on a mission before.