Day 35: Bill's Hardware

[kagurazuki.livejournal.com]

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Kagura walked hesitantly into the store, following Leon and trying to remain unobtrusive.  The place was full of stuff she knew nothing about, but she kind of liked the woodsy smell it had.  She did as she'd been told and walked up to the counter, hoping to speak with the large man who worked there. 

"Um, hello sir," she said politely.  "It's okay if we look around, isn't it?  It's a very nice shop."

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[scarletspeedstr.livejournal.com]

Okay, time to put your money where your mouth is, Wally, he thought as the assistant appeared from around the corner. A quick glance at the front of the store showed that a young girl had the owner's attention, so hopefully he'd just have to keep the assistant busy and hope that no one else turned up.

"Can you ever!" Wally said enthusiastically. He grinned hugely and flung an arm around the guy's shoulders. "You see," he glanced down at the name tag, "Roger, I'm thinking of doing so renovating around the home - you know, on that DIY kick? - but I really don't know that much about what kind of tools are the best for the job - besides a hammer and nails I mean - so someone with a bit of insiders info, an expert opinion, would be really great!" As he was talking, Wally began manoeuvring Roger away from Cid and over towards a display of power tools. "Hey! Those look handy, would you mind giving me a demo?"

[officer-leon.livejournal.com]

Leon approached the other two, nodding slightly as one of the men guided the store employee away from the potentially useful items. He carefully sidled up next to the remaining man. "You from the Institute too?" he asked under his breath. "Doing a little... shopping?" He glanced around the area, nodding to himself when he spotted several rolls of copper wire. He just needed to figure out how to get some of that into his jacket...

[officer-leon.livejournal.com]

After making sure that the staff was occupied, Leon moved over to the copper wire. There was, conveniently, a wire cutter right next to the rolls; probably so shoppers could cut off however much they needed and take it up to the front. This seemed like the kind of town that wasn't supposed to worry about crime much.

Sparing another quick glance around, Leon located a thinner gauge of wire and quickly started unspooling it, getting about four feet before clipping it off. He bent the wire in half, then half again. He kept the wire against his arm, heart pounding, as he casually wandered towards the back of the store. Once there, he glanced down, as though his shoe was untied, and knelt down to "fix" it. While kneeling, he quickly worked the wire up his pant leg, making sure it was safely held by his boot before standing up.