Author's Notes: A sequel to the previous chapter! I hope ya'll enjoy it as much as I had fun writing it!
Cellphone, Part 2
Continuity: Go Princess Precure
Characters: Towa Akagi, Kirara Amanogawa, Prince Kanata
Summary: Towa wants a cellphone of her own, and Kirara is filled with regret.
"And that is why I asked you here today, Kirara-san, in order to help me acquire a cellular phone of my very own."
They hadn't even set foot inside the store yet, and Kirara was already regretting her earlier promise to the princess of the Hope Kingdom. Not bothering to conceal her visible regret, Kirara let out a deep sigh, deciding to let the story that the redhead had just told her go without retorting- no matter how many places she could do that in, and how much she wanted to.
She was aiming to be a top model, not the straight man in a comedy duo, after all.
"I'm grateful that you invited me here as well, Towa." Kanata flashed a smile towards his little sister- and Kirara couldn't help but wonder how he was so unfazed after that story. She always thought that the prince would have a little more common sense than his sister, but maybe that wasn't the case...
Today was going to be a long day, wasn't it?
"Of course, big brother!" Towa clapped her hands together. "After all, I would very much like for you to be my first contact after I obtain a cellular phone. And of course, I would very much like you to be my second!" She quickly added on, turning towards the brunette.
"Yeah, I'd like that." Kirara nodded her head, unable to help but smile a little. She blinked though, a though popping into her head, as she glanced up towards Kanata. "Kanata, do you have a cellphone already?"
"Yes, Nishikido-san gave me one while I still had amnesia. I think he was afraid I'd get lost if I wandered off somewhere." Kanata replied, dutifully pulling out a simple white cellphone from his pocket. "I haven't really used it much, though."
"Heeh, I'm sort of impressed." Kirara blinked, before turning back to Towa, leading the two members of the royal family into the store. "I think a prepaid cellphone would be best for you, Towachii. They have a lot of simple and easy to use models at this store that would be good for you."
"Prepaid?" Towa tilted her head, blinking a little. "Are we not getting me one of the Intelligent Phones?"
"The phrase you're looking for is smartphone, Towachii." Kirara corrected her. "And yes, a prepaid phone. After all, it's not like they have cellphone service in the Hope Kingdom, so it's only useful to you as long as you're here in Yumegahana."
"Yes, that's true, I suppose..." Towa blinked, frowning a little. "It surely would be nice if we could, though. Ah, perhaps you could arrange something, brother?"
"All we'd have to do is install one of those big towers, right?" Kanata frowned for a moment, contemplating the matter. "I see no reason why it couldn't be done."
"No, no, it's not that simple." Kirara sighed, scratching the back of her head. "It's a lot more complicated than that."
"Oh, is it?" Kanata blinked, looking mildly disappointed. "Well, perhaps we can work something out yet, Towa."
"Yes, brother!" Nodding her head, Towa's eyes shone with eagerness, as she turned back to her roommate. "Then, if you will, Kirara-san, please assist me!"
"...Yes." Was all Kirara found herself able to say, busying herself by glancing around the store. Spotting the model that she was looking for, she walked over towards the display, picking up the sample phone and handing it over towards Towa. "This was the model I was thinking about getting for you, Towachii. According to Minamin's research, it's simple and easy to use... I think Haruharu has one like it as well."
"Oh, how splendid! It is quite the lovely red color as well!" Taking the phone, Towa marveled over it, turning it around in her hands. "Well then, now that we've settled on the matter, let us waste no time in returning to the dorms."
"No, no, Towachii, not yet!" Reaching out to grab Towa's arm before the girl spun on her heel, getting ready to leave the store, Kirara halted her progress. "It's not that simple! We can't just leave without paying for it!"
"Oh, is that so?" Towa blinked, turning back around. "Well then in that case, pardon me."
Heaving another sigh- she'd lost count of how many times she had done that already today- Kirara relaxed. "Now then, I'm going out on a limb here, but do you know how to use your cellphone, Kanata?"
"Yes, somewhat." Kanata nodded his head. "I'm afraid I don't understand the first thing about what these 'apps' are supposed to be, though."
"Ah, that's fine, you two don't need to worry about stuff like that." Kirara said, waving a hand. "As long as you both can learn how to make calls and text, that's plenty."
"Text?" Towa blinked, tilting her head.
"Yes, text." Kirara nodded her head. "In a way, I guess you could say it's slightly similar to sending a letter, only-"
"Kirara!" Towa huffed, puffing out her cheeks, not letting the other girl finish her sentence. "I believe when I asked you to help me, I mentioned the cellular phones magic ability to connect to other people in an instant as one of the reasons why I desired one! If I desired to write a letter, I am well informed with how to use a carrier pigeon!"
"It does indeed seem easier to write a letter on a sheet of paper rather than on such a small screen." Kanata agreed, inclining his head. "And where would the letter come out of? I do not see any slot for such a thing... surely the carrier pigeon doesn't transport the phone as well?"
"No, that's..." Momentarily struck speechless, Kirara placed a hand on her head, trying to get the rising headache to subside. "The letter thing was just a metaphor, I didn't mean it literally." Dropping her hand, she looked between the both of them, before she reached into her purse, pulling out her own cellphone and opening up a conversation between herself and her manager to show them.
"You see? It's written words that are transferred instantly between phones. So it's like an instant letter." Kirara explained.
"I see, so the carrier pigeons are also magical... most impressive." Kanata mused, staring at his own cellphone in amazement.
"...yes. The carrier pigeons are magic." Defeated, Kirara decided it was perhaps in her best interest to not retort too much. "Well, I'll teach you all about that later, so for now, let's get everything set up with the clerk over here."
Taking a step over towards the clerk, Kirara paused, quickly hurrying over towards the accessory wall, and plucking a protective phone cover off of it, before joining the other two again. Better safe than sorry- who knows what Towa would do to that phone when she wasn't looking. "Alright, now we're ready."
"Wonderful! Thank you very kindly for your assistance today, Kirara! I cannot wait to show it to Miss Shamour." Pleased with herself, Towa followed after Kirara, allowing the other girl to take the sample phone from her.
"You're welcome, Towachii." Kirara gave her friend a slightly strained smile, simply grateful that she'd managed to somehow get through this ordeal in tact- before it dawned on her that she had offered to help Towa, of all people, learn how to use a phone.
There wasn't any chance that Miss Shamour's princess lessons also included cellphone lessons, right?
...It was going to be a long day.
