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The day passed seemingly smoothly, aside of the massive paper scattering brought on by a crash between Meryl and Milly. Both happened to be carrying their weight in folders, and both just happened to turn the corner at the same time. Milly happened to be watching her step as one of her co-workers slipped by, also catching Meryl off guard as well. Then, before you know it..."Oof!" Then the papers...it looked like someone had redecorated in white on the floor. It was actually pretty neat, considering that some of them just kinda hung in the air for a while, like giant square snowflakes. Both insurance girls had fallen down, though Milly was more noticeable since the smaller one had been covered in a blanket of sheets. "Oh...oh dear...I'm so sorry..." Scrambling to gather the documents, she realized this was futile since both Meryl and Milly's documents had mixed together. "...I feel awful...Sorry!" Biting her bottom lip, she finally looked fearfully over to her coworker. Meryl hadn't really moved. She looked so very calm on the outside, although inside she was fighting back the urge to bonk the new girl on the head. But she really doubted that her vacation hours would go up if she was caught beating her 'apprentice'. So instead of taking action violently, she counted to ten and took a deep breath.

"Don't worry about it. It...happens all the time." She looked up with an assuring smile, but couldn't do much for the vein pulsing on her forehead.

"...A-are you sure?" She replied, blinking several times. She'd been scolded before for being careless. Not by her parents; they didn't mind, but by other people. Since she met Meryl only a few hours before, she wasn't sure how she'd react.

"Yes. Totally. Now, let's get this cleaned up. We close at five and it's already 4:48." Without another word, she began to sort the papers, working quickly and diligently. Milly stared for several moments before she responded by picking up her own sheets. Soon the task was completed and Meryl was surprised to find out that working together, she was rather quick in doing her job. Apparently, Milly noticed as well.

"Wow! That was fast! Does everything go that quickly around here?"

"I wish..."

"...Huh?"

"..Aahah...nothing, nothing. All right, time to check out. See you tomorrow, then. " Having turned away, she waved a hand without bothering to look over her shoulder.

"..Um...Sempai?"

"...Hmm?" Pausing, her gray eyes took a glance at the girl whom was smiling sheepishly.

"I really hate to bother you, but do you know the direction to the post office? I mean...I know it's probably already closed, but I'd like to know where it is."

"Sure. In fact, it's not too far from here. All you have to do is take Cedar Street, then a left down First. After that, turn on Main..." Her voice trailed off when she caught the blank stare on Milly's face. "You know what? Why don't I just show you?"

"Oh, no. It's really all right...I'm sure you have better things to do..." The sheepish look only spread. Milly had never meant to trouble her. But Meryl wasn't going to back down.

Like what...? Dishes? "Don't be silly. It's no problem. Hurry and get your stuff together. I'll be at the door."

In a few minutes, a girl in a yellow-tannish coat, with teal-blue shoulder greeted Meryl again at the doorway to the street. Is she asking to be noticed, or what? She asked herself, then shook off the thought as she stepped outside. The suns weren't exactly setting, but one could tell it was late in the day. Looking away from the golden orbs, she saw that Milly was staring straight up at the enormous skyscraper caddy-corner from the Insurance building. "You're going to hurt your neck if you do that for too long. Let's go."

Already, Meryl had assumed the position as leader, and stepped off the sidewalk to cross the street. Milly followed like a puppy, and took in the sights along the way. The trip was short, but in that time, Milly learned that the city was full of noisy people, annoying car horns, and more stores than she ever imagined.

"There it is." The building was large, an off white color. The large letters across the front let anyone who could read what was inside; DECEMBER POST OFFICE

"...Wow...Huh. So...I guess that's all." The tall girl continued staring at the words. The only thing she's had to send mail in her town was a large box that a man would empty out and deliver via Thomas.

"Yeah, that's all." She nearly turned to leave, but became spur-of-the-moment curious. "Hey...Milly. Where are you staying?"

"Oh, me? Well...I'm staying at a hotel until I find an apartment. By what I've heard, I may be staying there for awhile." She shook her head, slightly frowning. Every morning, she'd poured through the newspaper looking for a suitable listing. But something was always wrong. Either the place was too big, too small, or too pricey.

"I'll be on the lookout for one, all right?"

"Yeah, thanks a lot." By now, they were walking again, in the other direction. They talked; not only about the city itself, but how Meryl came to be here. How she started. Being so wrapped up in conversation, they failed to notice that there were a few shadowy figures behind them. It was only when the pair heard a chilling voice that they turned around to look.

"Hey there, girls. Me and my pals have a problem. We're kinda low on cash...so if you don't mind, kindly hand over anything of value. We'd really appreciate it." The man in front, obviously the one running the operation, was speaking. There were three all together, and the two behind him were snickering. Probably at the astonished look on both the girls' faces.

"B-but..." Meryl stuttered. She'd been living there for quite awhile now, and had never had any trouble with thugs or robbers. Now she felt as if she were falling apart. Milly was frozen for a different reason entirely. During her life in her town, there was next to zip crime, therefore she'd never been mugged before. She stared wide-eyed across at the grinning thieves.

"C'mon now. We don't got all day...You've gotta have a purse somewhere..."

"Well no...not really. I don't carry a purse. I don't even have any money on me; sorry." Milly's answer only surprised Meryl more. The girl was answering genuinely, giving a small shrug to the guys who were getting very annoyed. The leader stepped foreword.

He glared angrily at Milly, and she stared calmly back. What was funny...was that he was looking upwards a bit. He was...slightly shorter.

"You should leave us alone now. We don't have anything." Truth be told, Milly had no idea if Meryl had any money, but didn't bother asking.

"You gotta be kidding me! All right guys; search 'em!" As if on cue, the two from the back stepped towards the girls, both attempting to grab their arms.

Before Punk Number 2 realized what happened, a solid fist belonging to the tall girl had been planted into his face. "I told you to leave us alone!" Milly snapped, unhappy now that these people were being so mean. Then Meryl saw her chance. Punk Number 3 wailed painfully as the heel of her shoe dug into his foot. And before he could react, an elbow jabbed into his stomach. The breath knocked out of him, he fell to the ground, aside of his cringing friend.

"..W...What happened!? It wasn't supposed to be like this..!" The leader yelped, slowly backing away. For some reason, the two very normal girls began to look very menacing. Leaving his 'pals' behind, he fled down a nearby alley.

"...I hope that doesn't happen again. Geez! I told him I didn't have any money...!" Milly huffed, looking down at the men writhing on the sidewalk.

Suddenly, Meryl was overcome with a strange reaction. She began...laughing. "Milly, you were great! I have faith that you'll have no problem living here. Oh, and nice punch!"

"...Eheheh...Really? Well, thank you very much! I..I don't practice, but I do know the basics."

"You'll have to teach me some time. Anyway...now that that's over, I think I should head home."

Milly nodded though wasn't too thrilled about returning the bland little room that she was staying in.

"See you tomorrow?"

"Tomorrow." Meryl smiled, and turned to head back to her apartment.

As the two parted, the suns were already descending below the buildings as the five moons would rise and bring nightfall.