The reptile stays wrapped around Shinichi's neck, attempting to push even closer to the source of warmth once he steps out into the chill evening air. He pauses, then turns to go back into the house. When he steps back out, the lizard is covered by a warm scarf, and seems much happier with it's position.

Tiny claws gently hang onto Shinichi, not piercing the skin, but with just enough pressure to help the small creature to stay balanced on it's precarious perch. For all that it was warm earlier, when it was asleep, the reptile's scales are cool now, leeching off of his body warmth to stay at a reasonable temperature. It doesn't seem very content, but enough so that it doesn't try bailing off him. Though if it did try, it'd probably be painful. By the feeling of the pinpricks, if the lizard needed to defend itself, for it didn't seem to be aggressive at all, it could do some damage.

It was a lot later than Shinichi had thought, leading him to stopping at a convenience store instead of a proper grocery store, stepping in once the doors slide open. The half-asleep cashier mostly mumbles some sort of greeting, and the lizard seems to perk up. It pushes it's head up out of the cocoon of fabric the scarf had made, sticking it's nose into the air, cool air hitting Shinichi's skin as it sniffs the air. The reptile seems to recognize what the building is, wriggling out of the scarf and making a flying leap onto a shelf that Shinichi is passing by. He gasps, spinning around to try to grab the creature, only for it to easily slip behind various candies and boxes to the back of the shelf. He keeps an eye on it, hoping for a break in the sheer amount of stuff for a chance to grab the loose reptile. Said chance doesn't come until the lizard hits the end of the metal, where it decides to delicately step into a half-empty box and nudge a large chocolate bar with it's snout.

Shinichi sighs, scooping the lizard back up and tucking it into the fabric around his neck. It seems extremely pleased with itself, the deep rumbling starting up from it. He hesitates for a moment, shifting uneasily. Feeding an unknown creature chocolate seems to be a very obvious poor idea. But then again, it had sought the candy out. He picks up the bar before heading to the back of the store, hoping for a quick meal he can buy in addition to it. He spots multiple flavors of rice balls, deciding to grab a couple before heading to check out.

He feels the lizard shift in the scarf, scales rubbing against his neck as it moves. Shinichi pays for his few items, turning to leave when he hears an intake of breath from the drowsy cashier. He turns, looking at them quizzically before they notice how they are pointedly very much not looking at his neck. He reaches up, his hand coming in contact with a cool head, sharp ridges and everything. The small reptile had gotten it's head loose of the layer of fabric. Shinichi makes eye contact with the mildly disturbed employee, shrugging helplessly before leaving, bag of chocolate and rice in hand.

As Shinichi reaches the halfway point between his home and the store, a girl runs by, obviously upset by something. He breaks off another square of the chocolate, absent mindedly reaching up to feed it to the lizard. The girl glances at him as she passes by, coming to a halt as soon as she seems to process something.

"Kaito?" At her concerned question, Shinichi directs his attention to her, ignoring the reptile suddenly deciding to burrow into his scarf once again. He hadn't noticed when she went running past, but she bears an eerie resemblance to Ran.

"Where've you been? We've been worried about you!" The first couple comments seem to open the floodgates, and the girl begins to babble on and on, concerned for whoever she's looking for.

"Um...Excuse me? I'm not whoever you're looking for."

"I'm not letting you pull this one over on me again Kaito! Whatever reason you have for not coming home doesn't matter!" Shinichi is about to answer her again when he feels the reptile moving. Small claws gently scrape across his skin as it shifts it's weight ever so slightly. "Well? What do you have to say for yourself?"

"I'm sorry, I'm not your missing friend. My name is Kudou Shinichi. Would you like to come with me, see if I can help find him?"