Several kids walk into Hagakure and all of them ask for house specials.
Shinjiro obliges.
Frankly, the kids seem like a ragtag bunch- you wouldn't expect a group like this walking around together… with a guy in a mascot suit to boot.
Whatever. Customers are customers, and frankly, he's reminded of S.E.E.S. Just vaguely.
Their antics make him feel nostalgic.
Thug Face yells at Headphones, Headband cracks up and her friend in the green giggles. Bowl Cut watches over them all with an amused smirk as a girl with an voice almost too similar to hers latches onto his shoulder, laughing gaily.
The Bear devours food, bowl after bowl, until paying becomes something far beyond their means.
They leave him.
Shinjiro feels sorry, almost sympathetic, and he ends up covering for most of the Bear's food. Bear is delighted, and thanks him happily and hurriedly before thrusting a pair of rather expensive-looking sunglasses into his hand. Before Shinjiro can react, a quick utterance of 'Thanks, Chef-san!' is said as Bear speeds out the door.
He follows.
When asked why he's given glasses of all things, he finds Bear already running off down the stairs after his alleged friends.
"They'll help you see the truth!" He calls as he keeps running.
His parting words baffle him.
Nonetheless, with a puzzled look, he puts them on and finds that the sunglasses do nothing. He keeps them anyway.
