Pharmacy, Thursday 1-31-08

[1st_unit_cptn]

The pharmacy was open. Well, some semblance of open, anyway. You'd have to drag the samurai away from the porch where he was watching the candy falling from the sky with eyes round as saucers, first, but he would help you. In between bouts of giggling like an idiot, anyway (which, really, wasn't all that abnormal, all things considered.) He'd tried

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[kusuriuri_san]

Medicine seller might just be behind that screen too. With the pig.

[1st_unit_cptn]

This? Was a wise course of action, on his part. "Look, Kusuriuri-san! Candy!" And then he pointed, as if the fact that it was falling from the sky wasn't apparent.

[kusuriuri_san]

Medicine seller shared a conspiratorial look with the pig at his feet and then somewhat reluctantly emerged from behind the screen with a rustling of fabric. "Yes..."

[1st_unit_cptn]

He giggled happily, still watching the 'rain.' It made amusing noises as it thunked and slid down the tiled roof. "isn't it neat?"

[kusuriuri_san]

The man came closer, peering over Okita's shoulder at the downpour. "Highly unnatural," he remarked softly.

[1st_unit_cptn]

"...well, I suppose so, yes," he replied. "But it's just..." He couldn't explain fully the wonder he felt. Candy. From the sky.

[kusuriuri_san]

The corners of his mouth curled upwards slightly. "Have you been eating it?"

[1st_unit_cptn]

"Um... maybe... only a little, though!" It was a little strange, after all. Not exactly what he was used to, but then, high fructose corn syrup was not a common ingredient where he came from.

[kusuriuri_san]

He chuckled at the look he was being given. "Are you sure that was entirely wise?" He asked and there was an answering rattle from the medicine box behind the counter.

[1st_unit_cptn]

"Well..." he looked thoughtful. "I didn't really think it could be bad. Is it?" He suddenly looked worried.

[kusuriuri_san]

"Saa.." Medicine seller barely paused as one of the drawers in his box opened by itself and a highly ornamental scale flew out to land very lightly on Okita's shoulder. "I don't know but there could of course, be side effects."

[1st_unit_cptn]

Okita blinked as the scale landed on him, turning his head to try and get a better look at it. "Ohhh." Side effects? He was too distracted by the shiny to care.

[kusuriuri_san]

"Hold out your hand, Okita-san," he advised. "Do you feel any differently?"

[1st_unit_cptn]

He giggled and did as told. "Um... I don't know," he replied. Fluff-brain. Really.

[kusuriuri_san]

The scale hopped from shoulder to Souji's fingertip, jingling as the bells at its tips dropped down on their threads, and teetered merrily at the awe stricken samurai.

[1st_unit_cptn]

"Wow," he proclaimed, giggling happily. "How's it do that?" Oh, yeah. No longer concerned with the candy at all.