new in town

[ luckily, ryuu happens to be in the right place at the right time. or, well - in a convenient place at a convenient time to hear the outburst? not many would find that convenient, actually, but ryuu is a different breed, and perhaps the last of his species. he slows to a stop among the people gathered in prismaplace's square. on a normal day, it's busy, a bit like shibuya crossing, but now that the city's equivalent of the holidays is in full swing, it's really started to pick up.

all ryuu had been doing was some holiday shopping, a couple of bags from a department store in hand, when he hears the half-question half-yell. uh oh... better use a soft touch. ]

Um! [ so, here he is, approaching gingerly, tone soothing like he's coaxing an angry animal. ] Hello. Are you lost? Can I help?