It was a little of both, really; Tochi did her best to keep up with Jurina, but it was more like she was being dragged along. She just wasn’t as athletic as the older girl! Not for a lack of trying or anything, Tochi just… couldn’t get into sports all that much. At all. Still, she kept any protests to herself, if she had any, as in the end, the fact was that they were going to sneak out and have fun! And obviously Jurina knew just where to go.
As they passed through the shopping district, Tochi craned her neck to try to get a good look at some of the displays in the shops they passed by, but ultimately found it to be a lost cause. She wasn’t really sure why they were passing up all these other shops (didn’t they get an income of sorts?), but her friend apparently had something in mind, so…
When they finally stopped, Tochi had to blink a few times to make sure she was seeing things correctly; she didn’t have anything against thrift shops, but… what was special about this place that made Jurina want to take her here? Finally, the older girl explained, and it all made sense. “Oh! I get it now,” she exclaimed, nodding, “So you shop here alot?”
Jurina grinned. “All the time!” She pushed the door open with a flourish, hoping to surprise her friend.
The inside was nothing like the outside. Whilst the exterior made people look away from the shop by giving the feeling of being run-down, the inside was anything but that - in fact, it would give plenty of the designer stores they had passed by before a run for their money. Everything almost sparkled - the clothes were all lined up nicely on the racks, the displays were neat and professional, and there was an extremely wide range of clothing to choose from. The only thing missing was customers…The shop almost seemed like a ghost shop, save for a single clerk standing behind the desk who gave the two girls a bright smile. For some reason, she was wearing a maid outfit. Jurina waved to her, returning the smile.
“Hiya, Eri-chan!”
She once again grabbed hold of her friend’s hand, not waiting to see Tochi’s reaction to the bizzare contrast between interior and exterior or the maid, dragging her through until they reached a door which was locked shut.
“This section is locked for a reason - the clothing in here is super special and rare! I…think you’ll like it, To-Karen-chan! It’s not the kind of stuff you can find anywhere else!”
She pulled a key from her pocket and opened the door dramatically, revealing the inside.
Row by row, from ground to ceiling, there were AKB uniforms. From Uza to Beginner, River to Heavy Rotation, even the lesser known songs - if there was a costume for that particular song, it was there. They were organised by song and by member, each having their own little taste added in for extra effect.
“Ta-dah~!”