> "What should we do instead, do you think?"
> "Oh...I can, uh...I can try. Lay it on me, sis."
> "No reason for me not to, I think. It gives you a chance to relax while keeping the store minded, right?"
> "Oh. Well, it's your call. Um, in that case, what should I do next time someone comes in?"
> "Okay, I'll do that if more people start showing up."
> "It's a bit of a shame you need to stick around here, though...I'd love to be able to take you back to our base."
> "We might be able to swing it with this setup. Though not while you're on the clock, of course."
> "Going like this would be really hard. If it were, like, just you and a book or two, though, it'd be no problem."
> "Yeah, this takes basically no effort to do it this way. I've gone around with multiple people before."
> "It can get a bit heavy, but it's nothing terrible."
> "Oh. ...I'm sorry."
> Lean forward and sink into ourselves a little deeper.
> "If you want to, sure."
> "Okay, here you go."> Retrieve Kosuzu and set her down next to us.
> Nod.> "Mmhmm. And other stuff would have done even more."