Oh! Oh, he was looking at him! Once again, lingering proximity with a like-aged person had proved an effective means of procuring a friend!

Is he shopping for his parents? He couldn't imagine any other reason why a kid would be looking in here, unless he was more nervous about the school year than he appeared and came to get a much-needed confidence boost to assure him of his future grades. Magdalas himself remained a touch weary of how he'd fare in some of the more hands-on courses, but assured himself regularly that everything would work out the way it needed to. Just like now!

"Hi, I'm Magdalas! I'm just shopping with my pa, but we're taking a break in here. And in the last four shops... But I'm sure we'll start getting stuff for me soon." He gave an optimistic grin. "You with your parents too?"