"A rival gang, huh," Mimiru mutters, sounding thoroughly unconvinced.  The punk girl remains impassive as the new student makes his way over and Kari becomes swept up in dealing with him, however, watching the older girl with a critical eye but no further challenges.  Eventually, she decides to slip out while Kari is otherwise occupied, though the thought lingers in her mind.<em>What the fuck happened to her?</em><br/><br/>The generic advice Kari had given her played out in her head a few times on the way to Paulownia.  Fortunately, the route to the mall was relatively well-lit and busy, anyway, so she didn't have to think about it overly much or make any special detours.  Even so, she caught herself glancing at every side street and back alley on the way there, gazing over-long into the dark shadows in search of something she couldn't quite define.  The memory of her little 'episode' coming back home the previous night kept insinuating itself into her thoughts, a nagging little voice asking her if maybe, just maybe, it was more than a mishap with an unknown hallucinogen.<br/><br/>As soon as she arrives at Paulownia Mall, she pushes the thought out of her mind.  There's still an hour or two before Escapade really starts to get going for the night, so she decides to hang around and mall-crawl in the meantime, checking out the clothing and music stores.  Maybe she'd even stop by Mandragora!