The Chuunin was starting to regret his decision to get Tara involved in this mess... She was an invaluable asset, to be sure. But it was times like these where she could drag him all over the place. When they arrived at the boutique, he resolved to do this the right way. He couldn't come off too strong. Not initially. Then she would know it was a determined attempt to placate her. A slight compliment here, a little word there... He knew her well enough, and knew women better than men. Hiro understood when she was seeking an agreement and when she wanted his actual honest assessment.<br/><br/>Never once did he express distaste for the thought of being in a woman's store and he pushed from her mind any thought of Ume or Himawari, and indeed Hiro didn't mention them at all for the rest of the night. When she wasn't looking, occupied in the dressing room, he made a handseal right in the middle of the store. Before him stood a perfect clone of himself. They didn't need to exchange any words, given that he could relay information to the clone without them. Hiro did, however, pull out his wallet and hand the false Hiro some cash, and the copy smiled and gave him a thumb's up as he departed.<br/><br/>'Remember.' He thought to his replica, 'Don't let her see you. It's supposed to be a surprise. If you have to, you can put them down somewhere and I'll grab it when she's not looking.'<br/><br/>He'd know where 'they' were once the clone dissipated, given that all the information it had learned would transfer over to the original. When Tara returned, he flipped the switch back on his usual charm and greeted her with a smile. She brought a number of dresses in, but he didn't know which one she'd leave with...<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">Using Conversation over the next half hour or so to soothe Tara. Result: 29 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=79309)<br/><br/>Spends 2 chakra and a negligible 1d4 damage to send a Kage Bunshin off to buy her flowers from the Yamanaka flower shop...</div></div>