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Yukii hummed to himself as he made his way through the throngs of people and foxes, moving expertly and not even getting his tail stepped on today. This was always a busy street, sure, but it held a lot of awesome stores and things to look at.

Unfortunately, the red pelted Noodle was looking the other way when he suddenly bumped into someone who wasn't rushing around like everyone else. "Oh!" He blinked twice, staring at the Noodle who didn't seem to have eyes. Maybe thats why he wasn't moving? Then again, he seemed quite fixed on the window in the brief moment before the collision registered in their minds. Yukii allowed his gaze to drift to the window... and he burst out laughing.

"Dude, look at the size of that rock! Wouldn't ya love to get yer paws on it?" Of course, he was above thievery now... Which, Yukii had to admit, sometimes stunk.

Yukii tilted his head as the Noodle stuttered something about birthdays... Ok? What did he care? The male mentally shrugged, guessing the other was worried about not being 'manly' looking at jewelry, no matter what the reason. Yukii, of course, couldn't say a dang word about it because he himself was looking for a kids store.

Laughing, he replied to the coherent words the other had managed, "Way more than I got, let me tell ya~" He shook his head, picking himself up. "You ok? Didn't mean ta run into ya like that. ... I'm Yukii!" Yukii held out a paw, grinning at the light blue male.

Yukii caught the sigh that escaped from the other, and while he tilted his head questioningly he didn't say anything.

He did, however, comment when the male said it 'doesn't matter'. "Well, Zane, matters ta me, I'm the one who did it." Yukii jabbed a paw at the air between them. "No shame in bein' hurt when some stranger plows into ya." He let out a chuckle. Yukii himself was just fine. Embarrassed, maybe a little hind-sore from falling back on it, but that was it. He couldn't remember how fast he was going, but he knew getting hit in the side wasn't ever fun.

Not one to push, though, he got up and shook his fur out, then looked around. "Know any kiddo stores 'round here?"

The male watched the other, noting how he seemed to be staring at bit at the display and not in the same way Yukii himself would. Course, with all that hair in front of Zane's eyes he couldn't be sure...

Yukii rolled his eyes at Zane's bouncing, not convinced but willing to let it drop. Tilting his head at the display again, he commented, "Does seem ta be, doesn't it? Too girly, though. Doubt the little rascal would like this..." He frowned, then glanced sideways at Zane and backtracked. "But, if he did then I guess it'd be the store ta shop at. After all, a Noodle likes what a Noodle likes." And it was fine by Yukii if he did. Course, seeing as how the little scamp nearly took off his ears for the bear... "What kind of stuff did you like as a kit?" His own kithood wasn't very typical, and one he didn't wish on anyone. With a little luck, this male had a better one and could help him with some much needed info.

Yukii let out a short laugh. "Ha, no... No, I wanted ta adopt one last Christmas but wasn't prepared..." He let his gaze fall to the window as he remembered the little faces that stared at him with wide, pleading eyes. "I know, I know, a single male raising a kit? But..." He shook his head, looked at his paws, then back up at Zane. Male's weren't supposed to want kits, or anything like that. A mate, that was even maybe for the younger adults. Settling down with a family? Sure, with a female. Thats what males were supposed to want. Not a kit. Not alone. But he wasn't the typical male.

"Tennis balls? Might be better than footballs. Too rough, tha latter ones. But tennis balls... Hm..." Sports were good, right? He'd have to look into that. "Maybe more plushies... He liked my teddy bear..." Instantly Yukii's eyes bugged out. He did /not/ just say that. Clearing his throat, it was the red male's turn to stutter, "O-Only thing I could give to tha runt, from my own kithood... Y-Yeah..."

Yukii would have turned red if his fur wasn't already that color. Sweet? Nice? Oh boy. "Haha, yeah, well, ya know..." He rubbed the back of his head with his paw, flattening an ear for a second as he brought his paw back down. "I uh, yeah, cute and cuddly... Kits are cool." He shrugged, then moved on to the toy subject again.

"Soccer balls might be good, yeah! Uhm..." The male thought for a second at the offer. Zane wanted to help him? That would be a rich sight, two male Noodles looking for kid stuff. Oh deities. But... it wasn't like Yukii had a clue what to look for, and two heads were certainly better than one. Smiling at the other, he agreed. "Yeah, sounds like a good idea! Between the two of us, we might find some good stuff~" He gave a nod, then scanned the stores ahead of them. The biggest issue would be navigating the bustling streets that had knocked the two together to begin with. But, being a bit of bully from needing to be as a kit, he was sure he could keep the two of them moving smoothly. "Shall we?" Yukii nodded toward the first store that looked like it might be promising, and stepped out into the flow of the other shoppers.

Yukii was a little surprised at Zane's energy and the ease that he flowed through the people as well. For a Noodle with no eyes, he was swift and sure-footed. The male had to laugh when they entered the store, for he realized he'd never imagined himself looking for kit stuff and yet here he was, browsing shops with a guy he'd met maybe five minutes ago and might not ever see again.

Pfft, no. If nothing else, Yukii swore he'd bring his son back to find Zane again, to show him the kit and thank him for all his help.

Meanwhile... "Oh hey! What'er those?" Yukii trotted over to a shelf lined with little monster looking critters in shiny plastic packaging. "Those are cool, right?"