Naoto decided the trip to the Health & Beauty Department would be the least painful in the long run. "Gossip only lasts for so long, if I was seen buying beauty products today, the future may see it forgotten. Talks of the Midnight Channel have ceased at Yasogami High since last year, after all." Naoto beamed with confidence at this reasoning and made her way to the elevator to proceed a floor, however, her hands shook as she tried to press the button for the department.
When the elevator stopped and opened, Naoto tugged her hat down to cover her face and quickly entered the aisles, hiding behind a group of women gossiping about Taro Namatame's run for public office. She perused the shelves looking for a compound that would solve her personal problem, finding nothing worth noting as she scanned up and down the aisles. "Conditioners...Moisturizers...Foundations..." She almost gave up her search before reaching the end of the aisle, her eyes coming upon a package full of glass vials, each containing a transparent, dark blue liquid. "What is this?" Naoto asked, leaning down to read the label. "Ishtar Tea: For the Future Goddess. Official Beauty Enhancer of Kanami Mashita. Contains 12 vials, promotes smooth skin, hair health, height growth..." Naoto trailed off as she read the last part of the label, she found exactly what she was looking for. She grabbed the package of vials and hurried to the register, paying for the compound and hurrying out of the store, hoping for dear life none of her friends were at Junes that day, mainly Rise or Teddie.
When she got home, Naoto went to her bathroom and filled her sink cabinet with the vials, all save one, which she proceeded to read the instructions on. "Drink one vial daily. Effects will start 3 hours after consumption. For continued effects, drink one daily for the desired number of days after consumption. If more than one vial is swallowed, contact the Poison Control Hotline. Being very careful about following instructions, especially when they pertain to safety, Naoto decided against drinking more than one vial. "Here goes nothing..." Naoto said as she uncorked the vial and put it to her lips. In one fell swoop, she drank the entire vial, not a drop of the liquid was left, though Naoto noted the taste was awful, and she begun to feel nauseous.
Moving a hand to her head, Naoto began towards her bed. "Perhaps I should take a nap..." She noted, slowly trudging to her bedroom as the world began to feel dizzy. She laid down in her bed, setting the alarm on her clock three hours ahead in order to awake and note the effects. Naoto imagined thoughts of herself as tall as her friends, enjoying activities with them on a similar scale, one thought even snuck in of her being Kanji's height. "This may help me with my detective work as well, if I had to subdue a criminal..." Naoto thought in particular the serial murder case from last year, the thought of her friends almost dying in the TV World raced through her head, the biggest thought being of Nanako Dojima's rescue, of Souji's face in emotional distress as they fought their way through hordes of Shadows to rescue her from her kidnapper; the thought disgusted Naoto, she'd never want her friends to ever suffer that again. Putting her thoughts to rest, Naoto drifted off to dreamland, ready to awake 3 hours later.
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