[Taryon removes his hand from the figurines and turns to face the new customer - politely, with a smile and his arms at his sides to bow. The familiar face gives him pause, but he catches himself quickly and finishes the motion.]

Hello, welcome to our store. [The manager isn't around, which means he won't get any sort of reprimand for chatting with friends on the clock.] I didn't think I'd run into you here. You're...Shizuka, right? The girl who fought the snow monsters?

[They hadn't talked much after the simulation battle, considering that Taryon needed rest after the real life kaiju fight, but he couldn't forget that bizarre practice mission.]