[ Seeing somebody else in the store, Hotaru realized why this could be a Bad Plan. Interacting with other people? Nnnnoooope. That was not in her itinerary for the day.

She maneuvered herself so there were a few lamps in between her and the other girl before going back to innocently browsing their selection. A few minutes later, and she noticed in the corner of her eye that the other girl was still there.

...She seemed awfully focused on those lamps. A lot of the more feminine ones - Hotaru tended towards the darker ones herself, but she could tell there were some good ones in the lamps this girl was looking at. And some bad ones.

Clenching her hand for a moment, she steeled herself, but on a false smile, and quickly made her way over to the girl. ]

Not that one [ she refers to the one that Yayoi is looking at currently ] it hasn't been well taken care of. [ She gently moves around the other girl, glancing at one of the ones she had been looking at earlier. Pink. ] This one's much better, if you don't mind the light being bright. Or this one [ she motions towards a white lamp with a gentle design ] if you're looking for something more elegant.

[ Why was she doing this? Putting herself out like this? Hotaru doesn't even know, herself. ]