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Mako wandered the streets in a mild confusion. He didn't exactly know where he was going - not that he didn't know his intended destination. He had earlier expressed interest in Adoption, but the details perplexed him...as did the organization itself. Something about a land called...Zanth? He was a bit foggy on the details, but assumed it was a foreign adoption agency and planned on getting the rest of the details once he arrived.

How he arrived, he did not know. Objectively, he might have attributed it to coincidence and aimless wandering, but something now suggested to him that his feet hadn't found their way to this rather obscure shop. Yes, this was definitely the place - bracing himself for confusion, he headed in.

"Hello? It's me - err - Makokun...I believe you've been expecting me?" Stepping in, he scanned the shop for any signs of life, be it foreign or native.

Mako nearly fell back out of the doorway in surprise as Oddy appeared suddenly in front of him, but he regained his composure and returned her smile. "Ah - hello!" he replied warmly.

His attention was immediately drawn to the back of the shop as Humfrey Two's voice came echoing out from wherever he was. He hoped that wasn't the typical Xanthian accent, but couldn't help but chuckle all the same at the character it contained.

"Yes, I'm glad I made it too, almost thought I wouldn't, for a moment." Posed with a question, he stopped to think. There were numerous questions on his mind, but he didn't know where to begin. "Ummm - there was something about a tome and...magic? Sounds like an interesting culture they've got."

Following her every word, Mako nodded to to show his vague understanding. Magic? Well, he had heard of stranger beliefs, and he was rather inclined towards anything unusual himself. He had a son at home who spent all day practicing magic in his room, in fact, but he was best left alone in his room, so Mako was not entirely sure he believed it completely. Nor was he used to dealing with it.

"Yes, of course" he said as he walked over to the counter and waited on the customer's side. "Wh-what?" he spluttered as the information hit his ears. "You...you don't mean to say that it's a - a book of memoirs, then?" His head felt light, as if all fact had just flown out of it. "An...actual person?" He was almost positive that he had misheard her, and was now making a fool of himself.

Mako stared blankly for a moment before bringing his jaw up as he fell back down to earth, nearly biting his tongue in shock. "You..you mean, that book right there?" His fingers inched closer to the book, and the bookworm in him was suddenly yearning to flip through every page of that tome and discover all of its secrets. he looked up at Oddy as if for approval before contenting himself with simply resting his hand on the cover. It was very slight, but an undeniable warmth that told him that this book was more than just pages, binding, and 2 covers crept through his fingers.

"Oh...oh yes, I see what you mean" he said at once, amazed with the tome. "Ok, well...it's more than I expected...much more...but I'll be glad to look after it - err - him." With this he smiled and drew his hand away from the book reluctantly, grasping at a pen on the counter as if to sign the papers. "I do hope he'll do better here, and don't worry, I won't let him regret coming here."

Mako took the pen in hand and looked down to read over the paper, still listening to Odyssey and nodding in reply. He had been thinking about the name for a while, and finally arrived upon a name that he liked last night. Scratching out 'Garin' on one line, he then signed and initialed where it was necessary and pushed the papers back towards Oddy.

His head inclined curiously towards the spot Humfrey had appeared, and he immediately concluded that he was indeed rightfully curious. This place got all the more interesting by the minute! "Oh!" he said simply in surprise before stifling himself, not wanting to appear rude, even if this "Humfrey" person didn't mind it.

"Hello, sir!" he said, fighting between staring and averting his eyes suspiciously. Even if this man was little, he was a lot to stare at. "Ummm - journal?" he asked, wondering for a moment if the tome before him wasn't really the book Oddy had been talking about. His heart sank - he certainly hoped he would be leaving with this tome! "Another book, eh?" he said hopefully.

Mako eyed the other book somewhat nervously - it certainly wasn't as interesting as the tome before him. Errr - the boy, he should say(from what he had come to believe, at least). Thankfully, Humfrey's explanation offered more relief than his stern expression. Mako doubted that happy expression coming from that face would've been incredibly relieving either, but he was happy to know that he'd be leaving with both nonetheless.

"Oh...so, is the journal magic too?" he asked, now eyeing it curiously rather than apprehensively. "Like, it records my responses and sends them to you guys? Sounds like a good system, unless you're just trying to sneak another kid out with me" he joked. "I think I understand the journal, but I'm still a little curious about the tome - err, child." Indeed, it was the child aspect that had him most curious.

"Is there anything I should know about...him?" There were almost too many questions to ask, so, of course, he chose to do the logical thing and ask them all at once in one fast breath. "Like his personality? Will he come out as a child or baby or teen or what? How will I know when it's...errr...'time?' How does he come out?" He gasped for air, hoping his flood of questions didn't disarm the cheerful girl.

Mako chuckled as Oddy reassured him in her quirky, addictive manner. "Well, I'll just be taking the one for now, then" he replied, also sporting a grin. "Ah, alright, so it'll just...appear in the pages, then?" he asked, wondering whether he had completely grasped the concept. "Alright, that sounds quite useful" he added, not completely sure why they couldn't just use the phone - ah well, to each their own. He supposed that these were the customs of the land, and he was all too happy to follow them - it'd be nice to give his son background on his heritage.

"Ah, a baby? He...wasn't a baby before, was he?" He'd hate to think that they just went around kidnapping babies and turning them into inanimate objects for some odd means of profit. "Well, I'll do my best - I'm certain he'll teach me quite a few new things, if he's as magic as the rest of what I've heard about is!" The task of raising a magical baby seemed quite daunting, actually, but he was certainly not going to back out now. It'd simply make things more interesting, really. "Ah, I guess...any pointers for me? About raising a - errr, magical son, I mean..."