mariko nods. "yeah,he is doing very well. his girlfriend is touring soon,and that tour may be...hard for him to be around.so i am keeping him company.i am not sure why he does it. he is a very intense person." she says with a shrug. "so...what was your drug of choice?" she asks gently. she picks up a red beret and puts it on. "too militant!" she says with a grimace.

mariko nods understandingly. her cousin had a similar problem in highschool,but mariko is forbidden to ever mention it.luckily (at least in this sitation) there is ada. " you are fine now though?" mariko asks,concerned. "i know that ada girl cant seem to quit.it is so sad." she frowns deeply. mariko puts the hat back and focuses on watches. "i love watches,they are so unnecessary this day and age...i would never buy one though,they are kind of tacky,"

"that is all you can do. you just got to remember you have control over things." mariko says with a nod. "this is what i tell trent.i think he gets tired of it,but it is true." mariko rubs her eyes. thankfully vara did the hardest part,but it is still draining to be responsible for someone. "not at all. i want one of those mickey mouse ones. you know,with the rotating arms. watches are classy.i think it is very distinguishable to purchase watches for people. "mariko says happily. "maybe a necklace?" she stands on her toes to get a better view across the store.

"very true" mariko nods. jen was a sensible girl. the most sensible she has met so far,no chance of being drug into the fitting rooms for a wild make out session. mariko smiles at the slice of normalcy this tour is. "really? that is so cool. " mariko giggles excitedly. "the garfield watch was close,but not as lovely as the mickey mouse one." mariko spots the bracelets. "they are nice. gold or silver?" she asks.

"That's what I keep telling myself. When I first meant Trent on the tour,I didn't know about...his issues. I did some coke with him and kind of contributed to his relapse." Mariko says softly. She gawks at the silver necklaces,smiling at a tiny hello kitty one. " yes,.gold is almost an eyesore. Some can wear it well ..I don't know anyone personally,but I am sure they are out there." She giggles.

"I think you are right. You have very good taste." Mariko nods to the guy at the counter and begins her purchase. " in my line of... Existence?" She slowly says,trying to find the right words. " it is hard to not be around them. Nearly everyone I know uses something." She says with a shrug. " do you like hello kitty?" She asks.

Mariko giggles. " oh,honor! My cousin just thinks the world of her....and hello kitty. Erica nearly fought some girl because she hated hello kitty. The "god bless America" tour. Could use some blessing,from what I hear." Mariko grins. " I love Disney too. The classic ones. Alice in wonderland has always been my favorite." Mariko looks raises an eyebrow. " gothic?! Is never guess." She smiles. She pays the man and puts the necklace on immediately. " most everyone I know...it's more of a time killer thing with them. Life on the road is supposedly boring. I haven't noticed!" She says excitedly. Loving being in places she has never been.

Mariko shrugs. " honest friends are good friends. Vara gallo is my friend like that. " Mariko thinks she should pick vara up something,but decides against it. Vara is probably hard to shop for. " thank you." Mariko laughs as she does a little wiggle with her new necklace. " I love new places,and new food." Mariko says happily. " that is the best past. I love to see what people are cooking up. You like sushi?" Mariko asks.

Backstage Sara Daniels over hears Jennifer and Mariko engaging in conversation. Since the start of the tour she hadn't really gotten a chance to exactly speak to them, so at this point she felt it would be good to properly introduce herself. Walking by, she approaches Jennifer and Mariko with a smile on her face. She looks at both of them softly saying "Hope I am not interrupting anything?" followed by a small giggle as she shows her pearly whites and running her hands through her glistening blonde locks.

Sara smiles looking Jennifer. She came off very sweet and humble, and Sara felt comfortable already. "Oh really? I'd love to... love sushi...plus I am hungry as hell" she smiled "You did amazingly last night by the way, wonderful voice you have" Sara smiled