[ how charming! mari blinks at her, her infallible smile not budging an inch when she gets smiled at. she still hasn't quite let go, either, curling her fingers gently under hibiki. ]

Wo~w! [ she cooes, the inflection of a native english speaker in the way she speaks, batting her eyelashes. ] With a look like that, I'm not surprised I wasn't the first! You've got a twinkle around you. ♥

[ but she's still not letting this go, and her smile falters a little, if only to look over her shoulder at the shop. ] Someone of your expertise could definitely help this poor, poor family. They're really struggling!