As nice as it was to bask in the glory of my body, I had to remember: I was here on a mission. Though Dorian had gotten away from me for now, I was determined to make sure he wouldn’t again as I steeled my resolve. Sure, I could find anyone in this mall and swap people’s traits around in order to make my perfect twink, but Dorian had already caught my eye. I didn’t want to give up on him now. Plus, I’d already started with him, and I didn’t want to abandon that now.
The one lead that I had to go on was that Dorian wasn’t alone at the mall. If I could find the family of five I’d be in business again. Thankfully, the mall wasn’t very large: most of the stores I could at least see in, and there were only a couple of floors with basic loops. I mapped my route out in my head: circle the floor I’m on clockwise, then counterclockwise, looking in the stores as I go. Then take the escalator and do the same thing.
I was resolved. Even though I’d lost Dorian, I was in a good mood and I just had a feeling that I’d get what I wanted as I started my walk. Thankfully, they hadn’t gone far, as it was only a matter of minutes before I saw the family inside a store. I had to think of what I wanted to do, to head in, or to wait for them.