Noriko nods rapidly, black hair bouncing and swaying past her shoulders. "They're awesome. Everybody wants tall boots like these and yours even have the laces all the way up! Do they have a zipper too, like in the back or something?"

Seriously, tall boots like that are all the rage and Nori has wanted a pair for forever. "I could only wear them after school, though. We have uniforms and you can't wear shoes that aren't in uniform."