Leave it behind and explore the station

(chapter originally by Phantom Pen at writing.com)

I can't get back inside the dorms without my bag... _Fuuka thought to herself. But I absolutely can't make the rest of the trip bottomless! I just... No. It's not happening.

Timidly, Fuuka peeked out from her hiding spot behind the pillar. Looking around, the main advantage Fuuka had was that the area was relatively quiet. If she timed things right, she should be able to navigate the area unseen. Of course, that wouldn't mean anything if she couldn't find something she could use. Fuuka carefully took stock of her surroundings, hoping that she could find something to grab to cover herself.

On one end of the platform, Fuuka noticed something wonderful. A long jacket, or at least long for Fuuka, was sitting on a bench, apparently unattended. For once, Fuuka was glad that she was short, as the jacket would be long enough to cover her most important parts. Of course, there was the issue of its location: while the jacket's owner wasn't apparently present, a group of people were near the bench. Getting close enough to grab the jacket would also mean getting close enough to be seen by that group, and if one of them happened to look in her direction when she was over there, she wouldn't have anywhere to hide. Besides that, there was the fact that the jacket's actual owner might return, and then Fuuka would have to explain why she was stealing someone else's property...

There was one other option, but it wasn't as favorable. Clearly abandoned, a large paper shopping bag sat on the ground near a garbage can. The bag was both closer to Fuuka's current hiding spot, and wasn't near anybody that Fuuka noticed from her vantage point. It shouldn't be terribly difficult to run over, snag the bag, and run back to her spot behind the pillar. Fuuka could easily punch some holes for her legs or one for her head in the bottom of the bag and turn it into a makeshift dress. A makeshift dress of relatively fragile paper... that would certainly catch people's attention...

Still, those were Fuuka's options, and she had to decide what she wanted to do. Weighing the risks and rewards of each path, Fuuka made up her mind, readied herself, and dashed off to-