Shop 'Till You Drop! [SO VERY OPEN]

[starlightace]

It was nice to be out on solid ground, to breathe fresh and salt-tinged air, and to feel the real warmth of the sun on her neck and shoulders, Nanoha thought. She felt a very deep urge welling up within her breast to just take flight, to soar through an actual sky in the first time in months - and she had no doubt that she would.

But there were other things she had to take care of first. Like, for instance, swimsuit shopping with her best friend.

"Ooh, this store looks like it might have some cute ones!" Nanoha tugged on Fate's hand, pulling her towards one of the storefronts that lined this street of the bustling shopping district. Even if it didn't, there were still plenty of others to try, and plenty of cute outfits to convince Fate to try on.

(ooc: It might help to have just one thread for ALL YOUR SHOPPING NEEDS? Feel free to tag in and mingle, if you're shopping for clothes, groceries, games, whatever!)

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[telekinetic_badass]

He was about as subtle as a fright train, but that was neither here nor there.

"I guess I could shyly sneak glances from a distance, but this is usually more fun." He held out his hand. "I'm Julian. You are...?"

[tricks-of-trade.livejournal.com]

"It tends to be so." She shook Julian's hand. "I'm Choline. So. It's nice that we were let off of the ship." She turned back toward the store. "And I'm going in there. You can stay or leave."

Was that an engraved invitation for free eye-candy?

We'll let you decide, Julian.

[telekinetic_badass]

It sounded like an engraved invitation for free eye-candy. And he was not going to turn that down.

"I think I'll join you."

[tricks-of-trade.livejournal.com]

"Swell. So. Any ideas? The fashions of this place elude me and most of the time I'm in head to toe leather."

[telekinetic_badass]

"Well, showing a little skin couldn't hurt." And while he was tempted to send her over to the dental-floss sized bikinis, he was at least smart enough to start with things a bit more modest, and directed her towards the one-piece suits.

"How about we start you off with something from here, unless you want to try something a bit more risky?" And if she wanted to, who was he to stop her?

[tricks-of-trade.livejournal.com]

"Hm. I'm usually covered up out of necessity, not because I enjoy it."

Choline passed over the one-pieces, occasionally holding one or two items up if they had plunging necklines or daring cutouts.

"These are boring -- aha." Her silvery eyes lit up a little as she found the exact suit she had ogled in the front window. "I should probably get a pair of pants to go with this, but one thing at a time."

[telekinetic_badass]

"The adventurous type, I like that. Though you're not supposed to wear pants with that." Which might prove to get an interesting reaction out of her.

"Why don't you try it on?"

[tricks-of-trade.livejournal.com]

She eyeballs it; it should probably fit.

"Yeah, alright. And I'm not a Goldshire hussy; I should at least cover up my ass when I'm not swimming."

She disappears into one of the fitting booths, but keeps talking. "You must have a girlfriend. Why else would you go shopping like this with someone?"

[telekinetic_badass]

"I don't have a girlfriend," he corrected. Though that was infinitely complicated, as teenage romances were prone to being.

"What about you?"

[tricks-of-trade.livejournal.com]

From the other side of the booth curtain, Choline sighed. "I had a mate. He showed up here, dead. I don't know why."

She was tearing up again, so she took a few deep breaths to steady herself. "So you can imagine that being onboard sucks twice over."

[telekinetic_badass]

"Oh." Crap. "I'm sorry." Craaaaap.

His odds of getting laid just dropped like BP's stock. He needed to try to move this on to something less depressing. "But at least we get a nice break from that place."

[tricks-of-trade.livejournal.com]

"Eh. Shit happens." She threw back the curtain and stepped out.

"Yeah. A bit of a holiday is good. As for this thing... I think it's a little weird across the chest. And it'll take me forever to get used to this butt-floss thing."

Yep. She totally just picked out her thong-wedgie.

Stay classy, Choline.

[telekinetic_badass]

"You chest looks good from here." Considering he was face-to-face with her boobs. "If you need help adjusting it, I have an extra pair of hands."

[tricks-of-trade.livejournal.com]

She laughed. "I'll keep that in mind," she said, turning back toward the mirrors. A little twitch of the strings had everything falling into place. "I still think some real clothes wouldn't be a bad idea, but this is a good start."