Did I mention that Im not a shopper? How -I- got dragooned into this Ill never know. I believe it had something to do with my prior experiences shopping. Well flip. After an hour of wheedling, and a promise to Shayne that we wouldnt be going into shoe stores (long story, ask him) and a return promise from Shayne and Marcus that they would try not to peek, and if they did see anything they werent supposed to see they wouldnt repeat anything about it, I agreed and herded them all out to the car. Now the car only seats 5. I still had a valid drivers license, therefore I had a seat. I didnt think anyone would begrudge Nogi-Fox a seat. S/He has this .. Presence. Turns out LoraLai just went Nova and hung onto the antennae. Whatever, we all got there, thats what was important.
Before I let them get out of the car I explained the rules. Dont fondle the underwear. Dont rub anything on your face, especially not the underwear. In fact, dont touch anything without permission. This is not an anime. Excess goofiness will get you kicked out of the store. They all nodded as I glared. My parents used to say I had laser eyes. Apparently I havent lost the touch. Good. Ok, first stop underwear. You will let the saleslady measure and fit you for bras. I repeat, do NOT fondle anything.
We entered the mall at the food court. I always considered this a bonus in being able to find your car again. But thats just me. We need a map.
Nogi-Fox turned to speak to me, Do you believe we will need a quick exit?
No, Ive never been here. I want to see the map. We probably dont have half these stores in Canada. I want to see what they have. Nogi-Fox smiled.
First stop was, JCPenney. Id never shopped there so I couldnt attest to the quality of the clothing, but it was mid-ranged price, so we would be good. Nogi-Fox and Hexanes ninja had stopped by a gold exchange and made a trade earlier in the day so we had cash. I was nominally in charge of it, not sure why.
It was embarrassing. I almost asked Misonon to stealth me. All five of them stood there staring at the underwear. I wanted to hit them all upside the head. I cleared my throat instead, twice. Loudly. Finally they all blinked and looked at me. A sales lady finally came over.
Can I help you find anything?
Before anyone could say anything I said Yes, thank you. Having worn badly fitted bras in the past, Im pushing my friends to get fitted properly. Would you mind?
The woman smiled. Not at all. She directed us all to the change room. She wasnt dumb. People didnt get fitted for things without buying something. If she worked on commission, she was going to be getting a nice cheque in the near future. I grabbed a pen and paper from a nearby counter and wrote down everyones name and their size.
If I thought that before was embarrassing, this was worse. They giggled, they goofed off. My head hurt. Shayne gave me a psychic hug and pat on the shoulder. Misonon laughed. Marcus just looked embarrassed for me. Im leaving. I finally said and started to walk away. LoraLai came after me; Nogi-Fox right behind her and eventually order was restored with the goof offs looking slightly penitent. Slightly.
Once the bras were bought, I made sure everyone bought at least one natural/nude/beige coloured one god knows where Brightsky-Valles was going to wear the fluorescent ones, none of my business! Too Much Information! Everyone had bought underwear. I let them roam free in the store, with the promise they wouldnt go out without me, to find casual clothes. I suggested jeans and t-shirts, that style never seemed to fade. When they scattered I found a place to sit and went internal.
ARGHHHH! Internal screaming, especially when you have three captured listeners, was actually quite fun. Next time they volunteer me for something, someone say no for me. I mentally cried on Shaynes shoulder. The three of them bolstered my spirits to make it through to home time. For a moment I was glad I had been crossed over with them, just for the support they offered.
Cindy? HLW? Cindy? The sounds of my charges brought me back to the front of my head, for lack of a better term. They each had a pile of things, including shoes. How nice, my promise to Shayne fulfilled without even knowing it.
Right, to the cash.
THEY wanted to shop some more. I was starting to run on empty. We compromised. Id start walking to the food court, they would spread out in front of me, hitting whatever stores were on the way, and wed rendezvous at the Food Court. On the way there, I passed a drug store. A sudden wave of fear/shock/ inspiration hit me and I popped in and grabbed two boxes of maxipads. There were a bunch of neo-females running around Bobs house. Odd are if one started her cycles, the others wouldnt be far behind. On second thought, I grabbed two more. It always pays to be prepared. The cashier looked curious, but Im sure shed seen worse coming through her cash. I only smiled at her and said, Sorority. She nodded.
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Someone else can add a fight scene in the food court to make it interesting.
-C-
Before I let them get out of the car I explained the rules. Dont fondle the underwear. Dont rub anything on your face, especially not the underwear. In fact, dont touch anything without permission. This is not an anime. Excess goofiness will get you kicked out of the store. They all nodded as I glared. My parents used to say I had laser eyes. Apparently I havent lost the touch. Good. Ok, first stop underwear. You will let the saleslady measure and fit you for bras. I repeat, do NOT fondle anything.
We entered the mall at the food court. I always considered this a bonus in being able to find your car again. But thats just me. We need a map.
Nogi-Fox turned to speak to me, Do you believe we will need a quick exit?
No, Ive never been here. I want to see the map. We probably dont have half these stores in Canada. I want to see what they have. Nogi-Fox smiled.
First stop was, JCPenney. Id never shopped there so I couldnt attest to the quality of the clothing, but it was mid-ranged price, so we would be good. Nogi-Fox and Hexanes ninja had stopped by a gold exchange and made a trade earlier in the day so we had cash. I was nominally in charge of it, not sure why.
It was embarrassing. I almost asked Misonon to stealth me. All five of them stood there staring at the underwear. I wanted to hit them all upside the head. I cleared my throat instead, twice. Loudly. Finally they all blinked and looked at me. A sales lady finally came over.
Can I help you find anything?
Before anyone could say anything I said Yes, thank you. Having worn badly fitted bras in the past, Im pushing my friends to get fitted properly. Would you mind?
The woman smiled. Not at all. She directed us all to the change room. She wasnt dumb. People didnt get fitted for things without buying something. If she worked on commission, she was going to be getting a nice cheque in the near future. I grabbed a pen and paper from a nearby counter and wrote down everyones name and their size.
If I thought that before was embarrassing, this was worse. They giggled, they goofed off. My head hurt. Shayne gave me a psychic hug and pat on the shoulder. Misonon laughed. Marcus just looked embarrassed for me. Im leaving. I finally said and started to walk away. LoraLai came after me; Nogi-Fox right behind her and eventually order was restored with the goof offs looking slightly penitent. Slightly.
Once the bras were bought, I made sure everyone bought at least one natural/nude/beige coloured one god knows where Brightsky-Valles was going to wear the fluorescent ones, none of my business! Too Much Information! Everyone had bought underwear. I let them roam free in the store, with the promise they wouldnt go out without me, to find casual clothes. I suggested jeans and t-shirts, that style never seemed to fade. When they scattered I found a place to sit and went internal.
ARGHHHH! Internal screaming, especially when you have three captured listeners, was actually quite fun. Next time they volunteer me for something, someone say no for me. I mentally cried on Shaynes shoulder. The three of them bolstered my spirits to make it through to home time. For a moment I was glad I had been crossed over with them, just for the support they offered.
Cindy? HLW? Cindy? The sounds of my charges brought me back to the front of my head, for lack of a better term. They each had a pile of things, including shoes. How nice, my promise to Shayne fulfilled without even knowing it.
Right, to the cash.
THEY wanted to shop some more. I was starting to run on empty. We compromised. Id start walking to the food court, they would spread out in front of me, hitting whatever stores were on the way, and wed rendezvous at the Food Court. On the way there, I passed a drug store. A sudden wave of fear/shock/ inspiration hit me and I popped in and grabbed two boxes of maxipads. There were a bunch of neo-females running around Bobs house. Odd are if one started her cycles, the others wouldnt be far behind. On second thought, I grabbed two more. It always pays to be prepared. The cashier looked curious, but Im sure shed seen worse coming through her cash. I only smiled at her and said, Sorority. She nodded.
********
Someone else can add a fight scene in the food court to make it interesting.
-C-