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[maellum]

Just wondering. Hi. So I... can just think and you'll hear me, yeah?

[sophielicious]

/Yuppers, especially if I'm here. If you just think and I'm not really here with you, it's just my background noise.

I'm free, so I thought I'd actually follow up on the 'take you out to get some clothes' deal./

[maellum]

[Testing, testing...!]

Yes! That sounds like fun. I need some fresh air, anyway.

[sophielicious]

/Cool. I'm coming to get you./

[maellum]

Oooh. Scary.

[sophielicious]

/Oho. Rascal.

See the car? Hop in when I stop./

[maellum]

[She has some vivid flashbacks of Sciel parallel parking. A spike of anxiety! That was a new sort of scary even if Sciel managed to get them around in one piece.]

Let me let Gustave know and I'll be down.

[sophielicious]

/Girls' day, though. Boys are out./

(Read: Gustave is not invited to this one, which she hopes at least gets Maelle to laugh a little. Once she's parked, her attention goes to her lipstick, touching up make up and fluffing her hair. She's also going to try some things, and she wants to look her nice, or else, what's the point?)

[maellum]

Ha. Shopping for clothes with us would not be his idea of a good time, don't worry.

[Maelle appears soon after, opening the car door and hopping in.]

So, where are we going?

[sophielicious]

(She's literally just handing Maelle her purse and pointing at it, it's open, so if she wants to choose a lipstick, feel free.)

Hey. Mhm, so, we're not doing great in the sense of shops, but there's Roxx. Better than nothing, and they got passable selections, so that's where we are going.

[maellum]

[Maelle peeks inside. She pulls out a lipstick at random, inspecting the color. Just girl things!!!]

The good stuff is on missions, then?

[sophielicious]

(Mmmm. Maybe not that one, that one will clash with Maelle's red hair, so, mhm... Here's a darker pink, enjoy, Sophie's got to drive now.)

Maaaybe. If the mission is off-world, we can only get so lucky. There was a mission here that was just basically camp out and wear tiedye. I hated it. Fucking boring.

[maellum]

Camp out in the woods?

[Oh, darker pink. Maelle, perhaps used to once digging through Emma's cosmetics, swipes it onto her finger before patting it on her lips. Very demure!]

Yeah, I don't know if I can see you sleeping on the ground beneath the trees. No offense.

[sophielicious]

Thankfully, they had cabins. Still, nightmare.

(Horrible, just horrible. Maelle does look cute though, and it get Sophie to send her a smile of approval as she drives.)

My first mission was on a whole other planet where you'd basically get rich over gossip and fighting. More attention you'd get, more money and power, then we had the whole cabin bullshit, then... I guess Earth? Now here we are.

[maellum]

[That smile of approval makes her buzz.]

No camping of any sort for Sophie. Got it.

[sophielicious]

And no putting me in ugly clothes either. I still haven't forgiven Aurora for that.

(But, there they are, she can park the car and hop off with a sigh of satisfaction.)

[maellum]

[Maelle hops out too, rounding the car to join Sophie.]

What's the ugliest thing you've worn? If you feel like confessing, that is.

[sophielicious]

The tie-dye stuff they had us wear for camp, without a shred of doubt, I don't ever wear flats, that was a low.

(There was no winning. Wear it, look """""""ugly""""""""", don't wear it, fuck over your mission, it was so sad for her. Either way, into the shop! Adventures!)

I'm pretty sure I'm the only one who gave a crap about it, honestly. I'm... Picky.

(You don't say.)

[maellum]

[Maelle laughs!]

Yeah? You?

[She won't tease her too much, though. She's still learning her boundaries and really doesn't want to ruin this budding friendship. Her attention goes to the shop.]

I went shopping with Heather and then Sciel... there was so much at the mall, I felt like we missed a lot.

[sophielicious]

I know, it must be a huge shock for you to hear, considering my carefree vibe and all my strands of hair being accounted for.

(She can tease! If anything, Sophie will just tease her back, an offense for an offense, and they're even. It just gets her to bite the tip of her tongue, rolling her eyes as she opens the door with telekinesis for them to go in.

First things first are shoes, Sophe taps her cheek as she takes a look at the selection.)

Oh, man. You probably did. There are brands, you know, so you go to the right store, you get a fantastic selection of high-quality, top-notch, unquestionably fashionable outfits.

[maellum]

[So cool. Maelle happily trails after Sophie. It's kind of great how few people there are. Feels less suffocating than the mall.]

What's our plan of attack, then? Bottom up?

[sophielicious]

Here's what I'm thinking. We start with the shoes and the bags, because then I can get a better idea of what you like. We pair shoes and bags first, and then the outfit and accessories.

[maellum]

[Maelle looks at a nearby pair of black ballet flats.]

I like simple, I guess. Nothing too loud.

[Do not perceive her, etc.]

[sophielicious]

And you like 'nothing too loud' why, exactly? You're gorgeous. I'd be so loud if I were you.

(Just trying to get to the bottom of this no perceiving thought process through normal means.)

[maellum]

[Sophie is rapidly approaching the record for making Maelle burst out into laughter. Which is loud, for a brief moment! Then she shakes her head, embarrassed by the compliment.]

I can't be the strange kid and the loud kid. Seems like overkill, no?