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 Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2022 6:49 pm
Brooklyn pulled the blanket closer around her shoulders, feeling herself shivering slightly as she walked back towards St. Mags. Again, it was stupidly cold for this time of year but…hopefully she’d be able to actually buy a winter coat…at some point. In the near future.
She had been working in the afternoons and on weekends, raking leaves for people who were too lazy to do it themselves, and she had made almost fifty dollars now, when she doubled it, she was planning on seeing if Cara wanted to go shopping with her, either that or see if maybe she could talk Elliot and Atticus into it…though she wasn’t…completely sure that she wanted to go to a store with Elliot any time soon. What if he thought she had taken the money?
…For once she hadn’t so…
Whatever.
This habit of getting lost in her head was getting to be rather annoying and Brooklyn picked up her pace just a bit, though stopped when she saw a girl with the most stunning green hair she had ever seen wearing a lolita getup that was to die for.
“...Holy cow, your dress is amazing.”
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Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2022 7:06 pm
It was a nice night to be out draining. A little chilly, sure, but magic kept Xenia warm, and she had a pumpkin spice latte, and she was watching for people who might be easy draining targets. All in all, a pretty good night.
She'd plopped herself down on a bench, and was happily sipping her latte, when a voice caught her attention.
She turned, and smiled.
Poor girl. She looked freezing cold, and probably nervous.
Xenia stood up, still holding onto her drink, and smiled, and twirled around.
"Isn't it? I love it so much. So floofy!"
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Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2022 10:58 am
“May I ask where you got it from? I mean, It’s really nice. How much did it cost you?” Lolita dresses were terribly expensive, and honestly, Brooklyn couldn’t imagine how much it had been…the little things she had looked at had all been in the hundreds without shipping, and…that one was incredibly fancy.
“I love things like that, and when I start to save up a bit more, I’m thinking of maybe…I don’t know. At least seeing if I can find any used dresses maybe…it could be fun. Do you go to meetups or anything?”
Even though the girl looked a bit older…it wasn’t bad to have friends who were older. After all, she would be older sooner or later, right? Besides. It wasn’t as though she had anyone to tell her not to talk to people older. And it had worked out so well with Cara!
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Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2022 4:33 pm
Xenia blinked. Tilted her head tot he side. Considered the question. How much had this outfit cost her?
"Quite a bit," she said, idly, "but not in the traditional way." She patted her skirts. That was a way to put it, wasn't it? She'd traded her old life, her old name, her old family for this dress, and that was quite a bit more than just the money to purchase something pretty and fluffy.
"But I haven't been to any meetups, or anything. I really just have this one dress, and it's pretty special to me." She smiled, kicking her feet a little. "Why? Have you thought about that kind of thing?"
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Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2022 5:11 pm
“Well I mean. I love the style, and I don’t know about meetups…but I bet it just…” Brooklyn shrugged, giving a half sigh. “I just bet it makes you feel pretty. You look it. I…I think I’d like to feel pretty someday, you know? When I’m on my own and have things more figured out…and lolita just seems like such a lofty goal that…it’s going to remain just out of reach…”
Possibly forever but…
It was something to work towards at the very least.
Finally, something of what the other girl said seemed to register. “What do you mean, not in the traditional way…did…” Brooklyn’s voice lowered slightly, and she glanced around before continuing. “...Did you steal it?” If so…
Spill your secrets and tell her where!
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Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2022 7:02 pm
Xenia giggled, a little childishly. "Oh, it makes me feel so pretty! And strong, too." She bounced off her seat and twirled, letting her ridiculously long, magical hair flow around her. Then, she moved over to the girl, looking her up and down and humming softly as she did.
"You're already pretty, but yeah, i think the right outfit would really make it." She tapped her cheek, and then winked. "And it doesn't have to be expensive."
She put a hand on her hip and popped it out. "What if I said I knew a way that you could get an outfit this fabulous, and it wouldn't cost you a single dollar? Just some of your time?"
Because Xenia had an idea. A very, very good idea. One that would be thoroughly useful for her.
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Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2022 7:07 pm
Brooklyn paused and blinked, nodding slowly. “Okay…I’m listening.” And she was, truly listening. “If it means I won’t end up in Juvie, I’m down for whatever I’d have to do…but um. I did pick up a kind of part time job recently, trying to get a little bit of money, though…I’m sure I’d have time to do whatever if it was on the weekends or like. After school but before curfew.”
She chewed her lip, her eyes on the dress still. “...And like, for sure sure I’d get something that pretty? Because…normally when things sound too good to be true…they are…”
And honestly? Brooklyn had her heart broken enough so.
“What’s the catch?”
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Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2022 7:35 pm
Got her.
Xenia felt a thrill of smug satisfaction. She had done it. Sure, maybe it could backfire later, but for the moment, she'd gotten herself a nice candidate to evaluate for the Negaverse. And heck, she'd become a Senshi at age twelve. Sure, this girl looked young, but she was definitely older than that.[i/] Which meant it was totally fair game and the Negaverse should get her before the other side did, and she ended up lost and confused and abandoned.
"We can do it early evenings, before curfew. Sound good?" She asked. "And I can promise you will definitely end up with something gorgeous. I'll just lp me with some things. We can hash out the details next week, maybe? Meet me here, and we'll chat? But I promise I won't ask you for too much, and the returns will be so much better than you could ever even begin to imagine."
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Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2022 8:08 am
Brooklyn nodded and blew out a breath. “Yeah. Yeah sounds good, but. Yeah. I’ll meet you here in a week, so…” What? Make sure she had the dress ready by next week? This…still seemed utterly fishy but…
But if it got her something beautiful...maybe it would be worth it. Hopefully.
She gave a little nod again and turned away. “See you then.” And the girl broke into a run, hoofing it back towards St. Mags, wanting to get away from the girl just in case it was some kind of too good to be true trap…if it was…well. She could simply deal with it next week and figure out what she was going to do after that.
One thing that she knew for sure…she wouldn’t be giving out her name to this stranger…not…
Not anytime soon at least.
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