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Why would she...? Again the concept of fashion baffled her. West's choice in attire; what did it have to do with her own? Would it? Tilting her head slightly, questioning him, Levi searched his face for an answer. He was holding a thought or two back. She could tell he withheld things but couldn't pinpoint just what. Lookin' fer my opinion?

An honest and downright despairing cackle followed. If 'were up ta'me, boil, I'd have ya dressed in whatever ya'll could wrestle's good. Essentially, the tatzel's interest was largely in West's movements and how best he could challenge her. Like their training in the woods, She'd have him remove whatever was a hindrance on performance like his boots.

She didn't ever just stare at him sometimes just to see him. Nope. No interest in doing this whatsoever. She was not doing so right now as he smirked at her in just the right way for her.

Anywho, Levi glanced down the way West directed them in, ya'been 'ere lots? Git all'a yer things 'ere? It was an idle question; what Levi still mulled over was why West would need to know what she was getting in order to get anything. Price?

Her expression got just a bit more serious. Yer folks're alright with'ya buyin' things. It was part question and part affirmation. I'mean- seen demon dorm n' all. Demon dorm was no monster dorm. The ornate side tables alone in the hallways were worlds away from anything she'd have back home; it was like they were never used.

Was he only going to buy something once he knew how much he'd spent on her? The tatzel had no intention of calling the deal off. West did what he did and, like teaching a scarling a lesson, Levi would follow through properly. Only- perhaps she need not search out the most expensive dress in the market or anything. The tatzel would watch her pricing in relation to her last dress; fair was fair. Breathing in a sigh of relief at having a sort of plan of action to resolve any issues west might have with silver, Levi's tail swayed behind the wrath demon. She fought the urge to flicker at him with all her might. It was working so long as she kept thinking about it; wasn't hard to do. She was so close but- public. Part of her mind soley focus on ways to make contact with him accidentally/briefly.

Contact... that sounds so familiar. Levi shook her head a bit, nearly walking into a pole by the sidewalk in her over thinking. Erk- hahaha~ darn things. With her words, that tail came around, smacking into the pole with as much force as she could release unto it. Relief of tension?

There might have been the sound of wood and concrete cracking behind them as they walked on.

The slow nod didn't quite comfort her despite his words. If she had any say at all, the tatzel would check all the prices on this as she tried them on just to be safe. Her tail resumed its place, looming behind West as they walked like an arm that never fully made it around his shoulders.

West's laugh gave her chills but the reason why he laughed is what made her tail finally take action with him. M'fine! The white tendril, more gently than she'd done with the pole, whipped like a wet towel against West's much lower back. Biting her lip to keep from cackling loudly out on the street, Levi gave West a look indicating her confusion, disapproval and humor over his offer. The tatzel ghoul had a mind right now to actually take West up on it.

Just to see what he'd do.

He wants to carry me because I'm weak? Hmph- what a smart mouth. Yea? Okay. Carry me, West. Levi stopped in her tracks, doing her absolute best to keep a stern expression now. If yer offerin' ta' do it, I'll let ya. If'it's what'cha want. That was one way to sidestep the dancer commentary.

Oh, she saw what he did thar.

Or rather, Levi was feeling something sly coming out of West and she wanted to push it as far as he'd go before becoming a typical boil on her. Boils. Don't know what'cha mean. Me? Sneaky? Lil'ol'me? She pointed to herself in such a way, faking innocence once again, tail curling behind her as she faced West. She shrugged like it didn't mean anything in the slightest to her to get on his back in the middle of the sidewalk. It did. But fine. I'll do it. Don't think'I wouldn't do it. Cuz yer offerin' n' all.

Casually striding over to the wrath demon's back as indicated, the tatzel's tail allowed for her to rise and place her arms over West's shoulders with ease. She stayed like this for a moment, glancing around a bit nervously (he couldn't see her right now, so all the visual defenses were down) before allowing her knees to come up at his sides. Are ya, gonna grab mere not? She could handle it physically... it wasn't like she'd never been on him like this before during their fights. However, the circumstances were somehow different now. Her chest was beating like something alive got stuck in there and was trying to get out by brute force.

Confident that he had her held, Levi's tail rose again behind her, putting her full weight onto West's hands. Was she embarrassed? Jack, yes. But the ghoul was merely waiting out West's inevitable crack.

There might've been a brief curiosity in the way fingers seemed to squeeze at her thighs, but Levi dismissed the thoughts for any and all active bodies along the sideways of either side of the street. Any forms pointing fingers were getting a tail to the face, the ghoul would swear on her Gramp's grave.One block? Weeeelp. If that's all yer doin', it's fine by me. Guess yew ain't got'as much lift in them arms without yer wings, aye? Levi was purely antagonizing him in what she considered to be a playful way. She knew he was strong enough to handle carrying her on his back with or without wings.

Levi just couldn't help herself for some reason. Touch was a sense best understood through dancing, spars and combat. Right now, all it did was make her want to get in closer. Head off to one side over West's shoulder, the tatzel whispered something to guarantee only West would hear. kekeke~ giddy up, boil. Show'me yer'as sharp'a ride as ya'think. She was no weak or ghoulie princess dancer- but she did want to say "giddy up" with some rather giggly cackling.

Staring over the strip down the road, Levi pointed up ahead. Down that'a way?

He'd started coughing like he had swallowed a pathling whole or something. Rather sneakily, in case of any onlookers, one of her hands came between her front and West's back. With an open palm, she rubbed a small circle gently in the middle of the wrath demon's back. It was something her Ma used to do whenever she swallowed a bone or something left over from a barbecue. Geeze, West. You'll call attention to us. Sure, she was partly concerned he'd hack up a lung, but mostly she thought he'd be fine and that the bigger concern was being watched. She was on his back and not strangling him. Or maybe she was? Was that why he was coughing?

Levi's other hand, ironically enough, clung onto West's front just at his collarbone when the boil rushed off behind some trees for cover. Whaddaya'think yer- Her lips ceased when she noticed the shadow of something slow-moving coming their way. Sliding off of West's back, the tatzel's eyes followed the end of the shadow until they saw an old undead shuffling down the sidewalk. With a sigh of relief that it hadn't been a smart-mouthed student, Levi looked straight into West when he spoke. What? What're ya'thinkin'? It was an honest question asked simply due to his mentioning that he was thinking of something. She was interested to hear his thoughts. Although she was ready to smack him if he suggested they take out the old man.

Levi took the arm, as if it were practice for their more regal performance at prom. Prom. Right. This was all still about prom. Levi hadn't asked anyone to go... and she hadn't been asked either. As she learned from last year, it wasn't actually a requirement; the ghoul could head on over there alone so long as she had the dress. Or she could ask him; which was not in the cards at the moment.

The maul was in view. Or at least what Levi thought might be the maul was in view. With her fingers curled around West's forearm, Levi pointed again with her other hand, looking from the entrance, back to West, and then back to the entrance again. The tatzel ghoul might have been a bit excitable all of a sudden. She might very well be the first tatzelwurm in a city folk maul. Boil~ howdy. The size of the dorms had shocked her upon arrival at the school. This, the giant shopping center dedicated specifically to the art of shopping, was downright mind boggling.

Okay, that hadn't been what she asked, but the tatzel just shook her head to his tone. He wasn't going to give her the answer she wanted short of her wrestling him to the ground and pinning him till he did so. This was something to consider later, but not until she got her dress and the needed business of the day was done.

The sheer size of the doorway nearly made Levi's knees buckle underneath her, causing the ghoul to fall to her knees; but she didn't. Levi did, however, ground her tail as she looked up and around, disconnecting from West to do so.

The big sign that welcomed them, the architecture, the fountains and plants decorating the front ever so neatly... Oh hey- fountains. An ear twitched and Levi's smile got just a bit wider while she ever so casually strolled up to one. Leaning to peek into the bowl of it, the ghoul gave a small sigh. No fish.

Shrugging, she turned to look at one of the large pillars lining the doorway, rubbing a hand on the surface of the column and peering up at how high it went. Never seen... somethin' so big. This is really'all just fer shoppin'?!

Levi's tail twitched excitedly as she bounded back over to West like a tatzel scarling that had too much gummy candy corn. Ready to practically burst through the glass door herself, she skidded her heels into the entrance carpet to answer the boil as if she was totally not a newcomer to the maul. Anywhere's good, I suppose. One foot was through the door, but Levi hadn't yet looked upon the interior that would soon have her in awe.

Yea, lots'I'm sure, kekeke. Levi was willing to replace his use of "we" to include solely himself; it was going to be up to him, she was sure. Speeding over through the door first, she entered the maul to find that things looked very different than the market back home. It wasn't bad, but she didn't know how else to describe it.

Her tail curled up and into itself while she actually gasped in awe of all the doorways and windows and things in those windows. It was a tiny city within a city in this place! There were just never-ending streets of things to look at and buy... the maul was a maze of alleyways and it looked like people were just coming out of every direction.

Oh Jack, they had to search through all these places.

She took in a heavy breath and peered down both ways of the current corridor. So... uh... where're tha'ghoul things? They got different streets fer boil n' ghoul clothes? She didn't know how this worked. Levi just wanted to know where the clothes were, but looking into some of the windows right now gave the ghoul the impression not all of these stores had what she was looking for. The tatzel had come to a conclusion then: she would have been as lost as Popcorn in a barrel in here without West as a city dwelling guide. Yew city folk sure do'a lot'a shoppin', by Jack.

Right. There was a goal here. A prom dress was needed to attend prom properly (or at least, it was a custom so she wanted to uphold tradition), so they needed to go to a shop that would have such things. Where they got, ...ya'know... the fanciest things? Levi obviously avoided eye contact as soon as she'd turned her gaze back to West before speaking. Reassuring herself that shopping for a prom dress with ones boilfriend was completely fine and it was all just a matter of payback. There was more than just the dress to consider, however, in that case.

Somehow sidetracking focusing on the case of payback for what he'd cut up in her closet, Levi was able to look West in the eye again. Maybe some'a them other shirts n' nickers ya cut up could be 'round here too. Hmm- She rubbed a finger and thumb under her chin in thought.

Where they got tha'best sorta nickers, West? There had to be bloomers in here somewhere- somewhere in this mass of a market!

Levi peered over the heads of the various creatures in front of the directory, the ghoul's tail helping her easily rise over them. The map didn't make much sense to Levi and she frowned at it in disappointment. Hey- given enough time, the tatzel thought, she'd study it and know it no problem (not really)! They had to get going though considering all the doorways and windows they had to look through. If the clothing shops weren't all together...

Well, if yer sure ya'know, then I'll just be takin' yer word fer'it. Another toothy grin would be shot West's way as she settled back onto her feet, challenging his maul navigation skill. She followed after the wrath demon, turning this way and that while trying not to stray too far behind due to glancing at some of the windows as they passed by. Don't reckon they got no bloomers in any'a these. Only them ... uh... If West didn't know what ghoul's wore underneath their bloomers, she wasn't going to explain it right now. Focus focus.

Looking up to the sign for the store they stopped in front of, the country ghoul thought to herself: that's not real gold, is it? It might very well have been when one considered the look of the interior. Levi couldn't hide the sheer wonder in her face as she crossed through the doorway and entry.

The entry even came complete with a door person; a sleekly dressed man wearing a dress shirt and ruffle with black dress pants and shoes shined to the point where Levi figured she might be able to see her face off of them. For some reason, the ghoul noticed the shiny polish of his shoes most. Bowing lightly to West first, "Good day, Sir. Welcome," the man stayed bowed and stared at the passing pair of short shorts. He said nothing, but the disgusted thoughts were there. Howdy! How's it goin'? She didn't expect an answer; it was just her way of returning his greet.

The clear doors the man opened led into the shop itself which was, to say the least, sleek. Marble. Black Marble. Everywhere. It had a somewhat cold feeling to it with the simplicity of the setup and chains elaborately hanging from a central rod iron (?) chandelier over a table of neatly folded clothes. There were dressforms with various fashionable garments on them and there were a good 6 attendants in this section of the shop, from what Levi could count quickly. It was all ALOT to take in, and her jaw did drop at how much luxury was in this one space. Well, I'll be Jack damned in a ditch... Surely she'd be able to find a prom dress here. Just observing the sort of things they had on the dressforms indicated that this was a very very fancy place. Bet they got somethin' fer me in'ere somewhere. Got 'nuff ta'dress a whole town fer a prom, I reckon.