With an additional pair of socks in hand, Abbi shoved Not! Allan back into the fitting room one last time to try on that stupid shirt. If he would just try it on they could leave and go somewhere else, though Abbi was totally unsure of what else she could possibly find on his list in any other stores... Especially since she didn't know what a Kohu was... While he tried it on she grabbed a few quick things for herself, as well as shot off another text.
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Text to Stormy Only one date? Ever? Woooooow Hunter life is killer on the romance, I'm guessing? I guess? I don't feel like I trooper I feel like the cadet who can't get it right... And uh, just a few people here and there. I know what I'm getting Finn and Jack and Fini and Molly and Ripley, but I'm stuck on his second present... His birthday is Christmas so I've got to get him something REALLY EXTRA SPECIAL! ;3;// Yanno?
"Oh thank glob you've got it on right. So! What do you think? Do you choose Pikachu?" "ERROR QUERY: INPUT NEEDED." "UHHH GREAT ME TOO! OK LET'S GO!" Once again he was shoved into the dressing room (undoubtedly the reason the golem had malfunctioned), but Abbi followed after, averting her eyes as she pulled the shirt off, shoved his first one on and booked it to the cashier.
Allan's List
Budget: $500 -60.64 _______________ $439.36
Kohu Plushie hat ☆*:.｡. o(≧▽≦)o .｡.:*☆ Ichigo Kurosaki Bankai form shinigami outfit Ｏ(≧▽≦)Ｏ Naruto Kyuubi nine-tailed fox form T-shirt ヽ( ★ω★)ノ{15.38} Pikachu T-shirt ヾ（＠＾▽＾＠）ノ{15.38} Pikachu and friends T-shirt *✲ﾟ*｡✧٩(･ิᴗ･ิ๑)۶*✲ﾟ*｡✧{15.38} Pikachu socks о(ж＞▽＜)ｙ ☆{14.50} Laser pointer
Text to Abbi It was a good date, though! And we spend the time we do have talking a lot, so it's like having mini dates on the island. Hunter life isn't great about letting you get mushy though.
She had meant to write more, but then she saw it--the candy store. Holy God Almighty. There was surely a choir of angels singing now, lighting the place up with a personal halo.
Stormy took two steps and was dragged backwards. Apparently the golem was not interest in the same pursuits. In fact, Not!Aria apparently wanted to investigate West 49 more despite her previous protests.
Stormy was not one to give up easily, however. No sir, when she had her eyes on the prize, she would find a way to get it, one way or another.
Because candy. She hadn't had any in weeks and weeks and weeks and there was no way she was skipping on it now.
She marched right back over, dragging the princess golem with her with redoubled determination, gleeful and delighted.
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Text to Abbi Everyone starts small here! Don't worry if you think you're not doing so well, because all it takes is time and practice to be awesome <3 you're still a basic trainee anyway, nobody expects you to be perfect.
Stormy paused at the list of names, though. She'd forgotten Abbi hung out with the likes of Finn and Jake, though it was nice to know she also knew Molly as well, and Fini seemed like a nice chick. Still . . .
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Text to Abbi Christmas, wow! Okay um does he like candy? I can get you some, they've got like.....a lot in here wow.....
One store down only... Whoo... A few more things to go. Abbi had no clue how she was going to find a shinigami outfit, and she still had no clue what a kohu was soooooooooo... Might as well just kind of wander around! "Well uh... I'm not really sure what else your into but we can... Always just try a random store? How about this one?" Without thinking she pointed to the store they had stopped in front of which happened to be....... A sporting goods store. Oh. Well then. For a moment Not! Allan looked at it, then grabbed her arm. "Let's go over here!" O-ok then...
Allan's List
Budget: $500 -60.64 _______________ $439.36
Kohu Plushie hat ☆*:.｡. o(≧▽≦)o .｡.:*☆ Ichigo Kurosaki Bankai form shinigami outfit Ｏ(≧▽≦)Ｏ Naruto Kyuubi nine-tailed fox form T-shirt ヽ( ★ω★)ノ{15.38} Pikachu T-shirt ヾ（＠＾▽＾＠）ノ{15.38} Pikachu and friends T-shirt *✲ﾟ*｡✧٩(･ิᴗ･ิ๑)۶*✲ﾟ*｡✧{15.38} Pikachu socks о(ж＞▽＜)ｙ ☆{14.50} Laser pointer
Sure he was going to just take her back to Hot Topic, Abbi was surprised when the golem brought them to the front of a trendy clothing store. "Are you sure you want to go in here?" The golem shrugged at her and continued on without any fight. Abbi shrugged too and shot off another text to Stormy.
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So... So talking a lot if better than going on dates? I bet you were awesome your first year! UM IDK? I know he liked apples... So if you find anything apple flavored I'll pay you back! I just... Really want to find something great for him. He's really cool and awesome and sweet and patient with me and cute and neat and cool so he needs something awesome!
OOOHHH LOOK AT THAT CUTE DRESSS!!!!
Allan's List
Budget: $500 -60.64 _______________ $439.36
Kohu Plushie hat ☆*:.｡. o(≧▽≦)o .｡.:*☆ Ichigo Kurosaki Bankai form shinigami outfit Ｏ(≧▽≦)Ｏ Naruto Kyuubi nine-tailed fox form T-shirt ヽ( ★ω★)ノ{15.38} Pikachu T-shirt ヾ（＠＾▽＾＠）ノ{15.38} Pikachu and friends T-shirt *✲ﾟ*｡✧٩(･ิᴗ･ิ๑)۶*✲ﾟ*｡✧{15.38} Pikachu socks о(ж＞▽＜)ｙ ☆{14.50} Laser pointer
"What do you think of this?" asked the golem as it plucked out some candy.
"Uhhh . . . Whatever you want," Stormy said distractedly as she began to pile on pounds and pounds of various candies and other goods. Not!Aria eventually put it back and made a dissatisfied face.
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Text to Abbi When we talk, it's like...Well, we kind of get deep? It's my fault mostly but I really enjoy them! (even though a lot of the time it's me ranting at him about silly stuff) But there's nothing quite like a real date though!
At Abbi's suggestion she began perusing the aisle for apple flavors, her stomach rumbling as she passed by more and more possibilities.
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Text to Abbi Hah I just got off my first year anniversary actually. I'm not really sure I was awesome though.... There's a lot of sour apple stuff? And green apple. Oh some normal apple too! Should I like just buy several different things for you?
Deep like... Like what? I don't think I've ever really had a deep conversation with a guy... Well I mean... Maybe I have? I'm sure he doesn't think you rant about silly stuff, I bet he thinks you're really smart!
So this whole Bleach cosplay thing was a little above Abbi's level of shopping expertise, mostly because she'd always wanted to cosplay but never gotten around to it. That meant that she was just going to... Approximate as best she could. Humming lightly to herself, Abbi grabbed a pair of slouchy looking pants that she tossed over the dressing room door she'd stuffed Not! Allan into. It was the best place to keep him out of her hair and out of trouble.
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You totally, definitely were! Prince Charming is a total Top Level Princess Otome Catch and he's not the kind of guy to just date anyone. You gotta be real special for someone like him! Uhhh I don't think he likes sour things? And I don't want you to spend your money on a gift for me, so its really ok!
"How's it looking, Bankai Master?" "I think you should change your outfit too!" Well if he said soooooo~ When she comes back, he's got on a nice jacket he seems to like, though he does insist she also buy a v-neck shirt (Fine whatever it was cheap) and when Abbi shows him her new outfit, he asks after her plans. "To get you cool Christmas presents, of course!" OH, did he mean something else?
Text to Abbi Too late, got you some assorted fruit chews~ There's apple in it and a few other flavors all non sour! No big!
And like all good things, eventually Stormy had to bring it to an end. She still had a shopping list to deal with! But it was nice to hear someone sound so optimistic about her relationship, especially when Stormy was usually the one making it turbulent . . .
The princess golem stopped her with a sparkle-eyed look suddenly. "Fabulous!" she announced, pulling her towards Valentino's. And Stormy had to agree even with only a glance at the catalog, holy cow.
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Text to Abbi Awww~ Making me blush! ; D We're all someone special, though, don't you forget it! And one day you'll get a Princess Otome Catch!
Whatever exactly that meant, it sounded nice. Aria's List:
Abbi stared at her phone with a wibbly, sparkly kind of look as she stood in the middle of the mall walkway, Allan hovering over one shoulder.
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You're too good to me u//////u I owe you one!
Hopefully Ripley liked candy! He liked apples and they were candy apples so this totally couldn't go wrong! The next text arrived and Abbi began to idly click away at her phone in reply.
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But you're really cute and pretty and sweet so like it totally only makes sense! And well... I'm not really a Princess Otome kinda girl. They're fun and all but I like... School ones better. Especially if the teacher is an option! A teacher with glasses! *^*///
Ooohhh she was saying too much but-- "You're joking." Abbi blinked and looked up from her phone to see... They were totally in a different store that she hadn't meant to go to. Somehow she had wandered in while she was texting and it looked mostly like handbags and girly stuff-- BUT THEY HAD DUDE GLOVES HERE! She spotted them across the store, totally ignoring the sulking Allan who had a number of bags strung along his arms, and, also ignoring the sales associate who was watching her like a hawk, threw herself at them. They all looked so fancy and yeesh they were expensive but well... What the hell else was she going to spend her money on? And every glove obsessed man needed a nice pair of gloves... Very pretty gloves. "Do you think he'll like them?" The teen asked the golem, holding them out for him to see. But he didn't say anything, only pouted at her and grumped in his seat. Abbi bought the gloves anyways. They were fantastic gloves!
Smiling at the first text, Stormy strode in with the golem. Some of these outfits were a bit . . . odd. Not strange or anything, but she wasn't very big on fashion, or at least whatever this fashion style was. The price tags also left a lot to be desired (which was to say, it left the trainee bug-eyed). Holy cow.
"What are your plans?" the Not!Aria asked her as they perused. Stormy knew they were just pre-programmed responses and that she wouldn't get anything meaningful out of it by answering, but the questions still gave her pause.
"It's still coming together," was all she said as pleasantly as she could manage. "Here, I think these shoes'll look killer on you!"
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Text to Abbi Otomes are like uhhhhhh dating sims, right? From Japan? So you like teachery kinds,huh~ And glasses ooo la la~! Someone in mind?
The Coach store had worked out pretty well in Abbi's favor and she was feeling proud of her purchase. The purchases she'd made thus far had been shoved off for Not! Allan to carry, save for the gloves she carried in the small bag they'd given her. These were special, they were going to be perfect and awesome and she'd make him smile and he might even hug her or do that weird little thing to her forehead that might have been a kiss or just an almost kiss but whatever. It was going to be amazing. "Alright buddy." The teen whipped out the list to peruse again. "These last two items are giving us a real hard time, but we'll get them! So c'mon!" But then Abbi got a text so she stopped to answer it.
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YEAH! They're really cute and fun and there's lots of mini games and sometimes the dating part isn't even the main part of the game but the art is always really pretty and the boys are really cute! ASDFGHJKL;ADGHFLS;GM NOOOOOOOOmaybeOOOOOOO
She was bright red as she drug Not! Allan into the store. "You should change your outfi--" "There aren't any clothes in here..." ...The two of them stood there and stared at all the stuff in the store, confused and edging slowly back toward the exit.
She went arm in arm with Not!Aria and laughed at Abbi's reply as they walked; normally she would feel guilty checking her phone so much, but the golem didn't seem to mind. Plus it really made her look like a typical teen instead of a weaponless warrior.
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Text to Abbi Awwww <3 I won't bug you about it if it's personal, I was just curious!
And because she had a shipper heart.
"Aren't we missing something?" Not!Aria chimed in curiously, glancing at their bags. Stormy did so as well, and to her dismay noticed that one of the scarves from West 49 had somehow gotten out. No point in trying to find it now . . . Sighing, she ducked into the nearest store, H&M, and began to recheck everything else just to be sure. Aria's List:
Both Abbi and Not! Allan darted out of the store quite quickly, especially when they had been spotted, back to being arm in arm. It was easier to keep him close this way (the teen was a little afraid he would just wander off, he wasn't a free thinking thing after all! Who know what he'd been programmed for!), plus it made texting easier. With her elbow in his, she could devote both thumbs to messaging.
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No its ok I do kinda want to talk about it its just that... Well... I don't know if he likes me? Or if I'm just like... A little sister to him? Yanno? And like I've never had a boyfriend so I don't know if I'm doing something wrong? （ ＴДＴ) I mean he probably doesn't even like me so its not like it matters OTL
When she looked up, they were standing outside Hot Topic again. "So what are your plans?" "To not go in here again." Was she pouting and flushed? Yuuuup.
