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“I would love to help you, Tulip!” Alexi exclaimed. She was excited, she had seen that Celes had clothes, of course, but she had never had the opportunity to look through them. This was going to be exciting

“Of course,” Celes said with a smile, standing up as she spoke. She held her arms out for Lexi, who quickly ran into them. After picking up the ralts, she walked over to a side door, which led to the garage. After a quick look over of Tulip, she opened the door and walked in. From the doorway, she motioned to a few boxes that were right near the door. “I think the clothing in there should be about your size.” She then set Lexi down at her feet. The little ralts scurried to the nearest box and attempted to climb on top. She couldn’t wait to start.

Leaving the two girls to sort through the clothing, Celes returned to the main room to tidy up the dishes that had been left behind.

Lexi watched, in awe, as Tulip quickly tore her way through the box. She couldn’t believe how quickly the Bulbasaur was able to sift through and organize the clothing. Even if she had proper hands and human sized arms, she didn’t think she could ever go through them that quickly. She had intended to help sort, but, instead, she just found herself sitting on the edge of the bottom box, waiting for the older girl to finish. When Tulip finished, she realized something about herself. She really had no understanding of clothing. She honestly couldn’t tell the different between the piles, why some were placed in the ‘yes’ pile and why others were placed in the ‘maybe’ or ‘no’ piles. Hopping off her perch, she scurried over to the ‘no’ pile and grabbed a garment at random. “Um, what’s wrong with this?” she asked, holding it up. Fashion was currently lost on the Ralts. She couldn’t be blamed though, it’s not like she ever wore clothing herself. Lexi was unsure how to respond to the question, she had no idea of the proper changing procedure. She knew that Celes always did it in her room though. “Um, I don’t know,” she answered with a shrug, “Celes is always alone when she changes though. Should I leave or turn around or something? Or you can go change in my room?”

“Oh, I see,” Lexi replied. She didn’t see though; she was still a bit confused. The intricacies of how colors worked together currently eluded her. She did trust the other girl’s judgment, though, so she didn’t argue the matter. Giggling, Lexi added, “And you have such pretty blues and greens!”

“Well, if you want, you can go change and I can start folding these up?” The task seemed somewhat daunting, as a lot of the clothing was bigger than her, but she was sure she could do it! “I am sure Celes wouldn’t mind if you used one of the bathrooms or one of the rooms upstairs to change it.”

A wide smile spread across her face, Lexi replied, “You’re welcome Tulip!”

“Ok, then,” Lexi exclaimed, “We will both fold them!” Even though Tulip was leaving only the smaller clothing for the Ralts, thanks to her small size, the clothing tended to be much bigger than Lexi herself. Huffing slightly, she lifted a shirt and it ended up flopping over her head, temporarily blinding her. After some struggling, she managed to get it to bend in the right direction. She then hurried around the perimeter of the folded shirt and straightened the edges. The little Ralts then carefully dragged one side of the shirt over to the other side, to fold it in half again. Lexi was making particularly slow progress. In the time it took her to fold the one shirt, anyone else could have folded many. If Tulip hadn’t of been helping, it would of likely taken her the better part of a day.

Lexi hurriedly scurried after the Bulbasaur. She was glad they had finished, but she was even more excited that Tulip would be trying on the clothes. She was so happy that Celes was giving some of them to her new friend.

“Oh, um, well,” Celes began, looking up from the couch, “if you want, you are free to use one of the spare rooms, and in between them, there is a bathroom with a mirror, if you want to get a look at yourself in the clothing.”

At hearing they would likely be going upstairs, Lexi scurried over to Tulip, her arms widespread, as if to motion for the girl to pick her up.

Lexi found the ride of the stairs absolutely thrilling. She giggled with delight as Tulip practically bounded up the steps. She had been carried many times, but rarely was it such a thrilling ride. Upon being set down, Lexi sat back and watched as Tulip rummaged through the pile. She couldn’t wait to see what the other girl would pick! The little Ralts nodded in agreement when Tulip pulled out lavender sundress; she was sure the other girl would look great in it. At Tulips comment, she realized that it would be rude to watch. She didn’t entirely understand why, as she was always naked, but she knew you weren’t suppose to watch humans changed, and Tulip was more human-like now. “I’m sorry, I’ll close my eyes,” she squealed out, as she tightly closed her eyes and covered them with the ends of her arms.

Lexi quietly giggled to herself as Tulip tried on the dress. Her eyes were shut, of course, so she couldn’t see what was happening, but she heard the mumbling and grumbling. She couldn’t help but wonder what was going. Do humans mumble and grumble when they get dressed? Once Tulip said she was ready, she opened her eyes to take a look. Smiling she exclaimed, as the Bulbasaur girl spun, “Wow! You look amazing Tulip! The dress really suits you!” Leaning forward to get a better look, she added, “Nope! I don’t see any rips!”