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Evari paused outside the mall to stare through the doors, sighing and walking away. No, she couldn't. She shouldn't. She didn't want to right now...but...but she did. She needed to vent. She needed to get out. She needed to do something. So...so sex seemed to be the only option...she'd tried singing, it didn't help much and usually ended in tears, she'd tried just screaming into her pillow which didn't help either, she'd tried many things. But nothing worked. She couldn't bring herself to call Faris up either, she really didn't want anyone she loved to see her like this. But...but she'd see Faris soon. She just had to. She couldn't let Faris slip through her fingers like Tori and Kay. The very idea made her almost begin crying ********! This...no! This wasn't Evari! She had to get over this, damnit! The glowing girl blinked back tears and turned on her heel back to the mall, slipping through the door as a man opened it for her having seen her coming without so much as a thank you. Ahhh the mall...girls were everywhere. It was her favorite place to be lately. It wasn't home...home where Xai was so happy and wanting to gush about the man she was seeing, home where Tyyne had her happy garden, home where Evari was the only person ashamed of themselves for so many reasons. And yet she kept doing the things she was ashamed of...oh well. As long as she didn't get hurt, right? She just wanted to have fun. And she would have fun. She would have lots and lots of fun.

Huh...? Who was that? Evari blinked and pulled down her fluffy hood to stare at the back of a colorful head, tilting her own head a little. That looked really familiar...she'd met someone who looked like that...right? Who...it started with a P...Pansy? Ponyo? Polly? "Pogo?"

Oh! So it was Pogo after all! Evari smiled a bit and was about to make her way over to the younger girl when suddenly Pogo came running at her and threw her arms around her in a hug, giving a little 'oof!' of surprise and stumbling back a step or two. She laughed softly and leaned down enough to pat Pogo's back and return the hug, letting her go when the girl stepped back. How had she been? Heh...if only she'd asked a week ago. "I've been okay. It has been awhile, yes. We were both real little when we last saw each other!" Man that had been ages ago. And so much had happened since then...both good and bad. Evari's smile faltered for a moment before she quickly forced it back into place, patting Pogo's head.

"You've grown a bit too! Nice to see. Why're you dressed like yer ready for a funeral though? Someone die?" Because that was why you would wear black. All black. And nothing but black. That was just weird. Even Evari was wearing a bright pink fuzzy shrug coat with a matching skirt and legwarmers, a black bikini top and her favorite purple leggings. And she already glowed! And had blue hair! And had colorful makeup on! She definitely stood out. Why was Pogo covering her colors?

If no one died why did Pogo dress like that then? Oh...what? Evari blinked, her brow furrowing as she got down on one knee so she was more level with Pogo, looking her up and down. So much black...though she did see some white under this coat. It had to go. She reached up to coax the coat off the girl, taking it afterward and draping it over her own leg. Hmmm...that t-shirt wouldn't do. It was so plain. So boring. "Who cares?" Evari asked with a raised brow, playfully flicking at Pogo's fur. "You shouldn't cover up who or what you are because some assholes think you should. You don't gotta do anything unless you want to do it." She grinned at the girl and gestured to herself. Did she seriously look like she gave a damn what people thought of her? Just look at this outfit! She was dressed...like...a hooker! But if someone called her anything of the sort she would not hesitate to deck 'em.

"I glow, Pogo. And my hair is, like, neon blue. And my eyes?" Evari pushed back her bangs. "They're not even the same color...I'm like a friggin' bag of skittles if they were to come to life as a person." More like a set of LED Fingerlights but who's looking at the details? Skittles were easier for her to use as an example in case Pogo didn't know what LED Fingerlights were. So Pogo had rainbow fur. Big whoop. Who gave a s**t? It was just another thing that made her Pogo.

Evari glanced behind Pogo at the salon she had been staring into and then at Pogo again. "Getting a haircut?" She teased, but only because...Pogo didn't have hair like most people.

"Go for it. Wear what you want to wear. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise, if it hurts their eyes so bad they can get some sunglasses or they're just not worth your time and effort." Evari said sagely, smiling a little more. This was helping her feel better. That was such a silly reason someone to wear black. Black was for sadness, black was for mourning, black was for fat people and people who thought they were 'goth' or 'emo'. Weird posers, them. But this was her outlook on life...it felt nice to remind herself about it. It was why she adored Faris so much; Faris didn't judge her. She looked surprised to see Faris look so sad all of a sudden, reaching down to hold the girl's hands in a comforting manner. Ah, now that was a reason to be sad. Her hair clearly didn't grow in a way that was like hair. How could they fix this...

Evari gave Pogo's hands a little squeeze and nodded her head. "I have, I go there in there sometimes. But...hm...I'm sure there's some way we could help you." She smiled. "You're already so pretty, doll. Don't feel you need to change yourself to fit other people's standards, but since this sounds like something you do actually want...I can help ya if you want~?"

Er..did she? Not really. Not yet, anyway. But they'd figure out something! "Well...maybe...but..." Evari glanced at the salon. You had to make appointments for that, usually. And even Pogo didn't know how she could help so...hm...time to stall until she could think of a way how to do so! Evari stood again, letting go of one of Pogo's hands to just hold one.

"Let's...get you some new clothes first, hm? You said you wanted to wear brighter colors and stuff. Let's do something about that!" It'd be like a full makeover day for Pogo! Letting herself look how she wanted to look and how she felt she should look just because some assholes felt she was too bright. And then during that she would think about how to help with Pogo's hair issues. Heh. Evari was a genius!

Where did Evari get her clothes...well...n-not a place Pogo should be getting her clothes yet. She scratched at her cheek and glanced at Pogo for a moment, seeing how excited she was but how lost at the same time. "Um...a store...that won't have anything that'll fit you properly, I think." Plus, she didn't want Pogo's mother killing her or Evari for dressing like Evari. But surely they could find something with the kind of clothes Pogo wanted to wear. Something bright, something fun. Something awesome.

It took a bit of time but they did come across such a store. Evari stopped in front of it and looked through the front window, grinning and giving Pogo's hand a squeeze as she turned her attention down to the younger girl. "This place looks promising? Wanna try it out? Looks like fun!" And it had music like what she listened to playing inside. So surely it'd have clothing that fit what Pogo wanted! They could have a lot of fun in here.

Good, she was glad Pogo liked this. No dressing like Evari! Even Evari knew she was the last person someone should turn to when finding someone to emulate and think of as a role model. She wasn't stupid, she wasn't delusional. She knew exactly what she was like. She blinked and looked down at Pogo when she mentioned wings. Wait, what? "You've got wings? ...I don't see any." Where was she hiding them? Did she have powers? Huh...weird.

Evari walked into the store with Pogo in tow and looked around, spotting an outfit on a mannequin that looked interesting. It was bright and colorful, with a pair of socks that were half of a pair -- one was rainbow stripes, one was polkadots -- a t-shirt with a longsleeved shirt underneath, a pleated skirt with a few belts, and sneakers. It looked cute, in Evari's opinion! "What do you think of that?" She asked with a smile, turning her gaze down to Pogo.