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"Could it be?! No, it can't-- Fiona?!" Elegancia exclaimed, waltzing over to the tan-skinned beauty. "Why is it that I haven't seen you in ages?" Elegancia twisted a spare lock of glossy hair in her dainty fingers, all the while smiling at the familiar face. "How have you been?" It was kind of awkward-- she really didn't know what to say. Elegancia felt as though she was stuck in a situation she wish she hadn't of encountered at all.

There was a point where they were practically joined at the hip, but that time had long since ended-- that was, what, years ago?

The brunette recalled a specific memory, when Elegancia had first seen Fiona's lovely eyes. They were distinctly unique, but Elegancia did like her uniformity-- and uniform her eyes were not. Although, it was hard to dislike them, since they were both just so lovely. They each had a distinct and beautiful color, so it was almost as if it were the best of both worlds. Elegancia waited expectantly for a response from Fiona.

Out of touch with society? Well, it wasn't that big of a pill for Elegancia to swallow. Although the two girls had been extremely close at one point, Fiona had always been a different girl. She made sure to do the things that were expected of her, but she always seemed to kind of... March to the beat of her own drum? Elegancia admired her for even having the ability to do so. Maybe catching up wouldn't be such a tedious and awkward task after all?

"Oh, don't I know it," was all Elegancia managed to squeak in joy when Fiona complimented her, then continued, "you don't look so bad yourself! Lovely as ever, and still such an exotic beauty." Elegancia smiled diminutively, then flipped another glossy lock behind her shoulders. She made a habit of doing so for some reason, maybe because her hair was so soft that it fell and framed her face quite often. When Fiona asked the question about what had happened to them, she really had to think it over.

She strolled forward, almost beckoning for Fiona to follow. Looking around at everything there was, she thought of what to say, but couldn't say it. Elegancia wanted to say, "Well, you know, I'm the sailor-suited Soldier of Wealth, Sailor Rosalind," but things didn't really work like that. So, instead, she fell back on something that would be easy for Fiona to buy into-- "well, you know how I am-- a huge flake!! Flaky as ever, even. I just... forget to do things, honestly, and unless I'm hounded by someone, I'd probably never get anything done!"

Was she overselling it? Maybe.

"Well, yes, I suppose you could say I graduated. I took a test, passed it, and got a certificate in the mail." She seemed melancholy, but didn't want to dwell in it, so decided to change the subject. "So, we're at a makeup store-- enough of this dilly-dallying and idle chit-chat, let's get down to why we're here-- to shop!!"

Elegancia danced around a table of autumn-themed colors. Unfortunately, they weren't really 'her' style, but maybe, just maybe, Fiona would like one or two. There were myriads of colors to choose from. There were the neutral blacks, oranges, browns, a few yellows, and even a really pretty green-ish color-- unfortunately, they were a bit more expensive than the rest, since they were the ones being featured by the store. She picked up a test lipstick, ran it across her wrist, and then turned to Fiona with a smile from ear-to-ear.

"You know what we should do?" She asked, looking down at her rest, then back at Fiona, "we should give you a make-over! Doesn't that sound like fun? I'll let you pick some colors! Then, maybe, I'll let you try some on me!"

The two girls giggled and gossiped as Elegancia applied the makeup that Fiona had selected. It was nice being able to do something such as this once more-- Elegancia didn't really have time for such frivolous activies, as she honestly was knee-deep in her duty as a soldier. Indeed, if Perseus, or any other soldier who had her information in their phones, called her, she'd have to leave Fiona high-and-dry. With half-applied makeup, no less!

Elegancia swathed blush across Fiona's cheeks, making her eyes pop out compared to her cheeks. It really was times like this that Elegancia realized how lovely her old friend's eyes were. "Okay, I think I'm almost done here," she stated, sticking the tip of her tongue out in concentration. "I'll admit, though, I may have went a tad overboard!" She proceeded to grab a tiny cotton ball, dabbled some excess eyeshadow off of Fiona's lids, and then smiled.

She took a few steps back, smiled even wider, then clapped her hands together. "I must say, it really does look like a work of art." Elegancia grabbed a hand-mirror off of a nearby table, handed it to Fiona, and waited for a response. "I really do hope you like it-- you know what they say, do unto others, as they would do unto you..." Elegancia kept in mind that Fiona would be doing her makeup shortly thereafter-- and if she didn't like what Elegancia had done, she may have gone out of her way to make her look a little... Well, a little less-pretty.

"Of course it's beautiful," she said knowingly, "would you expect otherwise?" She laughed playfully, flipping her locks to the side, then sat herself down next to Fiona. "Well, I'm not too sure what I want exactly..." She looked around the table, expecting each sample's colors-- many of them were very vibrant and vivid, but nothing she'd wear personally. "I like neutral colors. They make my eyes pop!" Nothing like Fiona's did, of course. That'd be nearly impossible.

"So, grey or black would be a safe bet. Maybe even a tone of brown. Something earthy? I'm not sure-- you pick!!" It wasn't often that Elegancia trusted another girl with her makeup, which just proved that the two of them used to be good friends. "Don't botch it, though," she added seriously, "because if you do, I'm afraid I'll be a tad upset." More than upset-- she'd probably throw a fit like when she was a little girl. She wasn't above things like that!

"Anyway, I'm ready!"

"Oh, you flatter me too much, Fiona. Honestly, you do." Elegancia battered her eyelashes in a mini mirror on the counter, enjoying the new touch Fiona had provided to her lovely face. It was nice having a new perspective of makeup to her face. Although Elegancia was more then adept at applying her own cosmetics, it was nice to have someone else do it for you that wasn't a complete dolt at doing so. "Oh, look at the time--" it was fifteen past two o'clock, "I am truly sorry to cut our meeting time short, but I have to get going. Boo."

Elegancia picked herself up and re-adjusted her skirt. Like her meet-up with the young Istas, Elegancia had to cut their time together in half in order to attend a Vogue training session. She, of course, couldn't explain such a delicate topic to her dear old friend Fiona Watson. "I have to go have lunch with my father, sadly. You know how that goes." She rolled her eyes and bit her lip-- lying was something she hated to do. But saying something like 'I'm leaving you in order to meet up with my new friend' sounded worse, so she picked the lesser of two evils. "I really do hope we can reconnect-- I forgot how much I missed you!"

Turning her back to Fiona, Elegancia threw a dainty wave in the air. "Some other time, right?" It really was abrupt, but she supposed that's what it took to be a sailor soldier. Dedication.

Blech.