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Candace was a woman on a mission. No, seriously. She was a woman on a mission as foolish as the mission was. Couldn't they just give Julie a makeover and send her off to go seduce men with her dashing good looks? That always worked for Candace. Julie looked like she could be a very pretty girl if she really tried. Oh well, an assignment was an assignment...even if it was a strange one. But who did she know who was suave, charming, available and not a division leader? That Dakota kid was cute, he was a flirt...but he wasn't a good choice. He was a kid. Jordan? Eh, she didn't know him well enough. Bix? No, didn't know him well enough. Definitely not Jerry. Jerry was hers.

She stopped at a door marked 130 and hummed almost thoughtfully, looking at the bag of cookies and then the door again. Harrison had been through some s**t lately, huh? Almost dying, his weapon losing its kick for awhile...almost dying. And she thought he was pretty charming! And he was nice, and forgiving, and quite tolerant. And he liked pink. Julie looked like she liked pink, too. And they were both moon hunters! Yes! This was perfect! They were in a division together they could hang out and go on missions and damn, Candace! You are a genius~!

Candace was grinning as she knocked at Harrison's door. "Thirteen~? You in there?"

Yay! He was home! She looked elated when he opened the door, glad to see him doing much better. This was going to be great! "Hey, buddy!" She shrugged a little. "Nooooot much. May I come in~? I've got a proposition for you! And no, not that kind. A good one. I think you'll like it."

"Ah, Harrison." Candace opened the bag of cookies she was carrying and picked one out. "It's not what you can do for me, but what I can do for you." She bit into the cookie and held it between her teeth a moment to fish out another cookie and offer it to him. "Cookie?" She asked, muffled slightly by the cookie.

She waited for him to take it before finally freeing the cookie from her mouth and holding it in her hand, sitting at the edge of his bed. "I've been sent on a mission. And get this, it's to find their true love~." She giggled, grinning up at her friend. She'd wait for him to eat the cookie before she continued.

He ate the cookie. Yes. Candace was the best friend ever. She chuckled and nodded, crossing one leg over the other and not eating anymore of her cookie. She was already feeling really cheerful because of that one bite! She didn't need to be going crazy. Instead she pretended to eat it, bringing it to her lips but breaking off bits and pieces with her thumb to catch in the her hand and slyly drop into the bag. She'd eat these pieces later. "Yeah. And aren't they? They're the best cookies ever." This was truth. Candace had never eaten a better cookie in her entire life. They were the best.

"I know, right? It's cute, like a fairy tale!" Candace grinned again as he asked for another cookie. She was quick to comply, handing her friend what he wanted.

"Sooooo...wanna see if maybe you're their soulmate~? They want someone suave, charming and someone willing to give a true love's kiss." She was sure Harrison could be all of those things if he tried!

You are the worst friend ever, Candace. Atropos laughed. Candace merely smiled.

Wow. That was easy. These cookies really did the trick! "You're fine! Really! Got any nicer clothes, though? We should make a good first impression." Candace stood up, putting the rest of her cookie in the bag. She felt confident, energized, and awesome. It was amazing what one bite of a cookie could do! Damn!

"I love Christmas, too. It's pretty awesome." Ohhhh! This was gonna be great! She offered him another cookie.

"Hmm, not a suit. That's far too formal. Maybe just some nicer clothes under your coat, hmm?" At the mention of Jerry having nice clothes through Candace stopped. Ehhh... "I...don't think his sweater vests will fit you. Or any of his clothes." Jerry was a very, very skinny man.

Candace laughed as he went on about what colors to wear, nodding and walking to his closet. She hoped he had some kind of wardrobe he brought from his...former life..like she had.

What? Candace brought all of her clothes. She wasn't leaving a damn thing behind. "Whatcha got?"

Candace opened the closet, and a long silence settled in the room as she looked upon what was inside.



There were just...no words.

Slowly closing the door, Candace turned to Harrison and looked him up and down. That would have to do. There was no <********> way Candace was sending Harrison out or being seen with him looking like some lame early 90s fashion reject. First chance she got she was going to ask if she could take Harrison to a mall.

"Nevermind. You're fine how you are, buddy. Let's ******** no he was not going out like that.

"I don't know if there's eggnog where we're going but there's definitely hot chocolate. Will that do?" Though she didn't want to admit the hot chocolate in Julie's room kind of scared her. Clarice had said Julie made really good brownies...but she wasn't sure she wanted to trust anything made on a dish in that kitchen. That girl seriously needed to clean her damn room.

She was guiding Harrison out as he began to ramble on about himself, though she did listen with genuine interest. Apparently cookies made him chatty. Been awhile since he dated, huh? Then perhaps this was what he needed! But she could understand wanting to focus on one's career instead of doing something as frivolous as dating. Or what had seemed frivolous at the time. "Oh good, she mentioned she felt today was the day too. This'll be great!" This was the first time she had mentioned any kind of gender-specific pronoun.

Oops.

But it was too late! She was already dragging him up the stairs to room 211.