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[Holiday-R] Shopping Nightmare (Arian and Gigi)

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litian

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PostPosted: Sun Dec 11, 2016 3:11 am


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Shopping for anything at this time of year can be downright crazy. Stores are filled to the brim and people have broken out into fighting over--what, things? The best deal on jewelry, the newest toy craze. Honestly, no one sane should be out right now.

But, for some reason, here you are. Something out there compelled you to join these crowds--so what is it? Why did you brave this busy time of the year to shop? Are you one of the many looking for that one perfect gift? Or did you just so happen to run out of toilet paper at the same time someone started a major sale? Whatever it is that's got you out--just be careful; those crowds are dangerous!


This was really not a good time to be out Arian found himself thinking. It was not the first time he had had such a thought today and it was very unlikely to be the last - especially when he was having to do things like avoid the shopper with the precariously packed overfull trolley charging down the aisle like they were on a mission or skirt round the fight that had broken out in the toy department over the latest ‘must have’ toy.

Still whilst Arian could have done without being out, it wasn’t something that he’d been able to avoid - at least not once Saffy had roped him into helping her with some sort of secret santa thing that she doing at work.

Unfortunately he had about four days to come up with something and he had used up most of his beading supplies working on a present for Gigi. It was her 21st this year and so he had decided to make her a necklace and bracelet set.

And also whilst he was out Arian figured that he might as well make a start on his actual Christmas shopping too…

Even though it was something that he had quickly come to regret and something that Arian wasn’t sure how long he would be able to hold out before deciding to do the sane thing and give up for the day, particularly as he had already picked up the beads he needed.

He was passing the electronics section where yet another argument appeared to have broken out over something that he wasn’t going to even attempt to get close enough to find out about when Arian spotted the curly brown-haired woman.

A familiar curly brown-haired woman given that Arian had been thinking about her not so long ago.

"Gigi!" He called out, his hand rising in a slight wave at his friend.

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PostPosted: Tue Dec 13, 2016 5:06 am


The shopping crowds moved like rip-tides, dragging Gigi along with them, dashing her up against shopfronts full of things that weren’t on her lists. It had seemed like a terribly good idea to get all her Christmas shopping done in one hit, and she’d thought she was getting in early, but apparently by the time December rolled around, it was already far too late, and she was always caught off-guard. It didn’t help that her birthday was in December, and all her family wanted to get together – but not together-together, because her parents still weren’t up to being in the same room as each other. So multiple birthday meet-ups, plus Christmas parties and volunteer work. If she couldn’t get all the gifts bought today, she wasn’t sure where she was going to find the time, but the press of people in every store wasn’t making it easy.

She’d been pushed and elbowed and yelled at, lined up for nearly fifteen minutes and then received further glares from the shop staff, all for the sake of buying a gift card. And that was only the first thing on her list.

By the time she emerged from the checkout queue, her shopping list was creased and crumpled, tightly clutched in her fist like a stress ball. She drew a deep breath, straightening it out. The gift card took care of the kris kringl for her study group. Which only left Mum, Dad, Auntie, other aunt, uncle, Kirra – at least shopping for a kid was fun – Arian and the rest of her friends. And the charity stuff for the wishing tree and the Gingerbread Run. And groceries...

A familiar voice cut above the rising tide of panic, the sound of her name drawing her out of shopping-induced despair and bringing a genuine smile to her lips. She could just make out the long dark hair, the bespectacled face that went along with that voice.

“Arian!” she called back.

Gigi pushed her way through the waves of shoppers to reach him, brushing back escaping curls

“Oh my gosh, it’s like Black Friday in there! What’s with everyone? I mean, we still have a couple of weeks, right?”

There was a hint of frazzled desperation in her tone. Tasks were piling up, and her time management skills were never her best feature.

“How’s your shopping going?”


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PostPosted: Sat Feb 25, 2017 3:58 pm


"Yes" Arian agreed - because whilst he hadn't actually dared to brave the shops during Black Friday, it was certainly a good analogy for the general craziness that he was in the middle of.

Make that - that the two of them were in the middle of - he mentally corrected including Gigi.

His quiet voice turned rueful "And yes last time I checked we still had two weeks - although it seems like everyone decided to pick today to do all their Christmas shopping."

Because it certainly felt that way.

He absently tugged on the end of his braid as he admitted "My cousin roped me into helping her with her secret santa and so I'm actually here to pick up a few supplies."

Because whilst Arian had been thinking of making a start on his Christmas shopping at the same time, he was starting to lean towards 'mayhaps another day' on that front...

And the fight that had just broken out two aisles over wasn't particularly helping his viewpoint any.

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sorry this took so long Loki. Am hoping to tag the Oort and Euporie one over this weekend too
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