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Post by Alecto on Mar 11, 2021 9:11:04 GMT -8
"Teens just crack jokes at the stuff they wish they had the confidence to do," Alecto sniffed, mind temporarily beyond ugly sweaters.
She offers one hand each as the other two were introduced. "Megan, not as stylish," she said with a grin. Before she was being friendly, but now that they were in her face they really were a captivating pair; fluffy, ethereal angels in pastels and white. Honey-amber eyes contract a little too fast to be natural,
"Well, I'm alive," she laughs with some semblance of earnest joy. "I finished my certification and just been working this last year. You still at the Salt Bar?"
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Post by Riley Sorsa on Mar 11, 2021 9:28:28 GMT -8
Riley's lip curled in a small smile at the sound of Alecto's voice, they hadn't heard an accent like that in a good long while.
"I wish you someone would have told me that, when I was a teen" Riley let out a chuckle before taking Alecto's hand in a shake.
" Nice to meet ya Megan. Certification? what sort?" The beast seemed a little tense. Was she always like this? Or was it something to do with this gathering? Riley looked to Linden as they hopped from the fountain. Ready to guide the others into the container market when they were ready to go.
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Post by Linden on Mar 12, 2021 21:39:40 GMT -8
"Still at Salt Bar, yeah. They haven't gotten tired of me yet," they faux-bragged, sending Alecto a soft wink. "Congrats on your certification! That must have been a lot of work."
The longer Linden looked at her, the more their conversation came back to them, waves of memory building on each other. The more they thought about it, the more they realized she might not be the buffer they'd hoped for. That was, if she even remembered. It had been awhile ago.
"You wanna come with? It's the more the merrier, really." They looked to Agrippa and Riley expectantly; it was a little late to check with them, but they had a hard time imagining either way no. Or, in Agrippa's case, wanting to.
"I've been thinking about some more femme options, for once in awhile. I could use all the help I can get." The Ogre grinned, and it wasn't hard to see that they were trying. What they were trying was unclear, but they were making some kind of effort.
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Post by Alecto on Mar 12, 2021 23:02:03 GMT -8
The Beast snorted at the comment about shy childhoods, "You're interesting now, aren't you?"
She zoned out for a moment as she considered the scale for 'hard work' and what the normal standard would entail. "Yeah! Student loans, but it's moving forward. I'm working in the school district," she explained. SEA, to be exact, but saying out loud was-
No, no she wasn't going to allow her to get her that paranoid.
"As a Special Education Assistant. Frankly I don't have the paper trail to nail a university degree, but it's the little victories, right?" A bit of her frustrated defiance trickled out with the statement.
Linden opened the door to join their outing, and was being a sweetheart like she remembered; however, she felt a little self-conscious.
"What's your definition of femme? There's a lot of different types of expression." The Beast had paired a tank-top with cut-off sleeves that showed off her scars, with chain jewelry... but had a silly scarf and bitchy sunglasses. Was she an ideal consultant?
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Post by Agrippa on Mar 13, 2021 3:18:45 GMT -8
Agrippa nodded eagerly at Linden's suggestion of Alecto joining the crew- more was merrier, after all!
"Sounds fulfilling already, university degree or not. Is this elementary level children you are working with, or high school? Sorry if the answer should be obvious by the name of the position- the last time I was anywhere near a classroom was about a decade ago now."
The coffee cup came up to their lips instinctively to cover a smile slightly embarrassed at admitting they had no idea what she was speaking about. They were already the process of tilting it over before they realized that they needed to slow their roll, causing a somewhat awkward reversal of operations. Linden's pivot to what they were potentially interested in for shopping prompted the beast to look over the lot at their selection of shops
"Speaking of, do we have a checklist for shops to hit, or are we just going in blind so the shop displays can fight for our attentions?"
Judging by their tone, they wouldn't be particularly bothered either way.
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Post by Riley Sorsa on Mar 13, 2021 14:27:20 GMT -8
“We take’m when we get' em” Riley commented about small victories.
Special education sounded like a nightmare to a darkling. But helping children was to be admired, even if it wasn't for Riley. The moths focus glanced towards Agrippa as they mentioned how long it had been for them.
When Linden suggested they were looking for more Femme styles, Riley spun on their heels.
“Oh? What she said” Riley said with an enthusiastic nod toward Alecto. The moth didn't wait for Alecto to confirm, instead they assumed the beast would join them. Why ask about style if not?
The moth moved into the container shopping area.
“No specific plan, window shoppin’ and see what catches our fancy ya know?”
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Post by Linden on Mar 13, 2021 17:13:34 GMT -8
As far as Alecto could tell, something about the gathering was making Linden antsy. Not 'going to dip at the first opportunity' uncomfortable, but they seemed to be caught in a sort of attention Hot Potato: as soon as they had everyone's attention they tried to quickly pass it on.
Linden sipped their coffee as they strolled, casting a curious eye over the displays in the windows. "Mm, not entirely sure. I'm not a skirt or dress person, they make me feel like I'm wearing a costume. Jewelry, maybe? Like little... accents. I'd pierce my ears but they'd just get pulled out, so maybe a necklace? Honestly I'm kind of hoping it'll be an I-know-it-when-I-see-it thing." They shrugged, lips a little pursed.
"I'm down to try just about anything on but I also reserve the power of veto," they warned, mostly looking at Riley.
"How'd you figure out your style, Agrippa?"
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Post by Agrippa on Mar 14, 2021 3:45:02 GMT -8
Agrippa made a small sound of approval as Riley once again confirmed that the plan for the day was to drift wherever their fancies may take them. Having little in the way of experience when it came to femme fashion, their attentions floated over to a colorful mannequin display, partially obscured by the harsh reflections that the sun-lit pavement cast onto the glass. They were squinting at it, willing themselves to see through the light, when Linden's question interrupted their focus
"Hm? Oh! This?"
a hand patted their lapels as they blinked the spots from their eyes
"I was in a thrift shop, trying to replace a lost wardrobe, when I came across a white blazer and pink collared button-up. I fell madly in love with my reflection in the changeroom mirror and have never looked back."
They batted white eyelashes as their tone became satirically melodramatic. They paused a moment for effect, before breaking out into a light laughter
"Since I was building my wardrobe up from scratch, once I knew what I was looking for, it wasn't too difficult to stay on-brand."
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Post by Alecto on Mar 16, 2021 14:06:59 GMT -8
"What do you think of ear cuffs?" Alecto said, flicking the cardboard cutout that houses the accessory with a gold embossed facsimile to show how it would look on the ear. No piercing required. She didn't know if that would be a Thing for a person with literal grafts, or if Linden would appreciate getting to select their own expression. It wasn't loud, but she figured ease in and get a sense first. The Beast's attention wandered to other small accessories, though judging by the extreme veer in the other direction, it might have been for someone else as the others put in their two cents.
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Post by Riley Sorsa on Mar 16, 2021 14:44:02 GMT -8
"Rude" Riley stuck their tongue out at the Metal flesh when Linden's eyes lingered on the Darkling while commenting about a veto. The moth fainted offense before getting distracted by the stores and Agrippa's story.
"Dang" They said with a light laugh at Agrippa's story. "I wish that I had an epiphanylike that...hell for any part of my identity. " The moth shook their head with a smile.
They wandered down through the shop fronts, fluttering from one display to the next. Hearing Alecto's suggestion Riley chimed in.
"And they come with the extra benefit of not bein' dangerous on the job" Earrings, or piercings as a bouncer just sounds like a regret waiting to happen.
"I could see Ear cuffs," Riley said with an agreement to Alecto.
"You gotta feelin' if your lookin' for more like clothes, or accessories ?"
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Post by Linden on Mar 17, 2021 20:04:11 GMT -8
Linden shot an admiring look Agrippa's way, a little envious that they'd found something that worked so well for them. It wasn't that their own clothes weren't considered, it was just more dictated by what felt right and what made them want to climb out of their skin.
They leaned in to frown at the earcuffs, then shook their head. "Feels like they would fall off?" The Ogre glanced down at Alecto, taking in her own jewelry with more intention than they had initially. "Chains can be cool. There's a lot of variety there too."
"I think I'm looking more at accessories? I guess I'm thinking more genderfuck than true femme," they admitted. "But! I think what we all really need... is sunglasses." Pulling a pair of tiny oval sunglasses off a rack, Linden looked over them and down their nose at their friends.
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Post by Agrippa on Mar 18, 2021 3:50:21 GMT -8
"Reinvention was a silver lining to loosing all my possessions, worldly and otherwise. When you have to start from scratch, some decisions you never would have thought to make become strikingly clear. Or at least they did for me."
Despite the barely-veiled implication of their words, Agrippa answered Riley with a smile and tone unwavering. The only hint that the subject might have bothered them was the near-instant pivot back to Linden
"The real question when it comes to sunglasses is what colour lenses do you get? Classical black? Mysteriously mirrored? Cool blue? Vivid red? Wonderful rose?"
The unicorn gesticulated theatrically, like an actor chewing the scenery. Clearly, they were loving every second of it
"Though if you are worried about things falling off your face, then I might suggest you get a glasses chain. Not the most classically cool accessory, but I'm sure you could make it work with the right chain and some fashion ingenuity."
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Post by Alecto on Mar 21, 2021 10:02:51 GMT -8
"Why are you worried they would fall off?" Alecto snorted, "I run as fast as a car, and trust me; they don't go anywhere if they're fitted properly and aren't cheap metal."Without much shyness, she stars holding up different types of links to Linden's neck, trying to match to BOGO deals and letting them say yay or nay. With the suggestion of sunglasses, she blinked staring at Linden's jawline and cheekbones, "Aviators or that style Trinity wore."
While Agrippa flounced on the colour of lenses, she quietly drifted to an Indie kiosk with the witchy designs that were starting to bubble into popularity on her own. She considers the different styles of raw gemstone necklaces, and the copper-hewn bracelet pieces.
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Post by Riley Sorsa on Mar 21, 2021 11:49:30 GMT -8
“ Mirrored or Black seem the thing, but I could see Rose as well.” The moth called out as they examined one shop. Looking over a rack of tops.
“Oh both of those could work” Riley agreed with Alecto. Glancing up from their browsing to notice the Beast move to examine a witchy shop. They let Agrippa scour for possible sunglasses with Linden, and Riley took the chance to move over towards Alecto.
The Darkling shifted over to the shop giving Alecto a glance, to gage if their presence was in the way or not. If Alecto showed no sign of bother, they would look down to examine the eclectic selection of jewelry.
“You into the witchy stuff? See In'thang ya like?” The bewitched asking, raising one of their eyebrows. Given Alecto’s current styling they wouldn't have pegged her for it. Then again this was their first meeting.
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Post by Linden on Mar 22, 2021 16:20:35 GMT -8
"I don't know!" Linden admitted with a laugh about the earcuffs. "I think it's because they're so small. Like, if they did fall off I wouldn't notice. I'll try one." They mused over the chain, indicating preference for thicker, squarer links but drawn in by the occasional delicate piece.
The idea of a glasses chain made them turn to Agrippa with a disbelieving grin. "A glasses chain, for sunglasses? Do people do that?" They picked up a pair of aviators, as per Alecto's suggestion, and put them on. "I need pink reflective lenses and a spiked chain to put them on," Linden declared, mostly joking.
As Alecto and Riley went to take a look at the kiosk, the Ogre sobered slightly and put the glasses back on the tree. "Hey, uh, Agrippa?" Their voice was softer, trying not to let it carry, and they scratched their chin nervously. "Sorry about... the last time we hung out. Won't happen again."
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